Liu Ting stopped and looked at the pitch-black alley. Even though it was night, she felt that the view in front of her was wide open. It had been a long time since she had seen such a spacious place.

The two walked slowly along the road. Liu Ting's health was already very poor. Every day she had to do a lot of work at her eldest son's house, and her eldest son and his wife didn't even give her enough to eat. If it weren't for the bread and milk Tang Yue had given her just now, she probably wouldn't have the strength to get up at all.

The distance wasn't far, and the two arrived in no time.

Most of the lights in the tenement building were off. Only a few remained dimly lit. The light shining from the windows was yellowish and dim, like the weak and feeble eyes of an old man.

The hallway was filled with a mixed smell, a combination of the greasy smell of food and the odors of various household items. It was hard to describe, but it didn't smell good either.

Various odds and ends were piled up haphazardly in front of each household, making the already narrow stairwell even more cramped and messy.

Looking at this place that was both familiar and unfamiliar, Liu Ting's eyes reddened slightly. Memories of her time here flooded her mind like a tide, and she felt a mix of emotions.

The two tiptoed to the floor where Ke Qiangbang lived. At that moment, the lights in Ke Qiangbang's apartment were off. Liu Ting hesitated, wanting to say something, but didn't utter a word.

Tang Yue had heard the voices coming from that room from afar. Now they sounded even clearer. She turned to look at Liu Ting, but perhaps because of her age, or because her senses weren't as sharp as Tang Yue's, she seemed unable to hear anything.

Indeed, Ke Qiangbang and Li Ruyun weren't actually speaking very loudly. However, how could she not hear them? Tang Yue directly used her spiritual power to create a channel between the sounds in the room and Liu Ting's ears.

The sounds of Ke Qiangbang and Li Ruyun talking back and forth immediately came from inside the room. Tang Yue and Liu Ting quietly approached and pressed their ears to the door, and the conversation inside could be heard clearly.

"That old lady is really something. Her husband has been sent to the countryside, yet she still hides those things and refuses to hand them over. Isn't she deliberately trying to make things difficult for us? I can let it go with the children, but you are her own son!"

Li Ruyun spoke softly, like a light feather landing on Ke Qiangbang's heart. Although she wasn't as sharp-tongued as the eldest daughter-in-law, Wei Aihua, this gentle touch was all the more piercing.

After hearing this, Ke Qiangbang became even more agitated. He tugged at his hair in frustration and said, "What can we do? We've searched every nook and cranny, but we haven't found anything. I have no idea where she hid it."

Could it really be as she said, that all those things were taken away? I don't believe it. She must have secretly hidden them away, wanting to take those good things to her coffin and leave nothing for us sons.”