Adhering to the principle of not wasting a single penny, and feeling that she was alright, Ms. Shen was discharged from the hospital the next day.

"Mom, you've suffered so much, and it's one thing that my second brother doesn't go to take care of you, but why is he nowhere to be seen at home?"

When Shen's mother returned, the Shen family home was empty. Lin Fang seized the opportunity and immediately tried to sow discord between Shen Shi and others.

"He doesn't even care about me as his mother anymore!" Mother Shen said fiercely, her eyes narrowed.

Actually, what Shen's mother said wasn't wrong. In Shen Shi's eyes, she really didn't have a mother.

At that time, Shen Shi and Ji Beiqing were looking at houses.

Although Jiangcheng is a second-tier city, its housing prices have been rising steadily along with its rapid economic development.

If you want to rent a two-bedroom apartment with a bathroom in the city center, the monthly rent will be 280 yuan.

Shen Shi only earns 25 yuan a day at the construction site. In Ji Beiqing's view, it is absolutely unacceptable to spend half a month's salary to rent a room.

But Shen really likes this place.

"This is really great. The nearby kindergartens are also good. We can send Yueyue there after the fall."

Seeing that his wife disagreed, he tried his best to persuade her.

"What's more, this house is in such a good location, it's very convenient whether you're shopping or taking Yueyue to the park."

"Yes, the park! Yueyue wants to go to the park!" Shen Yueyue, the clever little girl, tugged at her mother's clothes and pleaded.

Ji Beiqing was still hesitant, but under Shen Shi's persuasive words, she finally agreed to rent the house.

With the house issue resolved, a wish was finally fulfilled, and the three of them went out for a big meal to celebrate.

"Daddy, Yueyue wants to eat that! That's sweet!" Little glutton Shen Yueyue said, pointing to the candied sweet potato.

To make her daughter happy, Chen immediately put some food on her plate.

Perhaps sensing her father's indulgence, Shen Yueyue kept pestering Shen Shi for the rest of the time, wanting to eat this and that.

She successfully managed to get Shen Shi to do whatever she wanted, but for the "doting father" Shen Shi, it was all just a sweet burden.

On the contrary, Ji Beiqing felt sorry for Shen Shi, who had been very motivated lately, but had also visibly lost weight.

"Sweetie, stop making a fuss and let Daddy eat properly."

He patted Shen Yueyue's little bottom, signaling her to quiet down.

Little Shen Yueyue, who always listens to her mother, immediately snuggled into Shen Shi's arms and became a good baby.

When his wife showed him such tenderness, Shen Shi was overjoyed.

He immediately tried to ingratiate himself by placing a piece of braised pork on Ji Beiqing's plate, saying, "You're too thin, eat more to nourish yourself."

"You too, you've lost so much weight."

Ji Beiqing was telling the truth. In the past ten days or so, Shen Shi had been working hard at the construction site every day and had lost at least twenty pounds.

“I’m different from you. I’m overweight, so I’ll look better when I lose weight.”

The thought that he would soon be able to slim down and become a handsome young man made Chen Shi burst out laughing.

After the three finished their meal, they strolled back to the Shen family home.

"You still have the nerve to come back!" As soon as he entered the door, Mother Shen yelled at him.

"The division of property hasn't been paid yet, of course I'm going to come back for more fun!"

Shen Shi slowly sat down on the sofa again and said to his mother, "Mom, just tell me, how much money can you give me?"

"You ungrateful wretch! I gave birth to you and raised you, and you're such a grown man, yet you still have the nerve to ask the family for money? Not a single penny!" Mother Chen said angrily, slamming her hand on the table.

Since she was being unreasonable, Shen Shi also adopted a thuggish attitude.

“If you put it that way, that’s not very nice. Not to mention comparing myself to my older brother, I’ll definitely move out. I won’t let this house have peace until I get five hundred yuan!”

“You…” Mother Shen clutched her heart and pointed at him.

Fearing that the old lady might get into trouble and then try to extort money from him, he went back to his room after saying this.

“If you ask for it like that, Mom definitely won’t give it to you,” Ji Beiqing, who had overheard the whole thing from inside the room, concluded.

“Mom’s personality makes it impossible to give, but Dad is here. He’s a man who cares a lot about his reputation, so he’ll give us something.” Shen Shi said, hugging her as she analyzed.

Thinking of Shen's father, Ji Beiqing felt it was possible.

"But aren't you asking for too much? Five hundred dollars is no small amount."

Kind-hearted Ji Beiqing felt that since they were moving out, she and Shen Shi were both capable of doing so, so why should they ask the old man for money?

"Silly wife." Shen Shi patted her head and sighed, "You really don't hold grudges."

"If I held a grudge, would I still be able to live with you?" Ji Beiqing said this with a smile.

Chen: "..." That seems to be true.

As he expected, Shen's father indeed came to his door early the next morning.

He handed a few loose banknotes to Chen Shi.

Your mother and I don't have much money either; this is all we have.

The money in Shen's father's hand was roughly estimated to be less than two hundred. Shen Shi glanced at it but did not take it.

"That can't be right. Your monthly pension is fifty or sixty yuan. When did we become so poor?"

In order to get Shen Shi, this big shot, to move out as soon as possible, Shen's hot-tempered father, contrary to his usual behavior, explained: "You don't know the cost of firewood and rice until you're in charge of the household. Our family really doesn't have much savings."

"Alright then!" Shen Shi reluctantly accepted the money, and the matter of bringing up the Shen family was now a done deal.

After receiving the money, Chen didn't waste a second and immediately started moving.

He had very few things with Ji Beiqing; most of what he had were things that Shen Yueyue used and played with.

But Shen Shi's motorcycle made three trips and finished moving everything.

While they were packing, the rest of the Shen family members stayed in their rooms and did not show themselves.

Shen Shi took the key to the Shen family's front door and put it in the storage box by the door. With a "ding," he bid farewell to the home he had lived in for more than 20 years.

After moving to the new home, Shen Shi's days became much easier, and Ji Beiqing smiled more often.

With so much happening, Mr. Li's three-day deadline passed in the blink of an eye.

Shen rode his motorcycle to Mr. Li's house at the agreed time.

Following the note given by Mr. Li, Shen rode his bicycle all the way to a self-built building.

He parked his motorcycle at the door and went to knock on the door.

"Oh, Xiao Shen is here!" It was Boss Li who opened the door. He greeted him warmly, "I was just about to go out for breakfast. You've come at the perfect time. Want to grab something to eat together?"

Shen Shi nodded, and the two sat down at the breakfast shop.

After having breakfast with Boss Li, Shen Shi met the so-called "middleman".

"Hey! Dude!" A blond young man covered in tattoos and wearing tight pants raised his eyebrows at Shen Shi.

Looking at the energetic young man in front of him, Shen Shi froze on the spot. How could this be...?

Then he cast a questioning look at Boss Wang.

Boss Wang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Xiao Tian and Boss Wang are cousins, so it's perfect for him to be the middleman."

I really want to ask: Are you serious?