"Don't even think about it. If we can't pay the mortgage, the house will be taken away. Go out and look for a place to live tomorrow, and rent one for now," Li Xingguo said in a desperate, resigned manner.

Dong Yun… “Li Xingguo! What did you say? We can’t even keep the house? Where are we, mother and daughter, supposed to live?”

"Let's rent a place first, and buy a place when I've recovered," Li Xingguo said dismissively.

Dong Yun felt dizzy and disoriented. "Sell your car, but we have to keep the house no matter what. We can't be homeless."

"The car was mortgaged a long time ago and was driven away yesterday to pay off the debt. Also, your credit card. If you can borrow money, pay it back first. If you can't borrow money, pay it back slowly with my salary." Now that he couldn't hide it anymore, Li Xingguo told him everything.

Dong Yun's lips trembled a few times, then everything went black before she collapsed to the ground.

The little fish inside the house, hearing the noise, felt like the sky had fallen. Forget about the international school, they had lost their house and car too.

Li Xingguo was powerless to reverse the situation, and a month later the house was seized. Dong Yun rented a temporary house in a large courtyard and moved in temporarily.

Knowing she had no hope of returning to the international school, Xiaoyuer obediently went back to her original school. Her classmates mocked her, and she lost interest in studying. Her grades plummeted, and she became taciturn, returning home very late every day. She wouldn't even acknowledge Dong Yun when he spoke to her.

Xiaoyu returned to China before the Lunar New Year. She didn't tell her family, wanting to surprise them. However, when she arrived at the tenement, her house was gone.

However, Bai Qiancheng and Zeng Laixi hadn't moved yet, so they stuck to their guns and told Xiaoyu their new address.

Xiaoyu arrived at her new home, dragging several suitcases. "Grandpa, Grandma, Mom, Dad, I'm back!"

The new house has underfloor heating, so it's very warm inside, over 20 degrees Celsius, like summer. The old man and the old woman said, "If we had known that apartments were this good, we would have moved here sooner. Living in a bungalow meant having to burn firewood, which was such a pain."

Old lady... there's no such thing as a bad thing when you spend money. It's like they're providing heating for free. The heating fee could buy several tons of large coal blocks, enough to burn for several winters.

Li Mancang heard a sound coming from the doorway and craned his neck to look.

"It's Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu is back!" Liu Cuihua, who could see clearly from the second floor, shouted to the first floor.

Li Mancang, without even bothering to put on his clothes, rushed out to open the door, and Wu Zhiqi quickly grabbed his cotton-padded coat and followed him out.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?" Li Mancang took the luggage from Xiaoyu's hands.

Xiaoyu laughed, "If I had known I was moving, I would have told you in advance. I wanted to give you a surprise!"

"I didn't tell you I was coming back, I wanted to give you a surprise, come on in!" Wu Zhiqi pulled Xiaoyu into the house.

"You're not leaving again this time, are you?" Li Mancang put his luggage into the house.

"I'm not leaving, Dad. I'm back to work." Xiaoyu hugged Li Mancang. She came back once every two years, and each time she found that her grandfather and parents had aged a lot.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. I'll call your grandpa and ask him to come and stay here, but he won't come," Li Mancang muttered as he called Old Man Guan.

Xiao Yu went to greet the old man and woman, Li Mantun and Liu Cuihua.

"This child is getting more and more handsome as he grows up. Has he found a partner yet?" The old lady urged him to get married as soon as they met.

Xiaoyu knew her family was worried. "Grandma, we've found someone. They'll come to our house in a few days."

"Really? You really found them?" Wu Zhiqi asked in surprise. Xiaoyu was full of worry, just thinking about it made her anxious.

"Yes, Mom, when he comes, please give me your opinion. I want to find someone like my dad," Xiaoyu said, hugging Wu Zhiqi's arm.

“It’s not easy to find someone like your dad. Your standards are too high,” Liu Cuihua said with a smile. Even though Li Mantun is her brother from the same mother, he is not as thoughtful as his older brother.

"I found someone based on my dad's standards, otherwise why would it have taken so long?" Xiaoyu said playfully.

"Find someone like me? You'll have a lot to worry about at home, and you won't be able to earn any money," Li Mancang joked.