"Don't worry about it, just sign it when I tell you to. What could I possibly do to you?" The old lady put the signed IOU on the bed and looked at Old Man Guan. "You have a famine. Regardless of whether it's true or not, I'll cover half of it. So I'll take half of the property under your name."

Old Guan picked up the IOU, looked at it, and casually handed it to Li Mancang, saying, "Don't you want a house to live in?"

"I want half of everything under your name." The old lady knew that Old Man Guan owned more than just this one house. When they first got together, Old Man Guan was always looking at houses. Back then, houses were still very cheap. Although the old man never said whether he had bought one or not, she was sure he had, but he was just keeping an eye on her.

As for money, she felt she had it, but Xiaoyu had been gone for so many years, she wondered if it had all gone to support that money-losing child.

"That won't do," Old Man Guan disagreed.

“I’ll take half of your debts, so what if I want half of the family property? I can only suffer with you, but I can’t enjoy some happiness with you. It’s been over twenty years, even a stone would get warm by now,” the old lady said, tears streaming down her face.

"How much is the debt? How much is the house you're getting as compensation? You still think it's not enough? Don't be too greedy." Old Man Guan's tone was cold. He had nothing under his name, but if he gave it to her so readily, the old lady would become suspicious. He had to play hard to get.

The old lady was unhappy when she heard this. "How am I greedy? Half of the marital property should belong to me, as the law stipulates. I didn't want to take any of your property outside the marriage. I've worked hard for so many years, so it's only fair that I take half of the property under your name."

Old Man Guan scoffed, "Those outside still want a share? How greedy!" He continued, "I can't share. I have nothing under my name, just myself. If you want it, I'll give it to you. After I die, I'll split it in half and give you half."

The old lady... after getting the money, she didn't want to see that old man even once. He even wanted half of his body. If he died, she would throw him into the ditch. He wasn't even worthy of digging the hole.

"Anyway, I want half of the property under your name," the old woman said stubbornly.

"Impossible! I told you, I own nothing. I have no money, and I'm practically dead." Old Man Guan acted like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water.

"Grandma, you and Grandpa didn't get a marriage certificate, so you have no right to half of Grandpa's estate," Xiaoyu tried to test if the old lady had any trump cards up her sleeve.

The old lady gave a forced smile and said, "We didn't get a marriage certificate, but your grandfather and I have been together for over twenty years. Our neighbors and the local police station can all testify to that. I'm not afraid of going to court. But you are someone whose background is unclear."

In recent years, the old lady and her son have mentioned wanting to get a marriage certificate several times, but the old man always says that it's too embarrassing for someone so old to get a certificate. He says they are family, everyone knows that, so why get a certificate? Some people live their whole lives without a certificate, and they still live their lives as usual.

The old lady and her son felt that getting a marriage certificate would be more reliable, but the old man was unwilling, so they didn't force him. After all, they had been in a common-law marriage for so many years, and the neighbors could all testify to it.

Xiaoyu raised her eyebrows; the old lady still suspected her identity.

"Bullshit! Who do you think you are, to question my granddaughter?" Old Man Guan narrowed his eyes.

"I'm not worthy? Don't think I don't know. She has nothing to do with you. My grandson said that a paternity test would find out. But this has nothing to do with me. I'm not one to meddle in other people's business. I'll just take what I'm entitled to." The old lady dusted off imaginary dust.

"It's none of your business to question the affairs of the Guan family. I can throw my things in the ditch or give them to beggars on the street, it's all up to me. What right do you have to take them? Don't push your luck," Old Man Guan sneered.