The third brother chuckled and said, "Old man, you can't just not act. You have to go all the way. Whether you can salvage your reputation depends on today. When water reaches its limit, there is a beautiful view; when a person reaches their limit, they are reborn."

Old Man Guan: "Get lost! Stop trying to anesthetize me. I've already spoken to the TV station. This time they have to edit it properly and salvage my image."

The third brother said, "If you can swindle the Zhou family's house, you won't need anyone else to help you salvage your image. Countless old ladies will admire you and want to pay their respects in your final moments."

Old Man Guan slapped the third son across the face, yelling, "You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth! I'm perfectly fine!"

The people inside burst into laughter. These two clowns really lost a lot of their fun after moving out of the tenement.

"Hey, wait a minute!" The old lady hurriedly went inside and grabbed a green pillowcase, covering Old Man Guan's head with it. "Cover it up a bit. If people know he's staying at our house, how can we have any peace?"

Third son: "Grandma, you're so thoughtful. Old man, make sure you're covered up properly."

Old Guan... he's just shameful, isn't he? Today we're going to make him pay for this.

With a heavy heart, Old Man Guan set off, his head covered with a green turban.

Sister Liu also watched the program last night. Seeing Old Man Guan calling out "my wife" over and over again made her toothache. She didn't call Wu Zhiqi late at night, but planned to go see her tomorrow morning. It had been a long time since she had seen her, so she wanted to have a good get-together with her old friends.

Just as she was about to leave, her son Cao Jun arrived. Over the years, the relationship between mother and son had improved a bit. Cao Jun would occasionally come to visit, but Sister Liu didn't go to her son's house.

"Mom, where are you going?" Cao Jun asked as he saw Sister Liu about to leave.

Sister Liu: "You don't go to work, so why did you come here?"

Cao Jun: "Mom, I have something to tell you. Please sit down."

"Tell me quickly, I have something to do." Seeing her son's expression, Sister Liu felt that nothing good was going to happen.

Cao Jun considered for a moment and said, "Mom, you're so old. You come and go all by yourself without anyone to talk to. You don't even come to my house. I'm thinking, why don't you find a companion? The two of you can take care of each other."

Sister Liu raised an eyebrow, thinking her son wasn't up to any good. "I've been a widow for over twenty years, I'm used to it, and I don't want to remarry."

Cao Jun: "Mom, you used to be healthy and could manage on your own, but now that you're older, it's good to have someone who cares about you."

Sister Liu patted the non-existent dust off her pants, neither looking at her son nor responding, waiting for him to continue. Her son wouldn't say such a thing for no reason.

“My wife’s mother passed away a few years ago. Her father lives alone now. He has a monthly pension of over 5,000 yuan, plus various subsidies. He owns a house and a lot of gold. He’s doing quite well,” Cao Jun said, glancing furtively at his mother’s face.

Sister Liu glanced at her son and asked, "What do you mean?"

Cao Jun chuckled twice. "I've been thinking, why don't we merge the two families into one? It'll be more convenient for my wife and me to take care of you. We can go to one place for holidays and festivals. We can take care of both of you. My father-in-law is educated and has a good personality. Mom, you'll be living a life of luxury there."

Sister Liu looked at her son in shock. "Are you even speaking human language? What do you mean by merging two families into one? Is that how you do it? It'll make things convenient for you, so according to you, for your own convenience, in-laws have to become a couple? In the future, for the sake of your children's convenience, you two should separate and have your in-laws move in?"

"Mom, what are you saying? Aren't you alone? My father-in-law is also alone. We only brought them together because we were thinking of you. With my father-in-law's conditions, he could find any kind of old lady. Rather than finding someone whose background we don't know, it's better for you to enjoy your life. My wife and I will feel at ease then." Cao Jun quickly persuaded her when he saw that Sister Liu was refusing.