The sixth day of the Lunar New Year arrived quickly. Chen Niannian, who always woke up early, anticipated that Wang Xuemei might come over today, so she got up even earlier and sat on the rooftop balcony.

This balcony faces the road outside the main gate, allowing a clear view of everyone entering and leaving the Chen residence.

Enduring the cold, Chen Niannian sat motionless in a corner out of sight of others, quietly waiting.

Not long after I sat down, I saw Chen Huibo come out of the house. He looked around the front yard for a moment, then quickly walked to the front door, gently opened it a crack, and stood behind it looking out onto the street.

The streets were usually deserted in the early morning, let alone during the New Year. When a gray figure walked towards them, Chen Niannian suddenly stood up.

Seeing Chen Huibo open the door and wave to the distance, it seemed that the visitor must be Wang Xuemei.

The gray figure, who had been pacing back and forth and looking around, suddenly saw Chen Huibo waving and excitedly ran quickly toward him.

"Huibo, you've grown taller and fatter!" Wang Xuemei had barely finished speaking when her eyes reddened.

"Mom, let's go inside first!" Chen Huibo also had a lot to say, but this wasn't the place to talk, so he quickly pulled Wang Xuemei towards his room.

Seeing Wang Xuemei enter the gate, Chen Niannian quickly went down from the rooftop and slipped into Chen Huibo's bedroom.

Taking advantage of her petite stature, she hid behind the bookshelf next to the curtains, where the folded curtains covered all the gaps.

Chen Huibo is such a good-for-nothing and never reads a book, so this is the perfect hiding spot for Chen Niannian.

Just as Chen Niannian had concealed herself, the bedroom door opened, and Chen Niannian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Huibo, Mom missed you so much! Let Mom take a good look at you." As soon as Wang Xuemei entered the door, she hugged Chen Huibo tightly, then held his shoulders and carefully looked her precious son up and down.

"I could never imagine life here back home. Look how fat I've become, and my classmates even make fun of me at school." Chen Huibo felt a little depressed when she thought about how her classmates laughed at her for being fat, and she couldn't help but act spoiled in front of her mother.

Wang Xuemei thought back to the magnificent house of the Chen family that she had just walked through. She had only ever seen such a thing on TV, and it had dazzled her eyes. Sending her son here was definitely the right decision.

“My good son, being chubby is a blessing, it’s a good life. They’re just jealous of you. I think you look just right, so impressive, you’ll look so good when you go out.” The more Wang Xuemei looked at her son, the more she thought he was handsome and dashing.

Hearing his mother say this, Chen Huibo also felt that being fat was a symbol of status and position, and for a moment he felt extremely good about himself.

"Oh right, where's my dad?" Chen Huibo realized for the first time that his parents were supposed to come together.

“It would be too conspicuous for two people to come, and your grandparents need someone to take care of them, so I came alone this time.” Wang Xuemei rushed over alone and was quite tired at the moment.

"By the way, why is no one in this house? Where is the nanny?" Wang Xuemei breathed a sigh of relief, remembering how deserted the house was, with not a soul in sight, and a question arose in her mind.

“The father here took Grandpa and Grandma to the nursing home, that woman took her daughter back to her parents’ home, and the nanny also went home for the New Year. It’s just me and that brat in the house. If she weren’t home, I could show you around properly.” Chen Huibo was very annoyed. If it weren’t for avoiding that brat, he wouldn’t be acting like a thief now.

"It's alright, no rush. After this place belongs to my son, Mom will come and have a proper tour. Right now, we absolutely can't let that brat see it, or it'll ruin our plans." Wang Xuemei was making her own plans.

"Mom, here, this is a new type of fruit juice drink here. I guess it's not available back home yet. You should try it." Chen Huibo walked to the bedside, pulled out a case of drinks from under the bed, took out a bottle, and handed it to Wang Xuemei.

Chen Niannian silently wiped away a cold sweat behind the bookshelf. For a moment, she had thought of hiding under the bed. Luckily, she didn't crawl under, otherwise she would definitely have been discovered by now.

"Mom, this woman here is really good to me. She gives me all the drinks, cakes, and candies that other people give me, and lets me put them in my bedroom so I can eat them however I want. Besides my dad, she gives me the most things in the house. Even her own daughter doesn't have as many snacks as I do. It's annoying that Chen Ya-wen always comes to my room asking me for snacks, otherwise I'd have even more right now," Chen Hui-bo said proudly.

Since Chen Niannian left, Chen Yawen has started to rely on Chen Huibo. She knows that her brother has an endless supply of good food, so she always comes to ask for more. In order to get along well with his sister, Chen Huibo has no choice but to reluctantly share his food with her.

"Mom, pack some more for you. Take it back and let my dad try it. These are all high-end stuff," Chen Huibo said generously to his mother, grabbing a new backpack and stuffing it full of stuff.

Wang Xuemei was worried that she might have grown distant from her son after not seeing him for a year, but she didn't expect that her son would still care about them so much. He was truly her own flesh and blood. Even though he wasn't by her side, the bond between mother and son remained the same. This time, it was easier for her to ask him to do what he wanted.

"Huibo, do you remember what Mom told you last time? How much money can you scrape together now?" Wang Xuemei didn't even bother to drink her beverage and rushed straight to the point.

Chen Niannian had been listening to the mother and son reminiscing for a while and was getting bored when she suddenly heard about raising money. She immediately perked up and her gossip-loving heart was ignited.

Chen Niannian listened intently, and heard a series of crackling and clanging sounds, followed by Chen Huibo's voice.

"Mom, this is all my belongings. Count them and see if it's enough. What exactly happened to my uncle?"

“Your eldest uncle was scammed and ended up with a gambling debt of 10,000 yuan. The debt collectors are blocking the door, saying they'll kill him if he doesn't pay it back. Your maternal grandparents are so angry they're bedridden, and your aunt is threatening to divorce you. I'm furious too, but he's still my own brother. I can't just watch his family fall apart. I'm only helping him this one last time; I won't help him again next time,” Wang Xuemei sighed, looking utterly disappointed.

"Let me count how much money I have first." Then a clattering sound of counting money rang out, interspersed with the occasional spitting sound. "Huibo, how come there's only a little over 4,000 yuan? That's not enough!"

After counting the money, Wang Xuemei looked up at Chen Huibo.

"Mom, this is all the money I have left." Chen Huibo even scraped together the money Zhang Xinyue had given him for a meal out.

"What are we going to do? We just bought an apartment, and now we can't scrape together a single penny," Wang Xuemei said, starting to worry.