Hearing someone praise his child, Ruan Shengpeng's lips curled up in a wide smile, but he still humbly replied, "Not at all, not at all. My child didn't grow up in Beijing, so he's definitely not as outstanding as your child!"

The manager was happy to see his child get into university through his own efforts and wanted to show off: "My child is also well-behaved and got into university!"

Ruan Shengpeng loved hearing this: "Which university did they get into? All four of our children got into university, and now we're buying furniture for their home in the university!"

"They all got into university?" The manager was somewhat surprised. Could it be that universities are now being accepted in large numbers? Didn't his son say last time that very few people got in?

Was he just fooling himself? Or was it a vocational college? The manager couldn't help but ask, "Which university did you get into?"

Ruan Shengpeng preferred to reply, "All three men are studying at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and my daughter is studying medicine at Peking University!"

Manager: "..." You thought I was showing off to you? Turns out you're the one showing off to me! I'll charge you extra later to make you compensate me for my emotional distress!

Each of the three people has a bed, a desk, and there's also a sofa, dining table, and chairs in the living room...

Anyway, in the end, the manager took everyone's share for the year. Luckily, no one had any happy events recently, so they were actually happy to receive it.

Because they can actually get an extra penny, why wouldn't they?!

The manager was very attentive, personally driving the furniture over to them. Ruan Shengpeng knew perfectly well that the manager didn't believe him and wanted to see for himself.

Whether the children actually got into Huaqiao University or not, Ruan Shengpeng was happy to go there in person so he could prove them wrong on the spot—what a great thing!

He's been away from Beijing for so long that no one has heard his legend anymore! Now let the children make up for his regrets!

Yao Tongjia and Yao Yanxin did not go back. They still wanted to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to see if they could buy cloth and cotton. After buying three beds, they would need to make several more sets of quilts.

However, the mother and daughter didn't have many cloth coupons. They planned to check if there were any defective cloths. If not, they would have to take the bedding from the courtyard house to use first!

The mother and daughter were strolling through the supply and marketing cooperative, hand in hand, looking like sisters, when suddenly an incredulous voice exclaimed, "You, you are Yao Yanxin?"

Yao Yanxin turned around and looked at the person who called her. The person looked like an old lady in her fifties or sixties, with gray hair and a face full of wrinkles.

The woman seemed to think she had called the wrong person and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I called the wrong person!" She was about to leave when Yao Yanxin called out to her, "Who are you? I'm Yao Yanxin!"

The man turned around and looked at Yao Yanxin with a surprised expression: "You, you're still alive?!"

Yao Tongjia then spoke up: "Who told you my mother is gone?"

"That's right, it's Ruan Shengzhi who replaced you at work. Your sister-in-law said that you committed suicide because of your affair!"

Yao Tongjia: "..." It seems I'll have to slap her a few more times next time we meet!

Yao Yanxin knew that Ruan Shengzhi would definitely not have a good word to say if she left Beijing. She didn't expect that Ruan Shengzhi would really disregard her brother and openly call him a cuckold.

"Something happened, and I left the capital. Are you Huang Yan?" Because her name was the same as Xiao Yan's, she paid more attention to her. Now, after looking at her a few more times, she recognized that she must be Huang Yan.

“I am Huang Yan. At that time, you hurriedly said that you wanted to leave Beijing and asked me to tell your husband. Later, your sister-in-law took your place, so I went to ask your sister-in-law.”

“Your sister-in-law told me that you were too ashamed to face anyone after having an affair, so you committed suicide. Of course, this job fell into her hands!”

"I didn't cheat on you. I'm still with my husband. What's past is past. What happened to you? Why do you look so much older?"

If Yao Yanxin remembered correctly, they were the same age, but now they looked like they were from two different generations.

Tears streamed down Huang Yan's sorrowful face: "People say that losing one's father in childhood, losing one's husband in middle age, and losing one's son in old age are the three great tragedies. I must have done something bad in my past life to encounter all three in this one!"

Yao Yanxin felt a pang of sadness upon hearing this; it was truly a miserable situation. "So, what are you now?"

"Fortunately, my son left behind a grandson. I'm counting on my grandson to make a living. Once I get him married and he has children, everything will be fine!"

Yao Yanxin noticed that Huang Yan's lips were turning purple and that she kept clutching her heart. She suspected Huang Yan had a heart condition, and she wondered if her child did too.

If so, her idea is probably going to be in vain.

Huang Yan said with some envy, "More than ten years have passed, how come you still look exactly the same as before? You don't look old at all!"

Yao Yanxin was secretly pleased, but replied aloud, "No way, I've aged a lot!"

Hua Huangyan disagreed: "Isn't this your daughter? I remember you had twins, a boy and a girl, and you look no different from your daughter!"

Which woman doesn't like to say she doesn't look old? Yao Yanxin was happy too, but seeing Huang Yan's worried face, she didn't dare to show it: "What did you come to buy this time?"

Huang Yan reminisced about the past when she saw Yao Yanxin, but when Yao Yanxin asked her a question, she came back to reality and remembered the food she was cooking: "I just came out to buy salt. I'm leaving now!"

Seeing the person disappear quickly, Yao Yanxin sighed, "When I first came to Beijing, she was the most enthusiastic, showing me around. I never imagined she had been through so much!"

Yao Tongjia didn't know the person well and couldn't comment: "Mom, let's go shopping!"

When the two returned to their home in Washington, the entire house was spotless and sparkling clean!

Yao Tongjia was touched by the thoughtfulness of the men. She had been wondering why Ruan Shengpeng hadn't offered to go shopping with them this time.

It turns out they wanted to come back, put everything away, and clean the house!

Yao Yanxin became even more emotional: "You guys are so kind, you've cleaned everything up, I'll go cook for you now!"

The curly-haired man was clearly helping out: "Auntie, I'll eat here tonight!"

"I'll still cook for you even if you don't say anything!"

The curly-haired man exclaimed happily, "I already told you I wouldn't charge you rent, just give me food, but you wouldn't listen!"

Yao Tongjia didn't want to take on the responsibility: "My mom and dad will be going back to work soon; they just brought us here!"

"Where do Auntie and Uncle work? Should I ask my dad to transfer them all back so I can have food to eat too?"

Now everyone fell silent. They had never seen such a despicable person before, trying to disrupt someone's work just for a bite to eat!