Since Li Ping'an left, Li Dafu's wife has been staying in the house anxiously.

Upon seeing Li Dafu, she immediately burst into tears:

"What? Someone bought our house today?"

Li Dafu was both happy and sad upon hearing this. He was happy because someone had finally bought his house, and with the money, he could help his son pay off his debts.

What's heartbreaking is that the shop I've run for most of my life is gone just like that.

“Dafu, our son doesn’t owe 7,000 yuan, but 1000 yuan. He wants to sell six shops now. I tried to stop him, but I couldn’t!”

"What did you say? Where is Ping An? Where are the others?"

Upon hearing this, Li Dafu looked surprised. Then, he came to his senses and asked his wife in a panic.

"She went to the housing authority to sell the house."

Li Dafu's wife said.

"Oh dear, why didn't you say so sooner..."

Upon hearing this, Li Dafu glared at his wife, then quickly ran into the yard, got on his bicycle, and rode towards the housing management bureau.

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"Okay, then we'll be going now."

Seeing Li Ping'an's happy expression, Lin Qing suddenly realized that they might have a chance to buy a few more shops.

"Okay, I'm leaving too."

Li Pingan took off his shirt, wrapped the money layer by layer, hugged it tightly to his chest, and happily greeted Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun before leaving the housing management office.

"Peace, peace..."

Just as Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun were about to leave, they suddenly heard a middle-aged man shouting "Peace!"

Lin Qing looked up and saw a middle-aged man running in from outside, his face covered in sweat.

"Oops……"

Lin Qing had a bad feeling; the man was probably Li Dafu.

As soon as Li Dafu entered, he saw a young couple preparing to leave, and he quickly blocked their way.

"Comrades, please wait a moment!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun could only stop and look at the person who had come.

"You two must be the comrades who bought my shop!"

Li Dafu looked at Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing with a fawning smile.

Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun exchanged a glance and then nodded.

"Gentlemen, my son is ignorant. This shop is my family's heirloom and cannot be sold! I hope you can do me a favor and return the shop to me. I will be eternally grateful."

Although Li Dafu was furious when he learned that the shop had been sold, he still spoke to Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing with a fawning expression.

"Dad, I'm in debt, I have to sell!"

Upon hearing Li Dafu's words, Li Ping'an immediately spoke anxiously.

Upon hearing this, Li Dafu glared at him and said, "That won't do either. That's my lifeline."

"What do you mean 'your lifeline'? Those dilapidated houses? If they're your lifeline, then what am I? Without this money, I'll die. Which is more important, those dilapidated houses or me?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ping'an immediately became unhappy and shouted loudly.

"Comrades, I really cannot sell this house to you. I hope you can return it to me."

Li Dafu ignored Li Ping'an and continued to plead with Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing.

"Comrade Li, the formalities have all been completed, and we have already paid the money. How can you go back on your word?"

Lin Qing frowned and said.

"But this house is mine. I didn't agree to it, so this transaction definitely doesn't count!"

Li Dafu wiped the sweat from his forehead, forced a smile, but spoke with a firm tone.

Li Dafu was adamant, but Gu Nanxun remained calm: "Mr. Li, business is about integrity, and your son has indeed already received our money."

When Li Ping'an heard Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun repeatedly mentioning that he had already received the money, his eyes darted around. He then quietly moved a few steps toward the door, and while Li Dafu wasn't paying attention, he grabbed the money and ran out of the housing management office.

"Li Ping'an, where are you going? Li Ping'an, stop right there..."

When Li Dafu saw Li Ping'an running out the door, he knew something was wrong and hurriedly chased after him.

As soon as Li Ping'an left the housing management office, he saw Li Dafu's bicycle parked next to him. He quickly stuffed his clothes into his pants, then rode off at high speed.

"Li Ping'an... Li Ping'an... come back here..."

Li Dafu chased the bicycle for a long distance, but in an instant, the bicycle turned a corner and disappeared.

Li Dafu continued chasing for a while, but seeing that he couldn't catch up anymore, he could only sigh helplessly and sit down by the roadside with a sad expression.

It took a long time before he returned home listlessly.

"Dafu! How's it going? Did you sell the house?"

When Li Dafu's wife saw him like this, she immediately asked him with concern.

"Sold it! That brat ran off with the money! I couldn't catch him."

Li Dafu said with a sorrowful expression.

"Dafu! Forget it, let's just sell it! I know you're reluctant, but we can't do business now, and we can't just abandon Ping'an!"

Seeing her husband's sad expression, Li Dafu's wife couldn't help but comfort him.

"Fine, let it be! Like you said, what good would it do even if we got it back!"

Li Dafu shook his head and sighed, instantly looking ten years older.

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Seeing the father and son run out of the housing management office one after the other, Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing smiled helplessly, then left with the property deeds for the shop.

"Nanxun-ge, aren't we being a little naughty?"

Lin Qing couldn't help but say this in the car.

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