Mrs. Xu watched Xu Shoulin and An Hua complete a series of formalities, and her heart finally sank.

After An Hua and the others left, Madam Xu wiped her tears and said, "Shou Lin, didn't you agree to leave the house to my parents?"

Xu Shoulin smiled awkwardly, "I did say that, but at that time I didn't know what to do with the house. Now we can sell it and get some money to help us live in the UK, so why not do it?"

Mrs. Xu: "After we go to England, you can sell your paintings. No matter what, you won't have to live in poverty."

Although Xu Shoulin's paintings were worthless in the country at that time, they still enjoyed a certain reputation among overseas Chinese circles.

"But we need money to settle down at the beginning..." Xu Shoulin knew what Mrs. Xu was thinking, and he comforted her: "I understand your thoughts, don't worry, no matter what, I will not let you be alone in your old age."

Mrs. Xu didn't expect Xu Shoulin to point it out directly, and she was a little at a loss.

Xu Shoulin waved his hand, signaling her not to be embarrassed, "Since you entered the mansion as a teenager, you have served me for nearly forty years. I must have taken care of you, so you don't have to worry about this."

Now that Xu Shoulin said so, Mrs. Xu's heavy heart suddenly relaxed.

She also knew that her nephew from her natal family was not very reliable, at least not as reliable as Xu Shoulin had promised.

In this case, Mrs. Xu was even more anxious than Xu Shoulin, and urged him to leave quickly, so that her nephew from her natal family would not come looking for her, and she had to find a way to get rid of him.

Xu Shoulin said to her, "Write a letter to your nephews from your mother's side and make it clear that this courtyard has nothing to do with them. Otherwise, I'm afraid they will go after the An family in the future to make trouble."

Mrs. Xu was very pleased and immediately did as she was told.

After everything was packed up, Xu Shoulin asked someone to deliver the key to Jingda to Dongdong as An Hua had requested, and then left without any regrets, taking Mrs. Xu with her.

At this time, An Huan had already arrived in the provincial capital.

After Dongdong got the key, he called her long distance to tell her about it.

An Hua said to him, "Change the locks of the courtyard from inside to outside. You and Song Yi should stay here whenever you have a holiday. Say hello to the neighbors and get to know them so that everyone knows who lives here. I'll make another trip here when I have time to buy some furniture and other things."

Dong Dong: "Good mother, that Grandpa Xu also gave me a letter, saying that he could prove that this house has nothing to do with his wife's nephew from her mother's family."

An Huan didn't expect Xu Shoulin to be so thoughtful, but if Madam Xu's nephew is a reasonable person, it doesn't matter if there is no letter. If he is an unreasonable person, there is no point in having a letter.

An Hua instructed Dong Dong: "If someone comes to our house and says something rude, you and Song Yi should not confront them. Call us immediately and let your father handle this matter."

Dongdong agreed.

About ten days after An Huan said this, Madam Xu's nephew really came.

Mrs. Xu's maiden name was Nian. She lived in the countryside of Tong County. She had only one nephew, the second in the family, so everyone called him Nian Er.

The second year old came in a horse-drawn carriage, which was full of luggage. There was a woman sitting next to the carriage. It was obvious that they were a couple who came to take over the house and planned to move in directly after receiving it.

On the first day of the second year of the lunar year, Dongdong and Song Yi were not at home. The door was locked and no one answered after knocking for a long time.

The second daughter-in-law said impatiently: "Auntie is not at home? She is about to leave, but she is still running out. She really can't sit still."

Nian Er glared at his wife and said, "You have to be respectful in front of your aunt. What if she changes her mind and doesn't want to give us the house?"