When Zhang Weifang saw An An's dazed look and thought of Huo Yu's words, she became angry and annoyed. She was so angry that she reached out and grabbed An An and walked out.

As soon as he walked out the door, An An's tears fell. He had no place to vent the grievance of his stomachache. He didn't know how to express his feelings, so he could only cowardly use tears to release it.

In the corridor, neighbors were busy coming and going. They saw Zhang Weifang with a gloomy face and An An with tears on her face. Some curious people came forward and asked:

"Hey, you guys just came out of the Huo family, right? What happened?"

Zhang Weifang was angry, and her tone was naturally not very good. She said with disgust:

"Ah, life is so difficult. My silly son is Xiaoyu's deskmate. He saw that Xiaoyu was poorly dressed and thought her family was not well off. This year, he bought Xiaoyu food and drinks every day."

"Well, he wanted to find Xiaoyu a job during the summer to help ease her burden. But it turns out her family is very wealthy. He just loves to be sentimental and meddlesome."

When the neighbors heard what Zhang Weifang said, they all gathered around and asked:

"What? The Huo family is well-off? How did you know that?"

"Yes, Xiaoyu doesn't talk much, but he's very sensible and helps with housework every day."

Zhang Weifang snorted:

"She has a house full of appliances, how could she not have money? She's just trying to trick fools like us. Xiaoyu said my son bought her food voluntarily, it has nothing to do with her."

After Zhang Weifang finished speaking, he pulled An An away, leaving behind a group of people who were full of wild thoughts. They usually took good care of the Huo family, but now they thought that maybe they were also treated as fools.

After walking out of the corridor, An An stopped crying, but his mood was still bad. He walked listlessly, like an old man who was about to die.

Seeing his half-dead appearance, Zhang Weifang slapped him hard:

"Lu Chengsong, can you be more promising? Your father and I raised you up without you ever considering us. Now, because of a liar, you have become like this. Who can you be worthy of?"

"Mom, tell me, why did Xiaoyu lie to me?"

An An couldn't figure out this problem. In his eyes, Xiaoyu has always been a timid and kind girl. How could she lie to him?

Zhang Weifang didn't expect An An to still be struggling with this issue. She was really disappointed:

"Why would I lie to you? Because you're stupid. Why do you think they're poor? Why do you feel sorry for them? Have you ever thought about it? Every penny you spend is earned by your parents' hard work."

Along the way, An An didn't say a word, and Zhang Weifang didn't bother to pay attention to him. When they returned home, they each went back to their own bedroom and ignored each other.

After Lu Shi came back, Zhang Weifang angrily told him what happened. Lu Shi's face didn't look much better. He didn't expect his son to be so shameful.

"Okay, don't worry about it, leave it to me!"

The next morning, Lu Shi woke An An up and asked him to go to the restaurant with him. His task this summer vacation was to work in the restaurant, and he would have to earn his tuition and living expenses by himself in the future.

An An wanted to resist, but Lu Shi slapped her:

"You can resist me later when you have the guts. Now, get to work."

Zhang Weifang couldn't swallow this humiliation, so she first found out the homeroom teacher's address, and then told him about An An's situation, hoping that the teacher could find a new deskmate for An An after school started.

The teacher has always been tolerant of good students. When he heard that Xiaoyu would affect An An's academic performance, he immediately agreed.

An An had been serving dishes in the restaurant for the entire morning and hadn't even eaten. She was so hungry that she was seeing stars.

At 2:30 in the afternoon, all the guests had left and everyone had time to eat. With a simple bowl of fried noodles with egg, An An felt like she had eaten a delicious meal.

There were not many people in the afternoon, so Lu Shi asked An An to go to the dormitory to sleep for a while. Starting at five o'clock, the restaurant became busy again. An An cleaned the table and washed the dishes neatly, and her movements were much faster than in the morning.

In the midsummer season, the sun scorches the earth and the hotel is as hot as a steamer. Even with a ceiling fan, it still cannot stop the invasion of the heat wave.

An An's clothes were soaked, so he had to go to the backyard to wash his face. Seeing everyone acting as if it was normal, An An understood for the first time how hard it was to make money.

He felt a little regretful for spending money indiscriminately. According to his usual practice, on such a hot day, he would definitely be at home eating watermelon and reading a book. How could he suffer like he is now?

Despite his regrets, An An still persisted in the restaurant. He had no choice but to persevere as he had not yet saved enough money for his tuition.

After Zhang Weifang got to work, she told Xiao Hu about the matter and asked Xiao Hu to help find out about the Huo family's situation. She was not going to let them go easily.

Xiao Hu had a wide network of contacts, and she quickly found out that the Huo family used to be quite wealthy. Huo Nanting had been sent down to the countryside, and his health had been poor since he came back, so he was recuperating at home. His wife, Tu Ya, worked in a movie theater.

When Huo Nanting was sent down to the countryside, Tu Ya divorced him and lived alone with her two children. After Huo Nanting came back, they got back together.

The Huo family is very popular, and everyone usually takes extra care of orphans and widows.

When Zhang Weifang thought of Huo Nanting's appearance, he knew that he was not an easy person to deal with. Huo Yu inherited all his traits from him. He looked weak on the surface, but in fact he was best at using his weaknesses to achieve his goals.

She didn't know what Huo Yu's purpose was in pretending to be poor. She felt that An An was taken advantage of by her because of her poor vision, but she couldn't take advantage of him.

Every night, when it was late and quiet, Zhang Weifang and Lu Shi would quietly go to the Huo family to inquire about the news.

The Yue Lao system can monitor a distance of 500 meters. Zhang Weifang used to think that this function was useless, but now, this function comes in handy.

She heard Huo Nanting teaching Xiaoyu:

"Xiaoyu, the neighbors are already suspicious of our family situation. Don't pretend to be poor anymore. We'll move out in a few days."

"Dad, why are you moving away?"

"We can't let others know about our family's secrets. Our things are no longer safe at home."

The Huo family moved very quickly. Three days later, they moved to a village in the suburbs. The village was vast and sparsely populated, making it convenient to hide things.

Zhang Weifang saw Huo Nanting walking towards the distance holding a wooden box from a distance. She followed him curiously and saw Huo Nanting stop under a huge tree, then put down the wooden box and started digging a hole.

The big tree looked very old, and its trunk was so thick that it required several people to hug it. The dense crown was like a huge green parasol, blocking out a large area of ​​sunlight.

The land under the tree was covered with weeds and moss because no one had walked on it for a long time, but Huo Nanting didn't seem to care about it. He was concentrating on digging the hole as if he was completing an important task.