The old lady said, "So, now that you've been relocated, our whole family can live in an apartment building?"
“You can live here even if you don’t have to relocate. If you have the money, just buy it. Who’s stopping you?” Old Guan said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the old lady had no doubt: "You're playing us, mother and son?"
“My dear wife, what are you saying? You don’t want anything from me, you just want to be good to me, you just want to serve me, you just want to be with me, what am I playing with you for?” Old Man Guan relayed the old lady’s words verbatim.
The old lady said, "I, I, I don't want anything, but you promised to give it to me. You can't go back on your word. Over the years, Changshun and I have served you so well. Even if we haven't done anything special, we have at least put in a lot of effort, right?"
Old Man Guan: "What did I promise to give you?"
The old lady didn't even need to think about it, because all these years, it was this one thought that had sustained her and her son in taking care of this old man. "You tell me...you tell me...you tell me..."
After talking for a long time, the old lady still didn't say anything. The old man occasionally revealed his family background and past life, but he didn't say directly what he would give them. They thought that if they took good care of the old man, everything would be theirs in the future.
Old Guan waited for the old lady to speak. Even if he kept the mother and son hanging, he wasn't a man of his word.
"You said you treat Changshun like your own son, so you'll give all your things to Changshun from now on?" The old lady recalled the old man's catchphrase over the years: Changshun was his own son, so shouldn't all his things be given to Changshun?
Old Man Guan raised his eyebrows: "If you treat him like your own son, then he's not your own son. Your son's surname is Zhou. How could he possibly have anything from my Guan family? If I have a granddaughter and I don't give her to him, but give her to an outsider, would I be out of my mind? Also, my dear wife, we're just companions together. Don't talk about merits or hardships; it's just that you can't live without me."
The old lady was so angry her eyes were blurry, and the old man was seeing double. She couldn't live without this old man? If it weren't for the money, would she have tolerated him for so many years?
“Your house is about to be demolished, and Xiaoyu has returned after more than ten years. Old man, you are a smart man. Think about it carefully. Who is truly good to you? I have selfish motives. I was planning to take good care of you before you left so that I could leave something for my son. But I have also been truly good to you. Tell me honestly.”
The old lady also wanted to sow discord between Old Man Guan and Xiaoyu. In her opinion, it was because Xiaoyu had found a boyfriend that the old man felt emboldened.
Old Man Guan: "You've all been very good to me. So, how about this, we'll continue living together. I've already given all my assets and property to Xiaoyu. From now on, I'll rely on Changshun and you. My dear wife, thank you for everything."
The old lady... has nothing. Who needs a father to support this dead old man?
"Old man, where will we live without a house? Let's keep the house."
“Come live with Changshun. I’ve already transferred all my things. Now I’m just a lonely old man. I’m so grateful to have found you, my partner. You don’t want anything from me and you’re willing to stay with me. In the next life, and the life after that, we will definitely be together again.” Old Guan was so moved that tears were about to fall.
"Xiaoyu, you can't just leave the house to your grandfather, can you?" The old lady looked at Xiaoyu. If the old man didn't want the property, the house should be hers.
"Don't keep him. Feelings should be pure. Keeping him would only tarnish your feelings for my grandfather," Xiaoyu said with a smile.
The old lady said, "Old man, Xiaoyu is too cruel. All these years, I can't even count on her for anything, and she didn't even leave us a place to live. Your grandfather is so old and still has to live under someone else's roof."
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