"Brother, brother, I beg you, my family really has nowhere to go now. I want to cancel the notarization and have my stepfather return the house to me. I don't want his property anymore. I can take care of my mother myself. I just want my stepfather to return the house to me."
Zhou Changshun looked at the host with pleading eyes. He no longer dared to hope for Old Man Guan's property. The old man had arranged his own way out more than ten years ago. He was too far ahead. He was no match for him. He admitted defeat. He just wanted to get his house back.
The host looked at Zhou Changshun with difficulty, "Brother, you proposed the division of the property, and now it's all notarized and has legal effect. As for the house, your stepfather used it to pay off debts, so he can't give it back to you."
"No, no, my stepfather is rich, very rich. His family is a large clan, they only fell on hard times in his generation. Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. He must have some good stuff hidden in Guan Xiaoyu's adoptive father's house. Otherwise, with so many children in the Li family, why would they support him and Guan Xiaoyu, and even send Guan Xiaoyu to study abroad? Who has so much money to burn? He's rich, he doesn't need this house."
Old Man Guan has been keeping Zhou Changshun hanging for years, mainly because of his family's status and his unspoken wealth and influence. Zhou Changshun believes Old Man Guan certainly possesses these qualities. When his mother first met Old Man Guan, he was very generous. Back then, not many families owned televisions, but Old Man Guan's home had all the necessary appliances, and he was very generous with his spending. It seems that after he broke his leg more than ten years ago, he hasn't been as generous...
Zhou Changshun shuddered. Could it be that he had discovered back then that they were behind his broken leg, and that he had been putting on an act with them all these years?
Thinking of this, Zhou Changshun's hair stood on end. If that were the case, the old man was far too cunning. He knew they were going to rob and kill him, yet he had lived with them for over ten years, treating him and his mother like farmhands, watching them jump around like monkeys...
Zhou Changshun closed his eyes, feeling like he was about to do something stupid. Why hadn't he ever suspected anything when he hadn't gained any benefits over the years?
"These are all your guesses. Who wouldn't keep their possessions to themselves? If they have money, they'd let their kids spend it however they want. Who can trust a complete stranger?" The host was speaking from the heart. Maybe Old Man Guan gave the Li family some benefits to help educate Xiaoyu. But he didn't believe that his family's wealth was with the Li family. Who isn't greedy? If you put something in someone else's house, how can it still be yours? That old man is shrewder than a monkey when it comes to money; he's not stupid.
“Brother, I’ve known the old man for so many years, so I know him a little. He’s rich, and he’s never really worried about money,” Zhou Changshun explained anxiously.
Host...you know nothing. You've been completely fooled and never worried about money. That's because you're his blood bank. What does he have to worry about?
"Oh dear, you didn't leave any room for maneuver last time, you went too far. If it were you, even if you had the money, would you have returned the house?"
"Please help me coordinate this. Considering our many years of relationship, my mother is now in a vegetative state. We can't just let her leave the hospital and sleep on the street. I'll kowtow to my stepfather and apologize, I'm willing to do anything. I was wrong, please forgive me and spare my life, considering how filial I've always been to him." Zhou Changshun was flexible and willing to beg for mercy. As long as the house was returned to him, he would even kneel and kowtow.
The host sighed, "Then I'll get in touch with them. Don't get your hopes up too high."
"Brother, you just need to ask my stepfather to come out, and I'll apologize to him in person." I don't have any hope of him living there. It's a house, and at the current housing prices, it's a house that several generations of his family could never afford. As long as Old Man Guan can return the house to him, I'll do anything he asks.
The host asked Zhou Changshun to wait where he was while he went out to contact Old Man Guan. The host told Zhou Changshun about his trip to the neighborhood committee and asked Old Man Guan if he wanted to meet him.
Old Guan grinned. He had thought he would lose tens of thousands of yuan in headcount fees, but he didn't expect that the money wouldn't be divided. Zhou Changshun didn't get his share of the coins, and he got a house for free.
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