Old Mrs. Song is reborn; get out of here, you scumbag husband and illegitimate child!

Liu Yukun put down his wine glass, keenly noticing the change in Sheng's mother's attitude.

He didn't panic.

"Auntie, it's hard to say. Business matters depend on the specific circumstances," Liu Yukun replied with a smile. "If everything goes smoothly, it'll take ten days to half a month. If not, it could take a month or even half a year."

Sheng Ruzhi tightened her grip on the chopsticks.

"Staying for so long?" Mr. Sheng interjected from the side. "So where are you staying now?"

"The Chunfeng Inn at the entrance of the town," Liu Yukun said.

"Oh dear, how can anyone live in such a shabby place?" Upon hearing this, Mr. Sheng felt that the business hadn't even started yet, and all the money had already been spent. "That room never sees the sun, and the bed boards smell musty. You've come all this way, and you're even Sister Xianglan's godson, how can we let you live in a place like that?"

Liu Yukun was overjoyed inside, but pretended to be troubled on the surface.

"There's only one hotel in town. It'll do. Hotels in the city are nice, but expensive. I need to spend my money wisely; buying goods will cost a lot."

"What do you mean 'make do'? If you don't mind, you can move in," Mr. Sheng said generously after a few drinks. "There's an empty bed in Xiao Bao's room. You and the child can squeeze in. If you don't like it, Xiao Bao can sleep in our room."

Mrs. Sheng's heart skipped a beat.

"Old man, you've had too much to drink." Mrs. Sheng glared at Mr. Sheng, giving him several meaningful glances. "Comrade Liu is a big boss; he usually lives in a grand mansion in Shanghai. We live in this shabby bungalow; he must feel very uncomfortable living here. He can easily come and go from a hotel."

"What do you, a mere woman, know?"

Mr. Sheng retorted, sticking his neck out, "Hotels are for outsiders. When you come to our house, food and drink are provided. Why would you want to stay outside?"

Besides, when my grandfather built this house, he built it to the specifications of a large courtyard. None of my brothers live here; the house is very spacious.

Sheng Dawei nodded repeatedly from the side.

"My dad is right. Brother Liu, please don't be shy. After we finish eating, I'll go with you to cancel your hotel reservation and move your luggage over."

"Have Dawei go with you to cancel the reservation. Staying in a hotel costs a lot of money, and food also costs money. Ruzhi and her mother were so fortunate to have your godmother in Haishi, how can they stay in a hotel here?"

"This...this is so kind of you." Liu Yukun readily agreed, "Then I'll trouble you, Uncle and Brother Dawei. I'll definitely pay for the meals."

"Why bring up money? Are you trying to slap me in the face?" Sheng Dawei raised his glass. "Come on, let's drink."

Mr. Sheng: "You brought so many nice things, but I didn't intend to give you any money."

Mrs. Sheng was so angry that her chest heaved violently.

She turned to look at Sheng Ruzhi.

Sheng Ruzhi kept her head down and ate her rice without saying a word.

Liu Yukun drank a glass of wine, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Sheng's mother's gloomy face. He knew exactly what was going on.

Mrs. Sheng must have figured out what was going on, and she was extremely unwelcoming to him.

But he didn't feel uncomfortable at all; on the contrary, he felt great.

At the dinner table, Mr. Sheng served food to Mrs. Sheng.

Zhuo Yun takes care of the two children, and when Sheng Dawei drinks too much, he will put meat and shrimp on Zhuo Yun's plate.

This is a complete home, full of warmth and human touch.

Even though Sheng Ruzhi was just a daughter.

Her parents, brother, and sister-in-law still cherish her dearly.

He had never experienced this kind of protective, familial love before.

He longed for that kind of environment.

After finishing the meal.

Sheng Dawei, his face flushed from drinking, pulled Liu Yukun outside, insisting on helping him cancel his hotel reservation.

Liu Yukun pretended to decline for a couple of minutes, then happily followed along.

He had just stepped out of the courtyard gate.

Immediately after, Mrs. Sheng grabbed Mr. Sheng's ear and dragged him into the bedroom.

"Ouch! Daughter-in-law, what are you doing? It hurts!" Mr. Sheng cried out, covering his ears. "The children are watching outside."

Mrs. Sheng kicked the door shut and pointed at Mr. Sheng's nose, cursing in a low voice:

"You blind old fool. My eyes are practically squeezing shut, and you won't even glance at me. Who gave you permission to leave someone in the house?"

Mr. Sheng rubbed his ears, looking completely bewildered.

"Can't you just say what you mean? Why are you making those faces? He's Sister Xianglan's godson, and he brought such a generous gift. What's wrong with letting him stay for a few days?"

"You pig-brain!"

Mrs. Sheng was so angry that she pounded her chest. "Can't you tell that's a weasel? Its eyes have never left our daughter."

Mr. Sheng was stunned.

"Huh? That can't be right. David said he's here to do fabric business."

"What kind of business is this?" Mrs. Sheng was too lazy to argue with him, so she turned and shouted outside, "Ruzhi, come in here."

The door is pushed open.

Sheng Ruzhi walked in.

Hearing the commotion outside, Zhuo Yun followed him into the bedroom and closed the door tightly behind him.

Mother Sheng pulled Sheng Ruzhi to sit down on the edge of the bed.

"Ruzhi, tell me the truth." Sheng's mother asked her seriously, "Who exactly is this Liu Yukun? What happened between you in Haishi? Did you resign and come back because of him?"

Sheng Ruzhi lowered her head, looking at the tips of her shoes.

All three pairs of eyes were fixed on her.

Now that Liu Yukun has moved into my house, there's no point in hiding it any longer.

Sheng Ruzhi raised her head.

"We dated in Shanghai," Sheng Ruzhi said casually.

Mr. Sheng gasped.

Mrs. Sheng was so angry she almost cried. "I knew it! His shameless attitude was suspicious. Did he bully you? Tell me, I won't allow anyone to bully you."

"They didn't bully me." Sheng Ruzhi quickly grabbed her mother's hand.

She recounted the events that had occurred in Haishi from the beginning.

"When I first went to Haishi, I was followed by two thugs."

Startled, Sheng's mother grabbed Sheng Ruzhi's arm.

Zhuo Yun also walked over and sat down next to her.

"I ran into a dead end. I cried out to heaven and earth, but no one answered. People who saw me hurriedly left, pretending they hadn't seen me."

"It was Liu Yukun who heard my cries for help and fought with those two thugs to save me." Sheng Ruzhi's nose tingled with emotion. "He was slashed in the back by one of the thugs and needed more than a dozen stitches. I took leave from work to take care of him, and that's how we got together."

"I was the one who pursued him."

Mr. Sheng broke out in a cold sweat. "Such a big thing happened, how come you didn't even call us? We, as your parents, knew nothing."

"It's no use telling you now that it's all over. The police came later and arrested the two men."

I heard that those two thugs are wanted criminals who have already harmed and killed three girls.

I was their next target, and it was only because I encountered Liu Yukun that they were arrested.

The room fell into a deathly silence.

Tears streamed down Sheng's mother's face.

She scooped her daughter into her arms.

"God help me... If something happens to you, how will I live?" Mrs. Sheng cried, gasping for breath.

"That's because Liu Yukun saved our daughter." Mr. Sheng wiped his face. "It wasn't just God's blessing. Liu Yukun is our family's savior."

Mrs. Sheng wiped away her tears.

My mind is a complete mess.

I thought Liu Yukun was a persistent troublemaker, but I never expected him to have such an immense debt of gratitude for saving my life.

Logically speaking, since the other party risked their life to save their daughter, it wouldn't be unreasonable for the Sheng family to repay them by giving up everything they own.

But the thought of her daughter's dejected look made Sheng's mother feel a tightness in her chest.

In Sheng's mother's eyes, her daughter's happiness is the most important thing.

"Since he saved you, and you two are dating," Mrs. Sheng said calmly, "then why did he upset you? He wouldn't let me see him when I went to Haishi, and he even quit his job to come back with me."

Sheng Ruzhi lowered her eyelids.

"His family situation is terrible. His biological father died early, and his mother remarried. His stepfather's family doesn't like him at all," Sheng Ruzhi said calmly. "He told me that he would never get married in his life. He only wants freedom and can't give me a stable life."

This kind of family is simply not in Sheng's mother's eyes.

It's impossible for his daughter to be with him without any official status.

Upon hearing this, Zhuo Yun gasped, "Not getting married? Isn't that just being a scoundrel?"

Mrs. Sheng was so angry that she gritted her teeth:

"That bastard. Just because he saved someone doesn't mean he can abuse them. He's taking advantage of your kindness to bully you."

Mrs. Sheng was torn between two conflicting thoughts.

On one hand, there's the debt of gratitude for saving my life; on the other, there's the despicable behavior.

This debt of gratitude is too heavy, so heavy that she doesn't know how to treat the man outside.

"Mom, there's one more thing." Sheng Ruzhi glanced at her mother, "When you were hospitalized for surgery a while ago, it was he who used his connections to find a specialist. He also paid for the medical expenses."

Mrs. Sheng was stunned.

He opened his mouth, but no sound came out for a long time.

Zhuo Yun's eyes reddened, and she put her arm around Sheng Ruzhi's shoulder.