Reborn as an 80s-aged woman, her unfilial son begs for forgiveness on his knees.

As Ma Hongping spoke, she grabbed Li Jianguo's arm and pulled him towards the door. Li Jianguo stumbled as she pulled him, but his initial embarrassment was overshadowed by his longing for the new house. He gritted his teeth and followed her towards the old house.

Zhang Wenying was just about to rest after cleaning up the kitchen when someone knocked on the courtyard gate.

She opened the door and saw Li Jianguo standing there. She immediately understood seven or eight parts of the situation.

This person probably came here because of the smell.

What are you doing here?

Zhang Wenying blocked the doorway, her tone indifferent.

Li Jianguo rubbed his hands together, a fawning smile spreading across his face: "I heard Mom is with you, so I came to see her."

Hearing the commotion, the old lady also came out of the house.

Seeing that it was Li Jianguo, he couldn't help but roll his eyes and say, "Look at me?"

"I've been in the hospital for so long, and you haven't even shown your face. Now you suddenly want to come see me?"

She knew exactly what her own son was thinking.

"Mom, what are you saying? I'm just busy at work."

Li Jianguo chuckled awkwardly, but his eyes kept glancing into the house.

"Too busy at work? So busy you don't even care if your own mother lives or dies?"

The old lady snorted and took two steps forward, leaning on her cane.

"No matter how busy your workplace is, is it more important than my old life? When I was hospitalized, you didn't even show up."

What, are you worried that my illness will make you spend money?

"Mom, you've misunderstood. I really couldn't get away, and I truly didn't know that you and Wenying had an accident."

Li Jianguo's smile faltered, and his eyes darted away.

"As soon as I heard you were discharged from the hospital, I rushed over immediately."

"Are you here to see if this old man is dead yet, or are you after what my daughter has?"

"Your daughter?"

Li Jianguo frowned.

"Who is your daughter?"

The old lady proudly raised her chin.

"Now that Wenying has divorced you, she will be my own daughter from now on."

Don't even think about getting what my daughter has."

Li Jianguo immediately became anxious: "Mom, what are you saying!"

"Wenjun is my son, so the compensation is for Wenjun. What's wrong with me, as his father, getting a house?"

What's wrong with his mother?

Why would someone who doesn't acknowledge him start randomly claiming his daughter as their own?

Ma Hongping peeked out from behind him and chimed in, "That's right, old lady, tell me what kind of thing you've done."

Jianguo is your own son, and Wenjun is his own flesh and blood. The compensation and the house should rightfully belong to Li Jianguo. Why should they all be in Zhang Wenying's hands?

Besides, Wenjun already has a job, and that position at the machinery factory is just sitting there empty. Why not give it to your son? He's family, isn't he?"

The old lady slammed her cane on the ground in anger, making a loud "thud": "Bullshit!"

What right do you, an outsider, have to point fingers at our rice and money?

The compensation belongs to Wenying, and the house belongs to Wenying. It has nothing to do with you!

Wenying can do whatever she wants with the compensation; it's none of your business to spout nonsense.

Li Jianguo, you have no shame, but I still have a sense of shame!

You actually sent that bitch to come and cause trouble with you? Are you trying to drive me crazy?

Ma Hongping's face turned pale and then red as she was scolded, and she quickly took several steps back.

I acted impulsively just now and forgot that this old lady is a shrew.

She dared not say another word about the rest.

Li Jianguo's face turned red from the old lady's scolding, and he retorted with a stiff neck, "Mom, why are you taking the side of outsiders!"

Zhang Wenying has already divorced me, so why should she take anything from the Li family?

"Bullshit! This is compensation for Wenying!"

Wenjun, that good-for-nothing, is still lying in the hospital. If it weren't for Wenying, he wouldn't even have survived, let alone received any compensation.

What right do you, Li Jianguo, have to offer your opinion? Have you ever cared about Wenjun for even a single day?

You didn't even pay a single penny for his hospital bills, and now you're suddenly acting like you're his father?

Zhang Wenying leaned against the door frame with her arms crossed and slowly said, "Li Jianguo, have you no shame? Where were you when Wenjun was in the hospital? Where were you when the old lady was pushed and hospitalized?"

Now that you've received compensation, you're coming to snatch it just because you smelled it?

"What, just because Ma Hongping said a few things, you think you know your place?"

"What do you mean 'yours'? Wenjun is my son! I'm his father, so I have the right to a share!"

Li Jianguo shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice so loud that the whole alley could hear it.

What does reputation matter when it comes to profit?

He has wanted to live in an apartment building for a long time.

The old lady laughed in anger upon hearing this, and pointed at Li Jianguo's nose, scolding, "How dare you mention Wenjun? Do you even deserve to be a father?"

Wenjun suffered so much, and you didn't even go to see him once. Now you suddenly remember he's your son.

Let me tell you, you're not taking a single penny of this house or money today!

With me here, no one will dare to bully my daughter!

As the old woman spoke, she pulled Zhang Wenying behind her, blocking her way, and her gaze swept over Li Jianguo and Ma Hongping, who was hiding behind the crowd, with a sharp, piercing look.

Her gaze was so cold it could freeze someone to death. Ma Hongping shivered at her glare and instinctively took two steps back, wishing she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Seeing this, Li Jianguo also lost all will to fight back. He sat down on the threshold and started throwing a tantrum: "I don't care! If you don't give me a house today and give up the job at the machinery factory, I'm not leaving!"

"Neighbors, come and see! My mother is so biased; she's helping outsiders steal things from the Li family!"

Zhang Wenying frowned, about to speak, when she heard footsteps coming from the alley entrance. Wang Dalaba, who lived next door, heard the commotion and called over a few neighbors to come and mediate. They crowded at the door, peeking out and discussing among themselves.

Seeing people arrive, Li Jianguo, emboldened, stood up, wiping away tears, and cried out, "Everyone, please be the judge! Zhang Wenying took our son's compensation, kept the two houses without sharing, didn't see a single penny, and even said I have no right to my share! This is outrageous!"

The old lady was so angry that she trembled all over. She raised her hand to hit Li Jianguo, but Zhang Wenying quickly pulled her back, took a step forward, gave Li Jianguo a cold look, and said to the neighbors around her, "Listen to what she's saying."

Wenjun was beaten and hospitalized, and has been lying in bed for almost a week. Li Jianguo didn't pay a single penny for his hospitalization, nor did he even visit him once. Now he's saying that the compensation should go to the Li family.

Li Jianguo, put your hand on your heart and ask yourself, from childhood to adulthood, have you ever taken care of Wenjun's food, drink, or clothing for even a single day?

The old lady was sick and hospitalized, did you pay a single penny for her medical expenses? And now you have the nerve to come and take her things?

He explained it clearly in a few words, and the neighbors around him immediately understood what was going on, pointing and whispering about Li Jianguo.

Wang Dalaba, hands on his hips, shouted, "Li Jianguo, aren't you ashamed? When Zhang Wenying and her daughter were in trouble, you hid the furthest away from them, but now that you've received compensation, you come running to snatch it away. Don't you understand what it means to take advantage of someone's misfortune?!"