She won't clear her name; she'll throw away all the scum.

The burly man got anxious when he heard this. Why would he call the police for such a trivial matter? Doesn't this man know the rules?

"Don't call the police! Why are you calling the police so easily? No police have ever been to our compound before. What's wrong with you? You're causing trouble on your second day here?"

The burly man's name was Jiang Wenhua. He was very quick-witted and particularly stingy. "Old comrade, we can't afford to have any worse reputation for our compound."

Grandma Xia: "You're really good at turning the tables, aren't you? You're so desperate for money that you're trying to extort me? Your mother darted away faster than a rabbit; I didn't even see her clearly before you started asking for money. Even movie stars have to show their faces to make money, so how come your mother is more expensive than a movie star?"

"You want the reputation of the compound? What kind of bullshit reputation is this? I caused it! You broke the law, do you know that? Extorting money is illegal. The compound's reputation is bad because of people like you, and you still want to blame me? You're a bandit, a robber, do you even know the law?"

Jiang Wenhua was clearly stunned. He had just said it casually. In the past, people would at most scold him and say, "If you don't want to give it, you don't have to give it. You can just turn around and leave." Why did they call him a robber? He was just an honest worker who occasionally asked people for some money to improve his elderly mother's life. How could this person call him a robber?

Jiang Wenhua: "What? I didn't rob anyone."

Grandma Xia fired off like a machine gun, "You haven't robbed me yet, tell me how much money you wanted from me just now?"

Jiang Wenhua: "Uh, one or two yuan is fine, one or two jiao is fine, it's all...it's all fine."

Grandma Xia rolled her eyes. "You're quite easy to talk to?"

Jiang Wenhua: "That depends on your... uh... kindness, comrade?"

Old Mrs. Xia: "Kindness? Look at your attitude, is that that of a beggar? And you call that kindness?"

Jiang Wenhua shouted, "I'm not a beggar, I have a job."

Grandma Xia: "If you're not begging, then you're robbing people."

Jiang Wenhua was confused. How did we end up back here again? "I'm not a robber either."

Grandma Xia: "Then why do you just shrug and ask others for money?"

Jiang Wenhua: "I...I..."

He'd done it so many times, and no one had ever told her there was a problem. Why was she different? But then he thought, what robbery or begging? He clearly wanted compensation—compensation for the other party scaring his mother.

But Old Mrs. Xia rolled her eyes and left before he could even speak, so he couldn't very well chase after her to ask for it back.

This was the first time Jiang Wenhua had been spoken to so harshly, and he even considered giving up. In the past, he had been irreconcilably opposed to the other party.

Thinking of how serious Grandma Xia looked, threatening to call the police and accusing him of being a robber, Jiang Wenhua felt for the first time that he was quite timid.

Feeling a bit upset about not getting the money, Jiang Wenhua went inside and saw her mother peeking out from outside the door like a little thief. Jiang Wenhua felt even more frustrated.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

Jiang's mother whispered, "I told you long ago not to get involved in this kind of money. If you work hard, we won't starve. You've saved so much money, but you're not even getting married. What are you planning to do?"

Jiang Wenhua: "Why get married? It's such a waste of money. Does she not need a dowry, food, or clothes? If we have a child, all my savings will be gone in no time."

Although Jiang's mother had heard this scoundrel say such things hundreds of times, she was still furious every time she heard it. "Other people get married and live a prosperous life, how wonderful! Why are you just clinging to your little bit of money all day long?"

Jiang Wenhua: "My wife might run away, and the kids might not be doing well either, but my money will always be there, and I can use it whenever I want. If I hadn't secretly kept some money when we were kicked out, we wouldn't be living such a good life now."

Jiang's mother was furious. The reason she and Jiang Wenhua were kicked out was because of his greedy nature. She had lost her husband years ago, and raising Jiang Wenhua alone was incredibly difficult. Because of the large scar on her face, she disliked communicating with others, making life even harder. So, through an introduction, she formed a family with another widower, but then this damned child…

It's all a story of hardship and tears. Jiang's mother felt that the widower and his children were quite good to her. She didn't like going out, so she could just do odd jobs and housework at home. They didn't force her to go out and meet people. Although her stepchildren didn't like her and caused her trouble, she felt that this life was better than starving to death.

But Jiang Wenhua, upon seeing the man, immediately demanded a meeting fee. After paying the fee and being told to call him "Dad," he demanded a "change of address fee," asking the man to call his children "brother" and "sister," also demanding a fee. When the children were playing and fighting, he lay on the ground and threw a tantrum, claiming he had been bullied and demanding compensation.

Anyway, he's obsessed with money. He's only generous to his own mother; everyone else is just a tool for him to extort money.

Although things went relatively well with that family afterward, and they finally managed to work things out and stop talking about money all the time, Jiang Wenhua even got a job at the factory, and his stepchildren also got jobs there. The whole family was thriving, and just when Jiang's mother thought she could finally live a peaceful life, this brat caused trouble again.

Every child in the family was raised by that old widower. After they started working and lived together, they naturally had to hand over their wages. Not only Jiang Wenhua had to hand over hers, but her stepchildren also had to. Moreover, the money was managed by Jiang's mother and that man together, so there was no chance for Jiang Wenhua to suffer a loss alone.

But this brat threw a huge tantrum and only paid half in the end. So they had to let the other kids also pay half, so it would be fairer and they wouldn't make a fuss.

That's one thing, but when those kids get married or their daughters are married off, this brat either causes trouble during the matchmaking process or blocks the door and makes exorbitant demands, otherwise they won't be allowed in. In the end, he's carried away in a very unpleasant manner, but he doesn't learn his lesson and will dare to do it again next time.

In the end, the youngest girl among those children was ruined by him, and the man behind Jiang's mother finally couldn't stand it anymore. He kicked them out, saying it would be easier for them to live separately, and he would still come to help if needed.

Jiang's mother truly understood them all. That man had at least raised Jiang Wenhua properly, and this child wasn't even his own. He was already a very good man to have tolerated her until that day. Jiang's mother didn't resent him at all; on the contrary, she was very grateful to him.

"Wenhua, I'm begging you, can't you just be a normal person?"

As Jiang Wenhua took out a small box and counted the money, he said, "I'm not normal enough. If I weren't normal, no factory would want me."

Jiang's mother: "If you were normal, would you have been allocated a house?"

Jiang Wenhua: "If being abnormal means you can get a house, then I'd rather not be normal. Mom, I think you're the abnormal one. This is a house; ordinary people can't get one."

Jiang's mother: ......