A stunning beauty arrived on the island; she invented everything from childcare to babysitting.

The person who opened the door was an elderly woman with gray hair, but full of energy.

The old lady was clearly not someone to be trifled with; she had a lot of white in her eyes and small pupils, a stern face, and stared at An Ning without saying a word.

An Ning walked past the old lady, and after seeing how crowded the room was, she smiled gently at her: "Excuse me, is this Master Ding's house?"

"Who are you?"

"I am Shen Zhuoyue's daughter. Master Ding taught my dad before. I came back this time to see how Master Ding is doing."

"What Shen Zhuoyue? Never heard of him! Old Ding has mentored plenty of people, and they're all ungrateful wretches!"

When Lao Ding was still in power, everyone fawned over him. Now that they know we're not doing well and need help, nobody pays any attention to us. They're all no good!

You're here to see what's going on at my house, right?

Get out, get out now!

Hearing the old lady's grumbling, Anning's smile widened.

The old woman looked exactly like she remembered; this was exactly the kind of unreasonable behavior she wanted.

Just as the old lady was about to grab a broom to chase Anning away, Anning stopped her with a single sentence.

"Grandma, don't you want to get a bigger house anymore?"

Despite the old lady's appearance, her family is actually quite pitiful.

Although her husband, Mr. Ding, was a veteran at the factory, he was close to retirement when the factory finally built staff dormitories.

By the time the dormitory was completed, Mr. Ding had already retired and was no longer eligible for a room.

Their son took over the factory job, starting as a first-level worker, and the factory had no reason to allocate housing to first-level workers.

Later, the old lady had to make a scene with the leaders before they were finally allocated a one-bedroom dormitory room.

The problem is that their son is very fertile. His wife got pregnant as soon as she entered the family, and in ten years, she gave birth to five big, healthy boys and a girl.

Nine people in total were crammed into a dormitory room of about 30 square meters.

It was so difficult to walk, turn around, and the children couldn't move around freely.

In Shen Anning's memory, by the time Master Ding's son was eligible for housing, the factory's employee housing had already been almost completely allocated, and the factory's profits could not support them in building new dormitories, so they could only move to a different location when someone moved out.

But everyone in the factory who hadn't been assigned a room was watching!

It will definitely be someone with both ability and connections who comes, so the Ding family's matter can only be delayed again and again.

Now his grandson is of marriageable age, but no one wants to marry into his family.

Because there is nowhere to stay.

At first, the factory leaders felt sorry for the Ding family, but the Ding family had a troublesome old lady who would cause trouble for the factory leaders every now and then. After a while, the factory leaders lost their sympathy.

Anning was invited into the old lady's home.

"You're not here to make fun of me, are you?" The old lady still had that fierce look on her face.

"How could that be? My father did receive guidance from Master Ding back then, and he's always been grateful to him!"

The old lady stared at Anning for a long while, then suddenly said, "I remember now, weren't your parents the ones who were putting out the fire back then...?"

“Yes.” An Ning nodded generously.

"Your parents died in the line of duty, didn't the factory arrange a job for you?" the old lady asked again.

“It’s been arranged, but after I got pregnant, my mother-in-law was worried that I would be too tired, so she had my sister-in-law take my place at work and give me half of her salary,” Anning replied.

"If your parents knew about this, they would curse you eight hundred times a day." The old woman's mouth was as vicious as ever.

An Ning smiled and didn't continue the topic: "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's talk about the house."

The old lady's face immediately fell when the house was mentioned: "What's there to say? I keep an eye on it every day. As soon as a house becomes available, I'll know immediately."

"Not always."

The old lady glanced at her sideways, and even the old lady's daughter-in-law, who had been working, stopped what she was doing, wanting to hear what news An Ning could bring them.

“The two-bedroom apartment in my family was allocated to my parents by the factory. After my parents passed away in the line of duty, I continued to live there. Later, I gave my job to my husband’s younger sister, and she moved in. The factory has never taken it back. She and her husband were both new employees at the factory, and the highest level they reached was only level two worker. According to the rules, they were not eligible for housing.”

Anning's words were brief and to the point. Upon hearing this, the old lady's face turned bright red, and even her breathing became much heavier.

Anning waited for her to process the information before continuing, "I've told you the news. What you do next is up to you. However..."

"But what?"

The old lady reached out to grab Anning, but Anning was holding Xiaoni'er in her arms, so she pulled her hand back.

An Ning said, "As you can see, my child fell and hit her head. I'm planning to take her to the county town for a checkup, but I don't have enough money. If you're willing to help me out, I can go with you to the factory leaders to explain the situation."

"Okay!" The old lady immediately agreed and called to her daughter-in-law who had been standing by, "A head injury is a big deal. Meijuan, go and get five hundred yuan for Comrade Xiao Shen!"

After saying that, she looked at Anning and said, "The child is sick and it's not appropriate for him to be crammed on the bus. My second grandson works in the transportation team. I asked my wife to have him find you a car to go to the county town. Let's go talk to the leader about this first. It won't take long, and you can get on the bus as soon as we get back."

Anning knew the old lady was wealthy, but she didn't expect her to be so generous, asking for five hundred yuan and even offering to find a car to take her to the county town.

But thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. These days, as long as nothing unexpected happens, you can live in the allocated house until you die.

Five hundred yuan for a house? That's an absolute steal!

I followed the old lady to the factory leader's office, and the leader actually remembered her.

When Anning explained the situation, the other party looked at her with disappointment: "Your parents only have you as their daughter, and they've raised you too well. I told you not to give up your job, but you wouldn't listen. Now you're not even an employee of our factory anymore, and you're still thinking about the favors your parents owe you."

Then, as if he had thought of something, he waved his hand at the two of them and said, "Alright, I understand. Ding Minghui is a key technical worker in our factory, and it's time for him to be allocated housing. I'll have someone keep an eye on him."

In less than an hour, An Ning not only retrieved some of the original owner's belongings, but also had an extra 1,500 yuan in her purse. She then took Xiao Ni'er and boarded the bus that the second grandson of the Ding family had arranged to go to the county town.