Xu Huo returned to his residence and found his door wide open. The tables, chairs, and bed he had just tidied up in the morning were turned upside down again, and even the bedsheet was torn. There were some foul-smelling unidentified objects in the stove.
In this state, cooking was out of the question. He knocked on the neighbor's door, asking if she could help tidy up the room. He was willing to pay.
The woman was initially cautious of him but, upon hearing that she could earn some money, hesitated before unlocking the security chain and asked, "How much are you willing to give?"
Xu Huo handed her fifty, "I don't need the stuff in the kitchen. Please take them all away."
The woman smiled slightly, "I'm not going to pay you for the things you're throwing away."
Once Xu Huo confirmed he was not asking for money, the woman entered his room, cleaning up the bed and the tables and chairs first, then took away all the items in the kitchen, scrubbing it multiple times.
