Yu Lian couldn't remember how many years it had been since she had heard that terrifying voice again.

Every time she heard it when she was little, she would muster up her courage to come out, but in the end, she would just end it hastily.

The older she got, the more independent she became, even making him wary of her.

She was only able to end those painful and long days after her whole family moved away.

When she had no support or backing and was all alone, Yu Lian encountered her most shameless uncle's family.

He was not only proficient in eating, drinking, gambling, and whoring, but he also frequently came to my house to vandalize it, resorting to violence if he couldn't get money from me.

Her biological mother was born into a family with extremely strong patriarchal values.

From a young age, her maternal grandmother constantly suppressed her mother and instilled in her the idea that everything was for her younger brother.

However, Yu Lian's mother did not grow up in the way her maternal grandmother raised her.

As she grew older, she learned to rebel, until she met Yu Lian's father, Yu Jinbu.

With his patient guidance time and time again, Wang Meixia finally understood what she wanted.

For the first time, she defied her parents' wishes and married Yu Jinbu without anyone around her knowing.

At the beginning, Yu Jinbu was just a lowly soldier.

Yu Lian's maternal grandmother looked down on him, and the fact that her daughter had married behind her back was something she considered unforgivable.

In the first few years after their marriage, the two families had almost no contact.

It wasn't until later, when Yu Jinbu achieved success on the battlefield, gained fame and fortune, and even became an official, that things changed.

It was because of this opportunity that the two families were reconnected.

However, this connection did not bring Wang Meixia joy for long.

After all, she knew her mother well; the other party had come with a purpose, a very obvious one—she wanted money.

What does she need the money for? It goes without saying, it's for her good-for-nothing younger brother.

Yu Jinbu has a good temper and also wants to ease the relationship between his wife and mother-in-law.

At that time, Wang Jun paid for all the dowry money for his wedding by himself.

This nearly cost the small family their lives.

I originally thought that this would ease the tension between us and that my mother-in-law would visit her poor daughter sometimes.

But what followed was only escalation.

After getting married, she needed housing and furniture. She was never ashamed or felt any different about spending money on anything.

They resorted to crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide—basically, they all wanted money.

Later, Yu Jinbu repeatedly made meritorious contributions in battle, and his status naturally changed, with people watching him everywhere.

The people's support for and protection of the military is very evident.

The old lady didn't dare to make a scene at their door, so she could only ask for it privately.

After Yu Jinbu saw through his mother-in-law's true colors, he never paid any attention to her again.

Wang Meixia also realized that her mother only loved her younger brother and not her, and she strongly agreed with her husband's actions.

The longer she was married to him, the more Wang Meixia was influenced and changed.

Just as she was beginning her transformation and embarking on a new life, news arrived that Yu Jinbu had died in battle.

Unable to bear the blow, Wang Meixia was in a daze for a long time, and at one point her mental state was so erratic that others thought she had gone mad.

Although he recovered later, he was left with chronic health problems.

She also had to take care of two children, and her mental state was already poor.

Adding to the problem was her mother's repeated visits to her home to cause trouble, demand money, and try to arrange marriages for her, which caused Wang Meixia's already unstable emotions to completely erupt.

Her personality reverted to that of a timid and cowardly person.

The whole family fell apart in an instant, and no one could be found to be the pillar of support.

As the eldest daughter, Yu Lian was the first to be thrust into the spotlight.

For a period of time, Wang Meixia was in a daze, and Yu Lian basically handled all the big and small matters at home.

The neighbors would also tell Yu Lian about various things.

But she was less than ten years old at the time.

During the day, Yu Lian has to go to class and cook for her mother and younger sister. In her spare time, she collects scraps to exchange for money.

Yu Lian was also very saddened by her father's death.

But after the initial sadness passed, she began to think about her family situation.

Thinking of her father's pension, she was overjoyed, feeling that her sister's medicine would finally be taken care of.

When she went to inquire about the whereabouts of the compensation money, she learned that it had already been collected by her family.

But her mother was in poor health and her younger sister was still young, so she never went.

Who actually received it?

She figured out who it was without much effort.

I secretly went to my grandmother's house and saw that they had indeed taken the pension that belonged to the mother and her two children.

Little Yu Lian has a lot of energy bursting out of her head.

She didn't go alone to make a scene, because that wouldn't solve the problem.

She went to the home of her father's comrade-in-arms in tears, and then to the relevant authorities, explaining the whole story clearly.

The compensation was returned to her that same day.

The military's warning deterred my grandmother's family from ever bothering them again.

The next time I heard news about my grandmother's family was that they had moved away.

They only come back occasionally to freeload.

But ever since Yu Lian took over the household, neither my grandmother nor my uncle's family has received a single benefit from her.

Over time, they stopped coming.

Yu Lian stood at the door, her mind racing as she recalled the events of those years.

The person outside was getting increasingly anxious and opened the door even faster.

After so many years of no contact, he suddenly showed up at her door. Yu Lian felt like she was about to witness a drama unfold.

Taking advantage of their momentary lapse in attention, she suddenly flung open the door and nimbly stepped to the left.

Sure enough, the man was so anxious that he was completely unprepared and stumbled forward a few steps.

The newcomer lost his balance and fell to his knees.

"Hey! Who's this? Why are you kowtowing as soon as you walk in? Get up, the floor is cold!"

Ignoring his pain, the man got up and turned to look at her.

A ruthless glint flashed in Wang Jun's eyes, which he then concealed: "Isn't this my eldest niece? It's been so many years! She's grown so tall! I heard you're going to open a big factory in the north of the city?"

Yu Lian felt nothing but disdain.

Judging from the pretentious look on his face, she knew this person was up to no good.

"Yes. May I ask who you are looking for? Our elders are not here," Yu Lian said calmly.

Wang Jun chuckled: "You silly girl, I'm your uncle, don't you recognize me?"

"Huh? Uncle? I don't have an uncle. Are you sure you've come to the right place?"

Yu Lian pretended to be stupid and acted so seriously that even Wang Jun began to doubt himself.

"I'm your uncle, Wang Jun! You little brat, you've really gotten rich, are you? Playing dumb with me now, huh?"

He suddenly realized that he had been tricked by this girl, and his tone unconsciously rose a few degrees.

"I don't know her," Yu Lian said expressionlessly.

"You just wait! Where's your mother? Get her out here right now!"

This sentence made Yu Lian a household name.

"He Lin, where did this mad dog come from this early in the morning? Get him out of here."

As soon as he finished speaking, a tall man walked out of the inner room.

Wang Jun was clearly no match for him. Seeing that his opponent was not backing down at all, he had no choice but to retreat step by step.

"Fine, fine! You just wait! Don't think you're so great just because you have money, and that you can disown your uncle! Just you wait and see, you think you can fix a factory just because you have money? Let me tell you, no way!"

What seemed like angry words spoken in a fit of rage actually took Yu Lian to heart.

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