The Su family also gave her two courtyard houses in Beijing as part of her dowry.

After arriving in the capital, she also began to sell her dowry.

When my younger sister was fifteen, my father wanted her to get married. She grew up under my husband's care and, like him, was an independent and strong woman. In a fit of anger, she took her money and ran away from home.

"Ah? He really had guts during that chaotic time!" Song Yan exclaimed.

Old Zeng laughed heartily, "Su Lin loves her like a daughter, so she's definitely trying to protect her. She had people secretly following her until she met Shen Changchuan. Shen Changchuan is the same Shen Commander you met."

Shen Changchuan is the youngest son of our family's housekeeper. He's not much older than my sister. Su Lin watched him grow up! Seeing that he loved learning and was very smart, Su Lin sent that brat to school.

My sister changed her name to Su Yinghong after she met Shen Changchuan, taking her sister-in-law's surname.

My sister is beautiful and educated, and she was snatched away by this Shen Changchuan.

Everyone knows that Shen Changchuan's ex-wife is Su Yinghong, but almost no one knows that she is my sister.

My father was always taken care of by Aunt Chun. He passed away before my younger sister got married. Aunt Chun didn't live long either. She knew that my sister was loved by someone, so she had no worries.

Su Lin was in poor health, and I wasn't by her side when she passed away. She left me a letter. The letter said…”

Old Zeng's voice was choked with emotion...

"Su Lin said that she personally promised my father when he was dying that she would never let the Zeng family bloodline die out and that the Zeng family would have a lineage..."

I thought my sister was also of the Zeng family bloodline, so I should adopt her child.

The Zeng family is really short of people!

Shen Changchuan was working near Huxian County at the time, and Yinghong was living there with their eight-month-old son. Shen Changchuan was passing through Huxian with some documents when someone told him that his child was seriously ill. Although the documents he was carrying needed to be kept secret, they were definitely not top-secret or important documents.

Shen Changchuan was worried about the child, so he went home halfway through.

Actually, this was all deliberately arranged by the undercover agents. They thought he was carrying top-secret documents they needed. They...they...Yinghong sacrificed herself to protect Shen Changchuan and the child.

The child is gone too!

Gone? How could it be gone? Song Yan really wanted to ask, but seeing how sad Lao Zeng was, she didn't say anything.

"I really don't know if Su Lin left me that letter because she promised my father, or because she was afraid I would be lonely and wanted me to have another home."

My sister is gone, so I can't rely on her anymore. That's why I remarried. She gave me a daughter and a son.

I thought life would continue like this. I never expected this to happen. She immediately filed for divorce and made our son and daughter sever all ties with me.

“Some things are beyond an individual’s control. They’re scared too, but they’ll be fine in a few years. We’re all related by blood, right?” Song Yan comforted them.

"That woman is spineless, fine. But I never expected my son to be so spineless too."

Did you know that when Su Lin had her surgery, the field hospital didn't have any anesthesia? The surgery was just done like that. She didn't utter a single sound. That's what makes a person tough.

Everyone knows that my wife sold everything except her yard to buy supplies and donated them, including my family's property and her dowry.

That person just wanted to kill me. But because of what Su Lin did, nothing he tried worked.

"Who is this person?" Song Yan didn't have the ability to fight with this kind of person, but he needed to know who his enemy was, right?

"Su Zhaohai is from the same clan as Su Lin. For generations, his family has been fighting with Su Lin's family. In the process, they not only failed to gain any of Su Lin's property, but also lost their own family fortune. As a result, his family became poor peasants."

At that time, Su Lin's older and younger brothers still had considerable assets. However, they had donated a lot to the country and were patriots. I had fought my way through the battlefield; with me there, he couldn't touch a single penny of the Su family's wealth.

Su Zhaohai hated me from then on. Of course, he wouldn't let me off the hook if he got the chance.

That woman, in her eagerness to curry favor with him, actually made my son recognize him as his godfather.

Oh! Would that count as recognizing a thief as one's father? Song Yan thought to himself.

"Actually, I've been childless since then; I was just fantasizing."

Look at Lao Liao, even though her children have cut off all ties with her, they still try every means to send her messages to let her know that they are doing well.

This is the news Lao Shen told me yesterday. That woman married her daughter to Su Zhaohai's nephew, and her son is extremely grateful to Su Zhaohai for acting as matchmaker.

Remember this: you are my only daughter. Never acknowledge any of them as relatives. If they are relatives of the Su family, my brothers-in-law are decent people. If their descendants are reasonable, you can associate with them. But if they annoy you, ignore them completely. I doubt you'll ever see them.”

"There's plenty of time, don't be so discouraged. If your son isn't good enough, you can raise your grandson if you have the chance!" Song Yan said sincerely.

"No! Actually, I saw it coming a long time ago. I just didn't want to believe it. After what happened with Lao Liao, I thought to myself, 'A person might just pass away any day now.'"

"Old Liao is fine! She's alright," Song Yan said.

"That's because of you. I figured I'm your dad now, so you should treat me even better." Old Zeng laughed as he said this.

"Okay! I'm a dutiful daughter, I'll definitely treat you even better." Song Yan tried to coax Old Zeng into being happy.

"I have a question for you, tell me the truth." Old Zeng seemed a little hesitant at this point, "With your ability, can you hide anything? How much can you hide?"

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