In the hazy dream, Wang Xiuxiu seemed to have crossed the curtain of time and stepped once again into the ancestral home that carried the Wang family's century of glory.

This house, located in a water town in southern China, is completely different from the bizarre modern buildings of the 21st century. It still maintains the traditional architectural style passed down from its ancestors.

With its blue bricks and gray tiles, carved beams and painted rafters, it resembles a silent old man, quietly recounting the past glory and vicissitudes.

In this secluded mansion, Wang Xiuxiu was not a prominent figure.

She was just the second daughter of the second branch of the Wang family.

He was separated from his family at a young age and seemed to have little connection with their prosperity and glory.

She was neither the eldest daughter nor a favored daughter in the family; her existence seemed to be just a faint dot in the vast genealogy of the Wang family.

If one had to point out something about Wang Xiuxiu that sets her apart, it would probably be that she inherited more of her ancestors' embroidery talent compared to other members of her family.

In the past, this talent was an essential skill for those in power in embroidery families like the Wang family.

But today, with the changing times, it has gradually been replaced by large machines in factories.

Embroidery is no longer the mainstay of the Wang family's livelihood, so Wang Xiuxiu's talent has become useless.

The Wang family, a once world-renowned family for its embroidery, is now headed by Wang Xiuxiu's aunt, who never married.

Through generations of effort, the Wang family, under the guidance of their great-aunt, successfully transformed their business, shifting from the declining traditional embroidery business to the clothing and fabric market.

The Wang family has a rich history and advanced technology, plus the great-aunt's strategic planning.

After years of planning, by the time of Wang Xiuxiu's great-aunt's generation, the Wang family's factories had spread all over the country, making them leaders in the industry.

However, as wealth accumulated, internal conflicts within the family business gradually surfaced.

The clansmen were no longer satisfied with simple shares and dividends; they began to secretly compete, vying for the position of clan head.

The infighting among the different branches of the Wang family intensified, plunging the entire clan into a war without gunfire.

Wang Xiuxiu was orphaned at a young age, which was also due to the power struggle within the family.

Wang Xiuxiu's main wife's family had two sons and two daughters.

Years ago, the future heir favored by her great-aunt was Wang Xiuxiu's eldest uncle.

My eldest uncle was exceptionally talented and was highly regarded by my great-aunt from a young age. She introduced him to the family business.

However, fate is cruel to the talented, and he died in an accident at a young age.

The eldest aunt, disgusted by the family feuds, took her younger sister and settled in Europe, severing all ties with her family.

Wang Xiuxiu's father, who was taken care of by his older siblings from a young age, was timid and lacked his own opinions. After adulthood, he only managed to find a sinecure in a company.

From then on, the main branch of the family either left or scattered, and the area fell into silence and desolation.

The remaining three branches of the Wang family also formed a system of separation of powers and checks and balances.

However, this balance did not last long.

Wang Xiuxiu's aunt returned from her studies and swiftly took over the management from her great-aunt, becoming the head of the Wang family.

Her arrival shattered the Wang family's long-standing peace.

The old aunt's attitude made those clansmen who had conspired to kill Uncle Wang suddenly realize the truth.

Back then, several branches of the family conspired to harm her most favored heir, and it was initially thought that she chose to remain silent for the sake of the family's reputation.

I never imagined it was all for today's desperate attempt to undermine our cause.

Most of the tribesmen chose to submit and thus distanced themselves from the company's core management positions.

There were also those who were crazy, unwilling to give up their years of planning, secretly calculating their shares and preparing to perish together with the eldest son's family.

In this upheaval in her family, Wang Xiuxiu became an innocent victim.

She was kidnapped by her clansmen who were unwilling to accept defeat and used as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the main branch of the family.

However, instead of rescuing Wang Xiuxiu, the aunt took advantage of their unpreparedness to destroy the last bit of influence of those clansmen who harbored malicious intentions within the Wang family.

When the dust settled, everyone was arrested and brought to justice, and the mastermind behind it all committed suicide on the spot, but Wang Xiuxiu disappeared without a trace.

She disappeared into the vast sea of ​​people, leaving only the ancient Wang family ancestral home, which still stands quietly on the banks of the water town, witnessing the rise and fall and changes of the family.

Wang Xiuxiu's story has become an unspeakable secret in the history of the Wang family.

The fifteen-year search for Wang Xiuxiu became a source of great anxiety for her aunt.

In an era of traditional revival, the Wang family is recruiting skilled embroiderers from across the country to pass on traditional embroidery techniques.

This news was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples.

Countless skilled embroiderers with dreams of success came to this ancient family, hoping to showcase their talents.

Unexpectedly, it was this unintentional act that led the aunt to find Wang Xiuxiu in the vast sea of ​​people.

She has the typical skin tone and features of the Wang family, and her appearance is very similar to her mother's.

Her aunt recognized her almost the instant she saw her.

It turns out that back then, the little aunt refused to agree to the mastermind's conditions. Although they wanted revenge, they still considered that she was just a naive child who didn't understand anything, so they didn't cruelly kill her, but sent her far away.

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Wang Xiuxiu knew from a young age that she was not the tailor mother's biological daughter.

The seamstress lost her husband early in life and never remarried.

Her craftsmanship is superb; the needle and thread seem to come alive in her hands, and the embroidered patterns are lifelike.

With this skill, she not only supported herself but also raised Wang Xiuxiu to adulthood.

The seamstress mother has a strong personality and doesn't quite know how to express her love.

Her love was quiet and unassuming, hidden in every stitch and every day of silent dedication.

But Wang Xiuxiu was different; she was born with a talent for acting cute and was even better at being a rogue.

Her presence, like a ray of warm sunshine, illuminated the tranquil life of the seamstress mother.

The seamstress, described by outsiders as having an eccentric and cold personality, gradually transforms into a tough-talking but soft-hearted seamstress mother through Wang Xiuxiu's mischievous antics.

Wang Xiuxiu often teased her, calling her "Tailor Mom," and she never got angry; on the contrary, she was very happy.

The two things she was most proud of in her life were encapsulated in these four words.

However, fate did not seem to favor this strong woman.

Before Wang Xiuxiu could repay her kindness, the seamstress mother contracted an incurable disease.

Before she passed away, the seamstress mother was extremely thin, but she still forcefully stuffed a bulging cloth bag into Wang Xiuxiu's hands.

Inside the cloth bag were not only the house ownership certificate and electricity card, but also a bankbook with money she hadn't even been willing to spend on medical treatment.

This is what she left for her daughter, for the only person in this world she couldn't let go of.

Later, Wang Xiuxiu was found and brought back by the Wang family.

Wang's parents said that she had suffered a lot over the years, but Wang Xiuxiu didn't feel that way.

Her seamstress mother never mistreated her in the slightest.

So when Mrs. Wang complained that she was unruly and uncouth, she was not very disappointed.

Wang Xiuxiu has never lacked maternal love in her life.

She had received the best tailor mother in the world, so she was not obsessed with getting Madam Wang's insignificant recognition and maternal love.

Wang Xiuxiu's biological mother, whom she privately referred to as Madam Wang.

Compared to her seamstress mother, she was hardly a qualified mother.

During the fifteen years that Wang Xiuxiu was missing, she had another son, whom she cherished and doted on like her own flesh and blood.

After her aunt took power, her life became even more unrestrained, and she was a wealthy wife who was admired wherever she went.

Furthermore, the aunt felt indebted to her and was quite indulgent towards her sister-in-law.

This blissful life made her so happy that she even forgot about her second daughter, who was still living in poverty away from home.

When she first returned home, Wang Xiuxiu briefly experienced the love and care from her biological mother.

But this pity didn't last long.

Mrs. Wang's heart briefly fell on Wang Xiuxiu, but in the end, it returned to her eldest daughter and youngest son.

Compared to her eldest daughter, who grew up with an elite education, Wang Xiuxiu was far too unruly.

Seeing the disdain in her birth mother's eyes, Wang Xiuxiu felt quite emotional, even though she wasn't sad.

It turns out that even between biological mothers and daughters, there are still differences in closeness and distance, even if they are connected by blood.

Regardless, Madam Wang was an elder, so Wang Xiuxiu could only endure it.

However, Wang Xiuxiu had fewer reservations about Madam Wang's eldest daughter and youngest son.

Faced with their sarcastic remarks, Wang Xiuxiu simply regarded them as clowns.

Compared to her younger brother's disdain for her and his reluctance to speak to her, Wang Xiuxiu's eldest sister, Wang Weiwei, felt that her aversion was rather inexplicable.

Wang Xiuxiu didn't even know what she had done to offend her.

Although Wang Xiuxiu was puzzled, she didn't have time to dwell on it.

Her aunt has arranged a complete set of courses for her to study, covering everything from business management to art appreciation, from etiquette to social skills.

Wang Xiuxiu saw and appreciated her aunt's good intentions.

Her aunt was the kindest person to her after she came to the Wang family.

No matter what difficulties she encountered, her aunt was always the first to stand up for her.

Her care was meticulous, even more so than that of a biological mother.

Whether it was intended as compensation or not, Wang Xiuxiu felt her sincerity and wanted to reciprocate with sincerity in return.

Everyone could tell from Wang's aunt's attitude that she was clearly grooming Wang Xiuxiu to be her future heir.

Although the elders in the family had some complaints, they dared not say much because of the aunt's prestige.

Wang Xiuxiu was quick-witted and hardworking, and in the end, she lived up to her aunt's expectations and gradually grew up.

In recent years, traditional Chinese style has become popular. Wang Xiuxiu keenly grasped this trend and opened up a brand new sector by improving her family's traditional embroidery techniques and launching them into the market.

She not only preserved the essence of traditional craftsmanship but also incorporated modern design elements, making these embroidery works both classic and fashionable.

The family craftsmanship, passed down for centuries, has its own unique charm. It soon caused a sensation on fashion shows both at home and abroad, and became a favorite of many celebrity studios.

At this point, Wang's younger aunt also began to consider abdicating.

She watched Wang Xiuxiu grow up step by step, feeling both gratified and moved.

Before the handover banquet, Wang Weiwei stopped Wang Xiuxiu at home, who was trying on a dress.

She vented all the resentment she had harbored over the years towards her parents, aunt, brother, and Wang Xiuxiu.

"Why do you all have to take it from me! Why do you have to take it from me as soon as you come back!" Wang Weiwei's voice was sharp, her eyes filled with anger and resentment.

In her excitement, she even confessed to a long-ago incident.

The traitor in the Wang family originally intended to kidnap Wang Weiwei, the eldest daughter of the Wang family.

But by then Wang Weiwei was already old enough to understand things, and in her panic, she pushed Wang Xiuxiu, who had run over to save her sister, away.

In return, she gained a brief chance to escape.

She felt remorse, guilt, and resentment towards Wang Xiuxiu, but she never dared to tell anyone.

She wanted her to be well, but she also couldn't bear to see her doing well.

The pent-up emotions she had suppressed over the years eventually drove her insane.

Seeing Wang Weiwei's crazed expression, Wang Xiuxiu unconsciously took a few steps back.

She never imagined that her hard work and success would provoke such deep resentment.

When she was pushed down the stairs, Wang Xiuxiu only regretted that she had worn a long fishtail skirt today because she wanted to look pretty.

Otherwise, with someone as small as Vera Wang, she could take them down with a single punch!

However, reality is cruel.

Wang Xiuxiu's passing was like a silent storm that swept through the entire Wang family.

The aunt's hair turned white overnight, and she completely relinquished her control over the Wang family.

Although the Wang couple resented Wang Weiwei for her wickedness in causing Wang Xiuxiu's death, they still went to great lengths to save her.

Later, at her aunt's behest, Wang Weiwei never stepped out of the mental hospital again in her entire life...