This time, Feng Shuyao and Xue Mei didn't argue with them anymore.

A house costs only a few hundred thousand yuan, but any one of their treasures is worth more than a house.

"However, those three houses are different sizes, so you can each take one and discuss it yourselves. You have to pay me the rent; we still need to rent a place to live."

Xue Mei gave up the house.

She didn't plan to buy a house; since someone was paying for her to rent, she would just rent for now.

Jiang Rou and her two older brothers began a protracted argument over the house.

My two older brothers had been nowhere to be found until they found out about the housing allocation, and they both wanted the biggest one.

The older brother said, "My son is getting married soon and we need to buy a house. Are you really going to let him not get married because of a house? Xiaorou, you don't have any children anyway, why are you competing with us?"

Second brother: "Big brother is right. Little sister lives alone. That 60-square-meter place is enough for her. Why is she fighting with us for it?"

Even if her two brothers joined forces, she could only get that small apartment.

In order to cause trouble for Xue Mei, she revealed that her father had a treasure.

"All you do is try to take things from me. Don't you know that they've taken all the good things from Father? Go and see them! Where do they get the money to eat, drink, and have fun every day? Why are they suddenly so generous and giving us the house?"

With a few words, Jiang Rou shifted the blame onto Xue Mei.

Feng Shuyao is also their mother, so they can't be so biased. They immediately found Feng Shuyao and demanded their baby back.

Eldest brother: "Mom, in the end, you'll still have to rely on your two sons to take care of you in your old age. Otherwise, who will take care of you when you die? Father's property should be divided equally among us!"

Second brother: "Eldest brother is right. If you don't hand it over, we'll sue you for seizing Father's property."

Feng Shuyao was furious. For over a decade, so many things had happened in her family, yet neither of their families had ever shown up. Now, however, they were coming to her door demanding things.

“I won’t give it to anyone. Even if you sue me, I’ll just say the same thing.” Feng Shuyao’s attitude was firm.

Xue Mei started cursing at them, making a huge scene.

The two older brothers were no pushovers either. Unable to win the argument themselves, they brought out their domineering wives, who came to make trouble every day.

Feng Shuyao and Xue Mei's good mood was ruined by them.

The remaining treasures were carefully hidden away; I dared not sell them again, lest they be stolen.

After some time, they were still taken to court.

The court required Feng Shuyao and Xue Mei to list all their assets before discussing their distribution.

Feng Shuyao, however, felt that Jiang Jianguo was the key to the case. If he didn't want to give his two sons anything, then they should get nothing.

Jiang Jianguo originally thought that after he took out the items, he could live a peaceful life. He never expected that his life would become even more chaotic.

His two sons and daughters-in-law took turns coming to his house to make trouble, insisting on dividing the family property, making his life miserable.

Finally, he simply wrote a will stating that they would not be entitled to any share in the demolition of the house or the disposal of the treasures.

Upon seeing Jiang Jianguo's publicly displayed will, the court had no choice but to rule that his two sons should not cause him trouble without cause, nor were they obligated to support him.

This verdict effectively severed ties between the two parties.

Jiang Rou thought to herself that if she really went to sue, she would probably end up in the same situation, so it was better to wait and see.

She could only watch helplessly as Feng Shuyao and the others moved into a three-star hotel, living a carefree life, playing cards or shopping, without ever having to worry about running out of money.

They had already deposited the box of treasures in a bank safe deposit box, and whenever they ran out of money, they would go and take out one treasure to sell.

How could Jiang Rou stand by and watch them be so carefree? She discussed with Lu Ming about using extreme measures to force them to hand over the items.

That day, Feng Shuyao went out and got into a taxi, only to be followed by Lu Ming.

As she got out of the car and was about to go into a beauty salon for a treatment, Lu Ming dragged her into a small alley.

The night was so dark that no one noticed she had been kidnapped, and Feng Shuyao didn't even have a chance to call for help.

Lu Ming took her, who had been knocked unconscious, straight home and locked her in the basement.

Soon after, Xue Mei received photos of her mother tied up.

Then came a phone call, during which Lu Ming spoke through a voice changer:

"If you want to see her again, bring the box containing the treasure."

Xue Mei didn't say anything on the phone, and after hanging up, her mind was in turmoil.

Feng Shuyao is indeed her mother, but where has she been for the past two or three decades?

If she stays here, she will only be taking care of the two elderly people and will not have a new life of her own.

She would never hand the box over to anyone else for Feng Shuyao's sake.

Without much thought, she went to the bank, retrieved the box of treasure, packed her bags, and prepared to leave.

When she left, Jiang Jianguo asked her where she was going, and she only said that she was going to do some business outside and would be back soon.

By the time Lu Ming discovered that she had already run away, she had already arrived in Hong Kong.

Feng Shuyao had no further use, so Lu Ming let her go.

Upon learning that her daughter had absconded, she immediately called the police to request a travel ban on her.

At this moment, Xue Mei was holding her passport and preparing to board a plane to M country when she was suddenly told that she could not leave the country.

Realizing what was happening, she quickly grabbed her suitcase and left the airport.

Since she couldn't leave openly, she had no choice but to smuggle herself across the border.

At that time, there were many people illegally crossing the border, as they were unable to leave through legal channels.

She spent 300,000 yuan to buy a ticket to board a cruise ship.

Unexpectedly, the waves were too high that night, and the small boat she was on heading to the cruise ship capsized, causing her and her suitcase to fall into the sea.

She and the box of treasure were swallowed up by the sea forever, disappearing without a trace.

Ultimately, her body was never found.

When Jiang Rou heard the news, she didn't know whether to be happy or despairing.

Before, she at least had some desire for those treasures, but now she has completely lost interest.

With no source of income, Jiang Jianguo and Feng Shuyao fell into a financial crisis and could only rely on their pensions to make ends meet.

Having experienced the life of the wealthy, Feng Shuyao could no longer bear hardship. She dressed herself up every day, frequented clubs and hair salons, and made money by selling her body.

When Jiang Jianguo found out, he was furious and scolded her for being shameless. Feng Shuyao wouldn't tolerate him and argued back, saying that his meager pension was hardly enough and he might as well die.

A couple who had lived together for over twenty years now act like enemies.

Several months later, the woman who collected the rent found Jiang Jianguo dead from starvation on her own bed.