As soon as Tang Yufen, who had been hunched over, stepped out of the Sang residence, she straightened her back immediately. Her haggard and withered face regained its vitality, and she was completely different from the pitiful and miserable old lady just now. It was as if she had become a different person.

Ye Yuanxiu understood his grandmother's intentions and admired Tang Yufen even more. No wonder his grandmother was able to support Fenmei on her own. He should learn more from his grandmother.

"Did you think I lied to you?" Tang Yufen suddenly said.

Ye Yuanxiu's heart skipped a beat, and he said respectfully, "No, Grandma would never lie. It's Sheng Xinlan and the others who are talking nonsense!"

Tang Yufen looked at him with satisfaction. This grandson was the most clever of the six, but while clever, he lacked steadiness and experience. However, Ye Yuanxiu was also the most charming of the grandsons, winning Tang Yufen's favor.

“Sheng Xinlan wasn’t entirely lying. I did have a contract of indenture in her hands, and the Sheng family did treat me like a maid back then,” Tang Yufen sneered.

Ye Yuanxiu was filled with righteous indignation, "That old hag must have deliberately framed Grandma!"

"Yes, Sheng Xinlan tricked my mother into signing that indenture. I only found out when I grew up. I had no choice but to become a maid in the Sheng family, where I suffered all kinds of humiliation. Even my lover was taken away by Gu Nianci."

Tang Yufen was just spouting nonsense. Anyway, several decades had passed, her parents were all dead, and as for her good-for-nothing brother, he probably didn't even survive the war. No one could prove the truth of what happened back then, so she could say whatever she wanted.

In short, Tang Yufen comes from a distinguished family; her great-grandfather once held the rank of second-grade official.

"That old hag is going too far!" Ye Yuanxiu's expression grew even more indignant, but he was actually suspicious.

If the grandmother was indeed from a prestigious family, her mother certainly couldn't have come from a humble background either. She must have been knowledgeable and at least knew that one shouldn't sell one's daughter into servitude, right?

Otherwise, wouldn't that be a disgrace to the family?

Selling one's son or daughter is something only poor families would do. No matter how much a family of officials falls into decline, even if they starve to death, they would never sell their daughters, because they still have that sense of pride in their bones!

But despite his doubts, Ye Yuanxiu wasn't foolish enough to voice them, and he had to go along with Tang Yufen's words.

Grandma is the head of the family; if he wants to take control of the company, he has to please her.

Tang Yufen smiled slightly and said, "As for your grandfather, he and I were in love, but Gu Nianci took a fancy to your grandfather. Sheng Xinlan threatened him with my indenture, and your grandfather had no choice but to marry Gu Nianci. After that, war broke out in Pingjiang, and your grandfather and I went to Hong Kong together."

"Grandma and Grandpa were lovers who eventually got married."

Ye Yuanxiu's words did not please Tang Yufen; her expression turned cold. Ye Yuanxiu felt uneasy, wondering where he had gone wrong.

Tang Yufen thought of Sang Juemin again, the man she loved most, but she would never see him again.

Sang Juemin will never see her current glory.

If Gu Nianci hadn't married Ye Xunmei, she wouldn't have even looked down on him!

Because only Ye Xunmei could access Gu Nianci's jewelry and savings; she was just a maid, and no matter how favored she was, she was still just a servant.

"Grandma, why are you apologizing today? Won't that just make Sheng Xinlan even more smug?" Ye Yuanxiu changed the subject.

Tang Yufen gave a slight sneer, "The one who laughs last laughs best. Let them be smug for now; they'll be crying later!"

Pingjiang is now Sheng Xinlan's territory. It won't be easy for her to take revenge, but she must.

It wasn't just to avenge Yuan Haosu, but also for her own sake.

As long as Sheng Xinlan and Gu Nianci are not removed, her status as a servant will always be brought up, like a brand that will always cause her pain.

She is determined to rid herself of this shame in her lifetime!