"Sigh, I failed to take good care of your aunt... and I failed to take good care of Mingcheng..."

The old lady sighed deeply, her expression sorrowful. She had been laughing and joking, but suddenly became grief-stricken.

Sang Huaiyuan hurriedly said, "At that time, Mom, you were barely able to protect yourself, and you almost... Aunt and Mingcheng won't blame you."

“Yes… not to mention Mingcheng, even my little sister and…” Sun Qiuyun’s eyes welled up with tears, and she swallowed the rest of her words. Too many people had died… the pain was indescribable.

Sang Huaiyuan's younger sister was sent down to the frontier. At that time, she had only been married for a few years. Her heartless husband, fearing that he would be implicated, abandoned her. She was in poor health and died after falling seriously ill on the harsh frontier farm.

And then there was her. At that time, she went to the farm with Sang Huaiyuan and worked with the men every day. She had no idea that she was already four months pregnant and that she had worked herself to death.

She was a little princess that she and Sang Huaiyuan had longed for.

As a result, she became infertile and could no longer have children.

She and Sang Huaiyuan still dare not tell the old lady about this, for fear of making her even more heartbroken. The old lady has always wanted a granddaughter, but this wish... can never be fulfilled.

And there's also my aunt Gu Nianci, and my cousin Ye Mingcheng...

There are far too many people involved in the accident, and it's impossible to recall the past. Once you try to remember it, it will cause you so much heartache that you can't breathe.

Sang Huaiyuan glanced at his wife with displeasure. Why bring up his younger sister at this time? The old lady would definitely be even more upset. Sun Qiuyun also realized this and regretted it. For a moment, she couldn't find any new words to change the sad topic.

The air suddenly froze!

The old lady felt a pang of pain in her heart, but sensing the worry in her son and daughter-in-law, she smiled and said, "Life and death are predestined. Your little sister has surely been reborn into a good family and is living a good life!"

“Absolutely! Not only my little sister, but also my aunt and Mingcheng are living good lives!” Sang Huaiyuan replied with a smile.

Sun Qiuyun breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly remembered something and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, this little girl named Ye Qingqing actually shares the same surname as Mingcheng. She must also be the Ye of the character 'Ye' (叶), right?"

The old lady was taken aback for a moment, then patted her forehead and laughed, "I didn't even realize it until you mentioned it. It's true that Zhen and Mingcheng share the same surname, Ye as in leaf and Qingqing as in green grass. What a lovely name."

Sang Huaiyuan looked surprised and said, "This little girl is quite destined to be with our family. Mom, why don't you invite her to our house for a visit sometime? Qiu Yun and I will both take a look."

“This girl comes here every day, usually in the morning. You can see her as soon as you come.” Mentioning Ye Qingqing improved the old lady’s mood, and she finished the remaining half bowl of millet porridge.

Sang Huaiyuan and Sun Qiuyun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Today was the most the old lady had ever eaten. It was all thanks to that little girl Ye Qingqing!

The couple's interest in Ye Qingqing grew stronger, and they planned to come over sometime in the morning to see just how lovable this little girl was!

Seeing that the old lady was in a good mood, Sun Qiuyun asked, "Mom, do you think we should ask Huaiyuan to find out where Auntie's assets went?"

Gu Nianci had a considerable amount of property at the time, but it was all confiscated during those years. The Sang family was also affected, but while some of the Sang family's property was returned, Gu Nianci's property has remained unaccounted for to this day.

She brought it up several times, but the old lady didn't want Sang Huaiyuan to investigate. She said that it was all because of those assets that Gu Nianci was ruined. Now that she's gone, it would be useless to get the assets back.