Lu Mo was basically certain that Xu Yali was most likely killed by Ye Zhiguo and Shen Yanhong. At that time, medical conditions were not advanced, and it was extremely easy to tamper with a pregnant woman's delivery.

Xu Yali's prenatal checkups were all normal, and under normal circumstances, she would not have had a difficult delivery. However, Lin Shufang said that Xu Yali's delivery was extremely difficult, lasting for several hours before she finally gave birth to Ye Tong. This caused massive bleeding, and she eventually passed away.

Lu Mo speculated that Xu Yali was too attached to the property, and Ye Zhiguo was worried that he would not be able to get his hands on it, so he devised a plan to kill Xu Yali, leaving only the two children, Ye Qingqing and Ye Tong, who were easy to deal with.

As Xu Yali's daughter, Ye Qingqing has the right to know the truth, but Lu Mo is worried about whether Ye Qingqing can bear it.

Hearing bad news about his parents in one day, I'm afraid he won't be able to bear the blow.

However, if she didn't speak up, Ye Qingqing wouldn't be able to gain a deeper understanding of Ye Zhiguo and Shen Yanhong's sinister intentions.

Sun Qiuyun frowned and asked, "Given Ye Zhiguo's ruthlessness, why didn't he take action against Qingqing when she was young? After all, if something had happened to Qingqing, her assets would have been legally inherited by Ye Zhiguo. Could it be that he developed feelings for Qingqing?"

Ye Qingqing sneered, "What a load of rubbish about feelings. He wanted to kill me, but my mother had already anticipated that. She made a will before she died, stating that if I were to die before the wedding, all my property would be donated to the country, and Ye Zhiguo would not receive a single penny."

Xu Yali's move can be considered a decisive blow; she would rather donate all her assets than let Ye Zhiguo obtain them.

That's why Ye Qingqing was able to grow up safely all these years. Ye Zhiguo not only didn't dare to lay a hand on her, but he also had to protect her in every way to prevent her from having any accidents.

The old lady sighed, "Yali must have seen through Ye Zhiguo's wolfish ambitions, but unfortunately she is all alone and worried about Mingcheng's safety, so she has no way to confront Ye Zhiguo head-on."

"That's strange. Why didn't Yali come to us back then? At least we could look out for each other, just like Mingcheng did." Sun Qiuyun was very puzzled.

At that time, the old lady was already in Pingjiang City. She and Sang Huaiyuan returned to Pingjiang City in 1977 or 1978. The property had been returned by then, but Xu Yali never came to look for them.

The strangest one is Ye Mingcheng. He treats the old lady like his own mother and Sang Huaiyuan like his own elder brother and sister-in-law. How could he be so heartless as not to acknowledge them?

“There must be a reason. We have to investigate slowly, and we will definitely find out.” The old lady sighed again, then suddenly slapped her thigh and exclaimed, “I remember now!”

The old lady said excitedly, "When I was working on the farm before, I received several packages without addresses. They contained grain coupons, money, some clothes, and food. The packages were sent from Pingjiang City, but the sender was not listed."

“I received them over those years, and I’ve been guessing who it could be. Now it seems very likely that it was Yali.”

The old lady was filled with emotion. She should have thought of it sooner. Yali and Mingcheng had never lost contact. Moreover, Yali had respected her since childhood and had a kind heart. How could she abandon her when she was suffering?

Sun Qiuyun exclaimed, "I've received them too, two or three times in total. They were similar to the things you sent, Mom, but I thought they were sent by you."

The old lady gave a bitter smile, "I was barely able to take care of myself back then, how could I possibly send you anything? It seems it must be Yali, that child... sigh!"