Sun Qiuyun sighed repeatedly, "Yali must have sent some to Mingcheng as well, and to Dr. Xu who's also at the farm. How much does she even earn in total!"

Lu Mo's eyes flashed, and he said, "I heard my mother say that Aunt Xu lived a very frugal life. She was an accountant at a machinery factory, and her salary was not low, but she often ran out of money before the end of the month. My mother often lent her money, and Aunt Xu often exchanged national grain coupons, looking for people everywhere to exchange them."

Because he wanted to investigate what happened back then, Lu Mo often asked Lin Shufang questions indirectly. Lin Shufang also liked to talk to him, and before he knew it, she had revealed many of Xu Yali's trivial daily life details.

What impressed Lin Shufang the most was that Xu Yali was very frugal, but her salary was always not enough to cover her expenses. Sometimes Lin Shufang would ask her why, and Xu Yali would say that she had many relatives in the countryside, so Lin Shufang did not suspect anything.

“My maternal grandfather has no relatives left, only my maternal grandfather himself,” Ye Qingqing said.

This shows that Xu Yali had been helping the Sang family and Ye Mingcheng all those years.

No wonder Xu Yali always seemed preoccupied and quiet, giving off a deep and unsettling vibe. She was under immense psychological pressure but had no one to confide in, so she kept it all bottled up inside.

"There must have been some hidden story back then. It seems that Yali and Mingcheng were afraid of something, which is why they didn't dare to come to us," the old lady said with emotion.

Ye Qingqing thought of something, "What's even stranger is that my mom and dad got married in such a secret that even my maternal grandfather didn't know. He always thought I was Ye Zhiguo's child."

Logically speaking, Xu's maternal grandfather should know Ye Mingcheng very well, so he couldn't possibly oppose the marriage. But why would Xu Yali keep such a big matter a secret from her biological father?

The old lady closed her eyes, thought for a long time, and then said, "I guess your mother is protecting us and your grandfather, which is why she doesn't tell anyone."

Although the turmoil of 1977 had ended, things were still quite chaotic. People like them, who were considered capitalist roaders, could not stand up straight and lived in constant fear, worried that another upheaval might occur one day.

Almost everyone thought this way, so even if someone with a slightly problematic class background had their label removed, they were still the same as if they hadn't. They didn't dare to speak loudly, didn't dare to meddle in other people's business, and didn't dare to associate with their former friends.

Besides these concerns, Xu Yali's biggest concern should be Ye Zhiguo.

The Sang family's assets were no less than the Gu family's, but the Sang family had the most houses and shops. After Sang Huaiyuan was exonerated, all of these assets were returned, and the damaged jewelry was also converted into a large sum of cash.

If Ye Zhiguo knew that Ye Mingcheng had such a wealthy relative, that heartless beast might set his sights on the Sang family again.

However, the old lady was not afraid of Ye Zhiguo. She even hoped that Xu Yali would contact her so that she could give her some advice and perhaps Ye Zhiguo's conspiracy would not succeed.

But Xu Yali and Ye Mingcheng didn't think that way, which is why they kept it a secret and didn't contact them.

"Oh, those two silly kids, they're so silly!"

The old lady sighed repeatedly. Ye Mingcheng had been pampered since childhood and had never seen the wickedness of people. Xu Yali was shrewd, but she was outnumbered and weak, and she was not the kind of person with deep thoughts. How could she deal with Ye Zhiguo and Shen Yanhong, these two wolves?

Ye Qingqing nestled in Sun Qiuyun's arms, sobbing softly. Her father and mother had suffered so much; it broke her heart!

Lu Mo glanced at Ye Qingqing, clenched his fist, looked at his legs, and felt more confident. He would be able to stand up soon, and then he could protect this girl!

“There’s another problem. Aunt Xu probably doesn’t know about this document regarding the return of property, because it states that Qingqing is Gu Nianci’s only living direct relative, which means that Ye Mingcheng’s record at the police station definitely indicates that he is already dead,” Lu Mo analyzed.