Ye Qingqing wiped away her tears and said with certainty, "My mother often cries in the middle of the night and always talks to herself, worrying about whether my father is doing well. She definitely doesn't know that my father has gotten into trouble and thinks he is in prison."

"How could Ye Zhiguo know so much about the Gu family's assets? My friend said that the Gu family's assets were not returned all at once back then. This document is actually the last one. Moreover, Ye Zhiguo also got those compensation payments. He made a list of all the damaged antiques and jewelry, which was roughly the same."

Lu Mo found it very strange. It seemed that Ye Zhiguo had planned this batch of assets long ago and had conducted a thorough investigation. It was too sinister!

Sun Qiuyun said, "Those lists must have been made by Yali. She is close to my aunt's family and knows a lot about the antiques in the house. Moreover, Yali has been good at bookkeeping since she was a child. Yali knows more about Mingcheng's family's property than Mingcheng does!"

The old lady smiled and said, "Yes, Yali has a special talent for accounting. If it weren't for the war, I would have wanted Yali to manage the accounts of Yimintang!"

Lu Mo nodded as he listened; that made sense.

Although Xu Yali was tricked into marriage by Ye Zhiguo, she also used Ye Zhiguo. Knowing that Ye Zhiguo had his eye on the Gu family's property, she made Ye Zhiguo run around to get all that property back.

However, after the property was returned, Xu Yali secretly tampered with it, making a will in advance, leaving Ye Zhiguo to watch helplessly as the property disappeared.

In the following years, Ye Zhiguo became increasingly dissatisfied with Xu Yali, so he decided to kill her and get rid of her. He then planned to spoil Ye Qingqing and make her obedient to him, so that he could still get his hands on the property.

Ye Zhiguo was willing to waste more than 20 years of his life and even take several lives for other people's property. This man is truly terrifying!

And there's also the equally terrifying Shen Yanhong!

Even more so, there's his cousin Lu Qingquan, an equally treacherous villain, and his second uncle and aunt.

They all have their eyes on Ye Qingqing, harboring ulterior motives.

Lu Mo pounded his leg, his determination to stand up growing stronger. Ye Qingqing was surrounded by wolves in front and tigers behind; everyone wanted to scheme against her. He had to become stronger as soon as possible.

Ye Qingqing wiped away her tears and looked at the clock on the wall. It was almost eleven o'clock. Although she was reluctant to leave, she couldn't leave the old lady's place for too long, and she was also worried about leaving Xiaotong alone at home for too long.

"Grandma, Auntie, I have to go home, Grandma..." Ye Qingqing paused, then quickly corrected herself, "Grandma Ye can't be without someone, Xiao Tong can't take care of her."

The old lady asked with concern, "Is Grandma Ye good to you? Does she know about these things?"

Ye Qingqing shook her head. "I don't know. Although Grandma Ye is sexist, she's still nice to me and very good to Xiaotong. And with her at home, Shen Yanhong's family of three has a hard time."

The old lady breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, there was still someone to protect Qing'er.

Ye Qingqing smiled and recounted a few of the old lady's glorious deeds in dealing with Shen Yanhong's family. The old lady and Sun Qiuyun were amused, and the dull atmosphere in the room eased considerably.

“I suspect that Grandma Ye’s sudden diarrhea was caused by Shen Yanhong. She hates the old lady to death. Now that the old lady is sick, she keeps saying that it’s because she is not used to the water and soil, and she’s trying to persuade Ye Zhiguo to send the old lady back to the countryside.”

Ye Qingqing voiced her suspicions, and the old lady sneered, "People only experience acclimatization problems when they leave the province. How could someone from the countryside to the city possibly experience acclimatization problems? She must have been drugged. Qing'er, be careful. This woman is vicious."