Grandma said slowly, "Meijuan, you're not our biological daughter." Yu Meijuan and Yu Zihan didn't react much, having already guessed based on all the clues. They wanted to know Yu Meijuan's true identity. The old lady stared at Yu Meijuan intently, as if trying to see another person through her. Then she began to recount a past event she didn't want to mention.
Your father and I worked for the Yu family. Your father was the housekeeper. Although we were servants, the Yu family trusted us and we got along like family. When you were born, you had two older brothers, and you were their youngest.
After you were born, the Yu family faced a crisis, so your parents planned to leave the country to join your grandparents. Unable to leave by normal means, they had to choose the most dangerous route, which meant they couldn't take you with them. So they left you with me and your father, knowing we were the most trustworthy people.
At the time, we didn't think too much about it; we just felt it was the right thing to do. We held you in our arms, your tiny hands clutching my clothes tightly, and I decided right then and there to raise you as my own. They left most of the family wealth behind when they left, so we took over everything the Yu family had.
As she spoke, the old lady lowered her head and said, "In fact, everything in the Yu family belongs to you now." The old lady's mood began to decline.
Yu Meijuan and Yu Zihan did not speak and did not disturb their grandmother's thoughts.
After a long pause, Grandma continued, "Although you're not our biological child, we've always treated you as our own. We figured, since we'd lost contact with your parents, we'd keep this secret to ourselves. But there's no such thing as a broken wall, and your brother found out. Alas, wealth can only lead to blindness. We didn't educate our children well, and they think we've earned everything in the Yu family, and you're the one taking advantage."
The more grandma spoke, the more depressed she became.
"I don't know when your brother realized that the box in your hand is the key to inheriting the Yu family's vast assets. I don't know how many things he did in secret. Now our Yu family has a place in the imperial capital, but he is still not satisfied. He is too ambitious.
You have to know that some things can't be achieved simply by ambition; they require the joint efforts of several generations. The true heritage of the Yu family isn't something you can become simply by inheriting their assets. Your father told him many things, but he was so obsessed that he couldn't listen.
Your father's persuasion did not dissuade him from the idea, but instead aroused his determination to get that thing. So he kept forcing your father to hand over the box. How could your father hand over something that did not belong to him to him? We have already gained too much and cannot lose the last bottom line. If we do that, will we still be human beings?
That's why your father never told us where that thing went. And it turned out that during their heated argument, your father fainted from anger and never woke up again. Alas, this is retribution. We didn't educate our children well, and this is the punishment we received."
Grandma raised her head after she finished speaking, and her expression was filled with deep guilt. The unique light in her eyes had dimmed a lot.
Yu Meijuan took her mother's hand and said, "Mom, thank you for telling me all this. You and Dad have always been my dearest parents."
When grandma heard Yu Meijuan's words, the light appeared in her eyes again.
"My dear child, your parents are sorry for not finding your biological parents for you, and we don't know where they are now. But I believe they are still alive. You don't know that your biological parents and the young masters are all very capable people." Grandma's expression was full of admiration.
Yu Zihan finally understood from her grandmother's account the origins of her mother's suffering. It turned out that it was her so-called uncle who caused all of this, and Yu Meina was merely his accomplice. She had no right to resent the two elders; they had done well, at least they hadn't lost their bottom line. Furthermore, they had long ago handed over the Yu family inheritance to her mother; otherwise, it might not have been preserved.
Now she couldn't help but wonder what kind of family her grandparents really belonged to. If a housekeeper could make the Yu family a prestigious family in the imperial capital, then the owner must be even more powerful. Yu Zihan admired the powerful. As if reading her mind, her grandmother said, "Your grandparents are a very powerful man, and your grandparents are even more powerful women. If you can find them, you will be able to witness their brilliance."
Like Yu Zihan, Yu Meijuan developed a strong curiosity about her biological parents and longed to meet them one day.
At this time, the door was pushed open and their uncle appeared in front of them with a very bad look on his face.
From his expression, you can tell that he heard everything grandma said just now.
"Is the thing with you?" My uncle's voice was expressionless.
"Isn't this normal for me? This was originally mine." After Yu Meijuan learned the truth, she also realized that this person was the one who really wanted to kill her. How could she not hate him? This was the brother she had always respected, and now everything collapsed.
"What reason do you have to say that those things are yours? We are the ones who support you. Don't think that just because your family left us a lot of assets, everything in the Yu family is yours. My father and mother are your saviors. Without our family, you would have lost your life. I think your family also thought about your fate and ending when they abandoned you. Naturally, they also thought about handing the Yu family over to us, and we will carry forward the Yu family. What contributions have you made to the family? You are just a despicable beneficiary." The uncle looked at Yu Meijuan with a sinister look.
Yu Zihan looked at her grandmother, who lay there with her eyes closed. She knew her son had gone mad, disregarding even her and her husband's lives. What was dignity worth? Now she had handed everything over to Meijuan, and she had no control over the future.
Yu Zihan and Yu Meijuan guessed what their grandmother was thinking. They understood her thoughts, but were also a little disappointed.
"Haha, you're not ashamed of stealing other people's things, but proud of it, and you say it so righteously. Where's your face? Where's your conscience? I'm afraid you don't have any of those things." Yu Zihan said as she stood in front of her mother. She knew that from now on, they were openly hostile. Why should she swallow her anger when dealing with an enemy?
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