It has been more than 40 years since that happened, and there has been little discussion about it in the village because most of the older generation have passed away.

People in the village now don’t know what happened back then.

Old Mrs. Liu had completely forgotten about it, but when her granddaughter asked her about it, she suddenly remembered what happened.

“What an injustice.”

She slapped her thigh in anger.

Not only did she grow up and get married, she still had to sell her blood and life to support her. She was already in her forties and had to be a wet nurse, but Li Pingwang still forced Chen Xiaoying to buy a house for Li Hongyan.

House, is that a decimal?

The people in the village who have been farming honestly all their lives cannot afford to buy a house in their lifetime.

Chen Xiaoying has such a miserable life.

Li Yutong was confused. She felt as if her mind was suddenly foggy. She couldn't see anything clearly and couldn't understand anything.

"Hey, let me tell you, grandma, if you don't want to buy a house, then don't buy it. She raised Li Hongyan to this age, and all the money she earned in the early years was used to support her. She has already done her part."

"I'm not saying that. In the early years, when my aunt got married, how much did a house in the county cost? Only a few thousand yuan. At that time, your grandparents gave her more than a few thousand yuan, which was equivalent to giving her a house. She didn't have the foresight at that time, so she didn't buy a house herself. Who can you blame?"

Old Mrs. Liu is a straightforward person, and her words are powerful and decisive.

It was this kind of old lady who raised daughters like Liu Meixiang and Liu Zhuxiang, who had bad tempers, sharp tongues and domineering auras.

Li Yutong understood what her grandmother meant, which was that she knew the inside story, but she couldn't say it.

Because she said that, it was bad for her grandmother Chen Xiaoying?

After thinking about it for a while, an idea suddenly popped up in her mind. She looked out the window and made sure that there was no one there. Then she went to her grandmother, Old Lady Liu, and said in a low voice, "Grandma, my eldest aunt... isn't she my grandmother's... biological daughter?"

Old Lady Liu's expression suddenly changed: "I didn't say that."

"Yes, you picked it up?" Li Yutong asked, staring at Old Lady Liu.

Old Mrs. Liu frowned and didn't want to say anything.

"Adopted?" Li Yutong still stared at Old Lady Liu, observing the subtle changes in her facial expression.

Old Lady Liu had the same expression as before, and she blamed Li Yutong for being stupid: "When your grandparents got married, your grandfather and grandmother were still alive. They were young and not incapable of having children, so why did they have a baby? At that time, the reform and opening up had just begun, and every household was poor. They ate tree bark and grass roots..."

Li Yutong was confused. This child was not her biological child, nor was she picked up on the street, nor was she adopted. So where did the child come from?

Seeing that Li Yutong was confused, Old Lady Liu waved her hand and said, "Don't ask. Listen to me. I'll tell you grandma, if she doesn't want to buy a house, then she doesn't. She doesn't owe Li Hongyan anything. Only Li Hongyan owes her."

Li Yutong was quite impressed.

Others have been holding onto a big secret for their entire lives, and when asked, few can resist the urge to confide and share. However, her grandmother was surprisingly sober and rational and chose to continue keeping the secret.

Her grandmother not only didn't say anything, but also urged her to leave.

Li Yutong was at a loss as to what to do. She was now really troubled. If she told her grandmother Chen Xiaoying, even if she didn't get angry, she would be in trouble.

But more than forty years have passed, and it is said that Li Hongyan is not your biological daughter?

What about the evidence?

Do you have any evidence?

There are no witnesses or physical evidence!

Her aunt would probably think that her grandmother did it on purpose and was so cruel that in order to sever ties with her, she even said that she was not her biological daughter.

Li Yutong walked away in a daze.

What else can I do? Nothing.

On the way home, she passed by a grocery store and remembered that she had just gone to visit her grandmother with so many bags and things. Now that she was back, if she didn't sit with her grandfather and bring some things, she didn't know how others would laugh at her grandfather.

His grandfather is making trouble again.

Li Yutong could only go to the grocery store to buy eggs and snacks. Although there seemed to be a lot of them, they were actually not worth much.

Because she knew that these things would still be sent to her eldest aunt's house by her grandfather.

She is filial to her grandfather, not to her aunt.

Li Yutong sighed and gave the things to her grandfather, who looked very happy.

"Why buy these things? I have enough to eat and wear. Look at the flour jar. Your aunt sent me half a bag of flour and two pounds of pork belly a few days ago."

Li Pingwang said this with a smile on his face and insisted that Li Yutong go and see it.

Li Yutong was not happy to go, she looked at him from a distance and smiled: "That's good."

"Look, this pot was bought for me by your eldest aunt. As for the vegetables in the basket in the corner, your second brother Pengbo called me a few days ago and said he had returned from the provincial capital and came to see me. Both of your brothers are filial."

"Look, this is the soy milk powder your eldest brother Pengfei gave me last month. I couldn't bear to drink it."

In her previous life, Li Yutong was reluctant to see her grandfather because of this. When they met, eight out of ten sentences she would say were about how good her eldest aunt's family was.

As for the others, no one even mentions them.

"Grandpa, my dad and others give you pension money. Are they paying you on time? Have they given you this month's money?" Li Yutong couldn't help but asked.

It goes without saying that her aunt would not buy those things for free. It must be that the pension money was passed on to her aunt.

Then her eldest aunt was afraid of what her brothers would say, especially that her eldest brother Li Hongwei would be unhappy, so she bought some things and sent them over as she did before.

When asked, she said that she did not spend the money, but used it all to buy food and daily necessities for the old man.

Li Pingwang pulled at his coat and said, "Your aunt bought this for me at the market a few days ago. I said no, because we have too many clothes at home to wear. They were all bought for me by her in the past years, but she insisted on buying it. Xiaoyu, you know, your aunt is very filial."

"All your uncles combined are not as filial as your eldest aunt."

When she asked about pension money just now, her grandfather was so immersed in boasting about his eldest daughter that he didn't hear her at all.

"Okay, okay, yes." Li Yutong couldn't sit still after listening: "Master, it's getting dark, I'm going back first."

"Grandpa will cook for you." said Li Pingwang.

Li Yutong shook her head: "Master, no need, you can cook whatever you like. I'm going back first. I haven't been home in the past few days since I came back."

Li Pingwang saw Li Yutong out the door.

As Li Yutong walked along, some villagers greeted her and Li Yutong responded with a smile.

Li Yutong has always had a good reputation in Lijia Village.

When the villagers talk about her, they all say that she is hardworking, obedient and sensible. In addition to praising Li Xiaojuan, the adopted daughter of Li Laizi and her hardworking nature, the whole village also praises Li Hongwei's daughter Li Yutong, who is a little girl but works in the fields in a very capable manner, better than boys.

Li Yutong felt complicated after hearing this. Who is born to endure hardships? No one is a masochist. So, no one is grateful for suffering. The final success is not given by suffering, but earned by oneself who can still stand up after experiencing suffering.

Li Yutong returned home. Her father Li Hongwei and her mother Liu Lanxiang had a dull relationship with their daughters. When they saw her, they only asked when she came back and why she didn't go back to the village to work since the family was so busy inside and outside...

Only my younger sister Li Yuhan was extremely happy.