Her mind was no longer confused, drowsy, or panicky. Especially when she saw the old grandfather, for some reason, she suddenly felt a sense of familiarity in her heart. She involuntarily took a step forward, her eyes filled with expectation and admiration for her loved ones.

However, because she had just spoken and it was in such an occasion, her voice was trembling and she seemed to be stammering: "Are you...are you really my...my grandfather?"

The old man of the Zhang family nodded lovingly: "Yes, that's right, I am your grandfather, just tell me what you want to do, and I will agree to it."

This child has a somewhat inferiority complex. Even if she returns to the Zhang family now, given the character of the couple, she doesn't know how they will treat her. He already has an idea in his mind, but he still wants to hear Li Xiaocui's opinion.

Li Xiaocui hesitated, her hands tightly grasping the tattered, patched collar of her shirt that had turned white from washing. The skin on the back of her hands was stretched taut from the force.

Although she was still a little frightened, she didn't know why, but she seemed to slowly gain courage in her heart.

She didn't even know where this courage came from. She thought maybe it was given to her by the kind old grandfather in front of her. If he was really her biological grandfather, she wanted to live with him.

She was not stupid, she had already realized that her so-called biological parents looked down on her and despised her.

Li Xiaocui took another step forward. Although her voice was trembling, it was much louder than Liu Li's just now. "Grandpa... Grandpa, if you are really my real grandfather, then I am your real granddaughter. If you recognize me, I want to go home with you. Grandpa, don't worry. I am very capable. I can do the housework and the farm work very quickly. I went to work in the fields when I was twelve years old. In the second year, I earned full work points. Even my brothers can't compare with me. I don't eat much. I will definitely be filial to you. Although they are not my biological parents, they have raised me safely until now. I don't owe them anything. But I heard Uncle Wu in the village sing an opera. They said that both giving birth and raising are grace. My family is poor, and my brother hasn't married yet. They were originally going to exchange me for a betrothal gift. She wants one thousand yuan, which is too much. Three hundred yuan, one hundred and fifty yuan each can give them two wives each. Grandpa, if you agree, I will double the money in the future. Now, just think of it as a loan from me, okay?"

Li Xiaocui spoke more and more fluently, and by the end her thoughts were very clear and her logic gradually became less confusing.

Moreover, some things are meaningless to talk about afterwards, such as the abuse she suffered from the Li family. But it is different to talk about it now. It is face to face. As long as the Li family does not jump out to refute, it proves that what Li Xiaocui said is true.

Li Xiaocui had no intention of denouncing the Li family. After all, before the matter was exposed, Li Dazhu's wife treated Li Xiaocui as her own daughter. It's just that her treatment was abuse, but it had nothing to do with whether she was someone else's child.

And what she said was right. Three hundred yuan was enough for them to marry wives in the countryside in that era.

Because Li Xiaocui knew that Li Dazhui's wife had once told someone that if she got married, her betrothal gift would be 200 yuan, not a penny less.

So the three hundred yuan is reasonable.

One thousand yuan is an exorbitant amount of money, because the Zhang family is different from her. Everyone can see clearly how the Zhang family raises their children, and no one is blind to how she grew up.

There was a flash of admiration in old man Zhang's eyes. His granddaughter was very smart. She was seventeen years old, and although she had never read a book, he only taught her for a few months in his dreams, and she could already read and write proficiently.

If it weren't for Zhang Tingting, that venomous woman, with the child's intelligence, even if she couldn't move forward in his apprentice's factory, she could still do a good job as a skilled worker, not to mention that she later successfully took him away from the capital.

In addition to admiration, the old man of the Zhang family was also very distressed. He looked at the Li family with a cold gaze. Although the Li family still had a bottom line, they were not a good family either. They were too patriarchal.

However, in the dream, the Zhang family did not discover this matter until three years later. At that time, the child was already married, but her husband died and she was kicked out by her in-laws. She was almost sold for the second time, and only then did they discover her true identity.

It's just that he had too many dreams and couldn't remember some details. But it doesn't matter anymore. Nothing happened, and he absolutely would not allow this to happen.

Before he could speak, Li Xiaocui suddenly turned around and looked at Li Dazhui, his wife and his two brothers who were staring at her blankly.

Her voice was a little hoarse, but she was very resolute: "I started working when I was five years old. I washed the family's clothes, cooked for you, fed the chickens and pigs, and did all the housework. Since I was not born by you, you actually didn't raise me, but no matter what, you still let me grow up safely until now. Three hundred yuan is already the most you can do. If you don't agree, I will die. In that case, not only will you bear a life, but you will also lose the three hundred yuan."

After Li Xiaocui finished speaking, everyone looked at her in shock, including Li Dazhu's wife.

It seemed like she was meeting Li Xiaocui for the first time. How come the girl who let her beat, scold and let her do whatever she wanted seemed like a different person?

She took a step back in fear, but she knew that this damn girl, although timid and cowardly, was very stubborn. If she really pushed her, she would die and get nothing.

Zhang Dazhi's wife was also shocked when she looked at Li Xiaocui, a dark and thin girl who was said to be her biological daughter.

His eyes were filled with complex emotions, and he couldn't explain what he was feeling, but he mostly felt uncomfortable.

He glanced at Zhang Tingting who was clean and tidy beside him, and then glanced at Li Xiaocui. The contrast between the two children was so obvious, like one in heaven and one in hell.

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhi's wife suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. Wouldn't this mean she would suffer a huge loss?

He raised someone else's daughter so well, she is like the apple of his eye from childhood to adulthood.

However, the man raised her daughter to be dark and thin, and in return she still had to give him money.

The more I think about it, the more aggrieved I feel.

(End of this chapter)