But what can we do?
She was too eager for quick success. Seeing her neighbors' lives getting better and better, even though they were both just girls from the village, and she had the golden finger of rebirth, why was the gap between them getting wider and wider?
Even if she hijacked Ke Meiyu's background, it was still a double-edged sword. If she continued to accept it, the business in the shop might be sold off and used by her parents to save money for her younger brother's wife. Moreover, the entire Ling family were bloodsuckers, waiting for her to feed them. If she didn't please them, all sorts of sarcastic remarks would hurt her heart.
She couldn't accept it. Although she had decided from the beginning to let these bloodsuckers cling to Ke Meiyu, she never expected that the old lady of the Ling family would make such an outrageous demand, asking her for 10,000 yuan.
What was the concept of 10,000 yuan in 1980? It could buy a small courtyard house in Kyoto.
People's wages haven't gone up yet. A few dozen or a couple hundred yuan a month is considered lowly. Even if you don't eat or drink, you can only save up to ten thousand yuan in ten years.
Ling Yifei looked unwell; she had shot herself in the foot, and that was that.
Old Madam Ling is stubborn; she keeps going back and forth trying to drive them out of the capital, truly getting to her weak point.
Houses and residency in Kyoto are so valuable, and the education here is top-notch. She's waiting to ride the wave of success and make a fortune.
Left with no other choice, she gritted her teeth and reluctantly agreed for the time being.
"Let me tell you, don't try to be clever in front of this old woman again. You'd better hand over the ten thousand yuan without hesitation, or you'll regret it later!" Old Mrs. Ling warned calmly.
“Kyoto is not a place for you to play around in. I’ve lived to this age and seen all kinds of storms. I’ve also learned a lot of tricks between women. I don’t mind showing you.”
With the previous turmoil gone, the old lady, who had been holding back her words for so long, repeatedly told the younger generation how capable she was back then, transforming herself from a little girl into what she is today, like a storyteller, making her truly difficult to underestimate.
Having worked her way up to where she is now, Ling Yifei wouldn't dare gamble with her family's future.
Fortunately, before coming to Kyoto, after running out of money, the two of them each held onto their own share, and neither knew how much money the other actually had.
However, the expenses in Kyoto were high, and even though she tried her best to open a shop, she still had less than 20,000 yen to save.
Fearing the old lady might change her mind later, she wrote an agreement, had someone sign it, and then, with a heavy heart, handed over the thick stack of ten wads of money.
Grandma Ling's lips twitched with delight. She casually dismissed the person and kept stroking the money, muttering, "Oh my, I didn't expect my adopted granddaughter to be so valuable. I haven't even recognized that brat across the street yet, and I've already received ten thousand yuan."
"How are we going to spend so much money?"
Ever since the Ling family moved across the street, Ke Meiyu has been on edge, fearing that Ling Yifei would do something bad to her family. Not only her five children, but even the old man and old woman carry talismans.
Moreover, she had also bribed several members of the Ling family, so she certainly didn't miss out on this staged misidentification drama.
After seeing the old lady of the Ling family hide the money, Ke Meiyu raised her eyebrows, curled her lips slightly, snapped her fingers, and the ten stacks of money lay in her space.
Sure enough, Ke Enshu, who had changed her name back to her original name, left the Ling family. After the old lady admired the money for a while and hid it away, she started calling her children and grandchildren, unusually calling everyone in the family back.
"Grandma, you can just say what you want to say directly. Why did you have to make such a fuss and call everyone back? It's the same if we talk about it when we get home tonight," the grandson complained as he entered the room. He then slumped onto the sofa and started crunching on an apple.
Grandma Ling was in a good mood and glared at him. "Didn't you want a motorcycle? As long as this matter is settled, Grandma will decide to buy you one!"
The young man didn't notice that his teeth had missed the fruit peel, making a screeching sound as they rubbed against it. But he didn't care about that now. He looked at the old woman in surprise. "Grandma, are you kidding me? I do envy people who have motorcycles, but our family's situation is what it is. Unless we sell the house, where will we get the money to buy a motorcycle?"
Motorcycles are very expensive, costing several thousand yuan, and there are only a handful of motorcycles in the entire residential area.
"You don't need to worry about this. Grandma knows what she's doing," Grandma Ling hummed a song, thinking about how her little treasury had suddenly received ten thousand yuan, which felt like she had drunk a jar of honey. What's more, she could also recognize a powerful granddaughter and grandson-in-law.
Both of them are extremely capable; their families run one training institution after another, and they also partner with others to start companies. It's impossible that Grandpa Qin didn't have a backup plan for his beloved grandson.
However, as the Ling family members gradually returned, she didn't mention the matter again.
Once everyone had arrived, she explained that she had mistaken her granddaughter for someone else, saying, "It's also your grandfather's fault for being confused when he was ill, and for speaking unclearly, which led us to be fooled."
"We'll talk about this later. I certainly can't let these scoundrels run rampant. But the flesh and blood of the Ling family cannot be allowed to languish outside!"
Everyone was rather uninterested in this matter. They all had their own little families, and their homes were noisy every day. They didn't have time to care about this.
The old lady called everyone over because of this, which annoyed everyone.
The fifth branch of the family isn't very lively, since their biological mother is gone, so who really cares?
The old man mentioned this matter before he died. Everyone verbally agreed, but who took it to heart and seriously went to look for him?
The family won't be affected by her presence or absence.
The old lady knew her family's temperament very well, and said slowly, "This really is Ling's granddaughter, you all recognize her."
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