75: They are heartless and cruel.

Xiao Dong tried to hit his wife again, but Xiao Daqing pushed him away.

"Dad, what are you going crazy about?"

"Because of her. All these years, if she hadn't treated your grandma poorly, how could your grandma have severed our mother-son relationship..."

Hearing Xiao Dong's words, Second Aunt Xiao and Xiao Daqing were stunned.

"How is that possible? You are the Old Woman's only son now."

"That's right, Dad. You are Grandma's only son now. Your Eldest Uncle's two sons have been missing for so many years." The mother and son didn't believe that Grandma Xiao would sever her mother-son relationship with Xiao Dong.

"The Xiao Family's new house is gone. The money previously sent by Big Brother's comrades-in-arms requires us to pay compensation..."

"Impossible! How can your mother not be your biological mother? And how did they find out about that money?"

Second Aunt Xiao wanted to sell Xiao Niannian for a bride price. One reason was that Xiao Niannian was a high school graduate, looked good, and besides her mother-in-law, they were the only elders Niannian had left. If they told Xiao Niannian to marry, she would have no choice.

Second, they thought that once Xiao Niannian was married off, they could continue to coax the Old Woman, making her give them money to spend. They could also ensure Big Brother's comrades-in-arms continued to send money, allowing them to live the prosperous life they currently enjoyed.

"Xiao Niannian, that bitch! She must have taken Mom to the Military Unit and told those people everything..."

Second Aunt Xiao cursed loudly.

Xiao Daqing felt anxious hearing his father's words.

He was currently a temporary worker and was about to become a permanent employee. The reason he got this job was that the factory's leader heard his Eldest Uncle was a Martyr, which is why he was given the opportunity.

"Dad, how are you not Grandma's son? What exactly happened? Quickly explain it clearly." Xiao Daqing became extremely anxious when he thought about his job and his girlfriend.

His girlfriend said she wanted the 'Three Turns and One Sound' and a five-hundred-yuan bride price, or she wouldn't marry him.

His girlfriend was the Factory Beauty, and her parents were both dual workers. Her father was also the Director of the Factory. If he married her, he would be able to live a life of luxury.

Xiao Dong recounted the entire incident.

He sat on the ground, slapping his head. To compensate a thousand yuan—even if they sold everything they owned, they couldn't scrape together that much money.

If they didn't pay the compensation, the Public Security comrades would come and arrest him.

"What? Compensate over a thousand yuan?"

"Who can prove you took the money? I can just say the Old Woman took it. Without evidence, the Public Security people can't do anything to you..."

Second Aunt Xiao decided to default on the debt. She wouldn't admit that they received the money. They could just push all the blame onto the Old Woman.

Second Uncle Xiao listened to his wife's words and said angrily.

"Do you think not admitting it will work? We were the ones who went to the bank to collect the money. Those people will definitely point us out..."

"Then what should we do?"

Second Aunt Xiao's face was pale. She hadn't expected that the prosperity and luxury they had enjoyed would now have to be returned.

"No, absolutely not. We don't have that much money at home."

"Quickly call Yueyue, ask her what's going on, and have her go find the Old Woman. Tell the Old Woman not to be so ruthless..."

Second Aunt Xiao completely forgot that it was she and her husband who were heartless, wronging the Adoptive Mother and Niece, yet now she still wanted her daughter to beg the Adoptive Mother for mercy and forgiveness.

When Xiao Yueyue received the call, she felt completely awful.

Grandma turned out not to be her biological grandma, and now Grandma was demanding her father return the over one thousand yuan.

She currently earned thirty to forty yuan a month. Over a thousand yuan would take her three or four years to save up.

"What should we do, Yueyue? Your parents only earn a few dozen yuan a month. Your brother finally found a city girl, and the bride price absolutely cannot be touched, or your brother won't be able to marry a good wife..."

"I've only been working for just over a month. Where would I get so much money? Plus, the house I'm renting costs several yuan a month. After food and expenses, how much can possibly be left?"

"How about we call the Xu Family and ask them to come discuss the marriage? We'll demand a one-thousand-yuan bride price..." Second Uncle Xiao thought of a solution.

Other than that, they truly couldn't think of anything. They certainly couldn't sell the house allocated by the factory. That was for their son to marry a wife. They were currently still renting outside.

"No, we can't tell the Xu Family. If we tell them now, what if they start to dislike me? How would I marry Xu Yang then?"

Xiao Yueyue immediately refused.

"Dad, Mom, I'll go find Grandma first and beg her to let you go."

After school, the two Wang Family brothers were extremely excited when they saw Xiao Niannian.

"Sister, we heard you beat up bad guys before? And saved everyone in a movie theater?"

"Sister, I really admire you."

The two brothers, studying at school, heard the teachers talk about the incident at the movie theater. They also heard that Military Unit personnel saved the people there, and that one of the two most outstanding individuals was their own sister. The two boys were incredibly proud at school.

"Sister, my classmates all want to meet you. They say you're amazing."

"Now they envy us so much..."

Listening to her two younger brothers, Xiao Niannian said with a smile.

"Here are your gifts."

Xiao Niannian took out two weapons made from bullet casings from her bag. After training these past few days, she had collected the casings and fashioned them into Type 56 Rifles.

"Guns?"

"For us?"

Wang Jiang and Wang He jumped up excitedly, looking at the weapons made from bullet casings in Xiao Niannian's hand.

"Sister, you truly are my biological sister!"

"Sister, thank you."

The two boys cheered excitedly.

Cheng Yu's smile deepened as she watched her two sons look so happy.

This weapon from her Niece truly hit the spot for her sons. They had wanted toy guns before, and she had bought them some, but the two boys weren't careful with things and quickly broke them.

She had tried to fix them, but they still broke.

Previously, Old Wang had also wanted to use bullet casings to make toys for them, but the result wasn't very aesthetically pleasing.

"Thank you, Niannian."

Hearing the Aunt thank her, Xiao Niannian replied.

"Aunt, please don't be polite. You said you treat me like your own daughter."

"Alright, alright."

Cheng Yu truly treated Xiao Niannian like her own daughter. When she returned today, she even went to the Department Store to buy chocolate for Xiao Niannian.

"This is what Aunt bought for you. It's foreign imported, called chocolate."

Looking at the tin box of chocolate the Aunt handed her, Xiao Niannian knew that the Aunt was genuinely kind to her.

Uncle Wang and Aunt were a hundred times better to her and Grandma than Xiao Dong and his family.

This box of chocolate required not only Foreign Exchange Coupons but also cost more than ten yuan. Uncle and Aunt probably wouldn't usually bear to eat it themselves.

"Thank you, Aunt."