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It really was him!

Qian Yixiu's heart felt as if it had been instantly emptied. She took out a five-tael silver ingot and gave it to Liang Fu, saying, "Thank you, Butler Liang, and also thank your relative. Take this silver and treat him to a drink."

Her voice seemed to come from far away, as if it wasn't coming out of her mouth.

After Liang Fu left, she went back to her bedroom to lie down, devoid of any strength. Her mind replayed scenes from home after her father left, like a film being projected.

Grandfather Sangui lay in bed almost all day, gritting his teeth as he took care of household affairs...

Grandma Wu left early and came back late, busying herself with farm work. In a few years, she had transformed from a beautiful woman to a hunchbacked crone...

Her young aunt, still just a five-year-old child, took care of the whole family, doing almost all the household chores...