My girl took on a hundred single-handed

The village really was in much better shape now.

But that was all thanks to the original owner's kindness.

Shen Yunzhi only smiled. "It's fine."

Shen Yonggui and Wang Dezhen were both furious with Shen Yunzhi.

Jiang Yunli deliberately found an opportunity to be assigned to Shen Yonggui and Wang Dezhen's side.

While the production crew was outside filming Ji Nanxian shelling corn, she went inside and asked the couple:

"How long has it been since Shen Yunzhi sent you money?"

Shen Yonggui said irritably, "She's never sent us any! We only got a little money after going to the city and making a scene."

But Shen Yaozu said that little bit was nowhere near enough to start a business.

It was barely a drop in the bucket!

Wang Dezhen tearfully complained to Jiang Yunli. "Yunli, just look at her! We raised her for nothing! She isn't worth even one of your fingers!"

In Wang Dezhen and her husband's minds, there was simply no comparison between Shen Yunzhi and Jiang Yunli.

Back when Jiang Yunli lived with the Jiang Family, she had always played the good girl, pinning anything bad she did on her younger brother, Jiang Chi.

She had Jiang Yunli's father and Jiang Yunli's mother wrapped around her finger with that routine.

Let alone Wang Dezhen and Shen Yonggui, who had seen little of the world.

Jiang Yunli smiled, her voice gentle. "I'm sure my little sister has her own difficulties. Maybe she really can't afford to give you money."

Jiang Yunli's words made the couple scoff.

Shen Yunzhi couldn't afford it?!

The Jiang Family was so rich that even a little slipping through their fingers would amount to several hundred thousand.

Especially when it was for their own biological daughter.

They were such a prominent family, and they had heard that Shen Yunzhi often showed off her outrageously expensive bags and clothes online.

How could Shen Yunzhi possibly not have a cent?!

Wang Dezhen couldn't help feeling indignant. She told Jiang Yunli, "You're the only one kind enough to still speak up for her!"

Jiang Yunli curved her lips slightly, slipped a jade bangle off her wrist, and placed it in Wang Dezhen's hand.

Wang Dezhen couldn't take her eyes off it.

Jiang Yunli said, "The Jiang Family gave me this for my birthday before, but I'm not their biological daughter, after all. I couldn't have a birthday banquet as extravagant as Shen Yunzhi's. All I can do is give you this as a token of my filial respect."

The jade bangle was merely something Jiang Yunli had sourced through an acquaintance. It would sell for ten thousand or so at most.

The rural couple couldn't tell its quality.

Hearing that it came from the Jiang Family,

they excitedly assumed it was worth hundreds of thousands.

Jiang Yunli feigned sadness. "There are so many expenses involved in keeping everyone in the Ji Family happy, and working in this industry in S City costs a lot too. But the money comes quickly in this line of work. Once I've earned enough, I'll make sure to bring you over first."

In this couple's eyes, Jiang Yunli

always sent them money as soon as she had any.

They thought Jiang Yunli didn't have much money herself.

That made the things and few thousand yuan Jiang Yunli sent every three to five months seem like something she had painstakingly saved up.

Shen Yonggui and Wang Dezhen simply thought: now that the Jiang Family knew Jiang Yunli wasn't their biological daughter, how could they possibly bear to leave money to a daughter like her? They might even have taken back everything she had saved before.

Besides, Jiang Yunli dating someone from a family like Ji Nanxian's really did entail plenty of expenses.

It was only natural that Jiang Yunli didn't have much money.

Before they had known Shen Yunzhi had been switched at birth, they hadn't even been willing to spend money on Shen Yunzhi!

Daughters were a losing investment, after all.

With a jade bangle and a few words, Jiang Yunli had Wang Dezhen overjoyed.

Taking Jiang Yunli's hand, she began making empty promises. "There's no need to be so formal with us. Everything in our Shen Family will belong to you and Yaozu sooner or later."

Shen Yonggui grew anxious at Wang Dezhen's words.

Was Wang Dezhen saying she would leave half their property to Jiang Yunli??

What about Yaozu, then!

He still had to get married and have children!

Wang Dezhen had known Shen Yonggui would lose his composure and hurriedly shot him a look, signaling for him to keep quiet.

Jiang Yunli acted as though she hadn't seen their little exchange.

She only said what the couple wanted to hear. "I've never wanted your money. It just breaks my heart to see you raise my little sister, only for her to show you no gratitude at all."

Jiang Yunli continued, "It's so rare for my little sister to come back. You should have more heart-to-heart talks with her. Maybe she'll remember how good you've been to her, right?"

The mere mention of her angered Wang Dezhen. "Where is she now?"

Jiang Yunli had lived in this village for a while too and still remembered some people.

She said, "In Yunya's field."

Wang Dezhen held on to Jiang Yunli and cautiously glanced outside.

Only after making sure there were no outsiders did she lower her voice and ask Jiang Yunli, "What do you think we should do to get money out of her?"

Jiang Yunli said, "Just bring more people who are on your side and cry in front of her. The villagers like her so much, yet now that she's rich, she hasn't remembered their past kindness."

With an idea in hand, Wang Dezhen and Shen Yonggui rushed off to make trouble for Shen Yunzhi again.

Once they were some distance away, Shen Yonggui asked Wang Dezhen darkly, "Are you really planning to give her a share of the money someday?"

Wang Dezhen rolled her eyes at him. "I was just saying nice things to soothe her. Otherwise, how would she willingly hand over more good things?"

With that, she happily admired the bangle Jiang Yunli had given her again.

As expected of fancy goods from outside the village, it really was beautiful.

Only after seeing them leave did Jiang Yunli leisurely take out her phone and message her manager.

[Get someone to steer the discussion. Didn't Shen Yunzhi say the villagers treated her well? With such a big impoverished village, why haven't we seen her lend a hand?]

Her manager replied: [Okay.]

Jiang Yunli had just breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Ji Nanxian had wandered off somewhere and even found a diary.

Ji Nanxian said, "Is this diary yours? The handwriting is so pretty."

Jiang Yunli said, "It might be..."

She was just about to say it might belong to Shen Yunzhi when Ji Nanxian opened the diary. His expression changed, and his voice rose several decibels:

"Shen Yonggui and Wang Dezhen beat you too?"

Jiang Yunli's expression stiffened as she sensed something was wrong.

She hurried over to look.

[March 4, sunny.]

[I forgot to wash Yaozu's clothes, so he had no uniform to wear to school and got scolded by his teacher. Mom and Dad got angry and made me kneel outside.]

[March 15, rainy.]

[It's so cold. Why does Yaozu get to play at home while I have to come out and work in the fields?]

[March 20, rainy.]

[I got beaten again. Am I really Mom and Dad's biological child?]

Jiang Yunli only caught a glimpse of those few lines before hastily closing the diary and forcing a smile.

"...It's all in the past. It wasn't a big deal."

Fortunately, there was no year written in it, so it wouldn't make Ji Nanxian question whose diary it actually was.

Hearing Jiang Yunli say that, he didn't give it another thought and immediately flew into a rage:

"And you say it wasn't a big deal! I kept wondering how you could have developed such severe depression when you'd only lived here for such a short time back then! So Shen Yonggui and Wang Dezhen actually treated you like this!"

Uneasy and unsure what to say, Jiang Yunli could only manage a smile. She instinctively tightened her grip on the diary and moved it behind her back:

"It really wasn't anything."

The Jiang Fans watching the livestream naturally saw this too.

They immediately erupted.

[No wonder Yunli barely talks to her biological parents on the show. Haters were even attacking her over that before!]

[Aaaaah, enough, sob sob sob. My precious girl, my heart breaks for you.]

[No wonder Yunli developed depression and tried everything to escape this place. Who could stand this?]

[Shen Yunzhi even mocked Yunli about this at the birthday banquet before. Is she even human?!]

[Sob sob sob, Yunli's hands were shaking when she saw that diary. She must have remembered those days when life was worse than death.]

[Shen Yunzhi stole Yunli's life, then stole her marriage too. Isn't she afraid of having nightmares?!]

[How could a bitch like her be afraid of nightmares! I bet she wakes up laughing in the middle of the night in the Jiang Family's luxurious bed!]

Tang Jianing was watching the livestream.

Seeing these comments from the Jiang Fans in the live chat made her so angry her heart hurt.

Aaaaaah!

She was furious!

They didn't even know whether this diary was real or fake!

They made it sound as though Shen Yunzhi had lived so well in the countryside.

And just who had stolen whose life?!

If they hadn't been switched at birth, Shen Yunzhi would have been the Jiang Family's pampered young lady from childhood.

She wouldn't have been scorned by Jiang Yunli's mother and father for being crude and unsophisticated.

She wouldn't have been mocked by a whole crowd of people.

And she certainly wouldn't have suffered so much at Jiang Yunli's hands!

Tang Jianing rolled up her sleeves, ready to take on a hundred single-handed and tear into these Jiang Fans who had started dragging Shen Yunzhi into things again.

My goddess!

Don't be afraid!

Your humble servant will stand by you!