The original owner was a widow who lost her husband in middle age. She had a son and a daughter. There was no property in the family, and it was not easy to raise two children.

However, the original owner had a very strong patriarchal mentality. Her family had been like this since she was a child. She believed that her son would be her future support and would be used to take care of her in her old age.

Once a daughter is married, she will belong to someone else's family. You cannot rely on her, but only on your son.

So he spoiled his son since he was young and treated his daughter coldly.

All the good things in the house belong to the sons. The daughters can only take a look at them. The good things of the daughters also belong to the sons.

When the son was in school, he couldn't afford to study, but the daughter had good grades. However, it was the daughter who dropped out of school. After graduating from high school, the daughter went out to work to support the son's studies.

It seemed that the original owner had tacitly accepted that her daughter should contribute to the family. After paying for her son's college education, her son stayed at home and did not work, and was also supported by her daughter.

What's even more outrageous is that in order to find a wife for his son, the original owner even asked his daughter to buy a house for his son and was willing to marry his daughter off in exchange for a dowry.

It seemed that her daughter's happiness was not worth mentioning in her eyes. Only her son was the treasure in her heart and she had to protect him.

Ever since she married her daughter off, she has treated her daughter even worse and won't let her go back to her parents' home.

When her daughter was subjected to domestic violence, she would persuade her daughter not to divorce, saying that it was normal to be beaten by men, and she would also let her daughter continue to give money to support her useless son.

This also cultivated the son's lazy character, and he only wanted to be supported by his mother and sister all day long.

However, the original owner could not rely on her son for her old age. When she was old and unable to work, her own son despised her and thought she was useless. He wanted to sell her and marry her to an old man in exchange for a dowry.

The original owner disagreed, so she was forced to marry him by her son and spent her life taking care of the paralyzed old man.

In the end, her son took away all her money, the old man passed away, and she was kicked out of the house by the family she lived with and ended up on the streets.

The original owner could not forget the scene before her death. She was extremely hungry and wanted to go to the door to have a bite of food, but was ruthlessly driven out by her own son.

He also accused her of being a beggar and shameless in front of so many people. She was so angry that she vomited blood and fainted on the side of the road.

The cold weather froze her body, but her daughter found her and wanted to take her home, but it was too late when her daughter found her.

She was so hungry and cold that she didn't even know whether she died of starvation or freezing.

She regretted it. The son whom she protected with all her heart turned out to be so unfilial, while her daughter was so filial in the end despite being treated like that by her.

The original owner felt deeply sorry for her daughter. The saying that a daughter who is married off is like water spilled is all nonsense.

The son is the vampire in their family. He has no filial piety at all, and the daughter has suffered all her life because of him.

The original owner's guilt towards her daughter allowed her to meet Ran Qi, who could help her come back to protect her daughter.

The original owner had only one request, that she treat her daughter well and not let her marry that domestic violence man, so that she could live the life she wanted in the future and not be sucked dry by her son again.

So Ran Qi took on the task and became the original owner.

"Mom, I don't want to marry Li San. He doesn't look like a good person. I heard he is also a domestic abuser. Can't you just feel sorry for me for once?"

The person who was speaking was the original owner's daughter, Zhang Wei. Because she worked three jobs a day to support her younger brother Zhang Qiang, she looked like she was in her thirties at the age of twenty-three. Her skin was sallow, her hair was dry, and her eyes were full of weakness. She did not look like a young girl at all.

In contrast, the adopted son Zhang Qiang is dressed in fine clothes and has a violent look, and he takes the efforts of his family members for granted.

When he heard that Zhang Wei was not going to marry, he immediately said angrily, "If you don't marry, where will you get so much money for me to marry a wife?"

"Li San's family gave a betrothal gift of 200,000 yuan. Mom has already taken all the money. You have to marry her even if you don't want to."

Zhang Wei shrank back in fear. "Mom, please don't let me marry him, okay?"

"I will definitely work hard to make money in the future. If I work one more job every day, I will definitely be able to earn enough money to help my brother get married. Can you please not sell me out?"

Zhang Wei was already kneeling on the ground begging, but her brother Zhang Qiang didn't see her pity at all, and became even more angry.

"The money you earn from working is not enough for me to spend, how can you save money?"

"I'm telling you, I've already made an agreement with Pingping that I'll marry her once I get your betrothal gift money. Do you think I won't be able to find a wife?"

"Mom, I think she deserves to be punished. She will behave after a beating!"

The less Ran Qi spoke, the more frightened Zhang Wei became, and her pleading eyes became dimmer and dimmer.

What was she asking for? From childhood to adulthood, her mother would never refute Zhang Qiang's words. Even if she died, as long as Zhang Qiang could get benefits, her mother would agree.

My heart is as cold as death at this moment, and I feel despair about the future.

Finally, Ran Qi spoke up, "That's enough. If you don't want to marry me, then I won't marry you. Tomorrow I will go to the Li family and return the betrothal gift!"

In an instant, Zhang Wei's eyes shone with hope again. Although her mother favored Zhang San, the fact that she was willing to return the betrothal gift this time did not mean that she still had her daughter in her heart?

She didn't dare to ask for anything more, so she could only kneel on the ground and keep assuring him, "Don't worry, Mom, I will work harder to make money in the future."

Ran Qi helped Zhang Wei up with concern. The thin girl in front of him seemed a little uneasy and embarrassed, because Ran Qi's eyes were full of love, which the original owner had never looked at her with such eyes.

Zhang Li was afraid that this was her own fantasy, but she couldn't help but want to grab it. "Mom, are you telling the truth?"

"Really? You don't have to support your brother anymore. He's grown up, he should be able to support himself!"

Zhang Qiang was anxious now. "Mom, what are you talking about?"

"It's her good fortune that this money-loser can get such a large betrothal gift. How can she not marry after receiving the money?"

"Don't you want me to get married? Don't you want to have grandchildren?"

"This is your sister. What kind of money-loser is this? You want a dowry to marry a wife, so shouldn't I call you a money-loser?"

This was the first time that my mother defended herself in front of my brother. In the past, when Zhang Qiang asked her to pay for the goods, my mother would just agree.

Her mother gave her a very different feeling today. Zhang Wei had tears in her eyes. Could she finally ask for a little bit of maternal love?

That hopeful look in his eyes made Ran Qi feel a little distressed.

Zhang Qiang's voice broke the atmosphere. "Mom, are you crazy? You scold me for this money-loser? Don't you want me to take care of you in your old age?"

Zhang Wei really wanted to say, "Mom, I will take care of you in your old age," but she didn't dare to say it because every time she said this in the past, she would be scolded by the original owner, so Zhang Wei didn't say it anymore.

"Look at you, you have no job and no skills. Those who graduated with you have already started working, but you are still relying on your sister for support at home. If I rely on you to support me in my old age, I will starve to death sooner or later."