But people cannot outsmart fate. What Gao did not expect was that when she returned to the village with her two children in high spirits, she was targeted by a few thugs near River Bay.
The thugs had their eyes on Gao's money, but Gao was vigilant against them. However, it was difficult to guard against family betrayal; her parents, along with her brother and sister-in-law, all conspired to take her Silver.
At this point, Gao wiped away a tear. Originally, she returned home to support them, but in the blink of an eye, she ended up penniless, needing to rely on others for shelter.
Gao had more than two hundred taels of Silver, all taken by her parents. So Gao pleaded with her father, hoping they would return half of her Silver to her. Gao thought as long as she got the Silver, she would take Manyue and Mansheng back to River Bay and never concern herself with her maternal family's affairs again.
But who would willingly give up the meat already in their mouths?
