Soon, Jiang Yonghe's voice, usually gentle, turned sharp and sarcastic as it came from the phone.

"Jiang Youli, how can you still be so ungrateful? Your parents only brought you back to acknowledge you so that you could marry the eldest son of the Qi family in my place. You're just a wild girl who grew up in the countryside. You should be grateful for the chance to rise above others. Why are you so stubborn and bossing me around? And then you want to acknowledge your uncle and aunt as your parents. Now you're caught in the middle, how embarrassing."

"By the way, you don't actually believe that your aunt and uncle genuinely like you and that's why they agreed to adopt her as their daughter, do you? It's just that you have the Jiang family bloodline, so if the old man takes pity on you in the future, you can inherit a portion of the Jiang family's assets."

"Does Sister Youli know what this building is for?"

"It's for the young ladies and gentlemen of the Jiang family to learn. I've been learning all sorts of talents here since I was a child, from private tutors hired at high salaries. I'm proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and foreign languages..."

"I wonder how many of these talents you have, Sister Youli?"

"You probably don't know anything, right? It's a pity, you're already this age, it's probably too late to learn now."

"But it's okay, you know how to grow vegetables and farm, and you know how to do laundry and cook, but I don't know any of these things, so I'll have to ask you, Sister Youli, for help."

The more he listened, the uglier Old Master Jiang's face became.

Jiang Youli knew that Jiang Yonghe's insults were secondary; the main point was that he mentioned the Jiang family's assets!

For the old man who still holds absolute authority in the Jiang family, having his family fortune coveted before his death is as taboo as princes coveting the throne before the emperor's death.

Therefore, she deliberately raised her voice when Jiang Zhao said those words.

Jiang Yonghe froze on the spot.

How to do?

Her mind raced, trying to figure out how to salvage her image.

Jiang Yangxu and Qin Yulian were visibly panicked, thinking to themselves, "Oh no! How could our adopted daughter have revealed everything about the family property?"

Not only did she say it, but Jiang Youli also recorded it and let the old man know!

Old Master Jiang's face was so gloomy it was almost dripping with water. "Jiang Yonghe, you're just an adopted daughter of the Jiang family. I'm not even dead yet, and you're already scheming about how my family's assets will be divided!"

Tears immediately streamed down Jiang Yonghe's face. She shook her head violently, "Grandpa, it's not like that..."

"Don't call me grandpa!" Old Master Jiang slammed his cane on the floor. "It's all very clear in the recording. Am I deaf? Isn't that your voice?"

Jiang Yonghe said in a panic, "It's definitely my voice, but that's not what happened. My sister kept insulting me, and I couldn't take it anymore, so I said those harsh words..."

Jiang Zhao found it hard to believe that the person who said those things in the recording was actually his kind, gentle, and delicate younger sister!

But soon, he realized that, just as Xiao He had said, it must have been Jiang Youli who had angered Xiao He, which was why she couldn't help but say those hurtful things!

So Jiang Zhao turned his anger on Jiang Youli, his gaze blazing as if it were about to burst into flames. "Xiao He is right. Who knows if you said something even more offensive to Xiao He before this, which is why Xiao He retaliated against you like this!"

Jiang Youli gave him the middle finger again, silently cursing, "Idiot."

Grandpa Jiang sneered, "Jiang Zhao, the evidence is right in front of you, yet you're still so confused and unable to distinguish right from wrong. Youli is right, you really deserve a beating. You won't be able to clear your head unless you get a beating!"

Jiang Youli put away her phone and reminded him, "Grandpa, it's one thing for her to humiliate me, but she also said that Mom and Dad only acknowledged me for the family fortune. In my opinion, Jiang Yonghe said that because my second uncle and aunt told her."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yangxu stared intently at Jiang Youli with sharp eyes.

"Second Uncle, don't glare at me like that, I'm scared." Jiang Youli said, shrinking back against Zhang Susu.

Zhang Susu hugged her tightly, her voice sterner than ever before, "It's quite clear that your adopted daughter provoked Youli first and said a lot of hurtful things."

Jiang Yehan looked at Jiang Yonghe coldly, "Second brother, sister-in-law, Susu and I genuinely love Youli, not for any family fortune."

Zhang Susu continued, "Also, second brother, sister-in-law, is it true that your adopted daughter said you brought Youli back so that she could marry the eldest son of the Qi family in place of your adopted daughter?"

She hadn't planned to bring this up in front of the old man, but now that things had escalated to this point, even if Youli was willing to marry in his place, she absolutely couldn't suffer in silence!

"Is that so?" Old Master Jiang's face was terribly somber.

Qin Yulian dared not utter a sound.

Jiang Yangxu denied it: "No, we just found out that Youli is our biological daughter. How could we have known in advance that she would marry the eldest son of the Qi family in place of Yonghe?"

Zhang Susu asked, "Then why did Jiang Yonghe say that?"

Jiang Yonghe gritted her teeth and took the blame, saying, "It was me. I wanted to stay, but Sister Youli refused to accept me and wanted to kick me out, so I said that on purpose in my desperation."

Hearing this, Old Master Jiang sternly said to Jiang Yangxu and Qin Yulian, "You two are the ones who should be teaching your adopted daughters properly! Next time there are such petty squabbles, don't call me in to get involved without understanding the situation!"

Jiang Yangxu nodded, "Yes, I will definitely give Yonghe and Zhao'er a good scolding later."

Qin Yulian was filled with grievances.

How could she have imagined that her own daughter was so cunning, and how could she have recorded the conversation under those circumstances!

Jiang Youli finally got out of Zhang Susu's arms and looked at Grandpa Jiang, saying, "This matter can't just be left like this, Grandpa. My second uncle and aunt came to my house with a group of people, all angry, and they scared me to death."

Grandpa Jiang said, "All four of you, apologize to You Li now!"

Jiang Zhao protested, "Grandpa, even if we were in the wrong first, she shouldn't have hit us! Why should we apologize! I won't apologize!"

Grandpa Jiang raised his cane, as if to strike Jiang Zhao on the head, "You dare to talk back to me!"

Qin Yulian quickly stopped the old man and turned to Jiang Zhao, saying, "Zhao'er, don't upset your grandfather. Quickly apologize to Youli."

Jiang Youli put her arms around him and said, "Hurry up, and so are your second uncle and aunt."

Jiang Yonghe spoke first: "Sister Youli, I'm sorry."

After Qin Yulian stopped the old man, she quickly said, "Youli, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you."

Jiang Yangxu swallowed his pride and awkwardly said "I'm sorry." Only Jiang Zhao turned his head away from Jiang Youli and reluctantly said "I'm sorry" as well.

Jiang Youli, acting as if she were a magnanimous person, said, "Since you've apologized, I won't make things difficult for you. Next, as we agreed before, once the matter is resolved, I'll have you sign a severance agreement to completely cut off all ties!"

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