Early morning, at the Lin family's dinner table.

The Lin family members sat in their respective seats as if by unspoken agreement, eagerly watching Lin's mother, hoping she would bring the food to the table.

When all the men in the Lin family were present, Lin Yueyao had no chance to flaunt herself in front of them.

Why? Because Lin's mother wouldn't allow it, and Lin Yueyao also thought it was fine this way. As long as the men of the Lin family were at home, she could do less work.

At this time, it was Lin's mother and sister-in-law Jiang Xiaomei who were busy, so Lin's father and the others were becoming increasingly displeased with the lazy Lin Yueyao.

Even if Lin Yueyao isn't at the Lin family's dining table, they won't ask her a single question.

Looking at the rice porridge and fried dough sticks on the table every day, Lin Xiaodi was furious. He grumbled, "Mom, why is it rice porridge and fried dough sticks again? Can't you change things up? Can't you go buy some meat buns?"

Seeing her youngest son throwing a tantrum, Lin's mother didn't argue with him. She smiled and coaxed him, "Alright, alright, if you really like it, I'll buy you meat buns from now on. You're so heartless. I got up early this morning to cook porridge and buy fried dough sticks for you, and all that work for nothing. You three don't care about anyone at all."

Seeing this, Brother Lin said sweetly, "Mom, you've worked hard. I'll ask Xiaomei to get up earlier to help you from now on."

When Sister-in-law Lin, who was sitting next to him, heard her husband say that, she pinched his waist hard.

He's not driven by emotions, so he's just using himself to do favors for his mother, right?

Jiang Xiaomei had just married into the Lin family and didn't want to appear too diligent.

Jiang Xiaomei watched her mother busy with housework since she was a child, but what did she get in return?

Her mother's experience made Jiang Xiaomei realize that if a woman can endure hardship, then there is no end to the hardships she can endure.

So, after she got married, she wouldn't treat her husband like royalty like other women do.

Who is born to serve others? We're all forced to learn these skills!

That man isn't missing an arm or a leg, what can't he do?

Anyway, Lin Jianming has said all the nice things, so there's no way she'll have to serve anyone!

Lin's father ate his meal in silence, as if nothing in front of him concerned him.

Lin Yueyao listened to the cheerful laughter downstairs, but she lay on her narrow bed, thinking about the nightmare she had that morning.

She didn't know if what happened in her dream was real; she had to find out. If it was, she wouldn't be able to graduate.

The scenes in the dream were terrifying, especially the part where Lin's father was humiliated by the students.

Later, in order to save her father, Lin's mother sold Lin Yueyao to a minor leader of the Revolutionary Committee.

The gang leader knew that Lin Yueyao was a college student. In exchange for this college student status, the gang leader made a deal with Lin's mother, which brought a lot of convenience to the Lin family.

Lin's mother felt that as long as she sacrificed one daughter, the Lin family could return to their previous life, which was a good deal.

The Lin family raised Lin Yueyao to adulthood; it's time for her to repay them.

Lin Yueyao, who had been hiding in the attic, only dared to come down after the Lin family members had all gone to work.

Lin Yueyao carefully checked each room to make sure no one was home before tiptoeing to the kitchen to find the large bowl of rice porridge she had secretly hidden while cooking it.

When Lin Yueyao brought it out, it was a bowl of rice porridge, mostly rice, and very thick, more than the Lin family had just eaten.

This was Lin Yueyao's little trick. Having lived in this family for so long and done so much housework, she was bound to have some skills.

The lock her mother used to lock the cabinet was no problem for her at all.

As usual, Yueyao ate breakfast, washed the dishes, and put them back in their place.

Lin Yueyao found a small wire hidden under the house, and then used the same trick to open the door where the food was stored.

Looking at the small room filled with grains, the first thing that catches the eye is rice. It is as white as snow, with each grain plump and exuding a faint aroma.

Next to it were bags of flour, white and fine, as if they had been carefully selected.

Besides these staple foods, some scarce supplies were also neatly arranged together, and the rich black liquid of soy sauce looked so appetizing that it made one's mouth water.

There was also a basket of eggs, their smooth shells gleaming softly under the light, making one imagine what they would look like as delicious dishes.

The small space was filled with a dazzling array of food: rice, flour, soybean oil, as well as cabbage, dried shrimp, smoked dried meat, malted milk powder, and White Rabbit milk candy—everything you could want.

Anything that can be preserved for a long time can be found here, which shows that the Lin family was terrified by the famine of the previous two years.

These were all supplies that Lin's mother had prepared as a precaution after the famine.

Sure enough, they stockpiled so many supplies right after the famine.

There were so many supplies here that they were countless. Whenever no one was home, Lin Yueyao would sneak a little from a corner.

Then she would hide it in her attic, take a small handful and put it in while cooking, and then secretly scoop it out when no one was looking.

That way, when no one is around, he can eat more. After all, if she only relied on the little food the Lin family gave her, Lin Yueyao would probably have starved to the bone long ago.

Lin's mother used to constantly complain to Lin Yueyao about how hard her family's life was, how her father and brother were always hungry, and how they, as women, had to be frugal.

The naive Yueyao used to be very frugal, but she almost starved to death by Lin's mother.

She finally mustered her courage and quietly opened the most mysterious door in the Lin family's house, the one where the grain was hidden.

Then Lin Yueyao realized that her family was so rich! They had enough money to buy so much food, yet they would rather let their daughter go hungry.

Throughout the entire Lin family, only she was truly poor.

Seeing the grain reminded Yueyao of the disgusting scenes in her dream.

The woman in the video probably hadn't graduated from university yet. Judging from the timeline, she was probably a junior in college when the tragedy happened in her family.

It seems that Lin's father said something he shouldn't have at school, which led to a reprimand from his colleagues and students.

Although the situation wasn't that serious at the time, there were no instances of shaving heads in a shaved style or parading people through the streets.

However, Lin's father's inappropriate remarks were still seized upon, and he was then used as a model by the Revolutionary Committee.

Lin's mother went to great lengths to save her husband.

After spending two whole days, they finally managed to intercept the petty leader who had led the arrest of Lin's father on the way home from get off work in front of the Revolutionary Committee.

It's unclear what Lin's mother said to that leader, but the leader initially didn't take Lin's mother seriously at all.

Later, through Lin's mother's tireless efforts, she managed to persuade the gang leader, which led to Lin Yueyao's tragic life.

At first, Lin's mother spoke very nicely to Lin Yueyao, saying that she would marry her off to this local leader, who was quite capable in the area.

And most importantly, he's a local, so Yueyao won't suffer if she marries him.

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