In a chaotic world of infrastructure development, a woman's path to survival after being reborn

As they were talking, a noise came from outside. The mother and daughter looked up and saw that Wu Dalang had returned.

Wu Dalang pushed open the door and walked in, asking curiously as he went, "Why is it so quiet today? There's not a single person in the courtyard."

The conversation stopped abruptly when Wu Dalang saw the injury on Xiao Qian's face. He frowned and asked, "What happened?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yue quickly said, "It was Grandma who hit me. She wanted to hit me, but Mom stopped me."

"Why did your grandma hit you? What did you do?" Wu Dalang asked in a low voice.

"Grandma said I wasn't doing chores at home and was out fooling around, so she wanted to beat me. But Dad, I didn't. I went to apply for a job," Wu Yue said, her voice trembling with agitation, clearly dissatisfied.

Hearing this, Wu Dalang was also a little angry, angry that his mother treated his wife and children this way.

"You really went to recruit workers?" Wu Dalang asked again to confirm.

“It’s true, Yue’er not only participated, but was also selected,” Madam Qian explained, standing up as well.

Upon hearing this, Wu Dalang's eyes widened in disbelief as he asked, "Is this really true? You're not lying to me?"

Madam Qian was so excited that she completely forgot about the injury on her face. She said in a somewhat excited tone, "Husband, how could I lie to you about this? It's absolutely true. Our Yue'er passed the exam."

With his doubts confirmed, Wu Dalang broke into a big smile, and his weathered face suddenly came to life.

Wu Dalang was a stern father, but he couldn't help but pat Wu Yue on the shoulder excitedly and praised her, "Good child."

Although Wu Yue was happy, all her happiness vanished when she saw the injuries on her mother's face. She said, "Dad, I didn't go out and fool around, but Grandma beat me and Mom too."

Upon hearing this, Wu Dalang's smile faltered for a moment before he said, "I'll go talk to your grandmother and ask her to stop hitting you."

Wu Yue had heard these words many times before, but they had never come true. So she said, "Grandma won't listen. She'll still do it next time."

Upon hearing this, Wu Dalang paused, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared. He said, "Your grandmother is a bit harsh, but she has a good heart."

Even Wu Yuexiang himself wasn't sure if Wu Dalang believed what she said, but there was nothing he could do, since she was his mother.

"Dad, can we separate the family? After we separate, you and Mom won't have to suffer here anymore. I have a job now, so I'm not afraid of not being able to support the family." Wu Yue looked at her father with pleading eyes and said sincerely.

Upon hearing this, Wu Dalang was first startled, and then immediately objected, saying, "No, how can we separate the family? With our parents still alive, if we don't separate, what will we do if it's just the three of us left?"

"Just live your life as usual. Right now, only you and Mom are doing the work at home. Nobody else is doing any work. It's the same as always when we divide the work among ourselves, so don't worry, Dad," Wu Yue quickly explained.

Indeed, it wouldn't be so hard, and his wife and daughter wouldn't have to suffer anymore. Wu Dalang was somewhat tempted, but then, as if thinking of something, he shook his head and said, "No, our family has no male heirs. If we were to separate, it would be easy for others to laugh at us. Besides, what would we do when your mother and I get old?"

No matter what she did, she couldn't change her parents' minds. Wu Yue felt frustrated and didn't know what to do. She couldn't guarantee her future right now.

Just as silence fell inside, some noises came from outside, and the next second, Old Lady Wu's voice rang out from outside, "Boss, are you back?"

Wu Dalang was very filial; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so easily manipulated by his wife. Upon hearing the noise outside, he immediately stood up and opened the door.

"Mother, what brings you here?" Wu Dalang asked gently.

Old Mrs. Wu was very satisfied with her eldest son's filial piety, but she disliked his wife and granddaughter very much. The reason was simple: she was afraid that her eldest son would not be so filial to her after he had a wife and children.

Because Wu Dalang and his wife only had one child, Wu Yue, they were naturally assigned to the smallest room in the house, a room so small that there was barely any room to stand.

However, Old Mrs. Wu pretended not to see any of this. She gently pulled Wu Dalang aside and said, "I heard that Yue'er has been hired. Is that true?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Dalang didn't think much of it and quickly nodded happily, saying, "It's true. I just found out too. I didn't expect this child to be so promising."

Once the matter was confirmed, Old Mrs. Wu smiled, then changed the subject and sighed, "This child is really promising, unlike your little sister, who can only stay at home."

Wu Dalang didn't understand the deeper meaning, but he grinned and said excitedly, "This girl is lucky. My little sister is getting married soon, so she won't be staying at home for long."

Hearing this, Old Mrs. Wu paused for a moment, then said worriedly, "Yes, your little sister is getting married, but the family doesn't have a decent dowry for her. I don't know if she will be ridiculed after she marries into her husband's family."

"No, Mother, you're overthinking it," Wu Dalang quickly reassured her, clearly not understanding the meaning behind her words.

Seeing that her eldest son still didn't understand her meaning, Old Mrs. Wu simply said, "Eldest son, you see, our family can't give your sister a good dowry. Why don't you give Yue'er's job to your sister? Your sister will definitely thank you."

Upon hearing this, Wu Dalang instantly understood his mother's meaning, and stood there stunned in disbelief.

"Mother, what are you saying? This is a job that Yue'er worked so hard to get, how can you give it to your little sister?" Wu Dalang said, his eyes wide with shock.

Hearing this, Old Mrs. Wu's face turned somewhat pale, but she quickly regained her composure, pretending to wipe away her tears, and said, "Yue'er is still young, she'll have plenty of opportunities in the future, but your sister is different. She's getting married soon, and if she doesn't have a good dowry, the groom will definitely look down on her."

"Eldest brother, please feel sorry for your sister. You can't bear to see her suffer in her husband's family, can you?"

As she spoke, Old Mrs. Wu observed her eldest son, Wu Dalang's, reaction. Seeing that his expression did not soften, she wiped away her tears and recounted how difficult things had been for her all these years.

Wu Dalang was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do for a moment.

“Mother, this is a spot that Yue’er fought for herself. I have no right to decide,” Wu Dalang said with a sigh.

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Wu immediately regained her spirits and shouted, "Who said you have no right? You are her father!"