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From the moment she moved here, her desire to get close to her parents gradually faded. Initially, their relationship improved, but it eventually soured as she found herself being sacrificed for Rao Jian, leading her to run away from home. The bond she shared with this family was terrifyingly weak.
Wu Rong noticed her sadness and said thoughtfully, "By the way, your grandmother still loves you very much, right? Even though you didn't receive the money that was meant for you, her intentions were still given to you."
Rao Jie felt a slight comfort at this, but it also struck her as absurd. "They didn’t want the house before, but now that they know it's valuable, they want to take it back? That was the only thing my grandmother left for me."
She recalled vividly how her grandmother had been in and out of the hospital during her final days. Once, her parents brought Rao Jian back to see her. It was then that her grandmother took the opportunity to discuss the inheritance. In truth, aside from the house, her grandmother had nothing left; everything else had long been given to her only son.
Her grandmother could see the favoritism within the family and knew that everything belonging to the Rao Family would likely go to Rao Jian in the future. However, out of love for her granddaughter, she planned to transfer ownership of the house to Rao Jie. If Rao Jie didn’t live there in the future, selling it would only yield around seventy or eighty thousand—enough for a dowry.
Such an old house in a remote rural town wouldn’t attract much interest anyway. At that time, Rao Jian was still studying and believed she would achieve great things in life; she looked down on such a rural property and thought she wouldn’t return home. She figured leaving it to Rao Jie was generous enough and didn’t take it to heart.
Huang Xiang initially thought it would be better for all property matters to be transferred to Rao Jian. However, seeing how worthless it seemed and respecting the elderly woman's dying wish, she decided not to contest it. Besides, this way they wouldn’t have to prepare a dowry for Rao Jie, which seemed quite convenient.
Rao Gang believed that everything he had in Yun Cheng would eventually belong to Rao Jian. As a daughter, Rao Jie wouldn’t receive anything substantial; thus giving this house to Rao Jie was a way of saving face and providing comfort. He thought that in the future, if Rao Jie complained about unfairness, they could simply respond with, "Didn't we give you a house?"
They thought this settled everything but hadn’t anticipated that there would be redevelopment plans that would make the property so valuable. The house was registered in Rao Jie’s name, and now they regretted their decision.
The consensus within the Rao Family was that all valuable assets should go to their son; this had nothing to do with love or favoritism towards their daughter—it was simply what they believed needed to be done. Their callousness truly broke Rao Jie’s heart; she no longer wished to see them.
Wu Rong looked at Rao Jie and couldn’t bear to tell her anything more. In fact, when he had inquired about Accounting's contact information earlier, he learned about an option regarding the redevelopment. The house could be exchanged for a significant sum of money or for a smaller amount along with a newly built property.
The parents of the Rao Family knew that if they opted for a new house instead of cash, it would still be under Rao Jie’s name. Whether or not she would give anything to Rao Jian was uncertain. They also didn’t need another house in the town; thus they seized this loophole and decided on behalf of Rao Jie: they wanted money instead of a house.
This way, they could ensure everything went to Rao Jian. Such actions were typical of parents who favored sons over daughters. And this was like stabbing a knife into Rao Jie’s heart; how could he let her know?
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