Chapter 24 Donated to the Cultural Relics Bureau! (3/4)

“But I should do these things. He not only hurt your parents, but he also killed my mother. I have to identify him for both moral and legal reasons,” Wei Juan said, declining the offer.

“Now that you’ve identified Wei Zhentian, you’re cutting ties with his family. It’s not easy for a young girl like you to live alone; you need money to support yourself,” Su Wantang said, her voice carrying an unyielding tone. “Don’t feel embarrassed; you have to accept this money.”

"In addition, I bought you a small courtyard house. From now on, you can live in that courtyard house, study hard, and live a good life."

Wei Juan looked at her with tears streaming down her face, "Sister, I can't take your money for nothing. Consider that house as rent to you, and I'll pay you back when I make money in the future."

Su Wantang wanted to say that there was no need to return it, since she had already received enough from Wei Zhentian.

However, considering that saying this could motivate Wei Juan to work hard in her life, studies, and career, Su Wantang did not refuse. She took Wei Juan to her yard, bought her some daily necessities, and helped her settle in.

The courtyard is a traditional courtyard house. Although it is small, it is complete in every way, with a kitchen and a toilet.

The courtyard was also cleaned and decorated in a very cozy style.

"From now on, you'll be living here," Su Wantang said.

"Then... Sister, will I ever see you again?" Wei Juan pursed her lips, gazing intently at Su Wantang.

“I’ll be joining my husband’s unit in a few days,” Su Wantang said with a light laugh. “My boyfriend is an officer on an island, which is very far away. I’ll be living there from now on and won’t be coming back often, but if I do come back, I will definitely come to see you.”

Wei Juan looked at Su Wantang with regret, and nodded with difficulty, "Then can I write to you when I miss you?"

"Of course," Su Wantang said with a light laugh. "Once I get there, I'll send you a package, and I'll write to you whenever I have time."

"Mmm. Sister, I'll miss you." Wei Juan looked at Su Wantang with reluctance.

...

The Wei family.

"Zhentian, something terrible has happened!" Early in the morning, Wei's mother shouted, "Wei Juan is missing!"

"Where did she go?" Wei Zhentian asked impatiently as he finished dressing and sat up.

"I don't know," Wei's mother shook her head.

"Since you've run away, don't come back!" Wei Zhentian said unhappily. "That brat, I can't stand the sight of her."

In fact, Wei Juan is not his biological daughter.

Before marrying Wei Juan, her mother had an old fiancé. The two were engaged and had agreed to get married.

The other party was a soldier who disappeared without a trace after those missions and died in the line of duty.

The woman was pregnant at the time.

He appeared before her, flattered her every day, and promised to treat the child in her womb as his own. Over time, he finally won her over.

Only then did the woman agree to marry him.

In the first few years after the woman gave birth, he was willing to pretend to be a loving husband who doted on his wife and daughter. But later, when the woman was no longer of any use to him, he stopped pretending.

Now, whenever he sees Wei Juan, he thinks of how humbly he begged Wei Juan's mother and how humbly he tried to please her. He thinks of those days when he was the poorest, most destitute, and most miserable in his life.