Soong Chuyi's family was simple. When she was young, her father died in a car accident. Her father's relatives coveted the high compensation and mistreated Soong's mother. In a fit of anger, Soong's mother took Soong Chuyi away from home and raised her alone.

When Soong's mother was thirteen years old, she met her second spring and quickly gave Soong Chuyi a younger brother. Ever since she had a younger son, Soong's mother had neglected her daughter, who had the blood of her ex-husband.

Soong Chuyi didn't pay much attention to it during school breaks. She was focused on raising her son with her husband. Soong Chuyi understood this, but she still felt a little resentful.

Her stepfather, Zhou Yong, didn't really like her, his cheap daughter. Soong Chuyi had nothing to complain about, but Soong's mother was her blood relative, yet because she had met a family that could let her live a good life, she despised her as a burden.

Soong Chuyi started living in the school since the first year of high school. After all, she had always felt like she was living under someone else's roof. After graduating from high school, her brother went to school, and Soong's mother started asking Soong Chuyi to work to cover her living expenses.

As an adult, Soong Chuyi agreed with the idea of supporting herself on her own and never reached out to her family for another cent.

In Soong Chuyi's second year of university, her stepfather, Zhou Yong's factory business, failed and she lost a lot of money. Soong's mother's well-off life became tight again. Soong Chuyi needed to work even harder to earn money. She needed to leave a portion of the money she made to Soong's mother.

Her brother's tuition was not cheap, because Soong's mother wanted to give her son the best of everything. Not only did she pamper him financially, but she also couldn't bear to say a harsh word about education.

This led to the fact that his younger brother, who was only eleven years old and in his fourth year of primary school, was not close to Soong Chuyi, his half-sister, and only called her sister when he had no pocket money.

If Soong Chuyi did not give it to him, his brother would make a scene. When he was seven or eight years old, he would cry and complain, causing Soong's mother to have an excuse for Soong Chuyi, blaming her for not giving in to her brother.

Soong Chuyi rarely came home. Not only was she arrogant, but she also called Soong Chuyi by her first name as if she were a nanny, asking Soong Chuyi to bring him this and that.

Soong Chuyi sat still and taught him to be polite when calling her sister, but her brother continued to call her Soong Chuyi's name.

When Soong's mother returned, this brat was full of complaints, saying that his sister scolded him and even hit him. Soong's mother wouldn't listen even if Soong Chuyi tried to defend herself. She kept blaming Soong Chuyi for not being sensible. Why did she have to argue with her brother? Life at home was hard, and she didn't want to care about so many messy things. Even if it was her son's fault, she would tell Soong Chuyi that her brother was still young and insensible. No matter what, she should let him coax her.

Soong Chuyi was noncommittal to Soong's mother's theory. She left angrily with her bag, but in a few days, she would receive a phone call from Soong's mother, saying that she was sorry for her bad attitude and told Soong Chuyi not to mind her own family's temper too much. She asked for money as soon as she changed her tone.

Soong Chuyi was still a student herself, so how could she have so much spare money? Soong's mother had never even thought about this. All she knew was that Soong Chuyi had a promising future in university, and she had also heard from her son that Soong Chuyi's cosmetics set cost thousands of yuan. She just thought that her daughter made a lot of money part-time in the big city.

Soong's mother didn't want the money because the family couldn't afford it. It was because her brother wanted to buy a pair of limited edition shoes, and her stepfather couldn't bear to pay for it. Soong's mother didn't want her son to be wronged, so she set her eyes on Soong Chuyi.

In the past, Soong Chuyi had sent a lot of money home. A few hundred yuan was not a lot, but it was her filial piety. When she heard Soong's mother ask for a few thousand yuan, she knew very well what she would spend it on. It was nothing more than what her brother wanted.