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However, the woman underestimated the ruthlessness of her stepfather. Once her husband was allotted the pregnancy funds, her stepfather came knocking on their door and under the pressure of filial piety took away the funds and the monthly rations leaving them with nothing.

Sometimes the woman thought that her stepfather wanted to see her and her husband die, she even questioned him after getting tired but was beaten up by her mother which made her furious but unable to retaliate.

Yu Dong\'s expression changed when she heard the woman\'s explanation, she did not expect that something like this was happening behind her back.

She started the fund in an attempt to make sure that the mers would be given a chance to live alive and with the pregnancy funds even their wives would treat them better but who would have thought that the in-laws would start acting greedy towards these funds as well?

She pursed her lips in a thin line and then said without a change of expression, " Do you want to come under my shelter? I cannot give you the surname Yu but at least you and your husband wouldn\'t have to worry about surviving. As long as you are with me, your husband who is weak will have a chance of survival. I will make sure that the separation from your family will be a clean one."

The woman did not expect that Yu Dong would take the initiative to help her.

" But let me make some things clear to you. Once you make a break with your family you will be my person and would have nothing to do with your family. If you dare to take advantage of me and try to support your family then…" Yu Dong narrowed her eyes as she pressed the stone under her foot causing it to turn into dust.

" I will deal with your family accordingly as I do not like getting betrayed after taking up trouble for others."

The woman was frightened by Yu Dong\'s actions. Her entire body tensed as she nodded her head like a chicken pecking rice before saying, " Yes, Yes… I understand. I understand! Don\'t worry Madam Yu, I will never betray you. As long as you help me, I will work like a cow and ox for you."

She did not want to separate from her family as they would call her unfilial and blame her but now that Yu Dong was backing her, the woman straightened up her spine a little more. No one liked to live under suppression and she was no different.

Shen Li looked at the woman who was walking behind Yu Dong and calmly said, " As long as you treat Dong Dong well, she will reciprocate your kindness and will not let you suffer."

This was both his warning as well as advice to the woman, as long as she was not a fool. She would not make a mistake.

The woman hurriedly nodded her head and replied, " I .. I understand. Don\'t worry, I will do my best for Madam Yu."

Yu Dong looked at the woman and asked, "What\'s your name?" There were three hundred families in their village, it was impossible for Yu Dong to remember everyone by their faces but she did remember the names of the families.

" My name is Rong Yi," the woman replied in a polite manner.

" The Rong family?" Yu Dong frowned, she had heard about the atrocities of the Old Master Rong and his daughter. The two of them were arrogant to the bones and because Rong Xi was the only mason in the village, she charged a high price just a little less than the town\'s one.

If she was good at her job then Yu Dong would have nothing to say about her but she was definitely not good. She only knew a few skills and made it look like she was highly skilled not only was Rong Xi unwilling to run but she was also unwilling to lower her fees which was why many villagers went to the town to look for masons but even then Rong Xi did not feel like she was at fault.

As for her father, he was known for grabbing child mer for his granddaughters. Because he did not want to pay the bridegroom price, he would look for young and poor mers who were orphaned and then he would bribe them with food and shelter, saying that as long they follow his granddaughters, he would treat them well.

Yu Dong had warned him many times not to do something like this, as the orphaned mers did not what kind of pit they were falling into.

But the Old Master Rong definitely did not listen to her, in front of her, he acted understanding, saying that he understood what Yu Dong was telling him but behind her back, he did the same thing as before, that was to grab the orphaned and then bring them back to his house, when Yu Dong questioned him, Old Master Rong quarrelled saying that the wedding arrangements were done and there was nothing she could do.

If Old Master Rong treated those orphans well, it was good enough but he clearly did not treat them well. The meal that he promised was not more than a few coarse pancakes and warm water and not for just one time but for the whole three times.

And in exchange he made those child mers work for the entire day!

Because of this, Yu Dong had no good feelings towards the Rong family!

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