"However, I heard from the village wives that later, Zhang Ma had a big conflict with her husband's family. It was so intense that she changed the surname to her own and independently registered the boy's household. The boy still kept his Li surname, and she raised him as her son, while changing her daughter to a niece, perhaps thinking about securing a marriage for her daughter in the future."
The old grandmother spoke cautiously, with more insinuation, but in fact, she didn't really need to say these things.
Gu Tong, however, was well aware.
The old grandmother immediately took a liking to Gu Tong upon meeting her, feeling a connection with this girl. The reason she said these things was entirely because Gu Tong mentioned going to Granny Zhao's place. The old grandmother guessed why Zhang Ma didn't like her, realizing it was a move intended to harm her.
Because of this...
