Becoming the Richest Man Alive

Chapter 167

When Amelia was three years old, her brother, Cody, was born.

He was the precious of the family, so the young boy was spoiled.

That was when Amelia’s abuse started.

At that time, abuse was not a concerning matter. It was only known as “discipline” in the countryside.

As the saying goes, a hard stick makes a filial child.

But no one cared, even though she was a well-behaved child who did nothing wrong.

When she was four to five years old, she would learn to collect firewood, boil water, and cook rice. The countertops were all twice her height. And she would be beaten if she didn’t finish her chores in time.

That was the kind of environment Amelia grew up in ever since she was four to five years old. On the other hand, her younger brother, Cody, grew up under the meticulous care of all the elders in the family.

He was never wronged and was never scolded. He was given the utmost care.

On the other hand, Amelia, merely two to three years older than the golden child in the family, had to do all the chores and hard work.

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In Amelia’s childhood memories, no one would care about her, apart from her father, who would secretly give her food.

She couldn’t do many things as a young child, so all she did were household chores.

When she grew up, not only would she do all the housework, she would even work on the farm. Everyone in the family wanted her to work the most but eat the least.

After Amelia’s facial features developed, her mother treated her worse because her appearance resembled a vixen.

She would be beaten and not given any food if she didn’t finish her work on the farm.

The desperation of hunger, accompanied by darkness and fear, as well as the scars and bruises on her body, were all the highlights of Amelia’s childhood.

When she went to school, her family didn’t want her to embarrass the family.

So they reduced her work on the farm, and naturally, her bruises became lesser.

Those days at school were the happiest in her entire childhood.

Until she went to high school.

During her final exams in junior high, Amelia’s father was diagnosed with a terminal disease. When he was running out of time, the family decided to stop Amelia from going to school.

They wouldn’t survive after losing the family’s primary source of income.

Moreover, when Amelia finished junior high, it was also time for Cody to enter junior high.

Back then, the country had not implemented the nine-year compulsory education. Tuition fees were required when their children entered junior high school.

Moreover, the little prince didn’t want to go to any ordinary high school in the countryside, but the prestigious high school in the city.

And that required a fortune to pay the school fees. Even the living expenses were several times that of Amelia.

They needed someone to maintain their current lifestyle, so they thought of utilizing Amelia for that.

In their opinion, girls didn’t have to study that much. They only had to marry at the right time and fetch a large amount of money as a betrothal gift for the family.

Additionally, Amelia became even more intelligent when she was in junior high school. On top of that, years of hard labor never affected her beauty.

Thus, the elders felt threatened by her, and they would stop at nothing to prevent her from harming Cody.

They all wanted her to marry and die elsewhere.

Studying? What a waste of time and money.

But Amelia’s father thought otherwise.

After all, he was the only person in the family who loved his daughter and the only person in the family with the highest level of education. Even so, it was just high school.

For a dying person, his words carried some weight in the family.

He rejected everyone’s opinions and decided to send Amelia to school.

The family members acknowledged him, and Amelia finally got to go to high school like she always wanted.

During the winter and summer holidays, she would work to pay for her tuition, and she would choose to stay on campus.

Since then, she gradually drifted away from her wicked family.

Those were the two years when she truly experienced a peaceful and quiet life.

She no longer had endless demands, endless abuse, and endless comparisons from home.

Although she was tired, it was a very meaningful life for her.

Amelia knew very well that she was living for herself, and not for her “family.”

Since the death of Amelia’s father, her family received an exceptional amount of compensation and pensions. Life at home became luxurious.

The land at her home was left unused and neglected.

They quitted their jobs, and they lost their will to work and laze around in the house.

After a long period of enjoying a luxurious lifestyle, they finally spent their last penny without any growth in income.

Actually, they could look for jobs again and cultivate the land.

However, they couldn’t simply regain their spirit and energy after lazing around for two years.

It was unlikely for them to return to work.

How could anyone be willing to return to poverty after being used to a comfortable life?

They just wanted to reap without sowing, continue lazing around the house, and enjoy a luxurious and material life.

But good things don’t always happen.

Therefore, it wasn’t until they were impoverished that they suddenly remembered. There was still someone in the household that could bring in money for them.

It was Amelia.

In their opinion, it was only right that Amelia should repay them since they raised her.

What’s more, she received more than two years of higher education in school. It was more than enough.

But they never realized that they drank and ate in the past two years without giving Amelia any help.

She had to make her own money.

And they knew that it wasn’t easy for an underaged child to find a job.

But they were never concerned about it. From the family’s point of view, Cody was the treasure, and Amelia was the expendable one.

Therefore, they would never feel bad for her.

As long as it pleased, it did not matter to them what Amelia had to do.

They would even ask her to do anything that was profitable, and there was no bottom line.