The death of the original host's husband, while bringing over 800,000 yuan in compensation to their family, also meant their home would never be the same again. Her in-laws' attitudes shifted dramatically, and they began to blame her.
They felt that if it weren't for the original host and her two burdens, their son wouldn't have had to work so hard and overtime.
If he didn't work overtime so often, how could he have died of overwork?
The original host had no rebuttal to this, as most wives did not have to support their younger brothers and mothers.
She felt her in-laws had been quite lenient with her over the years. They had never deliberately made things difficult for her, nor had they prevented her from caring for her mother and brother. Whenever she was too busy, they would come over and help with just a phone call.
Now, because of their son's death,
They were understandably unbalanced emotionally. She could understand that.
At the time, the original host had thought that no matter how her in-laws treated her, she would treat them as her own parents, providing for them in their old age, and so on.
But the year after her husband's death,
She didn't know what her in-laws were thinking. They, despite being nearly sixty years old, used various technological means to conceive again and gave birth to another son.
They even believed he was the reincarnation of their son.
For this, they not only took back the apartment the original host's family was currently living in but also demanded half of the compensation money. This was because the original host not only had an apartment her parents had given her as dowry but also another apartment her parents had originally owned, and a third apartment her mother had bought with her father's compensation money after his death, intending it for her son.
So, after some hesitation, the original host ultimately did not want to escalate the situation and agreed.
However, the rift between the two families undoubtedly deepened because of this.
Eight years later, the original host's father-in-law was diagnosed with late-stage cancer, and her mother-in-law was diagnosed with mid-stage dementia. Without telling each other, they first made their will and then sent their nine-year-old son to the original host's home, saying they had something to entrust her with for a couple of days.
But the night they returned home, they committed suicide.
They believed their current health conditions were a burden. Selling all their cash and even their house would be of no avail. It would be better to leave the money and the house to their son. They figured their daughter-in-law wouldn't be heartless enough to let their younger son starve.
The original host didn't find out about this until the next day, and she didn't learn about her in-laws' illnesses and their reasons for suicide until the third day. Ultimately, worried about entrusting her young brother-in-law to other relatives of her husband's family, she had no choice but to assume responsibility as his guardian.
That year, the original host's household included a twenty-two-year-old younger brother, two eighteen-year-old children, a nine-year-old brother-in-law, and a sixty-nine-year-old mother.
If it weren't for the five apartments owned by both families in total, with one for living and four for rent, as well as some savings, the original host would likely not have survived.
But these continuous events, coupled with her troublesome younger brother and children, truly wore the original host's heart and soul out. Sometimes, when she was out grocery shopping alone, she would wonder who she was living for.
When would she ever get to live a few days for herself?
Recently, as graduation season approached, several more incidents occurred at home, acting as the final straw that broke the camel's back.
The original host's heart and body could no longer bear it.
She passed away.
The first incident was her younger brother wanting to sell his apartment for his startup. The original host and her mother disagreed, but he was adamant, even stating that the apartment was his and he could do as he pleased with it. He even questioned the original host, asking if her refusal to let him sell the apartment meant she didn't want to give it to him.
This angered the original host, leaving her with both a headache and a cold heart.
The second incident involved her daughter. After her college entrance exam results were released, her score had clearly reached the cutoff for second-tier universities. While she couldn't pick any second-tier university in the country, she could certainly choose from most of them. Yet, she insisted on attending a local junior college.
The original host was so distressed she almost held a knife to her own throat before finally extracting the reason: her boyfriend had only gotten into that particular junior college, and she didn't want to break up due to a long-distance relationship, so she wanted to attend the same college to keep an eye on him.
The third incident was her brother-in-law. This young boy would sneak out on his own frequently. Sometimes he would run back to his old apartment and stare intently at the door, scaring the tenants several times and almost causing them to demand refunds and move out.
Other times, he would go to the cemetery.
She told him that if he missed his parents, she could take him to visit them, and he didn't need to sneak off by himself. He wouldn't listen. And the original host couldn't possibly keep him confined at home.
Every time he went missing and ran off,
The original host would be terrified.
If any single incident had occurred, the original host might have been able to bear it. But with all three incidents happening concurrently during graduation season and summer break, the original host truly couldn't cope.
That night, after finding her young brother-in-law once again, the original host felt unwell and went to her room to rest.
And she never woke up.
As for the original host's last wishes, she wanted to take good care of her parents and children, but also to live for herself.
These two wishes…
Were almost like using one's own shield to attack one's own spear.
Fortunately, Ding Yun was not necessarily required to fulfill the original host's wishes, so she quickly accepted the situation.
And activated the randomly assigned golden finger.
As Ding Yun successfully activated it, a stream of data light appeared the next second, splitting into two and merging with Ding Yun's left and right hands. Simultaneously, information about the golden finger appeared in Ding Yun's mind.
"Game Manifestation Hand"
[As the name suggests, this is an arm that can manifest anything from a game into a real-world product. All items in games can be retrieved through this hand by reaching into the game. However, some items may differ slightly from their in-game appearance upon manifestation.
Manifestation requires energy consumption.
All usable energies can be used, including but not limited to electrical energy, solar energy, nuclear energy, antimatter energy, origin energy, luck, merit, spiritual power...
Note: Please try to avoid manifesting objects from negative games, such as plague games, zombie games, virus cultivation games, etc. If any consequences arise, this golden finger will not be held responsible.]
After reading the golden finger's description, Ding Yun immediately knew this was another extremely powerful golden finger, capable of easily achieving wealth and power, or even destroying the world. After all, as the description stated, if she were to extract viruses from game worlds, it would be a matter of minutes to destroy humanity and the world.
Therefore, this golden finger could be used,
But it had to be used with caution.
She needed to consider whether it would have any impact on reality.