How long does it take to travel from the three northeastern provinces to the Central Plains province?

Xu Qingyi could answer clearly.

172 days.

To be precise, it was 172 days, 14 hours, and 37 minutes.

It took Xu Qingyi nearly half a year to escape from the three northeastern provinces to the Central Plains province with her younger sister Xu Wanxia. During this time, they rummaged through countless garbage cans and endured countless beatings.

No one would leave their hometown unless they were truly desperate to survive.

He handed over his chicken leg, which was fragrant and crispy.

Xu Qingyi, who hadn't cried when she was beaten, hadn't cried when she was hungry, and hadn't even cried when she and her siblings were sold to the deep mountains by human traffickers, suddenly had tears welling up in her eyes.

He took over his father's factory job at the age of fourteen, became one of the first laid-off workers at sixteen and a half, and wandered to Central China with his younger sister at the age of seventeen.

Xu Qingyi begged countless people along the way. His request was not high; he just wanted to have enough to eat.

But this world is too difficult.

There are laid-off workers everywhere. Not to mention a teenager with a child, even some adults can't find work and are struggling to make ends meet.

Xu Qingyi decided to risk her life, selling herself to others in exchange for the survival of herself and her sister.

He had been staking out the location for a long time and decided to sell his life to Lin Yifeng.

This guy, who wasn't much older than me, looked exactly like the "big boss" I'd ever met, both in his eyes and his manner of doing things.

Furthermore, the boy has a slight "bulge" on the right side of his chest, which is caused by carrying a large amount of money.

The shop owner who sold fake radios to extort money also indirectly confirmed Xu Qingyi's conjecture.

He is wealthy, composed, and confident; every move he makes fits the image of a "big shot" in my mind.

More importantly, he was accompanied by a very beautiful girl.

The girl is much prettier than my sister. If I have a girl like that around, I might not be so interested in my sister anymore.

Xu Qingyi decided to take a gamble.

The girl's actions told him that he had made the right bet.

...

"Oh dear, why are you crying?"

Xu Qingyi's reddened eyes left Bai Yejin somewhat at a loss. She didn't understand why the young man, who had been perfectly fine just moments before, was suddenly crying.

"Thank you, but I just ate some steamed buns, so I'm not hungry!"

Xu Qingyi waved his hand to refuse Bai Yejin. He knew his own status very well. How could he share such an expensive Western meal with the mistress?

"Why are you mimicking my voice?"

Do you think I don't know whether you're hungry or not?

Bai Yejin found it amusing; one second she had told Lin Yifeng she wasn't hungry, and the next second someone else was mimicking her and saying they weren't hungry.

If you're really not hungry, can you eat five big steamed buns with pickled vegetables?

"Mistress, I can't eat it, I really can't eat it."

The mistress?

The word "mistress" left Bai Yejin looking puzzled. After a few seconds, she realized what it meant, blushed, and looked at Lin Yifeng with a mixture of joy and surprise.

"If he doesn't want to eat it, then let him have some with his sister."

Lin Yifeng spoke up, urging Bai Yejin with his hands in his pockets, "Bai Yejin, hurry up, there's really no time."

"Do you want your teacher to call your family and have them come to the provincial capital to find you?"

"That won't do!"

Bai Yejin quickly handed the chicken leg to Xu Wanxia. Xu Wanxia first looked at Lin Yifeng, then at her brother, before carefully taking it.

"KFC is so delicious!"

As Bai Yejin walked out of the KFC, her eyes narrowed into crescent shapes: "Lin Yifeng, I admit I was too confident just now."

"If a KFC opened near our school and the prices were only half of those in the provincial capital, I would definitely save money to buy it."

"Just to emphasize, it's a fried chicken and burger shop."

Lin Yifeng smiled and said, "Bai Yejin, if a fried chicken and hamburger shop really opens near the school, you'll have to earn money to buy it for me."

"Sure, no problem."

Bai Yejin readily agreed. She currently receives a monthly allowance of over twenty yuan, and with the additional income from part-time work, she can earn a little more. As long as she is frugal, she can treat Lin Yifeng to a fried chicken and hamburger meal every month.

"Lin Yifeng, we need to make this clear in advance: I can only treat you to fried chicken and hamburgers once a month at most."

"Haha, once every two months, you still need to save some money for your dowry."

Bai Yejin blushed deeply.

...

Xu Qingyi came out of the "Friendship Store" carrying an oven.

The four people returned to the museum with different expressions.

Lin Yifeng stood with his hands in his pockets, seemingly nonchalant, as if he hadn't bought the oven.

Xu Qingyi was holding the oven, and although he had a stern face, you could see that he was smiling if you looked closely.

Xu Wanxia followed closely behind Xu Qingyi, worried that her brother might fall.

Bai Yejin's expression was extremely complicated.

"One thousand three, one thousand three, one thousand three..."

Bai Yejin muttered the number 1300. She never imagined that Lin Yifeng, who only had forty-odd yuan not long ago, would suddenly pull out 1300 yuan.

"I sold your Jianzhan teacups and made a little money!"

You call this small change...

Bai Yejin opened her mouth, but in the end, all her emotions turned into small fists.

"Lin Yifeng, you big liar!"

...

The oven was left with the Xu siblings so they could take it back to Hebei Vocational University.

Lin Yifeng and Bai Yejin returned to the museum and took a bus with their classmates to the next attraction.

Throughout the journey, Bai Yejin was worried that the Xu siblings would run away with the oven.

"Lin Yifeng, what if they really run away?"

"The oven cost 1300, and you also bought them clothes and spent money on my sister. In total, they cost us more than 1500!"

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