Zhu Xiaofei said, "After my mother died when I was fourteen, my uncle took me home to raise me. But my aunt couldn't stand me being blind and often chased me away. A year later, my uncle had no choice but to take me to the provincial capital and abandon me."

When my uncle left me, he said, "Xiaofei, don't blame me for being heartless. I had no choice. People in the countryside often go hungry; it's very difficult to beg for food there. This is the provincial capital; you can go to restaurants every day and you won't go hungry."

From then on, I made a living by begging. Kind people would give me clothes and bedding. The underwear I wore were all old clothes that other women had worn. That's how I got by all these years.

Sometimes I think, I don't know when I'll freeze to death or die of illness. In this day and age, it's really not easy for a woman like me to survive.

I never expected to run into Li Yufei today when I went to the ancestral graves to pay respects to my parents. I really don't know whether I should hate him or not.

Zhu Xiaofei cried at the end of her story.

After hearing this, Li Yufei understood everything. What Zhu Xiaofei's aunt had told her back then was all a lie. This kind of woman really had no morals or humanity at all.

With tears in her eyes, Li Yuzhu's mother said, "This will be your home from now on. We won't go anywhere else; we'll just live here. If you don't mind, I'll take you in as my daughter."

Zhu Xiaofei muttered to herself, "This is my home too."

Li Yuzhu said, "That's right, this is your home from now on, quickly call her 'Mom'!"

Zhu Xiaofei cried out, "Mother?"

The mother hugged Zhu Xiaofei tightly, crying, "My daughter, you've suffered so much these past years. From now on, you're my own daughter."

Dong Qing was still completely confused and had no idea who this girl was. He pulled his wife out of the villa and asked, "Wife, who is this girl?"

Li Yuzhu recounted what happened back then to her husband, saying, "Zhu Xiaofei's father lost his life trying to save my younger brother, but for some reason he went blind. I don't know anything about what happened after that."

Upon hearing this, Dong Qing understood everything. He said, "So that's how it is. We'll take her to the hospital for treatment this afternoon; there should still be hope for her to regain her sight."

Li Yuzhu nodded after hearing this and returned to the living room with her husband.

The mother settled Zhu Xiaofei in the bedroom her second daughter had stayed in before her wedding, helping her to bed and saying, "Daughter, lie down and sleep for a while. You'll come to the restaurant with me for dinner later."

Zhu Xiaofei said with tears in her eyes, "Thank you, Mother."

"Don't be so polite with me, Mother. From now on, you'll be my own daughter."

After saying this, Li Yuzhu's mother turned around, walked out of the bedroom, closed the door behind her, and went downstairs.

Back in the living room on the first floor, Li Yufei said, "Mom, please sit down. I need to discuss something with you."

Li Yufei's mother sat down on the sofa, and Li Yufei said, "Mom, I want to marry Zhu Xiaofei. I should take care of her for the rest of my life."

Li Yuzhu said, "Little brother, do you know what you're saying? We can repay the debt we owe Zhu Xiaofei, but you can't repay it like this, can you?"

Li Yufei said, "Why can't I repay my debts like this? Look at the life she's lived all these years, isn't it all because of me? If Zhu Xiaofei's parents were alive, would she have fallen to this level?"

Dongqing greatly admired his brother-in-law's character after hearing this.

However, he also does not approve of using this method to repay debts.

It doesn't matter if your marriage partner's family status is low, and it doesn't matter if Zhu Xiaofei is blind. At least the two of you should have similar personalities. He doesn't understand Zhu Xiaofei in any way, so marrying her is just too incomprehensible.

Dongqing said, "Yufei, marriage is a serious matter, not something to be taken lightly, and you can't let emotions cloud your judgment. Putting aside whether Zhu Xiaofei's eyes can be cured, you two need to date for a while. If you really like her, and she likes you, your sister and I won't object. On the contrary, we'll help you persuade our parents. No matter what she becomes in the future, our family can support her. At least you love her and she loves you."

After listening to his brother-in-law's words, Li Yufei remained silent for a long time. Li Yuzhu said, "Brother, listen to your brother-in-law. Let's help Zhu Xiaofei get treatment first, and then we can talk about marriage later, okay?"

Li Yufei said, "Okay, let's get her treatment first. Whether she recovers or not, I'll marry her. My life was bought with her father's life; otherwise, I would have drowned in the river more than ten years ago. I should take care of her for the rest of my life."

After Li Yufei graduated from university and started working at the company, many girls pursued him, and they were all college or university graduates, but he couldn't be interested in any of them. In the end, in order to pay off his debts, he ruined his life's happiness for a girl who suffered from insomnia.

Dongqing said, "I'm proud to have a brother like you. You should do the same. I would do the same, but not now. We should focus on helping her get better."

"Listen to your sister and brother-in-law, go upstairs and call your sister down. We'll go to a restaurant for lunch first, and then take your sister to the hospital for treatment this afternoon."

Your mother specifically asked your sister to come down for dinner; she was implying with a double meaning that Zhu Xiaofei was your sister.

How could Li Yufei not understand her mother's implied meaning? As soon as she realized her mother's good intentions, she stood up and went upstairs.

He went into Zhu Xiaofei's bedroom, where Zhu Xiaofei was lying on the bed asleep with her eyes slightly closed.

Whether blind or sighted, everyone needs to close their eyes to protect them and relieve eye strain when sleeping. It's normal for someone like Zhu Xiaofei, who is blind from staring, to be able to close her eyes and sleep.

Li Yufei's slight movement startled Zhu Xiaofei from her dream, and she sat up, pressing her hands against the bed.

Li Yufei said, "Little sister, it's time to go down for dinner."

Zhu Xiaofei nodded after hearing this, then sat on the edge of the bed, stroking the pillow.

Li Yufei helped her put on her shoes, then supported Zhu Xiaofei as she walked to the living room on the first floor, and together with her family, they left the villa.

The villa wasn't far from their restaurant, just across a construction site; it only took a short walk to get there.

The group entered the restaurant and sat down at a table.

Now that they've hired a restaurant manager, Li Yuzhu's mother has been relieved of a lot of worry lately; otherwise, she wouldn't have had time to sit at home and talk with her daughter and son-in-law.

Li Yuzhu went to the kitchen and got a few cold dishes for the waiter to bring to the table, and then got a few bowls of he luo noodles.

During the meal, Li Yuzhu asked, "These days, it's not hard to get a meal in a big city. Where do you stay tonight?"

Li Yuzhu didn't believe that a girl like her could sleep on the street at night. It might be okay in spring, autumn, and summer, but in winter, the cold would freeze her to death.

She was, after all, a blind girl with no ability to defend herself; otherwise, she would have been violated by bad men long ago.

Zhu Xiaofei then recounted the hardships she had endured over the years;

The year he first went to the provincial capital, his uncle left him with luggage. In the summer, it was fine; he could just open the luggage at night, find a place to lie down and sleep.

During the day, you would beg for money on the street. In the 1980s, it wasn't easy to get money. Very few people would give you a dime or two; most people would give you three or five cents.

Even so, few people gave him money. He didn't even have enough to eat in a day, so he could only eat leftovers at restaurants when it was time to eat.

Later, the restaurant staff took pity on her and specially saved the relatively intact leftovers for her to take with her for her next meal.