A starving girl begs for food from her older brother. Wang Xia's eyes are filled with tears, and her pitiful appearance is heartbreaking.

Old Duan couldn't bear it. "Brother Peng, what happened?"

Wang Peng waved his hand, "Brother, you've been fooled by her. She's an ingrate."

In her past life, Wang Xia was admitted to university, but her parents couldn't afford the tuition, so they made her drop out of school and work. She ran to the construction site and knelt down to beg Wang Peng for a solution.

To fulfill her dream of going to university, Wang Peng went to the black market to sell blood through a coworker's introduction, and contracted hepatitis B from sharing syringes.

She used the money her older brother earned by selling his blood to go to university, and her tuition for the next three years was all paid for with her brother's hard-earned money.

She said, "Brother, I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life. After I graduate from university and start working, I will give you half of my monthly salary and introduce you to a college student as a girlfriend."

As a result, after graduating, she joined CNPC and didn't see her older brother for a full ten years, never giving him a single penny.

He didn't even tell his older brother about his marriage, and he didn't let his older brother attend the wedding.

For a period of time, Wang Peng was unemployed and had no money to buy medicine to treat hepatitis B, so he had to bite the bullet and ask her for money.

She added, "Brother, it's not that I don't want to lend you money, but I'm also struggling financially. My husband and I barely make ends meet. Why don't you go borrow money from Fourth Sister?"

As she said this, her pet dog was eating beef from its bowl.

At that time, Wang Peng felt utterly hopeless. He realized that she was a complete ingrate, someone who could only take advantage of his older brother, but not the other way around.

...

Looking at her pitiful face, Wang Peng felt disgusted.

After finishing the sesame flatbread and chicken blood soup, he still had half a pound of beef left, which he packed in a plastic bag to keep for dinner.

"Why should I give you the beef I paid for?" he questioned.

“I’m your sister, and as your elder brother, I’m like a father to you. You always give me the best food.” Wang Xia looked longingly at the beef.

"The eldest brother is like a father?" Wang Peng picked up Xiaobai and left. "Bullshit! I will never waste a single penny on you in this lifetime."

Wang Xia hurriedly flagged down the car, pointing to the shoe stall next to her, "Give me a pair of sneakers, and I'll pretend I never saw you today."

“Dad’s selling piglets over there. If you don’t buy me shoes, I’ll tell him, and he’ll definitely take all your money and leave you nothing,” she threatened.

Sure enough, old habits die hard, and Wang Peng felt a lump in his throat.

Just now, he was still somewhat disappointed, unwilling to equate his third sister from his past life with his sister in this life. After all, they were siblings from the same mother, and he didn't want to be all alone.

If Third Sister just shuts up, or begs a few more times, she can get braised beef.

However, her threat extinguished that glimmer of hope.

"Go ahead and sue me, I'm not afraid." He pulled his cart to the shoe stall. "Ma'am, do you have any sneakers that I like?"

"Yes, what's your foot size?" The female shop owner hurriedly opened the shoebox. "Double Star spiked shoes, popular all over the country."

These green and black Double Star brand sneakers feature plastic spikes on the sole. A long-established domestic sportswear brand, these shoes combine good looks with performance.

A national brand from the 1990s, he doesn't know his shoe size. "I don't know what size my feet are."

"It's okay, trying them on is free." Knowing that Wang Peng was wealthy, the female shop owner immediately selected three shoe sizes for him to try on.

Wang Peng took off his cloth shoes with thick soles and was instantly embarrassed. There was a hole in his sock and a hole in the sole of his shoe.

"Pfft..." The female boss laughed out loud, "Little brother, don't be so hard on yourself. Isn't the point of making money to make yourself comfortable?"

"These are golden words of wisdom." Wang Peng gave her a thumbs up, put on plastic bags, and started trying on the shoes. The rubber smell on the shoes actually had a slightly pleasant fragrance.

He tried on three pairs in a row, and size 42 fit perfectly. He put the snakeskin bag on the ground and stepped on it to walk a few steps.

It's comfortable and beautiful, like upgrading from a slingshot to a cannon.

He thought he could outrun Bolt. "Hey, how much are these shoes, ma'am?"

"Twenty yuan, guaranteed to be genuine Double Star socks," the shopkeeper said. "Don't try to bargain with me, I'll throw in ten pairs of socks for you. Your socks are practically biting people."

She smiled again as she said this.

Ten pairs of socks cost at least two yuan, and Wang Peng really didn't want to continue wearing open socks and worn-out shoes.

I promptly paid the bill, changed into socks and new shoes. Having lived a second life, I should treat myself better.

"Buy me a pair." Wang Xia grabbed his sleeve, her eyes red as she stared at the new shoes.

"Look at my worn-out shoes, they've been patched twice already. Please buy me a new pair," she pleaded desperately.

“I have no obligation to buy you shoes. Let your parents buy them for you.” Wang Peng forcefully shook her off and drove away with his car.

"Brother, please."

"Get lost!" Wang Peng shook her off again and raised his fist. "If you pull me again, I'll beat you up."

His face was contorted with rage, and even the white cat in the car was so frightened that it closed its eyes.

Wang Xia was so frightened that she took half a step back, first feeling fear, then becoming angry and embarrassed.

An elder brother is like a father; now that he has money, he should take care of his younger sister. Why won't he buy me shoes?

"Don't go!" Wang Xia said with a sharp, sarcastic tone, yelling at the pig market, "Dad, Dad, Wang Peng is rich..."

Snap—

She was slapped across the face and was stunned. A few seconds later, she burst into tears.

Wang Peng's head buzzed. In his previous life, he had never laid a hand on his third sister. Even when she injured him all over, he never had the thought of cursing or hitting her.

He looked at his hands, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

"Brother, hurry up and go." Old Duan understood and immediately came over to stop Wang Xia.

The Hui Muslim guy selling beef also came over to help, saying, "Brother, hurry up and go, don't bother with her."

Wang Peng snapped out of his daze and pulled the cart with lightning speed.

If Wang Song comes, it will be even more troublesome. I won't be able to keep the money from selling melons, and it will be impossible for melon sellers to continue selling melons. Given his nature, he will definitely cause chaos.

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