Ah Xiang talked about what she had experienced in the past two months. They took the money given by Ruan Qiqi, bought some gifts and found Ah Zhen's cousin's house. Unlike what was said in the letter, the man Ah Zhen's cousin married did not do business and his family was extremely poor.
Moreover, he was very old, more than ten years older than cousin Azhen, dark, old and short, and looked like Azhen's father. Cousin Azhen's family did not welcome their arrival and looked unhappy.
"We originally planned to stay here for one night and go out to find a job the next day, but when we woke up the next morning, cousin Azhen and her family treated us very warmly and asked us to stay a few more days. Their attitude was completely different from the day before. Later I found out that they wanted to find a wife for their stupid son and didn't want to spend a penny."
Ah Xiang smiled bitterly. She felt something was wrong at that time and secretly reminded a few of her companions. Everyone else was alert and did not drink the sugar water brought by cousin Ah Zhen. Only Ah Zhen drank it.
But Azhen was called to the room by her cousin, who said she wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with her sister. Azhen did not suspect anything, but as soon as she got into bed, the drug took effect, and the person who got into bed was not her cousin, but her uncle who could not even speak clearly.
Ah Zhen lost her virginity and had no choice but to agree to get married.
After my cousin's family succeeded, their true colors were revealed, and I gave them two options.
"Either marry the old bachelor in the village or get out. Ah Ju was timid and married the old bachelor in the village. Ah Mei and Ah Yu ran away."
Ah Xiang had a determined look on her face. Those old bachelors could be their fathers. They were old, ugly and poor. After getting married, they would have endless work to do every day and also have to give birth to children for these men. What was the difference between such a life and that in their hometown?
She risked her life to cross the sea here, if she was just going to live like this, she might as well stay in her hometown!
"Where did Amei, Ayu and the others go?" asked Sister Hong.
"We didn't dare to go too far. There happened to be a restaurant hiring dishwashers. We said we didn't want any wages, but only accommodation and meals. The boss agreed, but..."
Ah Xiang bit her lower lip and whispered, "That boss is not a good person. He sneaked in in the middle of the night and tried to take advantage of us. He also threatened that if we dared to resist, he would call the police to arrest us."
"We fought the boss and beat up the bastard. Then we fled overnight. We slept in parks and under bridges and sold waste from trash cans. Life was getting better little by little, but we were reported and the police came to arrest us. Ah Mei was arrested, and Ah Yu and I jumped into a pond to escape."
Ah Xiang cried. She had the best relationship with Ah Mei. She knew that nothing good would happen after Ah Mei was captured. She had been dreaming of Ah Mei’s bloody image for days.
"Where is Ayu?" asked Sister Hong.
"She is an educated youth, beautiful, educated, and ambitious. She went to the film set to shoot a movie. She also introduced me to the film set, but I am not that kind of person at all. I'd better just sell white sugar cakes honestly."
Ah Xiang calmly told about Ah Yu's experience.
Among the five of them, only Ayu was a city dweller. She was arrogant and beautiful, and was not the same kind of person as them. It was within her expectations that they would go their separate ways.
"She will regret it later. Filming is not a good profession."
Sister Hong sighed. Even if a star became famous, he would still be the prey of the gang leaders and would have no power to resist. Ah Yu was an illegal resident, had no one to rely on, and was beautiful. On the set, she was just meat to be slaughtered.
"Everyone has their own aspirations. You have to keep going on the path you have chosen, even if you regret it!"
Ah Xiang chuckled. Although she was young, she could see through many things better than the older Sister Hong.
This time, Ah Xiang didn't need to ask, Sister Hong took the initiative to tell her experience. She also met a damn human snakehead who sold her to a nightclub.
"I have to entertain customers from morning till night, but I don't get a penny..."
"Then where did the money you sent me come from?" Ah Xiang asked anxiously.
Sister Hong was stunned for a moment, looking annoyed. She let the cat out of the bag and said, "I borrowed it from someone."
"You always look to the side when you lie. Sister Hong, tell me the truth, where did the money come from?" Ah Xiang asked.
Sister Hong couldn't hide it any longer, so she told the truth: "I stole a customer's wallet. Aunt Lian needed money for her medical treatment. How is she?"
"My father took the money and didn't pay for my mother's medical treatment. He also said that my mother's illness could not be cured and it was a waste of money. After my mother died, he used the money to marry a widow. The widow kept all the money. He had no money to help my brother get married, so he planned to sell me to a fool to earn the bride price. I stole the money and escaped."
Ah Xiang cried bitterly, and Sister Hong also cried. Her mother died early, and she was protected by Aunt Lian since she was a child. In her heart, Aunt Lian was like her own mother.
Ruan Qiqi sighed. No wonder Sister Hong was so beautiful but was sent to a black kiln. She made a mistake by stealing a customer's wallet and must have been punished.
She was beautiful and after she went to the black kiln, she received the most customers every day, so she couldn't stand it and escaped.
"You will help me during this period and be responsible for cleaning. The monthly salary is 1,000 yuan. How about it?"
Ruan Qiqi was talking about the market price of maids in Hong Kong.
"It's too much. Half of it will be enough."
The two sisters felt embarrassed to take so much salary. One thousand yuan was the price of a local maid. They were illegal immigrants, so they would be satisfied with half of it.
Ruan Qiqi directly booked a room of one thousand and took them to the room. The two sisters wanted to stay in the same room, and she agreed.
Both of them couldn't sit still, so they started working on the first day. They cleaned upstairs and downstairs very well. Ah Xiang was also a good cook, so even if there were some dishes she had never made, she could replicate them just by tasting them.
Sister Hong's real name is Lin Hongyu. She seldom comes near Ruan Qiqi and the others, and rarely speaks. She just works silently.
The women on the construction site also have a good life. They are all very hardworking and work harder than men. This stimulates the men to work with all their might, and the progress bar advances by leaps and bounds.
New Year's Eve of 1973 soon arrived. Ah Xiang prepared a large table of sumptuous dishes. She and Hongyu refused to sit at the table, but Ruan Qiqi did not force them. She gave them red envelopes and asked them to take the food and wine back to their rooms to eat.
The one who gained the most this New Year was Potato Zaizai, who received a lot of red envelopes, but all of them went into Ruan Qiqi's pocket, under the pretext of saving them for Zaizai.
As soon as the New Year passed, obituaries of the Qiu, Xu and Zhu families came out one after another. Within just one month, the elderly people and the heads and wives of the three families either died of illness or died in accidents. The wealthy people in Hong Kong were very busy paying their respects this month.
Moreover, the three companies of Qiu, Xu and Zhu suddenly changed hands, their family wealth was all gone, and their children immigrated abroad. This series of strange changes caused panic among the wealthy people in Hong Kong, who all thought that something big was going to happen.
At the same time, an anonymous article came out of nowhere, exposing the immoral things that the Qiu, Xu and Zhu families had done in the past. Like the Yang family, they had harmed many volunteer soldiers.
"Evil deeds will be punished. It's not that there is no retribution, it's just that the time has not come yet. God is watching what you do. There is a god above us. Their current experience proves this point. You must have a clear conscience in doing things in order to live with an open mind!"