Under the moonlight, Shen Li's voice was very gentle, giving people a very reassuring feeling.
Xuanxuan had been holding these negative emotions in her heart for too long. At this moment, her emotions were reaching their limit, and she wanted to find an outlet.
"Do you really want to hear it? It's not a good thing." She choked and cried.
"Well, I'm willing to listen. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about your affairs," Shen Li said softly, "You can think of me as your tree hole."
This was the first time Xuanxuan heard the word "tree hole", but she could understand what it meant.
"Then let me tell you about what happened between Ji Qingping and me." Xuanxuan wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said with a sob.
Xuanxuan grew up in the countryside and had a carefree life. When she was a child, her mother died of uremia.
Her father raised her since she was a child.
Her father was worried that her stepmother would bully her, so he remained a bachelor and did not marry a new wife.
The father and daughter depend on each other.
Although her family was poor, her father gave her all his fatherly love. He worked on the farm during the busy farming season and went to the city to work during his free time.
Later, Xuanxuan's father went to the city to work in a machinery factory.
And it just so happened that Ji Qingping's father was the director of this machinery factory.
At that time, Xuanxuan didn't know Ji Qingping yet.
On this day, the machinery factory was facing reform and had to lay off some old employees. These old employees rioted and actually held a knife to force the factory director to give them some bonuses and severance pay. At that time, Xuanxuan's father rushed up, but died because of protecting the factory director.
Before his death, Xuanxuan's father was covered in blood. He looked at the factory director weakly and begged, "Director, my daughter only has me as her relative. If I die, my daughter will be without a father..."
"Can you please take my daughter in because I saved you..."
"Okay, I promise you!" The factory director agreed with tears in his eyes.
From then on, Xuanxuan was taken in by the factory director and moved from the village to the city.
That year, Xuanxuan was 16 years old.
She appeared at the factory director's house wearing loose clothes and carrying a small bag.
This was her first time in the city, and the factory director's house was really big.
Xuanxuan felt very insignificant when she appeared here. She was at a loss and very restrained.
"Qingping," Factory Director Ji said with a smile, "Come down quickly. Dad has some news for you."
At this time, a man in a sky blue T-shirt and white trousers walked down from the stairs step by step.
The man has a cool and reserved temperament, handsome features and a simple profile.
Lin Xuanxuan raised her little face and looked at Ji Qingping who was walking down the stairs casually.
This was the first time she met Ji Qingping, and this scene was deeply imprinted in Lin Xuanxuan's heart.
She was very young at the time, but she could hear and feel her heart pounding.
Not only Ji Qingping, but also Ji Qingping's mother Li Xiumei came downstairs.
"Why did you bring back a girl? Is she from the village? She's so dirty, did she not take a shower?" Li Xiumei looked down at Lin Xuanxuan with a look of disgust, her face full of the arrogance of a city dweller and contempt for country people.
"I...I want to take a shower." Xuanxuan lowered her head. She awkwardly put on small sandals with her toes and spoke in a low voice.
"How can you talk like that!" Factory Director Ji glared at Li Xiumei. "This is the daughter of an employee in my factory, Lin Xuanxuan. Her father died trying to save me, and she has no relatives. I promised her father to take her in."
When Xuanxuan mentioned her father, her eyes became hot and wet, and she tried hard not to let the tears fall.
"From now on, Lin Xuanxuan will live in our house." Director Ji looked at the mother and son and said, "Xiumei, Qingping, you two have to be nicer to her in the future, understand?"
Li Xiumei's face was full of impatience and irritation, as if "this is so troublesome" was written all over her face.
Seeing the expression on Li Xiumei's face, Lin Xuanxuan felt extremely embarrassed for a moment. She clenched her trouser legs tightly with her embarrassed little hands, and was so nervous that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
But it was 23-year-old Ji Qingping who walked up to her.
Lin Xuanxuan was extremely nervous.
She saw a clean, slender hand stretched out in front of her.
"Hello, I'm Ji Qingping, you can call me brother from now on."
The man's voice was clear and pleasant.
This is the most beautiful voice Lin Xuanxuan has ever heard in her life.
She raised her wet eyes and looked at him timidly, a soft and flattering smile appeared at the corners of her lips, and she said cautiously, "Hello, brother."
She tentatively stretched out her little hand and held Ji Qingping's hand.
The man's palm was very broad and warm, and the moment she held it, she felt at ease.
"You really shook hands with her. Country people have so many germs on their hands. It's so dirty!" Li Xiumei frowned in dissatisfaction.
"Stop talking!" Factory Director Ji said unhappily, "If it weren't for Xuanxuan's father, I would have died a long time ago! You should thank him!"
Li Xiumei muttered, "Then letting her live in our house is also a bargain for her."
After saying that, Li Xiumei left.
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Xuanxuan knew that Aunt Li didn't like her, so she tried her best to work hard to please Aunt Li. She studied hard and tried to take care of all the housework at home.
After Xuanxuan appeared, the maid in the house was fired.
Factory Director Ji is usually very busy and needs to work in the factory. He goes home very late every day. Most of the time, Xuanxuan spends time with Ji Qingping and Li Xiumei.
Xuanxuan studies very hard. She knows that it is not easy to get the opportunity to study, so she absorbs knowledge from books like a dry sponge.
But the educational resources in the village were limited, and the teachers taught differently from those in the city. When she first transferred to this school, she couldn't adapt at all. She couldn't learn those math problems at all, and she couldn't understand English at all.
No matter how hard I study, my grades are always among the lowest in the class.
Xuanxuan finished all her work during the day, and closed the door at night to study with the light on. But when she saw the failed test paper, she was still sad and lay on the table, crying with suppressed voice.
At this moment, a man's magnetic and pleasant voice came from outside the door.
"Xuan Xuan?"
When these two words came out of his mouth, Xuanxuan's heart trembled, she was frightened and quickly stopped crying.
"Xuanxuan, what happened?" the man said, his usually cold voice revealing concern.
"...Nothing...Nothing." Xuanxuan's voice was flustered.
"Open the door." The man's voice was filled with a sense of intimidation that did not allow anyone to be refused.
Xuanxuan has been very well behaved since she moved in. She is afraid of being kicked out if she does something wrong, so she listens to them and does what they say.
She wiped the tears from her face and trotted to open the door.