Those little boys who only know how to judge people by their looks would only choose Jiang Xi as their bride when they play house. Some even have to fight beforehand in order to become Jiang Xi's groom.
Later, when Jiang Ruyue's younger brother was born, Jiang Ruyue's status in the family plummeted. Her mother, who was somewhat patriarchal, cared even less about this ugly daughter.
Over the past decade, Jiang Ruyue was displeased with Jiang Xi's looks and her pampered upbringing. Whenever they met, they either squeezed each other or ignored each other.
They were a pair of lovely sisters when they were young, but they turned into a pair of fake sisters - probably even worse than that, fake sisterhood is just for show.
"You've been out there for so long, you must have suffered a lot, right?"
Jiang Xi raised her lips, with a forced smile: "Sister, why don't you try it too?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Jiang's mother patted the back of Jiang Xi's hand and smiled apologetically at Jiang Ruyue: "Yueyue, Xixi is straightforward, but she is a bit careless with her words. Please don't mind it."
Jiang Ruyue's mouth twitched: Xixi is straightforward, so she deserves it?
Just bear with it.
Jiang Ruyue was not very happy, but the tension that had been building since Jiang Xi's disappearance finally relaxed a little. She stammered but didn't say anything sarcastic. She went to the kitchen dejectedly to help her mother set the table.
Jiang Xi had expected to be ridiculed again this time. After all, they were now living under someone else's roof, and Jiang Ruyue, who always had the urge to stir up trouble, was sure to find some way to cause trouble. Unexpectedly, this time, the "enemy" backed down, and for a moment, they were a little slow to react.
Jiang's mother looked at her with amusement: "Haven't I told you before? Your sister Yueyue may be a big talker, but even in critical moments, she still cares about you."
care?
Jiang Xi shrugged and didn't acknowledge him.
Xiao Qian popped up in his mind at the right moment: "Host, one of your initial points belongs to Jiang Ruyue~~"
They actually added a wavy tilde.
Jiang Xi raised an eyebrow and asked about something he had been ignoring from the beginning: "Based on the joy scale, no matter what my parents say, it should be 200 points, right? Why is it only 10?"
Jiang Xi firmly believes that he is his parents' faith.
This is indeed the case.
Xiao Qian hesitated for a long moment before finally saying, "Actually, when Ah Xin took root and grew in your palm, it consumed some of its energy. This energy is its popularity value. The correct initial value for the host... is actually 232."
Jiang Xi remained silent.
She felt that this grass was a bit disappointing.
But no matter how much his father betrayed him, he had to grit his teeth and accept it. At least he had saved his life and could stay with his parents safely and happily. For Jiang Xi, this was already a great blessing that he could not exchange for any money.
When Jiang Xi was trapped in Sangjiadang, beaten, humiliated, and living like a completely different person, the only reason he kept going was to go home and take a look.
So when Jiang Xi returned to Shen City with great difficulty and received the news of his parents' death, he didn't want to live even for one more day.
After the greetings, the aunt set the table and invited everyone to sit down and eat. According to local customs, Jiang Xi had upset the stove and was suffering from bad luck, which needed to be removed. He drank a cup of salt water in one gulp, and Jiang Xi almost vomited it out.
She was very sure that Jiang Ruyue hid in the kitchen just for this cup of boiled water mixed with an unknown amount of salt.
Jiang Ruyue was confused by her stare.
Jiang's mother couldn't help but relax her brows. Xixi might have thought she was hiding it well, but how could she, as a mother, not notice the changes in her daughter? The youthful liveliness was gone, replaced by a heavy, decadent air, a dejection Jiang's mother had only seen in the elderly who had experienced the vicissitudes of life. Her heart ached even more.
No one present asked what Jiang Xi had experienced during the abduction period.
Jiang's father and mother had already prepared themselves mentally. Their beautiful daughter was abducted by the human trafficker, and they were lucky to have her return safely. They did not expect anything else.
Jiang Xi also had no intention of revealing his past to others.
Regardless of whether you have suffered in this life or not, those memories are real and exist. Memories cannot be erased, and the past is not false.
Even the always petty aunt didn't mention it. If it were any other time, Jiang's father and mother would have been completely irritated. Now, he understood the severity of the situation and only muttered a few words in his heart about being a profiteer, asking for credit for each dish he put out, and then the matter was over.
The meal ended in a happy atmosphere.
The problem arises again.
Uncle's house is really not that big, not much better than Jiang Xi's previous tube-shaped building. It has a layout of one bedroom and one living room. Jiang Ruyue and Jiang Feng, brother and sister, usually sleep on the folding sofa in the living room, separated by a curtain. Now that Jiang Xi's family of three has arrived, she and her brother can only sleep on the floor in her parents' room and give the living room to Jiang Xi's family.
When everything settled down, it was almost late at night.
Jiang's father must have been incredibly tired recently, and the thought of his daughter loosened his grip on his heart. He fell asleep as soon as he touched his pillow, snoring loudly. Jiang's mother, unable to sleep, tossed and turned. She got up and looked at her daughter, lying quietly on the sofa behind the curtain, and she felt relieved.
Jiang Xi pretended to close his eyes and rest, but he was thinking about the marrow washing fluid.
At the mall before, she didn't dare to ask in detail, "Is this marrow cleansing fluid the same as the marrow cleansing pills in cultivation novels, which can cleanse the meridians and marrow and strengthen the bones?"
Xiao Qian hesitated: "Not bad, almost the same."
"Maybe give it to someone else?"
"You idiot." Xiao Qian jumped up and down. "Marrow washing fluid is precious. Ah Xin can only squeeze out that much in his entire life. Do you think it's like cabbage? How can you give it to this person today and that person tomorrow?"
Wow, you even know how to curse.
Jiang Xi didn't realize that since she returned to the familiar place and stayed with her parents, her gloomy mood was gradually dissipating over time and her temperament became much more lively.
"So it can't be given?"
Xiao Qian replied unhappily, "Unless you want that person to explode and die."
Jiang Xi finally gave up the idea of giving the marrow cleansing fluid to her parents. The Bodhi Heart Grass sensed her thoughts and a drop of golden liquid seeped out from its leaves. Jiang Xi opened her mouth and swallowed it.
In the darkness, everything happened silently.
Jiang Xi gradually fell into a deep sleep. In her dream, a bean sprout was baring its teeth and waving at her enthusiastically. When she walked over, the leaves rolled her up into a ball. The bean sprout bounced around with the ball in it, and finally jumped to a cliff and fell down.
Jiang Xi woke up in shock from the weightlessness.
She fell to the ground.
The sky was just beginning to brighten, and a ray of dark blue shone through the curtains, landing in front of the sofa. Jiang Xi sniffed and smelled an unknown stench, like the stench of someone who had never had a bath in their life. They almost couldn't breathe and passed out.
In the dim light, Jiang Xi saw that his usually fair arms were covered with a thick layer of green crust. If he rubbed it, he could probably rub out a jar of mud.
Jiang Xi got up from the ground on tiptoe. Jiang's mother, who hadn't slept soundly, looked up and drowsily saw a figure walking towards the door. She asked in surprise, "Xixi?"
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