"Sister, I want to ask you something, something I don't understand."
"Can you tell me why I'm in so much pain?"
Qin Yecai looked at her younger sister's tearful face and was speechless. She knew that her sister liked Lin Guodong, but it would not end well.
But even if what you say is right, what can you do if she can't let go?
Seeing that her older sister remained silent, Qin Shumiao began to mutter to herself, "Sister, I really like Lin Guodong. I don't know why I liked him at first sight."
"I know it won't end well, but I just can't forget it. But what if it does?"
"What if," Qin Shumiao said with a wry smile, as if there was no "what if."
"Sister, tell me what I should do? No matter what I do, it feels wrong."
Qin Yecai felt helpless and conflicted when she saw her sister's face. Back when she was still living with Old Madam Qin and the family hadn't separated, she was often hungry and bullied. How could she have the right to think about these things?
But things started to change after they had enough to eat. They wanted more and more. She remembered how much she and her sisters longed for a warm room when they were always hungry and huddled on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).
She went hunting in the mountains and roasted food for her sister, who was shivering in the cold wind. The sisters ate with great relish, and she still remembers the sapling looking up at her and saying, "If only I could eat my fill for the rest of my life."
She felt very sad at that time. She knew what it was like to not have enough to eat. In her previous life, her family had all passed away, so she cherished her family's life.
She resented the sapling's lack of ambition; knowing full well there was no future, it still forced things, which only hurt both itself and others.
"Sapling, do you really like him as a person? Do you even know him? You're just in love with someone you've imagined, aren't you?"
"I really like Guodong, sister, what should I do?" Shumiao said, crying.
"Sapling, I can help you, but have you thought it through? Do you like having someone by your side, or are you happy if you just want them to be happy?"
"Sister, what's the difference?"
“Sapling, if you want Lin Guodong by your side, I can help you, but he won’t be happy. He might even hate you. You’ve destroyed his hopes with your own hands.”
"If you want him to always shine, always be happy and joyful, then let go."
"Sister, I'm not reconciled. I only love him and I can't forget him."
"Then it's up to you what choice you want to make. No matter what you choose, I will help you."
Qin Shumiao hesitated. She liked him and was with him, but he was unhappy and miserable. Was this what she wanted?
She didn't want Guodong to hate her, so she should let go. Her feelings were her own business and shouldn't affect others.
"Sister, I've decided to let go. I hope he can be happy, but I don't want to get married anymore."
"I won't bother him anymore, and I will live my life well."
"Saplings, there's another path, which I haven't mentioned. It's a very difficult path, and I don't know if it will lead to anything."
The sapling suddenly looked up at the wild vegetables, wondering if there was still a glimmer of hope.
"There are many uncertainties on this path. Have you thought it through?"
"Sister, I've made up my mind. No matter what, I want to give it a try. What if I succeed?"
"Sapling, that is you becoming better. Never let yourself stand still. Keep moving forward with time. Don't just look at what's in front of you."
"I don't understand, but how do I become excellent now? Is it by earning all the work points?"
"No, we have to wait, wait for an opportunity. You can't predict what will happen in life, but don't forget to be ambitious, and be positive and happy. If you're not happy, how can good luck come to you?"
"If you're always negative and only think about the things in front of you, you'll be stuck in the same place for the rest of your life."
"Then you really have no chance at all. Lin Guodong is outstanding, but you have to be even more outstanding for him to notice you. Do you understand what I mean?"
"No one knows when an opportunity will come, but if you are excellent, you will be able to seize it."
Having seen so much in her past life, Qin Yecai naturally knew that life is not static, and there are many opportunities; it just depends on whether you can seize them.
What she told Qin Shumiao was also a message to herself: she was happy every day now, but she needed to think about the future.
What Qin Yecai experienced in the Wu Dynasty was unimaginable to Shumiao. At that time, her only wish was for her family to be together and to have enough to eat.
But now there's one more: the one who protects her home with her parents, and the one she shares with Liu Mazi.
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