"So this is what a mobile phone looks like. It must be very expensive, right?"

As soon as the get out of class was over, my classmates surrounded me and asked me questions non-stop, which made me very stressed.

Among my classmates and even in the entire school, my family conditions are upper class.

My aunt taught me to be low-key since I was young. I have always followed her teachings. I usually turn off my cell phone and put it in my schoolbag. I would secretly take it to the toilet to turn it on when I needed to use it. But this morning I was in a hurry to go out and forgot to turn off my cell phone. Coincidentally, Xie Jinghuai sent me a text message, so all my classmates knew that I had a cell phone.

"The phone was a birthday gift from my aunt. I don't know how much it cost."

"Chunhua, your aunt is so nice to you!"

"I really envy you for having such a good aunt."

I agree with this statement. My aunt is really the best in the world! No doubt about it!

Before my aunt came into the family, I was the most pitiful girl in the old street. My father didn’t love me, my mother didn’t care about me, I wasn’t well fed and warmly clothed, I had endless chores to do every day, and was scolded endlessly. I was as miserable as a cabbage in the field.

I don’t understand why my mother always scolds me, even though I am more obedient and sensible than my brother.

She always dotes on my younger brother, giving him all the delicious food. Even when he makes a mistake, I am the one who gets beaten and scolded.

I have never resented my younger brother because I was taught since childhood that as an older sister, I should give in to my younger brother unconditionally.

This kind of thought has been with my aunt since her arrival.

I have never seen a woman as beautiful as my aunt. When she smiles, all the spring flowers lose their color.

She always spoke to me in a soft and gentle voice, and quietly gave me some candies that I had only seen but never eaten. She would buy me beautiful hair ornaments and clothes, and I always felt that she was my mother.

My father and mother are divorced, but I'm not sad at all because I can live with my aunt.

That period was the happiest and most unforgettable time of my life.

Unfortunately, happy times cannot last forever.

My aunt was leaving to study in Beijing. I was so sad that I hid under my quilt and cried at night, not daring to let my father and aunt know.

I finally understood the sadness and grief my classmates felt when their parents divorced.

After my aunt left, I felt extremely lost and depressed every day.

The depressed days did not last long.

A little girl of my age moved in next door and she became my classmate.

We go to and from school together, do homework together, and play together every day.

Gradually, the sadness of my aunt's departure faded away, and I returned to my original state.

But I still miss my aunt very much.

My aunt often sent me various candies and gifts, which I treasured and kept. I was reluctant to eat them or use them, even to my best friend Xiaoyanzi.

When the Chinese New Year was approaching, my aunt finally came back and I was ecstatic.

My aunt wants to take us to Beijing to celebrate the Spring Festival, and I couldn’t be more happy.

My aunt asked me to stay in Beijing to study, and I was very conflicted.

Of course I want to stay in the capital and stay with my aunt, but I can’t bear to leave my father. What should I do?

Later, I successfully stayed in Beijing to study, and my father also stayed in Beijing to work. I was so happy that even saying goodbye to my best friend was not so sad.

What made me even happier was that my father also brought my favorite Aunt Lan to Beijing.

Aunt Lan became my stepmother. She was very kind to me. She would braid my hair beautifully every day and prepare beautiful clothes, shoes and socks for me.

She is not my biological mother, but she is better than my biological mother.

The first time I called her mom, her eyes turned red with joy and she hugged me for a long time without letting go.

I am also very happy because I finally have a mother.

My aunt is pregnant, and the whole family is very happy, including me.

When Yuanxiao was born, he was a red, wrinkled ball, very ugly. I hated him so much, but I didn't dare say it.

Fortunately, Yuanxiao soon grew into a white and tender little ball. He was soft and had a milky scent. I especially liked to hold him and play with him.

I cut my long hair into ear-level short hair.

My stepmother had to take care of my younger brother, so she couldn't comb and braid my hair every day. We moved to a bigger house and got a nanny, but everyone revolved around my younger brother.

I felt a little lost, but I didn't tell anyone.

My aunt seemed to have sensed my emotions.

She often takes me out shopping, buys me food and clothes every time, and takes me to experience all kinds of life and happiness.

My aunt also told me, "Yuan Xiao is still young and very fragile, so he needs more care to ensure that he can grow up healthy and strong, and become a sapling like you."

I understand what my aunt means. Yuanxiao is my younger brother, and I hope he can grow up healthy and happy.

I took on the responsibility of being the eldest sister and did my best to take care of Yuanxiao.

Yuanxiao grew very fast and soon became a chubby and fat boy. It was difficult for me to hold him in my arms.

Fortunately, Yuanxiao can sit up and can play with a rattle for a long time, which makes us less worried.

When Yuanxiao was one year old, his father told me something.

Jiale is not my biological brother.

I wasn't too sad.

In the past few years since my parents divorced, I have seen Jiale very few times, and I don’t even know what he looks like now.

When Yuanxiao was a little over two years old, his stepmother became pregnant again.

On the day of delivery, I held Yuanxiao's hand and waited outside the delivery room.

Yuanxiao, who just turned three years old, was still very ignorant. He had no idea of ​​the difficulties of childbirth. He was just curious and waiting for the arrival of his sister or brother with everyone else.

I have a new brother.

Like Yuanxiao, Guoguo was a wrinkled ball when he was born, like a little monkey.

When stepmother was pregnant with Guoguo, she particularly craved sour oranges and grapes, so she gave Guoguo a nickname, and her full name is Ling Yichen.

Yuanxiao often cries incessantly because he competes with Guoguo for favor. My stepmother has been in poor health since giving birth at an advanced age. She and the nanny are exhausted from taking care of Guoguo, so the task of coaxing Yuanxiao falls on me.

Fortunately, Yuan Xiao was raised by me and is very dependent on me. He also has a simple personality and I can easily coax him into submission.

As the days passed, Guoguo went to kindergarten and I entered high school.

My stepmother finally had time to take care of my studies, but she hadn't been well-educated and couldn't help me much with my studies.

But in her own way.

She took care of my food, clothing, housing and transportation in every detail, often talked with me, and reminded me not to fall in love too early.

How could I possibly fall in love prematurely when that annoying guy Xie Jinghuai is around?

When I was in the first year of high school, Xie Jinghuai was admitted to Peking University.

The Xie family bought a house in Beijing for Xie Jinghuai, right opposite my house. My father and stepmother felt sorry for him being alone outside, so they often invited him to their home for dinner.

Xie Jinghuai bought a car on the first day of college and took the initiative to ask my dad to give me a ride to and from school.

Kyoto University and my school are in the same direction.

My father and stepmother had no idea of ​​Xie Jinghuai's bad character. They agreed to his proposal and thanked him profusely.

Not only did Xie Jinghuai pretend to be my parent in front of the teacher, he was also always able to get accurate information and invite those boys who secretly handed me love letters to have a "heart-to-heart talk" outside the school.

Every time after we had a heart-to-heart talk, the boys would avoid me when they saw me.

Over time, everyone knew that I had a powerful "uncle", and no one dared to pass me love letters anymore. Even when something happened to me at school, the first person the teacher contacted was not my father and stepmother, but Xie Jinghuai.

That would be fine, but this devil Xie Jinghuai also forced me to study.

After entering high school, my IQ seemed to regress, and math and physics formulas became astronomically difficult problems in front of me.

My grades also dropped from the top 30 in my junior high school grade to the top 100, and I was almost kicked out of the rocket class.

After Xie Jinghuai learned about the situation from the teacher, he took the initiative to ask my parents to be my tutor. Xie Jinghuai was an excellent student at Peking University, so my parents certainly would not refuse.

In this way, Xie Jinghuai had another identity besides being my parent, my teacher.

Although Xie Jinghuai is annoying and bad, he is really smart. Physicalization in front of him is as easy as 1+1=2.

In order to escape from his "gripping hands", I resolutely chose liberal arts when I was divided into different subjects in my second year of high school. I finally got rid of the torture of physics and chemistry, but I still couldn't get rid of Xie Jinghuai.

I really can't understand why he, a science student, is so knowledgeable about liberal arts.

This might be the case of a high IQ student crushing a low IQ student. It’s so infuriating.

But I have to admit that with Xie Jinghuai's tutoring, studying has become much easier for me, and my grades have always been among the top ten in the grade.

Being in the top ten in liberal arts is a pretty good level, but it’s still a little far from getting into Peking University.

Fortunately, I had won many honors in writing over the years, which added 20 points to my college entrance examination score. I was able to get into Peking University by just barely meeting its admission score.

On the first day of school, I heard all kinds of gossip about Xie Jinghuai, the school hunk.

"There are so many girls chasing after Campus Prince Xie, but none of them have a chance. According to reliable information, Campus Prince Xie has a childhood sweetheart who is very beautiful."

"What?"

When I heard this rumor, at least ten thousand question marks flashed through my head.

Xie Jinghuai actually has a girlfriend, and they are childhood sweethearts, and I didn't even know about it! Since Xie Jinghuai has a girlfriend, he will definitely not have time to take care of me in the future.

Hahahaha! I wanted to laugh out loud, but I couldn’t.

I even felt depressed, as if a huge rock was pressing on me.

So when he came to see me, not only did I not give him a good look, I even lost my temper at him in public.

"If you want to eat, ask your girlfriend to accompany you, don't bother me!"

Everyone around us was looking at us, and Xie Jinghuai was also looking at me, with a playful and mocking expression.

I was ashamed and embarrassed, so I pushed him away and ran away alone.

He didn't come after me, and I felt a huge loss, as if my heart was hollowed out.

I went to find my aunt.

After graduating with her Ph.D., she stayed at Kyoto University to teach and is now an associate professor in the Department of Biology.

I told my aunt about my worries and sorrows, and she asked me calmly, "Did you go to Peking University just for Xie Jinghuai?"

I nodded and then shook my head.

Of course, the reason I was able to study at Peking University was because of Xie Jinghuai, because without his help, I would not have been able to get into Peking University.

But besides him, I also want to go to the best school and become a better person.

After my aunt’s advice, I felt much better, but I didn’t know how to face Xie Jinghuai, and I didn’t know how to explain my misconduct.

I started avoiding him.

I get up earlier than the chicken and sleep later than the dog every day.

But after all, we were in the same school, and I still couldn't escape his "hunt".

I was like a primary school student who had done something wrong, and he carried me to the car with my head down.

"Have you figured it out?"

He asked me after starting the car.

I nodded. “I’m sorry.”

He tilted his head to look at me, with a half-smile on his face, "Tell me, what did you do wrong?"

"I shouldn't lose my temper. Although you didn't tell me that you have a girlfriend, it is your privacy after all."

"You've been thinking about this for so many days, and this is all you've thought about?"

Xie Jinghuai parked the car on the side of the road and just stared at me, looking a little angry.

He still has the nerve to be angry!

"Let's meet less often in the future, so your girlfriend won't misunderstand."

I said this angrily and was about to get out of the car, but he locked the door.

I turned to look at him angrily, but what I saw was his smiling face.

Growing up, I seldom saw Xie Jinghuai smile. In fact, he himself didn't like to smile, which led to the fact that although he had a delicate and beautiful face, he always gave people a feeling of being unapproachable, cold and alienated.

Xie Jinghuai’s smile is really deadly.

It was like a bullet to the heart.

"Who told me I have a girlfriend?"

"That's what they all say!"

"What did they say?"

"You said you had a childhood sweetheart who was very beautiful."

Xie Jinghuai laughed again, and his deep laughter echoed softly in the carriage, like the most beautiful cello sound in the world.

"Chun Ya, who do you think my girlfriend is?"

"How would I know? It's not me anyway!"

"Why can't it be you?"

I stared at Xie Jinghuai blankly, and it seemed as if fireworks were exploding in my mind, crackling and lasting for a long time.

"I have booked a restaurant, prepared flowers and gifts, and want to make a formal confession to you, but you are too stupid, little duck. If I don't make it clear, you will never understand."

Since I was a child, I hated Xie Jinghuai calling me a little duck, but this time, I thought the name "little duck" was very nice.

It may also be that his tone is too gentle, affectionate and touching, which touches people's hearts.

In this way, Xie Jinghuai had a third identity, my boyfriend.

I was very worried at one point, fearing that my family would not agree, after all, he was my uncle before.

But surprisingly, everyone was happy about what happened between him and me.

It turned out that everyone had already seen through Xie Jinghuai's "bad intentions", but I, the person involved, knew nothing about it and even felt jealous of myself.

Xie Jinghuai said I was a stupid duck, and he was right.

Even though we became boyfriend and girlfriend, Xie Jinghuai would still bully me, but his method of bullying was different.

Sometimes when I was bullied so badly, I would muster up the courage to break up with him, but in return I would usually get even more bullying from him.

But such a bad person will reject any advances from the opposite sex for me and give me enough sense of security; will coax me gently and patiently when I cry; will stand up for me and support me when I am bullied by others; and will accompany me to solve problems when I encounter difficulties and problems.

I think he loves me as much as I love him.

Today is the last day of 2022. I wish you all: let go of the old things, welcome the blooming flowers in the coming year, fireworks towards the stars, and all your wishes come true.

(End of this chapter)