“Bang, bang, bang!”
A regular knock on the door outside the hotel room broke the silence in the room, and the man and woman who were curled up on the bed and leaning on each other were awakened by the noise.
"Qingyun!" The woman screamed in her sleep and sat up suddenly.
Liu Qingyun was startled by his girlfriend An Mei's reaction and opened his eyes. He looked around and realized that he was in a hotel. He felt relieved and hugged An Mei to comfort her, "It's okay, there was someone knocking on the door, I went to check."
He moved gently, slowly pulled his hand out of his girlfriend's, stood up and opened the door.
An Mei sat on the bed and came back to her senses from the shock.
The tightly closed door was opened.
Liu Qingyun saw Liu Miaomiao standing at the door with two bags in her hands, and said with some surprise and joy: "Sister, come in quickly."
He said as he stepped aside to let her into the room, and turned on all the lights in the hotel room. The warm white light dispelled the dim light in the room.
Liu Miaomiao walked in, glanced at the quilt that was casually rolled up on the bed, then looked away and said, "I brought some food and a change of clothes. Qingyun, take it out and you and Anmei can eat something first."
Upon hearing this, Liu Qingyun opened the bag and saw two packed lunch boxes inside. He took out one and handed it to An Mei who was silent beside him, and then gave her a pair of chopsticks.
"Sister Miaomiao, thank you." An Mei took the lunch box and chopsticks, looked up and whispered softly to Liu Miaomiao beside her.
Liu Miaomiao looked at An Mei's thin little face, sighed in her heart, and said with a curled lip: "It's not a big deal, let's eat something first."
Liu Qingyun, who was standing by, saw this and hugged An Mei, trying to calm her down and said, "Xiao Mei, eat something first. My sister won't mind."
Liu Miaomiao didn't say anything. She watched the two of them slowly eat the braised pork rice. When they were almost done eating, she asked, "Qingyun, what happened along the way? Tell me."
"Sister, you're right." Liu Qingyun glanced at An Mei and clenched his fists, saying, "Xiao Mei, her parents never thought of waiting for me to raise money. They planned to marry Xiao Mei off directly in exchange for the betrothal money."
When An Mei heard this, she started to cry softly.
Liu Qingyun hugged An Mei tightly and said with a wry smile, "Xiao Mei said that after I left, her parents continued to prepare for her marriage and had no intention of keeping their promise. No one paid any attention to her hunger strike and crying, and they just waited to send her over when the time came."
Liu Miaomiao had some guesses, but she didn't expect it to be so direct. She couldn't help but wonder, "Marriage requires the consent of both parties. Doesn't the man's family care about her opinion?"
An Mei wiped her tears and said in a trembling voice, "That family doesn't care about my opinion at all. They just want to spend money to marry someone off... to give him children."
So it doesn’t matter whether they get married or not. Liu Miaomiao understood the subtext.
"Sister, I rushed over just in time to see Xiaomei's parents escorting her to the wedding car. The man was very old and didn't look like a good person. I found an opportunity to sneak into the wedding banquet and secretly take Xiaomei out. We were chased by a group of people for a long time, but I luckily escaped."
Liu Qingyun's tone was filled with fear, and he held An Mei's hand tightly.
Upon hearing this, Liu Miaomiao immediately thought of what was mentioned in the social news: the villagers in some remote areas are very united but have a weak sense of law, and this is probably the case in Anmei's hometown.
She frowned and said, "It's okay. City C is so big, they won't be able to find us in a short time. You can just live here peacefully."
Hearing her words, Liu Qingyun had some concerns on his face, but looking at An Mei beside him, he just said: "Thank you, sister, I've troubled you these days."
After chatting for a while, it was getting dark outside and it was getting late.
When Liu Miaomiao was about to leave, Liu Qingyun said, "Sister, let me see you off and take out some trash while I'm there."
He took the lunch boxes they had just finished and followed Liu Miaomiao downstairs. He stopped her outside the hotel and said, "Sister, I need your help."
Liu Miaomiao looked at Liu Qingyun, whose face still had some bruises, and said with a smile: "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Her younger brother was not a bad person and he saved her a lot of trouble with Liu's father and mother. He would help if it was not a big deal.
"Sister, I want you to help me find a suitable job. Xiaomei and I don't have much money, and we can't ask you to pay for everything."
Liu Qingyun seemed to have thought about this for a long time, and his tone was mature and frank.
"It's not appropriate for us to live in a hotel all the time. Sister, if you can, please lend me some money. I'll rent a house and live with Xiaomei. I'll pay you back when I make some money, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Miaomiao looked up at her brother and saw pleading and sincerity in his eyes. She thought for a moment and said, "I'll help you look for a house. It won't be easy for you two to rent a house when you're unfamiliar with the place. You can stay in a hotel first."
After she finished speaking, she paused and said, "As for work, if you are not afraid of being tired, I can recommend one to you."
Liu Qingyun smiled when he heard this and said, "Sister, I'm not afraid of being tired. You know I don't have a high level of education. In our hometown, I just did whatever work I could get."
Liu Miaomiao nodded when she heard this, and transferred another 5,000 yuan to him on WeChat, saying, "I transferred some money to you on my phone. You can use it first and pay me back when you settle down."
Under the night sky, she didn't ask Andy Lau to send her off again and took a taxi back by herself.
…
Andy Lau watched his sister walk away downstairs, looked down and saw the transfer on his mobile phone, his eyes flashed with emotion, he stood for a moment and turned back to the hotel room.
"Qingyun, Sister Miaomiao is gone?" An Mei asked softly when she saw him come back.
Liu Qingyun nodded: "Yes, my sister went back."
He came in and saw the bag at the door. He remembered his sister had just said that it contained daily clothes, so he opened it and took a look.
There were two sets of clothes in the bag, suitable for a man and a woman.
Liu Qingyun knew that this was probably a set prepared for each of them. He handed the women's suit to An Mei and said, "My sister has prepared clothes for us. Xiao Mei, go take a shower and have a good sleep later."
An Mei took the clothes, a touch of emotion flashed across her face as she said, "Qingyun, I'm really sorry to trouble your sister this time."
"You're welcome. My sister will be your sister in the future, and we'll be a family." Seeing his girlfriend like this, Andy Lau couldn't help but joked.
An Mei's face, which was originally a little sad, turned red with embarrassment after he said this.
He held his girlfriend's shoulders, touched their foreheads, and assured her intimately: "Xiaomei, everything will be fine. I will definitely protect you with me."
An Mei: "I know."
Between two people who have experienced a period of setbacks together, they will understand and trust each other without having to say anything.
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