"Leng Qingqing, come out. You can leave now." A dignified voice came from a man in a police uniform.
Looking at the open cell door, Leng Qingqing's eyes showed a hint of confusion.
Are we going out?
I've been in prison for so long that I've lost track of time. Is my sentence about to end?
They were released?
"Go on, you're getting on in years. Be a good person from now on, go on." The officer continued, his words carrying a tone of comfort, seeing Leng Qingqing's dazed expression.
After hearing the police officer's words, Leng Qingqing snapped out of her daze and stepped out of the cell door.
As she walked out of the prison, a ray of light shone on Leng Qingqing's face.
Under the light, Leng Qingqing's silver-white hair looked particularly eye-catching!
Her face was covered with wrinkles, and the lines on her forehead showed that she had not had an easy life over the years!
As Leng Qingqing looked at the scenery outside, she felt a little unfamiliar with it!
His expression held a hint of fear.
However, the prison behind them was now tightly shut! They could only walk into that unfamiliar area!
After a moment of stunned silence, Leng Qingqing entered that somewhat unfamiliar world and quickly disappeared from it.
Because she had no money, Leng Qingqing came to the slums of this city.
After renting the place, he made a living by washing dishes in the restaurant kitchen every day!
Leng Qingqing also wanted to find an easier job, but current jobs all have age restrictions, and naturally no one would hire her if they saw that she was too old!
In addition, after spending so much time in prison, Leng Qingqing was not used to the communication-required work and had some social anxiety, which naturally reduced the number of jobs available to her!
So, having nowhere else to turn, he was taken in by the restaurant owner and kept in the kitchen to wash dishes.
That day, Leng Qingqing was hurrying home as usual. When she was a few hundred meters away from her house, she heard a familiar name!
"Leng Jichen, you old geezer, hand over the money! Leng Dali, you're secretly slipping him money again, see how I deal with you!"
"They're all here. I didn't spend any money. Here, take them."
"Hmph, you're smart to know what's good for you. Remember to hand over your salary next time Leng Dali gets paid. If I find out you're still not doing this, I'll make you pay!"
"Alright, alright, wife, stop talking. After all, he's our father. I'll listen to you from now on."
"Hmph, you're smart to know what's good for you. I'll let you go this time!"
"If you have nothing else to do, then you should all leave. And don't come here again."
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When Leng Qingqing heard that name, she was stunned. She didn't expect to hear her older brother's name here.
Then he slowly approached, and at a corner, he shielded himself and looked in that direction.
I spotted a man with graying hair, a slightly thin frame, and a somewhat hunched back!
Moreover, his face was weathered, showing that he hadn't had a good life over the years.
His face was dark as he stared at the two people in front of him.
Meanwhile, a middle-aged woman was angrily berating her older brother, and next to her was her husband.
Judging from the resemblance between the man's face and his elder brother, it was likely that this middle-aged man was his elder brother's son.
Leng Qingqing watched quietly for a while, and only left after the two left from the other side and her older brother turned and went into the room.
There was no such thing as going up to recognize relatives during that time!
When I left, I never thought about going back. So after I was released from prison, even though things were difficult, I didn't think about looking for them. Besides, I probably wouldn't be able to find them anyway.
After all, we haven't been in touch for decades, and I had no idea where they had moved to. I never expected to run into them here!
However, I'm not doing well these days and can barely make ends meet. Besides, considering how heartless they were back then, I don't even think about going up to acknowledge them!
I doubt even my own brother would recognize me looking like this!
It's best to leave each other alone, like this!
Afterwards, Leng Qingqing headed towards home.
Although they didn't acknowledge each other, Leng Qingqing still inquired about the situation from the older women who had lived in the slums for a long time.
We learned from them that the Leng family moved here thirty years ago!
Later, because the family had no money, his two older brothers went out to earn money!
Because his two older brothers were originally from wealthy families, they were unwilling to do low-level jobs and wanted to apply for managerial positions in large companies!
However, because of the Leng Group, those people were also familiar with his two older brothers!
At that time, not only did he fail to get a job, he was also ridiculed by some rich kids who had previously been suppressed by his two older brothers!
He even declared that other companies would not hire his two older brothers!
Finally, with no other option, and their money almost gone, the two older brothers went to work as bricklayers on construction sites!
My second brother, wanting to make money quickly, actually went to a racetrack and raced!
After winning the first two matches, he was later attacked from both sides by two people who had previously looked down on him during the match!
Finally, it crashed into the bend and spun out!
He was later rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, but the surgery failed after three days and three nights of intensive care.
After that, the burden of life fell on his older brother. His father and older brother supported the family by doing manual labor.
When his older brother was almost forty, he finally found a wife who was plain-looking, had a low level of education, and didn't mind that his older brother didn't have a house or a car!
Later, after having children, expenses increased, and the money earned was barely enough for daily living.
When my child was in high school, my older brother's wife was diagnosed with hereditary liver cancer. After exhausting the family's meager savings, they were unable to save her life!
After that, the child dropped out of school and went out to work. Later, he found a wife, the same middle-aged woman from before!
Because he didn't have much money, he could only coax his wife not to leave him.
Now, thirty years have passed, and my parents have long since passed away.
Now only the older brother is still living in the slum.
After hearing this news, Leng Qingqing felt a little melancholy. Thirty years had passed in the blink of an eye, and everything had changed!
After that, because washing dishes every day was too physically demanding, I didn't have the energy to think about these things anymore, and could only try my best to live my life well...
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