At that time, mobile phones weren't very common in this area; having one in a household was considered a blessing. The functions of mobile phones were also quite limited, only allowing for calls and text messages. The only form of entertainment was playing puzzle games. Su Mei's family was better off than Xiao Xin'er's, but they still didn't have one.
Lu Qingyan patted her and assured her, "Don't worry, even if I forget anyone else, I will never forget you."
Su Meiren threatened her: "Then it's a deal. If you forget, I'll climb up to your bedside in the middle of the night and scare you."
Lu Qingyan shuddered: "Alright, speak properly. It's getting dark soon, why are you scaring people at this time?"
"Alright, alright, I'm not going to say anymore. I still have a lot to copy." Su Meiren's grades weren't very good, but her handwriting was beautiful, much better than Xiao Xin'er's.
Around 8 o'clock, Su Meiren finished copying, told Lu Qingyan, and went out.
Lu Qingyan washed up and went to sleep.
The next morning, Xiao's father made breakfast. It was quite a feast: two plates of cold dishes, a few steamed buns, and half a pot of spicy soup.
The Xiao family didn't have a custom of not talking while eating, so Lu Qingyan talked to her father about her studies and school. It was mostly about who did well, who got wrong, and where they'd seen a particularly interesting question before.
Finally, Mr. Xiao added a word of advice: Study hard, but don't be arrogant.
After finishing speaking, he watched as Lu Qingyan tied her red scarf and left.
There's not much going on on campus; almost every day is the same.
A month passed like this, day after day, until Lu Qingyan finished the last test paper in elementary school.
Mr. Xiao happened to have some free time at that moment, so he happily took his daughter to the county hospital.
"Your mother gave birth to a little sister this time, and she looks exactly like you when you were little. She's so cute," said Mr. Xiao, his mouth agape. He was clearly very happy.
But when Lu Qingyan heard him say something exactly like what you did when you were little, she felt a bit annoyed.
She hadn't forgotten the photo she'd seen; the little girl was sitting there with a shaved head, her round eyes wide open, and she didn't look like a girl at all.
If her sister looked like that too… Lu Qingyan shuddered. All the children she had ever seen before were quite cute; she never imagined that one day she would have to admire an ugly version of herself.
Xiao's mother was a very gentle person. When she held Xiao Xiao in her arms, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, which made Lu Qingyan feel a little dizzy.
"Xin'er, this is your little sister, do you want to hold her?"
"Okay." Lu Qingyan reached out and took her, looking at the little girl in her arms: her eyes weren't like hers, her eyes were small, and her nose was more prominent. She couldn't see anything else, but she felt that if she grew up, she would be a little beauty.
“I originally planned to take you back when school starts this year, but now that your sister has been born, I won’t be able to take care of both of you if the three of us go back. What do you think?” Mrs. Xiao always talks things out with her family and doesn’t usually make decisions on her own.
"Mom, you and my sister can stay here. I'll live over there by myself. I'm all grown up now, how can I let myself go hungry? Besides, we have a lot of relatives over there, I can ask them for help if anything happens, so you don't need to worry."
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