Her father lowered his eyelids and gave her twenty yuan: "That's all. Use it sparingly, and remember to send half back home after the harvest next year."
Wu Lili looked directly into her father's eyes: "You made a thousand yuan from my job. In the past few months of work, my salary and bonuses totaled three hundred and twenty-eight yuan and fifty-four cents, which I gave home. In addition, my rural allowance was two hundred and ten yuan. And you only gave me twenty yuan?"
Her father lowered his head guiltily: "There's nothing I can do, there are a lot of people in the family, you should be understanding of your old man!"
Wu Lili's mother huddled in the corner, not saying a word.
This woman, who had long been subdued by her husband's beatings, only hoped that after her daughter left, her husband's anger would not reach her.
Chen Yuanyuan pulled Wu Lili away.
Both of them understood that Wu Lili's previous status in the family was solely due to her being Chen Yuanyuan's friend.
And she, Chen Yuanyuan, is Chen Weixing's daughter.
With her father's downfall, Chen Yuanyuan experienced the full spectrum of human emotions overnight.
No, it's just cold.
Now, Wu Lili's only source of warmth is also leaving her.
Three days later, Chen Yuanyuan saw Wu Lili off on the train and, just as the train started moving, handed her a thick handkerchief bag.
Inside was one thousand yuan of the two thousand yuan she had brought from home.
As soon as Wu Lili arrived in Kuquan Village, she drank the first bowl of bitter spring water and fell ill.
It took me half a month to get back up.
She immediately went to town and mailed the letter.
However, he never received a reply from Chen Yuanyuan.
She asked her classmates for information and learned that Chen Yuanyuan was so ill that the hospital refused to admit her and had kicked her out.
Wu Lili no longer wants to recall how she managed to get leave to visit her family.
In short, she came back; she wanted to stay by Chen Yuanyuan's side and accompany her on her final journey.
...
Upon hearing this, Su Ruyi was already in tears.
She didn't even notice that her yellow makeup had smudged.
Seeing Wu Lili staring at her in surprise, Su Ruyi wiped her face with her hand and then realized that her hands were covered in yellow marks.
She quickly told the surprised Wu Lili to watch her luggage, and then rushed to the restroom.
I locked the door, quickly entered the room, and took a shower.
When she came out again, she had returned to her original appearance.
"Sister Ruyi? Oh no, Sister Ruyi? What are you doing here?" Wu Lili was pleasantly surprised to see the girl in front of her. "You...you're also going back to Haicheng? Wait...your clothes are exactly the same as the auntie in the bunk opposite mine?"
"That auntie from earlier was me!" Su Ruyi whispered. "It's safer to dress up as an older woman when I'm out and about."
"What?!" Wu Lili exclaimed, "It looks so much like it!"
Su Ruyi smiled and said, "If you want to learn, I can teach you."
"I really want to learn!" Wu Lili nodded repeatedly. "I've been bullied so much on my way here! If I wasn't worried about Yuanyuan, I wouldn't have put up with it!"
Looking at the little girl in front of her, Su Ruyi's thoughts drifted far away.
It seems like the scene of the three of them becoming sworn sisters is still vivid in my mind.
Only a few months have passed, and everything has changed.
She never imagined that Xia Dong's downfall would trigger such a chain reaction in Haicheng, and that Chen Yuanyuan would also be affected.
Thinking of Chen Yuanyuan's innocent and adorable appearance that day, Su Ruyi felt a pang of pain in her heart.
She hurriedly asked, "What exactly is Yuanyuan's illness?"
Wu Lili's eyes immediately lost their light: "I don't know either. They said they couldn't find out what the disease was, but it's getting worse and worse... The hospital said it can't be cured."
"Where is Yuanyuan now?" Su Ruyi asked.
"I heard it's at a friend's house," Wu Lili said. "Her friend works at the Haicheng Food Factory and just got a small two-bedroom apartment, which she lent to her."
"Haicheng Food Factory? My fourth brother works there!" Su Ruyi's eyes widened.
"Your fourth brother? Su Tong?" Wu Lili still remembered Su Tong. "Brother Su Tong later took the job exams with Yuanyuan several times, and the two of them made a lot of money."
Su Ruyi knew about this; her fourth brother had sent her several money orders along with his letters.
She nodded and said, "I'm going back to Haicheng this time to attend my fourth brother's wedding."
"Brother Su Tong is getting married?" Wu Lili asked excitedly. "Is the bride pretty?"
"This is the first time I've met Fourth Sister-in-law since I went back." Su Ruyi's mood improved a bit. "Lily, I'm very worried about Yuanyuan. After I attend Fourth Brother's wedding, I'll go see her, okay?"
"Okay, it's a deal then!" Wu Lili said, taking out paper and pen. "I'll write down Yuanyuan's address for you!"
A minute later, Su Ruyi stared at the address Wu Lili handed her, completely stunned.
She reached into her pocket and pulled out the address her fourth brother had left for her.
The two slips of paper were placed side by side.
It's the same place!
Same street, same building, same unit, same door number!
"How is this possible?!" Su Ruyi immediately suspected that she had copied the wrong address.
Yes, it's very likely that he was distracted at the time and copied it incorrectly.
“Lily, now that we’ve gotten off the train, we can travel together. My fourth brother also lives in… the same building.” Su Ruyi forced a smile at Wu Lili.
A strange premonition grew stronger in her heart.
"That's great!" Wu Lili clapped her hands and said, "Go and see Yuanyuan, she'll be very happy!"
Su Ruyi nodded, deep in thought.
They remained silent the entire way.
Three days later, the green train stopped at Haicheng Railway Station.
Su Ruyi pulled Wu Lili along, hailed a pedicab, and headed straight for the address Su Tong had left behind.
It was a brand-new four-story building in the center of Haicheng City, a newly built staff housing for the food factory.
Among the surrounding low-rise houses, it stands out like a crane among chickens, very conspicuous.
Su Ruyi nervously went upstairs and knocked on the address.
When Wu Lili saw that Su Ruyi was knocking on Chen Yuanyuan's door number, she assumed that Su Ruyi wanted to go see Chen Yuanyuan first, so she didn't say anything.
About a minute later, the door opened.
The one who opened the door was Su Tong.
Upon seeing Su Ruyi, Su Tong immediately smiled and said, "You're finally here! I went to the train station to pick you up three days ago, but I didn't go today! I thought something had happened and you couldn't come back! Why did it take you so long to get back? I hope nothing happened?"
Su Ruyi shook her head: "Something came up and I was delayed for three days. Brother, sister-in-law... are you inside?"
Su Tong glanced at the bedroom, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Ruyi, come out with me first, I have something to tell you."
As he spoke, he pulled Su Ruyi outside.
Only then did he see Wu Lili at the door.
Wu Lili froze the moment she saw that it was Su Tong who opened the door!
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