She recognized Ziyi's handwriting. It was Ziyi telling her not to be afraid, that it didn't matter what she did, because she had someone to support her.
And there was a moment when she wanted to give up everything for revenge.
"Sister, why are you crying?" Shi Nianzhi hurriedly took out a tissue and handed it to Qin Yuhuan. "They won't hurt you, I promise."
"How can you guarantee that?" Qin Yuhuan sniffed. "Didn't they say they found a buyer for me? He's a factory owner."
"As long as you don't want to, no one can stop me, sister, don't worry." Shi Nianzhi couldn't wait to express his loyalty in front of Qin Yuhuan.
"What if I want to go back to Jincheng?"
Shi Nianzhi's expression changed as he heard this, and his face instantly fell. "You want to go back to find Ziyi? No."
"Then what am I so confident about?" Qin Yuhuan wiped away her tears and chuckled. "Is it safe to stay among a bunch of tigers and wolves like you? On one hand, you put a price tag on me and want to sell me off, and on the other hand... I don't know what you're thinking."
Shi Nianzhi bit her lower lip. "I...I just want you to come back, sister. Wouldn't it be nice to go back to the past? Didn't you say that you also like to have a younger sister?"
Qin Yuhuan slowly opened the takeaway box. Shi Long and the others had ordered lunch boxes with random dishes, but every lunch box that was delivered contained her favorite dishes.
Hearing Shi Nianzhi's words, she lazily raised her eyes and glanced at him: "You are the one who insisted that my parents were human traffickers' sister? If I still want it after that, I'll have to eat a hundred or eighty pig hearts to replenish my body."
"Pfft," Li Haizhen laughed again, "You are so clueless, even a hundred or eighty people can't make up for it."
"That's right," Qin Yuhuan held his forehead, "I don't know if it's too late to replenish my brain."
The two of them were talking back and forth, leaving Shi Nianzhi no room to get a word in.
"Teacher Li, I'm asking you to go through all this trouble with me for nothing."
"When I sell you for a good price, I'll ask those three outside for a big red envelope to make up for it. You're welcome."
Qin Yuhuan: ...
The timely message sent by Ziyi calmed Qin Yuhuan's wavering heart and helped her get out of the state where her reason was blinded by hatred.
She thought she knew what Ziyi was going to do to cooperate with her.
"We're here. Can you return my phone to me?" Qin Yuhuan asked about the phone while eating slowly.
"It's not the right time yet, sister." Shi Nianzhi shook her head. "Don't you want to take a look at our home? I'll find someone to take care of it. Before, I was in bed..."
"You eat snacks in bed and leave food crumbs everywhere. I have to clean it up again every time I finish my homework." Qin Yuhuan replied expressionlessly, "I told you I'm a mysophobe and can't sleep on a bed with food residue on it, but you haven't changed."
It was no big deal if the oil from the spicy strips dripped onto her homework book.
When the workload is heavy, she reviews her lessons and does her homework, then takes some time to read her favorite extracurricular books. It is often one or two o'clock when she gets ready to go to bed, and she still has to face the grainy bed.
"Also, my house wasn't like this before. It was much cleaner than what you see. Without you, I can take care of the hygiene of the room."
Children never know how to restrain themselves. When they play, there is no clean and tidy place in the house, especially since Shi Nianzhi has bad living habits.
Qin Yuhuan had broken down countless times after living in the same room with her for more than ten years, but she didn't bother with her because of Shi Nianzhi's young age.
"Nianzhi, have you ever considered that the beautiful memories you thought you had were actually built on the suffering of others? Just because you have poor hygiene habits and your mother loves cleanliness, she has to change your clothes at least three times a day. Yes, you go to school, come back from lunch break, wear new clothes in the afternoon, and then you can happily brag to your classmates about how well your family treats you. But have you ever considered that clothes also need someone to wash them to keep them clean?"
"I don't know what's worth thinking about in these memories. I asked you to wash your own clothes, and you only threw them into the washing machine once. No one reminded you to put them in. You didn't even think about it when your clothes got smelly in the washing machine, and you cried at home when you had nothing to wear."
Shi Nianzhi: "But...but isn't Dad and brother like this too? Why should you spoil them?"
"No, only mom will spoil them, not me. Qin Yushu is dirty and messy, but he only messes up his own room. He doesn't even leave the door except to eat. He doesn't get close to me. My dad won't come into my room to create garbage. Only you, I have to bear a lot of sanitation that is not my responsibility."
There are clearly two desks, one for each of us.
She packed up her things that night and came back to see a mess. All the sorted things were scattered all over the floor. It turned out that Shi Nianzhi couldn't find his things and messed them up.
"When I lose my temper with you, you either cry or think I'm not angry."
In fact, at Qin Yuhuan's age, there is only one person who can mess up the things she has packed without her getting angry.
At other times, her sense of order in the environment is stronger than that of ordinary people.
"You're always forgetful. Everyone in the family has sent you something, even Qin Yushu. So what about you? What have you done for us?"
Qin Yuhuan could certainly understand Shi Nianzhi's attachment to this family, because this family gave her only unrequited love and favoritism. Therefore, when she slammed the cruel facts into Shi Nianzhi's face one by one, and saw the expression of disbelief, pain, and difficulty in accepting that appeared on her face, her heart was strangely touched.
This family, which was supported by her mother alone, would be fatally impacted the moment it was shattered.
Because there will no longer be anyone who will diligently serve them, providing them with food, clothing, shelter and transportation, except for feeding them.
Qin Changping, Qin Yusu, and Shi Nianzhi, these three people cannot live a good life without Shi Lilan.
"This house is rented. It's shabby, right? Did you know that our family planned to buy a house the year we adopted you?" Qin Yuhuan was always ruthless when it came to piercing people's hearts. "Because we had to raise you, our plans were put on hold. As a result, raising you became increasingly expensive. Your parents only gave you 400 yuan a year, and Mom even opened a separate account for you and saved the 400 yuan, saying she would give you the passbook when you came of age."
In fact, Chen Yang's family only paid the money for the first three years, and they almost denied payment whenever they could after that.
"It's expensive to raise you, but the housing prices are rising, so we've never had a house of our own. Now, do you think I still have deep feelings for you?"
Shi Nianzhi fell on the bed, distraught.
"Oh, and I don't like people wearing outer clothes on the bed. It's dirty, so congratulations... this bed... you can keep it for yourself and sleep on it slowly while reminiscing."
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