"Then what do you have to be sad about?" Zhang Xin said with a smile. "You should be happy. After all, I've made a triumphant return. Those scumbags should be the ones who are sad."
Chunli was amused by Zhang Xin's words and then recounted the whole story.
Actually, this story was a bit cliché and melodramatic for Chi Xia, but when the main characters weren't a bunch of unrelated people, but rather people close to her, she couldn't help but feel a little angry after hearing it.
Chunli and Yao Na were elementary school classmates and deskmates before the apocalypse.
Chunli has practiced martial arts since childhood and grew up in the Fu family martial arts school. She is an innocent person with a chivalrous heart.
Yao Na was born into a poor family and was doing alright until her parents died in a car accident when she was in the third grade of elementary school.
Her parents left her no inheritance, but instead left her a mountain of debt.
The amount wasn't much, but it made all the relatives give up the idea of adopting her.
After all, raising children costs money, and paying off debts also costs money. None of her relatives are wealthy, and none of them are willing to take on this burden.
After learning about Yao Na's situation, the school launched a fundraising campaign among the entire school and the community, managing to raise enough money to support Yao Na's livelihood.
But when the creditors found out, they forcibly took it from Yao Na.
The debt was paid off, but Yao Na was penniless and relied on the help of kind neighbors.
The kind-hearted Chunli, upon learning this, patted her chest and said to Yao Na, "From now on, you can come home with me. You can eat whatever I eat, and I'll share half of my bed with you!"
Yao Na agreed.
So Chunli took Yao Na home. At that time, Chunli's mother was still alive. After Chunli's parents learned about Yao Na's situation, they not only took Yao Na in, but also treated her as their own daughter. Whatever Chunli had, Yao Na would also have.
Yao Na was naturally well-behaved, and compared to the unruly Chun-Li, she was practically someone else's child.
Moreover, she is very sensible and obedient. She always takes the initiative to wash the dishes after meals, even though Chunli's mother has said many times that it is not necessary. She still insists on doing so. She even takes advantage of Chunli's parents being busy to clean the house and prepare meals for them when they come back.
Chunli was carefree and genuinely happy that her parents liked Yao Na. The two of them went to school hand in hand, went home hand in hand, did their homework together, and slept together, as close as sisters.
Two years passed in this way.
Two years later, Yao Na had become a member of the Fu family. One day after a parent-teacher meeting, Yao Na quietly cried in the living room in the middle of the night.
Chunli's mother got up in the middle of the night and met her. After some comforting and asking questions, Yao Na choked up and told her why she was crying: "Today was the parent-teacher conference. All the other students had their parents go, but I didn't... I also want to have a mom and dad. I also want my mom and dad to go to the parent-teacher conference."
Seeing Yao Na crying uncontrollably, Chunli's mother was heartbroken. That night, she and Chunli's father discussed it and decided to formally adopt Yao Na.
However, before adopting Chunli, Chunli's mother still specifically asked for Chunli's opinion.
Chunli was very happy about this. In her eyes, Yao Na was like her own sister, and they would be even closer after she was adopted.
So the matter was settled, and not long after, the adoption procedures were completed. Yao Na was registered in the Fu family's household register and officially became a member of the Fu family, becoming Chunli's true older sister.
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