Seeing how weak his younger brother and sister looked, he decided to go to the river to catch some fish. However, the river bank was slippery due to the rain. Not only did he fail to catch any fish, but he fell into the river and almost drowned. Fortunately, he was rescued.
Some were sick, some were hungry, and the three poor little ones were lying on the bed hugging each other, waiting for death to come.
What is chilling is that even though they have reached this point, even though the eldest brother has faced life-and-death crises twice.
Mom remained seated at the card table, not moving. She simply said, "I understand," then pushed the cards aside and yelled, "Pong!"
The life or death of the eldest son may not be as important as the two good cards in his hand.
Perhaps because they saw how miserable they were, the people who rescued the eldest brother showed him a way out.
There was a family in the city. The couple had no children and were too busy to raise a child from scratch, so they wanted to adopt a half-grown boy.
In order to keep his family alive, the eldest brother took the initiative to contact his partner and exchanged himself for some fever-reducing pills and a few bags of food, which allowed them to survive.
"Six months later my brother came back and said he was doing well and wanted us to live a good life too."
Unfortunately, the family that adopted him did not allow him to have much contact with his former family, so he contacted human traffickers with a good reputation to sell them, and the two of them kept all the money they earned.
He sincerely felt that at least he could have enough to eat at someone else's house, which was better than starving to death.
But he was too young at the time and misjudged the ugliness of human nature. How could a human trafficker have a conscience?
Wen Jie and his sister were imprisoned. Listening to what they were about to do to them, they felt infinite fear in their little hearts.
The boy was fine. Even if he was sold to the mountains, he would just be someone's son. At most, he would suffer some hardships.
But the fate of girls is much more miserable, and only a few can survive unscathed.
What's more, my sister has been in poor health since she was born and is always sick. Those people had no intention of raising her to be someone's wife. They just wanted to sell her to a few people with special fetishes to make a quick buck.
He still feels like vomiting after the experience, and is glad that he was smart enough to crawl out of the dog hole when no one was paying attention and ask for help.
Later, the brother and sister were rescued and found their biological grandmother with the help of the police, and were able to live a normal life.
"Where is your brother now?"
"He is married and has three children, but because of that incident, he has always felt guilty towards us and is reluctant to meet us."
"Do you blame him?"
Wen Jie shook his head. "If it weren't for him, my sister and I would have died several times already. He meant well but did the wrong thing."
It’s not that he didn’t blame his elder brother. When the police came to his elder brother’s house to investigate, he only said one sentence.
"I just don't want my younger siblings to go through the same hardships I went through. Those people clearly said they would find new parents who would treat them well."
The human traffickers were executed, and he was not sentenced because he was too young. However, the inner torment and guilt he suffered over the years can be considered as his punishment.
As they were talking, the two of them had already walked downstairs to Wen Jie's house. He lived in a tube-shaped building assigned by his unit, with two bedrooms and a living room, which was more than enough for two siblings.
Before entering, He Xiaojie asked, "What disease did your sister have? Did you get it checked out later?"
Wen Jie took out his key and opened the door, saying, "Grandma took out the money she had saved and took her to see a doctor right away. It was asthma."
"So you're going to study medicine, also for her?"
"Well, I originally planned to take her to a big city and get her treatment at a better hospital, but I didn't expect... She's very strong and studies very hard. If the university hadn't been cancelled, she might have scored better than me."
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He Ruixue sat opposite He Xiaojie, looking at her teasingly.
"So you fell for him? Was it because of his miserable life, or were you simply attracted by his face?"
I never thought that this little niece, who looks carefree, actually has a lot on her mind.
"Auntie, how can I be as superficial as you?"
"People are superficial. The so-called love at first sight is nothing more than lust. I would rather you like his appearance, at least I can get out of it in time in the future.
Have you ever heard that feeling sorry for someone is the beginning of falling in love with them? Don’t get too deep. I’m afraid you’ll end up like my second sister.
"It would be nice if I could meet a good man like my second uncle and have a deeper relationship with him."
He Ruixue raised her eyes and looked at her in surprise. "Oh, you used to criticize your second aunt with me. I think you are hopeless. You should quickly ask your mother to prepare your dowry. Otherwise, judging by your momentum, I am afraid you will be eager to marry yourself off in half a month."
"Aunt~"
He Xiaojie drawled out her words, with a girlish charm, "I'm here to seek your advice. Anyway, I've explained everything from the time I met him to the last time we met."
"I don't know him, and you know him even less. Don't be fooled by appearances when you're in the middle of this situation. Let me ask you, he's a few years older than you, right? Why isn't he married yet?"
"He wanted to take his sister with him, but the girl's family disagreed."
"Then have you tried to find out why the woman disagrees? There are plenty of men who have to support a whole family, let alone a younger sister, and there are still people who will marry her. With his conditions, it's impossible for someone to give up just for this reason."
"In fact, he planned to support his sister for the rest of her life, but he was worried that the girl would mind. Every time he went on a blind date, he would test the other party's feelings. He was never satisfied with the results, so he didn't find the right one."
He Ruixue held the teacup and tilted her head. "Well, so he just happened to like you, a sucker."
"Aunt!"
"Have you ever asked him who he would save if you and his sister fell into the water at the same time? He Xiaojie, don't think you won't have a mother-in-law after you get married. Sometimes the sister-in-law is even more difficult to deal with than the mother-in-law.
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