The Metaphysical Little Beggar's Rebirth: I'm an Unlucky Star

The story of the real and fake Tang Tian has to start with Tang Tian’s mother Xu Xiaoyu.

Thirty years ago, Tang Tian's mother Xu Xiaoyu had just finished the college entrance examination and received an admission letter soon after. She became one of the few girls in the village who were admitted to university. Xu Xiaoyu's family was very poor and her parents were not well educated, but they were kind-hearted. However, kindness and simplicity were useless in the face of money. Life was so cruel. Xu Xiaoyu's family had no money to send Xu Xiaoyu to college. Xu Xiaoyu certainly knew the family's financial situation, and she was helpless and could only hide in the quilt and cry.

Xu Xiaoyun, Xu Xiaoyu's older sister, was a year older. Due to her poor academic performance, she dropped out of school early and stayed home. Their family was poor, lacking a spare room for each sister, so they had to share a bed. She could feel her sister's sobbing body trembling beneath the covers, and her heart ached. She knew how hard Xu Xiaoyu had worked to get into university. Thus, the two sisters secretly made a resolution.

The next day, although Xu Xiaoyu was sad, she still went to work in the fields. Xu Xiaoyun ran breathlessly along the ridge of the field towards Xu Xiaoyu who was working in the fields. She held a paper bag in one hand, waved at Xu Xiaoyu, and shouted, "Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, you have tuition."

"Sister, how do you have so much money?" Xu Xiaoyu ran over and took the paper bag from Xu Xiaoyun. After opening it, it was full of money. Xu Xiaoyu counted it and found 8,800 yuan. It was exactly 8,800 yuan. The banknotes were new and neatly made.

Xu Xiaoyun smiled slightly, "Xiaoyu, I'm getting married."

"Sister, is this your betrothal gift?" Xu Xiaoyu's eyes were already red, and Xu Xiaoyun nodded.

"My parents promised me that I will give you all the money." Xu Xiaoyun smiled again, her eyes bright and sparkling.

"No, sister, let's go and return the money." Xu Xiaoyu dragged Xu Xiaoyun and was about to go and return the money.

"No, no...Xiaoyu, I like him." Xu Xiaoyun pulled Xu Xiaoyu, her feet seemed to be rooted to the ground.

"Sister..." Xu Xiaoyu turned her head, her face full of tears.

"I've met him. He's honest and doesn't seem like a bad person. I really like him." Xu Xiaoyun took two steps forward, holding Xu Xiaoyu's hand with one hand and wiping her tears with the other, then continued, "We've even asked a matchmaker and they're engaged."

At that time, people's gossip was scary. If the engagement was broken off, Xu Xiaoyun would become the topic of conversation among the women in the village. They often didn't care about the truth of the matter. They only cared about which girl had made a fool of herself and which girl was unwanted.

Xu Xiaoyu hugged Xu Xiaoyun and held her for a very long time.

In this way, 19-year-old Xu Xiaoyun married Qin Zhi, a 35-year-old bachelor from the next village. On the wedding day, everyone was happy, except Xu Xiaoyu, who held Xu Xiaoyun's hand and cried, "Sister, if you are wronged, come back." Then Xu Xiaoyu secretly stuffed four thousand yuan into Xu Xiaoyun's clothes and took it back.

After a while, Xu Xiaoyun got on the wedding car. At that time, the customs in the village were different from now. After the wedding, only the bride was taken away. Xu Xiaoyu didn't even get to drink the wedding wine.

On the day school started, Xu Xiaoyu packed her luggage, gave 2,800 yuan of the remaining 4,800 yuan to her parents, and took the green train to university with 2,000 yuan in her pocket.

Three and a half years passed in a flash. Xu Xiaoyu was already a senior student and was about to graduate. Xu Xiaoyu studied hard and worked part-time to earn money for her studies. She received a scholarship every month, half of which she would send back to her sister and half to her family, keeping a very small portion for herself. She seldom went home, not because she didn't miss home, but because she had no money.

Just after the winter break, she received a call from her mother, "Xiaoyu, your sister is going to give birth in a few days. Do you want to come back and visit her?"

"My sister is pregnant?" Xu Xiaoyu was puzzled. Xu Xiaoyun rarely contacted her after she got married, so she didn't even know that her sister was pregnant. But now her mother told her that her sister was about to give birth.

Xu Xiaoyu, who hadn't even been home for the Chinese New Year in recent years, hurriedly bought a ticket and returned to his hometown.

After returning home, she stayed there for one night and then went to Xu Xiaoyun's house with her suitcase. She didn't tell Xu Xiaoyun because Xu Xiaoyun didn't even tell her that she was pregnant. She was afraid that Xu Xiaoyun would not let her go.

Xu Xiaoyu looked at the address and found a small courtyard. The gate was not locked. She immediately saw Xu Xiaoyun, who was sitting on a small stool next to the well and washing clothes with her big belly.

"Sister." Xu Xiaoyu ran over with her suitcase and pulled Xu Xiaoyun's hand out of the water. The water in winter was bone-chillingly cold.

"Xiaoyu, why are you here?" Xu Xiaoyun looked much older. The two sisters were only one year apart in age. The 22-year-old Xu Xiaoyu had a very fresh face, while Xu Xiaoyun looked to be in her 30s.

"Sister, it's winter vacation now. I'll take care of you." Xu Xiaoyu took Xu Xiaoyun's hand and rubbed it to keep her warm.

"Xiao Yun, wash this too." A man walked out of the house and threw his somewhat smelly underwear into the room.

"How could you treat my sister like this?" Xu Xiaoyu suddenly stood in front of Xu Xiaoyun and looked at the slightly bald man in front of her.

The man stared at Xu Xiaoyu's face, his eyes darting around, scanning her body back and forth. "Who are you?"

"I'm Xu Xiaoyu." Xu Xiaoyu pulled Xu Xiaoyun, "My sister is about to give birth, why are you still letting her do these things." After saying that, Xu Xiaoyu kicked the basin. Xu Xiaoyu's foot was not heavy, and there were too many dirty clothes in the basin. The water in the basin just shook and spilled a few drops.

"Oh, it's my sister-in-law. Come in and sit down. It's an accident today and I'm too busy." Qin Zhi invited Xu Xiaoyu in with a polite look. As soon as Xu Xiaoyu entered, she saw a table full of melon seed shells on the table in the middle of the room.

"I haven't packed it yet," Qin Zhi picked it up casually, "Sister-in-law, how many days are you going to stay here?" Qin Zhi looked at the suitcase in Xu Xiaoyu's hand, and then looked at Xu Xiaoyu.

"I originally planned to stay here for a few days, but now I don't want to. I want to take my sister back to my parents' home." Xu Xiaoyu looked at Xu Xiaoyun's hand and felt heartbroken.

"No, sister-in-law. I'm going to do the laundry now. Xiaoyun is giving birth, how can I not be there to take care of her?" Qin Zhi looked attentive.

Xu Xiaoyun, who was standing next to her, heard that Xu Xiaoyu was going to take her back to her parents' home. She tugged at the corner of Xu Xiaoyu's clothes and shook her head. Xu Xiaoyu saw her sister like this, probably because she was afraid of the gossip in the village and didn't want to go back with her.

"Okay then, I'll stay here temporarily to take care of my sister."

"Okay, then my sister-in-law will stay here. When Xiaoyun is about to give birth, we will go to the hospital together." Qin Zhi ran to the yard to wash clothes. As soon as he put his hand in, he withdrew it because of the cold. Then he turned around and glanced at the two sisters in the room. "You guys chat first, I'll boil some water and then wash."