Three Women in the Cage

In the year when Xinxin took the college entrance examination, Yaya also faced the college entrance examination in her life. They both experienced a big test at the same time. After the test was over, they both waited for the results in anxiety.

As soon as the two of them finished their exams, Yang Yu called and asked them to go to Suzhou to work during the summer vacation.

Thinking that there was no one at home and it was not safe to go back, the two of them bought train tickets together and headed to the city where Yang Yu worked.

This was their first time traveling far away. With curiosity about the distant place and the relief of finally escaping the cage, they happily embarked on the long journey.

Sitting on the edge of the train car, watching the receding scene getting farther and farther away, they finally showed a long-lost smile on their faces.

After two days and two nights of driving, the two finally arrived at their destination. At this moment, they were full of sorrow and looked in a mess.

Dragging their luggage, they walked towards the exit while asking for directions.

I didn't expect that Suzhou Railway Station is so big and the decoration is so beautiful and new. It is completely different from the shabby and old station hall in my hometown.

Curious about the unfamiliar environment, they looked around in surprise as they walked. After walking for an unknown amount of time, they finally walked out of the station.

When they arrived at the platform outside, looking at the endless stream of vehicles on the concrete road, the towering overpasses everywhere, the intricate roads, and the towering buildings around them, they felt like they had opened up a new world.

All this forms a sharp contrast with the dilapidated and dilapidated countryside. People of all kinds pass by you without any deliberate contempt or disgust, as if they don't care about you. You are just an inconspicuous and ordinary person among the crowd.

Finally arriving in a brand new world, they felt extremely happy. Out of curiosity, they came to the side of the road, looked at the surrounding scenery, and were filled with emotion.

It's time to get out, it's time to get out long ago. I used to be imprisoned in a cage the size of a palm, and all I could see were vulgar and evil people. I never knew that there was such a scene outside the cage.

My vision used to be so narrow, but now it has been broadened. People really need to move forward and not be confined to one small world their whole lives.

They dragged their luggage and did not take the taxi nearby, but asked for directions and walked towards the bus stop in the distance.

Because my mother's place is too far away and taking a taxi is too expensive, they can't afford it.

When I arrived at the bus stop and looked at the pedestrians waiting in an orderly queue, I felt that the quality of people in big cities was much higher than that in rural areas. In rural areas, people always rushed in a crowd.

As expected, the world nurtures the people, and there is still a big gap between people.

With admiration for the people here, they silently followed in line. After a while, a brand new bus slowly drove up and stopped in front of them.

They followed the pedestrians and got on the bus in an orderly manner. However, when they saw the coin-drop box, they were shocked. No one told them that the buses here no longer had full-time ticket sellers.

Looking at the people in front of them who were paying their way into the bus one after another, they looked anxious. In a panic, Yaya asked the person behind her: "Madam? Can you change some coins for me?"

Yaya's accent in the local dialect startled the people behind her. They looked at her in confusion. They could only hear her mouth opening and closing, but could not understand what she was saying.

Seeing that the man didn't respond, Yaya was anxious and turned around. At this time, the driver said: "Speak Mandarin, no one can understand what you are saying."

She was startled, then she realized that the people here didn't understand her local dialect, but it was a bit awkward to suddenly speak Mandarin.

But if she didn't say it, others wouldn't understand what she said, so she had to tentatively say: "Auntie, can you exchange some change with me? I don't have any change prepared..."

Although his Mandarin was not standard, passersby still understood him. He said in embarrassment: "I only have change for the bus. I don't have any extra change."

After saying that, the man walked straight past her, slowly put in the coins, and found a seat to sit down.

The two sisters were left standing there, looking bewildered.

The driver asked anxiously, "Why don't you have change? Why would you take a bus without change?"

Yaya quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I... I don't know, it's our first day here..."

The driver looked at them for a few seconds, and seeing their disheveled appearance and the luggage in their hands, he probably understood.

So he softened his tone and said, "Then you should find someone to change the money quickly. If you don't have the change, you will have to get off the bus. Hurry up, I'm about to leave..."

Upon hearing this, Yaya hurriedly asked the people around her, but after asking everyone, no one was willing to exchange change with her. Seeing that the car was about to start, the two of them were very anxious.

The driver said, "Why don't you get off and go to the supermarket to change some coins, and then take the next bus?"

Yaya looked around and saw nothing as far as she could see except the endless stream of cars. There was no sign of a supermarket, and there was no place to buy anything.

This place is not like the countryside, where there are places to buy things everywhere. Here, the place to buy things is in a designated place. However, they are not familiar with the location here and can't find the place at all?

Yaya said with some embarrassment: "I can't find where to buy things..."

At this time, everyone in the car was talking at once. One person pointed to a place not far away and muttered: "See it over there? Cross the road, go up the overpass, turn two corners, and there will be a supermarket..."

Another one said: "Your place is too far away, girl, go over there, cross the overpass over there, and there is a supermarket in another 500 meters..."

Listening to their chattering, Yaya was overwhelmed. Just when she was at a loss, a horn sounded from behind and the driver said anxiously: "It's time, I'm about to leave, are you getting off or not?..."

Yaya and Xinxin stood there, in a dilemma. Seeing the urging voices from behind becoming more and more urgent, the driver had no choice but to close the car door and start the vehicle.

After starting, the driver said to them: "I gave you time, but you didn't seize it! Now you have no choice but to invest a lot of money..."

Yaya held the hundred-yuan bill in her hand and said in a panic: "Master, this is a hundred yuan. How can I change the remaining money after I put it in?"

The driver said impatiently: "I don't have change, so you have to pay. I have surveillance here, and I can't let you evade the fare! If you want to escape, I will have to fill it in..."

Others echoed: "Yes, if there is no change, you have to put in the big money too."

Yaya looked at the people around her in embarrassment and anxiety. Suddenly, when she got off the bus, her good impression of this place disappeared into thin air, and she was surrounded by an indescribable indifference.

The people here have no ill intentions, but everyone's face hides a cold and distant expression of indifference.

With red eyes, she threw the hundred-dollar bill in under the urging gaze of everyone. After putting it in, she couldn't help but shed tears.

Xinxin stood beside her sister with red eyes, feeling sad and helpless. At this moment, a voice came: "Two little sisters, come and sit down quickly, otherwise you will not be able to stand steadily when the car stops and will fall..."

So the two of them had to turn around and find a seat. Just as they were leaving, the driver stopped them.