Pretty and charming, dressed in the 90s, she's good at everything from making money to causing

The cramped shed was originally a pigsty, but since the pigs got a new pen this year, the old one was given to Feng Pan to live in.

With a bang, the wooden gate was pushed open.

Feng Pan huddled on the wooden bed, unconsciously shrinking her neck.

She threw a dollar and sixty cents at her, and her mother said, "Your little sister found you a job. Take the 6 a.m. train to Shenyang tomorrow morning, and she'll pick you up at the station." Then, she threw the family's household registration book and Feng Pan's ID card at her as well.

Feng Pan stared at her blankly, hardly believing her ears.

She had overheard them a few days ago that they planned to sell her again.

How……

Before she could ask, her mother continued, "Let me tell you, both of your salaries have to be wired to me. If you're short even a penny, I'll go to the police station and drink pesticide, and I'll tell the police that you two are the sinners who drove your own mother to her death, and they'll both be executed!"

Feng Pan understood; she was after her long-term value.

"Did you hear that?"

I slapped her across the face.

Feng Pan was already used to this beating, which was even more frequent than drinking water. She nodded numbly: "I remember, I will send you all my wages."

She thought, as long as she could leave this place, she didn't care about having no money.

This is hell.

The old woman nodded in satisfaction at her eldest daughter's obedient manner, then turned and left.

She never imagined these two girls would dare to cause trouble for her; she had them firmly under her control long ago.

The next day, at three in the morning.

It was still dark when Feng Pan left home.

She had no money for a ride and had to walk from the village to the town's train station.

Her left leg was broken by her ex-husband two years ago, and no one treated her, leaving her with a limp.

Under the moonlight, she walked with a limp, without looking back.

She thought of her younger sister who had left home a month ago.

That day, my sister kept turning back to look at me.

……

At 9:45, Feng Yue finally saw the familiar figure.

"Miss!"

She went against the current, rushed to Feng Pan, and hugged her with all her might.

Feng Pan is only twenty-four years old this year, but her temples are already gray.

She took her sister's hand and looked her over carefully: "How are you? You've had a tough month... haven't you..."

She couldn't continue, because her younger sister not only hadn't lost weight, but actually looked a bit chubby.

"Big sister, let's go home first, I'll tell you slowly." Feng Yue took her sister's arm and led her to hail a taxi.

Feng Pan's pupils constricted: "What's going on? This must be incredibly expensive!"

“I have money, sister, I’ve met a really nice person,” Feng Yue said. “Hurry up and get in the car, I’m going to be late for work.”

Feng Pan suddenly became frightened: "You wouldn't be someone else..."

"Big sister! My boss is a girl!"

"Oh, that's okay."

The eldest sister breathed a long sigh of relief.

She looked at her sister awkwardly, feeling that in just one month, her sister had become so different that she almost didn't recognize her.

She's gained weight, looks better, and talks more.

On the way, Feng Yue whispered to Feng Pan about her experiences over the past month.

Feng Pan initially felt sorry for him, then happy, and then fearful.

"Yue'er, so you said you were going to the factory... you were lying to them?" Feng Pan's eyes widened, her thin hands gripping her sister's wrist tightly. "You... you... if they don't get paid, they'll beat you to death!"

"Where will they find me?" Feng Yue countered. "Shenyang is such a big city, with so many people, how could they possibly find me?"

Feng Pan: "..."

She stared at her sister in utter shock, completely unable to believe that her timid sister could say such a thing.

In the past, she always instinctively protected her younger sister, finding her food, braiding her hair, taking the beatings for her, and saving up for her tuition...

Now, her younger sister is standing in her way.

She escaped the mud pit, and the first thing she did was turn back to pull her out.

"Yue'er, this month... must have been tiring, right?"

Lin Ting often asked Feng Yue if she was tired and urged her to rest.

But Feng Yue always said, "Boss, I'm not tired. This little bit of work is nothing."

When her sister asked about it, her eyes suddenly welled up with tears.

"Ugh... I'm so tired..."

Feng Pan hugged her younger sister, patting her back as she did when they were little, and gently coaxed her, "It's okay, it's okay, your big sister is here..."

She thought, if they really came looking for us, she could protect her sister and tell her to run away quickly.

She also had to tell her—

This time, don't look back.

The two sisters hugged and cried, and the driver silently handed them a roll of toilet paper.

After the car stopped, the man took the money as usual, but forgot about what happened that day.

"Sister, this is Aunt Zheng. Her daughter is a college student, she's amazing!" Feng Yue pulled Feng Pan into the house and introduced her to Aunt Zheng.

"Hello, Aunt Zheng..."

Feng Pan lowered her head awkwardly, fidgeting with the hem of her clothes.

"Hey, hello."

Aunt Zheng was somewhat surprised—if Feng Yue hadn't called her "sister," she would have almost thought this was Feng Yue's mother.

Aunt Zheng stood up and said, "Yue'er, you go ahead and do your work. I'll get your sister something to eat."

"Okay, Auntie, take your time, I have to go open the shop." Feng Yue said, pulling Feng Pan along. "Sister, after you finish eating, take a shower and get some sleep. I'm in the front yard, it's very close. Come find me if you need anything."

Feng Pan was very flustered, but she was afraid of delaying her sister's work, so she nodded and told her, "Go ahead, I can manage."

Half an hour had passed since the scheduled opening time, and Feng Yue dared not delay any longer. She thanked Aunt Zheng and hurriedly went to open the shop.

Aunt Zheng's leg cast has been removed, but she still has some weakness in her leg and walks slowly.

She cooked a bowl of noodles for Feng Pan, added two poached eggs, and a few small green vegetables.

"Dumplings before leaving home, noodles upon arrival. Now that you're home, have a bowl of noodles." Aunt Zheng cheerfully put down the noodles, and looking at Feng Pan's disheveled appearance, she said, "Eat slowly, Auntie will boil some water for you, so you can take a bath later before going to sleep."

"Auntie, I... I can do it myself..."

"Sit down, eat your meal, no need to be so polite."

Feng Pan's hand trembled slightly as she held the chopsticks.

She had lived for twenty-four years and this was the first time she had ever eaten an egg.

The soft, bouncy, and pure white egg white is as smooth as my sister's cheek.

Two teardrops fell into the bowl, creating tiny ripples.

……

Feng Yue served several customers in the shop, and at 11:30 she spotted Lin Ting.

"Boss? Why are you here so early?"

Lin Ting waved to her: "Did you pick up your sister?"

Feng Yue's lips curled up involuntarily: "Yeah! Got it!"

"Go ahead, I'll give you the afternoon off," Lin heard.

Feng Yue quickly said, "It's okay, boss. My sister went to catch the train at three o'clock today. She needs to take a nap this afternoon."

“She can’t just sleep all the time, go keep her company.” Lin heard this, then remembered something else, “Oh right, Yingzi has already run to the kitchen, go and stop her, that pot belongs to Grandma Li, she’ll definitely yell at you if it leaks.”

Feng Yue: "...!"