"What happened later? Did they come back to see you?" Su Ran asked softly.
Xu Zhi'an shook his head, "No, but I went to see them secretly later and found that they actually had other children and families, and they lived a happy life.
As for my brother and I, we were originally children that they felt were embarrassing to them, and they wished we didn’t exist in this world, so as not to become a stain on their lives. "
"Then from the time your parents passed away until now, you have been living with your younger brother by yourself?" Su Ran was a little surprised. This little girl who looked thin and frail didn't expect to be so independent.
"Without anyone else's help, we have to rely on ourselves. Sister Ranran, are you surprised?"
Su Ran nodded, "I didn't expect you to have such great energy."
"Actually, I didn't expect it. I originally thought that it might not be long before the two of us can no longer live together, and we will have to go to the streets to beg for food, or be sent to an orphanage or something.
But fortunately, the boss of the mine where my father had an accident was a good man. After learning about it, he promised to bear the tuition and living expenses for my brother and I until we graduate from college. We can still live in the small house that my parents rented before.
Relying on the support of the boss, my brother and I managed to get by quite smoothly. Boys learn to be wise late, so I can only think about how my mother took care of us at that time, and then slowly learn from it. When my brother makes trouble, He also had to go to school to apologize to his teacher.
However, the teachers in the school also knew about our situation, and I was among the top in the school at the time, so they were quite tolerant towards us siblings. Basically, the teachers would forgive us every time I went there. .
These days lasted until I was a sophomore in high school and my brother was a freshman in high school, that is, the year before last, the boss passed away.
I don’t know who inherited his company later, but since then my brother and I have had no living expenses. I can only work part-time in convenience stores and milk tea shops after class every night to earn our living expenses.
But this kind of life can't last forever. After all, the part-time job after school is just a drop in the bucket, and it will soon be unable to maintain our food and clothing. Moreover, most of my time is spent working, and my academic performance in the class has also plummeted.
Just when I wanted to drop out of school and find a full-time job, my brother suddenly came to tell me that he had already applied to the school to drop out of school before me, and the school agreed.
I was very angry at the time and asked him why he did that. Originally, I was able to attend Jiangning Foreign Languages School during the high school entrance examination, but considering that my younger brother’s grades were not enough to go to such a good school, and I was worried that he would cause trouble if we were not in the same school, I finally decided Enrolled in Jiangning No. 1 Middle School.
Although he was still not focused on studying in high school, at least he sat in school honestly every day. I didn't expect that he would drop out of school without my knowledge. If a boy doesn't go to school and doesn't have a degree, It will be very difficult to live in society in the future, and I will have to go out to work like my father did. In the end, I had an accident.
My younger brother told me that his academic performance was not good and he could not sit still in school. The teachers and leaders of the school did not like him. Just fired him.
Now that he had applied to withdraw from school, the leaders and teachers no longer had to worry about it, and they approved it directly.
He said that he would definitely not be able to get into college if he kept going like this. His talent was there. He had already made an appointment with a few friends to work in a factory in Pingjiang City. Nowadays, it is all assembly line production, which is much safer than his father's time. , and I can earn five to six thousand yuan a month, which is enough to support our two siblings.
I really couldn't resist him at the time, and it wasn't like you could go back to high school if you dropped out, so I had no choice but to let him go.
After that, Sister Ranran, as you can see, my brother makes money in Pingjiang to support the two of us. He earns a salary of 6,000 yuan a month, keeps 2,000 yuan for himself to eat, and sends me 4,000 yuan, saying that he is a girl in school alone. He should be kind to himself and not wrong himself. It would not cost him much money to provide food and accommodation in the factory.
Days like this lasted until my senior year of high school, and the college entrance examination ended some time ago. Although these years have been difficult, fortunately, I was admitted to a very good school, and my parents who died did not have to drop out of school early to support the family. The younger brother is disappointed.
After the college entrance examination, I went out to look for a job. I saw them complaining about Sister Ranran that the coffee you make is not good. I remembered that my mother had opened a coffee shop before, and I followed her for a while, so I applied for the job.
I originally just had the idea of giving it a try, but I didn’t expect that Sister Ranran would actually hire me and give me such a high salary for one month. Now that I add my brother’s salary, the two of us can live a comfortable life. Okay, thank you very much. "
"It's a small thing. There are many rich people in this world, and the gap between the rich and the poor is huge. You can't spend all the money. Just do something good." Su Ran waved his hand, then changed direction and asked : "By the way, you two were still so young at that time, so you must have encountered a lot of problems living in the house rented by your parents, right? The neighbors around you should be pretty nice, right?"
At the mention of this, Xu Zhian laughed, "Aunt Wu, who lives next door to our house, used to have a very good relationship with my mother. She often visited our house. When my mother was particularly busy at work, she would take us siblings to her house for dinner. .
Later, after my parents were gone, Aunt Wu taught me little by little any difficulties in life, such as cooking, broken water pipes, grocery shopping and other life skills.
The first time the water pipe at home broke, my brother and I didn't know what to do. Aunt Wu came in and fixed it for us in a few seconds. She also killed fish and chicken while cooking. I was too timid to do it. Aunt Wu demonstrated it to me again and again, and then I gradually dared to do it myself.
It can be said that without Aunt Wu’s help over the years, my brother and I would not have grown up smoothly. "
"It seems like this Aunt Wu is really a good person." Su Ran said thoughtfully.
"Aunt Wu must be a good person, but it's a pity that her life is not very good." Xu Zhian sighed, "When Aunt Wu was young, her husband couldn't stand the poor life they lived, so he left Aunt Wu and a rich woman from Guangdong. He left, leaving Aunt Wu and her two-year-old son in the old tube building.
However, Aunt Wu is relatively strong-willed. Even without her husband, she can still find a job as a supermarket cashier to support herself and her son.
Aunt Wu’s son is called Sun Quan. Since we are all neighbors, when Aunt Wu goes to work, my brother and I often take Quan Quan to play with us. The three children are quite happy.
But when Quanquan was six years old, an accident happened.
Aunt Wu was taking Quanquan to elementary school. On the way, she was accidentally hit by a bus that didn't have time to brake. Aunt Wu was fine, but Quanquan's leg was run over by the bus and she fell on the spot. Disability.
Although the bus company paid a sum of money, because Aunt Wu was also partly responsible, the money lost could not support them to go to a large hospital for treatment. They only spent a period of hospitalization for treatment, and the money was almost spent.
Later, there was no other way. Aunt Wu had to take Quanquan back from the hospital. I knew she was also very sad. She secretly cried many times alone, but she had no other choice. Sometimes society is like this, especially for people For those of us living at the bottom, we simply cannot afford to get sick or go to the hospital. "
"Then you studied medicine in college just to take good care of your legs?" Su Ran asked curiously.
Xu Zhi'an nodded, "This can be considered part of the reason.
Quanquan's leg can only be seen in a big hospital. I wanted to take Quanquan to a doctor in Jiangning City, but the cost of seeing a doctor in Jiangning City is too much. Even if there are three of us, my brother and Aunt Wu, In total, you may not be able to persist in the step of surgery.
So I thought that the medical major of Jiangnan University is also top-notch. If I work hard in school, I will have the opportunity to go to Jiangning City for medical treatment after graduation. Then I will become an internal employee. I wonder if there will be a chance for Quanquan to come. See a doctor in the hospital. "
Su Ran frowned and said: "Jiang University's medicine program is a five-year program. Even if there is still a chance of recovery now, after you graduate, the chance of recovery will be very small."
Xu Zhian lowered his head, "But there is no other way. With our ability, we will definitely not be able to treat the disease. If it really can't be cured by then, at least I have studied medicine and I will have the opportunity to help more people in the future." We are the same poor people."
Seeing Xu Zhian's somewhat lonely expression, Su Ran sighed, "You can take Quanquan to the Jiangning City doctor tomorrow."
Xu Zhian was stunned and looked at Su Ran, "Sister Ranran, this..."
"Who made you meet such a good person like me? My sister is soft-hearted and doesn't want to see such suffering in the world. There is no reason not to help when you encounter it.
Tomorrow you and Aunt Wu will take Quanquan to Jiangning City Hospital to see if his leg can recover. Someone will receive you then. As for the money issue, you don’t have to worry about it. They won’t ask you for money. of. "
"Sister Ranran, then I owe you another favor." Xu Zhian looked at Su Ran with his eyes a little red, "You are really good to me. I feel that I have been able to meet you and Wu in the past ten years." A good person like Auntie is really a blessing that I cultivated in my previous life."
"Okay, this is not a big deal. Just work hard for my sister from now on."
Although Su Ran was still worried about Wu Guizhi secretly replacing cat blood with chicken blood last night, the child was not wrong after all.
And according to what Xu Zhi'an told him, Wu Guizhi had helped the two siblings a lot over the years, and seemed like a good neighbor who was willing to help others.
Then just think that what happened last night was just a temporary obsession of hers. As long as she doesn't cause any trouble to the siblings in the future, it won't be a big problem.
After the two chatted casually for a few more words, Xu Zhian's hair was permed. Su Ran stood up and took a look, expressing deep satisfaction.
Xu Zhian had never dressed up before, but now she had put on nice clothes and had a delicate perm. Su Ran realized that she also had a good foundation.
"Okay, the clothes and hairstyle are done, all that's left is the makeup and accessories."
This was Su Ran's first time putting makeup on a little girl, so she was somewhat looking forward to seeing the results.
There are many cosmetics stores in Xingyue Plaza, but since this is the first time to give this kind of gift to a little girl, the quality cannot be lowered no matter what.
So Su Ran pulled Xu Zhian and turned around and entered Dior and Chanel.
Xu Zhi'an naturally had no idea about the brand of cosmetics, but when Su Ran checked out and saw the astonishing six figures on the bill, she was too frightened on the spot to accept these things. Later, Su Ran forced them to her and After coaxing and lying for a long time, she was willing to accept it.
After an afternoon of hard work, Su Ran was satisfied to see that Xu Zhian, who had been transformed by him, was no longer the same person as at noon.
"Okay, let's come here today. Let's have a meal first, and then my sister will take you home."
Xu Zhian subconsciously wanted to refuse at first, but then he thought about it. He had collected such valuable things in the afternoon. Compared with eating and sending them home, it was really a trivial matter, so he had to nod.
Su Ran carefully selected on the street for a long time, and finally selected a Hunan cuisine restaurant. For her who can't live without chili peppers, Hunan cuisine is generally not a surprise. After all, chili peppers are the best seasoning.
After walking around for an afternoon, the two of them felt a little tired after sitting down. Su Ran leaned on the comfortable sofa chair, looked Xu Zhian up and down, squinted and smiled: "Hey, I haven't realized that our An'an is also a big girl in our dressing up. Here’s the beauty.”
Xu Zhian was a little embarrassed and said: "My appearance is just average. Sister Ranran, you are the most beautiful girl. I have not seen a more beautiful girl than Sister Ranran in the past ten years, and I saw the selection on the school's Weibo before. , you have always been the beauty of our school."
"Then you have good taste. My sister is indeed a beauty." Su Ran said without humility. She was still very confident about her face.
"By the way, sister Ranran, we went out to eat, don't we need to worry about the boss? He's still at home alone." Xu Zhian suddenly remembered.
"He's such a big man, what do you care about him?" Su Ran said nonchalantly: "Can he still have food at home?"
Xu Zhi'an chuckled and said, "Sister Ranran, I think it's very interesting to get along with your boss."
"Huh? What do you say?"
"It just feels like you can make all kinds of requests to your boss at will, and the boss will satisfy you, and you don't have to care about whether the boss is happy or not. It's just that kind of thing. You are very confident that the boss will definitely tolerate you. Feeling angry with you.”
Su Ran thought for a while, "If you say that, there is nothing wrong with it. Maybe we have been used to getting along like this for so many years."
Xu Zhi'an said enviously: "Mom said that beautiful girls have a good life. This sentence really makes sense. Men like the boss are really rare."
"That's not necessarily true. Maybe you will meet someone like this when you fall in love in the future. There will definitely be more than one billion people in China.
And your boss isn’t that perfect either. For example, this man doesn’t understand romance at all. He is extremely cold and cold every day and doesn’t know how to say nice things. That’s me. Anyone who stayed with him for so long would be pissed off by him. "
"There is definitely no one who is perfect, but it is enough to have someone who can treat you well. I feel that people like the boss are the cream of the crop."
Su Ran looked at Xu Zhi'an and smiled narrowly, "What's wrong, do you want to fall in love?"
Xu Zhi'an blushed, "No, I have so many things at home, and I don't have the time or thought to fall in love."
"That was all before. Now that you have earned income from the store and have been admitted to a good university, it will be much easier in the future."
"By the way, Sister Ranran, I have a question, I don't know if I should ask it." Xu Zhian said carefully.
"Ask, there's nothing you can't ask."
"That's right, I think you and your boss both like each other, and you both care about each other very much, but why haven't you confirmed your relationship yet?"
Su Ran was caught off guard. She didn't expect that this was the question Xu Zhian was going to ask, and she was really stunned for a moment.
"Sorry sister Ranran, I shouldn't ask this question." Xu Zhian said quickly after seeing Su Ran's reaction.
Su Ran waved her hand, "It's okay, it's okay, because the time hasn't come yet, and it's not the time to be together yet."
"It's time to do this. Can't two people be together if they like each other?"
"It's not that easy." Su Ran rubbed Xu Zhi'an's head, "You are still young, you will know if you have the chance in the future."
Xu Zhi'an pouted: "But sister Ranran, you are only one year older than me."
"Humph, he is older than you, and has more life experience than you."
Xu Zhi'an was just about to continue to refute Su Ran when his cell phone rang. Xu Zhi'an was a little curious who would call him now.
But after answering the phone, the smile on Xu Zhian's face disappeared instantly, and he quickly stood up and rushed out.
