At this moment, the air suddenly became silent.From Li Lu's words, Li Xia could hear a trace of helplessness, as well as a bit of confusion and pain.

Although it is said that people's hearts are close to each other, but with Li Lu's eyes that look like a younger sister, and her offer to write an IOU, Li Xia does not believe that she is a bad girl anyway.She believed that the other party must have his own helplessness and difficulties.

Li Xia didn't ask, if Li Lu wanted to say something, she would naturally say it.But if she didn't want to say it, she was not qualified to ask.However, Li Xia couldn't bear to see this girl with the same name as her sister, whose great youth was reduced to such a state.After thinking about it, she picked up a piece of pastry and put it in her mouth, it didn't taste like much.

After a moment of silence, Li Lu picked up the milk and took a sip.Since her father passed away, the burden of the family, the incomprehension of her family, and all kinds of difficulties at work have made her feel like a puppet.When she first went to sea as a dancer, she thought she could stick to the bottom line.But now, not only those guests looked at her with tinted glasses, even she herself was about to lose confidence in herself.

Seeing Li Xia, whom she had never met before, for some reason she suddenly had a desire to confide in her.Even if she knew that the other party couldn't help her, she still wanted to speak out.Maybe it wouldn't hurt so much to say it.

"I am the eldest daughter in my family. My father passed away a year ago." Li Lu opened her mouth and said, "My father used to work in a bookstore. There are six brothers and sisters in the family, including my grandmother. Living on his little salary. When my father died, the family suddenly had no source of income. My younger brothers and sisters are all so young and ignorant, and they are all waiting for food. What can I do? I am the eldest sister, what can I do What about it?" After talking about it, Li Lu kept looking into Li Xia's eyes and asked several times "what can I do".

Li Xia didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only push a plate of dim sum in front of her.

Li Lu took a breath and continued: "I dropped out of school and wanted to go out to find a job. But I haven't even graduated from high school. What kind of job can I do? Even if I can find it, the money won't be much. , won’t be enough to support my family.”

Hearing this, Li Xia frowned slightly.She didn't understand why Li Lu had to support the family by herself even though she was still a child.A family, shouldn't we be in the same boat through thick and thin?Even if her grandma is old, can't her mother go out to work?Even if you don't have the skills and can't enter the factory, can't you wash and do laundry for others and be a maid?And her younger siblings, can't they drop out of school to do some work like distributing newspapers?

Wouldn't they feel uneasy if they spent the money Li Lu earned as a dancer to study and have fun?

But she didn't say these words, she just thought about them in her heart.Perhaps, even if Li Lu's younger siblings were willing to work as child laborers and her mother was willing to be a maid, Li Lu would never agree.Speaking of it, a skilled worker in a factory can only earn 30 yuan a month, and a maid can earn [-] or [-] yuan a month, which is considered high. Even if her mother goes out to work as a maid, she must not be able to afford five A child goes to school.

But Manlu treats herself like soil, providing nourishment for the whole family.

Li Lu continued: "I originally had a fiancé, which was arranged by my father before his death. Not long after I became a dancer, the engagement was dissolved. I proposed it. I know that no matter what happens to him, he will not Maybe I will marry a dancer as my wife. My five siblings all have to go to school, and tuition fees, books, paper and pens are not cheap. Although I have been clean since I became a dancer, the neighbors in the neighborhood always look at me strangely Yes, all kinds of gossip came out of nowhere. My younger brothers felt that I had humiliated them, and they all started to show embarrassment to me. After thinking about it, I sometimes feel... that I I don’t even want to live anymore. But if I die, I won’t even be able to close my eyes after I die.” After speaking, Li Lu became a little excited.She seemed to pour out all the depression, depression, and helplessness accumulated in her heart in one breath.

To be honest, if she was more selfish, didn't love her family so much, and didn't love her younger siblings that much, she wouldn't have fallen to this point.

Even Li Lu herself knows that once she embarks on that road, it will always be a downhill road, and few people can end well.But thinking about the family of seven, and about the future tuition fees of her younger siblings, she doesn't know how long she can hold on.Could it be that one day, I will become one of those courtesans I saw in Paramount?Perhaps, worse than them, it is not impossible.

Thinking of these, she only felt that her eyes went dark for a while, and her mind was buzzing.

"When I was 16, all my family members passed away." Li Xia said suddenly, "My father, mother, and sister all left. Only I am still alive. My uncle and aunt had a bad relationship with my father. At this time, they all came to the door to adopt me, but I knew that they were for the real estate and savings left by my parents. The deposit is nothing more than the house. The house is my parents' painstaking efforts, and it is the life of our family of four for decades. How could I give them the place? In order to keep what my parents left for me, I almost tried my best not to give it up. A 16-year-old girl was crying and fussing, throwing and rolling, and threatening death. Cursing at the street and waving kitchen knives to chase people away, they finally gave up when they saw that they couldn’t take advantage of me. Looking back now, that period of time was like a nightmare.”

But in the end, she sold the house in order to support herself to study abroad.Only the family heirloom jade pendant given to her by her mother was left and she still wore it close to her body.Originally, she still thought that she would buy the house back no matter how much it cost when she had completed her studies in the future.But I never thought that before I got my doctorate, I met a plane crash and was brought to this strange place.

Li Lu was a little surprised when she heard this.Li Xia gives the impression that she is a very friendly and kind person, always with a warm smile on her face.And such a person, when protecting what he values, will also fight desperately with others.

Speaking of which, why is she different?She is a loyal girl, but she took this road to support her family.

"Later, I somehow came to this strange city alone, with no relatives and no money. But luckily, I still had some affordable jewelry on me, otherwise I really didn't know how to live. Fortunately, I made it through." Li Xia said, "Sister Li Lu, I dare not say that I empathize with your pain. But I want to say that there is no hurdle that cannot be overcome. But if you lose your life , that is nothing. No matter what you encounter, I hope you can persist in living."

Speaking of which, it is now 1924, and there are still 13 years before that turbulent era.In the past 13 years, everything she did had one purpose, to save enough money and hide in a safe place.She wants to live, even for her parents and sister.

But looking at Li Lu now, her heart suddenly softened.She knew that if it was her own mother, she would rather beg for food than let herself and her sister become dancers.But facing Li Lu who sacrificed herself to support her family, she couldn't say anything to condemn her.

Perhaps, in these 13 years, she can do other things.For example, taking care of this girl is like taking care of my sister who died.

"It's already very late." Li Xia said, "How about I call two rickshaws and take you home first?"

Li Lu thought for a while and said, "Okay, thank you. I happen to have a pen and paper at home, so I can also write you the IOU."

"Alright." Li Xia replied.Although she didn't expect Li Lu to pay back the money, it can be seen from the previous conversation that Li Lu is a somewhat strong person (otherwise it wouldn't be so difficult and insisted on letting her younger siblings study), accept her The IOU can also make her feel at ease, at worst, she just doesn't want to press for debts.

"Don't worry, I will pay it back as soon as possible." Li Lu said so, but she didn't have much confidence in her heart.After all, 50 yuan is her monthly salary, and she has to support such a big family. She can't save money on weekdays. How long will it take her to pay it back?

After sending Li Lu home first, Li Lu insisted on paying her own fare.After that, he trotted in quickly, and came out with an IOU in a short while.

"You put it away." Li Lu put it in Li Xia's hands respectfully.

"Okay, goodbye." Li Xia didn't say much, accepted the IOU, told the driver the address of her home, and went straight home.

The next day, Li Xia woke up early on purpose.I went out to buy a box of snacks, and went to Li Lu's house before going to work.

The one who opened the door was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl who looked very cute and cute: "Hello, who are you looking for?"

"Hello, little sister. Is this the Li family?"

The little girl was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Sister, I'm really sorry. This is the Gu family, did you make a mistake?"

"Manzhen, who's here?" Li Lu's voice suddenly came from the room.

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