In Song Wang's impoverished, narrow world, today had been the most eventful day of his life.
It took Song Ning some effort to convince Song Wang that these four "cousins" were not gangsters, but comrades from the military.
And he and his sister, Song Ning, would never have to live at anyone else's mercy again. They were finally free!
The simple, honest young man clutched his head again, crouched on the ground, and sobbed.
He knew he was slow-witted and only good at physical labor.
He knew his uncle and aunt disliked Grandpa, and disliked his sister even more.
After leaving school at sixteen, he had volunteered to follow the other villagers to the coal mines, where he dug coal day and night in the deep tunnels.
He had naively believed that as long as he earned more money and gave more of it to his aunt,
she would treat Grandpa and his sister a little better.
He was no good with words, knew nothing about dealing with people, and did not know how to care for others.
All he could do was express his love for Grandpa and his sister in his own clumsy way.
Later, Grandpa passed away, and his sister was all he had left.
He cut out every unnecessary expense and worked even harder to mine coal and save money.
He only hoped to bring more money home so his aunt would find his sister a good family to marry into. Then he could rest easy.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard he worked, he could never satisfy his aunt's greed.
Song Ning patted Song Wang's shoulder. "It's all right, Wang! It's all over now!"
Only after Song Wang had calmed down did he stand up, embarrassed.
"N-Ning! Why... why do you trust me so much?"
Song