Jiang Ruo heard Jiang Huai talking on the phone.

From the conversation, she could clearly guess that it was the adoptive parents who moved to the big city to ask Jiang Huai for money.

Jiang Huai insisted on taking her in before, so he begged his adoptive parents for a long time, and finally promised to give a sum of money before he settled the household registration for her, so that a little girl of unknown origin had an upright identity and could stay in Ningchuan for a long time.

And how much money is, Jiang Huai has always refused to tell her.

Jiang Ruo hid behind the old wooden staircase and listened to the content of the phone call the whole time, and couldn't help but feel a sense of loss and self-blame in his heart.

Her Ahuai brother is just a high school student, where can he get so much money?

It's tiring enough for him to raise her alone for so many years.

She didn't want him to give up his great future for her.

If it weren't for her, he would have been able to leave this town to pursue the glorious road long ago.

She hopes that the teenager she loves can be surrounded by crowds, and the road she walks can be full of flowers and people.

And not...

Sacrifice everything for her.

Jiang Ruo suddenly came out of the stairs and said very resolutely, "Brother Huai, I don't want you to give up the exam for me."

Jiang Huai looked stunned, and then smiled bitterly and said, "Forget your worries, have you heard everything?"

"Brother Huai..." Jiang Ruo didn't know what to say to comfort Jiang Huai's heart for a while.

Jiang Huai said: "Forget your worries, wait for me for another year, and when I am an adult at the age of eighteen, I will be able to earn more money to support you."

He was also feeling guilty.

It's useless to feel guilty about yourself.

Jiang Ruo cried in distress, tears flashing in his eyes, "Brother Ahuai, it's all my fault, I'm your drag." In the future, I can also work part-time to earn money during the holidays, and I don't want you to bear so much pressure alone."

Jiang Huai refused: "No, you are still young, learning is your first task."

She is still a junior high school student, how can he be willing to let her be exposed to the sun outside?

Isn't he so much older than her that he can grow up a little earlier than her, and then shelter her from the wind and rain?

Jiang Ruo's eyes were full of tears, looking up at Jiang Huai, her slender eyebrows frowned, full of worry: "But... When are we going to make that much money?"

"I'll figure it out." Jiang Huai comforted her.

Jiang Ruo wrapped his hands around Jiang Huai's thin waist, and slowly pillowed his face in front of his chest, and said understandingly, "Brother Ahuai, I want to share it for you."

Jiang Huai gently rubbed her long curly hair that was soft and radiated with a faint scent of roses, and said softly: "Forget your worries, I am a man, and it is my responsibility to support my family, believe me, okay?"

Jiang Ruo nodded sullenly, "Well, I believe you."

She was too weak to believe in him.

Jiang Ruo's eyes were dim, and she silently looked at the dim golden light in the courtyard, at this moment she had only one thought in her body and mind, that is, she really wanted to grow up quickly.

When she grows up, she will be able to raise Brother Ahuai.

When she has the ability, Brother Ahuai doesn't need to work so hard.

..

A year later.

Jiang Huai still decided not to go to college.

Even if he did well in the college entrance examination, he didn't apply to any university, and he was determined to stay in Ningchuan to accompany Jiang Ruo.

He has planned his future, first work to earn a few years of money, and then pay off the debt owed to his adoptive parents, and then follow her out of here when Jiang Ruo goes to which city in the college entrance examination in the future.

Anyway, where Jiang Ruo is, where is he.

Jiang Huai, who was already an adult, began to run around and make money rain or shine, and he put all his time and energy on two things, one to make money and the other Jiang Ruo.

After graduating from high school, he would still pick up Jiang Ruo home every sunset after school as always.

It seems that the days are always so dull and happy.

When Jiang Ruo was in her third year, it can be said that her aunt, who had been talking for two years, finally came to greet her.

This also means that she is no longer a little girl, but will slowly develop in the direction of a woman.

And now Jiang Huai is also nineteen years old, an adult, and can do many things that minors can't do.

Compared with two years ago, his temperament has changed a little, a little gloomy and cold, and a brutal and ferocious bloody aura will appear around him from time to time, which is not at all like that of high school students when they were in their prime.

He worked hard for two whole years, regardless of life and death, and finally changed the poor conditions of his family a little, and had a little savings.

But...

His injuries also grew day by day.

Jiang Ruo didn't know that he was using his life to make money by fighting black boxing.

If you know, I'm afraid that you will die of distress.

"Brother Ahuai, I'm finally in my menstrual period, I'm finally not a little girl." Jiang Ruo was extremely happy.

This is her first time in her menstrual period, and she has only learned a little bit of knowledge in class.

It is still thanks to Jiang Huai's father and brother who patiently taught her to use her aunt's towel, otherwise she wouldn't know what to do.

And the clothes that were accidentally stained with blood were also washed by Jiang Huai himself.

He raised her for six years and really played all the roles in her life, parents, brother, teachers, and even... Boyfriend?

He was always attentive to her.

Jiang Huai personally boiled brown sugar water again.

Jiang Ruo took several sips in a row.

Jiang Huai said: "There are not many sanitary napkins at home, so I will buy some daily necessities by the way."

"Brother Ahuai, I want to go with you." Jiang Ruo became more and more clingy to him as he grew older, never leaving him, and was especially willing to follow him.

Jiang Huai was helpless: "I'll be back soon, and besides, your stomach ache is not good."

Jiang Ruo patted her little belly, "I don't hurt now."

..

Jiang Huai couldn't resist Jiang Ruo, so he had to take her out with him.

As a result, Jiang Ruo began to have a stomachache again halfway through and couldn't walk, so Jiang Huai had to carry her to the convenience store.

In the deep night, the starry sky, the backs of the two are so happy and warm.

24-hour convenience store.

Jiang Huai put Jiang Ruo on the public bench and went to buy daily necessities by himself.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to say, "Wait for me here."

Jiang Ruo smiled with his eyebrows: "I know, I'm not a child, I'll take care of myself."

A big boy who goes to buy a girl's sanitary napkin will generally be embarrassed and blush slightly, but Jiang Huai has no at all, and even he is very patient to choose sanitary napkins of different lengths, and compare the quality of that product is better.

In terms of Jiang Ruo's food and clothing, he never saves money, he just wants to give her the best.

Jiang Ruo sat on the bench and swayed her calves boringly, her eyes could clearly see Wen Huai who was choosing sanitary napkins through the transparent glass, and he looked very focused.

Jiang Huai is very thin, the kind of thinness that is a little underfed, like caused by long-term malnutrition.

This is also a matter of no choice, in the past few years, both of them were young and had no means of making a living, so he could only tighten his clothes and food and try to let her eat as much as possible.

Although there was a kind grandmother next door who would see that their brother and sister were pitiful, and would bring some food from time to time, he was always reluctant to eat and left it all to her.

As the days went by, he became thinner and thinner.