Qin Mei painfully closed her eyes as she watched her brother and his future wife leave, unburdened. Were these really her relatives? Relatives by blood?
She was four years older than Qin Sheng. When their parents went to work, they would lock her and her brother at home, making her responsible for looking after him. Initially, she found her brother to be a burden, but gradually, as he learned to crawl, to smile at her, and to speak, she started to feel responsible for him.
She didn't start school until she was eight, but in her class, there were quite a few children who also started school at the age of eight or nine because, like her, they had to take care of their younger siblings. Other kids didn't want to go home after school, but the moment the school bell rang, she would rush home. She felt sorry for her brother who was locked up at home all day, so she wanted to get back to him as early as possible.
