Chapter 1:

"Su Meng, have you considered it? Who do you decide to go with?"
An old and somewhat strange voice sounded in Su Meng's ears. Although the voice seemed unfamiliar, she seemed to have heard this sentence before.
It seems that more than ten years ago, when someone wanted to adopt her and her sister Su Sui, they asked her this sentence.
She and her only sister, Su Sui, are only three years apart. But at the age of three, the fate of the two is very different.
When she was sixteen years old, she and Su Sui lost their parents because of an earthquake. Facing the ruins of a place at that time, they were terrified, helpless, and didn't know what to do.
Fortunately, there are still many enthusiastic people in society. They came from all over the country one after another to send water, food, quilts and love to the victims in these disaster-hit areas.
But her home was completely in ruins in this earthquake. Having lost her parents, relatives, and not much social experience, coupled with the insecurity of life, she has no idea how to survive in this society with her sister.
At this time, an enthusiastic couple extended a helping hand to her.
The retired couple has only one son at home, but this son has been studying abroad since he was a child, and it is rare to return home throughout the year.
The couple has a cat and a dog at home, but even if they have all the cats and dogs, they still feel lonely. After all, no matter how caring cats and dogs are, they can't chat and talk with them like people.
After learning of the Sichuan earthquake, they rushed from the imperial capital overnight just to dedicate their love. After knowing that many children in the disaster area had lost their parents, they began to want to adopt a child.
At that time, after they saw Su Meng who was holding her sister and standing in front of the makeshift tent with a helpless expression on her face, the idea of ​​adopting her came up.
But the couple are getting older and have limited energy. Now that they have decided to adopt a child, they naturally have the idea of ​​cultivating their children to become talents. You can’t adopt a child but stock it, right? So according to their meaning, they just want to adopt a child and then spend all their energy on her.
But Su Meng and Su Sui have two people, what can we do?
It just so happened that there was another couple at that time who also wanted to adopt a child. This retired old couple discussed with the couple. Their family adopted Su Meng and the other couple adopted Su Sui. In this way, both sisters have a place to go. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?
The couple is also very good at talking, and has no opinion on it.
Things should have been settled this way, and everyone was happy. But when it came to an end, things changed. Because Su Sui didn't know why, she suddenly became unhappy.
She was not willing to go to that house, but wanted to swap with Su Meng. In other words, she wants to go to the older retired couple's house.
Su Meng asked Su Sui why she was unhappy. Su Sui only said that she thought the older people looked kinder and felt better, so she wanted to go to their house.
Su Sui is icy and smart, and everyone in her family loves her more. Of course, Su Meng is also included.
Su Meng has liked this sweet-looking sister since she was a child, and took special care of her. In the past, Su Meng would give her anything she wanted.
Although Su Meng was a little hesitant about the adoption this time, under Su Sui's sweet bombardment, she still compromised. Finally, she came forward and discussed with the retired couple who originally wanted to adopt her and said that she and Su Sui would swap.
"Su Meng, what's the matter? Have you considered it?"
This old but gentle sentence successfully pulled Su Meng's mind back.
She blinked blankly and tried to widen her eyes, only then slightly adjusted to the light in front of her.
This is indoors, the environment is very simple, obviously it is a temporary place. She was sitting at a round table, and opposite her, sitting two couples.
At this moment, the two couples looked at her eagerly.
This environment is very familiar to Su Meng. Because more than ten years ago, she had already experienced it. Until this time, she still did not react.
Didn't she accidentally fall from upstairs when she stepped on the air while carrying a bucket of water? She thought she was not dead or injured, but why did she show up here instead of in the hospital?
Appeared at this time when she made a huge turn in her life?
She remembered this scene. If she remembers correctly, she just asked the retired couple yesterday to give up the chance of adopting their family to Su Sui, while she herself left with another couple. So now, is the moment when the two couples confirmed her choice to her?
Su Meng just wanted to talk, but at this time, Su Sui carefully pulled her clothes hem, and called her a little uneasy, "Sister?" This voice, rather than calling her, is better. remind. Remind her not to forget the agreement between them.
Hearing this timid voice, with a somewhat immature voice, Su Meng's heart was no longer the former sympathy, but annoyance, anger, and grievance.
She didn't understand why she was so kind to Su Sui, and almost did what a sister could do to the extreme, but she was only treated like the other party later.
Su Meng took a deep breath.
She didn't know if it was a dream. But even if it's just a dream that is fragile, she wants to make a different choice from the last time.
And this was originally her life!
The old couple originally liked her.
It was she who gave all this to Su Sui at Su Sui's request.
In fact, she never regretted this decision, even after receiving Su Sui's indifference. Because this is her own choice, even if she makes the wrong decision, she has to bear the consequences for her choice.
But if she could do it again, she would definitely not give up this precious opportunity to Su Sui.
Su Meng took a deep breath, and confronted the old couple, holding back his heartbeat, saying word by word, "Grandpa Ling, I thought about it all night, and finally decided that I would go to the imperial capital with you."
"Sister?" Su Sui asked sharply after hearing these words. Her voice changed slightly because of surprise.
Su Meng did not look back to see Su Sui.
She only looked at the old couple in front of her nervously.
In the last life, she only learned that after a long time, the elderly couple who looked very simple and generous and looked indistinguishable from other elderly people actually had a lot of origin.
Old man Ling was a senior general before he retired. Although people take the tea to cool down, this sentence doesn't work well for him. Even though he has retired for many years, his prestige in the imperial capital has not diminished in the slightest. What's more, he has an exceptionally good son who can succeed him. As for Grandpa Ling's wife, Grandma Zhang, her family background is also very unusual. Her father was also an excellent soldier. At that time, Grandpa Ling was still a direct subordinate of her father. Because of his age, he came and went. After seeing each other, they became married. And she herself is a retired professor of the Music Department of the First Academy of the Imperial Capital.
Although the two of them have retired, they still maintain their knowledge and knowledge. It is too easy for them to train a talented college student.
In his previous life, Su Sui became a student of the music department of the first university in the imperial capital under the careful training of the two couples. As for herself, she didn't even go to college or entered the society before graduating from high school.
The reason why she didn't go to college is because she escaped from the adoptive family two years after she was adopted. Before being adopted, she would never know that this middle-aged man who looked at a gentleman and had a decent job was actually a domestic violent man, who would pick up a broom and hit people with a stick at every turn.
It was also after arriving at the family's house that she knew that his wife had been beaten violently in two days, and the bruises on her body had not disappeared. But this cowardly and timid woman not only did not dare to struggle, but also pushed her into the fire pit.
Seeing the deceased now, fear and disgust would still flash in her heart. As soon as she saw them, she would recall the most difficult two years. But it's okay, everything is okay.
This is just a dream. She will wake up from this dream soon.
It doesn't matter if she can't wake up, anyway, this time, she will never have contact with them again.
Old man Ling was the first to react. He touched the beard on his chin and smiled, "Okay, my old lady and I have the most eye-catching relationship. The first thing we see is you. Since you are willing to follow If we go, that would be better."
Grandma Zhang also said warmly at this time, "Do you have anything to tidy up? We are tomorrow's plane, can you have time? We can change the booking before it's too late."
Facing such a gentle and soft person, Su Meng was a little uncomfortable for a while. In her previous life, she had experienced too many people and things, and most of those people and things were negative. Now, even with such soft talk, there is an urge to make her cry.
She lowered her eyes, shook her head, and said softly, "If it's too late, I only have a few photos to take." She managed to find these photos from under the ruins. Other things are either still buried under the ground, or they have been damaged, or they are no longer found.
"Okay, then you and your sister will be alone first." When the words were over, the old couple and the other couple left the tent.
For a while, only Su Meng and Su Sui were left in the tent.
As soon as they left, Su Sui immediately asked hysterically, "Sister, why did you temporarily regret it? Haven't we already said it before? You obviously promised me!"
Because he has been loved by his family since he was a child, Su Sui's temper is a bit arrogant. At this time, her face was full of anger and dissatisfaction, and her eyes were slightly red.
If it was Su Meng before, seeing Su Sui like this would have already softened his heart.
But now Su Meng, seeing such a Su Sui, only feels ironic.
Look, Su Sui has never changed. She has always been so selfish and self-interested. She clearly knew that the middle-aged couple was a scourge. Being adopted was equivalent to jumping into a fire pit. She knew everything, but Just told her nothing.
Su Meng still clearly remembers that at that time, she escaped from this family because she couldn't stand being beaten every day. Because of her young age and fear of retaliation, she didn't know what to do except escape.
Because she didn't even graduate from high school, she couldn't find a decent job at all except for jobs such as dishwashing and serving food. After that, even survival became a problem. She had no choice but to contact her only relative when her life was unsustainable.
But then, what did she get?
What she got was that Su Sui indifferently threw a brand new hundred-yuan bill on her, and said coldly to her, "In the future, you don't want to come to me again. I don't have a sister like you."