Chapter One

  Xiao Xiao burst into tears, which attracted the attention of people outside the door.

  Everyone in the village had their own suspicions, and the legend of ghosts was already prevalent. Some people said that Xiaoxiao shouldn't have been allowed to attend her father's funeral, as he only had one daughter and would definitely miss her after death, wanting to take her with him.

  Some people also say that Xiaoxiao's father's ghost is still in this house and hasn't left yet.

  Her stepmother didn't dare sleep at night and could only catch a few winks during the day when someone was around.

  Some people say Xiao Xiao can't stay at home anymore. Why? Just because of the dream Xiao Xiao had. Taking her away, isn't that just letting Xiao Xiao go to die too?!

  Xiao Xiao left home and went to what was called "grandma's house".

  She stayed there for several months, but Xiaoxiao was not well received. Maybe it was because of her temper, or maybe it was because... you know, it's really annoying to raise someone who doesn't have any blood relation with you for no reason at all.

  Several months later, Xiaoxiao left her grandmother's house under the pretext of going out to work.

  It was just after the 16th day of the Lunar New Year, and most people who work outside choose to leave home at this time. So Xiaoxiao's departure was also very normal.

  Are you asking if Xiao Xiao is only 16 or 17 years old? Who dares to hire a minor?!

  There are many places that are beyond your control and can't be seen. You want me to treat that kid as the boss's relative, but I have no way to do so.

  Anyway, Xiao Xiao has gone out to work!

  She dragged a suitcase, trying to find a job in that small town where there were still some memories. On the day she left, Xiao said she was going with friends. In fact, it was just her alone. She had 300 yuan in her pocket, and apart from the fare, there were more than 200 yuan left.

  The small town is not big, but it's not small either. All the entertainment venues are there, and in recent years, a new underground street has been built. Xiao Xiao searched along the streets and saw that the age requirements for recruitment were all between 18 and 25 years old. Education: High school or above.

  Xiao Xiao gradually felt a bit disheartened. Before, when her dad was around, she never had to think about so many problems. For example, where to stay tonight and how to spend the future?

  Xiao Xiao began to miss her deceased father, miss school, and miss Lin Qi...

  I don't know how Lin Qi is doing now? Should be graduating soon, right? Does he still remember Xiao Xiao?

  The sun slowly set, and as the sky gradually darkened, Xiao Xiao had no choice but to consider where to spend the night.

  The small town is not very peaceful, everyone here knows that.

  She checked into an inn using her father's ID card. After locking the door from both inside and out, Xiaoxiao dared to take a good look around the small room.

  For the first time, she lived alone outside, for the first time no one managed her and no one said anything to her... She seemed to feel no sense of existence, if it weren't for her stomach still being hungry and her legs still aching. So, she also seemed to really not feel her own existence.

  She has no dreams and no goals. Nor has anyone ever told her what a dream is.

  Maybe she dreams of having a family with her dad and mom too.

  After closing the door, Xiao began to cry, as if all her grievances and hardships could be cried out. In these years, she had become especially fond of crying, only she would only cry in places where there was no one around.

  Crying is useless in solving problems. However, crying can also be a way to make oneself feel more comfortable.

  When you have words that can't be spoken, grievances that can't be told, and all the hardships are buried in your belly, find a place with no one to cry.

  So, XiaoXiao, how much bitterness do you have? She closed the door and started crying.

  She went to sleep, exhausted, because she still had to continue looking for work tomorrow. The money in her pocket was not much, only enough to sustain her for a few more days.

  If Xiaoxiao can't find a job in the next few days, what will happen then? I'd rather she go back to her own home. Even if it's just her alone, even... Who knows what will happen for sure? I have no way of knowing what the future holds.

  Xiao Xiao didn't have a dream, but she slept restlessly.

  The next day she left here and continued her job search journey.

  You can imagine someone being patted on the shoulder and then dazedly following someone away. You can also imagine someone being drugged and taken away. You can also imagine... okay, stop imagining, our Xiao didn't encounter any of these things. She stood at the door looking at the "Recruiting Apprentices" sign above the barber shop and then looked at the recruitment conditions again, she turned around and was about to leave.

  "Sister, what's up? Cutting hair?"

  There was a relatively young aunt who asked her. The aunt had dyed yellow hair, and she thought of the stepmother in her family with yellow hair again.

  She shook her head and indicated she didn't want a haircut, then turned around and left. She's now even poor at communicating with people.

  The woman was still sizing her up and saw the medium-sized trunk she was dragging behind her, as if she had understood something.

  "We're taking on apprentices here!"

  Yes, such a sentence is enough to make Xiao Xiao turn back. I didn't expect her to believe someone so easily. To put it in an unpleasant way, that's like being sold out and still helping the other person count the money.

  The weather wasn't very warm, but it started raining at this time.

  Xiao Xiao looked at the raindrops falling inside the house. The so-called good aunt lived in her outer room. Two people were separated by a small door.

  Xiao Xiao remembered that she said she also lived here, the rent was one hundred a month, thinking it wasn't expensive, but when she came to see the house again, it was no longer a question of whether it was expensive or not, but whether it could be lived in or not.

  Xiao Xiao didn't want to live here, but she gave the aunt all the hundreds of yuan on her body, and she also had to be an apprentice here, one hundred as tuition fees, one hundred as rent. Maybe???

  Xiao Xiao thought about settling down like this.