Su Shuochi hung up the phone, his mood heavy. He knew his younger sister was worried sick, but there was nothing he could do.
He recalled how his younger sister had always relied on him, her big brother, ever since they were kids. She would always share her secrets with him first.
After he was injured and paralyzed, it wasn't just a devastating blow to him; for his younger sister, it was as if the sky had fallen.
He couldn't handle the blow and his temper grew increasingly foul. It was as if his younger sister had grown up and matured overnight.
But no matter how mature she acted, the family had no extra money to buy her nice snacks, let alone new clothes.
The combined salaries of three family members weren't even enough for his daily medicine. They endured two long, agonizing years.
His second sister was one step away from formally cutting ties with the family. She even "borrowed" their old house in the countryside.
