"Tang Xin'er" was born in a wealthy and high-class intellectual family.
My father is tall and handsome. His name is Tang Song and he is the editor-in-chief of a well-known publishing house.
My mother is fair-skinned and very beautiful. Her name is Yan Xin, and she is an actress who is a pipa soloist in a folk band.
And "Tang Xin'er" not only inherited the advantages of her parents' appearance. Her own name, Tang Xin, is also composed of one character from each of her parents' names, combined together.
This undoubtedly shows that she is the product of two people's love.
Logically speaking, this should be a harmonious, happy, and loving family.
Unfortunately, love is too fragile. Family happiness gradually became a mere formality soon after her parents gave birth to her.
In "Tang Xin'er's" memory, her parents often quarreled since she was very young. The focus of the conflict was that her father was too popular with women and too romantic, and he often flirted with women outside.
By the time she was six or seven years old, her parents had gone from bickering, throwing plates and smashing bowls to violent fights.
At this time, the most profound image in her mind was that her parents were like boxers, fighting back and forth.
Fortunately, when she was eight or nine years old, this family war came to an end.
But that only ended with his father's promise not to divorce and his mother's compromise not to interfere with his mischief outside.
Because at this point, her mother found that it was really difficult to give up the title of editor-in-chief's wife and the benefits that this status brought. She also really didn't dare to become a divorced woman who had lost her value and face the difficulties of life alone.
In this way, we can only settle for compromise.
But the funny thing is that because his parents care too much about reputation, even though they are two people with different dreams behind closed doors at home, when the family goes out, they still have to deliberately act like they are in love with each other.
Especially her mother, as the submissive one, cried all day long at home, but had to work extra hard to cater to her father outside and try to be a good wife and mother.
This made "Tang Xin'er" really feel sorry for her mother from the bottom of her heart.
But no one expected that this situation would reverse within a few years.
With the advent of the "movement", everyone in the cultural world is in danger. "Tang Xin'er"'s father has also become the target of organizational censorship because of some important remarks he wrote in the past.
It was at this critical moment that "Tang Xin'er"'s mother, who had endured her anger for several years, reported her father. She quickly drew a clear line and divorced her father.
The consequences of this method of revenge are extremely serious.
As a result, her father became a prisoner. He was imprisoned for only one year before he ended his own life because he could not bear the pressure from all aspects.
On the contrary, "Tang Xin'er"'s mother lived a good life. Her beauty allowed her to start a new life smoothly and form a new family with a political cadre who was several years younger than her.
It's just that the new family will also have new conflicts, that is, "Tang Xin'er"'s mother's previous marriage and her little tart.
My stepfather is not a generous person, and he is not kind to "Sugar Heart". As time goes by, the fake smile and fake attentiveness at the beginning soon turned into an undisguised cold stare and indifference.
Moreover, once there is a quarrel between husband and wife in this family, the stepfather will inevitably use the mother and daughter to take advantage of him. They are obviously in the "Black Category 5", but they enjoy the "Red Category 5" treatment through his household registration.
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Often, at this point, the mother has nothing to say at all. She will give in without a bottom line just like she did in her previous marriage, letting her stepfather gain the upper hand.
Fortunately, her mother soon became pregnant again, which greatly eased the relationship between the couple.
But on the other hand, it was the birth of this half-sister that took away the last bit of maternal love that "Sugar Heart" could enjoy.
In the past, no matter what happened, my mother would always take extra care of "Tang Xin'er". She would secretly buy her some snacks in private, and she would try her best to say nice things when her stepfather scolded her.
But things are different now. The mother's thoughts are entirely focused on her second child. In her eyes, the eleven-year-old "sugar heart" is no longer in her eyes.
A child with a mother is a treasure, and a child without a mother is nothing. This is absolutely true.
From then on, "Tang Xin'er"'s status in the family completely fell to the lowest point. Like Cinderella in the fairy tale, she became the little servant of the family. She never had new clothes or ate candy.
Especially during the school closure period, she didn't even have time to relax occasionally. She could only stay at home every day and deal with overwhelming housework.
Her stepfather no longer has the slightest scruples about her. Not only can he scold her at any time, he can even slap her and kick her at will.
In fact, she was not afraid even if she was tired, and she could bear the beatings. The key was that her stepfather deliberately let her starve.
If she catches something wrong, she will be punished and not allowed to eat.
This feeling is the most painful and unbearable. Once a person has no food to eat, it is as if he has lost his soul.
Finally one day, the taste of hunger made "Tang Xin'er" completely wake up, and there was no longer a place for her in this family.
Her stepfather has nothing but disgust for her existence, and not only is her mother helpless to her stepfather, she also seems to be a bit out of sight and out of mind towards her...
In this way, she had no love for this family and ran away.
Now that she has left home, she has chosen to wander. And wandering must have learned to steal without any teacher.
She steals fruits transported on the car, steals freshly steamed steamed buns, steals piping hot steamed buns. As long as she can fill her stomach, she is not afraid of anything and dares to take anything.
As long as she didn't steal money, she didn't feel guilty. This was a line of right and wrong that a girl foolishly thought up based on her own conscience in an era without the rule of law.
Of course, due to her recklessness at the beginning, it was inevitable that she would be burned and beaten. Her appearance would also be targeted by adults with ill intentions.
But she is smart and agile. She never trusts anyone or associates with others. She only moves around in familiar places and only in crowded places. Once she is about to miss something, she will immediately change places.
This not only allowed her to escape from danger many times, but also allowed her to gain maximum pickpocketing experience.
And she was also lucky. After only a month of wandering, when she was grabbing a beautiful woman's pastry box, she was caught on the wrist, but she met a noble man who completely changed her destiny.
Because that beautiful woman is "Sister Agou".
Of course, she didn't believe "Sister Agou" at first. But in the hands of "Sister Agou", she had no way to escape.
She was forcibly taken home by "Sister Agou" and brought back to the small courtyard of "Qifenglou Alley".
In this way, of course she wouldn't be able to run away.
But soon, she no longer wanted to run away, but was actually afraid to leave here. Because this place was like paradise.
After asking about her situation, "Sister Agou" not only bathed her, combed her hair, and cut her nails, but also bought her new clothes. The food cooked by "Aunt Bao" was not only satisfying, but also unimaginably delicious.
They all treated her like their own daughter. Even in her own home, when her parents were both there, she did not feel such family warmth.
So after just one night, she couldn't help but take the initiative to pray to "Sister Agou", "Can you let me stay? I promise not to steal anything again..."
"Of course, you are such a good girl, I won't let you suffer outside."
"Sister Agou" had a very kind attitude and agreed right away. But what she said next was completely unimaginable to "Tang Xin'er".
"...However, I just like you to dare to steal things so I brought you back. You know? Don't think stealing is bad. According to me, although this is not a good thing, it is not a bad thing either. People want to
If you don’t have food to eat, what else can you do? Of course you have to steal. Besides, stealing can also punish the bad guys. This is called ‘black eating black’.”
"Don't believe it, think about it, aren't many people in the world stealing? And the more you look at decent people, the more they steal. The rich are stealing money from the poor, and the officials are stealing from the people.
People who write articles want to control other people's thoughts. People who stand at the top of the world are even called thieves. Doesn't this explain the problem? It's just that the methods they use are relatively subtle."
"Think about it again, if there are no people like us in the world to 'eat the black', and there are only those people's rules of the game, which is called 'Only state officials are allowed to set fires, but the people are not allowed to light lamps,' then the poor will always be poor.
, the rich will always be rich, and the world will become a pool of stagnant water, which will no longer be fun. What is the meaning of life? Our 'black and black' are about making this world more interesting."
"Little girl, can I teach you how to steal things? Because no matter what, one day you will have to support yourself. Besides, look, your fingers are so good. They are thin, long and dexterous.
A Bao's little chubby hands who only know how to make soup and cook are a hundred times stronger. If you don't learn this, you will waste a pair of good hands in vain. I think we are destined, and you are the apprentice given to me by God..."
Although the little "Sugar Heart" still didn't understand these words, and although the school books still made her think that stealing was a bad behavior, the tenderness in "Sister Agou"'s eyes at that time made her even closer to him.
For this feeling of being pampered, she couldn't refuse, and she didn't want to refuse. Even if she knew she would do bad things.
"I will learn, and I will study hard. Then can I call you mom from now on?"
"Ha, it's not impossible, but I don't want to hear people call me mom. It looks so old-fashioned. A'bao is my goddaughter, and I won't let her be called that. I think you should let A'bao be your mother.
Well, her daughter in Shanghai is about the same age as you anyway..."
"Ah...this aunt is your daughter...how could it be? You...you are so young..."
"Ha, little girl, you can talk, you are polite, and you are so pretty. I really like you, so I will reward you with a piece of chocolate candy."
"Well, thank you. But...then...how should I call you?"
"Hi, call me Master. By the way, you can also call me 'Sister Agou'. You must remember, 'Sister Agou' will never grow old..."
It was through this exchange that "Sister Agou" became a relative of "Tang Xin'er" and passed on all his skills to her, making her the new successor of the "Jinxian" thieves gang.
Similarly, "Sister Agou"'s playful expression with a smile and a wink will always be remembered in "Tang Xin'er's" heart.