Medicine
587 Words
The house in my hometown didn't have so many rooms, Yoyo has always refused to share a room with my brother with the excuse that "we have to abide by the rules before marriage", and during this period of time in my house also came in the morning and left in the evening, so this time she came back to sleep in the same room with me.
As I entered the room, I found Yoyo lost in thought, looking at a photo of her and another girl. The other girl seemed strangely familiar. She quickly put away the photo when she saw me and focused on the patch on my winter coat. "Sister, when we went to the mall earlier auntie bought them all new down jackets, why didn't you ask her to buy one for you as well?" I was stunned for a moment when I was asked and smiled bitterly, " I'm not worthy！" Yoyo disagreed, "What do you mean by not deserving? You work diligently, take care of their daily lives, and buying a piece of clothing is the least they should do." Saying this, she took out a new down jacket from her suitcase, showed it to me, and then happily handed it to me. "Don't underestimate yourself, and don't look down on yourself. You deserve all the good things in the world." I stood there holding the down jacket for a long time. Perhaps the wind was a bit strong today; my eyes were a bit moist, but in the end, I couldn't bear to wear it and put it away.
After dinner, my mom pulled me aside, handed me a packet of medicine, and instructed, "Tonight, put this medicine into Yoyo's drink discreetly."
"What kind of medicine is this?"
"Sleeping pills, harmless. Although she's devoted to our family, I noticed that several families secretly approached her today, offering to introduce their sons. Not only are they willing to give her a dowry of 500,000 yuan, but they're also willing to marry into her family. I think about it is still not assured, why not take advantage of now raw rice cooked rice, once she's pregnant, she won't be able to escape."
I struggled inwardly for a long time but decided to be honest with Yoyo about the situation. "Drive away. Our family is not a good one, and neither is Lin Cheng. Find a new boyfriend. They are planning to drug you." Yoyo was surprised after hearing this, but the surprise took an unexpected turn. "Why do you tell me all this? Don't you want me to marry into your family? If I marry in, I can share the household chores with you, and you can pretend not to know." I bit my lip and said, "Being born into this family is my fate. Maybe I committed too many sins in my previous life, and now I'm repaying them. I can't change it. But you're different. You have studied in a good university , have a good family background and parents who love you. You have better choices and deserve better. I once had a sister-in-law, but I don't want you to be like her in the future. Let's go; the Lin family is not worth it, and Lin Cheng is not worth it too." She looked at me with bright eyes but didn't say anything. She just picked up the milk with the mixed medicine from the table and went to my brother's room. She didn't come back that night.
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