After my brother-in-law returned home, he fell ill with lovesickness, wanting to marry my sister. He went on a hunger strike for less than a day, and his parents softened.

They came to our house to propose, but my parents demanded a dowry of thirty thousand.

My brother-in-law's mother refused, stood in the yard and cursed my sister, accusing her of seducing men.

They said she was already ruined and dared to demand so much money with such an attitude.

Neighbors surrounded our house, my parents felt like the news had spread.

My sister's reputation was ruined, she could not demand a high price in the future. Finally, with a dowry of fifty thousand, my sister was taken away by my brother-in-law's family.

As they drove away, my sister's luggage was only a broken doll, and I followed the car crying.

It was no use, no one paid attention to me.

My sister was timid and cried silently from beginning to end, not daring to make a sound.

My brother-in-law, spoiled by his family since childhood, was good at everything, drinking, gambling, and womanizing.

Anyone who knew him would not want their daughter to love someone like him. No one dared to introduce a girl to date my brother-in-law, they were leading her into a fire pit.

Some famous bachelors unexpectedly married girls like my sister.

My sister was taken to my brother-in-law's family, but even his mother did not approve of her and felt embarrassed. There was no wedding, and she was left nameless and husbandless with my brother-in-law.

His mother would even say that it was normal for a man to have concubines, and they could even get a concubine for my brother-in-law in advance.

She was not afraid of her son going to jail, even proud of this idea, thinking she was smart.

My parents did not want me to go to school, thinking it was a waste of money, but my grandfather supported it.

He collected medicinal herbs, sold them, and ran a bakery in our hometown. All my school fees came from here.

The year of the college entrance examination, my grandfather suddenly passed away. By the time I found out, he had been buried for several days.

"Old man, if he dies, he dies. Nothing more to say."

This was exactly what my mother said at the time, explaining why they didn't tell me about my grandfather's death.

With my grandfather gone, I knew I couldn't continue my education, but my sister secretly told me she would find a way to get me the tuition fees.

She had no chance to study in her lifetime, but I had endless possibilities. She wanted me to leave home, leave the city, and never... never come back.

With my sister's expectations and my grandfather's last wish, I got into a prestigious university.

Every day, the happiest thing was to share my school life with my sister, she loved hearing about it.

I knew my sister was not having a good time at her in-laws. They treated her like a servant, making her do all the chores since she entered the house.

My brother-in-law played outside all day, and when he came home drunk, he would torment my sister in various ways.

I tried to intervene and reason with him, but my brother-in-law beat me up.

I told my parents, but they didn't care about my sister and even scolded me.

My brother-in-law's affairs were not my concern, I had no right to interfere.

So... studying was my only way out, not just for me, but for my sister too.

I had to do well and in the future, I planned to escape with my sister.