I heard them coming back.

Grandpa and grandma also went back to their room.

The house is too small, usually mom and dad sleep on the kang, while my sister and I sleep on the floor.

Fortunately, they didn't find out that I had gone out.

I don't know if they are human or beasts. After killing my sister, they became affectionate as soon as they returned home.

They said after drinking blood, they needed to strike while the iron was hot and quickly get pregnant.

Listening to their indescribable sounds, I thought of my sister who had just died a tragic death.

That night, a shadow was cast in my heart that could never be erased in this lifetime. I think I am ruined for life.

I lay awake in the darkness until dawn.

I kept thinking, if they could kill my sister, would they also kill me?

After careful consideration, I probably worried too much.

Because by this time, I was already eight years old, the age when I could work.

I remember one time when my mom scolded me, she said, "If you didn't know how to work, I would have sold you long ago!"

I don't know what I did wrong in my past life to be reborn into such a family.

Not to mention having enough to eat, even my life was in danger.

The next morning, I was so scared by what happened last night that I didn't dare to approach my parents.

But they were eating breakfast as if nothing had happened, even looking cheerful and rosy.

I had never seen them greet me to the table with such a pleasant expression before.

Previously, they would just throw a bowl at me, and I could only take a dish to the kitchen to eat.

I ate that meal nervously, while they enjoyed it.

Since that day, my parents were very eager to be affectionate every night, striving to get pregnant soon.

Grandpa and grandma also asked my mom to do less work and take care of her health.

So, soon after more than a month, my mom was indeed pregnant.

Since she got pregnant, her reactions were extremely strong, and she couldn't get out of bed in the early stages.

Grandpa and grandma, and my dad were very happy, saying it must be a son without a doubt!

Especially my grandma, she even pointed at me with a displeased face and said to my mom, "When you were pregnant with these three worthless goods before, you weren't like this. Now with much less reaction, it must be a son for sure! When the time comes, I will invite Tian Lao to come and check the pulse."

Tian Lao is the barefoot doctor in the village, everyone goes to him when they are sick or giving birth.

Used to being scolded by my grandma, no matter how she scolded me, I was already not very upset, just felt a bit sour in my heart.

Since my mom couldn't work, my dad asked me to take a leave from school and work in the fields.

Reluctantly, I had to comply with the arrangement.

My grades were not very good to begin with, and the daily chores left me with no time to study.

After I reached a certain age, my grandpa and grandma even didn't allow me to go to school. It was only after the principal personally came that they agreed to let me finish the nine-year compulsory education.

But they said I couldn't continue to high school, whether I could pass the entrance exam or not.

I felt extremely sad, but thinking of my sister's tragic death, I dared not say a word.