The night after the SAT ended, my sister sent me a wish list. "iPhone for 10,000 yuan, tablet for 5,000 yuan, computer for 8,000 yuan, clothes for 3,000 yuan, cosmetics for 2,000 yuan... totaling 50,000 yuan." I am just a working person with a monthly salary of 3,000 yuan, and my parents are both laborers. How can I come up with so much money for her all at once? Our family scraped together and could only give her 20,000 yuan. But she not only didn't appreciate it, but also threatened to jump off a building. My parents and I had no choice but to borrow money from everywhere, working multiple jobs a day to repay the debts. When my parents died in a car accident due to overwork, my sister and her boyfriend were still indulging in luxury at a five-star hotel. I also succumbed to the overwhelming pressure and depression and ended up committing suicide. After being reborn, I personally sent her to work at a corrupt factory, and she became obedient.
Chapter 1 1
After the SAT
The night after the SAT, my sister sent me a wish list.
"iPhone: ¥10,000, iPad: ¥5,000, Laptop: ¥8,000, Clothes: ¥3,000, Cosmetics: ¥2,000... Total: ¥50,000."
I was just a worker earning ¥3,000 a month, and our parents were manual laborers. How could we possibly come up with that much money for her all at once?
Our family scraped together everything we could and decided we could only give her ¥20,000. Instead of being grateful, she threw a fit and threatened to harm herself.
My parents and I had no choice but to borrow money from everyone we knew, working several jobs a day to repay the debt.
When my parents died in a car accident due to overwork, my sister and her boyfriend were still indulging in luxury at a five-star hotel.
Overwhelmed by the pressure, I developed depression and committed suicide.
Given a second chance at life, I personally sent her to work in an exploitative factory. She finally became obedient.
Chapter 1: The Shopping Feast
Amid the frenzy of the 618 shopping feast, I stumbled upon a tutorial online on how to enjoy discounts by reaching the minimum order requirement. I noticed that the pair of shoes my sister, Lilah, had been longing for was on sale at a very tempting price, so I didn't hesitate to place the order.
As the SAT approached, her grades had consistently been excellent, so I decided to buy these shoes as an encouragement for her. However, when I eagerly showed her the purchase record, she questioned me.
"Why are they so cheap? I saw these shoes on a shopping platform for over five hundred, and you only spent a little over three hundred? They must be fake."
Instead of expressing gratitude, her initial reaction to the order screenshot was suspicion.
"I bought these by following the 618 shopping tips I found online. This is from the official flagship store on Amazon. How could they be fake?" I explained patiently.
"If they're that cheap, they must be fake! Why did you buy me fake shoes? People will make fun of me if I wear them!" she retorted.
Our family had struggled financially in the past, and I had endured many hardships during my childhood. When our situation improved, my parents had Lilah, and we all showered her with love, inadvertently fostering her spoiled temperament.
Faced with her anger, I didn't dare say much, fearing it would affect her mood for the SAT. I silently returned the shoes and repurchased them from the shopping platform, which finally appeased her.
On the night of the SAT, our family gathered to celebrate Lilah's achievement. Unexpectedly, she pulled out a 'wish list,' as if she had meticulously planned it.
"An iPhone for ten thousand, a tablet for five thousand, a computer for eight thousand, clothes for three thousand, cosmetics for two thousand... totaling fifty thousand."
"Dad, Mom, and Sis, this is my post-exam shopping list."
"You promised me before that you would give me money after the SAT," she said.
My parents and I were stunned by her words. We had indeed promised her, but we only intended to give her around ten thousand for a new phone and maybe a trip.
I had just started working, earning a monthly salary of three thousand, and my parents were laborers. How could we come up with fifty thousand all at once?
"Lilah, fifty thousand is too much. We can't afford it," Dad said helplessly.
"Yes, Lilah, ten thousand for a phone, three thousand for clothes, and two thousand for cosmetics is too expensive. You just got a new phone at the beginning of the year, so there's no need to replace it. And we already have a computer at home," I quickly echoed Dad.
Lilah's expression suddenly changed.
"Why is there suddenly no money? You promised me before the SAT!"
"Yes, we did promise, but we didn't expect you to ask for so much..." Mom explained from the side.
Lilah slammed her bowl and chopsticks down and stormed into her room without looking back. The loud sound of the door closing left the three of us in the living room staring at each other in shock.
From that day on, Lilah cried, threw tantrums, and even threatened to hang herself to get us to give her money. She eventually climbed onto the rooftop, threatening to end her life if we didn't comply.
Her behavior terrified us, and my parents had no choice but to promise her the money. To cover Lilah's expenses, my parents and I had to borrow money from others. Our financial pressure returned to what it had been before, and my parents and I had to take on multiple jobs to repay the debt.
When my parents died in a car accident due to fatigue driving, Lilah was enjoying a lavish meal with her boyfriend at a luxurious five-star hotel. Overwhelmed by the burden, I eventually succumbed to depression and took my own life.
When I opened my eyes again, I realized I had been reborn.
"You bought me fake shoes to make my classmates laugh at me. Are you happy now?" she said, repeating the familiar scene.
I threw the shoes at her face.
"Take them or leave them, I don't give a damn. I'll return them right now if you don't want them."