My name is Ma Lianqin. I'm sixteen years old, and I'm about to start high school. There isn't a high school in the countryside, so my aunt arranged for me to stay with one of her friends, a very good friend, I should say. They live in a big city, so I have to fly there! Just as I was about to pick up my luggage and leave, my aunt handed me two bags of salted duck eggs. One was for her relatives to try, and the other was for me to eat when I got hungry. She told me to have some on the way if I got hungry. I was so moved that I cried, "Auntie, I'm so heartbroken. Come here, give me a hug."
My aunt was speechless. That word hadn't done anything to offend me, yet somehow I had managed to use it like that. She looked at me with concern. "Child, I don't ask for anything else. Just do well in high school, then come back and spend time with me." As soon as I stepped out the door, my aunt followed me, took my hand, and nearly burst into tears. "I should never have let you go. I might as well stay here with you for the rest of my life," I said coquettishly. "Oh, Auntie, don't be like that..."
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
