Introduction:
She was born in a humble family and lived in poverty, but she had a pair of eyes that could see hope. On this difficult road of growth, she encountered many strange and warm kindnesses. Poverty limited her starting point, but it could not limit her dream. This is a journey about hope, kindness and self-growth, how a poor girl walked out of the cage of fate and became a light to illuminate others.
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Chapter 1: Dilapidated yard
Lin Zhixia was born in a low-income family. Her father never gave her money in his early years, and he often beat her mother after getting drunk. Finally, her mother couldn't stand it anymore and decided to divorce.
In the court hearing for custody, her father said coldly: "Give Lin Zhiyu to me, and Lin Zhixia will go with you."
The mother had a meager income and it was difficult for her to compete with her father. In the end, the judge ruled that her sister Lin Zhiyu would be raised by her father. At that time, her sister was ten years old and Zhixia was only two years old.
Her mother often said to her: "Xiaoxia, you have to be as smart as Xiaoyu."
In order to make a living, her mother became a maid with a meager income, and her life was tight and difficult. Zhixia was very sensible since she was a child. After class, she either went to pick up bottles and paperboard or helped neighbors cut grass to supplement the family income.
She always lived in the shadow of her sister, and what she felt was not gentle preference, but a heavy expectation and pressure.
Until one day, a ray of light shone into her life for the first time.
That day, she went to a house to clean as usual, but unexpectedly met a person who changed her destiny - the young elementary school teacher who had just been transferred, Gu Zhiqing.
Teacher Gu did not dislike her old clothes, but squatted down and smiled at her gently: "Do you like reading? I can teach you."
Zhixia bit her lip and whispered: "I like it very much, but the teacher at school said I can't learn it, and... I don't have money to pay for tutoring."
Teacher Gu shook her head and said: "No money. You come to my house every day to help me clean, I will give you ten yuan, and teach you to read by the way, okay?"
Zhixia happily turned around, her eyes shining, and held Teacher Gu's hand tightly, and asked seriously: "Thank you! But teacher, why do you want to teach me?"
Teacher Gu gently touched her head and said: "Because I saw myself when I was a child. At that time, someone also taught me to read for free, and it was she who gave me hope."
From that day on, Teacher Gu would bring an extracurricular book every day. Teacher Gu always patiently explained the words and sentences she didn't understand, over and over again, until she really learned them.
That was the first time that Lin Zhixia felt that she was worthy of being expected, could learn knowledge, and was worthy of her dreams.
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