The cold wind was howling, and the snowflakes were falling thick and fast inside the bamboo fence, hitting her clothes with a rustling sound. The quarreling voices mixed in, making Gu Anan feel dazed. She only felt that her head was exploding, and her knees were aching from kneeling for so long.

  Gu Anan opened her heavy eyelids, narrowing them into a line as she looked around. The surroundings of the courtyard were made of thick bamboo fences, which were somewhat dilapidated. Next to her was a large stone mill, and the ground she knelt on was muddy, covered with a layer of white snow.

  The voice in my ear is getting clearer and clearer.

  "Come on, Dad, just agree with An An."

  "Its snowing outside and its cold, what if something happens to my body when I kneel down?"

  "No way, the quota for studying in the city was something I fought to get for An An. Dont think that just because youve been taking care of An An and kneeling down, this quota can be swapped."

  "But the school place is what Anan is willing to give up for Wanwan." The womans voice was a bit shrill, she pulled over a teenage girl beside her, this girl looked exceptionally pretty, with pale skin and tears in her eyes, her slender body made her look even more fragile, she forced a smile, "Dad, call sister in first."

  Where is this?

  Gu Anans face turned even paler, but her skin was originally dark, making her look like a blackboard that had been smeared with something, looking particularly unattractive.

  She took a deep breath and slowly raised her hand, but it wasnt her hand, it was dark and rough.

  Gu Anan lifted her head and faced the eaves in front of her. Under the eaves, there was a swallows nest, and below it was a wooden door painted with red oil paint.

  This is not her home.

  This was Gu Anans first reaction, this body wasnt hers either, her hands wouldnt be so dark.

  Gu Anans original body was that of an ordinary 90s-born little girl, but her father and mother were social elites, and the family conditions were quite good, so Anan never suffered from any hardships since she was a child.

  Moreover, as the only daughter of the family, whenever theres something good, her parents naturally spare no effort in preparing it for their own child. However, Mrs. Gu has a set of principles when it comes to educating children. Although Anan was raised like a princess from a young age, she has a particularly good temperament, being well-behaved and understanding. Anan also inherited the advantages of her parents, looking especially beautiful, and can be said to have been the campus belle since childhood. Especially her skin, it can be said that whoever has seen Anan will say that this child is like one who was raised on milk, with skin as white and tender as if people want to take a bite just by looking at her.

  An An has been beautiful since she was a little girl.

  From a fair and tender beauty, she turned into a dark and dirty radish head.

  Gu Anan felt extremely uncomfortable in her heart.

  She came to a strange world, where there was no loving father and mother, everything could only rely on herself.

  Gu Anan sniffled, forcing her stiff joints to move, and slowly regained consciousness. Her previously foggy mind gradually cleared up, and she began to receive the memories of her original body.

  This is Gus Village in 1977. Her birth name was also Gu Anan, the eldest sister of the four houses of the Gu family, who was sixteen years old this year. She had a younger sister and brother below her.

  And she would kneel here for a reason, in the summer of this year, from Beijing came the news of restoring the college entrance examination, and she just graduated from junior high school this year, which was an opportunity to leave the countryside and go to university.

  Gu Anans father is Gu Weiqiang, a long-distance truck driver.

  Traveling south and north, with extensive experience, plus Gu Anans grandmother, Zhou Aijuan was originally the village teacher, so the Gu familys ideology has always been relatively advanced. That is to say, among the four houses, whose child performs well will go to the county town to attend high school.

  It turns out that Zhou Aiju had five children in her lifetime, the first four were sons, and it was not until old age that she finally gave birth to a daughter. Who would have thought that the youngest daughter would be frail and leave early?

  In the second year after the departure of the youngest daughter, in the all-male household of the Gu family, Tang Lanzhi, the wife of Gus fourth son, gave birth to a girl, who was Gu Anan. This child looked very much like the youngest daughter that Zhou Aijuan had lost.

  So, Gu Anan became the only child of the old Gu family. Its said that in rural areas, everyone wants a boy, but the third generation of the Gu family didnt have one either. The year Gu Anan was born, she received all the love and attention, becoming the little princess of the Gu family.

  However, good times dont last long. Tang Lan Zhis belly started moving again in the second year. But when Gu Anan was just learning to walk at the age of one, she got into big trouble. She was sitting in her walker, running wildly around the house, and ended up bumping into Tang Lan Zhi, who was over eight months pregnant, causing her to go into premature labor.

  When everyone thought it was a son, unexpectedly, Tang Lanxis belly was particularly competitive and gave birth to another daughter, who is Gu Anans sister, Gu Wanwan. However, due to Gu Anans mischievousness, Gu Wanwan was born prematurely and had a weak body, so everyones attention shifted to the newly born Gu Wanwan.

  Not only that, but Tang Lanxi also had a rift with Gu Anan because of this matter. Although the palm and back of the hand are both flesh, the flesh on the palm is indeed thicker than the back of the hand.

  Gu Anan knelt in the courtyard on this cold winter day because Tang Lanzhi spoke up, hoping that Gu Anan would give up her spot to attend high school in the county town to Gu Wanwan. The reason was that Gu Wanwan had a strong physique and could do laborious work in the countryside, so she wouldnt starve in the future. On the other hand, Gu Wanwans weak physique was caused by Gu Anan, so this opportunity should be given to Gu Wanwan, allowing her younger sister to go to the city and get a rationed food supply, which would be the best arrangement.

  Tang Lan Zhi and Gu Wan Wan came to find Gu An An just because of this family, where the host is Zhou Ai Ju.

  Zhou Aiju has been especially fond of Anan since childhood.

  In addition, Gu Wei Qiang had previously made it clear at home that whoever scored higher on the exam would go to the county town for high school. Gu An Ans test scores were a big gap higher than those of her siblings, so Gu Wei Qiang insisted that Gu An An go to the county town for high school. He also made arrangements with the high school in the county town, and had previously told his friends that he would send over the child with the best academic performance at home, and the teacher had agreed.

  At this point, Gu Anan couldnt help but laugh bitterly. This body was really stubborn to the death. In order to give away the quota, she even knelt in the snow...

  Adorably silly.

  Gu Anan was a single daughter since childhood, and her parents doted on her. With good education, whether its EQ or IQ, she was very online. Gu Anan saw that the quota belonging to her was going to be given to her sister Gu Wanwan.

  And she, the victim, was kneeling in the snow, while the beneficiary was comfortably at home.

  Whats going on here?

  Although Gu Anan didnt have any sisters, her best friend Yan Yans family was a big mess. The Yan family was considered to be wealthy, but her mother had passed away early, and her father had found her a stepmother, who brought with her a younger sister into their home. From then on, Yan Yan embarked on a path of being taken advantage of and disliked by her own family members.

  Its because Yan Yanyus stepmother brought her daughter, a fighter among white lotus flowers.

  Thinking of this, Gu Anan rubbed her forehead.

  She leaned on the stone mill beside her and got up with difficulty, ignoring the pain in her legs, and limped into the main room.

  There were not a few people standing in the house, among whom an old lady sat in the first place. She looked kind and gentle, but when she saw Gu Anan limping in, her eyes flashed with a hint of heartache, followed by a glare at Gu Anan as if resentful that he was not living up to his potential.

  This quota was finally persuaded by her husbands good words to the younger son, and was specially set according to Anans strengths. Who would have thought that this silly girl would rather go out into the icy snow on her knees than give up the quota.

  Zhou Aiju got angrier and angrier, directly turning her head away, out of sight, out of mind.

  Gu Anan felt a warmth in her heart and knew she had made her grandmother angry. She thought to herself, "Ill go coax her later."

  A little boy next to her, fell into Gu Anans arms, pointing at Gu Anans pants that were wet halfway up the leg, and whispered, "Sister, does it still hurt?" This boy was none other than Gu Anans younger brother, Gu Dongdong, who was eight years old this year and had a very good relationship with Gu Anan.

  Gu Anan shook her head.

  Tang Lanxi supported Gu Wanwan, who was arguing with Gu Weiqiang. Gu Weiqiangs temples were bulging with rage as he shouted, "The quota for County High School is not something we can just swap out! They made it clear from the start that they wanted the student with the highest score from our village school. Now that Anan has scored the best, she should be the one to go to County High. Secondly, Wanwans health is poor, and if she were to attend high school, she would have to board, who would take care of her?"

  Tang Lan stood up straight and argued, "Its possible to swap Anans transcript with Yuanyuans. Its precisely because Yuanyuan is in poor health that she cant be delayed in this rural area."

  Watching Tang Lanxi single-mindedly fighting for her daughters interests, Gu Anans heart cooled down by half. After all, it was just a slap on the back of the hand, thin skin and little flesh, not painful at all.

  Tang Lan Zhis selfish words made the room fall silent instantly, even Zhou Ai Ju, who didnt care about worldly affairs, shifted her attention to Tang Lan Zhi.

  She glared at her own youngest son, blaming him for spoiling his wife. She said sternly, "Although my husbands family is not a big one, its not so miserable that the younger daughter takes the place of the older daughter to go to school. Gu Wanwan, you tell me, was it because your grades were poor and you couldnt get into the county high school, or did your sister with good grades let you take her place?"

  Zhou Aiju had always been gentle and kind in this house, rarely speaking loudly. Her sudden outburst of anger left the few people inside the room stunned.

  The named Gu Wanwan finally moved out slowly from behind Tang Lanzhi, she moved her lips, her face turned pale, but ultimately didnt speak up, her mom was scolded by grandma, the only one she could turn to for help was her sister.

  She looked at Gu Anan with slightly red eyes, hoping that Gu Anan could help her out, after all, usually when Gu Wanwan got into trouble, in the end it was always Anan who made amends, who let Anan be kind-hearted and felt sorry for his own little sister, so he naturally took the blame.

  An Ans little brother, Xiao Dou, tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Sister, dont agree." Although Second Sister was also his own sister, in Gu Dongdongs eyes, Big Sister was still the best. Gu Dongdong was small but clever, knowing that his mother liked Second Sister the most, while Big Sister was the one who spoiled him the most. He had secretly listened to Grandma and Fathers conversation, and knew that going to county town for high school was equivalent to having half a foot in the city, which concerned Big Sisters future, and couldnt be delayed.

  Even if Second Sister cries, it wont work.