At first, he tattooed a design on himself—an eagle with spread wings. He showed it to others, and some men who found it attractive also got tattoos. Gradually, some men approached him for tattoos. He thought of earning money from women, knowing that respectable women wouldn’t get tattoos and wouldn’t show too much skin to other men. However, some women from brothels believed that having tattoos would make them more alluring and unique. After a few women from brothels tried getting tattoos of lotus flowers, plum flowers, and other designs on their chests and thighs, they were highly praised by their patrons, attracting a continuous stream of them. Other prostitutes followed suit and all sought out Xiao Changfu. Then, Xiao Changfu’s business picked up, as he frequented various brothels and tattooed many prostitutes, earning substantial money. Although Aunt Xing was initially jealous of him tattooing women, she knew he was genuine with her, realizing it’s just his job, and thus she was at ease with it. Aunt Xing followed Shen Yun when she married Xiao Chonghuan and entered the Xiao Mansion. This did not affect the love between Changfu and Aunt Xing, as both the Shen Mansion and the Xiao Mansion were in the capital city. Just as Aunt Xing basked in her love with Changfu, her sister Xingcui appeared. Xingcui’s face had several scars, her once beautiful face was disfigured, and her leg was crippled. Chapters fırst released on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖•𝗇𝗲𝘁 It was only then that Aunt Xing learned that after her sister was sold as a concubine to an old man, she was often abused by the man’s original wife, who even disfigured her face and crippled her leg. A concubine not favored by the main family could be sold off. Besides, Xingcui was sold into concubinage and was considered equivalent to livestock. No one could stand up for Xingcui. She took the opportunity when the main family wasn’t watching and fled overnight. Fearing that the old man would send someone to find her, she hid in the remote Wushan Village, where she met an honest but poor man who couldn’t find a wife. The poor man said he didn’t mind Xingcui’s disfigurement and could marry her. Xingcui secretly got along with the poor man for a while, but he seemed to feel ashamed of having a disfigured and crippled wife and never dared to make their relationship public. As time went on, Xingcui became pregnant and pressured the poor man to marry her. Unfortunately, a maid from a wealthy family was willing to marry the poor man, and he gave Xingcui one tael of silver, asking her to abort the baby and leave him. Xingcui hated the man for his heartlessness and resolutely aborted the child, giving up on men altogether. Having nowhere to go, she didn’t dare return to her maternal home, fearing being sold again, so she could only seek out Aunt Xing. Aunt Xing was heartbroken over her sister’s plight. From a young age, her sister took great care of her, and without her sister’s protection, she would have been sold off by her stepmother before even reaching ten years old, likely right after birth. Reunited, Aunt Xing promised to take care of her sister Xingcui for her entire life. When Aunt Xing talked to Changfu about taking care of her sister for a lifetime, the kind-hearted Changfu agreed. Xingcui, unwilling to burden her sister, attempted suicide several times. Aunt Xing, seeing Changfu becoming wealthier, feared he might change heart in the future or refuse to care for her sister. Witnessing her sister’s despair due to her disfigurement and crippled leg, she pleaded with Changfu to take her sister as a concubine. Unable to resist Aunt Xing’s repeated kneeling pleas, Changfu consented. That night, Aunt Xing personally watched from outside the room as her sister and Changfu consummated. Despite feeling bitter inside, she felt relieved because she knew Changfu was a responsible man. Since he accepted her sister Xingcui, he would care for her for a lifetime. Changfu had no romantic feelings for Xingcui, only sympathy, and his relationship with Aunt Xing remained very strong. Sister Xingcui never competed with Aunt Xing, and Aunt Xing felt a sense of guilt towards Changfu.