The Qu family ultimately paid the price for their dishonesty.
With no other choice, they sold their house three days later to pay off their debts.
They couldn't pay the factory workers' wages, and in the end, the business all but collapsed.
They moved from a large house into a small one. Compared to the average family, their life wasn't bad, but the family of three felt completely out of their element.
Later, after learning a bitter lesson, Mr. Qu started his business over. A long time passed before the family finally moved back into a large house.
By then, however, Qu An had completely grown up.
Qu An didn't go to the internship he had planned for the summer break. After seeing him that one time, Su Li didn't see him again before the school year started.
With Qu An out of sight, Su Li pushed the "broken shoe" comment to the back of her mind and forgot about it.
