Chapter 106 Returning to My Mother's Home to Retrieve My Household Registration (5)

“Before I was born, you were so desperate to have a son that you listened to your family and took some kind of pregnancy-changing medicine, which resulted in premature birth. It was Ji Xuening’s grandfather who kindly took you to the hospital.”

Taking "gender-changing drugs" is very shameful. Lin Xuemei never expected Wang Yuqing to say such a thing. Of course, she never expected that Wang Yuqing would say more than just that.

"When I was born, you saw that I was a girl and wanted to stomp me to death. It was Grandpa Ji who stopped me and even suggested that I be betrothed to Ji Xuening as a child, which saved my life!"

“You didn’t give me food, drink, or clothes. At most, you gave me a place to live, but back then, this house belonged to my grandfather, and I lived in my grandparents’ house.”

"In the past few years, all my food, drink and clothing were provided by Grandpa Ji. It was only because Grandpa was alive that you barely kept me alive. Over the years, you have taken a lot of things from me, haven't you?"

“When I was about five years old, my grandfather passed away. Grandpa Ji was too poor to bring anything nice to my door, so you started turning him away and not letting him in to visit me. Tell me, how could you be so immoral?”

These things are unknown to outsiders.

After hearing this, everyone criticized Lin Xuemei for being wrong.

Lin Xuemei's face turned ashen, and she stammered for a long time without being able to utter a single word.

Perhaps the original owner's memories were too deep and too tragic, and she could clearly feel the burning anger in her heart, so intense that it was uncontrollable and rose to her forehead. Her resentful eyes stared at Lin Xuemei: "When I was five years old, I started standing on a stool to cook for the whole family. I was too young then and my cooking was not good. Even when my fingers were cut by a knife and bleeding profusely, you still pointed at my nose and scolded me, calling me a little good-for-nothing, saying I was useless. You not only scolded me, but you also hit the wound on my hand. If I uttered a sound or cried out, you would hit me even harder."

"You're tired of hitting me, so you won't let me eat and make me stand in the yard as punishment!"

“When I grow up a bit and can cook well, you will hit and scold me because of a little mood. You will make me do all the chores at home. I will work from morning to night without eating a single bite of food. I will also have to bring you two water to wash your feet.”

"Later, you keep getting pregnant, and I will have to take care of you during your pregnancy, during your postpartum period, and take care of your younger siblings."

"No matter how much I do for the family, you never have a shred of conscience towards me. For so many years, I have been starving and cold, and I am not even allowed to sit at the table to eat. You have gone from pointing your finger at me and cursing me to slapping me to punching and kicking me. New wounds haven't healed before the old ones come back."

Wang Yulan coldly asked, "Have you ever considered that this is your own problem? Why don't your parents treat us like this?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuemei nodded hurriedly: "That's right, isn't it because you're the most naive, the most foolish, and the most stupid?"

Aunt Huang couldn't help but speak up: "What are you saying? Even if she's mentally challenged, you can't treat her like this! People should have some conscience. My distant cousin has a child with intellectual disabilities, and she treats him like a treasure every day."

Lin Xuemei mumbled something under her breath, but dared not say it aloud.

Wang Yuqing chuckled coldly and took a deep breath: "Sister, we are brothers and sisters. Your words alone are enough to prove that your heart is as cold and heartless as theirs. Even Aunt Huang knows this, how can you, an intellectual, not know it?"

All eyes turned to Wang Yulan, and they sighed, "I never imagined she could be so heartless."

Wang Yulan was speechless for a moment. She should have kept quiet. She never expected that Wang Yuqing would be so talkative. She was nothing like the timid girl she used to be.

Wang Yuqing turned to the crowd again: "You may have often talked about me, saying that the second son of the Wang family is simple-minded, stupid, and honest... But why did I become like this? Because this family has been suppressing me day and night, causing my personality to develop flaws. The more they suppress me, the more inferior, cowardly, and cautious I become, and the less I dare to resist. Besides, how could I resist before? I didn't even resist before she conspired with Lin Meili of the Niushiwan production team to sell me..."

"If I resist, wouldn't they just beat me to death, make up some excuse, and dump me on the back mountain?"

Upon hearing this, the neighborhood committee director, the fertilizer plant director, and the section chief were all furious, stating that this was an outrageous and illegal act.

The people around them were also indignant and full of anger, and they all spat at them: "They are so vicious. How could they be such people? We must never associate with them in the future."

While it's true that people sold their children for money in this era, these were mostly people in remote areas, and they wouldn't do it openly. Of course, it was illegal and considered shameful.

Moreover, Lin Xuemei and Wang Jiandong were long-time employees of a state-owned factory.

Lin Xuemei's face changed drastically, and she hurriedly tried to defend herself: "Don't talk nonsense. When did I ever want to sell you? If I sold you, would you still be standing here cursing your own parents?"

Wang Yuqing sneered: "Because you think it's not worth selling it. Selling it would be a one-time payment, while keeping it means I can be a nanny for your whole family and take care of your precious son as he gets married and starts his own family."

Lin Xuemei's thoughts were exposed, and she looked embarrassed and guilty.

Wang Yuqing continued, "As for why the couple didn't treat the other children the same way, I'm sure everyone is curious and wants to know..."

"Because the eldest child, Wang Yulan, was their first child, and although it was a daughter, she was still their first child, so they treated her well, and she enjoyed two years of pampering."

“I’m different. I was born as a second child. Their thinking is feudal. They’re obsessed with having a son. They pray to heaven and Buddha every day and believe in superstition.”

After saying that, she asked the director and the section chief, "Director, section chief, our country prohibits all feudalism and superstition and eliminates old customs. I even think they might still be counter-revolutionaries!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Jiandong and Lin Xuemei collapsed to the ground, mouths agape, trembling all over.

This era happened to be a time of upsurge in the fight against feudal superstition. Although there was no evidence for this charge, it was still a very serious issue. In addition, since it was their own daughter who said these words, most people believed it.

The director and section chief both had solemn expressions.

Wang Yuqing deliberately made it sound like she'd mentioned it unintentionally, continuing from where she left off: "With the couple full of anticipation and making all sorts of preparations, and me still being a daughter, they were naturally furious, absolutely furious. Plus, because I was a daughter, my grandmother had a huge fight with Lin Xuemei, and my aunts mocked her too. My grandmother even took back the gold bracelet she'd given her and packed her things overnight to go to her eldest son's house to serve her daughter-in-law. So, she hates me to the core. Because she took a 'gender-changing' medicine when I was born, she feels she suffered a lot because of me..."

"She even thinks it's my fault that she was born prematurely..."

"That's why she was cruel to me. Later, she gave birth to Wang Yuyan. Coincidentally, when Wang Yuyan was born, her mother-in-law, whom she had always resented, passed away. So, she felt that Wang Yuyan's birth was very auspicious."