Zeng Youlan pried open her two daughters' hands, but they wouldn't budge.
Don't think that having a lot of people will scare her away. Filial piety is paramount; not taking care of one's own mother is unfilial.
At this moment, Li Pengfei ran out and glanced at a certain self-righteous figure.
"Old Xiao, I called the police and asked them to contact the police station and the Red Tail Society in Xiao Xie's hometown to investigate."
“Once the suffering Xiao Xie endured as a child is verified, neither his biological father nor his biological mother can escape punishment. Giving birth to a child and then not raising him, which nearly led to his death, is murder. Being sent to a farm is the least of their worries.”
“The relevant departments are not just for show; all the villagers can testify that they can’t run away.”
Xiao Dan knew his old friend was just fooling him when he saw him winking and making faces, but it didn't stop him from cooperating.
"Okay, since we've already made the call, let's leave this to the relevant departments to handle."
"Comrade, Comrade An will be looking for you later. There's no point in saying more here. Right and wrong, whether or not Xiao Xie should support you, will be decided in time. Please go back."
Zeng Youlan panicked as soon as she heard the news about the Gong, An and the Red Tail Society.
How could this be?
She didn't raise Xie Lin to adulthood, but she did raise him to the age of four. Since she raised him, he should be filial to his mother.
He's doing just fine, isn't he?
Besides, he doesn't need to support himself; he's just looking for good husbands for his two younger sisters.
If they can't even help with this small favor, they might as well have died when they were young.
"You, you're bullying people."
Yao Lixiang scoffed, "We're just following the rules. If this is bullying, then what do you call throwing Xiao Xie away? That's breaking the law, and you'll get punished."
"You gave birth to him, but don't you have any self-awareness about whether you raised him or not?"
"If I were you, I would keep my distance from Xiao Xie because I know she's successful, so that people won't find out that there's such an irresponsible mother like you in the world."
"Xiao Xie, how old were you when she threw you?"
“I was four years old. I grew up on the occasional help from the old village chief and wild food from the mountains. We didn’t have a house; she sold it, and I lived in a cowshed.”
“Besides the clothes I was wearing at the time, she didn’t leave me a single piece of cloth. The old village chief took pity on me and gave me an old cotton coat and an old quilt. I survived every cold winter by the warmth of the old ox.”
"If my mother was the one who accompanied me as I grew up, then I should call that cow my mother."
Xie Lin spoke as if recounting something trivial, his face expressionless.
The village chief at the time was an elder of the Xie family. He had considered taking him in, but his family disagreed, and the conditions did not allow it.
He understood that even his own mother didn't want him, let alone outsiders.
He owed the old village chief a debt of gratitude. The old village chief said that his grandmother had treated him very well when she was alive, which is why he didn't change his surname.
However, conditions were too poor at the time, and his grandmother was in poor health, so she passed away when he was three years old.
Every word pierces the heart.
It sounds nice to say that the villagers helped him, but back then, if any family had extra grain to give him, they themselves wouldn't have enough to eat.
Without a home, without clothes or blankets, a four-year-old child survived on his own. How much suffering must he have endured?
Xiao Dan and the others were furious.
We all came from that era. Even those with families suffered more than bitter herbs. What did a four-year-old child go through?
Unless the process is too unforgettable, what can a four-year-old remember?
But he remembered it as clearly as if it had happened yesterday.
Even if you don't raise the child to adulthood, at least raise him until he's financially independent.
If a teenager is unwilling, then eight or nine years old is fine too. He can go to the fields and earn some work points, so he won't end up living with cattle and spending all his time in the mountains as a wild man.
The little kids, including Chou Chou, didn't understand, but they knew that they would be cold if they didn't have clothes to wear and hungry if they didn't have food to eat. They all clenched their little fists and glared angrily at Zeng Youlan.
Shishi was the last to figure it out. Feeling down, she clung to Xie Lin's arm with a pained expression, and said something that made everyone both laugh and cry.
“You stinky egg, Ugly was 6 years old when she was abandoned and almost starved to death. You are only 4 years old and still a baby. How could she be so mean as to abandon you?”
"You're just a baby, how much can you eat? No wonder your mouth is so big, it turns out you cried so much when you were a baby that your mouth was so big!"
"Stinky egg, Shishi, eat less in the future. I'll give you big bites of chicken leg, extra pieces of meat, or even all of it. I won't let you go hungry."
"Should I thank Shishi?"
Xie Lin suppressed a laugh.
Today, the little girl has become more worldly-wise, and he's in a great mood. He doesn't care about being effeminate at all.
He has plenty of mothers-in-law.
"You're welcome, give them all to Rotten Egg."
He immediately took a piece of candy from his pocket, unwrapped it, and put it in his mouth. He then folded the wrapper and put it back in his pocket.
The rotten egg tasted sweet inside.
Xiao Dan looked pleased.
The little girl already knows how to cherish her man; his good days as a grandfather are probably just around the corner.
He coughed lightly and said the same thing again: tell Zeng Youlan to go back and wait for the relevant departments to investigate and verify the matter, and then do whatever needs to be done once the results are out.
How could Zeng Youlan dare to act according to the rules?
She was just a peasant woman who worked in the fields; how could she know anything about the law? She would avoid legal personnel like a mouse avoids a cat. How could she dare to bring them into her home?
Moreover, there are many older people in the village who can easily find out how she abandoned her child back then.
She went to great lengths back then, bringing all her family's possessions with her when she married into her current husband's family, all in order to secure a place for herself within their household.
When the old lady of the Xie family was alive, she treated Xie Lin quite well. When Xie Jiancheng sent money home, she was willing to buy food and clothes for her grandson.
The food was gone, but the clothes and other necessities were still in good condition. She took them with her so that her future children could use them.
She just wanted to live a good life, that's true, so why is that being used against her now?
“I never expected you to suffer so much. I suppose it was my fault, but I did give birth to you and gave you a life. Without me, you wouldn’t have the good life you have now.”
"I only have this one request. With your current abilities, it's just a matter of asking. Help me this time, and then we'll go our separate ways."
Even though she was terrified, she still thought about making a way out for her daughter. What a good mother!
Only her two daughters knew that the plan she was making for their future was not for them at all.
The two girls lowered their heads to their chests, their faces flushed with embarrassment.
Finally, the eldest daughter couldn't hold back any longer and mustered up the courage to look up, but she didn't lift her head much.
Having been oppressed for so long, daring to speak out is already a huge step forward.
"Mother, I don't need a good life. I'll never get married. Let's go back."
Marriage won't help; her life is dark, and she can't escape those two vampire brothers.
Many women who married into the village were forced to secretly take grain to subsidize their parents' families, and were beaten half to death.
If I'm destined to be beaten to death, I'd rather not get married.
Seeing her older sister bravely speak up, the younger daughter opened her mouth and whispered, "Mother, I won't marry either."
Zeng Youlan was furious.
Of course, she hoped that her two daughters would never marry and stay at home as hardworking laborers, so that they could not only earn work points for the family but also help her with housework.
But if there's a better way than being a hardworking ox, why not take it?
She glared at Xie Lin resentfully, "Are you really that heartless? I'm your own mother."
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