When they got home, Bai Ruan hugged her from behind as soon as they entered, and whispered in her ear, "Xiao Zhu, let's have a baby too."
"...Let's talk about it in a couple of years. You're still young." Lin Xiazhu felt there was no rush. She could have a couple more years of fun and earn more money.
The person holding her tightened their grip even more and didn't say anything more. Although she couldn't see his expression, Lin Xiazhu could clearly sense that his mood had dropped and he seemed somewhat unhappy.
Lin Xiazhu turned around and hugged him, snuggling against him and saying softly, "Don't be like this. It's not that I don't want to have a child for you. I just want to enjoy a couple more years of life as a couple. Once we have a baby, it will be hard for us to have time alone. A lot of our time will be taken up by the child."
Hearing her say that, Bai Ruan thought about it carefully and realized that it was true. She immediately changed her mind and said somewhat awkwardly, "Xiaozhu, I misunderstood you. I won't urge you anymore. We'll have a baby when you want to."
"It's good that you've figured it out. I'm hungry, Xiao An." Lin Xiazhu's voice was drawn out, with a hint of coquetry.
"Your food should be here soon. Just bear with it a little longer. How about you have some fruit or milk first?" Bai Ru'an coaxed patiently.
"I don't want anything, I want to eat you, hahahaha."
Bai Ru'an: "..." After finishing the meal, she can eat whatever she wants.
Lin Xiazhu had been in a good mood for the past few days, until today when she arrived at the factory and saw a group of people gathered outside, looking up at the roof. She followed their gaze and looked up.
Good heavens, I'm so angry! Someone actually planned to jump off the roof of the 'Five Star Electronics Factory' so early in the morning! She worked so hard to build up this factory; if he jumps, we can just shut it down.
Without having time to ask the people present what was going on, Lin Xiazhu, with a grim face, rushed to the rooftop in a few dozen seconds. The factory building wasn't very tall, only four stories, but jumping off would be fatal. When Lin Xiazhu reached the rooftop, there were already several people standing there.
They consist of two workshop supervisors, an office clerk who always arrives early, and... a cleaner?
Yan Xin was also present. She didn't hear any noise, but felt a gust of wind coming from behind. She subconsciously turned around and saw Lin Xiazhu arrive. Her heart immediately relaxed a lot.
"Xiaozhu, you're finally here! Quickly think of a solution."
"What's wrong? Why are you so upset? Why do you want to die?" Lin Xiazhu was annoyed and her words weren't very pleasant. However, considering the feelings of the person involved, she lowered her voice and asked Yan Xin in a volume that only the two of them could hear.
"How would I know? I just got here a little while ago and rushed up. My goodness, our factory, which we finally managed to set up, was just getting better and better, and this is just too frustrating." Yan Xin hadn't said a word until now, but seeing Lin Xiazhu, she couldn't help but lower her voice and complain.
As the two were discussing their options, Lin Xiazhu said, "Have you called the police yet? We need to get them to the scene..."
Just as she was speaking, Lin Xiazhu was shoved hard and almost fell flat on her face. Xin Haoyan quickly caught her and they were about to confront each other when a loud howl interrupted them.
“You brat, how dare you jump off a building? You shameless slut! I made you hand over your wages and you're already resentful, and you still want to find a boyfriend outside. That dead man's home is in some poor mountain village a hundred and eight thousand miles away. You'll never get ahead if you stay with him.” The person who came was another cleaner.
Lin Xiazhu and Yan Xin exchanged a quick glance. Wasn't this the same person who had scolded their daughter in the bathroom that day? Only three months had passed, how could he have driven their daughter to the point of jumping off a building?
"That's better than being exploited like a slave by you all this time. What era are we living in now? Other people can buy cell phones, radios, and electric fans to use in their dorm rooms, but I can't even afford a decent piece of clothing. I have to use laundry detergent to wash my hair. My hair is almost all gone." As she spoke, the girl ripped off her hair tie, lowered her head, and brushed her long hair aside to show her mother.
"I can't have anything. Even making friends is criticized by you. I finally get a day off and want to go out, but you say it costs money and you won't let me go out. You even make me clean for you while you stay in the dorm sleeping. You scold me every day and threaten to hit me at the drop of a hat."
What am I to you? It's all because of you. I don't have a single friend at the factory. Nobody dares to be friends with me because you'll gossip about me. You're such a chatterbox. I don't have a single friend. I finally met a boy from another factory. He likes me, he's good to me, he buys me everything. Nobody has ever been so good to me. I want to be with him. What's wrong with that?
"It's wrong that he's poor. He's not even good-looking. He thinks he can sleep with you just because he bought you a few little trinkets? There's no such thing as a free lunch. Even a prostitute on the street gets fifty yuan a month. All the stuff that bastard bought you doesn't even add up to three hundred yuan."
"You've known each other for two months, right? Are you worth less than a streetwalker? He bought you for three hundred yuan, and you're still so devoted to him? Have you lost your mind?" The mother didn't immediately try to persuade her daughter to come down; the wall was dangerous, and she could fall if she wasn't careful.
“I may be stupid, but I can tell who is truly good to me. You only treat me as a tool to make money. I should give you every penny of my salary, otherwise you will find all sorts of reasons to scold and beat me. You only care about my brother. My brother is over 20 years old. He has hands and feet. Why should I support him all the time?”
She didn't understand before and thought that all girls should support the boys in their families. She was also willing to help her brother, but it wasn't like that. She saw that other girls only needed to send half of their wages home, or a third, and some parents who loved their children didn't send a single penny back.
She has been handing over all her wages to her mother year after year, day after day. She started working at the age of fourteen and is now nineteen. Five years have passed, and it's time to repay the debt of raising her. She said she was raised by her parents when she was a child, but what did she eat and what did she wear?
She was never truly full at home, always wore hand-me-downs, and did the hardest work. All the other children her age could go to school, but she dropped out after only half a year in first grade because she was illiterate.
She had always been very insecure and didn't even dare to speak loudly to people. She never thought that anyone would like her. That day, she finally went out and met that boy. He started pursuing her, giving her new clothes and shoes, taking her out for late-night snacks, and saying that he would buy her a cell phone when he got his salary next month.
She was happy; finally, someone cared about her.
But her good fortune didn't last long. Her mother found out that she was dating someone. That day, her boyfriend came to the factory gate to find her, and her mother chased him with a broom, chasing him all over the industrial area, and beat him until his head was bleeding.
They drove away her only hope; her mother just wanted her to die!
The mother didn't care about her daughter's feelings at all. Hearing her say that, she became angry and said, "If you want to die, then go die! You've been on the roof for so long and haven't jumped yet. If you're so capable, then jump!"
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