The live stream was particularly lively today, as Mingzhuo began his fortune-telling broadcast as usual.
She glanced at the first netizen she connected with; their ID was "Life is Like Tea," and their profile picture was a cup of tea.
Tea is wonderful. Lu Yu, the Sage of Tea, said that "if one is thirsty, stuffy, has a headache, dry eyes, restless limbs, or general discomfort," drinking four or five sips of tea is "comparable to ghee and nectar."
She loves tea, especially milk tea; it's practically her life-sustaining drink.
Mingzhuo sent a voice call invitation, and the other party answered quickly.
The person appearing in the split screen is a woman in her forties or fifties, dressed in a Buddhist robe.
It was clear that she was a very self-disciplined person; her hair was neatly combed, but her face was withered, and even her eyes seemed as still and calm as an ancient well.
Even someone who doesn't know how to read faces could tell that she must have gone through some painful experience.
Empathetic netizens couldn't help but start sending comments.
【Hello Auntie, although I don't know what happened to you, since you were able to enter the live stream and even managed to snag a spot for a naming contest, things are bound to turn around!】
Yes, the streamer is amazing, they can definitely help you.
Everything will be alright!
Sitting at the table, staring blankly at her phone, she felt lost and confused lately. She didn't even know when she started the live stream or when she tipped 10,000 yuan.
She saw the kind comments, her eyes widened, and she politely said thank you.
Then he raised his hand, intending to turn off the live stream.
Since it was her own fault for accidentally touching it, the responsibility lies with her. She doesn't want to get the 10,000 yuan back, but she also doesn't want to reopen her wounds in front of so many strangers.
Mingzhuo suddenly spoke up: "Auntie, would you like to hear a story?"
Life is like tea. She shook her head; she had no interest in hearing the story.
Mingzhuo: "My mother gave birth to three daughters."
This statement seemed to come out of nowhere, but "Life is Like Tea" paused slightly and withdrew its hand.
She spoke, her voice slightly hoarse as if she hadn't spoken to anyone in a long time, but her eyes were very gentle, "Children, your mother must love you very much."
Mingzhuo: "You must love your daughter very much too."
Chu Yuqi couldn't help but sneer; this streamer really knew how to bring up the most sensitive topics.
She couldn't help but send a few comments.
[Her daughter died, and she was almost over it. Why did you have to reopen that wound, anchor?]
[If you can't tell fortunes, are your eyesight also bad? Can't you see the shrine on the wall behind her, with a portrait of the girl on it?]
The netizens watching the live stream were stunned. The daughter of "Life is Like Tea" had died.
Upon closer inspection, there does appear to be a portrait of the girl, but it's too far away to see clearly.
Everyone felt a little awkward and didn't know what to say to comfort them.
On the contrary, Mingzhuo did not shy away from the topic at all: "Would you like to tell me about your daughter?"
[You've gone too far, streamer. It's disgusting to exploit ordinary people's pain just for traffic.] Chu Yuqi continued her attack.
Do you think everyone else is like Xianglin's wife (a character from a popular Chinese folktale known for her tragic love story)? The dead can't be brought back to life. Bystanders like you, watching the spectacle and then leaving, do nothing to help, only repeatedly reopen old wounds.
A trace of sorrow flashed across her eyes as she contemplated life's fleeting nature. She truly didn't want to become another Xianglin's wife, nor did she want to see the pitying glances of others.
Mingzhuo suddenly said, "You're disturbing my eyes." He then kicked the account out of the game.
Chu Yuqi: "..."
How infuriating! But she finally understood: the streamer was just incompetent and feeling guilty!
I shouldn't have acted impulsively and exposed her on the spot.
She then asked Butterfly Live for a new account and waited to re-enter the live stream.
Life is like tea, silent and unspoken, and Mingzhuo doesn't force anything. She then told a story.
There was a girl whose family was the envy of everyone in the county since she was a child.
Her parents run a fireworks shop, and business is pretty good because her mother is good at attracting customers; besides her, there are also twin brothers in the family.
Everyone in the county said that her mother was a blessed woman, and that her family was so happy and harmonious.
But only she knew that her father liked to beat people, and her mother was always beaten and covered in bruises. Countless nights, she held her trembling younger brothers in her arms and secretly vowed to take her mother away from this home.
She studied hard, got into university, and finished her studies with the help of student loans. Then she went to work in a big city, worked hard to save money, and discussed with her brothers how to help their mother out of her predicament.
Her mother was hospitalized again after her ribs were broken. She took leave and went back to her hometown, wanting to take her mother away.
Her two close brothers suddenly betrayed her, stealing her ID card and bank cards and locking her up.
They said, "Since you can't bear to see your mother get beaten, why don't you take her place? Your father has a bad temper, and someone has to stand up for him."
What surprised her even more was that her mother personally arranged a marriage for her. The owner of the fireworks factory in the county had lost his wife and wanted to marry a college student, and was willing to offer a dowry of 380,000 yuan.
Mom said, "I raised you all these years and sent you to university. It's time for you to repay me. When you become the owner of the fireworks factory, you'll have to buy houses and cars for your two younger brothers."
She also said, "If you don't marry me, I'll just kill myself to save myself from embarrassment."
The girl couldn't understand how her younger brother, whom she had raised herself, and her frail mother, could have turned out this way.
Life is like tea. After listening to the story, I couldn't help but frown.
The comments section also expressed different opinions.
This mother is despicable. What good does she get from betraying her daughter who loves her so much?
[Yeah, why can't they get a divorce? The younger brothers were perfectly obedient when they were little, but the girl was led astray by her father during the years she was away from home for school and work.]
[The younger brothers are the beneficiaries, what can't they understand? How can they possibly empathize with the mother and daughter? Don't be ridiculous.]
If they had divorced earlier and raised their children properly, their brothers might not have turned out this way.
But you can't really blame Mom, divorce isn't easy.
“But divorce isn’t that difficult,” Rensheng Rucha couldn’t help but add.
She didn't quite understand the narrator's purpose in telling the story, but suddenly felt a desire to listen.
Mingzhuo said gently, "Then let me tell you another story about a divorced mother."
This mother has a daughter who was diagnosed with congenital arrhythmia shortly after birth. She was too young to undergo surgery, but the doctor said that she must have surgery before the age of five, otherwise her life would be in danger.
For those few years, she worked desperately to earn money in order to save up for surgery.
Just as she had taken her daughter to the capital for surgery and everything was improving, her husband suddenly asked for a divorce.
She was surprised at the time, but her husband was full of resentment. He said that he had had enough of her domineering nature after several years of marriage and asked her to have a second child, but she refused. He also asked her to have the surgery in a provincial hospital, but she insisted on going to the expensive capital city.
Her in-laws also criticized her for not being able to manage the household, saying that she had squandered all the family's money for a young girl.
Without any hesitation, she agreed to the divorce.
The worthless girl you speak of is my precious treasure, the one I risked everything to protect. You may not care, but I do.
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