Gan Tao sneered, then held up her rough hands in front of her mother's eyes and said with grief and indignation:
“You can say that if I never cared about them. But I’ve done all sorts of dirty and hard work for this family.”
I work myself to the bone, all so you can have a better life. And what have you done? How have you treated me? Has any of you ever truly cared about my feelings? Why do you insist on pushing me like this?
Gan Tao's voice grew louder and louder until it was almost a hoarse scream. All the grievances and resentment that had been building up in her heart over the years finally erupted at that moment.
Gan Tao Niang was stunned by her daughter's anger. She had never seen her daughter so agitated before and was momentarily speechless.
Gan Tao took a deep breath, calming her agitated emotions somewhat. She coldly retorted, "In short, I'm not going to work at the restaurant. Don't even think about it!"
After saying that, Gan Tao ignored her mother, turned around and went back to her room, slamming the door shut.
Gan Tao Niang, seeing the tightly closed door, finally realized what was happening. Enraged, she pounded on the door, gritting her teeth as she said:
"You come out here! You brat, you've really grown up now. What do you mean by forcing you? What daughter doesn't work? Blame yourself! Who told you to be unlucky enough to be born into my womb? If you were a rich young lady, you wouldn't have to suffer like this."
Gan Tao leaned against the door, listening to her mother's sarcastic words, tears streaming down her face like broken beads, her heart aching with every thud!
She never complained about not being born into a rich family, nor did she ever think about being a rich heiress. But her mother would always say these things to hurt her feelings, as if if she didn't do what her mother wanted, she would be heartless and think the family was poor!
She seems unable to have her own thoughts, only able to be a puppet manipulated by others, unable to feel shame, unable to have self-respect!
Gan Tao could no longer control her emotions and burst into tears on the bed.
She hated her own weakness, her own incompetence, and even more so, her mother's selfishness and heartlessness.
She couldn't understand why her mother couldn't understand and support her. Why did she have to pressure her again and again?
Gan Tao cried for a long time until she was exhausted and slowly stopped. She wiped away her tears, looked at the darkening sky outside the window, and felt lost.
She didn't know where her future lay, nor where she should go from there.
...
In the evening, the village chief came again, carrying a thin piece of paper with a list of villagers who would participate in the cooking competition the next day.
Seeing Gan Li take the list and start reading, the village chief couldn't help but exclaim, "Girl Li is really capable now; she can even read!"
Gan Li smiled modestly: "Isn't Tian Tian studying at school now? Thanks to her teaching me every day, I've learned a few words."
As she spoke, she asked, "Second Uncle, has the village informed everyone about our job recruitment competition?"
"yes."
The village chief didn't understand what she meant by asking that, but he still answered honestly:
"I've notified everyone. I said that we need to set up the stove first thing tomorrow morning, so we need to register before tonight, otherwise we won't be able to participate in the competition tomorrow."
Everyone's been very enthusiastic since they found out; those who wanted to participate came to me early to register. Are there any problems?
Gan Li shook her head, returned the list to the village chief, and said with a smile, "You are always reliable in handling matters, what could I possibly worry about?"
"That's good, then I'll go make the arrangements." With that, he left.
Ganli watched the village chief's retreating figure, lost in thought.
Gan Quan should have already conveyed his message to Gan Tao, but why wasn't Gan Tao's name on the list of participants just now?
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