Gan Tao's mother did so many terrible things. Didn't she know that if Gan Tao were convicted, she would die when she went to testify? Yet she still went without hesitation, which shows that she didn't care about her daughter's life or death at all.
Ganli felt that no normal person would forgive such a mother.
But she also knows that there are many people in this world who seem normal but are actually mentally ill.
Seeing the struggle on Gan Tao's face, Gan Li was inwardly screaming.
No!
If Gan Tao really has a mental illness, then she will also become mentally ill—driven crazy by anger!
Gan Tao Niang saw the hesitation on her daughter's face and knew that this daughter was the most soft-hearted! While secretly pleased, her tone became even more miserable, and then she suddenly stopped and fainted.
She'd pulled out all the stops; she didn't believe Gan Tao wouldn't soften her heart!
Sure enough, as soon as she fainted, Gan Tao made her move.
Ganli watched as Gantao lifted her foot and walked in that direction, and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.
—Damn it!
This sound, however, did not come from Ganli, but from the plump lychee in her mind, Maria.
After being devastated by Zhao Juan's incident, Maria was depressed for a long time. Recently, she finally cheered up and felt that there were still many good people in the world, just when she experienced Gan Tao's incident.
Watching Ganli's actions, it secretly rejoiced at its host's resourcefulness, thinking that the game was already won. However, at the last moment, it didn't expect that the target of the mission seemed to have lost his mind!
Even after all this, she's still being soft-hearted? Seriously?
【Aaaaaah!! What kind of saintly figure is this? Screw him! I'm going to shoot every single saintly figure in the world dead! I hate saintly figures!!!】
"Don't forget, your own system is also called the Holy Mother System..." Gan Li silently reminded it.
Maria paused for a second, then exploded: "No way! I'm going to apply to the System Administration for a name change, it has to be a name change!! What 'Saintly System'? That's such a vulgar insult!!"
Just as Maria was going berserk, Ganley realized that something seemed amiss:
Wait a minute, things seem a little different from what we thought. Gan Tao doesn't seem to have come from the past because of her mother...
Maria, who was throwing a tantrum, was startled by these words and flew into the air with a whoosh, watching Gan Tao's movements together with Gan Li.
Although Gan Tao was heading in that direction, it didn't seem to be for Gan Tao's mother...
She walked over and stopped, looking at Xiao Si: "Xiao Si, would you like to come with me?"
When Xiao Si saw her mother being beaten, her face was covered in snot and tears. Hearing her older sister speak to her, she looked up at her with her tear-stained face and asked in a choked voice:
"Go? Big sister, aren't you coming home with us?" Her tone was full of doubt.
Home? Gan Tao's upturned lips curled into a sarcastic smile as she coldly shook her head.
“From today onwards, that place is no longer my home, and I will never go back. Xiao Si, if you are willing to come with me, I can take you with me.”
She wasn't stupid; no matter how soft-hearted she was, she wouldn't forgive someone who repeatedly tried to harm her, even if that person was her mother.
From the moment she gained her freedom, she severed ties with Gan Tao Niang and with that family.
She just couldn't quite let go of Xiao Si.
In this incident, Xiao Si was the only one who still had goodwill towards her and showed kindness in return. For this reason, Gan Tao was willing to take him away.
If he testifies for himself today, his mother and his other brothers will blame him for it.
Moreover, Gan Tao knew the situation at home. Her mother had lost the fifty taels of silver she earned from the Wu family, and the remaining silver wouldn't last more than a few days. Although Wu's father had been imprisoned, the rest of the Wu family were still there. How could they let her mother, who had temporarily turned against them, get away with it?
Staying at home will definitely not be easy.
When she came out of the county government office, the shopkeeper told her that she could continue to work at Gan's restaurant and eat and sleep there like everyone else. Gan Tao had already agreed.
She thought that if Xiao Si was willing to go with her, she could just rent a small house in town, and her wages would be enough to support the two of them.
Gan Tao looked at Xiao Si, waiting for him to make a decision.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Si hesitated. He was too young to understand what this decision meant, but he vaguely knew that if he chose to go with his older sister, he would no longer be able to have contact with his mother.
He didn't understand, but the other three older children did. They saw that they were about to have a hard life, but the younger brother was going to have a good life with his older sister. Why should he?
Moreover, if it weren't for him, they wouldn't have ended up in this situation!
While Xiao Si was still hesitating, the three older children had already started chattering away.
"Have you forgotten how good your mother was to you? She always thought of you when there was something good to eat, and now that she's sick, you're abandoning her? You're so ungrateful!"
"Big brother is right! I knew all along that you were an ungrateful bastard!"
"Go ahead and live your good life. Just pretend your mother never gave birth to you, and we'll pretend we never had a brother like you!"
They didn't even bother to beg Gan Tao because they knew what they had done and were too ashamed to ask for her; instead, they all kept cursing at Xiao Si.
"Shut up!" Gan Tao snapped, her face stern like never before seen, which momentarily stunned her three younger brothers.
She then turned to Xiao Si, her voice softening: "Xiao Si, don't listen to what they're saying. Tell me yourself, do you want to come with me?"
Xiao Si's eyes were brimming with tears after being scolded by his older brothers. When his sister asked him a question, he thought for a moment and then timidly shook his head.
"Big sister, I... I want to stay with Mom."
A hint of disappointment flashed in Gan Tao's eyes, but she said nothing, nodded faintly, and turned to leave.
On the ground, Gan Tao Niang, who was pretending to be unconscious, had been listening to their conversation. After seeing that Xiao Si refused, Gan Tao Niang had nothing more to say. The next moment, she heard footsteps. In her anxiety, she no longer cared about pretending to be unconscious.
Opening her eyes, she looked in the direction Gan Tao had left and said anxiously:
"You unfilial daughter! No matter what, I'm still your mother! Are you really planning to abandon me? Have you forgotten what you promised your father? You broke your word! When you die and go to the underworld, I'll see how you face your father!"
Gan Tao's back trembled.
Just when Gan Tao Niang thought she had won over Gan Tao with her words, the latter calmly said:
"That's something that happens after you're dead."
"Besides, I've heard that after people die, they go to the underworld and are all interrogated. The judge's Book of Life and Death records everything that everyone did in their lifetime. If my father knew about these things then, he would surely understand my choice now."
In short, I have a clear conscience.
After saying that, Gan Tao walked forward.
Behind her was a long, gray shadow, and the woman's eyes filled with hatred and despair. She did not look back, resolutely leaving all of that behind on the road.
Before her stood the brilliant sun, its soft light casting a dazzling glow on the road ahead.
Gan Tao didn't look back, but strode forward, forward.
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