Chapter 302
Every time when Ma's mother saw that Yao Yi did not clean the house well enough, or when she felt that the food Yao Yi cooked was not to her taste, she would mention this matter.
"Look at the clothes you washed. You didn't even clean the oil stains on them!" Ma's mother criticized the clothes Yao Yi had just washed.
"Grease stains are difficult to clean. I tried to wash them off for a long time but couldn't get them off." Yao Yi said.
"If it's not washed off, it's because you didn't wash it well! If you had washed it well, how could it not be washed off!" Ma's mother raised her eyebrows and shouted in a shrill voice.
Yao Yi knew that Ma's mother was deliberately looking for trouble again, so she held her anger and said nothing.
Seeing Yao Yi like this, Ma's mother wanted to tease her even more: "I said a few words to you, and you're not happy?! Which daughter-in-law is like you? You have such a bad temper and can't handle anything well. And you still think you're so great and different from them! Other daughters-in-law get pregnant within a few months of getting married, but you and Yongzi have been married for half a year and there's still no sign of pregnancy. Are you unable to lay eggs and are you going to end up with no descendants for our Ma family?"
"I've been pregnant before, but I didn't keep the baby. That means there's nothing wrong with me and I can definitely have a baby!" Yao Yi defended herself.
Ma's mother became even angrier, her voice rising even higher: "Are you saying that the lack of pregnancy is our Yongzi's fault? Yongzi is strong and healthy, and there's nothing wrong with him at first glance! I'm afraid you were hurt by your last miscarriage and can't have a baby anymore!"
"Impossible! My previous in-laws were very good to me. They took good care of me after I had a miscarriage." Yao Yi said.
She would never believe that she was infertile.
"Hehe, your previous in-laws treated you very well, so why did you get divorced? No man wanted you after the divorce? If my son Yongzi hadn't felt sorry for you, would you have married again?" Ma's mother said with a sarcastic look on her face.
Yao Yi was furious. If Ma Yong hadn't tricked her, would she have been a slave in the Ma family, living a life worse than death?!
"No man wants me?" Yao Yi said with a frown, "You must have said it the wrong way! There were so many men I went on blind dates with, but I looked down on none of them! If Ma Yong hadn't harmed me, I would have never..."
With a "pa--" sound, Ma's mother slapped Yao Yi in the face.
"Ma Yong harmed you? How did he harm you? He clearly saved your life! If it weren't for him, you would have lost your life long ago! I knew that although you married Yongzi, you were not at peace at all and were still thinking about those wild men who didn't succeed with you!" Ma's mother said and slapped Yao Yi again.
"You are a bitch, a slut, you can't lay eggs, and you think about wild men all day long!" Ma's mother scolded Yao Yi while pulling her hair and slamming her head against the wall. Yao Yi had a splitting headache and saw stars. She no longer had any anger in her stomach, but was only afraid.
Ma's mother beat Yao Yi, threw her into the house and locked the door.
She spat at the door, "You bastard! A chicken like you who can't lay eggs will be despised no matter which man you marry! Ma Yong is kind-hearted and you've let him get you, and you still dare to think about wild men!"
After scolding, Ma's mother put the keys in her pocket and went out for a walk.
Yao Yi heard the sound of the main room being locked and knew that Ma's mother had gone out. She kicked the door several times in anger.
She touched the wounds on her head and face, and hissed several times in pain.
Over the past six months, such beatings and scoldings have occurred almost every once in a while, either from Ma's mother or Ma Yong. To prevent her from escaping, whenever she is left alone at home, Ma's mother or Ma Yong will lock her in the room.
No matter how carefully she tried to please the Ma family, they would always find reasons to beat and scold her. Later she realized that this was just the way the Ma family was. No matter whether she was right or wrong, they would treat her like an animal.
Yao Yi's eyes were filled with hatred. But no matter how much she hated him, she couldn't escape this hell.
As Yao Yi sat on the ground in despair and resentment, a faint sound was heard outside.
"Yiyi, Yiyi, are you there? Yiyi——"
When Yao Yi heard this, she became alert. It was Aunt Xie's voice.
"Mom? Is that you? I'm - I'm in the room -" Yao Yi moved closer to the wall where the sound came from.
"Yiyi! Yiyi!" Aunt Xie's voice also became excited: "I saw Ma's mother went out just now. Are you the only one at home?"
"Yes, I'm alone." Yao said, leaning against the wall.
"This damn old woman! Why does she lock the door before going out!" Aunt Xie cursed.
During this period, Aunt Xie would come to hang around the Ma family from time to time. Every time, she would hide in the dark and observe the Ma family to prevent them from discovering her.
After observing him for a while, she realized that Ma Yong was a true street urchin. He was often not at home, and his mother and Yao Yi were always there. Whenever his mother went out, she would lock the door and lock Yao Yi in. Ma Yong was the same. Whenever he went out and Yao Yi was alone at home, he would definitely lock her in.
"They're afraid I'll run away, so they keep me locked up at home," Yao Yi said, bursting into tears. "Mom, I'm so miserable and tired. Ma Yong and his men beat me all the time. I'm covered in wounds. I can't live like this anymore. Mom, please take me back home. I want to divorce Ma Yong."
When Aunt Xie heard Yao Yi crying, she also started to cry.
Thinking of the cruelty of the Ma family and the injuries on Yao Yi's face before, Aunt Xie could guess what kind of life Yao Yi had been living.
"Yiyi, just hold on for a while, Mom will definitely find a way to bring you back." Aunt Xie promised across the wall.
"Mom, are you really willing to take me back and let me divorce Ma Yong?" Yao Yi suddenly asked.
"Of course I am willing!" Aunt Xie said, "You are my own daughter. How can I bear to watch you suffer and do nothing? I have wanted to take you back for a long time, but the Ma family is too cruel and shrewd, so I didn't find the opportunity."
Yao Yi felt relieved when she heard Aunt Xie say this. She had thought that no one from her family had come to care for her during this period, and that Aunt Xie and the others were afraid of the Ma family and didn't want to care about her anymore.
"Mom, I have the key to the door lock. I'll give it to you now and you take me back." Yao Yi said.
Aunt Xie was surprised and delighted: "Where did you get the key?"
"I stole it." Yao Yi said.
There are three keys to the door lock, one for Ma's mother, one for Ma's father, and one for Ma Yong.
Even though Yao Yi was scared by the beatings from the Ma family, she never gave up the idea of escaping from here and divorcing Ma Yong.
She believed that as long as her family did not give up on her, she would always be able to divorce Ma Yong, escape from this hellish life, and live a good life again.
She secretly stole the key from Ma's father when she was cleaning the house.
When Mr. Ma discovered that the key was missing, the first thing he thought of was whether she had stolen it.
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