Chapter 139 A Tragic Life of More Than a Decade
Wang Yue said, "Your maternal grandmother went to pick you up and come to our place. It was your mother who spoke to your maternal grandmother. She was still worried about you."
At the time, her grandmother and the others didn't know that the two had divorced. After Wang Qin told her parents, she was naturally scolded.
Wang Qin asked the two elderly people to take care of Qiao Xing, and promised to send money back as much as possible in the future.
The grandparents were also soft-hearted and couldn't bear to see such a young child suffer, so they took Qiao Xing in.
In the first few years, Wang Qin would occasionally send money for living expenses, and her aunt knew about this. But after Wang Qin stopped sending money, her aunt no longer knew.
So aunt didn't know that later on, Qiao Xing's school fees were all paid for by her maternal grandparents themselves.
Upon hearing this news, Qiao Xing was just as shocked as when Wang Ye had told him that Wang Qin had arrived.
"What did you say?"
The uncle sighed, "There are some things we can't say. Your mother was selfish. She was afraid that it would be difficult for her to remarry if she took you with her, and it was indeed wrong of her not to take you with her."
"But she still cares about you. All those pretty new clothes you had when you were little were sent to you by your mom."
"..."
Wang Yue's words completely disrupted Qiao Xing's mind, turning her heart upside down.
"But Uncle...didn't you say you bought it?"
The uncle said, "With my taste, what clothes could I possibly buy? They were all sent by your mother. She's your mother, her own flesh and blood. How could she not care about her daughter?"
“Aqin is different from your father. Back then, she told me that she got married and wanted to bring you to live with her. Didn’t I ask you several times if you wanted to go to your mother?”
"You're telling me you don't want her anymore? She doesn't want you anymore either, so you don't want her either?"
Qiao Xing fell silent. She remembered this incident, but she was young and acting out of spite at the time.
Wang Qin is indeed selfish, and it's true that she has feelings for Qiao Xing, but she loves herself more.
There's a saying that goes, "If a person doesn't look out for themselves, they'll be punished by heaven and earth."
Qiao Xing also learned from her uncle that Wang Qin's second husband after her divorce was quite good; he was a workshop director in a factory, so he had money to send things to Qiao Xing back then.
Moreover, Wang Qin often asked Wang Yue if she would be willing to take Qiao Xing with her.
Because her husband was infertile, she had the idea of taking Qiao Xing with her.
Unfortunately, her good fortune didn't last long. Her second husband died in an accident at the factory, and the factory compensated her with 800,000 yuan.
Then she met her third husband. He was good-looking, three years younger than Wang Qin, and had a silver tongue. Plus, there were people around them trying to match them up.
The two got together, but less than two years into their marriage, the husband's true colors were revealed: he was lazy, idle, and gambled away money every day.
Later I found out that he was after the 800,000 yuan that Wang Qin had. Otherwise, how could an unmarried young man like him be interested in a woman who had been married three times?
He tricked Wang Qin into going out to do business, and she gambled away all 800,000 yuan. When she returned, the couple started arguing.
Unfortunately, Wang Qin was pregnant at that time, and her mother-in-law knelt down and begged her not to get a divorce. Her parents-in-law even took out their savings for their own funerals and gave them to Wang Qin.
Because of Wang Qin's momentary soft-heartedness, she suffered a tragic life for the next ten years.
Less than three years after the child was born, her husband became even worse, constantly beating and verbally abusing her.
The man had a deceitful face; he would apologize after each beating, and would even kneel down in the street to beg Wang Qin.
Wang Qin's repeated forgiveness did not bring her a better life; instead, it only led to greater misery.
As she got older, and with her daughter suffering alongside her, she wanted to endure it until her daughter could support herself.
Until this time, when the man wanted to sell his daughter, she could no longer bear it and made the phone call she hadn't had the courage to make in all these years.
She called Wang Yue, and the first thing she said on the phone was: "Brother, I can't go on living."
Therefore, Wang Yue concealed the truth from her aunt and had her aunt send her travel expenses. She escaped while the man was asleep, and only after arriving here did her aunt learn the truth.
Actually, it doesn't matter to her aunt; she's Qiao Xing's biological mother, and it's not her place as the sister-in-law to interfere.
After hearing the whole story, Qiao Xing was speechless.
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Wang Ye and the others outside were also embarrassed.
Qin Ce sat on a chair in the restaurant, looking down at his phone.
Wang Ye and Lili whispered to each other on the sofa.
Lily said, "Qiao Xing explained things to me very clearly last time. What will she do this time?"
"I don't know, but her situation is different from yours."
Lily twitched the corner of her mouth. What was different? She didn't think there was any difference.
A short while later, Qiao Xing came out of the house.
Everyone turned to look at her, all eyes focused on her, as if her next decision would determine her character.
Qiao Xing cracked his knuckles, walked up to Wang Qin, looked down at her, and then at the little girl beside her.
Wang Qin also hurriedly stood up, hugged the little girl beside her, and looked at Qiao Xing awkwardly.
"Xiao Xi, call her 'older sister'."
Although the girl was fifteen or sixteen years old, she looked much younger than her age, like an eleven or twelve-year-old, due to long-term malnutrition. She was only up to Qiao Xing's shoulder.
"Sister." After calling out these two words, Lin Xi burrowed into Wang Qin's arms, only her head peeking out at the very end.
Qiao Xing pursed her lips, took out her phone, and said to Wang Qin, "Give me your bank card number, and I'll transfer five thousand yuan to you first. Find yourself a place to stay."
She doesn't have any money right now. The five thousand yuan was her salary from last month, and Qin Ce has a share of the one hundred thousand yuan in her card, so she can't touch it.
When her aunt realized something was amiss, she stepped forward and said, "Xingxing, your mother came to rely on you, and you only gave her five thousand yuan? Where are you expecting her to go?"
"You can go anywhere. I'll transfer you more money next month after I get my salary. We'll talk about the exact amount tomorrow. After that, we'll be even."
"Xingxing, I...I don't actually need you to give me money." Wang Qin hesitated for a moment, then looked down at Lin Xi in her arms.
The meaning couldn't be clearer.
“I…I will go to the class myself, it’s your sister…she’s only in fourth grade, I…” Wang Qin became more and more ashamed as she spoke.
"you say."
Wang Qin said, "I want you to tutor her. I'll find her a school next year. Don't worry, it won't cost you any money."
Wang Qin has never revealed her life situation over the years, which shows that she is a person with backbone and would not shamelessly rely on Qiao Xing.
She had no other choice but to call Wang Yue this time. If she didn't escape from that man's clutches, Lin Xi's life would be ruined.
Now that she's out, we need to find a way to get Lin Xi back to school. If we delay any longer, she'll get too old and won't be able to go back to school.
Qiao Xing glanced at the little girl again. At her age, she should have already graduated from junior high school. If she were to start junior high school, she would need to take an entrance exam.
If her grades aren't good enough, she won't be able to get in, since she's not a local.
However, it's unrealistic to start tutoring from fourth grade to cover sixth grade material in just a few months.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Wang Qin said anxiously, "Xingxing, I admit that I wronged you before, and I was selfish. I have no right to ask you for help, but look at Xiaoxi..."
Just then, her phone rang. The ringtone was so abrupt that Wang Qin's face turned pale.
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