Chapter 159
Mu Nan discovered that the people living in their courtyard all seemed to have unhappy families. They didn't know what the situation was like in Xu Ming's family because Xu Ming never told them. But since he never told them and had never thought of looking for his family, they probably didn't have a happy family either.
The situation of the Wu Zheng brothers is still fresh in their memory. The elder son froze to death for the younger son. This is something that not everyone can do. It is really outrageous. Fortunately, the problem was solved quickly. Although it is not known whether Wu Zheng's father is alive or dead now, Wu Zheng seems to have really let it go. After that incident, he pretended that the person had never existed and did not mention him at all.
Jian Chu and Yu Zibai also grew up in broken families. Jian Chu's father was abusive and alcoholic, which made Jian Chu so independent and had a hard childhood. Yu Zibai probably had a good family in his early years, but it was gone with his mother's death.
Qin Huai's father was also a bad guy, but Qin Huai's childhood was not distorted. His grandmother was a very good person. What she said to Qin Huai the most since he was a child was that as long as his grandson was healthy and happy, nothing else mattered. It was Qin Huai himself who was smart and hardworking, and he was the best in everything, but there was no pressure on studying in their family.
He himself was just because his parents died early. His father loved him so much that he almost spoiled him. If his mother hadn't tightened his father's kite string occasionally, his father would have spoiled him without any limit. It's a pity that his parents died unexpectedly and died early. But even so, he was later taken care of by Qin Huai, who acted as his father, mother and brother. After a few years, he became his life partner. He was simply Qin Quanneng.
Now looking at Yang Jing's instinctive reaction when she realized someone was looking for her, I'm afraid her family relationship is not that simple.
Mu Nan sighed while holding the phone: "Our courtyard is too miserable, isn't there a single happy family?"
Qin Huai said: "Isn't the Cai family very happy? A big family, lively and bustling every day."
"The Cai family is not a native of our compound. If they want to stay in Kangyun, they will have to move out soon. They will leave once their residence application is arranged."
Qin Huai glanced at the interface of his phone: "What's going on?"
Mu Nan picked up the phone and showed it to him: "Daniu said someone was looking for Yang Jing and asked me to tell Yang Jing. After I told Yang Jing, she asked if we could report her death now and just pretend she didn't exist."
Qin Huai placed the finished dessert next to Mu Nan's hand: "Be careful of the heat. The harmony in our courtyard is largely due to the fact that all of them are young people with peaceful personalities."
Mu Nan was eating the cheese baked shrimp balls that Qin Huai had made for her, which was both a dessert and a midnight snack, with a spoon in his hand, and said, "If Yang Jing's parents come and move in, will the peace of our little courtyard be disrupted?"
Qin Huai shook his head: "Not necessarily. Maybe it's just the peace of the girls that is broken. Even if there is a commotion, we are just the spectators watching the fun behind closed doors. It won't cause any trouble to us. Even if her parents are confused and make trouble for us, can't a few grown men deal with the two old people? So don't worry, it's not a big problem."
Having said that, Mu Nan still felt that the problem was quite big. They didn't have much interaction with the girls. Several girls had lived in the house for a long time and had absolutely no communication with them. Later, one of them died of parasites, and they helped deal with some of the funeral arrangements. Later, they made protective clothing and cloth to make money, and they had more and more contact with them.
No matter how you look at it, Yang Jing has made him a lot of money. Even if their relationship isn't that close, at least they can be considered friends. And they live so close to each other, so Mu Nan is still a little worried. After finishing his dessert, he climbed onto the bed, intending to ask carefully to see if there was any family conflict and whether it could be resolved.
When he asked carefully with a chosen tone, Yang Jing replied quickly: "No cheating, no domestic violence, no divorce, no favoritism towards boys, and no selling of daughters for fame and fortune."
Seeing Yang Jing say this, Mu Nan thought that Yang Jing didn't want him to meddle in other people's business and was trying to stop him. This included all the tragic family factors, nothing at all, so the family should be quite harmonious, but Yang Jing obviously wasn't. Just when he was thinking about what he should say to end this conversation, Yang Jing said again:
"My family only wants our sons to be successful and our daughters to be successful."
Mu Nan poked Qin Huai, handed the chat interface to Qin Huai, and whispered: "How should I respond to this? Every family hopes that their sons and daughters will become successful. Most families have high hopes for their children, right?"
Qin Huai said: "Just ask her if she needs any help. One person can help her with her shortcomings, and two people can help her with her plans. If there is anything, we can discuss it together."
Mu Nan sent it to Yang Jing as Qin Huai said.
Yang Jing replied: "I have an older brother who has been very athletic since he was young. He likes all sports, and he loves running the most. His dream has always been to join the national team and become a sprinter."
"In my parents' eyes, sprinters are probably future elementary school physical education teachers, the kind who don't even receive greeting cards on Teachers' Day. Olympic talent is one in a million. They never thought my brother had the ability to fight for this glory, so they shattered all his dreams from the beginning."
"When my brother was preparing to take the entrance exam for a sports college, my father broke his legs and forced him to take the college entrance exam. On the day the college entrance exam was over, my brother jumped from the 27th floor of my house."
When Mu Nan saw this, he gasped and subconsciously grabbed Qin Huai's arm: "How can there be such parents? They are too scary."
Qin Huai reached out and embraced Mu Nan, taking his cell phone.
Yang Jing may have always wanted to vent, but she had no one to talk to. Now that her parents came to her, she might be on the verge of collapse, so she treated Mu Nan as someone to talk to.
"After my brother died, I became their only hope."
"When my brother was around, I had to get full marks in every subject. After school, I had to learn Mathematical Olympiad and musical instruments. I got up at six o'clock on weekends and studied until ten o'clock at night. The time I spent at school was the only time I could rest. But my brother was still around at that time. He would comfort me with candy when I was stressed and wanted to cry. He would say that when he got a job in the future, he would take me away from home."
"But he couldn't make it. He couldn't hold on any longer. I know, I understand. I couldn't hold on any longer either. Studying isn't hard. What's hard is the omnipresent control. If you get one point short on an exam, you'll get beaten and scolded."
"There were no novels, no comics, no TV dramas or milk tea. There was only suffocating control, especially after my brother died. She was afraid of repeating the same mistake, so she personally sent me to the classroom every day, waited at the door to pick me up after school, watched me while I was doing homework, sealed the windows, and I had to sleep next to her at night."
"My brother is often compared to others, and people say he is cowardly, incompetent, and shameful. They tell me not to follow his example, but to study hard, to stand out, to be as good as a precisely programmed robot, and to make them look good."
"I thought about committing suicide, like my brother did, by jumping from a high place to end everything, but I was unwilling to do so. Why? Is it because they gave birth to me? During the college entrance examination, I closed my eyes and filled in the answer sheet. That was the happiest thing I have ever done in my life."
Mu Nan was about to cry. How could this be possible? Children were not toys, how could they be controlled like this? He felt suffocated just looking at him. His brother, for example, only controlled what he wanted to eat every day, and most of the time he indulged and spoiled him. Sometimes he even wanted to resist. If he were in Yang Jing's family, he was afraid he would not be able to survive a day.
Mu Nan tightly grasped Qin Huai's arm, leaned on him and looked at the phone Qin Huai was holding: "Now that it's like this, Yang Jing has already graduated, her parents shouldn't be able to force her anymore, right?"
Qin Huai said: "The desire for control is not limited to studying. It's just that the focus of life in youth is studying, so it will be reflected in academics. When you grow up, family, marriage, daily life, life planning, as long as you are still alive, you may even want to control what you eat and drink every day and even when you go to bed. Such parents cannot accept their children to live independently. They will hope that their children will always obey them."
Mu Nan frowned, "No wonder Yang Jing wanted to die to get away. How can we help her? She can't be driven away by those who value sons over daughters and sell daughters for fame and fortune by beating them up or threatening them."
This kind of thing was not a difficult problem for Qin Huai, but the solution he thought of was the most direct violent conflict. However, he was looking at it from an outsider's perspective, so he could choose the most direct and even decisive way to resist.
But Yang Jing is related to them by blood after all. Besides, in such a long-term oppressed environment, Yang Jing may have an instinctive fear of her parents in her heart. No matter how domineering and strong her personality is in front of outsiders, everyone has an unknown side. Perhaps her parents are her weak spot that prevents her from being strong.
So other people might think that her brother is not afraid of death, so why doesn't he dare to resist? After the college entrance examination, he can go to university and cut off all ties with his family, then he will be free. If things can be solved as one-sidedly as outsiders see, then there will be no death. Therefore, Yang Jing's problem is more difficult to deal with than those superficial and extreme parents.
Mu Nan replied to Yang Jing: "Don't worry, let's work together to find a solution. Jian Chu and Song Jia have a lot of ideas. Do you mind letting them know about this?"
Yang Jing: "There's nothing to worry about. If they really came, everyone will know about it soon."
So Mu Nan created another group, invited Jian Chu and Song Jia to join, and then discussed together what to do when encountering such terrible parents.
After reading their previous chat records, Jian Chu sent an angry emoticon: "My fist is hard."
Song Jia: "I can't beat her up, and I can't hide her somewhere else. As long as her parents don't leave, I can only hide for a while."
Jian Chu tagged Yang Jing and asked, "Do your parents love you? I mean, are your parents willing to sacrifice their own interests for you?"
Yang Jing didn't quite understand what he meant: "I don't know if that counts as love. They've invested a lot in me and my brother. The cost of all kinds of training alone is as high as 100,000 or 200,000 yuan a year. They're willing to spend money on us. Does that count as sacrificing their own interests?"
Jian Chu: "It's actually very simple to solve the problem once and for all."
Mu Nan: "How to solve it?"
Jian Chu: "Get married."
Song Jia: “???”
Mu Nan: “???”
Yang Jing was speechless for a moment, and suddenly felt that he couldn't count on the IQ of the boys in their courtyard.
Typing was tiring, so we finally started a video chat in the group.
Jian Chu said, "To deal with such elders, you have to be tough, but Yang Jing has been oppressed for a long time. If she could be tough, she wouldn't be afraid of her parents coming to find her now. So at this time, someone has to help her be tough. No matter her status or position, the only one who can help her be tough is her husband."
Yang Jing was still the same Yang Jing. No matter how bad the past was when her parents came to look for her, she still looked very powerful and rolled her eyes at the camera: "Where can I find a man?"
Jian Chu: "There are so many in our yard, why not just pick one."
Mu Nan: "Your remarks are very dangerous. I advise you to think twice."
Song Jia laughed secretly at the side and said to his brother impolitely: "If it doesn't work, my brother can lend it to you."
Yang Jing: "It would be more reliable for me to disappear before they find me."
Jian Chu: "What can she be missing for? I tell you, there is a suitable candidate for this matter, Cai Wentao. Don't worry, listen to me, elders against elders, Aunt Yin's power can definitely work! Don't underestimate the aunt of the neighborhood committee, it depends on whether the Cai family is willing to help."
Qin Huai looked at them chattering on their phones, and soon pulled Cai Wentao in. Under Yang Jing's suspicious and uncertain eyes, he actually worked out a plan to fight against the bad parents, and waited for her parents to come and implement it.
Qin Huai was immediately impressed by their imagination. The world owed them an Oscar.
Yang Jing is from the north, but a little bit south, one province away from Kang Yun. It was because this place was far from home that she chose a career that was considered the most hopeless in her parents' eyes, even though there were still many options after she filled out the answer sheet blindly. She finally escaped from that cage.
Her parents can be considered highly educated. Her mother was a graduate of Qingdao University and married her father, who had returned from studying abroad, and became a full-time housewife. The overseas students more than 20 years ago were not like the so-called gilded returnees of today, who all relied on their knowledge and abilities to succeed.
Yang Jing had never thought about what her parents would look like when they were in such a mess. Even when her brother fell to the ground and was torn into pieces, her mother was able to handle the funeral in an orderly manner while walking on her high heels.
So when Yang Jing saw her parents with tattered clothes, cracked skin, and at least twenty years older than the delicate appearance in her memory, she was surprised. But looking at their miserable appearance, she did not feel the pleasure or even revenge that she thought she would have. On the one hand, she hated them, but on the other hand, she could not bear it. Blood relationship is such a complicated and confusing thing.
However, whether she was tattered or haggard, these were just appearances. When Yang's mother saw her daughter, she did not have the excitement and joy of reunion after a long search, nor did she reflect and regret after a tragic separation. She just looked at the house behind the iron gate with her usual arrogant eyes, and said to Yang Jing with a barely okay look, "Go in first."
Yang Jing smiled directly: "Where to go in?"
Mother Yang frowned, and Father Yang beside her was also slightly dissatisfied: "Of course we should go inside first. There are so many locusts outside now, it's not appropriate to talk outside."
Yang Jing didn't move. Song Jia pushed Cai Wentao out from the room.
Although he had rehearsed it many times, this forced acting was too challenging. However, since he had already been pushed out, there was naturally no reason to shrink back. So he walked forward with his head held high, and put his trembling hands on Yang Jing's shoulders, but he didn't dare to put his hands firmly, as he was afraid that Yang Jing would come after him later.
Following the script character that Jian Chu had arranged for him, he looked up at Yang's father and mother who were brought over by the community staff and said, "Who is this person? Is he your poor relative? He looks so poor. I'm warning you, not everyone can enter my house!"
If you don't listen carefully to the slight tremor at the end of the note, the performance is actually quite good.
Inside the house, Song Jia pushed Jian Chu and said, "It's your turn to play. Just play like you did against my brother's awful father last time. Lao Tao's acting skills are not good enough."
Aunt Yin also felt that her son’s acting skills were not good, and he looked very cowardly just from the back.
Before coming here, the community had contacted them by phone, so they received the news in advance and gathered at Song Jia's house. Even Mu Nan brought Qin Huai with him. If a fight breaks out later, they can at least have the advantage of numbers. At this moment, they also peeped out through the crack of the door: "Brother, do you think it's okay?"
Qin Huai thought, how can he know if it will work? He has never acted in this script before, so he can only say: "It depends on how you perform."
Sun Sisi also came over to comment: "Although Sister Yang's parents look embarrassed, they are still quite domineering. I think they are a little scary."
Not only Sun Sisi felt terrible, Cai Wentao felt the same way, especially when Yang's mother's sharp eyes swept over him, he almost subconsciously took a half step back, but he held on firmly!
Mother Yang looked at Cai Wentao, then at Yang Jing: "Who is he?"
Yang Jing said expressionlessly: "My husband."
Cai Wentao, who still loves Peony, felt his heart tremble slightly, so he straightened his back even more.
It was obvious that Yang's father and mother looked down on Cai Wentao, and the word "disdain" seemed to hit him with substance.
Yang's mother was even more furious: "Husband? What husband? Who allowed you to get married? You are so bold that you messed around with other men outside. Is this how I taught you and raised you? Do you still have any shame?"
Without waiting for Yang Jing to react, Cai Wentao directly blocked Yang Jing behind him: "What do you mean by messing around? You are allowing me to slander and abuse my legitimate wife here?"
Yang's mother didn't even look at Cai Wentao, and Yang's father looked at Yang Jing with a cold face: "Is this how you messed around outside all these years? You are so disappointing. We worked so hard to train you to become a talent, but you indulged in depravity!"
Cai Wentao's fist hardened, and he endured it again and again before looking at Yang Jing: "You won't be angry if I beat them up, right?"
Yang Jing ignored Cai Wentao and looked at her parents who were the same as always. Her calm tone contained a deep chill that only she knew: "It's been so long since the earthquake, and you didn't ask me how I was doing or how I was doing these years. Instead, you blamed me for getting married without knowing what kind of person I found. You scolded me directly, just because he was not the one you chose for me, just because I didn't listen to you, right?"
Father Yang: "If you had listened to us, you wouldn't be like this now!"
Cai Wentao laughed directly: "Fortunately I didn't listen to you. Look at you, you are still hungry, eh? How pitiful! What's the matter? Do you look down on my family? That's just right. I look down on you too. Go away. I will be responsible for Yang Jing's life in the future. It has nothing to do with you. Don't stand at my door like a beggar. Aren't you ashamed?"
Mother Yang was so angry that she almost vomited blood. She had never been insulted like this before, but she couldn't do it to curse at others in public, so she could only direct her fire at her daughter: "Is this the man you found? I devoted my heart to cultivating you and raised you like a princess, and you found such a low-class man?"
Yang Jing: "Cultivate me with all your heart and train me as a princess. Have you ever asked me if that's what I want?"
Mother Yang: "What do you know? People are greedy for pleasure. If you want to live a good life in the future, you have to pay. I am doing this for your own good!"
It's all for your own good. To her, this is the most terrifying curse in the world, a murder tied to blood.
Aunt Yin in the house couldn't stand it anymore. If the quarrel continued, the child would be so hurt. She was a mother herself and had worked in the neighborhood committee for so many years. She had seen many selfish parents forcing their children to death. She couldn't stand it anymore and started looking for weapons in the house.
Song Jia immediately handed over the wooden stick.
Aunt Yin rushed out with a stick in her hand: "Where did this poor relative come from to collect money? What are you doing? You are bullying our family because we have no one left!"
Cai Wentao immediately pointed at the two people at the door: "Mom, they bully people, they look down on me!"
Aunt Yin swung the stick and hit him: "You look down on my son! I look down on you too! Such a good girl was abused by you, you don't care about me but I do! What the hell! Are you going to leave or not? Are you going to leave or not?!"
Cai Wentao pulled Yang Jing into the yard. Seeing Yang Jing's red eyes, he didn't know how to comfort him, so he said, "Well, if you want to cry, just cry. There's nothing shameful about it."
Yang Jing chuckled and took a deep breath, as if he had let it go. "Why should I cry? Tears are the most useless thing. Thank you. Next time they come again, we will follow the script we set before. I will marry you with nothing, eat and drink for free and be supported by you. I will not be able to support my parents, and I will have no place to take them in."
If her parents had changed this time, even if it was just a little bit of reflection, or even just asking her if she was doing well, she would have softened her heart, but it was better like this now, and they could let her go.
Yang Jing's parents could not stand Aunt Yin's brutal expulsion. Civilized people like them always resort to mental torture instead of physical attacks. In the end, they could only leave in embarrassment, shaking with anger. The daughter they had raised so carefully actually married such a gangster family!
After all, his own troubles had attracted so much attention, so Yang Jing thanked Cai Wentao and Aunt Yin and turned around and went back to his room.
Mu Nan also followed Qin Huai home. On the way back, he stepped on and killed two locusts that were jumping on the ground. After entering the house, he skillfully cleaned up several locusts that flew into the house. Then the two went upstairs.
Mu Nan sighed as he went upstairs: "It's really not easy to live a peaceful life. Do you think they will come again?"
Qin Huai: "Yes, judging from their appearance, they should have fled from the disaster in the north. They probably just arrived not long ago. Otherwise, if they have been in Kangyun or Qinghe, it is impossible for them to come here now. When they can't stand the environment of the large square for accommodating refugees, they will definitely come again. But next time they come, they should negotiate with the Cai family. To marry their daughter, they naturally have to pay something. To put it bluntly, they love themselves the most. The so-called banner of doing good for you will only benefit themselves in the end. So when they are sure that their daughter is no longer under their control, they will find a way to make a profit for themselves."
"That's too much. These words, "for your own good", are really a curse, casting a spell on countless children who can't escape the clutches of their parents."
After Mu Nan finished speaking, he looked at Qin Huai and said seriously: "Brother, let's be more restrained in the future. This is for your own good."
Qin Huai picked the man up and carried him upstairs: "Be a good boy and don't jump on the edge of danger again and again in the future. This is for your own good."
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