Chapter 601 A Heart That Wants to Make Progress
But hemp ropes tend to break at the thinnest part. When Ye Qiwen was ten years old, her mother took a long time to give birth to her fourth child and eventually died during childbirth.
"Didn't you go to the hospital to give birth?" I couldn't help but ask.
My father sighed, "He was sold into the mountains. He didn't even have an ID card. How could they dare to take him to the hospital?"
“So they just watched her die?” I shuddered.
Even though my mother is a doctor and has seen many cases of life and death, she still looked distressed when she heard this.
Xiao Shiqiu held my hand and explained in a gentle voice, "Those mountainous areas are often far away from hospitals. Only those with good financial conditions and who love their wives can afford to go to the hospital a few days in advance. Most villagers have midwives come to their homes to deliver their babies."
"Yeah." My dad sighed and said, "Girls in places like that are not very popular. They are like little blades of grass. The only way they can grow up is by being strong."
After Ye Qiwen's mother died, her family did not allow her to go to high school after she finished junior high school, even though she had the best grades in the class.
In order to get a betrothal gift of 20,000 yuan, her father wanted to marry her to a widower in his thirties from the same village. At first, she refused to agree at all. After being beaten severely, she pretended to agree and asked to buy new clothes for the wedding and prepare a dowry. Only then did she find an opportunity to run away.
"I asked her if she wanted to call the police, but she shook her head in fear and begged me not to. She said she wasn't even 18 yet, and if her father found her, she would definitely be taken away and married off. I felt sorry for her, so I agreed to let her stay."
My mother suddenly said coldly, "You stayed? You stayed in bed, didn't you?"
My dad blushed and said, "Who do you think I am? How could I have any evil thoughts about a girl who is not even an adult yet!"
I swear I didn't have any other thoughts at that time, I just felt sorry for her."
After staying in the factory, Ye Qiwen worked harder than anyone else. In addition to doing odd jobs, she also worked hard to learn things from the masters. She was sweet-mouthed and hardworking. She usually helped the masters pour water and run errands. She also treated them to meals after receiving her salary, so they were all willing to teach her.
In one year, I learned most of the main jobs on the production line and could do the proofing and plate making well.
Other young girls go shopping during holidays, but she only goes to the supermarket to buy daily necessities and spends most of her time in the factory.
"At that time, I just felt that she was very hardworking and studious, and her life story was so pitiful. I felt sympathy and asked her if she was willing to continue her studies. If she still wanted to go to school, I could support her.
Unexpectedly, she knelt down in front of me and said she would repay me in the future. Later, I paid her tuition and enrolled her in adult night school. After two years, she got a college diploma.
After getting her diploma, the first thing she did was to come to me and say that she wanted to work in sales, earn more money, and build a home for herself, even if it was just a small one.
"Oh, I was really touched at that time!" my father said with emotion.
My mom couldn't help but poke my dad in the back again: "So you decided to just give her a home? Are you some idiot turtle spirit from some temple's wishing well? How come wishes I make to you are so effective!
She doesn't have a home, and you rush to give her one. Is she saying she needs a son, so you go and give her a child? Even Haier's gold medal service isn't as good as yours."
Oh my god, my usually aloof mother actually has such a sharp-tongued side. Has she communicated with Ms. Huang Yanan?
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