The original owner, Yu Shuang, was a left-behind child from an ordinary, poor rural family.
I have lived with my grandparents ever since I can remember.
My parents work in other provinces year-round. They are uneducated and have no connections. They are the lowest-paid migrant workers, working the hardest and most tiring jobs.
Most of the hard-earned money each month is sent back to my hometown. I can't save much money in a year, and I may not even be willing to spend money to go home for the Chinese New Year.
Therefore, in the original owner's memory, she had no impression of her parents before the age of 12.
She only knew that there were two people, and only saw what they looked like in old black and white photos.
The original owner wasn't the only left-behind child raised by her grandparents; her cousin from her uncle's family also lived there.
Yu Tianyou.
She is one year older than the original owner of the body. Her parents also work away from home, but they live relatively close to home and come back for holidays.
The brother and sister grew up together, but their relationship was just so-so.
They don't get along like siblings in their daily lives; they can't be loving and affectionate. They're more like rivals in a competitive relationship.
They often have conflicts over various reasons, and the original owner usually suffers the most.
The older generation in the family is somewhat sexist and likes to take sides, so the original owner is always the one who gets beaten and scolded.
The problem is not scarcity, but inequality.
Children who receive preferential treatment often become arrogant and conceited.
The unfavored child suffered a lot of injustice. With no parents around and no support, he lived under someone else's roof and became increasingly insecure.
The more the grandparents showed favoritism, the deeper the conflict between the original owner and her cousin became.
How can a loving relationship ever exist in such a vicious cycle?
With the country's economic boom, migrant workers can earn a decent income if they are willing to work hard in other places.
The year the original owner graduated from elementary school and went to junior high school, her parents would come back to celebrate the Chinese New Year every year.
Although the original owner was somewhat unfamiliar with her biological parents, she still held the same expectations and longing for them.
This is how everyone around her brainwashed her:
"Your parents work hard outside, all for you. Child, you must study hard and repay your parents in the future..."
"The hearts of parents are full of love and concern for their children; what parent in the world doesn't love their child?"
"If your parents don't work outside to earn money, where does your tuition, your clothes, and your food come from? You should know how to be grateful..."
"They're not by your side because they have no choice; life forces them to... So you must study hard and strive to make their lives less difficult..."
"You're exhausted from doing a little chores at home? Your parents are 10 times more tired than you are on the construction site."
"If you don't study hard, how can you face your parents for all their hard work?"
"You'll have a good life when your parents come back..."
...
The original owner had longed for his parents to be by his side, for someone to support him, for countless days and nights.
I've envied so many people who have parents to protect them.
When she was bullied and wronged, she could only hide and cry in secret...
However, after my parents returned home and got along well with me...
Everything the original owner hoped for fell through.
Her parents were not what she had imagined—
They won't protect her at all; they might even join others in bullying her.
This was something she couldn't understand.
My long-held beliefs seem to have crumbled...
When she has a conflict with someone, her parents always side with the other person.
They don't care how much they've been wronged.
He's endlessly tolerant of other people's children, but he's quick to criticize and discipline his own daughter...
It seemed like they couldn't stand their daughter no matter what she did; everything she did was wrong…
They treat other people's children so much better than their own...
They specially bought toys and snacks from other places for the original owner, personally delivered them to her, and then cruelly made her give them to others in an instant.
Try to teach her to be more generous, to share good things, etc.
The original owner was unwilling and was so anxious she was almost crying, her face full of accusation:
"Didn't you say these were for me? Why are you giving them away?! I don't want them! Waaah..."
She really didn't understand why the adults still controlled her things when they had already given them to her.
If an adult wants to share something with someone, they should set aside a portion for that person. Why take away what is in her hands so cruelly?
Mr. and Mrs. Yu looked quite displeased. They adopted an authoritative tone, ordering her to give up the things, telling her not to be so stingy, and not to embarrass them in front of outsiders, and so on…
Because the original owner made a big fuss, he was eventually slapped twice and forced to kneel down.
The original owner was heartbroken…
Only then did I realize that parents really can't be relied on.
Yu's father and mother were very concerned about their reputation; in their eyes, reputation was of paramount importance.
They often sacrifice many interests to maintain this false dignity.
The original owner of this body never seemed to enjoy any of the benefits they brought.
Instead, it has often been used as a joke to amuse others.
The parents belittled themselves in front of outsiders, saying that they had spoiled them by raising them in their hometown all these years, making them petty and narrow-minded, not as pretty as other girls, not as good at studying as other children, and not presentable enough for others, etc.
Middle school students already have a fairly sensitive sense of shame, and they wish they could find a place to crawl into on the spot.
I absolutely hate these kinds of occasions.
So desperate and helpless...
Yu's parents didn't earn much money, but they spent it lavishly.
When I went to a relative's house for a banquet, they ostentatiously gave me a red envelope twice as big as the ones I gave to other relatives, and also presented me with a generous gift...
When others treat them to a lavish meal, they scramble to pay...
I bought some unrealistic, pretentious things to impress others and enjoyed the amazed looks on their faces…
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