You should know that getting money from the Queen Mother is not an easy task, and it's far more straightforward than getting it from Wang Rui!
At this moment, Wang Hua noticed that her father wasn't paying attention to her at all, so she quickly tiptoed and took small, quick steps, like a startled rabbit, to her own sleeping corner.
Hiding in the corner, Wang Hua cautiously peeked out through the gap in the somewhat tattered curtain. He saw his father, looking like a demon, grabbing his mother's hair tightly and dragging her mercilessly into their bedroom.
The moment the door closed, the mother's terrified cries and desperate pleas for mercy filled the bedroom. However, this did not stop the father's actions; what followed was a muffled whimper, as if something had been stuffed into her mouth.
Hearing these chilling sounds, Wang Hua trembled involuntarily. A painful memory from her childhood flashed through her mind: back then, her father had a stable job, but he was a heavy drinker. Once, after getting extremely drunk, he even beat her mother.
From that time on, Wang's father seemed to derive some kind of twisted excitement and pleasure from it. From then on, whenever he was in a bad mood, he would beat his mother without any restraint. The poor mother was often beaten until she was covered in bruises, and several times she was even bedridden due to the severity of her injuries, making it extremely difficult for her to get up.
Both she and Wang Rui were targets of their father's violence, and those painful experiences haunted their childhood like nightmares.
As time went on, Wang Rui could no longer endure the beatings because she needed to go out to work and earn money, so all the suffering fell on her alone. The reason why Wang's mother indulged her so much was largely because she had suffered many beatings from Wang's father; the two were kindred spirits.
When Wang Rui returned to her dormitory, she was completely unaware of the various changes that had befallen the Wang family since her departure. Sitting on the sofa, touching the rim of her water glass, after much deliberation, she finally made up her mind. She decided that she must tell Qian Gui about her communication with her parents, and also tell him about her parents' greedy and insatiable nature. Although night had already fallen, she went to Qian Gui's house without hesitation.
Qian Gui's home is located among the few townhouses in Dongfang Huating. Here, the villas of Qian Duoduo's brothers are adjacent to each other, in front, behind, to the left, or to the right, surrounding Qian Duoduo's villa like stars surrounding the moon, embracing the detached villa in the core position.
Wang Rui stood quietly in front of the villa's main color scheme of black, white, and gray, and couldn't help but sigh deeply. Then she slowly walked forward and gently knocked on the heavy door.
Qian Gui was surprised to hear the knocking and wondered who would come at this time. He slowly walked towards the door and when he gently opened the door, he immediately saw Wang Rui standing outside.
A joyful smile instantly bloomed on his face. Without hesitation, he reached out, grabbed Wang Rui's wrist tightly, and led her into the house.
After entering the house, Qian Gui took out a pair of cute, light yellow kitten shoes from the shoe cabinet, carefully placed them beside Wang Rui's feet, and said gently, "Come in quickly!"
Wang Rui watched Qian Gui's series of extremely skillful movements quietly, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart.
She smiled and nodded, quickly changed her shoes, and followed Qian Gui into the spacious and bright living room. Actually, Wang Rui had been to this place more than once during the renovation process, so she seemed quite familiar with everything.
Qian Gui warmly handed Wang Rui a glass of water, saying with concern, "Have some water first. Look how rushed you are; even your lips are a little dry." As she spoke, Wang Rui subconsciously licked her dry lips lightly with her tongue. However, this seemingly insignificant little gesture caused Qian Gui's eyes to darken slightly.
Qian Gui wasn't some naive, clueless young man. He had been married once and was well aware of the complexities of love and relationships. For years, his siblings had kept a close watch on him; otherwise, he would likely have a large number of illegitimate children by now. However, it was precisely because he wasn't so unrestrained that he was fortunate enough to win Wang Rui's heart and affection.
Wang Rui took a sip of water and watched Qian Gui slowly recount what had happened between her and her parents. She was completely unaware that Qian Gui was staring at her with a complicated look in his eyes, and his hands were unconsciously clenched into fists.
After a while, Wang Rui paused briefly, collected her thoughts, and continued, "I went home today and explained everything about us to my parents."
When Qian Gui heard this, he involuntarily leaned forward slightly and asked eagerly, "Then... what exactly did your parents say?"
Seeing Qian Gui's nervous demeanor, Wang Rui's heart softened, but she still decided to tell him the truth. She knew very well that with Qian Gui's intelligence, as long as he personally went to her home to propose marriage in the future, he would definitely know the attitudes of her father, mother, elder sister Wang Hua, and younger brother Wang Guo towards the marriage.
So Wang Rui told Qian Gui the whole story of her heated debate with her parents at home without reservation.
After listening to Wang Rui's story, Qian Gui slowly reached out his right hand and gently stroked the top of Wang Rui's head, saying with emotion, "I never expected that my little girl would be so strong and brave since she was a child!" However, to Qian Gui's surprise, Wang Rui turned to look at him with a look of astonishment, a hint of doubt in her eyes, and softly asked, "Don't you think I'm pitiful like this?"
Qian Gui's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile, and he said softly, "When we were little, Duo Duo always said something to us brothers: 'There's always a reason why someone is pitiful.'"
You can think about it from another perspective. If you hadn't experienced all those hardships and setbacks in your childhood, how could you have grown into the strong and independent person you are today? So, seeing you like this breaks my heart.
Wang Rui listened quietly to Qian Gui's words, and the tension in her heart finally eased a little. Looking at the tenderness in Qian Gui's eyes, her own eyes suddenly welled up with tears, as if they were about to spill over at any moment.
From the time she could remember, her neighbors always looked at her with pity, thinking she was pitiful. But their sympathy was often superficial; more often than not, people just pointed and gossiped behind her back. No one ever truly stood in her shoes to feel her pain and helplessness, let alone genuinely felt sorry for her.
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