Chen Xianghong returned to the guesthouse as if running for her life, covering her chest and taking out the note in her hand in panic.
"What is this?" Old Mrs. Xia asked puzzledly.
"She stuffed it into my hand."
"who?"
Chen Xianghong grabbed Old Lady Xia's hand and said, "The educated youth who bumped into me, she stuffed it into my hand."
Old Lady Xia: "The person who bumped into you was an educated youth?"
When I opened the note, I saw the home address and family members' names, as well as a call for help.
Old Lady Xia became serious, "What's going on with her?"
Chen Xianghong didn't know her very well. When she went to the countryside, the educated youth had already married, but she was not living a good life after marriage. If she asked for help from the team leader and others, she would be beaten even more severely.
Even in their compound, divorce was a taboo, let alone in this remote countryside. Despite sympathy, no one would allow them to divorce. In fact, most people even asked her to be patient and not be so stubborn.
There are many men here who beat women, but she is more miserable because she has no family to seek justice from.
She must have tried to send the letter countless times, but was always stopped. Finally, she was watched even more closely and had no other choice but to send a distress signal to her.
Chen Xianghong was thinking about her own things.
If her mother hadn't come all the way to see her, her fate might not have been much better. People in the village said that Li Zhuang's family was even more terrifying than hers.
"Why would she marry there?" Old Mrs. Xia was puzzled. The address on the note was in Hai City. Hai City's conditions should be better than theirs. Even if not, they should not look down on the villagers, right?
Is it because working in the fields is too hard that she wants to find a man to help her? Or is she, like Xiang Hong in her family, being threatened?
"Mom, should we help?" Chen Xianghong was also hesitant.
Chen Xiangnan was not very happy about this. If he delayed Chen Xianghong's interview as a salesperson, he would really not be able to get his mother's job. Although his mother was not willing to give him the job now, what if she was willing in the future?
Old Lady Xia was also conflicted, but if she didn't help, it looked like the girl wouldn't last much longer. After thinking for a moment, Old Lady Xia remembered Chen Xianghong in her previous life, who was tortured to death.
At that time, she cried for half a month, but in the end she did not go to see it with her own eyes, and she threw herself into the busy work of taking care of the whole family.
Was she as desperate as this girl at that time, dying in the cold winter with no one to help her?
"Let's go, let's leave today and don't waste time." Old Mrs. Xia made up her mind.
"Mom!" Chen Xiangnan yelled, "What does their business have to do with us? If you have this much time, you might as well go back to the compound and help me find some connections. I don't even have a proper job yet."
"Besides, we went over there to help deliver a message, and they probably wouldn't want to leave us. If they really loved their daughter, they would have come to see her like you did a long time ago. How could they not know that their daughter was being bullied like this?"
"Don't they find it strange that we haven't sent them a single letter in all these years? Aren't they afraid their daughter will die here? So we don't even need to worry about it. Their parents might even think that the letters we send them are a burden."
After a few words, he received a loving slap from Old Lady Xia.
After her rebirth, Old Lady Xia became even more unwilling to listen to her sons. She would get angry whenever she heard them. Just from what he had just said, it was clear that he had no compassion at all. He only cared about his own possessions. How selfish.
Is it her fault? How could she raise her child like this?
But there was no time left, and she was too lazy to preach to the boy. Even if she did, he probably wouldn't listen.
It’s better to slap him to shut up first. Look, it works. He doesn’t say a word now.
Chen Xiangnan was caught off guard and stunned by the slap. He felt very aggrieved. He felt that he had said nothing wrong. Why was he hit? Why was he hit for an outsider?
His mother has really changed. She not only beats his father, but also his brother, his sister-in-law, his wife, and his younger brother. Now, he is no longer an exception.
Although he felt aggrieved, the amazing thing was that he didn't seem to be very angry. Maybe it was because his mother... treated everyone fairly?
He began to stare at Chen Xianghong with a very strange look for a while, wondering when his mother would attack her. He was really looking forward to it.
A big family should always be neat and tidy.
His life suddenly had another hope, which was to see Chen Xianghong being beaten.
Chen Xianghong was also stunned by the slap from Old Lady Xia. In her impression, although her mother loved her, she always responded to her brothers and sisters' requests, and even her sisters-in-law were valued more than her.
Not to mention hitting, they didn't even allow me to say a harsh word.
Neighbors in the compound often said her mother was a bully outside her home, but a paper tiger when it came to her family. Chen Xianghong knew then that her mother loved her family the most.
But this quick slap made Chen Xianghong a little uncertain about her previous memories. She even suspected that she had just had an eye problem and didn't want to convince herself that her mother had really hit her second brother.
She rubbed her eyes and found that her second brother was staring at her, and this look made her feel uncomfortable.
Sure enough, there must be something wrong with her body, otherwise her second brother didn't make a fuss after being beaten, but instead stared at her. This is not normal.
After I get back, I'll borrow some money from my mom to check my brain, Chen Xianghong secretly planned in her heart.
As soon as Chen Xiangnan was slapped, he took over the luggage that Old Lady Xia had just packed. There were three full bags, and he carried them all.
"Brother, please give me mine." Chen Xianghong felt a little embarrassed. When her mother and brother came, they only had two packages plus a small package for her red coat, but now with her things, they became three big pieces of luggage. Her brother's originally upright body was bent under the weight, and he looked pitiful.
Old Lady Xia slapped Chen Xianghong's hand away and said, "You have other things to carry. Here, you can take this coat yourself. Put the good things separately. If someone takes them, you won't be able to find them anywhere."
She handed the coat package to Chen Xianghong. "When I saw this coat, I wanted you to try it on right away. I forgot it's summer now and you can't wear it."
She was also too confused at that time. Seeing this beautiful dress, she couldn't wait to let Xiang Hong wear it, regardless of the fact that it was summer. She had originally planned to bring her back. If she had known earlier, she would have left her at home. Now there is an extra burden.
"But brother, it's a bit hard to be alone..."
"He's a man, he's strong, three big bags is nothing. When your father and I first moved to the compound, your father carried five big bags by himself. I, a woman, can only carry three bags, it's nothing." Old Lady Xia patted the second son, "Second son, you can do it, right?"
Chen Xiangnan stared at Chen Xianghong with resentful eyes. He was almost exhausted for her, but he still had to answer: "I can do it, Mom."
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