Hesitant and unable to make a decision, Gu Meiying slowly shifted her gaze, looking lost, to her daughter.
Xiao Mengjie, who was walking hand in hand with Hu Zi, was standing quietly beside her mother, gazing intently at the man struggling in front of the landlord not far away.
Memories of her father flooded Xiao Mengjie's mind like a tidal wave.
When she was young, her father doted on her and took great care of her.
At that time, my father was a cadre. Every day when he went out, he would dress up carefully, looking elegant and dignified. He would walk with his head held high and always maintain a superior attitude.
Whenever he walked through the village, the villagers would invariably show friendly smiles to this imposing figure as a sign of respect.
However, in response to the enthusiastic greetings from the crowd, Xiao Feng simply nodded slightly as a gesture of greeting.
Nevertheless, this did not diminish his high standing in the eyes of the villagers.
At that time, Xiao Mengjie undoubtedly became the envy of all the children in the village.
Because she owns countless beautiful floral dresses that she can change at will.
With colorful red hair ties, they can be transformed into all sorts of beautiful hairstyles.
The house is also filled with a dazzling array of toys and a variety of mouthwatering snacks.
These are luxuries that other ordinary rural families cannot afford to give their children.
Looking back on that time, Xiao Mengjie felt a strong sense of pride welling up inside her, simply because she had such an outstanding and loving father.
However, one day without any warning, something shocking happened—my father was inexplicably dismissed from his job!
This sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard, and she had no idea what the reason was.
Since then, my father seemed to have lost his former glory and was no longer the respected figure in the village.
Since his father had never done farm work before, he was helpless when faced with field work and had no choice but to stay at home every day with nothing to do.
At this time, there was also an extremely beautiful aunt named Yu Xiaolian in the family. Although Xiao Mengjie's mother was also considered to be outstanding in appearance, otherwise she would not have been chosen by Xiao Feng, who had a secure job and was eating state food.
However, compared to her, Yu Xiaolian is younger and more beautiful, exuding a charming allure that makes people want to take a second look.
Especially her eloquent mouth, which constantly called her father "elder brother this, elder brother that" in a sweet voice as melodious as a nightingale singing in a valley.
Gradually, the father lost himself under her gentle advances.
Finally, one morning, just as dawn was breaking, a shocking event occurred.
The father abandoned his family and eloped with his aunt, Yu Xiaolian, and was never heard from again.
The news exploded like a bombshell in the village, sparking a flurry of discussion and rumors that flooded the Xiao family.
Poor Xiao Mengjie, from then on, became the target of everyone's criticism.
In the village, she was constantly scorned and neglected; the naughty children took the opportunity to bully her and treat her as someone they could tease at will.
Upon arriving at the school, the situation was equally dire.
Many classmates mocked and ridiculed her, and even made up some offensive words to humiliate her.
Xiao Mengjie, who once had her father as a strong support, can now only silently endure all this pain and grievances.
As the saying goes, "when it rains, it pours," fate seems to always like to play tricks on those who are already in dire straits.
Not long after, a sudden change plunged the family into even deeper darkness: the mother suddenly went insane without warning!
This sudden change was like a bolt from the blue, striking the entire family hard.
Faced with this situation, Grandpa and Uncle acted extremely coldly and heartlessly, resolutely refusing to take on the responsibility of caring for Mother.
Left with no other choice, Xiao Mengjie, who was still in high school at the time, had to drop out of school and stay home to take care of her mother.
However, Xiao Mengjie was just a child who had not yet reached adulthood at that time!
But from that day on, she had to shoulder the burden of her and her daughter's life with her frail and tender shoulders.
Every step she took was extremely difficult, but she never once considered backing down.
As for the man she called her father—Xiao Feng—Xiao Mengjie's feelings were complex and hard to discern.
Should I love him or hate him?
As her daughter, she couldn't really explain it.
After all, in such a chaotic situation, she had no way of knowing what moral standards to use to judge the right and wrong of her father's behavior.
At this moment, the mother and daughter silently gazed at each other, their eyes meeting in a mixture of confusion and helplessness.
Time seemed to freeze; the whole scene was extremely awkward and oppressively suffocating.
None of them knew how to deal with their current predicament.
Just then, as everyone looked at each other, hesitant and undecided, someone finally stepped forward!
This man was Hu Zi. After a brief silence, he suddenly seemed to have made up his mind and strode forward.
Completely disregarding the nauseating bloodstains and pungent stench on Xiao Feng's body, she bent down without hesitation and carefully helped Xiao Feng, who had fallen to the ground, to his feet.
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