These days, Fu Weidong has been frequently beaten and scolded by the Tian family, and there's not a single good spot on his body.
Every time he was beaten, he thought he wouldn't make it through.
With no food in his stomach and countless wounds all over his body, he was raised by the Tian family and was known to outsiders as the Tian family's child. At first, the neighbors would offer some advice, but later, they realized it was their family matter and they were too busy taking care of their own stomachs to have any energy to meddle in other people's business.
No one will help him.
Fu Weidong was both hungry and in pain. Every time he thought he was going to die, he was incredibly resilient and managed to pull through.
Afraid that Tian Guoqing and the others would find out he had just eaten something from the fairy sister, he pulled up some dry grass roots from the ground and chewed them. His mouth was filled with the dry, astringent taste of grass, making him want to spit it out.
Fu Weidong then entered the Tian family home, where Tian Guoqing and the others were gathered together sharing a boiled egg.
The Tian family didn't even glance at Fu Weidong when he came in. Tian Guoqing, with his sharp eyes, noticed that Fu Weidong was chewing something and slapped him on the back. Fu Weidong spat out a clump of dry grass.
The Tian family children immediately burst into laughter: "You only deserve to eat this."
Inside the house, Old Master Tian was talking to his sons. He took a puff of his cigarette, and the room was filled with smoke.
"The news is confirmed. We won't be sending anything anymore."
The eldest son of the Tian family nodded.
The old man of the Tian family coughed, deep in thought, while the other members of the Tian family spoke up, "These are bad times, every family has little to eat, how can we raise a child for nothing?"
The eldest son of the Tian family said somewhat disapprovingly, "But, that child..."
The third brother glanced disdainfully at the eldest brother. He was just putting on an act. He had never seen Fu Weidong being bullied before, so what was he saying?
"So you keep it at home?"
The eldest brother immediately shook his head, saying that wouldn't do, as his family also had a shortage of food.
The old master of the Tian family finally made the final decision: "In that case, let's send them away."
They said they were sending the child away, but these days, every family is struggling to make ends meet. Who wants an extra mouth to feed? They might have thought that selling the child would give them some money, but these days the authorities are cracking down hard. Their Tian family has been around for generations, and if they were discovered, they would lose all face and might even be executed.
The Tian family was just an ordinary family in a small county town; they wouldn't dare do such a thing.
Just like Fan Xiaofan's maternal grandparents' family, they only dared to throw it away secretly.
Children playing and fighting at home is not a big deal; every family does it. But if someone were to sell their children, they would be immediately singled out as an example.
During the meal, Fu Weidong noticed the gaze of the old man from the Tian family. He lowered his head and drank his watery porridge, which was almost like water.
It's actually just the water from rinsing the pot after the Tian family scraped the rice out of it.
Fu Weidong had been very uneasy these days. The Tian family was so mean, always beating and scolding him. Although the adults didn't lay a hand on him, the children beat him quite badly.
He was a little panicked, with a premonition that the Tian family might not want him anymore.
The Tian family had taken so many good things from his family, but now they were going to push him to his death right before his eyes. Although he was young, he knew that in these days, even adults had nowhere to get food, let alone a child like him.
Although Fu Weidong is intelligent, he is still a child, and the unknown terrors surround him.
His premonition came true. After the meal, Grandpa Tian said, "Xiao Dong, these are tough times, and you're not my child anymore..."
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