The police officer was not surprised by Jing Ling's reaction. He said helplessly, "Young man, I just told you that being brave is a good thing, but this family's situation is special. You should first ask the person involved if he is willing to sue him. This has happened more than once or twice. You are not the first to call the police. Before you, the neighbors around also tried to help. The most we received was three calls in a week. We did everything we should do, but it was still useless. The neighborhood committee advised her to divorce, but she refused. After a while, no one wanted to care anymore."
The female police officer interrupted, "You're lucky today. The old lady of this family is not at home. If she saw you treating her son like this, she would have been very rude to you. You don't know, this old lady is notoriously difficult to deal with in this area. She has slept in the government gate and the police station gate. The leaders above feel a headache when they mention her. Don't worry about this matter. Take your girlfriend and leave!"
While the two policemen were talking, Jing Ling observed the reactions of the mother and daughter. The woman looked numb the entire time, but the child's expression was heartbreaking. The little girl looked to be only four or five years old, and at this age she has already started to remember things. She may not have understood what the police said, but she knew he was talking about the situation in her family. Not far from here is the back gate of the Normal University, and on the other side is a busy street. As long as she goes out, she can see the bright and beautiful side of the world, which makes this home seem so dark and terrible in contrast.
Children’s minds are not as complicated as adults, but they will instinctively feel embarrassed. But what did she do wrong? She had no choice in where she was born, couldn't change her environment, and couldn't even protect herself. Children who grow up in such an environment will either become the next victim like her mother, and then go on to harm the next generation. Or she would become a violent person like her father and endanger more people. Or maybe she never lived to see the day she grew up and died prematurely. And this may be the best outcome. Even without a future, at least there is no need to suffer anymore.
After the police left, the yard suddenly became quiet. Given the Chinese people's nature of loving to join in the fun, even though such a big noise was made, the neighbors around didn't even open the door, which shows that everyone has become numb to this matter. This is the best proof of what the police just said.
This is how things work. If the person involved doesn't make his or her attitude clear, it's difficult for outsiders to intervene. So, from neighbors to the police, no one is willing to get involved in this matter. But Jing Ling still wanted to give it a try. This woman might be numb, but the little girl was innocent.
Just do one good deed that day.
Jing Ling walked to the corner, and the light under the eaves cast his shadow on the wall. Even though he had never hurt this woman, she still flinched when he stood in front of her and his shadow fell over her.
"I'll take you to see a doctor." He squatted down and spoke as softly as possible. The woman shook her head. Her refusal was expected. Jing Ling continued, "Even if you don't want to go, what about the child? You know, children are not as good as adults. A carelessness may cost her life."
Judging from the fact that she rushed in to protect the child before and is still holding the child tightly, she is not completely numb. At least she still cares about the child. Sure enough, after Jing Ling mentioned the child, she hesitated and did not refuse immediately. After thinking for a long time, she finally nodded slowly.
Considering that this woman was subconsciously afraid of the opposite sex, Jing Ling was originally prepared to let Jing Qiu support her, but she refused. She stood up tremblingly with the help of the wall, tightly grasped the child's hand, and limped out the door.
Jing Qiu went outside to hail a car, and Jing Ling went back to pick up a few toys from the pile, and gave the rest to nearby neighbors.
"I'm sorry to bother you all so late at night. There are a bunch of toys here that we can't take away. If anyone has children who like them, please come and get them yourself."
After he said that, he turned and left. The sound of doors opening could be heard one after another behind me, mixed with the voices of children expressing their surprise.
I took the mother and daughter to the hospital. Both the big and the small had bruises all over their bodies, as well as various old injuries from years of beatings. The young nurse who helped apply the medicine was so angry when she saw the injuries that she started cursing.
It was late into the night before they finally applied medicine and bandaged the wounds of the mother and daughter. The woman said thank you in a whisper and wanted to take the child back.
Jing Ling stopped her, "That bastard... should be awake by now. Take Guaiguai back with you. Do you want her to be beaten again?"
Once her daughter was involved, the woman hesitated again.
"Don't go back tonight. At least let Guaiguai have a good sleep. You still remember her expression at home just now. Look at her now. She is smiling so happily."
I remember, how could I not remember, my daughter’s screams of fear, it was so heart-wrenchingly painful to hear. She looked up and saw a woman in a light-colored floral dress with a gentle smile on her face. She was holding a stuffed toy in her hand and teasing the little girl. As far as she could remember, her daughter had never laughed so happily before. Her heart melted when she saw her curved eyebrows and defenseless look.
"Okay!" Even though she knew she might be beaten even worse if she went back later, not only by her husband but also by her mother-in-law, it was all worth it as long as she could make her daughter happier for a while.
So Jing Ling took the mother and daughter to a nearby hotel and stayed there for one night. He has classes tomorrow, but he has already called his class teacher to ask for leave. Jing Qiu happened to have no classes, so the brother and sister stayed behind.
Early the next morning, the woman was about to take the child home, but was stopped by Jing Ling in the same way.
"He will still beat you if you go back now. It will be the same if you go back later."
"……good."
After getting up and having breakfast, Jing Ling took the three of them out for a walk, focusing on taking care of the little girl, Hu Qian. They played all the games that children can play in the amusement park, bought whatever ice cream, popcorn and marshmallows they liked, and finally bought a beautiful princess dress to change into.
In the afternoon, the four of them came to a nearby park. Jing Qiu took Hu Qian for a bicycle ride, while Jing Ling and Zhu Xiufen sat in the corner.
"Why don't you get a divorce?" he asked.
The woman shook her head subconsciously, "No, the child can't be without a father!"
"Father, are you talking about that rubbish? Open your eyes and look at other families of three. Even children from families where their fathers have died are better off than Guaiguai. She is still young and has no idea what she is like. When she grows up and realizes the gap between herself and others, do you think she will commit suicide?"
"Do you know how many girls born in such families commit suicide every year? In fact, she was almost dying when she was born, right? You spent so much effort to keep her alive, just to let her live such a humble and painful life? In this case, you might as well let her die unconsciously from the beginning, at least she wouldn't have to suffer so much."
The woman covered her face with her hands and sobbed softly, "It's useless. He won't let me get a divorce. He beats me every time I ask for it, and even threatens me with Guaiguai... My parents don't care either. My mother advised me to just get on with it, saying that he's still a good person when he doesn't drink... I wanted to run away with Guaiguai, but I had no money. He spent all of it on drinking..."
"If the police take him away, my mother-in-law will make a scene and he will be released soon..."
"It's useless, useless... If I don't mention him, he will only beat me. If I mention him, he will beat Guaiguai as well..."
It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s just that I can’t. After failing once, twice, and three times, she became desperate and just accepted her fate without any resistance.
And for Jing Ling, this is enough. As long as she wants a divorce, nothing else will be a problem.
After calling the police and filing a case, the next steps will be handled by a lawyer. Litigation is very time-consuming and it is difficult to resolve it in a day or two. Jing Ling provided temporary accommodation for the mother and daughter. It was a house he rented for a period of one year, so they could continue to live there even if the divorce was finalized. By the time the house lease expires, the other party will have saved some money. It is always a good idea to have some extra money on hand.
Jing Ling didn't care much about what happened afterwards. The filming of "Lonely Island" would start at the end of October, and he was about to join the crew. However, he still left his phone number to the mother and daughter so that they could call him if anything happened.
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