My dad is really a good man.
Ever since my father went to the commune, my biological mother has looked for him and harassed him many times in the commune. Some people have also reported that my father had improper relationships between women and men.
But he always just quietly solved his own problems and never fought back against my mother.
One time, I couldn't stand it anymore, so I went to find my biological mother. I wanted her to never do anything to my father again.
But I was too young at that time and underestimated the evil of human nature.
She asked her mistress to beat me up and tied me up and asked my father to send money. That was the first time I had a new understanding of the outside world.
It turns out that my biological mother would threaten me and kidnap my father for money.
Later, it was my mother Liu Ping who brought people from the village to rescue me. When the man was about to hit me, she even blocked a stick for me. That was the first time I called her mother, and I saw her crying.
It was only after Liu Ping’s mother married my father that I knew what it felt like to have a mother.
She would wash clothes, cook and take care of the housework for our whole family.
He would ask about my health and make me a bowl of hot ginger soup when I had a cold. When I was accidentally injured, he would nervously help me treat the wound.
I called out "Mom" from the bottom of my heart. Although she is not my birth mother, I can feel her deep maternal love.
When Liu Ping's mother first got married, I was always watching. If she didn't let me work, I wouldn't help. She was willing to do all the housework by herself, and I just watched from the side.
To be honest, I am the daughter adopted by my father, and I understand more than ever that I have no status in this family.
Aunt Lanhua said to me, "Nannan, if you don't know what to do, then don't do anything. If she treats you badly, tell your dad. Don't be afraid to tell him just because he's not your biological dad. Since he decided to pick you up, he has a responsibility to you. Don't be afraid."
After she said that to me, I really started to watch from the sidelines. Anyway, Liu Ping's mother told me not to do anything, so I just listened.
After this kidnapping incident, I pushed her onto the bed and took good care of her for a while.
The stick hit her very hard. When she went home, she said nothing happened. But in the middle of the night, I heard her groaning in pain in the room.
My father had something to deal with that day and didn't come back, so I hurried to see how she was doing. She was lying on her side, curled up there, making painful noises from her mouth.
"Mom, mom, are you okay?"
I walked over with a basin of hot water. In the past, after being beaten, I would apply a hot towel to it, which would relieve a lot of the pain.
She turned around and wanted to look at me, but her back hit the bed board. She cried out in pain again and sat up.
"Mom, let me get you some hot water. I'll apply a hot compress to you. When I was beaten before, the pain went away with the hot compress."
She looked at me with tears in her eyes. I don’t know if it was because of pain or emotion. After a while, she nodded slightly and said, “Okay.”
She could hardly lift her hands, and needed my help to lift up her clothes. With the help of the flashlight, I saw that the place on her back where she was hit by the stick was swollen, and her nose felt sore.
I quickly wrung out the towel and applied it to the wound on her back. I heard a hissing sound coming from her mouth, and I unconsciously slowed down my movements.
After giving her hot compress, I thought she didn’t eat much at night, so I lit a fire and cooked her a bowl of egg custard.
Ever since she got married, there has been no strict control over the food at home.
In the past, my mother would always lock herself in her room, and I couldn’t get anything from her, let alone eggs, I couldn’t even get brown rice.
Now they are all placed in the kitchen and locked. The kitchen is locked not to protect our family members, but mainly to prevent some scoundrels from sneaking in and stealing things.
When I fed her egg custard, she cried while drinking it, and her tears fell into the egg custard.
I sighed, "Mom, don't cry. The more you drink this egg custard, the more you will feel. If you are in real pain, I heard that the barefoot doctor has painkillers. I will buy some for you tomorrow."
"No, no, Nannan, I'm just so happy. You finally called me mom, and I can drink the egg custard you cooked yourself."
As she spoke, her tears did not stop. She kept wiping them away, but the more she wiped, the more tears came.
I didn't know what to do, so I said with a stern face, "If you keep crying, I won't call you mom anymore."
After hearing this, she burst into laughter, her crying slowly stopped, and she finished the bowl of egg custard with my hand.
From that day on, our relationship completely eased. Although I called her mom, I didn't do it often.
It will still be a little awkward at first.
I thought that my life would continue to be so peaceful until I became an adult or graduated from college and started working, when my life would encounter twists and turns.
Who would have thought that in the second year after the college entrance examination was resumed, Teacher Ruan was admitted to university and wanted to go to her hometown to study, and Aunt Lanhua and her family also followed her.
I feel like the faith I've always had has collapsed a bit. It's okay now that Teacher Ruan, who gave me my name and taught me how to be a human being, has left.
Why is the person I have always admired the most drifting away from me?
He Hui came to see me when he left. His eyes were red, like a rabbit's.
"Xiao Xiu, you must study hard. Teacher Ruan said that you have a talent for studying. You must get into college, pass the exam, and leave here to change your destiny. I will come to find you then. I will write to you often. Don't forget to write back to me. If you don't write back to me, I will come back to find you."
The way he talked was just like the day we first met.
It was just that he was happy that day, but when he came to see me before leaving, he was sad and reluctant.
I was also very sad and I wanted to comfort him but I couldn't say it.
Aunt Lanhua once said, when you are in a mess, what qualifications do you have to warm others? I don't think I can do that now. I am very sad myself, so why should I comfort him?
I said stubbornly, "It depends on my mood. If I'm in a good mood, I'll reply to your letter. If you're in a bad mood, I won't even open it and will just throw it into the toilet."
"No! I am your little brother. I will be nervous and sad when I am alone in an unfamiliar environment. Not only do you not help me adapt, but you also poke my heart. I don't care. You must reply to my letter."
After he said that, he ran back without giving me a chance to refuse. I just felt a pain in my heart. When my biological mother left, I didn’t feel sad, but felt relieved instead.
Why do I feel so sad now that their family is leaving?
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