Chapter 69: Ruan Qingling Extra: I Fear the Human World (3)
Ruan Qingling was suspicious: "Why did he invite you to dinner?"
The father was embarrassed for a moment, then immediately showed a serious expression and said, "Qingling, you are already so old, and you are studying at Hunan University, so your personal problems can be considered. Don't worry, how could your father harm you! It must be for your own good. Minister Zhang's son is in his early thirties this year, not much older than you. Although he has not been to college, he now runs a decoration company. He is young, capable, and rich. I have met him, and he is a steady and upright person. He has all the women he wants, but he said that he wants to find a beautiful and educated girl to be his wife..."
Ruan Qingling looked at her father's old face which was flushed with excitement, his cloudy and excited eyes, and the old window glass in the house, which was covered with a layer of white frost at some point, so that nothing outside could be seen clearly.
She said, "Are you going to sell me again, Dad?"
That night, Ruan Qingling went to the banquet with half of her face slightly red from being beaten. Maybe the man wasn't that bad after all, and his manners and speech were polite and steady, but his appearance was plain and he just looked a little older. It was just that she stood with him, like uncle and niece.
The next morning, while her father was still drunk, Ruan Qingling dragged her suitcase back to Xiangcheng. She never wants to go back to this home again.
Not long after the next semester started, the teacher told her: "Someone is looking for you downstairs. She says she is your relative, a middle-aged woman."
Ruan Qingling went downstairs and saw a woman with a good figure and fair face. Time had left fine marks on her face, but she was still beautiful.
Ruan Qingling looked at her and said nothing.
The woman's tears were flowing, and she could hardly hold them back. She hugged her and said, "Qingling, I'm your mother!"
The two sat down in the cafe at the school gate. Compared to the woman's excitement, Ruan Qingling seemed much calmer.
The woman asked, "How have you been these years?"
Ruan Qingling smiled and said, "It's neither good nor bad."
Woman: "Where's your dad? How is he?"
"It's OK. I work as a security guard. I don't have to worry about food and clothing."
The woman seemed to be relieved. She looked at Ruan Qingling's slightly cold expression and said carefully, "Qingling, are you still blaming your mother? Back then, I had no choice. You know what kind of person your father is. He gambled, visited prostitutes, and beat me. I couldn't live like that anymore. I just left."
Ruan Qingling nodded: "I don't blame you." This was the truth. If she were in his place, she would run away too. Who would want to live with a beast? Even if she gave birth to a little beast with the beast.
The woman was still uneasy: "Later, I came to Xiangcheng to work. I didn't have much money, and I didn't dare go back to see you."
Ruan Qingling still smiled: "It's okay."
The woman also realized that it was meaningless to talk about the past, so she forced a smile and said, "Now it's good. You've grown up and become so successful. You've been admitted to Xiangtan University! My conditions are better now. I have a house in Xiangtan City. You can go to your mother's house on weekends and let her cook for you..."
Ruan Qingling suddenly couldn't listen any more and interrupted rudely: "Are you married?"
The woman paused and nodded slowly.
"Are you having another baby?"
"...I have a little son, he is only 5 years old this year, he is very well behaved, and he also admires you as his sister, a top student from Xiangtan University!"
Ruan Qingling smiled.
It seems that what the head teacher said was right. Being admitted to Hunan University is really a great thing. Not only is her father good to her, but her mother also comes back and treats her well.
But when the woman left, she stuffed 8,000 yuan into Ruan Qingling's pocket, which still made Ruan Qingling stunned.
"Why are you giving me so much money?"
"Here!" The woman burst into tears again. "These are all my own savings. You are a girl, buy some clothes and cosmetics that you like. Oh, and buy some books. If you are still short of money, remember to tell mom. Mom has some. And if you have any problems, remember to call me."
Ruan Qingling said "thank you" softly.
Two weekends later, the woman brought Ruan Qingling home for dinner. She married a project manager of a real estate company. Their conditions were pretty good, with a three-bedroom, one-living-room house, but they were not wealthy either. The man was in his forties. When he saw Ruan Qingling, his expression was indifferent. He was not enthusiastic, but not rude either. The five-year-old boy ignored Ruan Qingling the entire time. The woman hugged him and said, "Call me sister!" The boy broke free from his mother and said, "She's not my sister! I don't know her!"
Ruan Qingling didn't react at all.
She could see that the woman marrying the man was considered marrying a high position, or perhaps it was because of her past undocumented marriage that the woman always seemed a little humble towards the man.
The woman cooked a large table of food, and the man was a little unhappy: "You cooked so much, there will be leftovers. I have told you many times not to leave food overnight."
"Isn't that Qingling coming?"
The man looked at Ruan Qingling and said, "Of course we welcome Qingling, but there is no need to do so much."
Woman: “I’ll pay attention next time.”
Ruan Qingling acted as if she didn't hear it and just picked the best dishes to eat.
As if to win more respect from the man, the woman said, "Qingling is very outstanding. No one cared about her studies since she was a child, but she was admitted to the Computer Department of Hunan University and ranked 18th in Huaicheng No. 1 Middle School!"
The man agreed solemnly: "Indeed, she is excellent! I admire people who can study! It's rare, rare! Mingming, you have to learn from your sister, okay?"
The woman was delighted and nudged Ruan Qingling with her arm: "Let's have a toast to your uncle."
Ruan Qingling smiled and raised the cup: "Uncle, I toast to you. I wish you good health, prosperity and all your wishes come true!"
The blessing from a beautiful and smart little girl would make anyone happy. The man smiled and drank. The woman was probably too happy. She hugged her son and said, "In the future, when Mingming grows up, he will have a sister to help him! As a top student at Hunan University, he will definitely have a good job and a high income in the future. Qingling has a good personality and will definitely take good care of his brother. Qingling, don't you think so?"
The man looked more and more satisfied.
Ruan Qingling poured himself another glass of wine and thought, So, so, it turns out that he was waiting for me here.
Only top students from Hunan University are qualified to be brother-supporting women.
The next time the woman came to take Ruan Qingling home, Ruan Qingling said, "I'm not going, and don't come to see me again in the future."
"What's wrong... Qingling? What's wrong with you?"
At that time, Ruan Qingling was wearing a short waist skirt, her long hair was draped over her shoulders, and she had light makeup on. She was much more beautiful and arrogant than her mother back then. She said: "Because I don't want to be a brother-supporting demon. If you think I will work like a slave for your son in the future, just dream on!"
"Why do you think so? I, I don't mean that..." The woman's still beautiful eyes were covered with a layer of sad tears, and she looked so sincere, "I just thought that you two siblings would have someone to rely on in the future. If I say that, your uncle will help you and give you money in the future... He can also help you find a job... I really didn't mean that..."
Ruan Qingling took one last look at her and left without looking back.
It doesn't matter anymore.
Mom, it doesn’t matter anymore.
Go live your life, you have your own family, you have new kids. You don't need me anymore, and I don't need you anymore.
I'm afraid of being sold out again. I can't trust you anymore.
…
My classmates want to pull me back into my original decadence, my father wants to sell me, and my mother is probably weighing my weight.
Teacher, you said that if I get into university, I can get rid of the influence of my original family.
But I can’t walk alone anymore, I’m almost out of strength.
…
So, I must find a very good, perfect boyfriend, more perfect than anyone else’s boyfriend. He is handsome, mature, steady, has good grades, strong abilities and is popular.
He must be a leader of the Student Union and must be older than me. This way, I will feel safe.
He must have a good family background, with both parents and a stable job. When he was young, there were prepared meals for him every day when he came home from school; every time it rained, someone would bring him an umbrella; every day someone would wash his clothes; he never worried about tuition and spring outing expenses - just like the boy who lived across the street and whom I envied for many years when I was a child.
He will work for the government in the future, with a stable and respectable job. I don't ask him to be rich, as long as he can support me; he will protect me from the wind and rain, and will not hesitate to take out his savings when I am sick; I will also work hard, maybe earn less than him, but I will try my best to take care of this home and our children - just like the boy who lived across the street and whom I envied for many years when I was a child.
…
Later, he showed up.
He already has a girlfriend.
It doesn't matter.
I've been waiting for him for many years.
Many people say that although his girlfriend’s name is similar to mine, she is not as pretty as me, not as young as me, and not as funny and cute as me. Just better grades than me.
I'll get him back.
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After Chen Muyun was discharged from the hospital, he immediately broke up with Ruan Qingling.
Ruan Qingling attempted suicide by cutting her wrists at her home in Huaicheng. She was discovered by her neighbor across the street who happened to be returning home and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.
After taking a year off, she dropped out due to mental problems.
One month after Ruan Qingling's failed suicide attempt, Chen Muyun was reported for having promiscuous relationships with both men and women, and several large-scale private photos were attached. Because of his parents' relationship, Chen Muyun remained in the system, but no longer in the municipal government. Instead, he was transferred to another second-tier unit.
Maybe we will meet again in our lives and with certain people.
And some people, you will never see them again in this life.
When every kind of love fades away, all that is left is hatred and pain, or nothing.
But when I am old and gray I will think of you again,
I just hope that in your later life you can be sober, take care, and have a good end.
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