After crying, the woman fell silent again. She sat for a long time before she mustered up the courage to speak.
"I didn't steal that egg." She said to Zhao Tingting.
"Then do you know who stole it?" Zhao Tingting asked.
“It was my eldest nephew, my mother-in-law’s eldest grandson, who stole the food.
I saw it with my own eyes when I took Da Ni and Er Ni to wash clothes early in the morning.
But they didn't believe me, saying that I was slandering her eldest grandson, and even didn't let me confront my eldest nephew.
He insisted that I was the one who cheated on him." The woman said with a wry smile.
"At first I thought they were just afraid that their eldest grandson would get a bad reputation for stealing eggs, so they wanted to put the blame on me.
Anyway, it’s been so many years now, just bear with it and it will pass.
Who knew that this time they would not just curse and beat me up, but instead make the matter bigger and bigger. Now even the neighbors point at me when I go out.
But it’s useless for me to say anything. Even my man has made me suffer this loss.
He said that his nephew was the eldest son and grandson in the family and the face of the family, so he asked me to admit my mistake and say that I just ate it because I was greedy.
Originally, I wanted to let it go, but today I went home early because of stomach discomfort and overheard the conversation between my mother-in-law and sister-in-law.
She said she had consulted a fortune teller and the baby in my belly was still a girl.
Not only is she a girl, but she will also bring bad luck to the family. She must not be allowed to be born, and if she is born she must be strangled to death or sent away.
"Wuwuwu..." The woman became more and more sad as she spoke, and she lay on the table and sobbed.
This is her own flesh and blood. He is rejected before he is even born. How can he have a good life in the future?
Zhao Tingting was shocked. Just because of someone else's words, could someone treat an unborn child like this?
No, if you don’t want a child, why not just not have it? Why make so much trouble?
"Not only that, there happened to be a family in the countryside who had a son in his old age, and his son had some brain problems when he was born.
Because they are old, they are worried that no one will take care of their son in the future, so they want to adopt a child bride.
I'm worried that I won't be able to raise a little girl of three or four years old, so I want one that I can raise from a baby.
They are trained from a young age so that when they grow up they can take over the old couple's job of taking care of their own son.
The two families hit it off and decided to give the baby away after it was born.
But he was afraid that I wouldn’t agree, so he started making trouble from now on.
After the child is born, they blame everything on the child and use this as an excuse to send the child away.
The two families have even agreed on a price and are just waiting for my baby to be born in a few months. They will take the baby away after the baby is one month old. ” The woman became more and more frightened as she spoke.
She didn't understand why her relatives who lived with her every day could be so cruel.
Because she married into the town, her household registration was transferred out. Due to the previous policy, she now has a city household registration and has her own food rations every month.
Her daughter was born with a city hukou, which does not add any burden to the family, but instead brings in extra income.
Why can't everyone tolerate their family?
Zhao Tingting looked at the thin woman and couldn't tell at all that she was a pregnant woman.
She didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only hand her a handkerchief and let her cry her heart out.
If it were her, she would just kick the man and take the child back to her parents' home, but she knew that not everyone could go back to their parents' home.
"So, how have you been doing with your mother's family over the years..." Zhao Tingting asked tentatively.
"Because my parents are from the countryside, I don't want people to think I'm asking for money, so I don't come often.
Every time they come, they just hurriedly bring some food and leave. Not to mention staying overnight, they rarely leave any food for us.” Thinking of how much food my own family sends every year.
My husband's family would point at the grain and pick and choose with disgust, but in the end they still put it into their warehouse.
She really wanted to tell her parents' home not to send any more food. If you feed so much food, the dog will wag its tail at you.
But if you feed a group of ungrateful people, they will only bite you in the end.
But she couldn't. Her parents always thought that she was living well in her husband's family, and the food they sent every year was just to keep her entertained.
As for bumps and bruises, every household has them. It's normal for a large family like this to live together to have more problems.
She also has two younger brothers, and now her sister-in-law lives with her parents.
Every family member definitely has their own little thoughts, but overall it’s okay. At least they look like a harmonious family.
"So, what are you going to do next?" Zhao Tingting asked.
"I don't know either." The woman looked confused.
Do I have to watch my unborn child being taken away as soon as it is born?
No, she couldn't do it, but it was difficult to prevent thieves from roaming the house no matter how hard you tried. She couldn't possibly protect this whole family.
Zhao Tingting hesitated to speak. As the saying goes, it is better to demolish ten temples than to destroy a marriage.
"Does your man know about this?" Zhao Tingting asked.
"He doesn't know yet." The woman shook her head. She had just heard the news.
It felt like a bolt from the blue. To her, that home was like a flood and a beast, and she couldn't stay there for a moment.
After running out, she was at a loss again because she found that she had nowhere to go.
As I walked, I came to Zhao Tingting.
She didn't know if Zhao Tingting and others could help her, but she was tired, her stomach was growling, and she couldn't walk anymore.
She would get up before dawn in the morning, clean the yard and make breakfast. After making breakfast, she would gather the dirty clothes together and take them to the river to wash after breakfast.
In the morning she drank a bowl of porridge with few rice grains and a sweet potato.
The three of them have always done the most work and eaten the worst at home.
While washing clothes, my stomach suddenly felt severe pain. I wanted to bear it, but when I couldn't bear it anymore, I thought about going home and lying down. Who knew I would hear such a secret.
She didn't feel it just now, but now that she has recovered, she feels a little uncomfortable in her stomach again.
The woman touched her belly and wondered, "Is the baby aware that he's not welcome, and therefore doesn't want to come?" Should I let him have his way? Rather than suffering in this world, it's better...
"Have something hot!" Zhao Tingting saw her touching her stomach, thinking she was hungry, so she made a cup of malted milk for her to drink.
These are the things she keeps in the office. Because she gets hungry easily, she always has some biscuits and malted milk ready in the office.
"No, no, no, this is too expensive, I can't accept it!" The woman quickly refused.
This is malted milk. A cup of it might cost a few dollars. It's not something you can drink.
Zhao Tingting gave her a few more cookies and said, "Eat it. Only when you are full can you think carefully about how to proceed.
Go back and discuss it with your man and hear what he thinks."
The woman was stunned looking at the biscuits and malted milk in front of her. Even a stranger could show kindness to her, so why would her close family treat her like that?
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