From 1971 to 1980, over a period of nine years, Tang Cuilan gave birth to four daughters for Duan Changwei.
When the family planning policy was implemented, Duan Changwei wanted to have another child, but Tang Cuilan's health no longer allowed it.
The reason is simple: the Duan family mother and son mistreated her because she had given birth to daughters one after another, and they paid less and less attention to her and grew to hate her more and more.
The old woman has a pension and lives in the county town. She neither takes care of the children nor supports her family. She found an old man on her own and is doing well.
This man, who didn't care about anything, started instigating his son to discipline his daughter-in-law after she gave birth to a series of girls.
Originally, the couple had a relatively harmonious relationship, but as Duan Changwei experienced setbacks in his career, his daughters were born one after another, and his wife's figure changed after childbirth, becoming increasingly unattractive, Duan Changwei changed and began to commit domestic violence.
Because Tang Cuilan was weak-willed and didn't know how to resist, she had to take care of the children and work. He only attacked from the sidelines. He relied on her salary to support the family, but he would only take out his salary after she had spent it all, and he would spend it very sparingly.
The eldest daughter is almost nine years old now, but she hasn't been sent to school yet, not to mention the other three.
Tang Cuihua had tried countless times to persuade Tang Cuilan to stand up, but she was like a lump of mud, impossible to lift.
Cuihua wanted to help her niece go to school, but the couple refused.
Duan Changwei: "Can't I afford this little bit of money? Do you think you can help me out? You think you're so rich?"
Tang Cuilan: "Sister, no need. I have money. Why would I use your money? I will find a way to send the child to school."
But over the years, Tang Cuihua still doesn't know that Tang Cuilan is frequently beaten, and she doesn't allow the children to talk about being bullied.
This caused Tang Cuihua to feel extremely disappointed in her younger sister, and Cuilan became increasingly disillusioned with life. If it weren't for these four children, she would have already given up on life.
The tumultuous nine-year marriage cannot be explained in a few words. The turning point came thanks to a telegram sent by Zhou Yue.
She was going to Harbin to attend Zhou Yue's wedding.
However, Duan Changwei disagreed because Tang Cuilan wanted to take all four of her daughters with her.
"Where's the money? Do you even know how many kilometers it is from here to Harbin? What's the cheapest train ticket?"
It costs you 20 yuan per person. If you include the younger ones, and the eldest gets a 50% discount, it will cost you 30 yuan.
Thirty yuan is just for the ticket; food, drinks, and lodging are free? How much money do you have to spend like this? Who do you think you are?
What does your childhood neighbor's wedding have to do with you?
When Tang Cuilan and Duan Changwei got married, Xiao Jiu had already been missing for five years.
She had never mentioned her younger sister's relationship with the Tang family to Duan Changwei.
As time went on, he became even less aware of the relationship between Zhou Yue and his family, as well as the Tao family.
So when he began to insult her, Tang Cuilan's eyes gradually dimmed.
Yes, what will she bring to her sister's wedding?
Having nothing to offer, you just bring Wu Zhang to freeload?
She laughed and cried at the same time, and her alternating laughter and tears provoked Duan Changwei.
He was drinking nearby when he got angry and grabbed a stool, smashing it over Tang Cuilan's head.
"Mom, watch out!" Luckily, the eldest daughter saw it and ran over while shouting. As a result, the stool hit Tang Cuilan's head and then hit her daughter, causing both mother and daughter to fall to the ground. The other three daughters were so frightened that they burst into tears.
When Tang Cuihua and her husband kicked the door open, they saw Tang Cuilan covered in blood. Enraged, they grabbed a broom and started hitting Duan Changwei.
After being hit a few times, Duan Changwei sobered up considerably and immediately wanted to fight back, but his opponent had changed from Tang Cuihua to Zhai Sanhe.
That night, Duan Changwei was beaten half to death. Tang Cuihua was furious at her sister for being so useless. She also learned from her nieces that her sister was often beaten and starved. She was so angry that she couldn't sleep and even blamed herself for pushing her sister into the fire.
"Do you still want to live with him, Cuilan? I've told you so many times, divorce isn't scary, let's divorce him, okay?"
Since he doesn't like these girls, you can take them all with you.
To avoid your wicked mother-in-law causing trouble, we'll take nothing.
As long as we can cut ties with them completely, we don't need anything else. With so many sisters and brothers-in-law, how could you not survive?
Do you remember what I told you?
In a few years, the situation will get better and better.
You can earn more by simply setting up a stall than by working a regular job.
If you ask me, you should divorce him, sell your job, and take the child to find Xiaojiu and Cuihong.
"The Northeast is great; it has a developed industry. You have a skill, so things will only get better for you and your child."
I didn't know she was often beaten before, and I tried to persuade her to stay together rather than separate. But now that I know my sister is being abused, how can I tolerate this?
Cuilan remained silent, head bowed. Cuihua grew anxious and looked at her niece: "What do you think? Are you willing to leave your father?"
The child looked at Tang Cuihua with teary eyes, as if she were his savior.
"Auntie, we're willing. Mom, you don't know, we have no food to eat whenever Grandma comes."
She wouldn't feed us, but she made me cook all sorts of delicious food for her.
Every time she comes, the meat you buy to please her ends up in her stomach; we never get a single drop of oil from the pot.
She called us money-losing goods, called us chickens that can't lay eggs, and cursed our whole family. Waaah, Mom, can we listen to Auntie?
That's right, it's better for you to take us back to the countryside to live than to stay in a rented room in the countryside!
At least in the countryside, no one beat us, no one scolded us, and no one withheld our food.
The child cried harder and harder, and the other three younger children, seeing their older sister crying so hard, also started to cry.
Seeing this scene, Tang Cuilan's heart was broken, and Tang Cuihua, standing beside her, felt increasingly uncomfortable.
She felt this matter couldn't be delayed, especially since Tang Cuilan had been subjected to domestic violence for quite some time. Even if her sister hated her, she still wanted to help her get a divorce.
They were all rushing to the Northeast, and when Tang Cuilan couldn't make up her mind, she didn't let her show her face at all.
Zhai Sanhe acted swiftly and decisively, taking Duan Changwei to the township civil affairs office and getting Tang Cuilan's colleague to help him divorce her sister.
In front of her colleagues, she said, "My sister was beaten so badly by Duan Changwei that she can't get out of bed, so I'm going to sell my job. Anyone who needs help can come to me. I'm Tang Cuihua from the township health center. You can find me when you get to the health center."
Afterwards, he returned to the township health center and told all his colleagues about all the heinous acts that Section Chief Wei had committed over the years.
“They, mother and son, bullied my sister. How could a medical student not know that the sex of a child depends on the man?”
He himself is incapable of fathering a son, yet he blames it all on my sister, beating and scolding her every day and refusing to feed her.
Over the years, that family has been entirely supported by my sister; he hasn't contributed a single penny, and he keeps his own salary.
"Pah! You shameless thing! I was blind to have introduced you to my sister!"
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