Seeing Jian Dan's expression, which showed no sign of noticing anything, Mingzhu felt helpless. Even Tan Yajun on the bed glanced at Ling Weidong several times, a strange look flashing in her eyes.
But I'm not in the mood to think about anything else or say goodbye right now.
Ling Weidong went to complete the discharge procedures, said goodbye to a few police officers, and was about to get up when he heard a commotion at the door, and the group stopped abruptly.
Ling Weidong stopped them.
"Please wait a moment, I'll go out and take a look,"
They saw so many people when they came in, and there's even an injured person here. It would be bad if they bumped into him.
"Yes, Sister Yajun, don't worry."
As soon as the door opened, the noise outside seemed to pierce right into my ears.
"Why did you come back? You shameless wretch, you've disgraced the family!"
"Oh dear, the marriage has already been arranged, and the betrothal gifts have been sent over. How can they accept this after what you've done?"
"Tell me, you've been arrested for several days, and your innocence is gone. What's the point of you coming back? You might as well have just died out there. Now everyone knows about your shameful deeds. How is your brother going to find a wife now?"
"Mom, I didn't,"
"Didn't you ask me to do the laundry? How can you say that to me?"
"Innocence? How could I lose my innocence? Are you even my own mother? I was arrested because I was working for you!"
"Waaah, you wish I'd just die out there. I knew it; if I went back, you'd all drive me to my death anyway, so I'd rather not live anymore."
"I'll beat you to death, you ungrateful wretch! I raised you all these years, and you've turned me into an enemy!"
In the chaos of war, people were cursing and even physically fighting, and this was even though everyone lived nearby and people came as soon as they were notified.
There were others like Tan Yajun who had been taken away on the train for various reasons. They stood expressionless to one side. Cheng Yuanshan also rushed over, and the baby-faced policeman was reporting the situation.
"Chief, these are locals. Only a few parents came and took their children away."
Look at the rest of them, they're just cursing and yelling, hitting and yelling, as if it's their fault for being taken away, and they wish they were dead.
"Look at that, it's not like treating your own child, it's more like treating an enemy."
Cheng Yuanshan looked around, his heart filled with bitterness and helplessness.
The preference for sons over daughters has been a long-standing bad habit in rural areas. No matter how much the policy promotes gender equality, the deep-rooted thinking of most people cannot be changed. In particular, some uneducated people with feudal and traditional ideas are stubborn and believe that not having a son to carry on the family line means that the family line is cut off and the ancestral rites cannot be passed on, which is a heinous crime.
Many families desperately try to have a son, while girls, whom they consider useless and a burden on the family, are trampled underfoot, seen as free labor and long-term servants.
Not only are they constantly busy with chores, but they also have to eat and wear leftovers, and are constantly beaten and scolded. Once they reach marriageable age, they collect a dowry and sell their children, and that's considered fulfilling their parents' duty.
Seeing the lifeless looks in the girls' eyes, Cheng Yuanshan smiled bitterly, thinking how they had managed to be happy for a while.
Now it seems that the most difficult part is dealing with the aftermath. If all the parents are like this, with their ignorance, then even if these girls go back with them, they will not only face the loss of their dowry, but also be abused and trampled on by their families. They have clearly already foreseen their fate.
As I was pondering this, the family in front of me had already started fighting. The father was yelling at his daughter for being shameless, and he was about to slap her with his large, fan-like hand. The mother was trying to block him while also pinching her arm, twisting it hard, her teeth clenched.
"You shameless bastard, go out and find other men yourself, don't pretend to be innocent."
I've already found you a good match, and you're supposed to be getting married in two days. And now you're doing this shameful thing. Did you do it on purpose?
Not only did it force my mother to return the bride price, but she also got yelled at and cursed at. "You wretched thing, what are you still alive for? If it were me, I'd just hang myself; at least that would save me some food!"
The man was furious, his face turning red, but he made no attempt to stop it.
The girl opposite him had a bitter smile on her face, and even though her arm was being pinched, she seemed to feel nothing.
"It's my fault again, it's my fault again."
Did I want to go out on my own? If you hadn't asked me to buy meat for your precious son, would I have gotten myself into this mess?
"Don't say those useless things, don't push it onto my son. He's our family's only son. You're complaining when we ask you to do some work for him?"
You ingrate, you heartless bastard! I raised you all these years, what's wrong with asking you to do some work?
"If I'd known you were such a heartless bastard, I should have strangled you in the first place. You'd save me from all this trouble. You've completely disgraced me!"
In front of a whole corridor of people, these parents just threw dirty water on their child. Everyone in the corridor was stunned. People say that you shouldn't wash your dirty linen in public, but this family is really something else. They can't stand to see their child doing well at all.
Of course, there are others like them who also cry and fuss with their children, but their fussing makes them seem like mere background figures.
The girl's eyes were lifeless. Hearing this, she didn't argue further, but instead muttered to herself.
"Yes, I'm a disgrace. I've embarrassed you all. I've embarrassed you all."
You raised me, I listened to you, worked myself to the bone, served the young, served the old, served your whole family, and in the end, I'm still the one who embarrassed you, haha, embarrassing.”
Her voice grew softer and softer until finally she stared intently at the couple across from her who were still cursing. Her shoulders slumped down, as if all her strength had been drained, and she leaned against the wall behind her.
The mother across from you is still hurling insults and curses incessantly, indiscriminately, practically stripping you naked from head to toe and slowly torturing you, down to your ancestors for eight generations, none of whom can escape your fate.
The people around gradually quieted down. To be honest, many people are sexist, but she was their own daughter. Why did they have to do this?
Those who don't know the situation would definitely think it's a feud spanning several lifetimes.
The girl's gaze gradually turned cold. She looked at the parents around her who were protecting their children in their arms, then looked at the parents opposite her who seemed to want to kill her, and gave a soft sneer.
What are you laughing at? You're a jinx!
You've taken away all the good fortune my son has, and you're so proud of yourself. You've managed to endure all these years of hardship, but what about my son?
You take medicine every day, and you even ruined the marriage that we finally agreed on. With someone as shameless as you, who would want to marry into this family?
"You jinx! Why don't you just die? Go die, go die, go die, go die, just hurry up and die! I'll be happy if you say it!"
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