I thought it would be a cliché story of getting promoted and receiving a raise, becoming a general manager, becoming a CEO, and marrying a rich and handsome man. However, reality is always cruel and heartless.
You could guess the beginning, but you couldn't guess the ending. The tragedy of Qiu Feng'er's life had begun.
Although she was promoted to general manager and her salary increased several times, Qiu Feng'er was used to being frugal and still lived in her small apartment in the small community for ten years without moving.
One day, a newlywed couple moved into the empty house next door. The man's name was Nan Zhu and the woman's name was Lü Zhu. They were college classmates and got married quickly after graduation.
Qiu Feng'er was much older than them, and they were neighbors. As the saying goes, a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. If you get along well with your neighbors, everyone will be happy.
As the people on both sides got to know each other better, it became common for them to visit each other occasionally.
Young couples often have differences in lifestyle and eating habits, and arguments are commonplace. After a fight, Lü Zhu and Nan Zhu often seek solace from their confidante, Qiu Feng'er.
If things continue this way, the two families might even become close friends despite their age difference.
This is just the case; the probability of it coming true is extremely low.
A year later, Qiu Feng'er had just returned home from get off work when Lü Zhu slapped her without saying a word. At that moment, Qiu Feng'er was stunned and only vaguely heard Lü Zhu say something about her being shameless and seducing her husband.
The incident caused a huge uproar, and many people in the neighborhood had overheard Lü Zhu's words that day. By the time Qiu Feng'er came to her senses, Lü Zhu had already been confirmed as the mistress.
Qiu Feng'er wanted to explain to Lü Zhu, but Lü Zhu refused to see her. Qiu Feng'er then went to Nan Zhu, who told her that he had eaten and drunk some wine after work that day, and that he had perfume on him. Lü Zhu thought he had cheated on her and wouldn't let him go. During the commotion, he was dizzy from drinking and, in a moment of anger and frustration, blurted out that he had been with her and that he liked her.
Having learned the whole story, Qiu Feng'er asked Nan Zhu to explain to Lü Zhu, and Nan Zhu readily agreed. The next day, when Qiu Feng'er returned home, she no longer saw Lü Zhu making a scene.
A month later, Qiu Feng'er's company learned that she was a mistress and immediately fired her.
What the hell? How come she didn't know she was the other woman?
Qiu Feng'er thought of Lü Zhu and Nan Zhu, and went to their homes, only to encounter their elderly parents at the entrance of the residential complex. Without asking any questions, her parents beat her severely, leaving her covered in bruises. Taking advantage of her injuries, they took her back to their hometown. Three days later, they "married" her off at a low price to a lame widower.
Her parents are truly good; they'd sell their daughter for just 500 yuan.
Five hundred yuan! During holidays and festivals, the amount she gave could buy countless versions of herself; Qiu Feng'er couldn't even count them all.
Looking back on her life, she was framed for trusting the wrong people. She worked hard for ten years, but her company fired her in the blink of an eye because of a rumor. Her parents, who gave birth to her, didn't treat her like a human being and sold her off for a small amount of money.
Why? Why? Is there no justice in this era?
Qiu Feng'er was filled with hatred and refused to surrender. She wanted to cry for help and escape, but her mouth was gagged, preventing her from speaking, and her body was bound, rendering her immobile. The day before her wedding, the villagers treated her like a monkey to be watched. The groom's family pointed and gossiped about her, judging whether she was worth the price. Some of the older generation even took off her clothes to examine her body, checking for any potential problems that might affect her fertility.
Is this how you treat a person?
No, in their eyes she wasn't a person, but a commodity to be bought and sold. And in Qiu Feng'er's eyes, they were demons, beasts in human skin.
Why? Why treat her like this? Just because she's a woman?
Despite the trends of the new era, many people still uphold the legacy of their ancestors—preferring sons to daughters, marrying off daughters, while other people's children have sons to accompany them and to rely on in their old age.
Qiu Feng'er grew up in a poor family. Her parents only gave her a bite to eat and didn't care about anything else, but she always loved them very much.
At the age of eight, Qiu Feng'er was able to go to school due to national policy. Her parents thought that if their daughter was educated and literate, she would be able to marry well in the future, and perhaps they could ask for more dowry from her in-laws.
After graduating from elementary school, Qiu Feng'er, who had excellent grades in all her subjects, had her tuition waived by the leaders of her junior high school. They not only personally visited Qiu Feng'er's parents to ask them to let her continue her studies, but also declared that if Qiu Feng'er continued to excel in the future, she could receive a high scholarship.
Qiu Feng'er's parents, greedy for money and unwilling to offend high-ranking officials, happily allowed Qiu Feng'er to continue her studies.
Of course, Qiu Feng'er had to give them two-thirds of the school scholarship; otherwise, what would happen to their family's farmland if they lost such an important laborer?
Qiu Feng'er had no regrets, after all, they were her biological parents!
Seven years later, with the support of the school and her own hard work, Qiu Feng'er graduated from university with high spirits. She quickly found a job and sent most of her first paycheck back to her parents.
Ha, how ridiculous! She puts them first in everything, and this is how they treat her.
Heartbroken, Qiu Feng'er hanged herself on the day she married the widower.
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Thank you for the flowers in this era of cheating, where is true love?! Thank you to QQ48b1d7388c22f3 for the flowers and the reward!
Thank you for the flowers in this era of cheating, where is true love?! Thank you to QQ48b1d7388c22f3 for the flowers and the reward!
Thank you for the flowers in this era of cheating, where is true love?! Thank you to QQ48b1d7388c22f3 for the flowers and the reward!
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