Chapter 55【55】 I will help you make money.
Evil people will not give up their goals easily; they will haunt you like a ghost until they achieve their goal.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were not willing to leave like this, but the security guard was too strong for them to defeat. On the other hand, Qian Tingting was unwilling to go with them.
There were a lot of disputes in the process. The old woman cried, made a fuss, and even threatened to hang herself. She then cursed Qian Tingting viciously. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quarreled for a long time, and finally were asked to leave the school by the security guard.
Tang Yuanyuan also did not forget and took the snakeskin bags from the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Huang Yan: "They treated you like this. From now on, don't even think about them. From now on, I'll fetch you all my water."
Li Jing: "I'll get you some water too. If you don't want this kind of grandma, then don't bother. We'll all take care of you."
Qian Tingting covered her face with her hands and sobbed uncomfortably: "Why do they treat me like this? Am I not their child?"
Tang Yuanyuan looked at the time and found that she had skipped a class.
"My understanding is that you should never ask a beast why."
"Asking will only make you feel bad."
"You can choose to continue squatting on the ground crying, or you can choose to dry your tears and go to class. Your grandma and mom are still here. Do you choose to follow them and live in the mud for the rest of your life, or do you choose to stand up and learn? The decision is yours."
Qian Tingting immediately got up from the ground, wiping her tears as she chased after Tang Yuanyuan, fearing she would be left behind. "I have class."
It is easy to break up with your family, but the separation in life can also bring a lot of troubles in life.
Fortunately, they originally planned to let Qian Tingting get on the train directly, and her spare clothes were all inside.
But the weather will gradually get colder, and her quilt is still thin.
Can you really earn a living just by fetching water?
Breaking up with the family is not just about emotional entanglements, but also about life. Qian Tingting can't help but worry, after all, she is only 15 years old.
Not to mention her age, even adults in their thirties or forties would inevitably panic and feel confused if they encountered such a thing.
Her mood was inevitably low, and she always dreamed of her family members when she went to bed in the middle of the night.
After school on the second day, Friday, Qian Tingting's younger brother came to school.
"Sister, I'm hungry. Do you have money to buy me something to eat?"
Qian Tingting: "I don't have much money either, let's go to the cafeteria to eat."
Qian Tingting's younger brother: "Can we go out to eat? I see there are a lot of places to eat outside your school."
Qian Tingting herself had never eaten at a street stall outside, but she was used to loving her brother, so she nodded.
Things like rice noodles cost one dollar each. Qian Tingting bought a sesame seed bun with fried dough sticks, which only cost 60 cents. The bun was brushed with sauce and the fried dough sticks were fried crispy and delicious.
She was only willing to buy one portion, so she took out three dollars from her pocket, leaving only one dollar for herself. She used all the money to buy steamed buns, which should be enough for two days.
Qian Tingting's brother said the same thing: "Sister, will you come home with me?"
"Grandma and Mom both know they were wrong, and they have agreed to let you go to school."
Qian Tingting didn't dare to go back. Tang Yuanyuan told her that she could never go back home again, and if she went back, she would not be able to come to school.
Although she was panicking now and didn't know what to do in the future, she vaguely knew that it was right to listen to Tang Yuanyuan.
"I'm not going back."
"Go home by yourself."
Qian Tingting stuffed the money into her brother's hand and strode into the school.
Most of the classmates went home on weekends. Some classmates from rural areas did not go home to save on transportation fares and only went home once every two or three weeks. She was the only one in the dormitory, eating cold steamed buns and taking out books to read.
This was also what Tang Yuanyuan taught her. If she felt uncomfortable, she should study, work, or go to the playground to run. Her mind would not think about those things, and if she thought about those things, she would not feel panicked.
But she didn't expect that her brother would come to school again the next day.
Her brother brought her some small fruits sprinkled with icing sugar, which were made by frying flour in a pan and then coating it with sugar.
Qian Tingting’s mother only makes it during the Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese New Year. It is the only snack Qian Tingting can eat, and she likes it very much.
"Grandma asked Mom to do this for you. Neither of them knows what Xiao Min does. They also care about you. They didn't mean to scold you. Now, Uncle and Dad are lying in bed and can't do the work in the fields. Dabao is still in the hospital. They are just too anxious."
"They all knew they were wrong."
"Grandma and Mommy told you to keep studying if you want to. They won't force you."
"Sister, come home, we are a family."
Qian Tingting wiped her tears and said, "I'm going back next week. I have to go to class again tomorrow. It's not worth it. I can save two days of food money if I go back next week."
"Sister, that's right. We are a family. However, grandma and mom miss you. They asked me to take you home today."
Qian Tingting shook her head. The round-trip bus fare was two yuan, and it was not cost-effective to stay there for a whole day.
My brother had no choice but to take the bus and go back alone.
Children are always attached to their families. Even though she knew that she would have to rely on herself for her studies in the future, Qian Tingting was still visibly happy.
She has a home again.
Li Jing was very attentive. After returning to school on the weekend, as soon as she put down her schoolbag, she noticed that Qian Tingting had gained strength to fetch water today. "What are you so happy about?"
Qian Tingting shared the small fruit with Li Jing: "This is what my mother made. My brother gave it to me. He said that my grandmother and mother have agreed that I can go to school, as long as I don't spend the family's money. My mother made this specially for me."
Li Jing: "Huh?"
Qian Tingting shared this with Huang Yan and Tang Yuanyuan.
Tang Yuanyuan has seen many scammers on the train and has figured out the evil guys' tricks. Before they cheat people, they always give them some sweet treats first.
When looking for a job, they pretend to be the big boss and promise you a certain amount of money per month.
Sometimes it's juggling on the train, getting everyone's attention.
Sometimes it's gambling, like the cup-guessing game that never fails. A hundred-dollar bill is placed on the table, making you think that even a fool can guess correctly and win the hundred dollars. But as long as you participate, you will never be able to guess which cup the glass ball is in.
Those who want to win money will lose instead.
Tang Yuanyuan looked at the small fruit and it looked very much like a hundred yuan bill on the table.
"Your father and uncle are lying in bed, and your mother still has the mind to cook for you?"
The light in Qian Tingting's eyes was real: "They knew they were wrong and made it especially for me. My brother didn't even have any."
"Tang Yuanyuan, eat it, it's delicious."
Even the most honest Li Jing was puzzled. "Her grandmother and mother are both wicked, so why does Qian Tingting still trust them so much? I think there must be something fishy going on."
Huang Yan: "Now Qian Tingting doesn't have to spend money on her studies. She can work on weekends and earn money for the family if she gets into university. I guess they've figured it out. Qian Tingting's university education will be more beneficial to them. That way they'll have someone to rely on for the rest of their lives."
Li Jing: "They are so mean! If I were Qian Tingting, I would definitely ignore them."
"Or, let's persuade Qian Tingting not to recognize her as our grandmother."
Tang Yuanyuan stopped talking because she knew that only when people see things clearly and think things through, will they completely give up hope in the other person.
Tang Yuanyuan had originally guessed that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were eyeing Qian Tingting as a long-term meal ticket. After all, Qian Tingting was already grown up and did not need their investment anymore. She would obviously become the main labor force in the family.
As long as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have a little bit of common sense, they will have a good relationship with Qian Tingting.
But she also didn't expect that this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had lost all humanity.
Qian Tingting has made up her mind to continue studying and it is impossible for her to work anymore. What does it mean that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law don't let her come to school?
She suddenly thought that Tang Aiguo locked her up so that she could get married.
They wouldn't want to exchange Qian Tingting for a betrothal gift, right?
Yes, they still haven’t found the money to pay for their great-grandson’s medical expenses!
Tang Yuanyuan broke out in a cold sweat, "Yu Fangfang, can I borrow your security guard or your car?"
Yu Fangfang was originally admiring herself in the mirror, but upon hearing this, she immediately closed the mirror: "Another little hooligan to catch?"
Tang Yuanyuan: "No, I suspect Qian Tingting was left at home to get married."
Yu Fangfang: "So wicked? But it sounds exciting. Let's go."
It was not yet time to go home from school, so Tang Yuanyuan had no choice but to take Yu Fangfang to Yu's house on her bicycle.
The eldest daughter has a bad temper. Despite her young age, no one at home, from the nanny to the driver, dares to treat her like a child. When she tells him where she wants to go, the driver doesn't even ask any questions and won't complain to Director Hu.
Tang Yuanyuan almost didn't recognize Wang Erniu.
The yellow hair covering his eyes was gone, and his hair was cut back into a slicked-back style. He wore a black long shirt and trousers, a pair of sunglasses on his nose, and an earring with a metal texture on it.
Tang Yuanyuan: "...It's late at night, won't this affect your walking?"
Yu Fangfang: "Just tell me, does this look like the bodyguards in TV dramas?"
Tang Yuanyuan: “Yes.”
Yu Fangfang smiled with satisfaction and pride.
Tang Yuanyuan only knew which town and village Qian Tingting was from, but she had no idea how to get there. The driver only knew the roads to the town, but as for which village, that was difficult to tell.
Fortunately, there is Qian Tingting's younger brother. He is in the second grade of junior high school in their Qianji Town. After asking his classmates, he found out which class Qian Fei is in.
Qian Fei's eyes flickered: "My grandma left my sister at home to take care of my dad. She will go back to school in a few days."
It’s true!
Tang Yuanyuan got angry and kicked him in the chest: "You are also a human being!"
"You're a fucking beast!"
"Your sister saved her meals for you, and you watched her jump into the fire pit, get married in her teens, live in the countryside all her life, become a rural woman, and become the same person as your mother?"
Qian Fei's homeroom teacher was startled and came out of the classroom: "You, it's inappropriate to hit students like this, right?"
Yu Fangfang patted Tang Yuanyuan's shoulder and whispered, "Be patient. Trick her out before beating her. That way it will be more satisfying."
Then he said to the teacher, "We won't beat him, let's just ask him questions. His family is selling his sister to survive."
Tang Yuanyuan's strength was not weak at all, and Qian Fei was in excruciating pain. However, there were more people on the other side, and the teacher looked at him strangely. Tears welled up in his eyes with grievance, and he covered his heart. "I don't want this either. Grandma and Mom don't want her to get married either. They also want her to study. What about my dad? Should I let him die? Grandma said that she found a good family for me. If I marry into that family, I will have a good life and can help the family. That way, both families will have a good life."
Tang Yuanyuan: "Do you also think that your sister should sacrifice herself?"
Qian Fei: "I don't want to sacrifice my sister. When I get into college and become successful, I will definitely take care of her. I am not a heartless person. I will take care of her for the rest of her life and let my sister live a better life."
Tang Yuanyuan: "She can get into college on her own, she doesn't need your care!"
"Why do you think that taking care of her is repaying her kindness and being a gift to her?"
"Lead us."
Qian Fei was unwilling.
Leading the way means that he may have to drop out of school and not be able to study.
Yu Fangfang played with her pigtails and said, "You can't reason with a beast like that."
"It's better for someone else to die than for himself, that's what he thinks."
Yu Fangfang took out two hundred yuan from her pocket and said, "Who's willing to help me lead the way? This is my reward."
Two hundred yuan is a huge sum of money for rural students. All the children here are familiar with Qianji Town. There are several children from the same village as Qian Fei.
Several children raised their hands.
Yu Fangfang chose a child and left the school.
Seeing that everyone had left, Qian Fei could no longer sit still in school, so he asked for leave from his teacher and rode his bicycle out.
He didn't know that a group of people were waiting at the door.
Behind the tree, Yu Fangfang played with her pigtails: "Wang Erniu, beat him!"
Wang Erniu kicked out, and Qian Fei fell to the ground along with his broken bicycle. Wang Erniu used his hands and feet, and Qian Fei's screams were very obvious.
Yu Fangfang was playing with her pigtails, which was very funny to watch. She hated men who sold women the most.
Serves you right.
He also asked Wang Erniu to tie the man up, fasten the rope to the car, and let him run behind the car.
At the Qian family, Qian Tingting was locked in the house and went on a hunger strike in protest.
Qian Tingting's mother knelt on the ground and kowtowed to her: "Tingting, you must believe me. They are from a good family. They are rich, not as poor as ours."
"If you marry him and give birth to a son, he'll be the head of the family and have meat for every meal. It's a good thing that you don't have to suffer at home. Your father will also have access to medicine and will survive."
Unfortunately, Qian Tingting no longer responded to such words.
After hearing this for two days, anyone who hears such words will become numb, but she just feels chilled.
She knew that man. He was a famous leper in the neighboring village. He was ugly and was already over 30 years old. He had not yet married. The children in their village laughed at him.
For a dowry of one thousand yuan, her grandmother and mother sold her.
Tang Yuanyuan was right, they didn't love her at all, they just treated her as a tool to make money, and they could sacrifice her at any time when the family needed her.
First it was a shampoo girl, and now, she wants to exchange it for a betrothal gift.
All the guilt they expressed was fake. As long as she didn't act as sensible and sacrificial as they hoped, she would be treated rudely and mercilessly as an ungrateful person.
They are not really feeling guilty, and saying things like "there is nothing they can do" are just excuses they use to comfort themselves.
They are not bad people. They did not sell their daughter. It was life that forced them to sell her.
They always said that they had no other options, but they could think of letting her work as a shampoo girl in Zhuzhou in exchange for a betrothal gift.
Tang Yuanyuan took her to see that in the city, there were peasant women selling vegetables and fruits with their courage, some washed dishes in small private restaurants, the aunt selling rice noodles at the school gate was illiterate, and the aunt making sesame cakes was also illiterate.
They can all make money.
You can make money even if you are illiterate, but grandma and mom insist on staying at home to farm, saying that the land cannot be wasted.
It turns out that the land is more important than her!
In this family, nothing is more important than her.
She regretted not listening to Tang Yuanyuan and regretted coming back to this home.
It would be better for her to die than to marry that leper.
She would rather die than fulfill their wish.
Qian Tingting numbly turned her head away, not wanting to see her mother's hypocritical look at all: "Tomorrow, don't even think about me getting in the car to get married."
As expected, grandma's expression changed again. She was furious and started beating me with a bamboo stick. "You damned girl, you deserve to be struck by lightning! Your mother has already knelt before you, and you're still being stubborn. Do you have any heart? Do you really want to watch your father die?"
Qian Tingting no longer believed this. Tang Yuanyuan had already analyzed it with her.
The pesticide was brought by her uncle's grandson, and the bowls and rice containing the pesticide were given by her grandmother and her to the whole family. They were the real source.
She just didn't cut off her own flesh to feed them.
She didn't kill anyone, so she shouldn't bear any responsibility.
She gritted her teeth and said, "You need to earn a living for Dad. Go earn it yourselves. There are women working on the construction site. Sixty-year-old ladies in the city are also sweeping the floors. You are so strong, why don't you go to the city and earn money yourself?"
"You are the ones who are truly selfish!"
Grandma Qian Tingting was very angry. Her granddaughter had been bewitched and didn't even know how to be filial.
"You are so bad! Even if you starve to death, I will hand over your body tomorrow and bury it in the man's home. Our Qian family's ancestral grave will not bury an ungrateful person like you."
Qian Tingting: "Do you think I still care about the Qian family's ancestral tomb? I wish I had never been born."
"I hate myself for being a member of the Qian family. In my next life, I would rather be a dog or a pig than be a member of your Qian family."
She stared at her grandmother angrily, knowing that the more she did so, the angrier she would be and the harder the bamboo stick would hit her, but she just kept her neck stiff and used words to anger her and express her hatred for her.
She hated it so much.
The beating of the sticks was so loud that they were both hysterical, but the father lying on the bed looked as if he were dead.
The mother who had just knelt down in front of her was only crying and telling her not to be stubborn and to get married well tomorrow.
She hated her tears, hated herself, hated Qian Fei, and hated everyone in this family!
Two barrels of light opened the night sky and illuminated the yard, followed by her unbelievable voice.
"Qian Tingting, we are here to take you back to school."
It was Tang Yuanyuan's voice.
She seemed to appear suddenly, or as if sent by God, and stood in the yard.
Grandma Qian Tingting went out, holding a bamboo pole. "You little bitch? How dare you come to my house?"
Yu Fangfang: "Alas, she is not alone."
"Wang Erniu, come on!"
Wang Erniu kicked them one by one, and Qian Tingting's grandmother and mother squatted on the ground.
When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law heard Qian Fei's voice, they looked again and saw that their eldest grandson had been beaten into a pig's head. It was such a bullying!
But now there are only the elderly, the weak, women and children in their home, who are crying loudly in sadness.
My aunt-in-law wanted to stop them, but when she saw the burly security guard standing in the yard, she swallowed and didn't dare to move.
Tang Yuanyuan went to the kitchen and found a kitchen knife. The thumb-thick rope broke, and Qian Tingting regained her freedom. In the main room, her father, who was lying down, also stood up despite his weak body.
"Tingting."
Qian Tingting just felt disgusted: "Don't talk to me anymore!"
"Just pretend you never gave birth to me, and I don't have relatives like you."
Tang Yuanyuan suddenly remembered: "Do you know where your household registration book is?"
Qian Tingting nodded: "I know."
Tang Yuanyuan: "You'll need it for the college entrance exam. Take the page that's given to you."
All the important things of the Qian family were locked in the cabinet in her room by grandma. She took a brick to break the lock, took her page of the household registration book, and strode out of the yard.
Qian Tingting's mother: "Tingting, if you leave, what will happen to our family? Half of the betrothal money went to your father to buy medicine, and the other half went to Xiaobao's hospital bills. Our family will be ruined by Wang Laizi."
Qian Tingting: "Then just let them smash it. It has nothing to do with me."
Qian Tingting bent down and got into the car.
She didn't want to cry, but her tears kept flowing. She kept wiping her tears with her sleeves. By the time she got to school, both of her sleeves were soaked, with no dry spot.
The school had already finished classes by now, with only the headlights at the school gate still on.
Li Mu walked back and forth in front of the school gate. Finally, he saw the car and trotted over to it. "Fuck, Tang Yuanyuan, you're finally back. I was really worried that you'd be detained in the village and wouldn't be able to come back."
Tang Yuanyuan: "How did you know?"
Li Mu puffed up his cheeks and was very unhappy: "You are such a big living person, and there is no seat for you. How can I not see it!"
He glanced at Qian Tingting and became even more unhappy.
"You ran off to the countryside in the dead of night. Do you know that in the countryside, there are people who can't find a wife and buy one instead? Once the big chain is locked, there is no one to cry out for help. Why are you meddling in other people's affairs? Aren't you afraid of getting yourself into trouble?"
Tang Yuanyuan kicked him and said, "Go back to sleep."
Li Mu was furious: "Humph, I've been waiting for you here for a long time and was about to call the police. Just consider me meddling in your business. You're a heroine, okay?"
"I won't care about your mess from now on."
He strode towards the dormitory with his neck held high.
At this moment, most of the stalls in front of the school have packed up, and only a few day students who have finished their evening self-study and nearby residents are eating at a fried food stall.
Tang Yuanyuan: "Qian Tingting, I'm hungry. I want to go eat something."
Qian Tingting was already very grateful to Tang Yuanyuan for coming to save her, "Then I'll go back to the dormitory first."
Tang Yuanyuan took her arm and walked directly to the stall: "I'll treat you."
Qian Tingting shook her head: "No, I'm not hungry."
"Stop talking nonsense," Tang Yuanyuan picked up a dozen skewers of meat and vegetables and handed them to the stall owner, saying, "I'm not treating you to a free meal. When you make money in the future, you have to pay me back."
Qian Tingting: "Then you may have to wait a long time. I don't even know when I can return it to you."
Tang Yuanyuan: "Don't worry about the money. I have a lot of goods I want to sell. After the winter vacation, I will continue to import electronic watches to sell to you. You work for me and I will help you earn money. I will provide you with living expenses and tuition. However, it will be a bit hard, so don't cry when the time comes."
Qian Tingting's tears flowed even more fiercely, "I'm not afraid of hardship."
Tang Yuanyuan gave all the meat skewers to Qian Tingting: "I'm a vegetarian, these are all yours."
Qian Tingting had never eaten so much meat at one time, all by herself.
She took small bites of the meat, and the aroma of meat mixed with the aroma of oil rolled on the tip of her tongue. It was the best taste she had ever had.
However, she felt even sadder and her tears flowed even harder.
Her stomach was empty and she was so hungry that she had no strength, but she had no appetite and couldn't swallow.
She put the meat down again.
Tang Yuanyuan: "Are you asking yourself why they treat you like this?"
Qian Tingting: "I've thought about it. During the winter and summer vacations, I'll work to earn money for Dad's medical expenses. You said you could study at university and earn money at the same time. I told them that once I go to university, I can take care of Dad's medical expenses, and they only need to work hard for two and a half years in the city. Why, why do you want to marry me off for money?"
"I can give them all the money I earn in the future, it doesn't matter, why do they have to sell me?"
Tang Yuanyuan: "Because you are a girl."
"They've been suffering for half their lives, putting men first, being frugal, and taking care of the household. The hardship is real, and the numbness is also real."
"Deep down, they believe that women are inferior to men and can sacrifice for their families at any time. This is how they position themselves, and how they position all women."
"They are pitiful people, but they are more like leeches that suck human blood. They burrow into people's bodies and suck all your blood."
She picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into Qian Tingting's hand: "From now on, buy meat for yourself and eat as much as you want."
Qian Tingting stuffed the meat into her mouth with tears in her eyes and finished all the dozen or so pieces of meat.
In the dormitory, Li Jing, Huang Yan, and a dozen other girls surrounded the dorm manager. "Auntie, please, please call the police. What if something happens?"
The dormitory manager is having a headache because of the noise. How can she explain this to the police without any evidence?
When they saw Tang Yuanyuan and Qian Tingting coming back, they all surrounded them chattering.
"You are finally back."
"Qian Tingting, are you okay?"
Qian Tingting is not very popular in the dormitory. She spends all her time either fetching water or doing homework. This is the first time that everyone has surrounded her and shown concern for her.
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