Fan Laosan's mother-in-law glanced at the people behind her and asked alertly: "Who are they?"
"My friend, I'm here to see Dasheng. Where's Cuiye! Why don't you come out?" Fan Laosan stretched his neck and looked into the room.
Fan Lao San's mother-in-law glared at him: "My good daughter was beaten like that by you, and now you bring someone to my house to see a college student. Lao San, what on earth do you want to do?"
Fan Laosan pushed the old lady away impatiently and stretched his neck to rush in. Sun Da reached out to hold him back in time.
"Third brother, what are you talking about!"
Fan Laosan's mother-in-law put down her guard when she saw Sun Da: "Brother Sun! You came just in time, you have to make the decision for my daughter!"
As she spoke, the sixty-year-old woman's eyes turned red.
It was past one o'clock in the afternoon, the hottest time of the day. Sun Da wiped his sweat and said, "Sister-in-law, it's such a hot day, can we go inside and talk?"
Fan Laosan's mother-in-law then reluctantly let several people into the house.
However, her eyes were always fixed on Lu Chenxu and Mo Xiaodie. These two people were dressed in extraordinary clothes and looked like they were from the city. What does it mean that Fan Laosan brought two city people here?
Three bungalows are common in rural areas, with the living room in the middle and two rooms on the east and west sides, with the doors opening in the living room.
When Lu Chenxu and others entered, the door to the east was closed forcefully. Therefore, they did not see the child and Fan Lao's third daughter-in-law.
The furnishings in the living room look very old, and there is a layer of dust on the concrete floor. There is no sofa, only a few wooden chairs and a wooden square table with peeling paint.
There was an old high table placed against the wall at the back, and an old TV was placed on it. It was very small, only about 18 inches.
At this time, cartoons were still playing on the TV. The child should have been sitting here watching TV just now. When he heard them coming, he ran in.
Mo Xiaodie stared at the closed door, feeling sour in her heart that her four treasures had been living in such an environment.
Lu Chenxu, who was beside him, held her hand. He had lived in a big city since he was a child and lived a prosperous life. He never thought that there was such a poor place in the world.
What was even more difficult for him to accept was that his son had been living in this place for nearly seven years.
"Chenxu, sit down!" Sun Da greeted them both.
At this time, Fan Laosan had already walked to the door of the east room and knocked hard: "Cuiye, open the door, it's me, Fan Laosan." His tone was rough, without any trace of guilt.
A child's cry came from inside the door: "Mom, I'm afraid!"
Lu Chenxu's heart suddenly tightened. When he was about to stand up, Mo Xiaodie beside him had already stood up and walked to Fan Laosan in two steps.
"You hit your wife, but you didn't even say an apology. Are you still not a man?" She suppressed the anger in her heart and spoke in a sharp voice.
Fan Laosan glanced at her and said nonchalantly: "So what, my wife, I can do whatever I want, can you take care of it?"
Lu Chenxu walked over and pulled Mo Xiaodie behind him: "Fan Laosan, you have disgraced all the men in the world!"
Knowing that Lu Chenxu was very skilled, Fan Laosan didn't dare to offend him. He curled his lips, walked to Sun Da and sat down: "If you have the ability, ask her to open the door!"
Fan Laosan's mother-in-law saw some clues and pulled Sun Da to ask: "Brother Sun, are these two people here to see Dasheng? Well, then they are——"
Sun Da simply stopped hiding it: "Sister-in-law, they are Dasheng's biological parents, and they are here to see Dasheng."
In the east room, there was a sudden sound, like the sound of a water glass falling to the ground.
"What? Dasheng's biological parents? Didn't you say you didn't want children back then? Why are you here again now?" Fan Laosan's mother-in-law was very excited.
Her daughter is infertile, and she still expects to have this child to support her in old age!
Sun Da patiently explained: "It's not that they don't want the child, it's the traffickers who abducted the child. They have been looking for the child for the past seven years!"
The door to the east was suddenly opened at this moment. A dark and thin woman in her thirties with short ear-length hair stood at the door, wary, staring at Lu Chenxu and Mo Xiaodie, behind her
, a little boy who was also dark and thin timidly raised his head, his eyes full of fear.
Mo Xiaodie and Lu Chenxu walked over immediately: "Children--", after just calling out, her tears couldn't stop flowing down.
Her child was as skinny as a stick, with sunken eye sockets. The wounds on his arms were shocking, as if they had been whipped with a belt or something, and they were not properly treated.
She raised her hand to wipe her tears vigorously, took the shopping bag full of snacks from Lu Chenxu's hand and handed it over: "Kid, what's your name, college student, right? This is what Auntie treats you to. Take it!"
Her voice was very low and gentle, for fear of scaring him.
There was a trace of longing in Dasheng's eyes. He stared at the snack in Mo Xiaodie's hand and bit his finger unconsciously.
Cui Ye straightened her body and stared at Mo Xiaodie: "Da Sheng is my son, and none of you can take him away!"
The old lady walked to her daughter and helped her: "Yes, why should we give it to you after we raised a child that we had to pee every time?"
Fan Laosan walked over and persuaded: "Mom, Cuiye, they didn't take the child away for nothing, they will compensate us. They are city dwellers, rich, and the students will follow them to enjoy the blessings, and they will become talents in the future.
He will still come back to repay us, right, Dasheng?"
The thin child looked at Fan Laosan timidly and nodded mechanically.
The old lady was a little shaken when she heard the other party gave her money, but Cuiye had a firm look on her face: "No, Dasheng is my son. No matter how much money you give me, I will not let you take him away!"
Fan Laosan rolled his eyes and said in a slow tone: "Daughter-in-law, I actually can't bear to give birth to a baby, but you see, my biological parents have come to visit me. Let's discuss it carefully when we get home, okay?"
With that said, he reached out and took the snack from Mo Xiaodie's hand and handed it to Dasheng: "Here, son, eat it!"
Seeing that Cuiye didn't say anything, Dasheng took the snack, took out a piece of bread, tore open the bag and ate it hungrily.
Mo Xiaodie and Lu Chenxu turned their faces away sadly, not daring to look any further. Their son had suffered countless crimes since he was a child. As parents, they really couldn't bear to see such a situation.
Cuiye held Dasheng's hand tightly and said nothing.
Fan Laosan lost his patience and his face sank: "Cuiye, I tell you, you must take Dasheng home today, otherwise I will divorce you immediately."
After saying that, Fan Laosan seemed very angry and walked out without looking back.
Fan Laosan's mother-in-law quickly pushed her daughter: "Hurry up and follow your man home. You can't have children. If we get divorced, who will want you!"
"Mom - I" Cuiye's eyes turned red, and she unconsciously covered her arm, which must have been injured by Fan Laosan.
"Go back, kid! Mom, this is for you too!"
Mo Xiaodie looked shocked. Her daughter had suffered domestic violence, and as a mother, she actually advised her to endure it. Could it be that here, as a woman, if she can't have children, she doesn't even have the right to choose her life?