Chapter 16: A Tragic Childhood
Never test human nature, because you can't afford the evil of human nature!
One day in late June, I took a leave of absence and took the train back to my hometown.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw that my mother's hair had a few silver threads, and before I could sigh, my mother cried first.
"Jun'er, you're back. ”
I thought I hadn't seen each other for more than 3 years, but I missed me.
"Mom, don't cry, I'm not back?" I sat down next to my mother and comforted me softly.
At this time, the two brothers returned. They talked nonsense, and gradually I understood: After I left, my ex-wife sprinkled fire on her son Liu Yongrui, beating and scolding, punishing and kneeling at every turn, and even denying food to eat.
Once, my son happened to meet his mother-in-law when he was going to school, and asked her mother-in-law for two yuan, saying that she was buying school supplies.
The mother-in-law had an extra heart and followed all the way, but saw him buy 4 steamed buns, hide on a street corner, and stuff them desperately into his mouth, almost choking to death.
The mother-in-law walked over and handed him a bottle of mineral water, and the boy covered the steamed bun and said, "Mother-in-law, I am not thirsty!"
"Brother!" Liu Dabing, the tall and sturdy second brother, sighed and said: "My mother came back that day and cried, and she was seriously ill and bedridden for several days, saying that this is all a sin!"
"Boss. Liu Daming, a tall and thin little brother, had tears in his eyes: "What is this? That day, we went to your original place to repair the circuit, Yongrui was kicked out because he didn't finish his homework, and he didn't eat."
I took him to buy a braised chicken, he was only 8 years old, and he ate it whole. Big brother, you know, I can't eat a whole chicken myself! I was always worried that he would be propped up, but he said, "Uncle, it's okay, I ate the chicken, and I can take care of it for a few more days." ”
"The next day, when I went to debug the circuit, I saw Yongrui standing there alone under the scorching sun. "Little brother's tears fell," I asked him why? He shook his head vigorously at me, and whispered: "Uncle, stay away from me, my mother has seen it, and I will have to stand for another hour." ”
"Xiao Rui said that his mother said that he was not allowed to eat the things of Lao Liu's family if he starved to death, so he had to be punished!"
The heart-rending voice made me feel guilty. Compared with the torture suffered by my son, the hardships I suffered in the East China Sea are really not worth mentioning!
"Dajun, tell Dad the truth. The second-generation head of the old Liu family choked up and said, "Have you sent living expenses to your ex-wife for more than three years?"
"I sent it, it used to be 1000 a month. I was nervous in the past few months this year, so I told her to send 500 first, and then 1000 per month at the end of the year. ”
"She said that you have no conscience and don't give you a penny, and she said that you have no interest, and you don't want a good job, and you will be a begging life for the rest of your life!"
"Mom, Dad!" I swallowed back tears, "I'll make a fool of myself!"
"Grandpa, mother-in-law, it's not good! My brother fainted in class, and now he is being taken to the hospital by the teacher. ”
A little girl with clear eyebrows suddenly slammed open the door, panting, walked straight to her father, knelt down on her legs, kowtowed her head three times, and then said with tears streaming down her face: "555, grandpa, I beg you, 5555, save Xiao Rui!" 55, he will be beaten to death by his aunt! Please! Grandpa, 55555!"
"Erguazi, this is Yue'er, right?" I walked over and tried to help her up.
"Well, Yue'er, call Uncle!" the second brother said loudly.
"I don't call! It's you, run outside to hide and relax, my brother has become an orphan!555, grandpa, mother-in-law, take him back." Dad, our family also has some money, okay?" Yue'er avoided me, rushed to her mother-in-law, and kowtowed again.
"Yue'er, what hospital is Xiao Rui in?, take Uncle Hurry up!" I yelled.
"Yue'er, lead the way! There will be a break today!" Dad touched the little girl's head and gritted his teeth.
"Who of you is the parent of the child? Call the police! This is not the first time. A female doctor in her 30s choked up and said, "Who can bear to do such a poisonous hand to an 8-year-old child, is he still human?"
"Look at it, there are strangulation marks on your hands, scars on your legs, back, and chest, and scars on your skin that have not yet healed, and new wounds have been added, and the wounds have become suppurated. "The nurse was in tears and showed us the scars.
His son Xiao Rui lay quietly on the bed, with an infusion tube in his right hand. It grows very thin, like a bamboo pole.
"Son, tell me, who did this? Dad fought hard today and died with him!" I saw my son's eyes open weakly, and tears welled up in my eyes.
"Mother-in-law, who is he?" asked Xiao Rui with difficulty. The eyes are timid, and they look very timid.
"Grandson, my poor grandson, he is your father. 555。 The old mother leaned down lovingly and touched his head.
"Daddy?" the son shook his head laboriously, "I don't have a dad anymore, and Mom said that Dad died outside." Ahem, ahem, ahem. ”
"Son, don't listen to your mother's nonsense! Your father is here to pick you up! Tell your grandfather who beat you? The whole family of the old Liu family is looking for him to settle accounts!" said the father whimpered.
"Grandpa, I accidentally fell myself, not Mom. Ouch, hiss, pain!" Rui frowned.
"Son, tell me, did your mother beat you?" I asked angrily, holding his hand.
"No, it's because I'm not well-behaved, and I failed the monthly Chinese exam. I didn't finish my homework and was playful. Dad, it's all my fault, I'll be very well-behaved in the future. You tell Mom, don't drive me away, because
I don't know where I'm going to live this time? I'm afraid of the dark, Dad, can you help me beg Mom......" Tears continued to flow from the corners of Xiao Rui's eyes, and he soon fell asleep.
"Son, Daddy won't let you suffer! never!" I wiped away his tears.
"You're an irresponsible father!" the ex-wife yelled as she walked in.
"Hey, we have to speak with our conscience, what month haven't I sent you money?" I was a little angry.
"Hehe, you know how tiring it is to wash and sew and mend! Your son is naughty and has the lowest grades in the class. What's more, I have a daughter now!How can I manage two children?" The ex-wife said vigorously.
"Xiao Lu, tell you the truth, did my grandson be beaten by outsiders or by you?" asked the mother angrily.
"What's wrong with me fighting? I'm his own mother, is it wrong to educate my son? I can't get a score of 60, I don't have to play, and I'm naughty, bullying his little sister, stealing her toys and food, do you think I shouldn't beat him?" The ex-wife became more and more proud.
"You're a domestic violence! Serious child abuse! Child, his grandfather, father, you go and sue her!" the doctor said angrily.
"Doctor Ning, I remember, the first two times this child was also sent to the hospital by this woman, and she said that his son had done his own evil, oh my God! Since you are going to give birth, why do you hate him so much? Tiger poison does not eat children! He is only 8 years old, how can you do it? You scumbag, you will be thundered by the sky!" The nurse pointed to her ex-wife and scolded in disgust.
"Hehe, what's wrong with my birth? I'll at least provide him with food and clothing, unlike some people, who just give up some money and leave it alone, hmph! The old Liu family doesn't have a good thing! The seeds are not good, so this little thing is not angry! Even if I kill him, I will do it for his good! I will be embarrassed in the future!" The ex-wife said viciously.
"I can't kill you, you brute!" the old mother rushed to her and slapped her twice.
"You dare to beat me, kill the old woman, I'll fight with you!" the ex-wife wanted to sprinkle.
"Call the police and arrest someone!" Dad grabbed her hand with an iron fist and instructed the second brother.
"Howler!" the second brother and the younger brother both took out their mobile phones.
"Grandpa, don't arrest my mother, cough cough, she's in jail, I'll be, I'm really an orphan, cough cough, please! Mom, go away, my sister is getting out of school, I, I can't pick her up today, I'll go home, I won't be naughty anymore when I get home......" his son Xiaorui cried and said intermittently.
"Hmph! The old lady won't care about you today, you can do it yourself, little villain!" The ex-wife walked away in a gloomy manner, and hit the door frame before going out......
My son Xiaorui firmly disagreed with us suing his mother, and said that the little sister would be pitiful without her mother, so we had to knock out our teeth and swallow tears, so we gave up.
A few days later, my high school classmate Wen Zijun became a judge and sentenced my son to come back to me. His mother was afraid that Liu and Yang's two big families would beat her, so she and the newly found man took her daughter back to the man's hometown.
Half a month later, my son was discharged from the hospital, and I took him to my grandparents' house, where our three brothers grew up.
"Boss, look at your son's composition. Dad said with tears in his eyes. I took the text and looked at it carefully.
"Loneliness": Three years ago, my parents divorced, and my mother found a man to give birth to a half-sister. During the Chinese New Year last year, my mother said that our family went to Qiongzhou for the New Year this year, and I was very happy, and I couldn't sleep for a few days of excitement and packed a lot of luggage. As a result, my mom only brought the man and the sister that day, and not me.
The words reveal the sadness and pain in the heart of a child, and the words pierce the heart.
The correction teacher was also very distressed when he saw it, and wrote in the comment below: "As long as you want, you can come to the teacher's house every year for the New Year." ”
"Son, you'll never be alone again!" I put my arms around him and stroked his hair over and over again.
"Dad, Mom. I took out 2,000 yuan and said, "My son only has so much." You take it first, help me take care of Yongrui for 2 months, I will go back to contact the school, and come to pick him up when school starts. “
"Jun'er, does your girlfriend Ren Haixiang know about Yongrui?" asked her mother worriedly.
"Yes. I replied stiffly.
"No, your mother and I will help you take care of the child!" said the father uneasily.
"No, I can do it!" I said resolutely: "I should bear this responsibility! It's a big deal not to get married, and when my son is older, find a wife to pull him down." ”
"That's right, the old Liu family's grandfather stands up to the sky!" the old man said approvingly.
A few days later.
"Second uncle, little uncle. I stood up in the living room and said, "Please, teach Yongrui martial arts for the past 2 months, his body is too weak." ”
"I don't need you to tell me. The second uncle who rushed to hear the news said.
"Don't worry!" the uncle also said.
"Dad, you don't want me again, do you?" Feeding him the pot of rice (a very thick porridge with lard, shredded meat and eggs) that his mother stewed for him every day, his son's face was already rosy. But I know he's insecure.
"No!" I said categorically, "Dad will never leave you again!" ”
"Then you and I pull the hook. The son held out his hand.
"Okay!" I also solemnly stretched out my hand and said: "Hang yourself on the hook, you must not change for a hundred years!"
"Where is Donghae? Is it bigger, bigger than Shunqing?" after a while, my son took my hand and asked in a series of questions.
"The East China Sea is on the tail of Changjiang, it is very big, much bigger than Shunqing. ”
"Okay, great! I'm going to the big city, I'll tell the kids tomorrow. The son cheered.
My heart was very sour, and a firm idea came to me.