Qiao Dong's face was strange, and he pondered for a long time before he slowly spoke, "How do I know why he didn't go to college!" He's always had his own opinions, and I've only been here for a few days, so I don't know what he thinks. ”

Jiang Zhilian didn't believe it, "Uncle, do you know? The look on your face just now betrayed you. ”

Qiao Dong: "......"

It seems that people with too many expressions are not suitable for lying!

"Surely you know something." Jiang Zhilian leaned lazily on the back of her chair, "I don't know much about Meng Qing's past, but I still know his character very well. Have you told me the truth, I can hear it. ”

Qiao Dong was in a dilemma.

He didn't want to talk about his sister's house, because it was a very painful past, and it would take days to remember it.

However, seeing Jiang Zhilian's sincere little eyes, knowing that she really cared about Meng Qing, she couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted.

Moreover, selfishly, he also wants to sign the contract as soon as possible......

Jiang Zhilian glanced at Qiao Dong's tangled eyebrows, and said, "I'm not here to find out anything, I just want to persuade Meng Qing to go to college, which is good for his future." But when I mentioned it, he seemed to resist. So, I wanted to know what was holding him back so that I could help him open the knot. ”

Qiao Dong sighed heavily, "It should be because of his father......"

"What's wrong with his dad? Didn't you go to S province to dig a river? He doesn't seem to be in charge of the family, does he? Didn't he agree with Meng Qing going to college? ”

Jiang Zhilian had just moved to her aunt's house and met Meng Qing's father, Meng Guohui, for two days.

He is a big man with strong facial features, few words, and a bit serious.

Meng Qing inherited the advantages of his father's appearance and figure, but he was not as rugged as his father.

Jiang Zhilian once heard her aunt say that Meng Guohui is very capable, and he has not been at home for a long time in recent years.

Either digging rivers or building houses, he did a lot of hard work, and he sent most of the wages he earned to his family.

So in Jiang Zhilian's impression, Meng Guohui is a typical, silent and tenacious father like a mountain.

Is this just a façade?

Qiao Dong rubbed his little hands anxiously and sighed: "It's over, it's over!" If I tell you this, Meng Qing will have to put rat medicine into my scallion oil noodles. ”

Jiang Zhilian let out a loud voice, "How is this possible? Uncle, you relax, I will protect you! ”

Qiao Dong wrinkled his nose, "What did you say?" Don't forget to save me then! I'm the pillar of the family, and I have to save my life to take care of my wife and children. ”

Jiang Zhilian nodded hurriedly, "Definitely!" I've always been a man of my word. Moreover, I won't let Meng Qing know that you told me. ”

Qiao Dong shook his head slightly, "Once he knows that you know about his father, he will definitely be the first to suspect me, because only me and his family of three know about this matter." They won't say, then I'm the only one left in the know? ”

"Oh...... That's ......" Jiang Zhilian pulled Qiao Dong's sleeve and said half-coquettishly and half-pleadingly: "Uncle, isn't this all for Meng Qing's sake!" If you really have any knots, it's better to untie them as soon as possible, and you can't let the problem persist forever, right? ”

"That's right, it's true." Qiao Dong was guided step by step by Jiang Zhilian to open his mouth, "Meng Qing's father, that is, my brother-in-law, used to like to beat people. My sister was beaten and kicked by him when she saw the sky, and she was bruised. Because he didn't greet his face, he closed the door and fought in the house, and my sister always gritted her teeth and kept silent, so no outsiders knew. ”

Qiao Dong wrinkled his eyebrows, "At that time, I was still a half-old boy, and I was more clingy to my sister." She didn't want others to know, so she had to ask me to buy some bruises, anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving medicines, and wipe them for her. She had a lot of bruises on her body, and a long wound from the wooden bars. ”

Qiao Dong said and gestured with his hand, "It's so long!" One by one, as soon as the medicine was smeared, my sister twitched in pain. Ay...... After so many years, when I think about this stubble now, I feel distressed! ”

Jiang Zhilian was stunned, she never imagined that Meng Qing's father would be a domestic violence man.

This is too different from the man in her impression!

And in Meng Qing's mother, Qiao Ruiling, there is no trace of being subjected to domestic violence.

There was no trace of anger in her, nor any resentment or resentment.

She has always been so gentle and polite, her eyes are full of love for the world, like a woman who has always been treated well by life.

"Why? Why did Meng Qing's father beat someone? Jiang Zhilian's face was full of doubts.

"Maybe it's because I'm not happy, maybe there's no reason for it, who knows!" Qiao Dong paused, his gaze gradually lost focus, and he seemed to be caught in some unbearable past.

He recalled: "After Meng Guohui got drunk, he beat people even harder, just like a madman, and completely lost his mind. One time I happened to be at their house, and he closed the door so tightly that without saying a word, he took a broom and pumped it on my sister. My sister was afraid of me and covered my mouth so hard that I was so scared that I peed my pants. ”

Qiao Dong was silent for a few seconds before continuing: "That was the first time I saw my sister being beaten, my sister was calm, she didn't cry, she didn't shout, she didn't scream, she just stayed next to each other. Sometimes the fight is too hard, and she just covers it with something. But he didn't dare to block it too obviously, for fear of angering Meng Guohui and attracting a heavier and longer beating......"

Jiang Zhilian's heart was pounding when she heard this, and she couldn't imagine what kind of tragic scene it was at that time.

"Meng Qing, has he seen it......" Jiang Zhilian asked in a trembling voice.

"Not only have I seen it, but he was also beaten by his father. Ay...... Speaking of Meng Qing, it is really not easy for him to live to this day and be so good. Qiao Dong sighed heavily, "When my sister was pregnant, she almost couldn't keep the child in her belly several times. When she was seven months pregnant, she was pushed to the ground by Meng Guohui and hemorrhaged profusely and sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. ”

Qiao Dong felt very uncomfortable, and after finishing a paragraph, he always had to stop and rest for a few seconds before continuing.

"Meng Qing is a premature baby, with weak bones, always sick, with fever and diarrhea at every turn, which makes the family uneasy. The baby is inevitably crying, and he is always uncomfortable, so he cries even harder. Meng Guohui was annoyed when he listened, drank sullenly at home, and beat people behind closed doors when he was drunk. I heard that on a few occasions, he almost threw the child to death on impulse. If it weren't for my sister's life, Meng Qing would have died a long time ago. ”

I don't know if it's too stuffy in the car, Jiang Zhilian feels a little dizzy.

She lowered the window and the wind blew in, and she felt better.

Qiao Dong turned his head to look at Jiang Zhilian and asked, "Do you know why Meng Qing obviously likes you very much, but he doesn't dare to be with you?" ”

Jiang Zhilian pinned her broken hair behind her ears, brushed the bangs that were blown away by the wind in front of her forehead, and said in a low voice, "I didn't understand it before, but now I understand it a little......"

Meng Qing was probably afraid that she would inherit her father's tyrannical and impulsive side and hurt her.

For a person who studies medicine, he may believe more in the influence of genetics on people than in blind confidence and optimism.

"Until Meng Qing was five or six years old, his father was still beating people at home from time to time. The child must have been greatly stimulated by the fact that he was so young at the time. Qiao Dong said as he spoke, and couldn't help but sigh: "Meng Guohui has some sense when he doesn't drink, most of the time he can hold back and not hit people, even if he moves, he won't be too ruthless." However, from time to time, he would catch some small animals such as rats and snakes, and beat them in the house, making the house bloody...... Think about it, what a psychological shadow this has to leave on the child. ”

Jiang Zhilian finally understood why Meng Qing became a vegetarian.

The trauma of childhood is definitely the main reason.

And becoming a veterinarian probably comes with a kind of redemption psychology.

Fortunately, Meng Guohui is not completely without conscience. Once when he came home, he happened to see his five or six-year-old son, who was lying on the ground applying ointment to his bruised mother, and he didn't know which nerve he had touched, so he suddenly knelt down and wept bitterly, vowing to change his ways. However, he did not believe that he could do it......"

Qiao Dong breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Jiang Zhilian, "As a result, what do you guess he did?" ”