mtl008 Chapter 167 Mom said he's still good 2
Chapter 167 Mom said he's still good 2
Su's mother was a woman with a hard life. Even when she was pregnant, she gritted her teeth and worked hard in factories and other places where she could earn money.
However, Su's father idled away his days away, doing no work whatsoever.
But she wasn't angry, because a few sweet words from her father had made her willing to give everything.
After the original owner was born, Su's mother was so worried that she could only take the infant in her arms with her on her busy work journey.
The young original owner grew up gradually, influenced by this environment.
Once the original owner of this body was old enough to understand things and learn to do housework, Su's mother kept her at home, thinking that she could help out in some way.
So, they had to cook for themselves, but every time they finished cooking, Su's father would come over like a hungry cat smelling the food and eat it without any hesitation.
She washed her own clothes when they got dirty, and later she even had to help her parents wash them.
When she was ten years old, a new life was born into the family: the original owner's younger brother was born.
This should have been a joyous occasion, but for this family, it meant even greater pressure.
Su's mother became increasingly busy. She had two young children who needed to be fed, and a grown man who was treated like a lord and needed to be waited on. The family relied entirely on her meager salary to support them.
Seeing her mother's hard work, the sensible original owner gradually learned to take care of her younger brother, feeding him, changing his diapers, and playing with him, mastering everything.
On the other hand, Su's father still spends all day lounging on the sofa or lying in bed playing video games, occasionally uttering a few curse words.
Even when his younger brother cried so hard that the house shook, he pretended not to hear it and didn't even lift his eyelids.
Sometimes, when he lost a game and was in a bad mood, his younger brother's crying would reach his ears, and Su's father would impatiently kick his brother hard, making the brother cry even louder and more pitifully.
Ignoring everything else, Su's father yelled at the original owner of the body who was working, "Hurry up and appease him, he's so annoying!"
The original owner was obedient and well-behaved from a young age. Even though she was only ten years old and had long since reached the age to go to school, she still silently followed her father's arrangements.
Su's father had his own plans in mind. The thought of giving the money to the original owner for school meant he would have less money to spend on the game, and he would lose access to those cool game items. His heart ached as if it were being cut by a knife, and he couldn't sleep for half the night.
So he made a domineering decision: he wouldn't let the original owner go to school, but keep her at home to work, and when she grew up a bit, she would go and work like her mother to earn money.
Even when people came to persuade him, explaining the reasons and appealing to his emotions, Su's father remained stubborn and unmoved, refusing to change his mind.
Originally, Su's mother was somewhat swayed by the advice of others, after all, she firmly believed in the old saying that "studying can change one's destiny".
But Su's father curled his lip and retorted disdainfully, "What's the point of changing your fate? Anyway, we spent money to send you to school for several years, and in the end, you'll end up doing the same hard and tiring work as me. The money's gone, and you get nothing in return."
With Su's mother's reluctant acquiescence, the original owner's fate was hastily decided.
The original owner watched longingly as other children played together and went to and from school together, feeling wronged and envious. Occasionally, she would cry and make a fuss to express her desire, but what good did it do?
If she angered Su's father, she would be met with a severe beating, after which she would dare not say anything more.
In this house, the original owner was like a servant to Su's father, and had to serve him well in everything.
Whenever there was something delicious to eat or drink, it was always Su's father who would rush to enjoy it first. Su's mother never objected, and the original owner of this body naturally didn't dare to have any complaints either.
Life went on peacefully yet painfully, but who could have imagined that one day, Su's father would unexpectedly serve the original owner a bowl of dumplings.
The original owner hadn't tasted meat in a long time, and was overjoyed to see the dumplings. Just as he was enjoying them, his father, Su, uttered those horrifying words with a smile: "These dumplings are made with my younger brother's flesh."
The original owner, who was only ten years old but already quite sensible, instantly understood the terrifying meaning behind those words. He was so frightened that his face turned ashen, his stomach churned, and he vomited with a "whoosh".
In that dimly lit, cramped house filled with clutter, the original owner, like a frightened deer, frantically searched for her younger brother in each room.
Her small figure darted back and forth between the corner and the cabinet, calling out her brother's name repeatedly, but only silence answered her.
Meanwhile, Su's father watched her search while playing video games.
She searched every corner but couldn't find her younger brother. Fear and despair surged into her heart like a tide. She ran to find her mother while crying and stumbling.
Fearing a beating or scolding from Su's father, the original owner could only suppress her sobs, tears welling up in her eyes. She curled up into a ball, squatted in the cold corner, and covered her mouth tightly with her hands to prevent her sobs from escaping.
But the unstoppable grief still made her shoulders tremble. She cried and cried until she fainted, her small body collapsing weakly to the ground.
When Su's mother returned home exhausted from get off work, she saw the original owner lying unconscious on the ground. She turned pale with fright, dropped what she was holding, rushed over, picked up the original owner, and hurriedly ran to the small clinic.
After the original owner slowly woke up, she opened her eyes and burst into tears again, crying and shouting, "My little brother is gone, my little brother is gone..."
Su's mother was heartbroken and quickly hugged her, gently comforting her before slowly explaining to her whereabouts of her younger brother.
I got the medicine and went home.
Meanwhile, the instigator, Su's father, acted as if nothing had happened, leisurely playing games on the sofa. Upon hearing the original owner's cries, he couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks.
"What a coward, he can't even take a joke."
The original owner was so frightened by Su's father's face that she trembled and clung tightly to Su's mother, crying out, "I don't want a father, I don't want a father."
Looking at the frightened original owner, Su's mother was both angry and helpless. She could only turn around and persuade Su's father: "Don't be like this. Look how scared the child is."
Su's father looked at the crying original owner with disgust, spat, and said fiercely, "If you don't want me, I don't want you either! I've lost so many game items raising you."
The original owner cried even louder, as if she were crying out her heart and lungs.
Su's mother was so angry at Su's father's words that she trembled all over. Years of pent-up grievances and anger exploded at once, and she gritted her teeth and asked for a divorce.
Su's father showed no sign of compromise, and with a defiant shrug, he replied, "Fine, let's get a divorce. Who's afraid of who?"
But when it came to actually getting a divorce, because of the thirty-day cooling-off period, Su's father would start to change his mind every time the cooling-off period was about to end.
He abandoned his usual laziness and put on a gentle and considerate demeanor, showering Su's mother with sweet words and pampering her in every way, making her completely obedient.
Moreover, Su's father said directly, "I love you, and no one can separate us. Anyway, I don't agree to a divorce."
Su's mother felt a sweet warmth in her heart.
However, after several attempts, the hope in the original owner's eyes gradually faded, and from full of anticipation to utter despair, her heart became numb under the repeated empty promises from Su's mother.
Su's mother sighed helplessly, tears streaming down her face, and said, "I have no choice. If your father doesn't agree to the divorce, I can't get one."