In the late autumn and early winter of 1990, in a certain city, a certain county in a certain city, a certain village in a certain county, or an ordinary family in a certain village, a young daughter-in-law under the age of 20 finally gave birth to a baby girl weighing less than six pounds after experiencing labor pains for a whole day. This baby girl is Fang Yayan.
Fang Yayan also has a half-brother who was born when she was four years old. He is already a handsome boy in his 30s this year. The two siblings look like dragon and phoenix twins . Fang Yayan's younger brother is also quite outstanding. Not only is he very handsome, his personality is more lovable than her sister, and his abilities are also more outstanding than her sister. Eight years ago, Fang Yayan's younger brother graduated from a medical university. After graduation, with the help of his second uncle, he went directly to work in a hospital in Beijing. In the third year after working, Fang Yayan's younger brother got married, and his wife was a female doctor in the same department as him. A few years after his marriage, his wife gave birth to a well-behaved and lovely daughter, and the family lived an enviable and happy life from then on. Of course, when these things happened, Fang Yayan was already living in another place and had already embarked on another path of her own.
In Fang Yayan's childhood memories, in addition to her mother who always loved her deeply and protected her with her life, there were two relatives in the family who also loved her very much and would try their best to protect her every time she was tortured by her father. These two relatives were her grandparents. Although the two old men had hardly been out of the countryside and could not even read a few Chinese characters, they were extremely kind-hearted, and the idea of favoring boys over girls did not exist at all. No matter when and where they are, the two old men have very simple thoughts: boys and girls are our own children, and we will not agree to any one being bullied.
Fang Yayan's father's name is Zhou Jianhua. He is the eldest son of the family. He has five younger brothers and sisters. All five younger brothers and sisters love his eldest brother, and he has nothing to say about his kindness to his five younger siblings. Fang Yayan's mother's name is Fang Huimin. She is the third eldest child in the family. She has an older brother and an older sister, and a younger brother and younger sister. Before she got married, and for many years after her marriage, the person with whom she had the best relationship was her sister. No matter where they are, the two sisters are always concerned about each other's safety and happiness. However, a pair of sisters who were so affectionate became completely estranged enemies when they were both over fifty because of family ties and money.
Fang Yayan's original name was Zhou Xinyu. This name was given to her by her grandfather. She also liked this name very much at that time, but this name only stayed with her for six years, and she bid farewell to her in tears forever. In the summer when Fang Yayan was six years old, her mother decided to take her away from home. This was the only way out for the mother and daughter at that time. Fang Yayan's mother had to do this, she had to do this, otherwise she and her daughter would be beaten to death by her drunkard husband. As for the specific reasons and details behind this, and why Fang Yayan's father put his wife and daughter to death, I will tell it in detail in the following story. That is, from the moment she officially stepped out of the house, Fang Huimin solemnly told her daughter: From now on, your name is Fang Yayan, and Zhou Xinyu will never be you again.
Fang Yayan's father is a very contradictory person. It would not be an exaggeration to describe him as half angel and half devil. At least his parents and siblings would not object to this statement, and his wife and daughter would not object to it either. As for his biological son, he once used such a metaphor to describe his father, and because of this apt metaphor, he directly pointed out the real reason why his father is half angel and half devil: When my dad doesn't drink, he is like a docile lamb, the kind who can slap anyone with a word. But if he drinks alcohol, he will immediately turn into a ferocious lion, the kind that can even eat my grandparents.
There is another special thing about Fang Yayan's father, that is, he has an extremely patriarchal ideological tendency.In fact, Fang Yayan's father is not a rough man or an uneducated person. On the contrary, he is not only a rare high school student in the 1980s, but also a primary school teacher in the village. He is respected by all the villagers and admired by all the students. However, for such a well-educated young man, his thoughts are very conservative and his concepts are extremely feudal. In the words of Second Aunt Fang Yayan: My eldest brother is good at everything, but his thoughts are too conservative and feudal. I always feel like he comes from the Qing Dynasty , and his mind is full of decayed things.
How conservative and feudal are Fang Yayan’s father’s thoughts and ideas? Fang Yayan's mother recalled her experience that year and said with tears: I went through all the trouble to give birth to Yayan. I thought that even if her father didn't feel sorry for me, he should be happy because of the birth of his daughter. But when he saw Yayan, when he found out that Yayan was a girl, his face was pale without a trace of blood, and his words were cold and without a trace of warmth: simply unlucky! After giving birth for a long time, she turned out to be a daughter. I will throw this child away tomorrow. I can't die because of her. If Grandpa Yayan hadn't threatened her with death, Yayan would have really been thrown away by her father, because except for Grandpa Yayan who could make Yayan's father bow his head, he couldn't listen to anyone else's words.
From the day Fang Yayan began to remember, she knew clearly that her father did not like her, and he did not dislike her in general. Because every time she wanted to get close to her father, he would immediately run away in disgust and said to her fiercely: If you dare to come near me again, I will strangle you to death!
When Fang Yayan was four years old, her younger brother was born. He was not as heavy as her when he was born, and his cry was extremely weak. Of course, such children should be cared for more. This is human nature, understandable and must be understood. However, because this time he gave birth to a son, Fang Yayan's father was so excited that he went crazy. He sang and laughed, ran and jumped, and kept shouting: I finally have a son! I finally have a son! He looks as scary as a madman. In order to welcome the birth of his baby son and to express the importance he attaches to his baby son, Fang Yayan's father personally named his son Zhou Haolin.
In Fang Yayan’s childhood memory, the first time her father beat her, and it was the kind of beating that killed her, happened more than three months after her younger brother Zhou Haolin was born. The experience of being beaten was like a thorn that had pierced Fang Yayan's heart so deeply that every time she thought about it, she would feel a sharp pain in her heart, and blood would spread throughout her body bit by bit.
As soon as she got up this morning, Fang Yayan felt a little uncomfortable. Her mother fed her food, but she vomited up all the bits she ate; her mother gave her water, but she vomited up all the bits she drank. Her mother put her hand on her forehead, and instantly a huge heat spread to her hand. It turned out that Fang Yayan had a fever.
Seeing his daughter vomiting after eating and drinking, Fang Yayan's father not only did not feel distressed, but immediately lost his temper. While eating, he scolded his daughter: You damn girl is really annoying! If you waste food while eating, you might as well die! Living is also a sin! When Fang Yayan's mother heard this, she put down her chopsticks with a bang and said loudly to Fang Yayan's father: Zhou Jianhua, don't go too far! No matter how displeased you are, Yayan is still your daughter. If you say this, she will suffer retribution sooner or later!
If Fang Yayan's mother dared to speak like this before her son was born, Fang Yayan's father would immediately become furious. His wife and daughters would all be beaten up by him. He would never stop his violent behavior until his wife and daughter knelt down and begged for mercy. But things are different now. Since the birth of his precious son, even though he still doesn't want to see his biological daughter, he is still more tolerant of his wife, the great contributor to the family. Therefore, no matter how loudly Fang Huimin yelled at him, he tried to control his temper, of course only when he was not drinking. If anyone dared to hurt him after drinking, even his mother would definitely take a punch from him.
Her grandfather soon found out about Fang Yayan's sudden fever. The old man rushed to his eldest son's house as soon as possible, and immediately picked up his poor granddaughter and sent her to the village clinic for treatment. The doctor at the clinic gave Fang Yayan an injection and medicine. By night, her fever had gone down a bit, but she was still very uncomfortable. Tears kept rolling in her eyes, but she didn't dare to cry out, for fear of igniting her father's anger again, which would cause her to have a fever.
At around nine o'clock in the evening, the whole family was getting ready to go to bed. Fang Yayan suddenly cried and said to her mother: Mom, I have a headache. I want to sleep with you. Of course Fang Yayan's mother felt sorry for her daughter, so she hurriedly put her son on the bed, and then prepared to accompany her daughter back to her small room to sleep. But at this moment, Fang Yayan's father jumped out of bed first. Before Fang Yayan's mother could stop her, Fang Yayan was kicked up by her father and fell to the ground. Fang Yayan didn't have time to cry out. Her father's fists were like falling petals, hitting her little body crazily. Even after the beating, her father picked up her scarred body and threw her out of the warm spring-like room into the icy and snowy yard.
The moment she was thrown out by her father, Fang Yayan had already lost consciousness. However, at the last second when she lost consciousness, she heard her mother's heartbreaking roar: Zhou Jianhua, you are not a human being! You are a beast!
When Fang Yayan woke up again, she was already lying on the warm and comfortable bed at her grandfather's house. Her grandparents were guarding her by the bedside, and her mother was watching her closely. Even her little aunt, who was only seven years older than her, was constantly wiping her tears of distress by the bedside.
Seeing her weakly opening her eyes, the relatives standing by the bed all laughed, laughed and cried again. Fang Yayan's grandfather asked his granddaughter softly: Xinyu, are you feeling better? Want something to eat? Fang Yayan's mother brought a glass of water over. Fang Yayan took a few sips, and then timidly said to her grandfather: "Grandpa, I don't want to eat, I really want to sleep."
Accompanied by her mother, Fang Yayan had just fallen asleep when her grandfather, filled with anger, immediately went to her father to question him. Fang Yayan's father was still awake at this time. Ever since his wife had a big argument with him and then ran out of the house with her daughter in her arms, he knew clearly that before long, his bad-tempered father would come to him to settle the score.
In fact, at this time, Fang Yayan's father also regretted a little. He did not regret his attitude towards his daughter. He regretted that he should not have made his wife angry. Once his wife was angry, no one would care about his precious son. "What happened to me tonight? Why did I hit my wife in front of her daughter? I drank too much. I must not drink again in the future." When Fang Yayan's father was thinking this, Fang Yayan's grandfather had already appeared at his eldest son's house. Facing the old man's thunderous wrath, Fang Yayan's father had no time to dodge, and received two loud slaps on his face. With a trace of blood flowing out of the corner of the mouth, a tooth said goodbye to its owner forever. Seeing the blood flowing from the corner of his eldest son's mouth, Fang Yayan's grandfather felt distressed, but he felt even more sorry for his poor granddaughter. So he pointed his finger at his eldest son's face and asked angrily: "Why did Xin Yu offend you?" Are you going to throw her out to freeze? Fang Yayan's father said confidently: She insisted that her mother sleep with her. If her mother wanted to sleep with her, her brother would have no one to take care of her. As a sister, she didn't know how to feel sorry for her brother.
After hearing his eldest son’s explanation, Fang Yayan’s grandfather was so angry that he could hardly speak. He glared and reprimanded his eldest son: Xinyu is only four years old and she doesn't understand anything yet. You actually use adult standards to demand her. You are simply unreasonable! This time, Fang Yayan's father didn't say anything. Maybe he knew that what he said was too much, but he couldn't admit his mistake easily, so he could only lower his head and say nothing.
The night was already deep. Looking at the bright moonlight in the sky, Fang Yayan's grandfather gradually calmed down.When leaving his eldest son's house, he said to his eldest son in a commanding tone: That's it for tonight. Tomorrow morning before dinner, go and pick up your wife and daughter. If you don't bring them back, I won't recognize your son!
For a long time after the storm ended, Fang Yayan's mother had always had an idea in her mind. She wanted to divorce Fang Yayan's father. She wanted to leave this devilish man and give her daughter a safe environment to grow up. But when she thinks about her son who is less than half a year old, and when she thinks that if she chooses to divorce, she will have to take her daughter away and leave her son to be raised by her father, her heart will feel like a knife.
My daughter was born of my own hardships, and my son was also the flesh that fell from my body. If she gave up her son for her daughter, she would not be so cruel, but if she did not give up her son, her daughter would have to live in dire straits. It would not be impossible for her father to torture his daughter to death on a whim one day.
In fact, Fang Yayan's mother quietly mentioned the matter of divorce to her mother when she returned to her parents' home. At that time, she thought that her mother would support her immediate divorce after learning about her granddaughter's torture. But what she never expected was that after hearing what she said, her mother actually said to her: Xinyu is a girl, and it is normal for her father not to like her. If you want to divorce because of this, people in the village will laugh at you, and your father and I can't hold our heads high in the village. At this moment, Fang Yayan's mother's heart felt as if it had just been taken out of the ice cellar.
In the summer when Fang Yayan was six years old, something happened that shocked the whole village. It was the occurrence of this incident that directly chilled Fang Yayan's mother's heart. It also made Fang Yayan's mother put down all her burdens and determined to take her poor daughter and leave this hellish home forever.
It was originally a very ordinary day. After get off work, Fang Yayan's father went to the county town to drink with a group of drinking friends. After drinking, they also went to the karaoke bar to have fun. This kind of activity happened at least once a week, and Fang Yayan's mother had long been used to it. After get off work, Fang Yayan's mother went to her parents-in-law's house to pick up her two children. While the two children were laughing and playing, she started preparing dinner for three people.
After dinner, Fang Yayan's mother began to tell a story to her daughter, and her son listened curiously. After listening for a long time, she lay on the bed and fell asleep. At about ten o'clock in the evening, Fang Yayan couldn't open her eyes, so her mother put the book aside. She gave her daughter a simple bath, and then took her to bed with her.
Twenty-six years have passed, and Fang Yayan no longer remembers what time it happened. She only remembers that she was sleeping soundly, and her mother and brother were also sleeping soundly. The moonlight poured into the room through the window, and only the breathing of three people could be heard in the room. Suddenly the door was kicked open and my father burst in, smelling of alcohol. Fang Yayan was frightened and woke up. Her brother was frightened and cried. Her mother quickly sat up from the bed and looked at her fierce-looking husband in surprise.
Fang Yayan's father just broke into the room, ignored his son's crying, forcibly lifted his wife from the bed, and then threw her to the ground. Before Fang Yayan's mother could get up, Fang Yayan's father began to beat her crazily. While fighting back, he asked loudly: Speak quickly! Who is that wild man? "What's a man? What are you talking about?" Fang Yayan's mother asked her husband angrily. Seeing that his wife not only refused to admit cheating, but also asked herself angrily, Fang Yayan's father became even more furious. He grabbed his wife by the neck and said viciously: If you still don't admit it, my brother told me everything! I was not at home a few days ago, and my brother came to my house to drink with me. He saw with his own eyes that there was a man at home, and you were sleeping in the same bed with him. You betrayed me and you still don’t admit it, you simply don’t want to live anymore!
Although she had been beaten all over her body, how could Fang Yayan's mother be willing to admit it when faced with the slander from the person next to her. She cried and said to her husband: Your brother came to the house a few days ago, but he did not come to drink with you. He came to tease me while you were not at home.As soon as he entered the door, he threw me to the ground and then took off my clothes frantically. If I hadn't resisted with all my strength, I would have been raped by him. This was the actual situation at that time. You were deceived by your brother. The person who really betrayed you was not me, but your good brother who was worse than a beast! Did Mi understand?
Fang Yayan's father, who was already overwhelmed by wine and jealousy, couldn't listen to his wife's explanation. At this moment, he only had one thought in his mind: first beat to death the woman who betrayed him, and then strangle the child born to this woman. Of course, he was referring to the girl, and he could not bear to strangle his son to death.
Fang Yayan's mother is a very smart woman. She has already seen the murderous look in her husband's eyes, so when her husband stretched his hands towards her neck again, she shouted behind him: Dad, come and save me! I'm going to be beaten to death by your son! What Fang Yayan's father fears most in his life is his father with a bad temper. As soon as his father appears, he immediately changes from a ferocious beast to a docile lamb. The moment Fang Yayan's father turned around, Fang Yayan's mother quickly escaped from the clutches of the clutches. Then she picked up her petrified daughter and ran out of the house as if she were running away.
This time, Fang Yayan’s mother did not go to her parents-in-law for help, nor did she return to her parents’ home. Under the cover of darkness, she walked more than ten kilometers to seek refuge at her sister's house. Although Fang Yayan's father knew about this place, he would definitely not come here, because although she had a close relationship with her sister, she would never easily go to her sister's house and disturb her life.
After staying at her sister's house for two days, Fang Yayan's mother decided to leave. She handed a letter to her sister, and then said to her sister with tears: After I leave, you give the letter to my parents-in-law. The two old people have always been very good to me. I can't let them worry. "Have you really thought about it? Do you have to take this step?" Fang Yayan's aunt asked with a sigh. Fang Yayan's mother nodded and replied: I have thought about it many times. I can only do this. This is the safest way. If this matter gets serious, Zhou Jianhua will definitely not agree to divorce, my parents-in-law will not agree to divorce, and our parents will not agree to divorce. My parents only care about their own face and don’t consider my daughter’s and my happiness at all. So sister, don’t try to persuade me. I’m not a child either. I will definitely be able to take good care of my daughter in the future.
As the sister who is closest to Fang Huimin, Fang Huixia knows her sister best. She knows that her sister has never been a cruel person, but if she is really cruel, no one can persuade her to go back. Just like this time, Zhou Jianhua actually came to apologize to his sister under his father's order, but his sister's heart was dead and could never be resurrected.
When she left her sister's house, Fang Huimin only brought a small amount of clothes and only 300 yuan with her. This little money was forced upon her by her sister, otherwise she wouldn't have asked for it.
After leaving her sister's house, where did Fang Huimin take her daughter? What kind of twists and turns will mother and daughter go through? The answer will be revealed in the next chapter. But what is certain is that after escaping from that hellish home and leaving that devilish man, the mother and daughter finally saw smiles on their faces. Fang Yayan no longer has to worry about being beaten by her father, and Fang Huimin no longer has to worry about being slandered by her husband. No matter how many thorns there are in the future, they can no longer stop them from moving forward.
