Chapter 111: I’ve Been Deceived
In the very beginning, the boy didn’t think so much, seeing that the girl’s parents didn’t get angry as he imagined.
The boy honestly said whatever he thought. Who knew that when the girl’s parents learned that the boy’s family was also from the countryside like theirs, and that their conditions were very average, and the boy’s job operating a tower crane only paid five or six thousand a month, their faces instantly changed.
This was something the boy had never expected, because earning five or six thousand a month was already a very high salary at that time.
The girl’s father directly said, “We don’t agree. You are six years apart, this is called a ‘six-clash’, it won’t have a good result. You are so old, and our child is only ten-something, it’s definitely not okay, we don’t agree.”
Seeing the girl’s father suddenly change his expression, the boy was dazed, because just before, the girl’s father hadn’t been like this, but was calmly talking to the boy. How did he suddenly change?
The boy stood stunned on the spot, dazed and at a loss for words, not knowing what to say for a moment. The boy thought, since you don’t agree, why did you talk to me so much? You should have just said it directly.
Afterwards, the girl’s parents continued to criticize the boy, saying this wasn’t good and that wasn’t good, and about the boy’s family, and so on. In short, they said many very unpleasant things.
Although the boy wanted to get angry, he gritted his teeth and endured it out of respect for the girl’s parents. He remained silent.
After a long while, seeing that the girl’s parents had resorted to personal attacks and even spoke ill of the boy’s parents, the boy knew that there was no possibility for him and the girl.
So he looked at the girl and told her about the time she was bullied. Actually, the boy didn’t think that much; he thought that once he lost contact with the girl, he was afraid she would be bullied again in the future. By saying this, he hoped that at least the girl’s parents would pay attention and ensure she wouldn’t be bullied anymore.
But when the boy spoke about the time the girl was bullied, the girl’s parents became enraged and asked the girl if this was true. The girl responded yes.
Upon hearing this, the girl’s father scolded the girl, “I told you not to hang out with so-and-so, why the hell don’t you listen? Huh?”
He then turned to the girl’s mother and said, “Find me the card. Tomorrow I’ll withdraw 100,000 yuan. Damn it, I’ll find someone to break that kid’s legs.”
The boy also chimed in, “Count me in. I want to settle scores with him too.”
After this was brought up, the girl’s father was very agitated and wanted to go to the bank the very next morning to withdraw money. But the girl’s mother persuaded him to calm down.
Then the girl’s father sighed, told the boy to take the girl away, and said to the girl to act as if she was never born, and never return after leaving, essentially severing their relationship.
The girl cried and casually grabbed two pieces of clothing, stubbornly saying, “Hmph, if I’m not coming back, I’m not coming back.” She pulled the boy out the door. Her parents did not stop them.
At this moment, the girl, caught between her parents and the boy, resolutely chose the boy.
The boy also secretly vowed at that time that he would definitely not let the girl lose, that he would give her happiness, not let her be bullied, and find an opportunity in the future to bring the girl back to see her parents.
The two walked a long distance under the dark night, the girl’s arm linked with the boy’s. Not long after, the girl’s father caught up to them on his motorcycle and told the girl that her mother had become ill from anger and had fainted, asking the girl to hurry back and see.
The girl didn’t want to go back. The boy knew the girl felt heartache for her mother and told her to go back and see. But the girl held onto the boy and asked him to accompany her. If the boy didn’t go with her, she wouldn’t go either. With no other choice, the boy’s heart softened, and he rode back to the girl’s house on the girl’s father’s motorcycle with the girl.
As soon as they entered the door, the boy thought, “It’s over, I’ve been tricked.”
Because at this moment, the girl’s mother was standing perfectly fine in the room, and her energetic appearance didn’t look like someone who had become ill from anger at all! She looked so energetic that she could outdrink several grown men with just her bare chest!
When the girl realized something was wrong and wanted to pull the boy away, the boy’s father grabbed the girl and pulled her into the house.
He angrily said to the boy, “What era is this? So what if she’s not a virgin? Do you know how many families want to be in-laws with me, offering hundreds of thousands or millions, and I didn’t agree? Do you think my family would fancy you? Besides, you are so much older than my daughter. To put it bluntly, it’s normal for you to call me uncle when you date my daughter, and call me brother if we meet. How old are you?”
Hearing this, the boy felt very wronged. At this time, the boy was only twenty-three years old by traditional Chinese reckoning, and the girl’s father was thirty-nine or forty. Moreover, the boy only found out on the way that he was six years older than the girl. He had no idea before coming.
Consider this, the boy wasn’t someone without a temper; he just suppressed it. Furthermore, even a Bodhisattva has a fiery temper to some extent.
So the boy angrily retorted, “Did I know? Did I know she was that much younger than me? If I had known from the start, I wouldn’t have dated her. Besides, you asked me what I said, and I told you the truth. I not only never lied to her, but I also treated her well. Who do I owe anything to?”
Seeing that the boy was getting angry, the girl’s father threw away the things the boy had bought and dragged the boy out in the middle of the night, pushing him outside. The boy clung tightly to the girl’s family’s heating pipe, refusing to leave no matter what. The girl’s father got aggressive and said, “Are you leaving or not? If you don’t leave, I’ll chop you!”
The boy himself was a person with a very strong and unyielding temperament. He might be very firm at times and a bit weak occasionally. But at this moment, the boy knew that if he was pushed out like this, he would never have any contact with the girl again, so he refused to leave under any circumstances.
Seeing that the boy had been dragged to his knees, clinging to the heating pipe and refusing to let go no matter how hard he was pulled, the girl’s father continued, “Hurry up and leave. If you don’t leave, I’ll chop you with a knife!”
Hearing this, the boy became enraged and retorted, “Go ahead and chop! I’ll get you a knife, you chop.”
The boy stormed into the kitchen and searched for a long time but couldn’t find a kitchen knife. He thought it might have been hidden by the girl’s mother at some point.
He returned to the room and said to the girl’s father, “I couldn’t find the knife. You wanted to chop me, right? You don’t need to, I’ll do it myself!”
After saying this, the boy grabbed his own neck with both hands and tore at it with all his might. The girl’s father was shocked at this and immediately grabbed the boy’s hands, saying, “If you want to die, go die outside, don’t die in my house.”
The boy was speechless. He had clearly said he wanted to chop him, and now that he was doing it himself, why did the words change?
The girl’s father continued, “I’ll agree, but you have to bring 200,000 yuan. Bring 200,000 yuan to buy her away, and I’ll act as if I never raised this daughter. I spent a lot of money raising her all these years. If you don’t bring 200,000 yuan, it definitely won’t work.”
