C2 An Important Decision

Lee Xiaohu held her breath and waited for the person next door to continue.

"Why not? Xiaohu is a filial child. As long as she says that I am not feeling well and need money. No matter how much this child wants to go, he will give up on this idea. "

" You make it sound good. I will see how she looks today. He was about to say something, but he was just short of an opportunity to say it. If I wasn't smart enough to change the topic, I really wouldn't know how to deal with it!"

" Right, you're smarter than me! This child has almost finished reading his books. He should be able to relax and get married, right? " Old Li turned his body and was somewhat worried.

"Even if you don't want to marry, you still have to. I will accept all the betrothal gifts this time." Ma Cuihua's sharp voice made the coldness of the night seem even sharper and more mean.

"Whose family are you recruiting this time?" Old Li suddenly asked.

"Wang Mazi from the neighboring village." Ma Cuihua did not think much and directly replied.

"Wang Mazi? Just like him, how did you marry Xiaohu to such a person?" When Old Li thought of Wang Mazi's ugly pockmarked face, he could not help but feel sorry for his daughter. Although he did not say whether his daughter was a stunning beauty or not, at least she was a delicate and pretty beauty. Marrying Wang Mazi was really letting him off easy.

"I also want to find a prettier one, there's no other way. Who asked him to give the most generous betrothal gifts." Ma Cuihua said with a beaming smile.

"How much?"

"Thirty thousand miles!" Ma Cuihua looked like she had never seen the world and even said proudly. "Thirty thousand. I can buy that car for Li Lai. He has been looking at it for a long time," ___ said.

...

When the two of them in the room were talking about how to use the money to plan the gift, they did not know that Lee Xiaohu, who was in the next room, had heard everything.

She curled up in a corner, wanting to give herself a sense of security. But she did not expect that the back of the wall that she touched would have an even colder chill. She could not help but shiver and choke. She buried her head between her legs.

The thought of a mother prioritizing a man over a woman made Lee Xiaohu deeply hurt. She was born a human. What was the difference between her brother and herself? She also had their blood on her body! Why was she so cruel to her? Even Aunt Faang felt sorry for not going to school, but her parents were thinking about her daughter's gift money in the middle of the night. She thought that this family would not be able to accommodate her.

Thinking of this, Lee Xiaohu raised her head. At this moment, she decided to live for herself once. Her life should be decided by herself.

The next morning, Lee Xiaohu knocked on Aunt Faang's door.

"Aunt Faang..." Lee Xiaohu softly and fearfully called out.

"Child, what's wrong?" Aunt Faang saw that Lee Xiaohu's heart was not listless and she kept looking back at the house as if she knew what Xiaohu came to find her to say. She pulled Lee Xiaohu and brought her into her own house.

"Xiaohu, what is it? It's at aunt's house now. Go ahead." Aunt Faang asked with concern.

Lee Xiaohu looked up and grabbed Aunt Faang's hands and knelt on the ground, "Aunt, I do not want to marry. I want to go to university!"

Aunt Faang was slightly stunned and immediately touched Lee Xiaohu's head, "Child, what do you need Aunt to help you with?"

Before Lee Xiaohu could reply, that familiar and unfamiliar voice came from the house behind her.

"Aunt Faang, is our Xiaohu in your house?"

"Mom..." Lee Xiaohu looked at Ma Cuihua in horror and immediately dodged.

"Why did you come to Aunt Faang's house so early in the morning! Don't you know manners? What if you disturb others!" Ma Cuihua's harsh tone hit Lee Xiaohu again.

Lee Xiaohu was silent and her hands that were hanging on the sides of her trousers clenched their fists. Thinking of the conversation between the two of them last night, she was not willing to defend herself anymore and turned around to leave.

"Xiaoling's grades aren't too good. I want Xiaohu to tutor my daughter." Aunt Faang immediately tried to smooth things over.

Ma Cuihua rolled her eyes at Aunt Faang as if she was talking about her family's matters, so she followed Lee Xiaohu back.

Back home, Li Lei had already rummaged through all the boxes and cabinets in Lee Xiaohu's holiday.

"What are you doing!?" Lee Xiaohu shouted. If it was her parents, she definitely wouldn't dare. But when she saw her younger brother, who was a few years younger than her, rummaging around in her room, the anger in her eyes had already reached thirty feet. She looked at the pillow that Li Lai casually threw away, and then a report card fell out.

The two of them fell silent at the same time.

Very quickly, Lee Xiaohu rushed forward to snatch the paper on the ground. She did not expect that Li Lei was even more shameless. He was one step ahead of Lee Xiaohu. He picked up the piece of paper and raised it above his head. He even looked at Lee Xiaohu with a proud expression, "You are not as tall as me, what is there to snatch? I will return it to you after reading it! "

"Pa!" Lee Xiaohu could not reach her hand. She was so angry that she lost her reason. She fiercely slapped Li Lai's face!

"You!..." Li Lai did not expect his sister to be so overbearing and immediately went out, "Mom! Sister hit me again! Hurry up and teach her a lesson! She kept a small note and didn't show it to me. It must be a love letter from a man!"

Li Lai howled loudly. Ma Cuihua came over in a short while. She looked at Li Lai with heartache and saw the palm print on his face. She felt indescribable discomfort in her heart. She pulled Li Lai behind her and gave Lee Xiaohu a fierce slap on the face without any explanation. It was as if her son had been bullied by an outsider to help his son vent his anger.

"Mom! Why didn't you ask him what he had done? Why did you hit me?!" The tears in Lee Xiaohu's eyes could not stop falling.

"What can he do? He is your brother. No matter what he did, as your elder sister, shouldn't you tolerate it?"

" Yes! I am your elder sister! I have tolerated him for so many years, why don't you look at my room? It's all his fault. Also, when I was young, I never ate anything delicious. I didn't do the hard work that time. Now, I still need to use my wedding money to buy that broken car for him! Why don't you guys want to miss me? Don't tell me I wasn't born by you guys? Am I not your daughter? Was I born to be your servant?" Lee Xiaohu spat out all the complaints in her heart in one breath. She looked at her father and mother standing in front of her. Her heart was filled with disappointment and pain.

"Okay! I raised you up, yet you still say such outrageous words! Watch how I teach you a lesson! " Just as Ma Cuihua raised her hand and was about to slap him again, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of the report card on the floor. She squatted down and picked up the report card, as if she understood everything.

"Okay. So you have ulterior motives!" Ma Cuihua shoved the paper in her hand to Old Li. "Take a look! It's all your fault. Back then, I told you to get married earlier. Now it's good! A top scorer came out. What do you think we should do?!"

Old Li was silent. After pondering for a while, he gave her a meaningful look before turning around and leaving.

Lee Xiaohu looked at her father's figure that had left and her heart instantly turned cold.

Ma Cuihua gave Li Lai a look and told him to quickly leave before immediately locking the door. "You should reflect on yourself in the room. When your heart dies to continue studying, I will open the door for you!"

Lee Xiaohu fell to the ground and cried loudly. She cried for her own grievance, cried for the injustice of the world, cried for her parents not to feel pain.

Lee Xiaohu had been in the room for a few days. Every day when the sun had just risen, Lee Xiaohu heard the sound of the door opening and immediately became alert.

"If you want to leave, then leave! Don't come back after you leave!"

It was Old Li's voice!

Lee Xiaohu looked at Old Li. Other than the report card, there was also a letter of entry in his hand.

"I'm leaving. Mom will..."

"I'll take care of your mom. It's just that I can't give you the money for studying. You know, your mom is in charge of the money at home." Old Li said it with some vicissitudes of life, but after all, his daughter's results were the same. To others, it was a happy occasion, but why was his wife so taboo? It was also hard on Xiaohu.

"No, there was no need. I'm very grateful that you opened the door for me. " Lee Xiaohu said as she grabbed a few clothes and stuffed them into her bag before going out.

Just as she went out, she saw Aunt Faang staring at her home. "Xiaohu! Quickly come over!"

Lee Xiaohu had tears in her eyes as she forgot about her old father behind her. She gave a deep bow and ran over to Aunt Faang's side.

"Xiaohu, this is a small token of Aunt's appreciation. Take it! Go to the city and buy a ticket."

"Aunt, I..."

" Take it! " Aunt Faang could not refuse Lee Xiaohu so she stuffed the money into her arms. "Hurry up and leave! Otherwise, your mother will find out!"

Lee Xiaohu reluctantly looked at Aunt Faang, "Aunt Faang, I will lend you the money. When I become successful in the future, I will definitely come back to you."

"Li! Xiao! Hu!"

It was Ma Cuihua's voice!

Lee Xiaohu did not have time to think and immediately ran out as if her feet were smeared with oil.

"Lee Xiaohu, you damn god damn it! You still dare to run!" Ma Cuihua did not have time to comb her hair and quickly chased after him!

Lee Xiaohu was not fragile either because the village was near the county town. The two of them chased after each other to the county town. Lee Xiaohu looked back at Cui Hua who had been running for so long without panting. She thought that her feet strength was not as good as hers. She had to quickly think of a way to hide. Otherwise, if she was caught by him again, she might be tied up to the day of her wedding.

Lee Xiaohu ran towards the crowd market, thinking that this should be enough to shake her off. After a while, Lee Xiaohu could finally catch her breath. She found a place to leave for breakfast and was about to go to the station when she was shocked by Ma Cuihua who was guarding at the station entrance. Before she had time to think, Lee Xiaohu quietly hid by the side of a luxury car.

Maybe it was because the posture was too vulgar, or maybe it was because the mother and daughter were constantly cutting each other's hearts. Ma Cuihua saw Lee Xiaohu's figure with a glance. Seeing Ma Cuihua approaching step by step, Lee Xiaohu could only go through the parking lot of the parked car and hide in the road that Ma Cuihua missed.

Seeing that they were about to collide at the entrance of the car, Lee Xiaohu anxiously opened the car door nearby. One, two, three...

Eh! This car owner did not lock the doors! Lee Xiaohu was overjoyed as she scrambled to the back seat and did not dare to fight.

Ma Cuihua's cursing sound was getting closer and closer. Lee Xiaohu's palms were full of sweat and her heart was beating very fast.

"Bang!" The car door made a sound. Lee Xiaohu did not have time to react and only felt that the car had already started the accelerator and was slowly starting to move.