Chapter 221 My Mother Doesn’t Love Me
Chapter 221 My Mother Doesn’t Love Me
When Wen Yi gave birth, her mother Hu Chan would call her every half hour.
"My dear girl, how are you now? Seeing that you are about to give birth, your mother feels so sorry for you."
Not long after, "My dear girl, are you feeling bad now? Mom is so worried about you that you haven't even eaten yet."
The nurse next to her said enviously, "I really envy you for having such a loving mother. Look, she called again just now, she's so concerned about you. Eh? Why didn't you answer the phone?"
Wen Yi took the phone numbly, "Mom, my stomach really hurts, and I don't have much strength. Can you let me rest for a while? If you are really worried, you can come to the hospital to accompany me. It's not far away, only 20 minutes by bus..."
There was silence for a moment, then she changed the subject, "Xiaoyi, it's not that I don't want to accompany you, it's that I'm not in good health. I was diagnosed with a polyp a while ago, and your brother even advised me to be hospitalized for surgery.
I didn't go either just to avoid causing you any trouble. But the doctor said I need to rest more and not overwork myself..."
Wen Yi felt as cold as an ice cellar. "So what are you doing playing mahjong? Is that a break? A few days ago, we went on a seven-day trip to Yunnan, and we even ran to the top of a snowy mountain. What was that? Exercise?"
If you really care about me, show it in action, not just in words!"
The person on the other end of the phone suddenly roared, "What's with that attitude? I worked so hard to raise you. What did I do wrong? Why do you treat me like this?"
Wen Yi hung up the phone tiredly. The nurse next to her didn't dare to say anything and could only persuade her.
Fortunately, her husband Gao Pu was always with her. Seeing that Wen Yi was in so much pain, he said, "Why not just give her anesthesia and have a caesarean section?"
Wen Yi stayed in the hospital for seven days and stayed at home to recuperate after being discharged.
During these few days, or rather, during the confinement period, Hu Chan had not visited her once. She still called every hour to ask about her well-being.
Once she didn't answer, he would start bombarding her with phone calls, sometimes making forty or fifty calls in a row, and even calling relatives and friends, telling everyone that she was unfilial, that she didn't answer his calls, and that he took her concern for granted.
Wen Yi was physically and mentally exhausted, but luckily her family hired a confinement nanny who allowed her to rest.
During the Chinese New Year, when the child was six months old, Wen Yongjun called and asked, "Xiaoyi, come home for the New Year and reunite with your family this year?"
"Dad, the child is too young, and the weather is bad. The flu is quite serious. I am afraid to take the child out. What if he catches a cold and has to go to the hospital again? If you want to see the baby, why don't you come to my house? It's not far anyway, only a 30-minute drive."
"Well, I was thinking that it's the New Year and you haven't been home for a long time. I want to take this opportunity to talk to your mother about anything."
Wen Yi thought about it and agreed.
As a result, when she got home, she found that all her aunts and uncles were there. Hu Chan immediately knelt in front of her, crying and saying sorry, forgive me and so on.
Wen Yi was shocked, and when she realized what was happening, she was filled with endless anger! She smashed the house all over, then slammed the door and left with her husband.
Then, her cell phone started ringing with text messages, all of which were accusations from her aunts and uncles.
Wen Yi, who had just given birth to a child, was originally suffering from mild depression. Now, under the repeated bombardment of relatives and friends, she has become severely depressed.
"I want to break up with my family completely!"
"As you wish!" After saying that, Sheng Jiang disappeared.
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That day, Sheng Jiang and Gao Pu returned to their parents' home, leaving the child with her mother-in-law.
It is said that a daughter's parents' home is the foundation of her marriage. But in Wen Yi's eyes, her parents' home is just her abyss.
When she was little, she would get nosebleeds whenever she ate something cold. Because the nasal mucosa is so thin, it easily bleeds when irritated. She didn't know that at the time, and because she ate a lot of cold drinks, her nosebleeds lasted for days straight.
She was so scared that she burst into tears, thinking she had a terminal illness. Hu Chan did not take her to the hospital, "Oh, my poor baby girl, I feel so sorry for you, I am about to cry."
She was only 7 years old at that time, and she thought her mother really cared about her. She even wiped her tears and said, "Mom, don't cry."
In the end, the teacher took her to the clinic and said it was nothing serious, but she just couldn't eat cold food in the future.
When she was in high school, she lived in the school dormitory. At the age of 17, she broke her leg in physical education class and needed her classmates to help her bring her lunch every day.
Although the school was so close to her home, Hu Chan never visited her at school or brought her any meals.
Two months later, she was able to walk normally again. When she returned home, Hu Chan hugged her and cried, "My poor daughter, I am so heartbroken. You have suffered so much. I wish I could bear it all for you..."
When she was 27 years old and gave birth to her child, during the confinement period, she actually still hoped that her mother could accompany her and give her courage.
But she still didn't come. She cried out her love for her daughter as always. She even went to a private hospital and had a gastric polyp removed just to make an excuse not to take care of her during her confinement.
Wen Shuai was a doctor and had told her that her polyps were small and benign, and that no surgery was necessary. As long as she paid attention to her diet and took some stomach-strengthening medication, they would disappear quickly.
But she still went, and even went to a private hospital to complete the procedures for half a month of hospitalization.
For a family like this, if you don’t let go of them quickly, what’s the point of keeping them?
As soon as Ginger opened the door, he saw a room full of relatives and friends.
When Hu Chan saw her, tears started to fall. She ran over to hug her and said, "My dear daughter, you are finally back. Mom missed you so much."
Ginger dodged it expressionlessly, "Look, even Lin Daiyu didn't have as many tears as you. It's a shame not to win an Oscar."
Hu Chan stood there in a daze, looking at a loss.
The relatives couldn't stand it any longer, "What nonsense are you talking about, kid?"
"That's right, it's not like she's marrying far away. It's only half an hour's drive away, but she hasn't been home for half a year. She's really like spilled water once she's married."
"Xiaoyi, I'm not saying anything to you, but even if a girl is married, she still has to maintain a relationship with her parents' family. Otherwise, if you're wronged in your husband's family, who will stand up for you?"
Gao Pu listened from the side, unsure how to respond. He was afraid that if he spoke up for his wife, her family would have more reason to attack him.
For example, “Xiaoyi, look, this is the good husband you married? This is how he responds to the elders’ words?
What does it have to do with him when we are talking about our mother’s family?
If he dares to ignore us now, he will dare to ignore you later!"
Gao Pu looked at Jiang worriedly.
Ginger said, "You go out and take a look first, and teach me here, and then we will go home later."
"You're the only one left. Can you do it? No, let's go together!"
"Don't worry. We're not fighting."
Unexpectedly, before Gao Pu left, Hu Chan had already knelt down in front of Sheng Jiang.
"Xiaoyi, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have gotten sick when you were giving birth and I shouldn't have gone to the hospital for surgery. I worked so hard to raise you. It's not easy. Please forgive me."
Gao Pu was frightened and tried to help Hu Chan up, but she pushed him away.
Ginger just stood there motionless.
Wen Yongjun was furious and threw the teacup at Sheng Jiang, but Sheng Jiang dodged it.
"Unfilial! You just watch your mother kneel before you without even trying to hide? Aren't you afraid of shortening your life?"
"She knelt before me, just to borrow my life span, didn't she? If I didn't move, it meant she agreed. Dad, how could you call me unfilial?"
Aunt, "What are you talking about? Help your mother up quickly."
"Why should I help her? I didn't make her kneel. Aunt, if you can't bear to watch, just help her up."
Sheng Jiang took out her phone and said, "After so many years, this is the first time you've performed so hard. I can't let you down, Mom. I'll take a picture of you as a souvenir. I'll also send it to Aunt Wang and Aunt Zhang. I'm sure they'll like it very much."
When Hu Chan heard this, she stopped pretending and quickly jumped up to grab the phone, "You rebellious girl, how dare you! Delete the picture now!"
"If you don't want to delete it, then don't delete it! Eh? Mom, why don't you kneel down? Didn't you ask to borrow your life span? I agree to lend you 50 years! Kneel for a while longer."
Anyway, I have a long life.
Hu Chan was about to burst into tears when she heard Sheng Jiang's video call. Sheng Jiang answered and pointed the phone at her.
Aunt Wang said, "Hey, Hu Chan, you always brag to us about how well-behaved and sensible your daughter is, and how you didn't need to take care of her during her confinement. You even often give you money and take you on trips. Why are you kneeling in front of your daughter now?"
Aunt Zhang, "Exactly. I think she's actually the most selfish person. She keeps saying how good she is to her daughter and how much she loves her, but why are you running around to help her?"
Aunt Zhao, "You usually brag about how comfortable your life is when you're playing mahjong, but now you're kneeling down to your daughter. What's the point of putting on another show? Did you get caught deliberately going to the hospital for surgery because you didn't want to take care of your daughter during her postpartum confinement?"
Hu Chan's face turned pale. "You! You!"
Ginger is funny. Or rather, the person who knows you best is your enemy.
Even though Hu Chan played mahjong with them every day, who didn't have a crush on Xiao 99? Especially someone like Hu Chan, who was always prone to making enemies.
While others are busy taking care of their grandchildren, she keeps showing off how easy it is for her. The key is that the children don't make trouble for her. How can she not be hated?
The relatives had heard the general idea by now, "Sister-in-law, have you really never seen Xiaoyi once?"
"Xiaochan, we're all elders. It's okay to make a fuss normally, but this time you've really gone too far. Which woman doesn't go through hell giving birth? I heard Xiaoyi was bleeding heavily. Aren't you really afraid?"
"Which woman hasn't gone through this? Why can't she? What's wrong with me not going to see her? She's my daughter, I'm her mother, what can't I do?"
Seeing that their arguments were unsuccessful, most of the relatives guessed that there would be more trouble and left one after another with excuses.
Seeing that everyone was leaving, how could she perform without an audience? Hu Chan sat down on the ground and burst into tears. She sobbed and recounted the difficulties of all these years, the difficulties of raising a child...
The relatives looked at each other.
Ginger walked to the table and overturned it. "Cry, cry, cry. You cry every time something happens. What's there to cry about? What have you given me in my life? Tell me."
"My brother and I both started drinking formula from birth. You never even had a single sip of milk. My grandma fed me my first meal, my grandpa helped me walk my first time, and my dad took me to kindergarten my first time.
When I was sick in elementary school, I had a nosebleed for almost a week, but you didn't take me to the hospital, and you wouldn't let me tell grandma. When I broke a bone in high school, I lived in the dormitory for an entire semester, and you didn't visit me once.
When I was giving birth, I was scared to death, but you would rather make a phone call every half hour than go to the hospital to accompany me.
If I don't answer the phone, you keep calling. When I open my phone, there are dozens or even hundreds of missed calls. Have you ever considered that I need a good rest at that time?
Sheng Jiang looked at Hu Chan coldly, "Tell me, apart from the fact that I came out of your belly, how can you be a mother?"
"I guess you're going to say that you gave birth to me, so you're indebted to me. Have you ever thought that even if you gave birth to me, it's still your business.
Did you get my consent when you gave birth to me? If I had a choice at that time, do you think I would be willing to be your daughter?
Sheng Jiang pinched Hu Chan's chin and said, "From now on, I won't come back to this family. As you wish, we will sever our mother-son relationship and we won't have to see each other again. After you turn 60, I will pay you your pension according to the standard."
After saying that, he pulled Gao Pu away.
Three months later, Sheng Jiang received a call from her aunt, "Come to the hospital soon. Your father has been in the hospital for a week."
"what happened?"
"It wasn't from drinking, it was a sudden stroke. I rushed him to the hospital. Your mother said she was also very busy and never came to the hospital.
Your brother and I have been here for a week. But it's not a common thing. I have to go back to work, I can't always take leave."
"Oh. If you need money, I can provide it. But if you need care, I can't go. I have to take care of my own children."
Wen Yongjun answered the phone. He had just undergone surgery and was still struggling to speak. "Xiaoyi, can you come to the hospital to see Dad?"
"why?"
"Do you still hate me? I know it's my indulgence of your mother over the years that has made her more and more fearless. But I didn't realize that even with biological children, feelings will gradually wear away..."
"Don't say it. You don't regret it. In the past, because my mother could focus on us, then you could be much more relaxed.
Now let me guess, maybe you couldn't stand my mother's constant calls and verbal care for you every half hour, so you cut yourself with a knife to realize the seriousness of the situation?
I won’t go. If you have money, you can hire a nurse.”
Later, after Wen Yongjun was discharged from the hospital, he began to secretly clean up the family finances and filed for divorce from Hu Chan.
Hu Chan made a big fuss and refused to agree to a divorce.
Then, no one at home cooked for her or washed her clothes. No one talked to her, and no one spoke to her when they saw her.
Hu Chan soon couldn't stand this cold abuse anymore and agreed to a divorce. However, they divided the property equally: the house went to Wen Yongjun and the money went to her.
She also knew that she needed a place to call home at her age, so she decided to buy a house.
She also wanted to find a partner who could tolerate her, but unfortunately she met a scammer who cheated her out of all her money.
Sheng Jiang looked at her savings and laughed heartily. Using her own money, she could provide her with 1000 yuan a month for retirement. Not a bad deal. As for her illness, she had no money left. How could she treat it? She could just let it fend for itself.
Without the financial support, and with Sheng Jiang only giving her 1000 yuan a month, Hu Chan asked her son for more money, but he had just graduated and didn't have much of a salary, so he couldn't give much either.
With this little money, there would be nothing left after renting the house. She went back to find Wen Yongjun, but she didn't expect that Wen Yongjun had already sold the house and moved away.
Wen Yongjun was blocked at the door of Wen Lan's house. Dejected, he grabbed Hu Chan and started beating her as soon as he saw her. "You evil woman! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have thought of selling the house! I wouldn't have been deceived!"
Hu Chan refused to give in. The two men, both in their 60s, engaged in a fierce brawl. Eventually, someone called the police and they were separated.
This incident became a joke.
However, because Wen Yongjun had undergone surgery before, he suffered another stroke after being beaten this time and was admitted to the hospital.
Hu Chan was directly sued and sentenced to five years in prison.
With no one to care for him, Wen Yongjun had to hire a caregiver. To save money, the caregiver often abused him. Not long after, he died from abuse.
Hu Chan wasn't having a good time in there either. Within a year, news broke that she was gone.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Sheng Jiang returned the body to Wen Yi and left.
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