books44 Chapter 278 Running Away After Being Hit
Chapter 278 Running Away After Being Hit
Song Yanchu thought that Ah Huo was quite prescient, instructing him to keep an eye on Ning Xueyan so early on. At that time, Ah Huo probably hadn't yet figured out his own intentions.
As for him, he's been quite busy since starting work. In order to listen to the nutrition supply from the South and to fulfill Gao Haoran's entrustment, he often orders food here, especially buns and a few side dishes. Ning Xueyan has delivered them to him several times, so they've become quite familiar with each other.
Now that he was deliberately trying to get information out of Master Cao, Song Yanchu and Master Cao quickly became acquainted. After a few drinks, it went very smoothly for Song Yanchu to get information out of Master Cao, who was not on guard.
Later, Ning Lingling came to see her aunt a few more times. Master Cao would give her steamed buns, but she really only wanted steamed buns. White flour steamed buns were good enough to fill her stomach.
A child who isn't greedy—that's like a good bamboo shoot emerging from a bad one. Ning Xueyan went back with her three or four times, each time only Hou Guoguo was home.
This woman is greedy, but relatively simple-minded. Every time Ning Xueyan gives her four yuan, she obediently shuts up and is very good at cleaning up the mess. Otherwise, Lingling would definitely be beaten and scolded.
Ning Xueyan looked at Lingling's thin, bamboo-like arms covered in bruises and asked, "Lingling, did they hit you again? And why this time?"
"It's okay, Auntie, I'm not in pain anymore." Lingling ate a steamed bun, feeling extremely comfortable in the warm kitchen, and didn't want to go back.
But she couldn't keep bothering her aunt; if her parents found out, it would definitely implicate her.
Ning Xueyan felt extremely sorry for Lingling. "Lingling, if they hit you, just run! Run to the neighborhood office, or the police station, and make a scene. Your dad cares about his reputation, so if they hit you, just run. Don't be stupid and try to take the beating. They don't mean any harm. You need to protect yourself. If you have nowhere to go at night, go to your aunt's house. You know the way to my house, right?"
Lingling's words had a double meaning: "Auntie, I know, I'll run away, don't worry!" Ning Lingling's grades were pretty good, but her parents definitely wouldn't support her to go to high school.
Her ability to attend primary and junior high school was a mandatory requirement of the factory, and the factory also paid for the tuition. Her father, Ning Tianqi, cared about his reputation; otherwise, she would have been a maid serving others at home. When she reached a certain age, he would find her a family to marry into and earn a dowry.
Ning Lingling didn't want to wait to be "sold." She planned to get her junior high school diploma, then run away to work and never come back. She just couldn't bear to leave her grandmother and aunt. "Auntie, I wish you were my mother!"
“Silly child, you can come to your aunt anytime. Tell your aunt if you need anything, and I will do my best to help you. After I get off work, I will take you to buy a cotton-padded coat. You are dressed too thinly. It’s cold at school!” Such a sensible child was abused. With such parents, Ning Xueyan could only do her best to help her.
"No need to buy it, Auntie. Even if you buy it, she won't let me wear it." Ning Lingling knew her mother's character very well. She had never bought her new clothes. Her clothes were all hand-me-downs from Ma Xiaolan's niece. What her aunt bought for her in the past would end up in her niece's hands.
Ning Xueyan gently smoothed Lingling's hair with pity. It was so rough; she really was a little naive girl. "Silly child, you can secretly wear it underneath, or take it to school. Don't catch a cold."
Ning Lingling was also afraid of being beaten and didn't want to retaliate and cause trouble. Hearing her aunt say this, she nodded and smiled, saying, "I understand! Aunt, someone in the factory is getting married tomorrow, and they'll all be going to drink. You can come back to see Grandma quietly, then you won't need to give her any money." Every time she saw her aunt giving money to that fat woman, she felt so angry that she would complain that it wasn't enough. Humph, but for Grandma's sake, she could only endure it.
It's all because she's too young and weak; she doesn't even have the strength to help her grandma to the toilet.
Ning Xueyan nodded. She had taken a day off specifically to spend some quality time with her mother.