Absolute Great Teacher

Chapter 136: Home Is Where My Mother Is!

It was already very late at night. Dark clouds moved rapidly across the sky as the rain fell. Ying Baiwu sat in the firewood room while hugging her knees tightly. Through the tiny window, she stared at the black sky covered in dense dark clouds.

The injuries on her body caused her to feel waves of burning pain. However, Ying Baiwu was used to it. She experienced being beaten up by her father every two to three days.

Her father would hit her whenever he was drunk, he would hit her if he lost money in gambling. He would even hit her if he was in a bad mood, or if the food she cooked wasn’t to his liking.

Ever since she was young, the deepest impression Ying Baiwu had of her father was that day when he wielded the fireplace poker and bashed her. That image was even more terrifying compared to the image of Yang Cai trying to rape her!

A lizard caused a rustling noise as it crawled past her.

Gurgle!

Ying Baiwu’s stomach suddenly rang out. Just when the lizard was frightened and was about to scuttle away, she stretched out her hand and grabbed it. She didn’t even look at it before shoving it into her mouth.

Crunch! Crunch!

Ying Baiwu chewed on the lizard as a bitter taste erupted in her mouth. However, her expression was numb. It was like she no longer knew how to smile nor cry.

As for dinner, she naturally didn’t get to eat it. According to past experience, she most probably wouldn’t be able to eat breakfast tomorrow as well.

Although their breakfast wasn’t anything sumptuous, being able to eat was already a rare treat to Ying Baiwu.

Kacha!

Thunder crackled, and the rainstorm finally raged.

Some of the rain splashed in through the window, onto Ying Baiwu’s body. However, she didn’t move. She simply sat there in a dazed state and was akin to lifeless rock.

Pak!

“Eat this!”

Her mother’s voice sounded out. “Mn!”

Ying Baiwu took the cloth bag and gripped it tightly. However, she didn’t move. “Mother, the rain is pouring." You should quickly head back to the house!”

“Ai, Wu’er. Why don’t…why don’t you run away?”

Mother Ying began to cry. She truly couldn’t bear to see her daughter suffer like this every day. The daughters of other families could buy new clothes and accessories, yet her own daughter had to transport swill every night and work at the blacksmith every day. If this continued, when would it end?

“Mother, what about you? Why don’t you go with me?”

As Ying Baiwu suggested this, her voice began to tremble.

“I…I’m already someone about to die. Where can I go?” Mother Ying smiled bitterly. “Just leave, go and find a man who loves you and start a family. I hope you can live a stable life.”

“I won’t leave!”

After Ying Baiwu spoke, she added another sentence in her heart. “Home is where my mother is!”

The wind and rain were too heavy. Mother Ying wasn’t able to persuade her daughter and could only leave. Being locked up in the firewood room for a night was actually a form of enjoyment to Ying Baiwu. One must know that she would usually be out working and only have the time to take a nap during dawn, after she finished with her night’s work.