"Get out of my way! I am a married woman! " Even Xu Ruo who was outside the door could clearly hear the anger in her mother's voice. She knew that her mother was always gentle, and rarely got angry, and she also valued women very much. If she didn't really suffer such a strong insult, then why would her mother be so angry?

"Pah!" Just by listening to the sound, one could tell that the person who did it must have been unable to control himself, so the next moment, a relative's voice rang out again, "Don't refuse the toast and drink the forfeit, this daddy wants you to accompany me, that's just giving you face, don't give me face, you know that you guys eat my food at my house every day, you think that just cleaning up the house and washing a few clothes can make it worth it? If you have the ability, don't stay in my house and let your good-for-nothing husband take you out to live. Even if you can bear the suffering, do you think your daughter will suffer along with you!? "

She could suffer, she could not live anywhere, she could not eat, but she could not allow her daughter to starve, she could not allow her daughter to freeze, she could not allow her to suffer with them, but if she endured his harassment just like that, then what should she do after that, there would definitely be a second and third time, until he was tired of her.

After a while, she heard her mother's wails coming from inside the house. Indeed, before such a choice, as a weak girl, she couldn't do anything about it, not to mention that she was now living under someone else's roof, and the only man she could rely on was gradually becoming addicted to gambling and drinking. She didn't know where she should go from here, but right now, the only thing left to do was to bring Xu Ruo up, so even if she had to leave this world, she would have no complaints.

Xu Ruo sat blankly outside the door. At this moment, she seemed to have suddenly grown up, she began to realize how laughable her previous thoughts were, and at the same time, she also realised that her strength was too weak, she had to work hard to become strong, only by doing so could she protect her mother.

On this day, the 12 year old Xu Ruo secretly made up her mind. She must become strong. She must protect her mother. She must bring her mother away from this damned place. After an unknown amount of time had passed, the crying sounds in the room finally stopped. Xu Ruo hurriedly tidied up her emotions. Her mother definitely didn't want her to know about these things, so she didn't mention them.

Thus, his mother pushed open the door, and the first thing she saw was Xu Ruo who was sitting outside in a daze.

"Ruo'er, when did you return?" His mother asked with a gentle smile, as if nothing had happened. However, her face was still red and swollen, and there were still traces of tears in her eyes.

"Mom, I'm hungry. Can we eat?" She didn't mention anything she just heard, nor did she ask her mother why she was crying. Just like usual, she did what she usually did, and she knew that even if she said it out loud, it wouldn't be of any use. Since it's like this, she might as well bury it in her heart.

Alright, then Ruo'er, please wait for a while. Mother will make you something delicious first." Mother stroked Xu Ruo's head, her eyes filled with tender love. Soon after, his mother went to cook. In Xu Ruo's memories, her mother's cooking was very delicious, and even if she ate it every day, she wouldn't feel tired of it, so every day she would pester her mother to cook for her. Later on, no matter how many delicacies were placed in front of her eyes, she would only try them lightly because deep in her memories, the taste of her mother's cooking had long been branded onto her heart, and she would never forget it. The meal that year was the last one she had seen her mother cook for her. It no longer tasted like this.

However, Xu Ruo didn't manage to eat that meal.

Xu Ruo never knew the taste of despair, because she was very satisfied. Even though she was bullied by her peers in the family, she was still happy to have a place to stay. But not long after, she experienced what it was like to be desperate.

Xu Ruo couldn't wait to pick up the bowl and chopsticks. Towards her mother's cooking, she would never waste anything, and in her heart, she had already made up her mind that she would make her mother live a good life in the future. She would let her mother's cooking fragrance stay by her side and not let anyone else snatch it away from her.

However, just as she picked up the food and was about to bring it to her mouth, her father came in the door drunkenly. He was already so drunk that he couldn't even stand properly.

This wasn't the first time Xu Ruo had seen her father like this. Ever since she had moved into her relatives' house, her father had been gambling and drinking more and more often, to the point that he was carried back home drunk.

Xu Ruo actually didn't like this kind of father at all. She once thought her father was tall and mighty, but she didn't expect him to be like this. She really couldn't compare her current father to her previous father.

At this moment, their father, who was on the bed, was still mumbling, "Give me the money, I'm going to gamble, I'll definitely earn it back!" As he said that, his father, who had been paralyzed by alcohol, suddenly jumped up from the bed and grabbed his mother, saying nonstop, "Give me the money, give me the money! My luck has been very good recently! We'll definitely win a lot of money! "

In reality, due to their father's gradual downfall, at that time, their entire fortune had long since been lost to him in the gambling house. Now, they could only barely survive by relying on their mother's sale of their dowry. However, his father clearly did not know about this. Like most gamblers, he was now out of money, so he went to the family to ask for it. He had to tear off a layer of skin from the family.

"We really don't have any money, big brother Xuan, please, don't gamble anymore, we still need to live, we still need to raise Ruo'er!" Her mother's face was once again covered in tears. When she had married him, she had seen how diligent he was. She just hadn't thought that with just a small blow, he would never be able to stand up again.

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it!" His father pushed his mother away as if he had suddenly gained strength. He rummaged through the house until he found his mother's remaining dowry in the corner. He then became furious, as if his mother had done something to let him down, "You dead woman!" I knew you wouldn't give me money, but you stopped me from making money! Today, I will definitely beat you to death! "