nashuaworldcup Chapter 44 Because We Are One Family (1)
Chapter 44 Because We Are One Family (1)
In front of the reporters, Su Dingding stared with innocent eyes, appearing somewhat reserved.
“My dad is really good to me, sister, please ask the police to release him.”
Her pitiful appearance was very endearing.
The more this is the case, the more heartbreaking it is.
"Child, don't be afraid, your sister and the whole nation are your support," the young reporter gently held Su Dingding's hand. "Tell your sister first, did you really sleep in the woodpile?"
“There are only three rooms in my house. My dad and aunt share one room, my two older brothers share one room, and there’s another room for guests. I’m fine sleeping in the woodshed. My dad even gave me a blanket…” Su Dingding smiled contentedly. “We can’t let guests sleep in the woodshed, can we? That would be so impolite. I’m family, so I can sleep anywhere.”
The young reporter was somewhat moved; wasn't this child too easy to bully?
"Sister, Dad poured all the leftover meat broth into my bowl last month. It was so fragrant and sour, it was delicious!"
acid?
The young reporter blinked. Could it be that the food was spoiled before being given to the child?
"Hanhan, what do you usually eat? Do you eat the same things as your dad and the others?" the young reporter asked tentatively.
"The table at home is small, only enough for four people. I'm the youngest in the family, so I can't sit at the table to eat. But my dad loves me the most, so I'm the only one who eats leftovers at home, because leftovers are easy to digest and nutritious!" Su Dingding smiled innocently.
The young reporter almost cried. What a load of rubbish!
"Will I give you meat to eat?"
"Eating too much meat is bad. You need to eat more vegetables to grow tall. My aunt said vegetables are expensive, more than a dollar a pound. I don't even have enough to buy them. My family only gives them to me. My brother doesn't have any to eat!" Su Dingding said with a hint of pride.
Now, the young reporter felt even more sorry for him.
Children are so easy to fool. They're at the age where they're growing, and the little nutrition in vegetables isn't enough for them to grow tall!
"Hanhan, does your dad often hit you?" the young reporter continued to ask.
Su Dingding hurriedly denied it, "Dad only hits me when he's in a bad mood. He's my dad, so it's only right that he hits me. I'm not Dad and Aunt's child. It's already a blessing that they can raise me."
"Did they say all of this to you?" the young reporter scoffed.
"When I grow up, I will definitely take good care of them and not let them raise me for nothing all these years," Su Dingding said with a firm look in her eyes.
The young reporter almost burst into tears, then took out some candy from her pocket and gave it to Su Dingding.
The doctors, nurses, patients, and their families who were watching the commotion were also very saddened.
After learning about Lin Han's unfortunate experiences, they all felt sorry for him.
His beloved family treated him like an animal, but he thought it was love.
This emotional cognitive bias may lead to a distorted outlook on life and values as he grows up.
"This child is so pitiful, I wonder if it's possible to adopt him?"
"Ah, this is his fate. The child is here to undergo tribulation."
"Seeing how shabby his clothes are, it would be more practical to buy him some new clothes."
People were whispering amongst themselves when Gu Ting rushed over in a flurry of activity.
"Lin Han, you motherless bastard, you burned down our house, burned my son, and even sent your father to the police station! Are you trying to rebel?!"
Gu Ting's curses grew louder and louder, and she remained fearless despite the many people glaring at her angrily.
Because she felt she was right.
"Auntie, I'm sorry, but I didn't do anything..." Su Dingding cried, feeling wronged.
"You little bastard, you still won't admit it, huh!" Gu Ting wanted to hit him in public.
The young reporter stopped her and angrily shouted, "What do you think you're doing?"
Gu Ting glared at the young reporter without any politeness, and asked sarcastically, "What? Are you this little bastard's biological mother?"
The young reporter, barely in her early twenties, blushed instantly.
"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll sue you for defamation!"
"He's not your son, why are you meddling in other people's business? Get lost!" Gu Ting rolled her eyes.
She was a notorious shrew in the village; no one could out-argue or curse her as fiercely as her.
"You!" the young reporter shouted, her face flushed. "You're abusing children, which is against the law. As an ordinary citizen, I also have the right to stop you and sue you!"
"Pah! You shameless little slut, you dare to accuse me? Who do you think you are?" Gu Ting glanced at the young reporter with amusement and reached out to pull Su Dingding.
"This little bastard is the offspring of my husband and that slut. If it weren't for my kindness and generosity, he would have died long ago. I'm so kind, I'm practically the reincarnation of Guanyin. Accuse me, do you have any conscience at all!"
Hey!
The young reporter panicked and shouted with red eyes, "I'll expose you right now!"
Gu Ting ripped off her work ID and sneered, "An intern reporter, what are you pretending to be? You're just making a mountain out of a molehill, thinking I'm afraid of you!"
The young reporter was so angry that she cried.
The onlookers began to speak out in support of the injustice.
Gu Ting didn't care what they were saying at all, and grabbed Su Dingding, trying to drag him off the bed.
"What are you doing in the hospital, you little bastard? You're faking it! Get back home, you're a disgrace!"
Su Dingding didn't resist, but cried in grievance.
"How can you be so arrogant after beating your child like this?"
"Exactly, the child has a blood clot in his brain. What if something bad happens to him in the future?"
"Why should children be punished for the adults' mistakes?"
Hearing the accusations, Gu Ting remained calm and asked slowly and deliberately with a hint of provocation, "You people are so full of sympathy, why don't you pay for his medical expenses? Why don't you take him home and treat him like an ancestor? You're all good at gossiping."
How can you talk like that?
The onlookers chimed in with their opinions, and some even offered to pay for the medical expenses.
Now Gu Ting became even more arrogant, laughing and clapping her hands, saying, "That's great! This little bastard has been eating and drinking my food for so many years in our house, are you going to pay for this too? And he burned down my house and burned my son, are you going to pay for the house and my son's medical expenses too?"
"How can this person be so unreasonable?"
"This kind of person should be exposed; she doesn't deserve to be called a human being!"
Su Dingding was also a bit of a headache. Gu Ting was going all out, and these people were no match for her at all.
The pressure of public opinion has no effect on someone like Gu Ting.
Sometimes, when it's time to take action, stop talking nonsense; it's useless.
"I'm going home with Auntie," Su Dingding said weakly.
Gu Ting sneered. He was just a useless little bastard. So what if someone was backing him up? A coward is a coward.
No amount of persuasion from others could change anything; Su Dingding was still taken away by Gu Ting.
As she left the ward, Gu Ting turned back and spat at everyone, her provocative gaze utterly irritating.
Gu Ting grabbed Su Dingding by the collar and pushed him into the car.
The driver was Gu Ting's older brother; they were going to the police station to get Lin Yuandong released.
"You little bastard, even if a knife is held to your throat today, you can't say your dad hit you, understand?" Gu Ting warned viciously.
Su Dingding chuckled with his head down, the sound of which was somewhat sinister and terrifying.
Gu Ting shivered. "You little bastard, what are you laughing at?"