If Cao Lijuan had been a diligent and thrifty woman, that would have been bearable, but the key issue was her laziness and apathy towards her own son.
Thinking about it, she would feed him; forgetting, she’d let him cry. Such a young child, neglected by her, was constantly in and out of the hospital.
Long Gang earned only fifteen yuan a month; how could he possibly support three people?
What he hadn’t anticipated was even more despicable on Cao Lijuan’s part; she was having secret rendezvouses with her lover behind his back. Follow current novels on n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net
The child was only two years old. For the sake of messing around with men, she mercilessly ignored his cries and screams, a young child riddled with illnesses from daily medication. What kind of mother was she?
Because Long Gang couldn’t earn enough money, and she couldn’t buy tasty food and drinks, she began to engage in easy money-making schemes from home.
Her home turned into her venue of operations. Initially, the neighbors were unaware, but once they found out, naturally, Long Gang found out too.
However, he had to work during the day and sometimes even put in overtime at night. Spreading the word about this was also shameful, and since she started these activities, their living conditions improved slightly—there was at least meat to eat. Long Gang never loved her; they were just partners sharing a life. Rather than seeking physical satisfaction elsewhere, he might as well continue using what was available at home.
Due to years of frustration, Long Gang’s worldview had become distorted and sickened, yet when you think about it carefully, it seemed he was not entirely wrong.
They were cohabitating out of convenience, no one forcing the other, barely managing to scrape together a life.
But the activities Cao Lijuan engaged in were illegal. Eventually, the other women involved got wind of this place and started causing daily disturbances at their home. They didn’t stop there; they even took their complaints to Long Gang’s workplace. Unable to bear the embarrassment, Long Gang went home and beat Cao Lijuan. She snapped back, calling him a worthless loser.
The factory was also affected by Long Gang’s issues—it was constantly disrupted by women coming to scold. Even if he had potential, no one dared hire him anymore.
Thus, Long Gang got fired.
Without a job, Long Gang was irritable all day, and with him at home, she couldn’t continue her business either. Soon, they had depleted all their money.
Unable to stand him anymore, Cao Lijuan decided to go out and continue her business, but she was arrested by the police. Incredibly, she turned the tables and claimed that Long Gang had forced her into it. She also argued that she had a child not yet three years old who needed a mother.
To exonerate herself, Cao Lijuan dragged Long Gang into the mess. That alone would have been enough, but more shamefully, she allowed her lovers to set him up and send him to prison for disturbing her at home.
Without any more use for him, Long Gang was successfully framed by Cao Lijuan and ended up spending several years behind bars.
Everyone knows life in prison is hard. Long Gang’s temperament grew darker. Three years later, upon his release, he scoured the world for Cao Lijuan. When he finally found her, she was in the middle of an affair. Who knows what he was thinking—he grabbed a knife and slaughtered her.
Killing one was not enough; he killed another, her lover too.
The six-year-old child witnessed everything. Blood-drenched, Long Gang turned and walked towards him...
Just three months out of prison, Long Gang went back inside, this time sentenced to death, hastily ending his short life of merely 25 years.
After hearing this story, Tangyuan was first shocked by this male identity, then deeply mourned and sighed for his tragic life.