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I didn't look at my phone again; instead, I continued to speak in the group chat.
"Thank you, uncles and aunts. I know you all care about me, but Xiao Chang can't let you down. I can only earn a thousand from my part-time job after working hard for a month. How could you give me a thousand a month? I can only eat two buns a day while I see my roommates having meat with every meal. It's really tempting."
"Uncles and aunts, don't worry about me. I'm doing just fine. I don't have a boyfriend, and no one wants me. My parents care about me; how could they not take care of me?"
"Uncles and aunts, Xiao Chang is very obedient now. I'm not dating, not getting into trouble, and I'm definitely not asking you for money. But Mom and Dad, if you're really struggling and can't support me, then I'll drop out of school. I don't need thirty yuan for living expenses each month; even ten yuan would be fine. But why are you so biased!"
I nearly shouted the last sentence.
"If it's really that hard, then you shouldn't have brought me into this world. You gave birth to me but won't raise me—why don't you just die!"
After sending that message, I didn't check my phone again.
I didn't receive any messages from my parents all day.
My brother did message me privately.
"Sis, our parents are freaking out. You should retract your message; don't let them lose face in the family."
Hmph.
I deleted my brother's chat box.
I had no intention of retracting anything.
I wanted my parents to feel ashamed.
I wanted to tell them:
I am an adult now.
I am not their pet to summon and dismiss at will.
I am certainly not a tool for them to use against each other as punishment.
This time, I didn't look at my phone again.
I also didn't accept the five hundred yuan they sent me.
I knew that I had won this battle.
I wouldn't ask for their money anymore.
I believed I could survive on my own.
I tagged everyone in the family group chat.
"Dear uncles and aunts, today I want to ask you all, if it were your child, would you favor boys over girls?"
"I would unconditionally love my child, no matter what!"
"My parents not only favor boys but also only give my brother money; I only get five hundred yuan a month. Can you imagine that?"
"We are a family of four, and with just five hundred a month, how are we supposed to live?!"
This stirred up a storm.
The entire group exploded with messages.
"What? Is this really happening?"
"I can understand favoring boys over girls, but only giving five hundred yuan?"
"Children are not tools; you can't just discard them like that. It's too much!"
"Don't be afraid, Xiao Chang. Tell your uncle which school you're at, and I'll come check on you tomorrow."
"Xiao Chang, don't worry. I happen to know the principal of your school; I'll have a word with him."
As I read through the flood of messages, the grievances I had been holding back finally burst forth. Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably. I didn't bother wiping them away; I let them flow freely.
My mother continued tagging me in the group.
"Liu Shang, please retract your message; let's discuss this privately."
"Xiao Chang, I'm begging you as your mother—please take it back."
"Xiao Chang, if you retract it, I'll send you a thousand yuan, okay?"
I looked at the messages popping up one after another and smiled. I directly dialed the voice call.
As soon as the call connected, I started crying.
"You don't care about me at all; you only love Liu Xuan. Just go die! I never want to see you again!"
My mother was clearly taken aback by my words.
Then she began to scold me.
"Liu Shang, are you out of your mind? How can you speak to your mother like that?"
"Liu Shang, no matter what you're thinking, you better take that back right now!"
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