Liao Yan didn't think there was anything wrong with this and replied naturally: "Yes! It's normal to have plastic surgery!"

"I really didn't lie to her. My friend had done it before, with eyes and nose and bone grinding, which cost about 100,000 yuan in total. I told Gao Li that if Liu Xiao'e needed it, prepare more money.

.”

"Officer, have you ever seen Liu Xiao'e? Her face is really a pity. If you are serious about spending money on an operation, and you can take a good look after she recovers, she will definitely be the same person as she is now."

Hu Pingtao sighed, feeling a little helpless: "That's not what I meant...forget it...didn't you say before that after Liu Xiao'e was beaten by Cao Zhong, people from the subdistrict office and the Women's Federation came to her to understand the situation, and then you

Take her to the cafe? You can continue from there!"

Liao Yan raised her hand and patted her forehead lightly: "Look at my brain. I was talking about the cafe, but why did I come here all of a sudden... Okay, okay, I will continue what I just said. Hmm...

In fact, the two sides are connected together, but they are one behind the other in time."

Hu Pingtao couldn't help but smile: "The reason Liu Xiao'e took off her mask when it was just you and her to let you see her true face is because she wanted to get closer to you through this behavior."

Liao Yan nodded after hearing this: "Yes, she also said that I was older than her and called me sister."

Hu Pingtao said calmly: "Sister is easier said than done. Of course, you two had just met at that time. You saw how pitiful she was and wanted to help her. This idea is normal. But there is a problem.

Yes...she doesn't think so!"

Liao Yan opened her eyes wide and asked in disbelief: "How do you know?"

Hu Pingtao said calmly: "A cup of cappuccino, and I asked for a wet one. If she doesn't particularly like coffee and has a lot of knowledge about coffee, how can she order like this and say something like this?"

"Liu Xiao'e is not an ordinary girl. I have read her information and she only has a junior high school education, and her actual age is much younger than her appearance."

"Yes, yes." Liao Yan nodded repeatedly: "Xiao'e told me that there is a big age difference between her and Cao Zhong. Cao Zhong is seventeen years older than her!"

This was the first time Pang Zhonghua heard such a secret text. His eyes widened and he exclaimed, "No way! How can someone like Lao Cao find a wife who is so much younger than him?"

Liao Yan glanced sideways at her husband and said with a smile, "Didn't you say last time that they are a perfect match?"

Pang Zhonghua quickly defended: "I didn't know about these messy things at that time! Besides, I've seen Liu Xiao'e look like that, with crooked eyes, an upturned nose, and a bad mouth... Let me make it clear first, I can't

I didn’t mean to make her look ugly, her appearance is really hard to look at, but fortunately she always wears a mask, so I said Lao Cao and her are a good match."

"Bah!" Liao Yan spat on the ground: "Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. When Liu Xiao'e first came here, you stared at other people's backs every day. With her figure, any man would be able to look at her.

Drooling."

Pang Zhonghua: "...I am a normal man, okay?"

Liao Yan: "You old pervert!"

The couple reconciled and did not quarrel.

Hu Pingtao listened with interest and did not interrupt them.

Liao Yan quickly changed the topic back: "That day in the cafe, I deliberately found a secluded seat. I asked Liu Xiao'e what was going on between her and Cao Zhong?"

"Xiao'e was not in a good mood that day. She told me that her appearance was congenital and she was laughed at by her classmates when she was in school. Later, her family pooled some money and found a doctor in the countryside, who finally cured her cleft lip problem.

It’s been cured, but rural clinics have limited conditions and can only do this.”

"Liu Xiao'e's grades were very good when she was in school, and she was ranked among the best in the school... She told me these, and I can't confirm it. Anyway, I just believe what she says. But these things sound normal, and I think she

You won’t deliberately make it up to deceive me in this regard.”

"Xiao'e said that because of her appearance, she has been teased since she was a child, and even her family dislikes her."

Hu Pingtao agrees with this: "This is true. Especially in the village, people with different looks and physical disabilities, including stuttering, eye diseases, deafness and other problems, will be looked down upon. Let alone children.

, even adults are often bullied.”

Liao Yan said: "Xiao'e said the same thing, saying that she had never lived a comfortable life for a few days since she was a child. She didn't feel anything when she was a child, but no one played with her. When she grew up, she realized that her appearance was not pleasing to her, and she

Just find a scarf and wrap it around your face, or wrap your whole head with a scarf."

Having said this, Liao Yan paused and seemed a little hesitant.

Seeing this, Hu Pingtao asked: "What's wrong? Is there something hard to say?"

Liao Yan nodded hesitantly.

Hu Pingtao was silent for a moment, raised his head, and said seriously: "You'd better tell me the details of that time, including Li Xiao'e's original words. It can be seen that you still take good care of her, and the relationship between you two should be very good. If

If it's something else, I won't break the casserole and get to the bottom of it. But it's different now. Her whole family got food poisoning, and two of her children died. This is no small matter, human lives are at stake!"

When Liao Yan heard this, she quickly explained: "Actually, there is nothing bad to say. Xiao'e... she actually doesn't like Cao Zhong, and this marriage was forced."

"Xiao'e is a miserable person. Her parents are very conservative. If it weren't for the country's nine-year compulsory education policy, Xiao'e wouldn't even have a chance to go to school. And she was able to go to school only because of the interference of the village committee when she was a child. Xiao'e told me

, in her early years, she

There were many people in our village going out to work. When she was in the fourth grade, her father asked her to go out with the villagers, saying that if a girl could not be kept at home, she would be married sooner or later. Instead of wasting food, it was better to let her go early.

Go out and earn some dowry yourself."

"Listen, what are these words!" Liao Yan looked very angry.

Hu Pingtao had heard and seen too much about this, and asked: "What happened next?"

Liao Yan continued: "Although Xiao'e was young at that time, she was very independent. When she went to the village committee to tell her about the situation at home, the village sent people to her home and told her parents that the children must go to school, otherwise they would be

It was against the law. Her parents were frightened and had no choice but to let her go to junior high school."

"According to Xiao'e's original intention, as long as she goes to school well and gets good grades in the high school entrance examination, her future will be bright."

Hu Pingtao asked: "You mean Liu Xiao'e did very well in the high school entrance examination?"

Liao Yan said: "She said she was ranked second in the county at that time. She dreamed of changing her destiny by studying. But her parents did not agree with her to go to high school. They kept her ID card and household registration book at home, and even refused to do so.

for her living expenses.”

This was the first time Pang Zhonghua heard about these things. He asked in surprise: "How old is this? There is still such a thing?"

Liao Yan glanced at him and said seriously: "There are many such things! Some of my classmates went to remote areas to teach in remote areas after graduation. Some of them really wanted to make contributions, and some just wanted to gain benefits from it. Because above

Regulations: Support teaching in specified areas to reach one

After a certain number of years, you can return to the place where you have registered residence and rearrange your job... Of course, I am not saying this against anyone. After all, everyone has different pursuits. But as far as those students who go to teach as volunteers say, there are too many similar situations in remote areas.

, I can’t manage it at all.”

"Liu Xiao'e had a quarrel with her family... but it didn't work. Instead, she was severely beaten by her father. Her father gave her two choices: get married or go out to work to earn money for the family."

"Marrying is also about money, because you can ask for betrothal gifts from the man. Liu Xiao'e has two brothers who have not asked for a wife, so they hope that her younger sister will get married as soon as possible. If you ask for a betrothal gift here, you can get it easily.

The matchmaker goes out to find a wife. In short, it is just an exchange. There is no such thing as a happy marriage."

"Xiao'e said that her father has had the same attitude towards her since she was a child: women are inferior to men. After they get married, they become members of other families. She has to rely on her two brothers to continue the family line. So Xiao'e basically has no sense of belonging in the family. She

At that time, I chose the second option: go out to work.”

"According to Xiao'e's plan, just leaving this home is the first step to success. Although she only has a junior high school education, she wants to work and read at the same time, and then pass the high school entrance examination."

"In addition, it can make money for herself. Xiao'e never thought about giving the money she earned from working to her family. She told me that she hated everyone in her family, especially her parents."

Pang Zhonghua was stunned when he heard it, and murmured to himself: "No way... This, this is too exaggerated."

Liao Yan explained: "When I heard these things for the first time, I thought it was a bit incredible. But Xiao'e said that she was not like this for no reason. When her mother was pregnant, she was reluctant to spend money to go to the hospital for a check-up.

My father is the same, he thinks the round trip fare plus the inspection fee are very expensive, but in fact it doesn’t cost much at all.”

"Xiao'e's family's economic situation is average. The main reason why the family has no money is that his father often gambles in the village. His two brothers also followed the same example. When they were only teenagers, they smoked, drank, played cards, etc., and learned a lot.

Bad habit. When Xiao'e and her mother got pregnant, her father didn't care at all and went directly to find someone in the village to deliver the baby."

Hu Pingtao asked calmly: "Does this mean Liu Xiao'e was born with a disability because she didn't do the Tang screening?"

Liao Yan nodded: "Xiao'e told me that she would rather none of this happened, rather not be born. Alas... you have seen her appearance. Nowadays, medical methods are very advanced, and babies with cleft lips are in the mother's womb.

You can check it out. Xiao'e said that when she was at home, her father beat and scolded her frequently, and often called her ugly, so he told her to die as soon as possible."

After hearing what Liao Yan said, Hu Pingtao came to some understanding: "The reason Liu Xiao'e chose to work outside was because he wanted to save money for surgery?"

Liao Yan replied: "She is really cruel to herself. Xiao'e said that she had calculated that as long as she worked outside and lived frugally, she could save a lot of money in a few years. As long as she kept the look on her face

Once these problems are cured, she won't be afraid of anything and will be able to stand up and be a good person."

Hu Pingtao sighed secretly in his heart and asked calmly: "What happened next? Why didn't she go to work? Why did she choose to get married?"

"She was forced." Liao Yan explained: "Xiao'e was young at that time, and her father saw through her thoughts. He first took away her ID card, and then let her two brothers watch it, and she was not allowed to leave the village.

.”

Pang Zhonghua was listening, his eyes twitching constantly: "You mean when Cao Zhong married her, Liu Xiao'e... was just... a child?"

Those graduating from the third grade of junior high school are all children, only twelve or three years old.

Hu Pingtao's eyes narrowed slightly and his expression became serious.

Twelve years old can only be considered a child. If someone is forced into marriage at this age, the man and his family will have violated the law.

Liao Yan continued: "According to Xiao'e's father's wishes, no matter how old Xiao'e was at the time, she just needed to find a husband who could give her a gift. Xiao'e was unwilling to say anything. As long as a matchmaker came to her door, she would pretend to be crazy, and she

The facial features cannot be faked, no matter who looks at it, they will have an idea in their mind. For

Without being forced to marry, Xiao'e would hide in the pig pen whenever she saw a stranger coming to the house, grab the pig dung from the ground and throw it at the stranger. There were so many troubles that the people in the village who specialized in arranging marriages did not dare to be a matchmaker.

, and by the way, Xiao'e's reputation as a "crazy woman" also spread. As time went by, no one came to propose marriage anymore."
To be continued...