My husband and I had been waiting for ten years, running everywhere to have twins and two girls. On the day the child was born, tears of happiness flowed down the whole family. For us, the two children were everything, the most important thing.
For the past few years, my husband and I had not dared to send our children to anyone, including relatives. But that day, because of the urgency of work, the couple talked it over and asked their grandmother to help them for a day.
But… One day was enough for our lives to end in tragedy.
That afternoon, we were rushing home. When he opened the door, a burning smell mixed with the strong smell of bleach hit his nose. I panicked and rushed inside. My husband only took a few steps and collapsed at the door.
The scene in front of them shocked the couple:
The two children were confined to the old mat, crying loudly. Her mouth was purple, her eyes were red, her clothes were wet and smelled foul. Beside it was an aluminum basin, the water was still in the middle, and white soap foam was floating around.
Grandma was still sitting on the chair, her face was cold, and she said exactly one sentence that made me shiver:
– “I said you had to have a son to live, but what are you going to do to raise two daughters? I brought her water to die, but they cried so hard, I hurt her hand…”
I screamed, hugged my child tightly, and my wife trembled and lost consciousness for the second time.
The neighbors heard the noise and ran over, and the whole neighborhood was worried. Some people are pitied, some people are outright criticized:
– “Oh, it’s rare for people to have children ten years late, and you dare to do that…”
– “Just because of the custom of respecting men and despising women, they will crush two babies to death… This is really bad!”
I stood in the middle of the yard, hugged my child tightly with both hands, and was dizzy with words. The so-called “family”, “blood and intestines” were destroyed in an instant.
From that day on, I resolutely took my wife and children to live alone, swearing that I would never let anyone touch my children again in this life…