Rong Xianning's miserable childhood is glimpsed through the words of his childhood teachers and classmates, enough to strike fear into the heart.
There are also neighbors of the Rong family who can testify, often hearing the sounds of Rong Yuhe beating his child in the middle of the night. The child never makes a sound, arousing pity.
Was his mother any better, given that his father was a gambling abuser?
No, his mother was even more outrageous.
She loved playing mahjong and was extremely lazy, making the seven or eight-year-old Rong Xianning stand on tiptoe to cook, once nearly setting the kitchen on fire. If it hadn't been for the neighbors' timely discovery, the child would have perished in the flames.
While Rong Yuhe was dodging creditors outside, Zhou Rong would bring different men home. This couple was rotten to the core, and Rong Xianning grew up in such a family environment, yet he didn't grow up crooked and was the top student every year, which is truly a miracle.
