It turns out that Jiali's mother is really difficult to deal with. Seriously, if Kai hadn't learned that her mother knew about Carrie's peculiarities, he would have taken out the handcuffs and taken the woman back on suspicion of cruelty to a minor.
Her mother, Margaret White, had a strong and decisive personality, and she and her daughter Carrie were dependent on each other, but perhaps she cared too much about Carrie. She was strict and prohibited her daughter from participating in all social activities, because in Margaret's view, this was The best way to protect your daughter.
But this severity has even reached a level of harshness!
When she saw Carrie returning with a man, Margaret White almost went crazy and even planned to use violence against Carrie!
Fortunately Kai stopped her.
After Kai took control of Margaret at that time, his first reaction was to call 911, and then deprived this woman of custody of Carrie on the grounds of mental disorder and abuse of a minor! But Kelly jumped on her mother and wouldn't let Kai do it.
Perhaps it was Carrie's act of protecting her that made Margaret sober up a little. This gave Kay a chance to chat with Margaret about Carrie's situation.
"No! Your daughter is not a witch, let alone a demon. She is just... gifted. This is a gift from God, an evolution! It is definitely not a bad thing!"
Margaret was religious, but the denomination she believed in was...how to say? A little-known sect. The doctrine is very conservative, even more conservative than Catholicism before the Reformation. Not only does it strictly prohibit violations of Catholic dogma, but it is also full of various terms that discriminate against women. For example, a girl's aunt is considered unclean in the teachings of this sect. The symbol must be purified. There are also requirements for women's clothing. In the teachings of this sect, women need to maintain chastity. Makeup and wearing sexy clothes are considered symbols of impurity.
It’s hard to imagine that a girl’s mother actually believes in such an ignorant sect. Doesn't she know that it's just a natural physiological phenomenon for girls?
Of course, this sect has not reached the level of a cult. It is just full of male dominance’s contempt for women and all kinds of repressive nature.
After hearing what Kai said, Margaret didn't know what to do for a moment. Although she is strict, she is a mother after all. Does she really not love her daughter? If that were the case, she wouldn't have been dependent on Jia Li for seventeen years.
But she was still unable to give a reasonable explanation for Jiali's peculiarities, so she turned to religion. After all, her special abilities were indeed easily linked to religious myths. She prayed devoutly and strictly abided by the teachings, hoping that one day God would be merciful and make her daughter normal.
Of course, it was no use, seventeen years passed. Jiali's strength is getting stronger and stronger. So much so that Margaret started to get scared.
But now, someone told her that it was not a curse, but an innate talent of Jiali!
It is a gift from God!
Margaret didn't believe Kai, but in her heart, she hoped that what Kai said was true!
Look, Margaret still doesn’t believe it.
Kai then said: "Mr. White..."
"My last name is White." Margaret emphasized.
"Oh, sorry. Ms. White." Kay felt keenly that Margaret seemed to hate Kay calling her Mrs. When this happens, there are only two situations. One is that this woman wants to have sex with Kai! So her marital status was a stumbling block. But Kai felt that he had thought too much. After all, this woman was still wary of him until now. At the same time, this woman was a complete ascetic. She even thought that her aunt was dirty, let alone having sex.
The second possibility is that she is very taboo about her past.
But why, she clearly gave birth to Jiali. Why do you want to avoid the title Madam?
Unless...that man abandoned her and Carrie.
Probably even worse given her religious outlook.
But that's not important for now.
"Ma'am, have you ever heard of mutants?"
Although Margaret's life was a typical traditional Puritan, she did not completely resist modernization like the Amish. (The Amish are a group of Protestant Anabaptist Mennonites in the United States and Ontario, Canada, also known as the Amish. They refuse to use modern technology and live in the most traditional way)
So Margaret still reads TV and newspapers.
"I've heard that, but isn't that an urban legend?"
The legend of mutants is actually widely circulated in modern society, but the official has always denied it, just like the official has always denied the existence of Area 51 and aliens. Only a few groups firmly believe that mutants exist.
"I can tell you, that's true. I've experienced it myself."
Margaret quickly reacted: "You mean Carrie too..."
"That's right!" Kai said firmly.
Margaret did not feel comforted. After all, mutants were in the propaganda of many people...it was hard to describe, and the government was also involved.
"You seem to have some misunderstandings about mutants." Kai saw Margaret's disappointment, so he immediately continued to deceive. After all, this woman can even believe in a religion that obviously persecutes women. From this point of view, she is indeed A good target to fool. "Mutants are pure human beings, there is no doubt about it! They are still the people of God. This can be seen from the fact that many of their parents and daughters are normal people."
"Their innate abilities are not special. They are just controlled by a dominant expression in the body called the X gene. I don't know much about genetic factors, but I swear, they are human beings. Many people even believe that they are the future of mankind! Because of this, many people are afraid of them, because they are afraid that mutants will replace current humans just like the ancestors of mankind, Homo sapiens, replaced Neanderthals."
After that, Kay probably spent about two hours lobbying Margaret, convincing her that there was nothing wrong with Carrie, let alone being cursed by God. She just had a talent, and this talent just needed People guide.
"Jiali has this talent, just like a person holding a weapon. What the weapon looks like is secondary. The important thing is that Jiali needs guidance. What kind of talent she will become is the most important." Kai has already said My mouth is dry.
Fortunately, it still had some effect, at least Margaret had accepted most of what Kay said.
For example, on the good side of Jia Li, she finally let go of most of her worries, such as her daughter being a witch.
This is good.
But she is stubborn and still doesn't trust Kai.
Very simple...
She's not stupid.
She knew the legend about how the government dealt with mutants.
Even without these, she has watched movies like Frankenstein. What if Kai captures her daughter for experiments?
