At the age of seventeen, my dad and my brother both had their legs broken on the construction site, leaving our family suddenly without two laborers. After my mom received the compensation, she left five thousand yuan for my dad and brother, then asked me, "Yuyu, Mom can't continue to waste her youth here. Will you choose to stay or go with Mom?"

Upon hearing my mom's words, I felt indignant, "Mom, are you just going to abandon Dad and brother?"

Mom replied matter-of-factly, "Your dad and brother each have a broken leg and can't earn a living to support the family in the future. Should Mom stay here to make money?"

As she spoke, Mom touched my face, "Yuyu, Mom can't bear to part with you, so I want to take you to live a comfortable life. I can't bear to see you stay here and ruin your life."

I didn't want to leave, but after my dad found out about this, he drove me away.

I couldn't believe that my dad, who used to love me so much, would actually drive me away.

But as Mom led me away that day, when I looked back, I saw Dad standing at the door wiping his tears.

At that moment, I suddenly understood that Dad wasn't really driving me away, but he was afraid that if I stayed, he would have to clean up the mess at home.

That day, Dad and my brother stood at the door watching me until I disappeared from their sight.

As we left the village, at the village entrance, there was a commercial van parked.

Seeing us, the driver of the van got off with a smile, warmly took the luggage bag from my mom's hand, and when he looked at me, he said cheerfully, "Is this your daughter? She looks just like you."

My mom nodded, pulling me into the van.

There was no one else in the van. My mom asked me to sit wherever I wanted, but she sat next to the driver's seat, chatting and laughing with the driver.

Watching this scene, I felt bitterly ironic.

Since I can remember, my dad has taken care of all the household chores at home and never let my mom do anything.

Even during busy farming seasons, my dad wouldn't let my mom work in the fields. After finishing the field work and returning home, he would still cook for my mom.

When my brother grew up and could help with the work, my dad was even more reluctant to let my mom do anything.

Even so, my mom never gave my dad a smile, always being cold towards him.

My mom has always been the envy of women in the surrounding villages, not only because she doesn't need to work, her daily activities are riding the small electric donkey my dad bought for her to the town to pick up deliveries and shop, but also because, even so, the money my dad earned would be handed over to my mom for safekeeping.

My mom doesn't do farm work, doesn't endure wind and sun, so her skin is delicate and rosy, she doesn't do housework, so her hands are slender and fair.

My mom is beautiful and very good at dressing up. When I used to attend parent-teacher meetings, my mom was always the center of attention.

My mom looks beautiful when she smiles. Every time I see her smile, I feel like the world suddenly brightens up.

But now, seeing my mom chatting and laughing with that driver, I feel very uncomfortable.

I tightened the strap of my backpack, thinking about what my brother said to me before leaving.

"Yuyu, you're about to take the college entrance exam. Go with Mom, at least Mom can earn money to send you to college."

"The situation at home... you know it too."

After saying this, my brother limped back into the house with his crutches.

I understood my brother's meaning. If I stayed, there would be no money at home to send me to college, and I would also need to take care of Dad and brother.

They didn't want to burden me, so they forced me to leave.

Thinking of this, tears couldn't help but slide down my cheeks.