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In a daze, the first day of classes had passed just like that Leaving the school grounds, Suo Jia rushed home with heavy emotions As soon as he pushed open the door, he was suddenly ly, and saw a piping hot plate of barbecuedat the enticing barbecued meat, Suo Jia could not help but s his saliva He could not re it had last been since he had eaten such savory barbecuedto spend the , Suo Jia’s mother noticed Suo Jia and smiled “Come quickly Suo Jia, let’s celebrate properly!”

“Celebrate?” Suo Jia gave his mother a puzzled look He could not think of any occasion worth celebrating He still complied however, and walked in front of the table to sit down

Seeing Suo Jia’s puzzled expression, the wos to celebrate today The first is celebrating Suo Jia attending school, and the second is celebrating Mother finding a job!”

Hearing his mother’s words, Suo Jia’s heart raced He knew very clearly that with a job, they could earn money, and with money, their lifestyle could be maintained

The woman had already placed a few pieces of the barbecue in front of Suo Jia, and tenderly said, “Eat quickly Suo Jia, while it’s still war and need the nutrition, so eat a bit rance, his eyes were fixed on his mother’s delicate hands In his memory, her tender and lovely lily-white hands were soft and satiny, so smooth that no wrinkles could be seen Noever, Suo Jia clearly saw several bleers

Stunned, Suo Jia unconsciously asked: “Mother, how did you find a job? Why are your hands…”

Hearing her son’s words, the woman was shocked as she looked at her own hands As if suddenly realizing so, she quickly withdrew her hands behind her back With a char smile on her face, she narrowed her eyes, shook her head, and replied: “Nothing happened, nothing at all Mother only helped soold a day!”

Although his hts swarmed inside his head as he heard these words What kind of horrible experience was this, washing clothes in such cold weather? A gold a day was in fact not a sive awayto deserve the an to blur Suo Jia’s vision Eyes filled with glistening tears, Suo Jia’s heart could not help recalling the ies of his mother’s delicate and beautiful hands now covered in scratches How could a gentle and beautiful woman like his h work?

Suo Jia knew that his affinity ater was inherited from his mother As a woman ater affinity, his mother’s beauty was irrefutable In fact, all woly; they are all wo looks and clear expressions Women ater affinity represent beauty itself

Manythat his h he didn’t really understand, even though many men chased after his mother, his mother’s love for his father was too deep, and she never considered accepting any of the to see that a once delicate and beautiful wo hard for the sake of a better life and for Suo Jia This rieve, and he couldn’t quite come to terms with this

Suo Jia really wanted to stop histhis job However, just as the words were about to reach his lips, Suo Jia could not actually say the words If the job wasn’t done, then how could their lives continue? Unless he earned money himself, on what basis could he stop hisheld behind his e tears fell drop by drop onto her blemished hands, and looked at the hands that were now covered in angry red scratches At this point, guilt and helplessness hit, and Suo Jia wished that he could grow up quicker The truth remained however, that he still an 8-years old child

After a while, Suo Jia said in a heavy voice, “Mother, I hate Father”