01 That year, when I was a freshman in high school, my dad took home a little boy.

He told me that my mother was adopted.

My dad had been clamoring for a child before, but my mom thought it was just talk.

But my father actually took the child back without consulting my mother, and the child was six years old at the time.

My mother has long since learned to remain calm and no longer quarrels with my father.

My father only said that he got the child back and hoped that my mother could raise him well.

My mom said yes without even asking.

In fact, my mother and I both think that the child's profile and back of head look very much like my father.

Everyone in our tribe thinks he looks like my dad.

They were all talking about how a wealthy family like ours could have a child of unknown origin.

Indeed, my dad started contracting construction sites when I was very young, and it has been growing since then. My dad even went abroad for contracting operations at one time.

Some people say that my father is lucky. In fact, I think that my father has reaped the dividends of the times and his courage, and he has achieved his current glory.

02 My family is so rich, I should have been happy since I was a child.

Yes, the material life is indeed very good. The clothes and the things she uses are really like a little princess.

But I feel that I am still a little far away from happiness.

As long as I can remember, my parents have been arguing constantly. Uncles and aunts from the clan would come to our house, most likely to break up the fight.

The quarrel was just about money, and my mother always thought that my father had a woman outside.

My father’s hobby at that time was gambling.

Once on the card table, no matter how big or small, he always loses.

Especially during the entire New Year, when we were rarely at home, we could hardly find him.

My dad is playing cards outside.

My father lost a lot of money, and my mother couldn't bear it and had to quarrel.

My dad said it was just a way to give some money to others.

In fact, my mother couldn't stand that my father didn't care about the family, so she still cried.

My dad got angry, overturned the table, smashed the trinkets in the house, and pointed at my mom and said, if you don’t want to live, get out of here, it’s not easy to find a girl.

This continued for several years. My mother became numb and kept making noises, while my father went his own way as usual.

At that time, my grandparents advised my mother not to worry so much about things that she couldn't control. The man would come back and have the money, so don't worry about it.

My mother was helpless, stopped arguing, and kept silent.

03At that time, I was in the best elementary school in the city, and my mother placed all her hopes on me.

Weekend training classes were fully booked, and my mother even took me to piano and calligraphy lessons.

But I can only listen to piano music. I have been studying for a year and a half, and my level is really hard to describe.

My mother heard such unpleasant piano sounds at home, and because I really couldn’t arouse interest in it, she decisively agreed that I should give up.

My mother listened to my advice and asked me to study sketching instead. The time, place and calligraphy studies also matched.

My mother signed up to study accounting. She said she would take care of my father's finances in the future.

My mother studies very seriously. She bought a computer and insisted on studying online. However, sometimes after listening to it many times, she is still confused and has difficulty understanding the theory.

She thought of a way and contacted a senior accountant and paid her to teach.

My mother finally got her accounting qualification certificate.

My mother was happy about this for a while. She found that spending money on study made people happier than keeping money.

04My mother no longer quarrels with my father, and the family seems to be peaceful.

But then something happened to my dad, which was enough to ruin my outlook on life.

My dad actually got involved with my aunt.

My aunt was brought here by my grandmother when she remarried. She is a half-parent to my father and is three years older than my father.

It is said that they have been dating for several years, and that day they were discovered at their home in the countryside, and the scene was unsightly.

The news spread among the villagers, and neighbors from all over the country came to watch.

My grandma couldn't bear it anymore and jumped into a small river, saying she didn't want to live anymore.

People who came to watch the excitement helped rescue my grandma, and some immediately boiled water to bathe and change my grandma's clothes.

My grandma was always in tears, panting, pointing at my dad and saying, if something like this happens again, I will hit the wall in front of you, even if I chase you to the construction site.

She turned around and beat her aunt again, but was stopped by others. She said angrily not to come again and drove her aunt out.

The crowd gradually dispersed, but the incident was spread for a long time.

Some people who have been offended by my father use this incident to ridicule him when they meet him.

One time, my dad was cornered and beat someone.

That person blackmailed us and went to the hospital for a full body check, but he was fine, but he said we would have to compensate him for mental damages.

My dad didn't want to endure it anymore and immediately called the police and hired a lawyer to handle the matter.

This matter finally came to an end.