Chapter 18 : Homeward返家

I yearned to go back. I truly wanted to see my mother and siblings. As for my father, I didn\''t like him before, and I wouldn\''t like him now. However, my mother is the most important and closest person in my life, the one I least want to lose, and my closest beloved family.

我想回去了，我真的想回去看看自己的母亲和弟妹，至于我那父亲，我从前不喜欢他，现在也不会，可是我的母亲，我的母亲，我一生中最最重要的亲人，最最亲的亲人，我这辈子最不想失去的亲人，今生今世至亲的亲人。

I had to find a way to return home and see how they were doing.

我必须要想办法回家去看一趟，看看他们怎么样了。

Finally, I found an opportunity and returned to my home after more than half a year.

终于被我找到了机会，我也终于半年多后再次回到了自己的家。

\"Mother, how have you been feeling lately? Are there any discomforts? How much of the money I gave you last time did you keep for yourself? How much does father know?\" I asked my mother one question after another.

“娘，你最近身体怎么样？可有哪些地方不舒服？我上次给你的钱你留了多少防身？父亲知道多少？”我一句一句问着自己的母亲。

She handed over all the money as expected, and my father knew everything. With that money, our family finally bought new clothes and had enough to eat.

果然她把全部的钱都交出去了，父亲知道了一切，有了那些钱，我们这一家也终于都买了新衣服，也终于能吃饱饭了。

\"Mother, if you feel unwell, you must see a doctor. Take these jewelry pieces for yourself. If you ever need medical treatment, you must use them. Don\''t let father know about this. It\''s for your own safety. Understand?\"

“娘，如果你有哪里不舒服，一定要去看大夫，你一定要去，来，这些首饰你留着，万一身体不舒服了，你一定要去看大夫，这些不能让父亲再知道了，是留给你防身用的，你懂吗？”

As I was engaged in a serious conversation with my mother, my senses keen and alert, I noted my father\''s arrival.

正当我千叮万嘱和母亲说话的时候，我耳听八方，眼尖地发现父亲回来了。

My father, timid and easily bullied by others, was no stranger to being a manipulation target. And if he had been hardworking and honest all his life, I wouldn\''t have harbored any resentment towards him.

父亲这个人懦弱胆小，人尽可欺，若是他一辈子勤勤恳恳，老老实实，我不会怪他。

However, as his circumstances began to improve, no longer burdened with the basics of survival, he transfor