"If you become successful in the future, your father will definitely regret it. Xiaofei, you must strive to be proud of us, mother and son, okay?!"

In fact, Qiao Xiaofei didn't have a deep impression of his father.

His mom and dad divorced when he was two years old, before he could remember anything.

He grew up with his mother. Although he occasionally heard the word "Dad" from his mother's mouth, what he heard most was blame and resentment.

At that time, under the subtle influence of his mother, he also always regarded his father as an enemy and resented him.

But later, when he grew older, he felt that his mother could live her own life and there was no need to mention his father all the time.

Because their divorce was mutually agreed to at the time, and it was not because Dad cheated on Mom or did anything to let Mom down. It was just that after they got married, they found that their temperaments were incompatible. They often quarreled every three days and had a big quarrel every day. The quarrels made the little affection they had left disappear completely, and finally they divorced with a sense of anger.

Less than half a year after divorcing Mom, Dad started a new marriage. A year and a half later, Dad and his new wife had a child.

Since he was four years old, Qiao Xiaofei has been hearing stories from his mother about his father's other child.

Even though he had never met that younger brother, he knew what kind of milk powder he drank after he was born and which kindergarten he attended.

All of this was told to him by his mother.

While she was telling herself this information, she also reminded him to study hard, stand out and surpass that child.

He said he wanted to let his father know that abandoning Qiao Xiaofei was the most wrong decision he had made in his life!

Every time when he was tired and wanted to rest, his mother would show an expression as if facing a great enemy, and would keep nagging in his ear, asking about the place that Daddy's other child had taken in the exam and what kind of results he had obtained.

He also said that his father had given the other party some reward.

She told him to work harder, and if he ranked better than his younger brother in the exam, she would reward him with something, and it would be better than the reward his father gave to that child!

Every time Qiao Xiaofei heard this, he felt like he couldn't breathe, very depressed and suffocated.

But when he looked up, he saw his mother's face filled with tears of anticipation, and a few wisps of white hair on her head. These were all the result of her hard work in earning money to enroll him in cram school and buy him materials.

She bet everything on him, and tried her best to create better learning conditions for him. She never gave up even if it was hard or tiring, and only told him to study hard and become better.

From elementary school to high school, he was required not to stay in school after school and had to go to cram school as soon as possible. When he was not in cram school, he had to go home immediately to do his homework and study.

Apart from studying, he was not allowed to have any other hobbies.

Because in his mother's opinion, these will only waste his study time.

He also couldn't go out and play with his classmates because his mother was worried that he would be led astray by other classmates.

Therefore, he never made any good friends since he was a child. Also, because he didn't understand the topics circulating among classmates, he couldn't chat with other students at school. He could only stay in his seat like a silent shadow, studying and studying.

But he really has no talent and his IQ is not high.

Even with his mother's full support, his grades were only mediocre and not excellent.

Looking at the high tuition fees and his mediocre grades, he felt overwhelmed and even developed a strong sense of self-loathing.

He hated himself for being so stupid and useless, and for wasting so much of his mother's effort.

But when I felt disgusted with myself, I also felt a sense of relief.

You see, his ability is really limited. He has worked hard for so many years, and his mother should have faced the reality.

Does this mean he won't have to study day and night anymore?

But when he carefully explained his situation to his mother, she refused to listen. She told him that his poor grades were probably because he hadn't figured it out yet and wasn't studying hard enough.

As long as he works harder and is more diligent, he will definitely get good grades!

She believed that he could do it!

Facing his mother's trusting eyes, Qiao Xiaofei could not say anything more. He could only carry his mother's trust and study hard in silence again.

This time, he accidentally caught a cold before going to the party. He was not feeling well physically, and most importantly, he was not in good spirits.

Looking at the room full of books, he felt dizzy and didn't want to stay in the room any longer.

He told his mother that he was not feeling well and wanted to rest.

But after his mother touched his forehead and found that he did not have a fever, she asked him to hold on a little longer.

She said that she had finally managed to get a spot in the online class she had booked for him today, and that the old professor was very good, so she asked him to seize the opportunity to learn more from him and prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination in advance.

When you are sick, both your body and your emotions are affected.

What Qiao Xiaofei wanted to hear most at that time was actually a caring word from his mother, asking him to have a good rest.

But what she got was her asking her to hold on a little longer, and talking about how great the old professor was and how hard it was for her to help him find this course.

At that moment, Qiao Xiaofei suddenly felt very desperate.

He couldn't help but ask his mother, "Mom, in your heart, is my study more important than my health?"

But not only did his mother not notice that he was in a bad mood, she also blamed Qiao Xiaofei for being so ignorant at such an age. She was doing this for his own good. He had suffered so much, how could he not even endure such a little discomfort?

The mother and son did not quarrel that day, because after the mother said this, Qiao Xiaofei had already given up the desire to explain.

He numbly supported his exhausted body and took online classes for an entire afternoon.

That night, he found out in the high school group that everyone was planning a party.

That was the first time he signed up without telling his mother where he was and without applying to her.

He actually knew that no one in the class was familiar with him, and everyone might feel awkward if he approached them.

But he really wanted to get some fresh air.

He really wanted to walk around and chat with people of his age instead of being alone in his room, always studying endlessly.

What surprised him that day was that the squad leader took good care of him.

Seeing him alone, he would take the initiative to come over and chat with him. When they were on the mountain, he also took the initiative to ask the class monitor what college life was like.

Although the monitor felt that his college life was very ordinary, it was the college life he expected.

After listening to the squad leader's description of those scenes, Qiao Xiaofei's desire to change was extremely strong.

He had worked really hard for more than a decade, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't change the fact that he didn't have much ability.

He had long seen the reality and hoped his mother could see it too.

Then, let him go and let him live an ordinary life.

Even if he really doesn't achieve much in the future, he will never forget what his mother has done for him over the years, and he will definitely do his best to be good to his mother!

He returned home with anticipation and determination, mustering up his courage. But before he could even speak to his mother, he saw her longing eyes and scolding.