Su Yu knew from a young age that her mother didn't seem to like her.
But she was too young to understand the concepts of liking and disliking; she only knew that her mother seemed unhappy every time she saw her.
Especially after my dad called.
She had only seen her father's face through phone conversations, so he seemed unfamiliar to her and she didn't really want to meet him. But her mother said that this person was her father, and she had to appease him to have money for food, so she had to play the role of a good daughter.
Daughter...
Su Yu didn't actually know what a daughter was, because her mother had never called her daughter; she always called her Su Yu Su Yu. This was the first time she had ever heard the word "daughter."
Although she didn't understand, her mother said she should be better, which meant she should be a good child, and a good child is one who doesn't make adults angry, something she's very good at!
So every time she talks to her dad on the phone, she's full of energy, hoping her mom will see it and praise her.
However, after each chat, instead of praise, I received my mother's disdain. She said, "Are you trying to find your father? You're having such a good time chatting, humph."
Faced with such cold questioning, Su Yu didn't know how to answer and could only lower her head in silence.
She seemed genuinely happy chatting with her father...
This continued for a while, and her mother's temper worsened. Even if she huddled in a corner, her mother would still be unhappy. Su Yu didn't know what to do. She wanted to make her mother happy, but she didn't know how.
She really didn't know what to do, and would even cry in her sleep at night. Sometimes when she woke up at night and saw her mother sleeping next to her, she would be startled.
I was afraid that if I woke up, my mother would accidentally wake up too, and then my mother would be unhappy.
Su Yu is very naive, so naive that she only has one thought in her world: how to make her mother happy.
Finally, as time went by, Su Yu finally understood what it meant for her mother to be happy. Whenever she wasn't around, when she hid in the closet, or when her mother didn't remember her, her mother would show a happy smile.
She had seen her neighbor's family, who had a child the same age as her. That child was always smiling, and his parents were always smiling too. Su Yu wondered if her parents would be just as happy if they hadn't separated.
She didn't know, but she was envious.
For the first time, she felt envious.
Su Yu thought the days would just pass by like this. She planned to leave when she grew tall enough to open the door, thinking her mother would be very happy then...
But before she could grow any taller, her father called.
That day, Mom got drunk. When she woke up and learned that Dad had called again, she was very sad. She said she had a headache and didn't want Xiao Yu anymore, wanting Xiao Yu to get out immediately. But Xiao Yu couldn't reach the doorknob, couldn't open the door, and couldn't get out...
I could only hide under the table and wait for my mother to calm down.
Every time Mom gets angry, she recovers.
But this time, her mother was unusually angry. She didn't know what she had argued with her father about, but she vaguely heard him say that he wanted to take her away. If that was the case, shouldn't her mother be happy? Why was she so angry?
She couldn't understand her mother's world.
After finishing their phone call, Mom angrily smashed the phone, then hugged Xiao Yu and made Xiao Yu hate her father.
But...
Xiao Yu doesn't even know what liking or loving is, so how could she possibly know what hate is?
So she could only nod blankly, agreeing to her mother's words.
A day or two later, Su Yu didn't pay much attention to the time. She only remembered that two nights later, her mother packed some things for her and then pulled her out of that door, a door she had been trying to open but couldn't.
It was very hot outside. Her mother pulled her into a car, but the air conditioning couldn't cool Su Yu down. She felt uneasy; she had a feeling that her mother really didn't want her anymore.
"Mom... where are we going?"
Xiao Yu's first trip away from home with her mother brought her not joy, but anxiety and apprehension.
"Go to your father's place," Lin Jing said expressionlessly.
"... oh."
It seems that Mom might really not want me anymore.
However, this might make Mom happy, Xiao Yu... also thinks it's a good idea.
And so, the car drove silently into Su Jiang's residential area. Lin Jing urged Su Yu to pull her suitcase and then went into the building.
Su Yu struggled to pull the suitcase, which was almost as big as her, her forehead covered in sweat.
When we arrived at Dad's house, Mom pounded on the door very hard.
Su Yu finally saw the face she had only seen on her phone in real life. Her father looked even uglier than before, with a lot of beard and yellowed clothes, like a homeless person.
Su Yu had thought about how she would survive after leaving her mother. Those homeless people were part of her plan. She planned to beg after leaving her mother, so Su Yu paid close attention to the appearance of the homeless people on the street.
And now, my father looks just like one of those homeless people.
Fortunately, he wasn't that dirty.
Dad and Mom argued again, but Su Yu couldn't quite understand what they were arguing about. Then she thought of the neighbor's parents and fell silent.
After looking around, Mom left.
Her father looked at her with heartache and wanted to wipe her sweat, but Xiao Yu had never been so close to her mother before, so she was a little scared.
Dad said she has her own room and asked me to go there and unpack the clothes in my suitcase.
Xiao Yu nodded and agreed.
She always shared a room with her mother, and this was the first time she had her own room. But her father didn't sleep with her. Was her father unhappy when he saw her, just like her mother?
Su Yu didn't know, but after carefully putting away her clothes, she felt a little hungry.
She was looking for something to eat, but because her dad didn't have a stool, she accidentally broke a bowl and an egg. Every time she broke something, her mom would get very angry, so Su Yu was a little stunned and scared.
Afraid that her father would abandon her because of this, she quickly found a mop and started cleaning.
After her father came out, she hurriedly ran over and snatched the mop from him. Her father didn't scold her, Su Yu's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was slightly relieved.
My father's voice is very gentle, unlike my mother's.
Su Yu suddenly felt a warm feeling envelop her. She didn't know what it was, but she liked it very much.
Next, Dad took Xiao Yu out for fried chicken and fries...
It's delicious!
The last time was when Mom was drunk, she picked up some food from the table and it was already cold by the time she ate it. I didn't expect that she could eat it hot when she was with Dad, and it was really delicious!
Xiao Yu wants to eat this every meal.
But Dad disagreed. He said we could eat it once every now and then.
I was so happy to hear what my dad said!
Su Yu felt very happy!
Then we went home, and Dad said that children need to take a nap in the afternoon so they can grow taller quickly.
Su Yu returned to her room. The room wasn't big, but she liked it very much. The table and chairs were beautiful, the floor was beautiful, the ceiling was beautiful, and the bed was beautiful too...
For the first time, Su Yu felt that even without someone to sleep with, the bed was still warm.
Dad tucked the blanket in and went out.
Su Yu poked her head out from under the covers, staring blankly at the ceiling. The warmth that enveloped her heart seemed to grow stronger, and as it warmed her, Su Yu felt drowsy and gradually drifted off to sleep.
On her first day at her father's house, Su Yu felt she slept very comfortably.
After waking up.
Still at her father's house, Su Yu was afraid it was all a dream, so she quickly ran outside. It was indeed her father's house, because her mother wasn't there.
She breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Now that her mother is gone, she must be very happy.
He shook his head away from his longing for his mother, then sat quietly on the sofa until it got dark.
Dad came out of the room. The living room was pitch black. When Dad turned on the light, he found Su Yu sitting quietly on the sofa. Dad was startled.
They said it's okay to turn on the lights.
Su Yu said, "I'm not afraid of the dark."
Dad immediately felt guilty.
Then he hugged Xiao Yu and said, "Xiao Yu, you should tell Daddy everything. Don't keep it to yourself."
Su Yu nodded obediently and said, "Okay, Dad."
Afterwards, Dad took Su Yu to a restaurant downstairs for a warm meal.
Then her father took her for a walk in the family park downstairs. This was Su Yu's first time in such a place, so she was very excited, but afraid that she would do something wrong and her father would scold her, so she just followed behind her father for a walk.
After returning home.
Dad went back into the room and let her watch TV.
Dad seems very busy.
But adults seem to be like that.
Because Mom is also very busy.
So Xiao Yu got used to it.
Before, at her mother's house, she only dared to watch TV when her mother was out, because her mother didn't like noise, so she only dared to watch TV when her mother wasn't around.
Dad said no, she can watch it whenever she wants, but she has to go to bed on time.
After watching TV for two hours, she washed up and went back to her room to sleep.
After Dad finished his work, he came to check on his room.
Because she slept a lot at noon, she had trouble sleeping at night, and woke up as soon as her father came.
And her father found out.
Then he asked if he could sleep with his dad.
Dad said of course there was no problem.
Su Yu felt overjoyed and couldn't help but hug her father.
She loves this father very much and doesn't want him to disappear.
The next day, when Xiaoyu woke up, her father asked Xiao Yu to order her favorite takeout. Xiao Yu immediately ordered the lotus seed paste bun set meal, which was delicious!
My mom ordered it before, and she remembers it; it was really delicious.
So I'm very happy.
Dad said he works from home, so if there are any problems, you should definitely go to him.
Su Yu nodded.
And so, the happy days continued.
Su Yu felt that she was happier with her father than she had been on many days before!
But one day, Dad fell ill.
Judging from her father's appearance, it seemed like something was seriously wrong. At that moment, Su Yu felt like her father was a kite, as if he might fly away at any moment, so she was very worried and scared.
How could a father who is so good fly away?
Su Yu felt sadness for the first time, but she didn't know what to do and felt very helpless.
With her father away, Su Yu only had an older sister named Nan Shuang to take care of her. When Su Yu asked her how her father would be, she said that her father would get better.
But Su Yu felt that this Sister Nan Shuang was not telling her the truth.
My father has been lying in the hospital. Many doctors have come to his ward and then left, all shaking their heads and sighing.
Sister Nan Shuang no longer felt as relaxed as before.
Su Yu felt an extremely heavy feeling, as if the sky had fallen and was pressing down on her.
But when Dad's friends came to see him, and they were all laughing so happily, Dad's illness didn't seem so serious anymore.
However, the next day, Dad fell into a deep sleep and never woke up.
The doctor told her to be prepared, Nan Shuang cried.
Su Yu also started crying.
She didn't know what the doctor meant, but when she saw her sister Nan Shuang crying, she couldn't help but cry along with her.
Several days passed like this.
Dad... no, Auntie's illness is cured.
Su Yu looked at her aunt with red hair on the hospital bed and asked happily.
Su Yu felt strange. She seemed to have been very sad just a moment ago, but for some reason, she was no longer sad. Her aunt was just sick, but she was already better now, so what was there to be sad about?
Su Yu tilted her head in confusion.
Then, smelling the pleasant scent on her aunt, they went home together.
As time goes by.
Su Yu had almost forgotten her mother's existence, because her mother would be happier without her. So Su Yu would try to disappear from her mother's sight. And now that she was so happy at her aunt's house, she no longer missed her mother.
My aunt's makeup skills are amazing! She can transform into so many different looks, it's incredible!
Auntie continued to save money in the game, and Xiao Yu couldn't hold her back. She had to study hard, learn more words, and help Auntie earn money in the future.
Then one day, my aunt's friend came.
She is Kurumi sister.
She treated Su Yu very well, just like her aunt treated Su Yu, Kurumi- neechan treated Su Yu the same way.
Su Yu was also very happy because there was another person in the family.
And Kurumi would order KFC for herself; Kurumi is such a kind person!
Su Yu happily munched on her fried chicken, thinking to herself.
Some time passed, and Su Yu didn't keep a close eye on it, but she knew she was very happy and joyful every day.
But suddenly, it seemed like the whole world had gone into chaos.
Su Yu found it hard to describe the feeling; it was as if everyone outside was staying at home and not coming out. Those who went to work weren't going to work, those who went to school weren't going to school, and even the homeless people who were begging weren't coming out to beg.
The cause of this strange phenomenon was a voice that appeared in my mind.
The Meta World... the game has arrived, monsters and all that... Su Yu was completely confused.
Su Yu asked what this was.
Kurumi sister said not to worry.
Then Su Yu wasn't worried anymore, because that's what Kurumi- neechan said.