Tan Xu's mother was briefly stunned by his sudden outburst, but she immediately realized that her son had actually learned to talk back!
Mother Tan immediately said shrilly, "Tan Xu, you've got the nerve to criticize me? Don't you know our family has always been bullied? Do you know how many people are waiting to laugh at us?
Don't you know we've been counting on you to make something of yourself and help our whole family hold our heads high?
And now you're blaming me? How can you possibly face me..."
Tan Xu had only retorted once, yet he was immediately left speechless by her rebuke. A feeling of helplessness washed over him, and he simply turned around and went back inside.
But Mother Tan had no intention of letting him off so easily. Seeing her son turn to leave, she angrily demanded, "Tan Xu, I'm talking to you! Where are you going?"
Tan Xu understood his mom's personality well enough. If he did not give her an answer, there would probably be no peace today.
So Tan Xu took out his textbooks and waved them in the air before saying irritably, "Mom, there are less than three hundred days left until the college entrance exam. Are you sure you want to interfere with my studying?"
Mother Tan was rendered speechless, but she was not someone who surrendered easily. She immediately snapped, "Study? How are you supposed to study in an environment like this?
I'm telling you, pack up your things. We're moving. We absolutely cannot keep living here!"
The scene Tan Xu had forgotten while his mother was scolding him resurfaced in his mind. He suddenly felt like such a failure, so he said dejectedly, "Fine. We'll do it your way."
Seeing that she had subdued her son, Tan