"It's the same when I try to sleep at night. I want to sleep by myself. But whenever I bring it up, she becomes so dejected. Seeing her like that makes me feel bad as well..."
After saying this, the visitor immersed herself briefly in her emotions.
But the next moment, she abruptly pulled herself out of it, as if trying to defend, clarify, or explain something.
"But Teacher Nan, my mom has really had a tough life. She didn't have much education, she lacks strong opinions, and back in those days, she raised me alone after the divorce, you could even say she gave up having a social life for my sake."
"I've always felt sorry for her, which is why I didn't want to leave her when I went to university, and now I still take care of her."
