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I gritted my teeth and accelerated, rushing to send them back before hurrying to pick up my child when tragedy struck.
Although it was only about 100 kilometers, I was coming from the opposite direction. As I stopped the car, I shouted loudly to my son, who was huddled helplessly in the cold wind on the other side: “Cheng Cheng, wait for Daddy! I’ll be there soon!”
There were too many cars, and the wind was strong. My son saw me but couldn’t hear what I was saying. When he saw me waving, he must have thought I was signaling him to come over. He moved and ran toward the fast lane!
A heavy truck hit him, sending him flying into the air for dozens of meters before crashing down hard! Another vehicle couldn’t avoid him and ran over his small body!
I nearly went insane!
I couldn’t close my eyes all night; every time I did, I saw my son soaring high in front of me, crashing down heavily, blood everywhere! My ears were filled with his cries: “Daddy, save me!”
My mother-in-law, father-in-law, and sister-in-law looked at me as if it was my fault:
“A child like that would grow up to be a troublemaker anyway; one way or another, it’s just as well!”
“He’s already twelve; how stupid can he be? Running right into a car!”
My father-in-law pointed at my nose: “You shouldn’t have gone to pick him up. Wait until tomorrow morning when he’s frozen half to death; let’s see if he still runs!”
“He needed discipline anyway. Look at our Haohao; so well-behaved and sensible… What’s there to be sad about? Transfer your store to Haohao’s name; when you’re old, let Haohao take care of you!”
“Didn’t you say we only wanted his store? Why do I also have to rely on him for support?”
With my wife gone and my son lost, they were still thinking about my store. What was the point of living anymore?
Silently, I walked into the kitchen, turned on the gas valve, and pulled out a cigarette to put in my mouth. I casually flicked the lighter…
Fragments of memories quickly pieced together and then rapidly rewound. It felt like a long nightmare. At this moment, my son was sitting perfectly fine in the passenger seat beside me. The car was parked on the emergency lane when my mother-in-law got out and roared at Cheng Cheng: “If you don’t let him get out of the car, I won’t leave!”
“If you don’t leave, then stay here!” I shielded my son with my body, closed the passenger door, and locked it.
“What did you say?” My father-in-law stood up like a mad donkey, hitting his head hard against the roof of the car. “How dare you not take your mother!”
“If you want to get out, then go ahead!” I turned sideways to confront him.
“What do you want?” A Load to Carry and my sister-in-law protested as if their tails had been set on fire: “Is this how you treat people?”
“If you don’t want to sit here, then get out!” My facial muscles must have been trembling; I could hear the rush of blood flowing through my veins.
Time has truly turned back!
I want my son; I would give my life for him, I just want my son!
"Get down too! Let’s see if he dares to leave us behind after this!" My mother-in-law shouted from the car, dragging my father-in-law along.
My sister-in-law and her family also got out, five of them standing there, waiting for me to apologize and beg them to come back.
"If you don’t kick this little bastard out today, I really won’t leave!" My mother-in-law's round face was twisted with anger as her slanted eyes glared at me.
I slammed the rear door shut, ignited the engine, and drove off in one swift motion, leaving them in a cloud of dust.
“Dad, are we really going to ignore them?” My son asked nervously, glancing back at the five figures growing smaller in the distance.
“From now on, it’s just you and me. You don’t have to care about anyone else’s opinions or live as pitifully as I did before! Your mother has suffered for half her life; she must be watching us from above now. We need to let her rest easy.”
I wiped away the tears on my face and pressed down hard on the accelerator.
Seeing me like this, Cheng Cheng straightened his back instinctively.
A child's dignity is given by their parents; an adult's dignity must be fought for themselves.
My phone rang; my sister-in-law's curses nearly shattered my eardrums: “Cheng, get your ass back here quickly, or when you return, I’ll skin you alive!”
I hung up without a word.
The phone rang again; it was my father-in-law: “You’ve gone against us! Do you believe I’ll kill you when you get back?”
I hung up again without hesitation.
“Dad, should we go back and pick them up?” My son asked timidly.
“Don’t be afraid; if the sky falls, Dad will hold it up!”
“What if we just go back to the city? They can only cause us trouble after the New Year anyway.”
“Your mother is still lying in her grave back home; we need to add some soil to her grave and burn some paper money so she knows we’re still thinking of her!”
My son’s face tightened, and he fell silent.
He knew that if we didn’t go back, no one would burn paper money for her.
“Dad, if you’re not afraid, then I’m not afraid!”
Without supporting them, these people would eventually become a headache for the two of us. Since pain is inevitable, it’s better to endure a short pain than a long one. If I had the chance to do it all over again, not only would I dare to act, but I would also do it decisively and efficiently. My heart is as hard as iron.
In Hometown Village, there is a courtyard belonging to my wife and me. When we first got married, we were too afraid to have children. After working three years of hard labor at the Brick Factory, we finally built three main rooms. This place holds the memories of our struggles and happiness.
As the vehicle arrived at the courtyard, I noticed that the front door was wide open, and the lights inside were on. There were men inside drinking and playing games, making quite a racket.
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