In the kitchen, she found her father sitting at the table and drinking herbal tea. Her father poured a cup for her, and she sat down to have a chat with him. In the oven, he was grilling some small potatoes.

His father looked older than his contemporary. "I am sorry that you dropped out of high school and went to work so young. I always hoped you could meet some nice guy and have someone to take care of you…"

He sighed and asked, "So the money for my surgery and medicine was ...