"I can participate in a work-study program. Let's go, mom. Let's get away from him!"
"Where would we go, Zihuai? I'm his wife and I can't simply get a divorce!"
After all, Mrs. Zhou was a traditional woman. Her mother had always told her that divorce was the most humiliating thing to do.
Besides…
She took a first-aid kit and began attending to Zhou Zihuai's wound. "You surely have to help your family out once you start to earn money. Although your father has a bad temper, he's still legally your father and you are responsible for taking care of him."
Zhou Zihuai pushed his mother away, his face pale and blood lining the corner of his lips. "We're not living in the old days anymore, mom. Domestic violence is against the law! Besides, where are you supposed to get 5,000 yuan for him?"
