Escape

As the eldest son in the family, Tong Xin couldn't bear to see them living in poverty, so he enlisted to send money home. His unit was once caught in a surprise attack, but he was lucky enough to survive. With nowhere else to go, he and the quartermaster traveled home together. After getting married and having children, he took on the family's responsibilities, using his savings to buy land and improve their situation, while working hard to arrange marriages for his younger siblings. But family conflicts gradually took away his control over the household. As he grew old, he could only watch from the sidelines as the family descended into chaos. His son, nephew, and younger brother schemed against one another, leaving him sighing in frustration, powerless to do anything. In the end, his nephew and son each left the village where they had grown up, searching for a more comfortable place to live…

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.