A mudslide and a car accident took the lives of my parents-in-law and sister-in-law. I saved my wife, but was left disfigured and with a disabled leg. Overwhelmed with guilt, my wife decided to leave and earn money to support the family. My brother-in-law said he didn't want to be a burden and left with her, too. Before she went, my wife handed me all our savings to put my mind at ease. Disfigured and disabled, I couldn't find work, and we didn't have much money left. For the sake of our children, I gritted my teeth and endured the hunger, getting by on cold water every day. As if things couldn't get any worse, drought was followed by snowstorms, and our food supplies ran out completely. My son and daughter were blue with cold, lying in bed and barely able to breathe as they whispered that they were hungry. I tried everything I could to send my wife a letter asking for help. But in the end, all I got was a divorce petition and one hundred yuan.
"My brother-in-law has been sickly for years, and it's not easy for him to be away from home with a child. I'll divorce him once he's settled in."
"He married into the Lin family and then lost his wife. He's had a hard life. You have to understand."
"This hundred yuan is the salary I've saved. Don't deprive yourself or the children."
Overcome with grief and anger, I fainted. When I woke up, I found myself writing a letter to my wife. There was also a screen before my eyes that moved whenever I did.
