When he was very young, his mother loathed him, but his father said, "It's okay, Dad is here."
Because he took after his father, he had darker skin and a less delicate face from a young age, and the local children didn't like to play with him. His father would say, "It's okay, Dad will play with you."
There were many, many similar incidents.
Later...
"I can't keep you company anymore, don't cry, look, after I'm gone, you still have your brothers. You need to take good care of Xuanxuan, really take care of yourself..."
Then, his father died.
His father had said he would always be with him, lifting him up to sit on his neck and saying he would watch him grow up.
But in the face of death, all promises are as fragile as could be.
His father didn't manage it; those promises made were never fulfilled.
His wife said she would never abandon him, never leave him.
