Chen Mengying was a girl from a single-parent family. Her parents divorced when she was eight, and since then, she lived with her mother. As for where her father had gone or what he was doing, her mother never mentioned it.
When a family lacks a man, it's like missing the backbone, without a pillar of support. Thus, Chen Mengying's mother had to take on the responsibility of raising her.
That year, when Chen Mengying was in her third year of middle school, her mother often pushed a small cart to the street night market to set up a stall. They mainly sold snacks like spicy hotpot and barbecue. On good nights, they could earn about two hundred yuan.
At the time, Chen Mengying was the class monitor. For some reason, she never spoke about her family situation to her classmates. She was afraid they would laugh at her if they knew.
