chapter two

The graduation ceremony started, the graduates were seated on one side and the parents and visitors were seated on the other. Wei Wei was looking at the audience, trying to spot her parents. she finally spotted her mother who raised her hand towards Wei Wei's direction waving. The principal Mr choi began speaking:

This school opened in the year 1898, it started with five males and two female students. Today we have one hundred and eight students in the school comprising of sixteen female students and the rest are male.The principal finished his statement, and prize were given to the best students in the school and the pioneers also received a prize.since the graduation was over, people started taking photos with their family members.

" mom"

" my darling, am so proud of you."

" where is dad?"

" he....he-e-e he went for work."

" I know you're lying to me.i know that dad never wanted me to go to school, he always says that girls who go to school people regard them as **********'s and a girl belongs in the kitchen."

Wei Wei's mother laughed

" you just sounded like your father."

" mom let's take a picture, to my happiness, I mean our happiness."

" to happiness."

click,click. They took a picture and collected it from the camera-man.

Wei Wei bid goodbye to her friends and went away with her mother.

" mom,let's not take a carriage, why don't we trek back home?, it will be fun."

" okay let's do that. Wei Wei look( pointing at an ice juice seller) would you like some?"

" no mom am okay."

" stop thinking that I don't have money,just take one.'

" will you also pick one?"

" yes my dear i will."

they both picked their ice juice and kept on walking.

" mom I've never asked you this but why did you put me in school?"

" I was about your age, probably older than you, I got married to your father and I had you. my friend sent me a letter but I couldn't read it, then I saw a woman, that woman translated it for me, and she earned my respect, since then I said my child would read no matter what."

" how did you get dad to agree with putting me to school?"

" I didn't, my dad was. your grandpa went straight to your dad and confronted him."

" and dad said yes?"

" of cause."

They kept talking and they finally reached the house. Wei Wei took her bath and went to the kitchen to help her mother. They finally finished everything and was sitting in the living room, waiting for Mr Feng to arrive.

Mr Feng came back at 5:48 pm.

" welcome back."

" mhmm."

" your food is in the living room."

" dad welcome back." said Wei Wei.

" aha how was school?"

" it was great, I won many prizes."

" huh! look at your daughter now? she won many prizes, and she's telling me with confidence.tell me one thing my dear, is that how you'll behave in your husband's house?"

he turned and looked at Wei Wei's mother,

"you have just one child and you can't teach her manners!, well listen carefully , am getting Wei Wei married to my boss son and that's final."

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