When Vireo heard his parents saying those words, he was extremely saddened. His heart felt as if it had been sliced by a knife. Fortunately, he was no longer a child. He knew how to conceal his broken heart. There were many things that he had to endure by himself.
He found it very amusing when he thought about it. This family wanted to keep him around to care for the elderly til the day they die, but they were not going to let him inherit a single penny of the properties? Vireo was very tempted to barge in the door and fiercely question his parents, 'Where is my share of the properties? What of the properties do you intend to let me inherit?' His hand was already going to knock on the door, but he stopped.
His ambition was not in this small county. If he were t o barge in and question his parents like that, because his parents' actions were unjustifiable, they would promise to give him a portion of the family's properties. At the very best, his parents would divide the family properties into four portions and one of them would be Vireo's. However, if that was the case, then Vireo would be completely tied down to this small county.
No! Vireo did not want that. He must go to college and he must make a name of himself. After he had made a name of himself, he would take good care of his parents. No matter what his parents had done to him, they had raised him, after all. This kindness of theirs would forever be etched in his memory.
Initially, he was still feeling a little guilty. However, after he had his parents saying those words, Vireo instantly felt at ease and justified. He had let go of all o f his baggage. That night, Vireo left a short letter to his parents.
'Mom and Dad, I have left. I have to go to college. I believe I can get into a very good college. I voluntarily give up the family's properties. However, please be rest assured that after I have gone to college and when I have been assigned a job later on, I will still return to this county. I want you to know that I will never leave you behind. Even if I become successful, I will still not leave you behind. I will return and care for you for the remaining years of your lives.'
When his father saw that letter, an entire night had passed since Vireo ran away from home. No one knew where he had gone. He only had 1,000 dollars on him, and that was all he could save up for a whole year with a great deal of effort. He did not intend to hide for very long as well. He just found a school to repeat a grade in order to take the college entrance test. The place he found was very secluded, so his parents were not able to find him at all.
The day of the college entrance test arrived and ended very quickly. Without a little bit of doubt at all, Vireo got into the best medical school in the country, and he was accepted for a seven-year combined degree program. He was very happy. He was so excited that h e knelt on the bed in his dormitory on his own and cried.
'Dad, Mom, look, your son is very successful, right? I have gotten into college. A doctor! I'll be a doctor in seven years. Seven years later, I will be assigned to a hospital in our county. When the time comes, wouldn't you have the glory as well? One of our family members will be working in the public sector, and he i s a doctor. How much pride will you have in the future?' That was what Vireo had thought.
In fact, when his family received his acceptance letter, his parents were indeed happy. His parents had been looking for him like mad during that period. They even thought that their adopted son was certainly never going to come back again. However, when they saw the acceptance letter, they had hope again. Their adopted son wanted to go to college very badly. For the sake of the acceptance letter, their adopted son would definitely return.
Sure enough, he came home. When he got home, he knelt in front of his parents. "Dad, Mom, I promise you that I don't need your money for college. I can take out a loan. I can work while studying in college. I will be frugal and I will never spend a penny of the family's money. I will also not transfer my address to where m y college is at. I will come back and I will be assigned t o our county."
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