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A wish to meet. At the time of Chinese New Year, no one would expect the reunion more than the left-behind children do.
At noon of Jan. 26th, Mr. and Mrs. Hua Rong Li, were back to their home at Bolin Village, Yi Chang City, Hu Bei Province, with a baggage. However, their elementary school daughter, little Yueyue, timidly hid behind her grandma.
Why? Because she did not do well in final exam. Mr. and Ms. Li went to Beijing to work after National Day Golden Week. In the mid-term exam in October, Little Yueyue got over 95 percent in two courses. Little Yueyue just got 80 percent in the final exams of the two courses while her parents were away. The teacher said that after the parents have gone to Beijing, Little Yueyue's homework was not as good as before.
"I hope mom and dad do not ask me my test score right after we meet. Maybe just wait for two days to ask." Little Yueyue said.
Ting Yang from Hejiaping Village, Lingyun Town, Bazhou District, Bazhou City, Sichuan Province, thinks the same way. She is 13 years old this year. "Did the exam result come out?" Father Qingyang cut to the chase after he had said a few words to Ting Yang. During his time working in Beijing, he would supervise the daughter to study hard.
"Chinese, 110, Math 130..." Ting Yang was reporting the scores to father while stealing sideways glances to his face.
"Oh, it is just so-so." Qing Yang was not satisfied with the scores.
"What is so-so? It is actually very good!" Ting Yang was arguing with her father with pouting smile on her mouth. The whole family was laughing. Qing Yang comes home once a year; there are very few chances to see his daughter's coquetry.
Economic necessities have driven many a parent to leave home and work elsewhere. To be sure, their children understand. Or at least try to show that they do. Invariably, however, work-related separations between parents and children do take their toll on the latter's performances in school.
