While Su Luoyi discussed the language and culture of country F with the man sitting next to her, her mother was busy calculating whether there was enough money at home to afford her daughter's immigration procedures.
Mother Su had not received much education, but she had heard a bit about immigration from television.
She would not stand in the way of her daughter's desire to go abroad.
Her husband, Song Dapeng, had been in prison for fifteen years. Although the neighbors had never bullied them, they would avoid interactions whenever possible, only greeting them out of necessity.
Robbery and murder—who wouldn't be scared?
Therefore, Mother Su always taught Su Luoyi to be thankful to everyone for their generosity, to study hard, and that everything would be better once she left Blue City.
