Chapter 1 — Roommate Raising Dad

On the first day of school, I pushed open the door to the girls' dormitory room. There is a strange man lying on my bed. He was barefoot, put his head on my pillow, drank water from my cup, and spat melon seed shells all over the floor. The girl in the opposite bed said to me with red eyes: "This is my father. His back is not strong, how about you give him a little help?" Immediately after that, she announced in front of the whole room: "From now on my father will be at school with me, everyone has to take care of him." Hearing that, I burst out laughing. "Your father is your father, not a living ancestor for the whole room to worship together." She yelled at me in cold blood, scolding me for discriminating against students. poor. I immediately called the police right in front of her. "Hello police officer, there is a mentally ill person here." 1 The day I arrived at Jiangcheng University, the dormitory floor was as chaotic as a market. Suitcases rolled all over the ground, parents carried blankets and mattresses and rushed upstairs. The dormitory manager stood at the door and shouted loudly: "Men's parents, after moving their luggage, come down immediately! You are not allowed to stay in the girls' dormitory!" I came once in the morning, the bed was finished, the table was wiped clean, the cup was also washed and placed on the table. I think after returning from the procedure, I can lie down and rest for a while. Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, when I pulled my luggage and pushed open the door of room 416, my whole body immediately stiffened. On the lower bed near my window, there was a man over fifty years old lying. The tank top was rolled up to my stomach, the pant legs were bunched up at the knees, the soles of my feet were black and gray, all rubbing against my light-colored bed sheet. He put his head on my rubber pillow, holding my glass of water in his hand, biting the melon seeds and spitting the peel on the ground. I stood at the door, my voice was so cold that I felt strange. "Who are you?" The man lifted his eyelids and slowly said: "Is this bed yours? I'll rest for a moment." The girl in the white dress in the opposite bed immediately stood up. Her eyes were red, her voice was soft as if the wind blew through it and it would crumble. "Classmate, this is my father. He drove for more than ten hours to take me to school. His back pain was very serious, so he borrowed your bed to lean on for a while." I looked at the footprints on the bed sheet, then looked at the cup he drank from. "Borrowed? Do I agree?" The girl in the white dress bit her lips. "From now on, everyone will be roommates, no need to count. Is that so?" I walked to the bed, staring at the other man. "Stand up." The man's face immediately darkened. "Girls these days are really uneducated. I'm an elder, what's the point of sitting on your bed for a while?" The girl in the white dress also stood in front of me. "My name is To Mien Mien, in the bed opposite you. Can you have some compassion? My father is not well, do you have to make him stand?" I was so angry that I burst out laughing. "If your father is not well, go to the hospital. The girls' dormitory is not a rehabilitation center." The two remaining girls in the room shrank and stood aside. The girl with short hair is named Tuong Hoa, the girl with glasses is named Manh Thanh. Apparently they were also threatened just now, but no one dared to speak up. Tears immediately fell from To Mien Mien's eyes. "Are you looking down on my poor family?" I picked up my cup from next to the man and threw it directly into the trash can. "I just feel dirty." The man suddenly sat up straight. "What do you mean?" I turned on the video recording function on my phone, pointing the camera at the bed and the pile of melon seed shells on the ground. "I mean get off my bed immediately." To Mien Mien shouted: "What are you filming? No way." filmed my dad!” She reached out and tried to snatch my phone. I took a step back. "Stolen the phone? Then it's better, I'll report directly to the police." Her

stunned. The man also frowned: "What's the point of reporting to the police? I didn't do anything." I said: "A grown man stayed in the girls' dormitory, took over a female student's bed, and used a female student's personal belongings. Do you think that's enough?" To Mien Mien cried even harder. "My dad just loves me and wants to stay with me for a few more days. He hasn't found a place to live near the school yet. If everyone helps take care of him, that's fine." I looked at her. "What did you just say?" As if she had finally found an opportunity, she sniffled and turned to look at Tuong Hoa and Manh Thanh. "My father's back is not strong, and his blood pressure is high. I can't take care of it alone. From now on, can we all help together?" Tuong Hoa was stunned. "Help with what?" To Mien Mien became serious. "Giang Niem is in the lower bed, so in the morning it's convenient." buy breakfast for my father. Tuong Hoa has little class at noon, can bring lunch home. Manh Thanh comes home early in the evening, helps my father wash clothes." Manh Thanh's glasses almost slipped down. "Washing clothes?" To Mien Mien nodded. "There's not much, just tank tops, socks and everything." I looked at her, unable to laugh anymore. But she wasn't finished yet. "Besides, my father needs money to buy medicine and fruit. Each of us pays four hundred yuan a month, as a fee to show our love. The four of us get one thousand six hundred yuan, enough for his basic living expenses." The room was so quiet that even the sound of the fan became deafening. I asked her: "Is your father disabled?" She was stunned. "No." "Your father is not able to work?" "His back is not strong." "Then tell him to find a doctor, find social insurance, find your relatives. Why are you looking for us?" To Mien Mien's expression changed. "How can you be so cold? It's already very difficult for poor people like us to go out and study at university. It's already very difficult for poor people like us to go out and study at university. If you help us a little, will we die? I stared at her, saying every word clearly: "Your father is your father, not an ancestor who lives for us all to worship together." Her whole body trembled. "You're too much!" I opened the call interface. "I could be more unreasonable." After the phone was connected, I said clearly: "Hello, room 416 of Jiangcheng University's female dormitory has an adult man occupying the student's bed." officer, refused to leave, and asked the female student to pay for his care." "Please come and help me handle it." 2 Before the police arrived, To Mien Mien was still crying. Her father, To Dai Hai, sat next to my bed, constantly cursing. "College students these days are so stupid at studying that they don't have a bit of humanity." I didn't pay attention to him, just propped up my phone on the table to record a video. Tuong Hoa gently pulled me: "Giang Niem, is this matter being made too big?" I looked at her. "Today he is lying on my bed, tomorrow he may sleep right next to you. Do you think this is a big deal?" Her face turned white and she did not speak anymore. Manh Thanh curled up in the corner, his fingers tightening on the strap of his bag, clearly also scared. The dormitory manager's aunt, Phung, rushed forward. As soon as she entered the door, she saw To Dai Hai still sitting on the girl's bed, her face immediately turned pale. "Why are you still here? I told the male parents to immediately go downstairs after moving their luggage?" To Mien Mien immediately rushed over crying. "Auntie, my dad has a backache, he just rested for a while. Giang Niem definitely called the police, he's bullying us." Aunt Phung looked at me. I live streamed the video I just recorded. In the video, To Dai Hai lies on my bed drinking my water, To Mien Mien arranges for us to buy food, wash clothes, and pay fees to show our love.

love. After hearing that, Aunt Phung's face gradually darkened. "To Mien Mien, what are you saying? The dormitory is where students live, not a hotel run by my family." To Mien Mien still wanted to cry. "Auntie, I just want my father to live a little more comfortably." I said: "If you want to be filial, pay your own money. Don't force your roommate to show you filial piety." Not long after, the security guard and police also arrived. As soon as he saw the uniform, To Dai Hai immediately hugged his back and cried out in pain. "Comrade, I just sat on the bed for a while, is it illegal?" The policeman looked at me. I showed them the video, the bed sheet, the used cup, and the melon seed shells on the ground. Then I played the recording of To Mien Mien asking each person to pay four hundred yuan a month. After listening, the policeman's face clearly became serious. "The female dormitory does not allow adult men to stay. Do you two know this rule?"To Mien Mien bowed her head and did not speak. To Dai Hai was still speechless: "My daughter is here, what if I come to visit?" The security room teacher said: "You can visit, but must be within the specified time and in a public area. You are not allowed to enter the bedroom, and you are not allowed to occupy the student's bed." Finally, To Dai Hai was invited downstairs. The police made a report on the spot and reminded To Mien Mien not to arbitrarily bring adult men into the female dormitory anymore. To Mien Mien sat on the chair, crying until she couldn't breathe. After everyone left, she immediately picked up her phone and typed. I know what she's planning to do. Sure enough, ten minutes later, the class group exploded. To Mien Mien sent a very long article. "My father, because he took me to school, sat in a hard chair for more than ten hours, his back hurt so much that he couldn't stand. He only rested for a short while on his roommate's bed, but she called the police to humiliate my father." "I know my family is poor and doesn't deserve respect from others." "But I didn't expect to be treated like that on the first day of college." Someone below quickly chimed in. "Reporting to the police is true." It's a bit too much." "Their father didn't do anything." "Giang Niem, right? Studying law, can you not talk about human feelings?" "Poor students are already in trouble, so how about a little help?" "Just wash the bed sheets." To Mien Mien sat on the opposite bed, tears still hanging on her face, but the corners of her mouth could barely hold back and curled up. I don't argue in groups. I directly sent the three recordings just now. Then I sent a screenshot. To Dai Hai stepped on my bed sheet with his bare feet, holding my cup in his hand, melon seed shells falling all over the ground. The group immediately became quiet. After a while, someone spoke up: "Huh? Is this another thing?" "Forcing my roommate to wash my dad's clothes? Am I not mistaken?" "Each person is four hundred a month, isn't that a forced contribution?" The people who had just scolded me the most fiercely quietly withdrew their messages. To Mien Mien's face turned scarlet red, she immediately explained to the group: "I just casually suggested, Giang Niem intentionally cut the words." I answered her: "The full version is eighteen minutes long, do you need me to post it to the online storage drive?" She stopped talking. A few seconds later, she raised her head to look at me, lowered her voice: "Giang Niem, do you have to push everything to the end?" I put the phone away. "When you and your father consider my bed as a living room, why don't you think about leaving a way out for me?" She stared at me. At that moment, what I saw in her watery eyes was not self-pity. It's hatred. 3The next morning, I went to pick up the textbook.