00:00An elderly couple had three children, yet the first family reunion dinner of the New Year felt lifeless that day.
00:04It was the eve of the Lunar New Year.
00:05Early in the day, the father carefully decorated the house.
00:08The mother had already prepared delicious dumplings, waiting for their children to return home.
00:11But after making several phone calls, they learned that.
00:13The eldest son would spend the New Year with his girlfriend's family.
00:15The second daughter would go on a trip with her colleagues.
00:17And the youngest son, although at home, planned to go out into the city with friends that evening.
00:20In the end, the Lunar New Year's Eve was spent by only the elderly couple, alone and in silence.
00:24At that moment, a neighbor came to visit them.
00:26He even brought homemade dumplings, a symbol of blessing.
00:28After learning about the couple's situation, the neighbor immediately proposed an idea,
00:31claiming he could make all their children return for the New Year.
00:33The old couple was deeply moved.
00:34The neighbor said, just tell them that the land and the house have been marked by the government for demolition.
00:38With a large compensation payout, the children will surely come back.
00:41However, the mother felt it was wrong to lie to their children.
00:43The man explained that this was a last resort.
00:44After some hesitation, the father finally agreed, because he wanted to know whether their children still cared about this home
00:49in their hearts.
00:50Very quickly, the father sent a message to the eldest son.
00:52As soon as he received it, he immediately put down the kitchen utensils,
00:55abandoned the meal he was preparing for his girlfriend, and rushed back home.
00:57The daughter also received the message, and was secretly delighted,
01:00convinced that she would receive the largest share of the money,
01:02since she was the only one in the family with a university degree.
01:04As for the youngest son, already quite drunk, he believed he would become rich overnight.
01:07The next day, the eldest son was the first to return home.
01:09Soon after, the second daughter arrived as well, her arms full of gifts for their parents.
01:13The youngest son followed closely behind, arriving on a motorcycle.
01:15On the surface, the three children had returned, to accompany their parents for the New Year.
01:19But in reality, they were driven only by money, seeing his parents eating simple dishes.
01:22The eldest son immediately reproached his younger brother, for not being filial enough.
01:25The latter retorted that he was overwhelmed by his career, and shot back at his brother.
01:29You live the closest in the county seat, yet I've never seen you come back every day,
01:32to take care of our parents.
01:33The two brothers quickly began to argue.
01:34The mother hurriedly stepped in to calm things down.
01:36But the daughter arrived holding nutritional supplements, and mocked her brothers,
01:39claiming they only talked, and never took real action.
01:41The eldest son became angry again, feeling that his sister had already cost the family
01:44the most money for her university education.
01:46He was now buying health products for their parents with her own money.
01:48Just as the argument was about to flare up again, the father, who had remained silent,
01:51could no longer hold back, and harshly scolded them, bringing the quarrel to an end.
01:54After the meal, the eldest son finally asked the question,
01:56that I've been troubling him.
01:57Today, while I was walking outside, I saw people taking measurements.
02:00Is our house really going to be demolished?
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