Grandmother nearly cried herself blind at the time, but for his sake, she endured it.
At that time, he was already twelve years old, helping grandmother with planting vegetables, collecting trash together, still feasible.
But even then, it could only barely sustain the livelihood of the two of them; attending school was out of the question.
He told grandmother that he wouldn't go to school anymore, that he would work hard collecting trash, working odd jobs, to support grandmother.
But grandmother said no, she said without schooling, there's no knowledge, she regretted not sending Father to school back then.
This resulted in Father being uneducated, having no proper work at home, and even developing a gambling habit.
She said grandson, even if she had to sell pots and pans, she would support him in going to university.
The tuition for that year came from grandmother selling off half an acre of the family land.
