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After Returning the 18.8 Yuan Red Envelope, the Daughter Breaks Down—Maternal Love Can't Heal the Pain of Feeling Unneeded

share time: 2025-12-20 06:01:09

Single mother Zhou Xiufen raised her daughter Su Xiaotang by selling breakfast. On the first Mid-Autumn Festival after Xiaotang started working, she sent an 18.8 yuan red envelope with a note: "Mom, buy a catty of mooncakes." Zhou teared up holding the envelope—it was the first time her daughter had given her money. But worrying "Xiaotang just got a promotion and can't even pay rent without Huabei," she quietly returned the envelope and lied, "Mom has social security; I don't need this." Unexpectedly, Xiaotang broke down when she saw the return notification. She cried and called via video: "I saved half a month's lunch money to get 18.8 yuan. Do you think I'm useless? Have you ever seen me as someone you can rely on?" Zhou froze in front of the camera—her well-meaning "consideration" had long become "unneeded" indifference in her daughter's eyes. She suddenly realized her "for your own good" had never embraced her daughter's genuine desire to "be good for her."

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