The neighbors all knew that he was being ill-treated, and urged him to tell his father, but still Min Tzu-chien remained silent.
並且他為了不讓在外地為生計奔波的父親擔心，也一直沒有告訴父親，每天都順服地將後母交待的工作一一完成。有一天，父親從外地回來了，他想駕車出門辦點事。