Their family now had no money, no power, nothing, and if anything else went wrong, it would lead to the destruction of the family and loss of lives. Even to live like this, taking each day as it comes, is better than the complete ruin of the family.
Gao Peng left with the child in his arms, but after a while, he came back.
He actually wanted to ask his father again if they should really leave the child behind, for he couldn't bear to do it.
And Gao's father did have one thing right: send the child away now, immediately—the sooner, the better. The longer you wait, the harder it becomes to let go, and the greater the price they would have to pay in the end surely wouldn't be small.