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During my early childhood, I was not allowed to go out with my friends or watch TV like other children. My parents would not purchase any toys for me. I went to school eahc day, did my homework and studied my textbook until midnight. I remembered my mother told me one day, that everyone in this household has a duty. My duty was to study well in school, just like my dad had to work and supported the family and she had to take care of household matters. One day in school, my Chinese Literature teacher was sick. We were told by a substitiute teacher to study the textbook ourselves. A little while later, I started to get bored and looked around. A few of my classmates sat behind me and were concentrated in reading. I was curious as to why they werent talking like they used to. I snatched the textbook from one of my classmates playfully, appalled that there was another book within. It was a romance novel in Chinese. I stared at the novel and wonde