Save some for papa

Mama, you have to save some food for papa.

Papa is not home.

But papa will come back later.

Hsiang, papa is outstation and will not be back until Friday.

Oh.

You see, my kids go to bed early, and recently I have been been working long hours so they don't get to see me the whole day. Not when they wake up, and not when they go to sleep.

So despite me being outstation for two days now, my elder son doesn't even know I am away from home. He thought I am just working as usual.

Sweet of him to think of saving dinner for me. Yet so sad that my presence is so insignificant.