Ben, who is an excellent student at school, studies very hard. He gets on well with all of his classmates and they all like him so much. But last Sunday afternoon, Ben was playing football in the sports centre and he suddenly felt upset (心烦意乱的) when thinking of the parents' meeting next Monday. Ben's father passed away in a terrible accident two months ago, leaving Ben and his mother, who was a deaf-mute (聋哑人). He was afraid that other students and their parents would laugh at him at the parents' meeting.
Seeing her son getting home, the mother made a gesture (手势) of "I love you" as usual. Ben usually gave back a kiss to her in the past, but this time he didn't say anything and went into his own room. Ben went for the table but he ate nothing with his head down. Her mother asked what on earth had happened to him. "Nothing serious. I just feel uncomfortable in my heart, Mum. "
The next day, forty-nine parents went into the classroom and sat on their children's seats. Only Ben's seat was empty. Ben was gloomy (忧郁的) on the seat. Suddenly, "please show your mother to your seat," the head teacher said. Ben's mother made a gesture of "I'm sorry I'm late" to others. "Please explain your mother's words to us," the head teacher said. Ben came to his mother and asked impolitely, "Why do you come here, Mum?"
"Only because I love you," the mother made a gesture and her face turned red like a shy girl.
At that time, all the parents knew she was a deaf-mute. They didn't laugh. Instead, they all stood up from the seats and smiled to her in a friendly way…
