In fact, no matter how hard and tired my parents are, they don’t want to take advantage of us. As parents of an ordinary Chinese family, they value reputation and face more. When my brother was in his forties, he lost the ability to work and was abandoned by his wife, so he was forced to return home.
When I came to my parents, I already lost face to them. In the eyes of outsiders, my brother was just a useless person who had been eating his old age and completely lost the ability to work, which made my parents lose face.
Therefore, all parents’ hopes for their children are pinned on me.
I am the pride of my parents, and my husband Wenliang is also the object of my parents' frequent praise. One good thing about Deng Wenliang is that he is very good at saving face. For example, when he visits my parents on holidays, he must bring beautifully wrapped gifts, so he
As soon as the Mercedes-Benz sedan drove into the community where my parents' home is located, it would definitely attract a group of people to watch.
Our community is very old, and the buildings are all over 20 years old. The people living there are ordinary working-class people with an income similar to that of my parents.
Because the community is very old, some of the neighbors are very familiar with each other. Every time Deng Wenliang and I go back to my parents' home, and we step out of the car dressed decently, there will be a group of people looking at us with envy, and there will also be some acquaintances.
Greet us cordially.
At that time, I was very proud because my husband was not only handsome, but also well-dressed and tasteful, which was indeed enough to make me, his wife, proud.
Of course, my parents are even more proud. Whenever they hear neighbors praising our daughter and son-in-law as a talented, filial, and sensible couple, my parents are so happy that they smile from ear to ear. Precisely because they take into account their poor loving hearts, they are here.
When talking about issues between me and Deng Wenliang, I always report good news but not bad news.
At the same time, every time I go back, my parents advise me to be considerate of Wenliang and not to quarrel with him easily and say hurtful things like saying I don't want to get divorced.
Because of this, I have to take a vaccination with my parents in advance to give them some mental preparation.
When I returned to my parents' home, my father was not at home, and only my mother was at home.
She didn't know the purpose of my trip, so she just pulled me to sit down and started nagging me about things at home.
First, I started nagging about my brother’s health, saying that his recent test results were not very good, and he was so disabled at such a young age. Then he talked about my father’s health, saying that he had discovered something bad during his latest physical examination.
His blood lipids and blood pressure were not normal. The doctor prescribed him some medicine and told him to pay more attention to prevent accidents such as stroke and myocardial infarction.
As she was talking, my mother started to cry. She had this problem. She couldn't help crying when she talked about the troubles at home. As she shed tears, my mood also became very depressed.
Like my brother, who needs to take medicine and go to the hospital all year round, it is impossible for him to start a family. To be honest, he can't support himself now and completely relies on my parents to support and take care of him.
My parents are nearly seventy years old. It is said that my brother's current situation is enough to worry them. I shouldn't add any more worries to them...
So thinking about this, I swallowed the words that were swirling around my lips before coming to my parents' house, because I really couldn't bear to irritate my elderly parents.