These things are not easy to explain to outsiders. After I smiled, I changed the subject and asked, "Where is Huzi? Haven't you come back to celebrate the New Year yet?"
"That boy, after he got a wife, he no longer recognized me as my mother. He went to live with his mother-in-law to spend the New Year's Eve. By the way, your mother hasn't been back for a while, and there's no one in your house."
I nodded and said, "It's okay. I just came back to put something away and went over there." Then I exchanged a few words with Hu Zi's mother before opening the door and entering the house. The room was deserted, just like Hu Zi's mother.
As I said, my mother probably hasn't been back for a long time. It's not dusty, but there is a faint musty smell.
I looked around and saw that the sky was getting dark. I unpacked my bag and packed some things I wanted to take with me in gift boxes. Then I locked the door and left the old house, planning to pack it up when I came back later.
The current home of my mother and stepfather was some distance away, so I walked over slowly carrying things in both hands. After walking for about twenty minutes, I saw a familiar figure in the darkness looking expectantly at this side. I couldn't help but
He stepped forward and called softly: "Mom." The figure paused and immediately came closer to me. The wrinkles in the corners of his eyes and forehead could be seen clearly even in the dark sky.
"Xiao Qian, you're finally back." My mother seemed a little excited. She looked down at the things in my hands and complained again, "What did you buy when you came home?" Although she complained, she grinned.
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I could see that she was really happy, and couldn't help but smile happily. She took the gift box and bag with a light hand, then took my hand with a warm hand and walked towards the house.
When I got to the door, I saw my stepfather coming out and greeting me with a smile: "Xiao Qian, you're back."
Nodding lightly and calling "Uncle", the middle-aged man immediately showed a simple and honest smile and said "Come in quickly". Entering inside, there was a bright and bright room, and many people were already crowded in the room. I smiled and talked to the elders
Everyone was greeting and exchanging greetings, and it was very lively as they were all stepfather's brothers, sisters and other relatives.
Stepfather called everyone to sit down, and there was a big round table, which was full of people. Because I used to have a quiet temperament, and I am a junior, so other than asking for food, no one talked to me much, and I was very happy. I just observed secretly.
Regarding my mother's current situation, today she is in charge of cooking, and she brings a plate of food here and there. She always smiles kindly, without any gloominess. She is very popular in front of the elders, and my stepfather's son is also kind to her. I feel relieved.
My mother's illness was more or less a drag on this family. I was always worried that they would neglect my mother because of it, but I was away from home and had no time to take care of her. Later I learned that Xu Ziyang had helped my stepfather open a store, and I felt a little more at ease.
Now that I see this scene, my anxious heart is finally at ease.
While everyone was chatting lively, I took advantage of the gap and walked into the kitchen, where my mother was stir-frying vegetables in full swing. When she saw me coming in, she quickly smiled and asked, "Why don't you go out to eat? The smell of oil smoke here is very strong, and it will kill you."
The clothes are full of smell."
I glanced at the coat on my body and replied nonchalantly: "It's okay, Mom, how are you doing lately?"
"It's okay, don't worry." My mother smiled cheerfully, but the lines in the corners of her eyes were clearer than before. Time makes people grow old, and this statement was not true at all. After thinking about it in my mind, she reported good things and not bad things.
Otherwise, the uremia wouldn't have been diagnosed until very late. So I said again: "Mom, I will take you for a full body check-up after the Chinese New Year."
The mother was startled, and then complained: "What kind of examination are you doing? Mom can go to the fields to do farm work now, so don't waste the money."
"Mom--" I called out and frowned slightly, "What's wrong with the money? I'm also going to have a full-body check-up, so you can accompany me?"
This time my mother did not refute, but looked at me carefully, and asked with distress in her eyes: "Why have you become so thin? Is it...that reason?" Regarding the head injury and appendicitis, the phone number
I didn't mention it to her, because if she found out, she would be upset again, so I thought my thinness was due to missing a kidney.
She shook her head in relief: "Mom, you're overthinking it. It's popular to lose weight now. Only when you lose weight can you look good in clothes. Do you think my look is trendy?" After saying that, she turned around in a circle, and my mother finally laughed,
But when he noticed the hat I was wearing, he frowned and said, "Girls should grow their hair longer to look better."
I shrugged. Most old-fashioned people rarely accept my hair shape.
Later, my mother pushed me out and asked me to eat more vegetables. Now that the inspection had been decided, I felt at peace. I sat in my seat and watched them toasting each other with a smile. Occasionally, someone would toast with me, so I would agree.
I stood up. The atmosphere was very harmonious, but in my opinion, it was like sitting on the wall and watching other people's laughter and excitement, which had nothing to do with me.
After dinner was over and the guests had almost left, I planned to get up and say goodbye to my mother. Unexpectedly, my mother refused to let me go and insisted on keeping me here. My stepfather also persuaded me, saying that the room was ready.
He sleeps in the same room as his mother, and he sleeps in the same room as Xiao Bin. Xiao Bin is his son who is in college. He wears glasses and is polite.
I excused myself that all my clothes were in the room over there, and my stepfather quickly asked Xiaobin to help me get it. With such kindness, I couldn’t refuse anymore and had no choice but to nod. Many times, when I walked into that situation, I would often get confused because of various reasons.
I can't help myself due to various factors, just like I would actually have trouble sleeping all night if I stayed here, but I still chose to stay in order not to embarrass my mother.
My mother was very happy, walking in and out, and I was sitting alone on the edge of the bed in the room. My hand in my pocket felt a vibration. I took out my phone and saw that there were five calls, all from Xu Ziyang. I quickly pressed the phone.
When pressing the answer button, the first noise came from the opposite side, as if the party hadn't ended yet.
"Hello? Hello? Wait a minute." The clear voice was almost drowned out by the noise. After a while, he seemed to have walked to a secluded place, and his voice touched his eardrums again: "Hello? Qianqian, talk."
"Yeah, I'm here."
"Why didn't you answer the phone after so many calls? You didn't know how to tell me that you were safe when you got there?" He asked two questions in a row, leaving me speechless. I really didn't expect to say that I was safe.
, but because of the eagerness and worry in his words, my heart became filled with joy.
"Hello? Why aren't you talking? The signal is not good?"
I responded quickly: "You can hear it. My phone is on vibrate. I didn't hear it ringing when I was just eating."
There was silence for a moment. Through the phone, I could hear his rough breathing. He must have been drinking again. His soft voice seemed far away but also close: "Qianqian..." My heart skipped a beat.
, responded lightly: "Yeah."
"I miss you......"
The strings in my heart were plucked, and love gushed out. I wanted to say something, but my throat felt dry. I could only listen to his soft whisper: "I regretted it as soon as you left. I really shouldn't have let you go."
House's."
"I'll be back on the third day of junior high school."
"If you don't come back in the third year of junior high school, I will go over and catch you, and then I'll give you a spanking to satisfy your hatred."
The gentle words of love and the lingering breath made my heart soften, and the smile overflowing from the corners of my lips was the most genuine tonight. I saw my mother coming in from the corner of my eye, and I quickly lowered my voice and said, "Stop talking, my mother is here."
, drink less and hang up first." When I put down the phone, the funny expression of someone staring at the phone in annoyance appeared in my mind, and I couldn't help but laugh.
Mother came over and asked: "Who do you enjoy talking on the phone with so much? Is it Ziyang? Why didn't you bring him back with you this time?"
Xu Ziyang first appeared in front of her as my boyfriend, and later we broke up without telling her, so she always thought we were together and mentioned him in a familiar tone.
"There are so many guests at his house that I can't leave."
My mother nodded in understanding, sat down next to me, and asked tentatively: "Xiao Qian, you are now a grown-up, when are you and Ziyang going to get married?"
A basin of cold water poured down my head, cooling my still sweet heart. Marriage? Xu Ziyang and I? I have never thought about it, or I dare not think about it. When we lived together for the first two years, I would think,
I would dream. Later, after we broke up, I realized my own value and realized that he and I were out of reach. Now we are together again, even though we are warm and comfortable with each other now, we dare not think about that.
I actually have the answer in my heart, but I just don’t want to find it out. With Xu Ziyang’s identity and family, the first thing is to be well-matched, so even if the person standing next to him is not Ding Lan, it will not be me.
Sighing softly, I have always been an ostrich, but my mother burst the bubble in my fantasy. Seeing that my face was not good, she did not dare to ask again, changed the subject and asked me about my work, but she did not expect to ask me again.
Heartbroken.
Nothing happened about the mentor, but the institute could not continue to operate. A group of students dispersed like birds and beasts, all evacuated and went to find their own jobs. Something happened to me one after another, and I am still unemployed. I will definitely be the same after the year.
I have to find something to do.
I casually found an excuse to appease my mother, and then brought the topic to something else. Listening to her chatting about her family affairs, I felt very touched in my heart. It had been a long time since the mother and daughter had a long talk, and the time passed unknowingly.
Lying on the bed, sleeping next to my mother, listening to her heavy breathing, I seemed to have returned to my childhood. I have thought more than once, how wonderful it would be if my mother and father were still harmonious as husband and wife. Later I saw more
Afterwards, I thought that if my parents hadn't divorced, I might not have played around out of boredom, or I might have been admitted to a better university and gone to another city, and then I wouldn't have met Xu Ziyang.
Therefore, everything has a cause and effect, and you can never guess what the next destiny God will arrange for you is.
