Xie Yan felt relieved after Xie Gan sent him a message that he had arrived home. He replied to her to get some rest early, and then he took out a change of clothes and went to take a shower.
After taking a shower, I lay on the bed and couldn't sleep.
Maybe he had too much barbecue and his mouth was dry. Xie Yan simply got up and went to the refrigerator in the living room to find some water.
The light in the living room is on.
Xie Yan saw Sang Yan sitting on the sofa drinking at a glance.
Xie Yan lived in a house with two bedrooms and one living room, and Sang Yan was his roommate and also his classmate. The two studied at the same university and later came to Kanghua Hospital for internship together after graduation.
Sang Yan is a surgeon, and the two usually have a good relationship.
Xie Yan walked over.
"You have to go to work tomorrow, why are you still up and drinking alone?"
Sang Yan had mourning written all over him. Hearing this, he smiled bitterly and said, "Today, we broke up."
"..." Xie Yan was surprised.
He knew that Sang Yan had a girlfriend whom he had been dating for six or seven years, and their relationship had always been good. He took a bottle of beer and sat next to him, "Aren't you two very good friends, why did you break up?"
Sang Yan took a sip of beer, his eyes were red, and he wiped his mouth fiercely, "It's not because of those people in my family! Ever since they found out that Xiaojing was the only daughter in Yuncheng, my parents wanted to peel her off.
The first time I took her back to my hometown to meet my parents, she bought a set of clothes for everyone in my family from head to toe, inside and out, and also brought a box of gifts.
People don't mind that I come from a ravine, nor do they mind that our home is in poor condition and hygienic. They stayed at my house for two days and kept working and cleaning up the housework."
He wiped away his tears and his voice choked up, "When I left, my parents didn't even give me a dime as a meeting gift, and they even lied to Xiaojing that our family didn't have such rules.
Ren Xiaojing is sensible and doesn't care about this, but... they went too far."
"Today my parents came from my hometown to discuss our marriage with Xiaojing's parents.
When they came, Xiaojing was busy booking flights and hotels for them.
When we went to dinner today, I gave them a lot of warnings and told them not to make any mistakes, but... in the end, do you know what they did at the dinner table?
They said that our family was poor and all the money was used for my education. The family was in debt and could not afford the bride price.
Ren Xiaojing's parents didn't plan to ask for a betrothal gift from the beginning, so they said it didn't matter if there was no betrothal gift, as long as I treated Xiaojing well."
"..." Xie Yan said, "Isn't this quite harmonious?"
"Yes, the atmosphere was good at first, but after a short time, they started to make trouble again. They said that in order to support my education, my family owed a foreign debt of 200,000 yuan. They also said that because I went to school, the old house at home was not renovated.
People in the village have been laughing at them. They say that Xiaojing's family is in good condition and they should be given more money to dowry, preferably 500,000, so that the foreign debt can be paid off. The family's house has also been demolished and built into a three-story building.
Small building.
He said it was for our own good, so that we could have a place to live when we returned to our hometowns. People in the village would definitely praise us for our filial piety, and we would both have a good face.
You know, Xiaojing’s parents’ expressions changed immediately.”
Sang Yan punched the coffee table with his fist and said with red eyes, "What do they want to do! Huh?"
What do you think they want to do? They don't want to see me live well. Xiaojing and I have been dating for seven years, seven years, and they have to separate us to be happy.
Is it for our own good?
Do they really think I don’t know what they are planning to do? They built the house not for me, but to find a wife for my brother!”
The more Sang Yan talked, the sadder he became. A grown man actually lay on the table and cried bitterly, "My brother's inability to get a wife has anything to do with Xiaojing. Why should I take advantage of her mother's skin so that my brother can live a good life?"
How many years has it been? How many years has it been?
They said every day that my family was poor so they could support my education. But since college, I have been doing work-study.
I started sending money home since my freshman year.
Scholarships, money earned from part-time work... After working, I also earned a lot of money. They said that young people can't save money, so they asked me to give the money to them, and they saved it for me to marry a wife later.
I know it’s not easy for them, so in order to make their lives better, I give them all the money except for necessary expenses.”
Sang Yan burst into tears, "I'm sorry for Xiaojing. We have been together for so many years, and I have never spent any money on her. She knows that my family situation is not good, and sometimes she takes the initiative to pay for meals when we go out."
Over the years, apart from Xiaojing, I have nothing left in this city. Xie Yan, I am already twenty-eight years old and have been working for several years. My total savings is less than one thousand yuan."
"..." "I just found out today that all the money I sent to my family was given to my brother by my parents. It added up to hundreds of thousands, and he used it all to make money.
Growing up, I was the older brother, so I had to give in to my younger brother. I have done so for so many years! How could they be so partial and treat me like this?
If the money is gone, I can still make it again, but they... they asked me to lose Xiaojing too."
"..." Xie Yan knew the situation in his family and didn't know how to comfort him, "Did Xiaojing break up with you?"
"No, I mentioned it."
Sang Yan pulled her hair, "She never told me, but I know how stressed she is.
When we were together, her parents didn't agree with it at the beginning. They felt that it was wrong for us to be a good family, and she would suffer hardship if she followed me in the future.
It was she who persisted despite the pressure, so we stayed together for seven years, and her parents reluctantly agreed.
But... today at the dinner table, I completely understood that it is useless for two people to fall in love. Marriage is a matter for two families. She is their little princess. How could I selfishly drag her into the abyss?
I can't...I can't."
"I'm an animal, I'm a beast, I'm sorry for her.
But I know my parents too well. If we don’t break up, they will definitely pester Xiaojing. Xie Yan, how could there be such parents in the world? What evil did I do in my previous life? Why do I have to suffer like this in this life?
Such a family, such parents!”
"..." Xie Yan's fingertips felt cold.
He suddenly thought of his family situation and the monthly phone calls from home, and his heart sank severely.
Sang Yan was drunk.
He helped him to the next room and lay on the bed. Sang Yan closed his eyes and was still crying, "Xiaojing... I'm sorry... I can't get rid of such a native family. I'm sorry... I can't drag you to hell...
cannot."
"..." Xie Yan was heartbroken.
He covered Sang Yan with a quilt, turned around and walked out of his room.
A man was sitting on the sofa in the living room, drinking beer silently, one bottle after another.