My name is Xiaohong, I come from a small mountain village in Hunan, and when I was 18 years old, I went to the city to develop after the college entrance examination, and five years have passed in a blink of an eye. Now I'm 23 years old, working in sales for a foreign company, living a 9-to-5 life.
Hey, Ah Hong, you go home for the New Year!As soon as I heard this familiar voice, my heart immediately plucked. This is my mother's call, and she is urging me to go back to my hometown for the New Year.
You must come back for Chinese New Year this year!Last time you said you would come back next month, I haven't been home for three years!Mom's voice was excited.
What performance can compare to going home for the New Year, the day of family reunion?I only know how to work, and I don't know how to take care of my body, and my elders want to see you!”
I have a headache, but I don't want to go back to my hometown for the Chinese New Year at all. It's too isolated and backward to have any common language with my life in the city. I studied hard and was admitted to university to go to the city just to get out of that environment and live a modern and civilized life.
Mom, I have a big project to complete at the end of this month, so you can let me nag for the New Year. I forcefully refused.
Xiaohong, Mom knows that it is not easy for you to be in the city, and she wants you to live well. But my mother only has one wish every year for the New Year, which is to be able to reunite with you. You promised your mother this time, and you won't be able to spend the New Year with you in the future. Mom begged softly.
I was hesitant, my mom had been begging like this every year since I was in high school. I knew how she felt, but I really didn't want to go back. When I see the familiar dilapidated houses, those ignorant folks, I only feel irritable. I want to continue to stay in a comfortable apartment in the city and spend the holidays with elegant and intellectual colleagues and friends.
Mom, when my work is stable, I will definitely come back to see you often. But this year, it's really not good, you have to be considerate of me. "I apologize in the warmest tones.
Okay, okay, you just don't want to be a mother!She suddenly got angry and hung up **.
My mind was messy, guilty, and stubborn. At this time, my colleague Li Hui came to remind me of the meeting, and I put this matter behind me for the time being and concentrated on my work.
Just when I was planning to rest for a few days, a ** made me anxious again.
Hey, is it Red?Your mom suddenly fainted and fell to the ground, and she has been sent to the hospital!"* That's my uncle.
What?!How is my mom doing with her?!My voice trembled with nervousness.
The doctor is still examining, but the condition does not seem to be good. Come back soon!”
I hung up **, and my mind was in a mess. Oh my god, my mom is sick!And looking at my uncle's tone, the condition seems to be very serious. I rejected her so forcefully last month, and now that she is sick in the hospital, what should I do?
I immediately asked my boss for leave, packed up some necessities and left the apartment. Along the way, my mind was full of mom. If I don't contact for a month, will she blame me for not being filial and complaining that I don't go home?Now that she's sick and hospitalized, how difficult it is for her to be alone!
Finally, I rushed home. Pushing open the door of the ward, I saw my mother's thin figure lying on the hospital bed, with several infusion tubes attached to her hands.
Mom!I couldn't help but scream loudly.
Hong, are you back?Mom smiled weakly at me.
I walked over to the bed and held her hand. "Mom, why are you so sick and don't tell me!”
What's this, that's how it is when people get old. You're so busy, I'm reluctant to tell you. Mom gently shook my hand back.
My heart was strangely sour. I could have come back to visit her earlier, but I didn't care about my work and my family. How could I bear to let her bear this alone?
What did the doctor say about the situation?How long will it take?I asked worriedly.
Didn't the doctor tell you yet?Mom smiled, "Ah Hong, in fact, I am not seriously ill. I just want to hang a hanging bottle to replenish my body, and by the way, I will force you to come back and see me. Didn't you refuse to go home again and again?”
I looked at my mom speechlessly, and my mind was a mess.
It turns out that this is all a mother's ploy to get me home!She wasn't sick at all, she scared me like this, she just wanted to see me. I don't know how to feel.
Mom, you're pushing me. I held it for a long time and burst out with a sentence.
yes, if I don't force you to come back, will you come back?Mom said confidently.
I work so hard, don't I want to have a good life?It's not easy for me in the city. I said with some resentment.
Of course, I know that it is not easy for you, but as a mother, I am more worried about whether you are in good health and whether there is anyone to take care of you. You are so concerned about your work, you should also think about me as an old man, right?Mom said earnestly.
I was speechless for a moment, and my mother's words pierced my heart. Indeed, in the past few years, I have been so immersed in city life that I rarely find time to go home and see. I also know in my heart that the reason why my mother is doing this is because she misses her like a diamond and has no other way.
I'm sorry, Mom, it's me who is bad. I shouldn't have rejected you all the time, and I should have come home more. "I humbly apologize.
Forget it, don't blame yourself. Mom just suddenly thought that you were thinking so much, and she couldn't control her emotions. Mom said softly.
My heart was sour, I clenched my mother's hand, and tears couldn't help but burst out of my eyes. Mom's health has been getting worse and worse over the years, but I'm not by her side, if something happens in the future, how can I face her again!
Mom, I know it's wrong. In the future, I will definitely go home for the Chinese New Year, but I will feel very guilty if I can't reunite with you. I said sincerely.
Good boy, hearing you say that, Mom is relieved. Mom smiled with satisfaction.
I chatted with my mother in the hospital room for another two hours, and we talked a lot about the past. Then the doctor said she needed a quiet rest, and I reluctantly left.
When I got home, I thought about it over and over again. I can't be so selfish anymore. Working in a foreign country, I had to learn how to balance work and family. I decided that I would have to go home to accompany my mother every year during the Chinese New Year, and I would often call ** to greet her. I can't let her worry about me anymore, and I can't let her be lonely. Mom has done so much for me, and now it's my turn to repay her and let her live happily ever after.
I decided that I would have to go home to accompany my mother every year during the Chinese New Year, and I would often call ** to greet her. I can't let her worry about me anymore, and I can't let her be lonely. Mom has done so much for me, and now it's my turn to repay her and let her live happily ever after.
I spent the day in the hospital room and watched my mother recover a little before I left to return to the city.
Mom, I'll go back first, you have a good rest, and tell me anything immediately. I admonished.
Go ahead, go ahead, you're going to come out anyway. Old lady, I can do it myself. Mom smiled and sent me away.
I hesitated and made up my mind to set off. After saying goodbye to my mother, I went straight to the train station, and finally bought a ticket back to the city. The whole way back, I was reflecting on myself. I think of everything my mother has done for me over the years, she has worked hard for me, worried about me, and just to give me a solid future. Now I finally understand that it is the minimum obligation of a child to repay his parents.