My mom and I were packing up at home, packing up the old stuff that was left behind after my dad left suddenly. This was a huge challenge for me, because the loss of my father was not only a loss in my life, but also a traumatic experience.
Mom picked up a comb and held it in her hand for a moment. She suddenly turned to look at me, her eyes full of sadness and grievance.
She whispered. I nodded silently, not knowing how to comfort her.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. I hurriedly opened the door and saw a strange man standing outside the door, smiling.
His name is Li Ming, he is tall and handsome, and he is well-dressed. We sat down in the living room, and my mother warmly invited him to tea, and a lively blind date began.
What kind of work do you like to do?I asked.
Li Ming replied with a smile: "I am an accountant with a stable job and a good income. ”
Do you have any hobbies?I continued.
I love the outdoors, playing basketball with my friends, and hiking. He said it with ease.
The mother came over with tea and asked with concern, "Mr. Li, do you think you can satisfy my daughter?"She's a very assertive girl.
Li Ming replied without hesitation: "Of course you can, I will respect her choice and protect her." ”
We talked for a long time, and Li Ming said goodbye and left. I escorted him to the door, and he turned to me and said, "Hopefully we can meet again next time."
As time went by, Li Ming and I met more often, and my heart became more and more stable and warm.
Slowly, I began to have some expectations for the future.
However, at the same time, the contradictions at home are becoming more and more prominent. My mother was conservative about my blind date, Li Ming, and she was always worried that I would repeat her mistakes and go through the trials and frustrations of my marriage.
And every communication between me and my mother is full of contradictions and estrangements.
One day, I came home as usual and saw my mother watching TV on the couch in a daze, looking tired and helpless.
She turned her head, her eyes glistening with tears, and her lips began to tremble. She said tremblingly, "Do you know, the day your father left us, in fact, he also left because of family pressure.
Her voice trembled, and I looked into her eyes, and a thousand words welled up in my heart. I never realized that the reason for my father's departure was actually related to debt, which instantly turned my sadness into an unspeakable anger.
Tears welled up in my mother's eyes, and she choked up and said, "I just don't want you to worry, I don't want you to live in endless pain and depression like I ......."”
I was struck deep in my heart by her words, I originally thought that she didn't understand the relationship between me and Li Ming, but I didn't expect her insistence to be actually out of deep love and protection for me.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and Li Ming sent a gift, which surprised me, but also moved me. He is an attentive and considerate person.
I began to accept him slowly, gradually listened and believed in him, and even my mother gradually let down her guard against him.
However, something unpleasant has happened in the house lately. There seems to be some rift between my mother and me, and whenever I mention that I want to meet Li Ming, she always looks ugly.
"You have to think about it, you need to think carefully before you take this step," she said. Her words were full of worry and unease, but I could not understand her worries.
Another day, my mother and I had a fierce argument over Li Ming's affairs, and I felt as if I was a little on the side of my father and Li Ming, two men, and all this seemed to make me gradually understand something.
Soon, both my mom and I were happy for my new acquaintance, and she talked a lot about Li Ming, showing her approval of him.
However, a sudden dispute between relatives broke the joyful atmosphere. One night, my uncle and aunt came to the door, and the whispers and grievances in their words were overflowing, which turned out to be related to the distribution of family property.
Under the shroud of this conflict, the communication between me and my mother also became cold. She was always silent, just thinking about things silently by herself.
At this time, Li Ming's concern made me feel warm. Whenever my mother and I felt depressed because of conflicts, he always stayed by our side silently, giving us spiritual support and encouragement.
Baby, I will try my best to solve the problem between me and your mother. He said to me softly, a determined look in his eyes.
Thank you, Ming Lee. I looked at him gratefully, and an inexplicable dependence arose in my heart.
At this time, the ** bell outside the door rang, and the aunt hurriedly walked out to pick it up. Then, she walked in with a complicated expression, her eyes sweeping over my mother and me, full of hesitation.
Listen to me, in fact, we have a piece of inheritance in our family, which no one has noticed all these years. She spoke.
With the words of the aunt, a new contradiction was ignited again. This time, more people were involved in the dispute, and family relations became more tense and complicated.
And my mother and I gradually became estranged, she was like a silent lamb, under too much pressure, and I couldn't do anything about it.
I don't know where the future will go. Life was like a labyrinth, and I didn't know where to go next.