The old lady, who I haven't seen for a long time, came to knock on the door early in the morning, and she timidly made a special request to me: Your father is not a few days, even if he did not do it right before, can you put aside your prejudices and go back to see him. Parents only have this life and no afterlife, okay?
The old lady was full of white hair and had a clumped back. Her body.
Trembling and trembling, his eyes were uncontrollably watering with tears.
I also cried, hugged my mother and said: Mom, don't say sad words, I saw you in the square last year, wasn't my father very good at that time?
The old lady sighed: Alas, on April 21, your father went downstairs to buy vegetables and accidentally fell down in the stairwell. Since then, he has collapsed. Woooooooooo
I helped the old lady to the sofa, and the old lady waved her hand: Don't sit, your father can't do without people around him now. Today, I sneaked to you while he was asleep on painkillers. I wanted to tell you the situation before, but your dad always wouldn't let me. The two strong seeds have come together.
The old lady bowed and left. I followed her.
She waved her hand and motioned for me to go back, but I followed her downstairs anyway.
That morning, the old lady walked around the market, saw the soft-shelled turtle and pork ribs in it, went to inquire about the price, and then retreated like a child who had done something wrong. I know that the old lady doesn't have much money in her purse. On that day, I paid special attention to it, and she asked the price a total of 27 times, but only bought one rib and a handful of greens.
Dad is a retired teacher, grumpy, and even more let.
What is unreasonable is that he also has an extremely serious patriarchal mentality. When I was a child, I was often pricked by him with a toothpick and slapped my face with a big-eared scraper.
I never resisted, and no matter how much my dad hit me, I grinned. Even if my dad kicked me away, I would chase him and shout: Daddy play with me, play with me ......
In 1986, when the first spring thunder blew up, the younger brother secretly born by my parents came to the world. That year, a lot of things happened at home. For example, because of the overbirth, my mother was fired from the unit. For example, because of the superbirth, all the valuable things in the family were stolen. For example, because of superbirth, and because of my younger brother, I became a gas bag and punching bag at home.
In 2017, I grew up in sugar water and flowed.
The younger brother who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to get married is getting married. My parents gave everything they had, bought a house and a car for my younger brother, and asked me to take 300,000 yuan to open a store for my younger brother. I refused my father's unreasonable request, and my father picked up a wooden stick and smashed my house to a pulp. Since then, I have never been back to my parents' house, and I have never cared for them again.
When I returned to my parents' house this time, I was surprised to find that my father, who used to be tall and big, was now like a shrimp, hunched over and resting on the bed. Judging from his sunken cheekbones and emaciated body, Dad didn't have long to live.
That day, my dad didn't scold me or beat me. He just said to me calmly: My daughter is back, why didn't you bring my eldest granddaughter?
I endured my grief and walked up to my father: Dad, Xiaoni has class today, and I will take her to see you in the evening.
Dad smiled: Okay, good, Xiaoni is a smart and good child, no matter whether you are born in the future or not, don't lose her, don't learn from Dad. Ah, remember?
I cried, tears coming out of my eyes like beans. I didn't pretend to be strong anymore, and I cried like a child in front of my father.
In August, the sun in the sky brightened my eyes, and my father went.
Born. The day after the funeral, my husband said to me very solemnly: Your brother is still in prison, and your mother is also old, and she is not at ease with Liangliang (Liangliang is his brother's son, 4 years old) living there alone, so it is better to come here and take care of each other.
The old lady didn't come, she said: If I come alone, isn't there still a bright light, so I can't go anywhere.
So, I went to see my wife about three times a month. Each time, Mom would take out the fruit that would only be served to the guests, and Liang Liang could eat two at a time.
My mother often told me that Liangliang was a poor person without his mother. Don't look at your brother bastard, but he was born with Liang Liang who is a good boy who is sensible. It's also the baby bump in my heart and your dad's heart. It's a pity that his father is not ......
Slowly, the old lady came diligently with Liangliang. Xiao Ni often calculates when Grandma and Liangliang will come to the house, because I will cook a lot of delicious food that day.
There is work at home, the old lady will help, the husband is embarrassed to let him work, the old lady patted her chest and shouted: I have the strength, and I can't be tired of mopping the ground!
Everyone in the family is good to Liangliang, Liangliang is going to kindergarten, and my husband and I took Xiaoni to send him to sign up. I remember that day, Liang Liang stroked his new schoolbag and cried, and Xiaoni asked me: Will children be moved too?
I said: The child understands everything, and Liangliang's age is young, which does not mean that he doesn't want his parents.
In the third year after my father's death, my mother also left.
On the day I died, my mother put her bright hand on mine.
In the palm of your hand. Her lips trembled, and she seemed to have a thousand words to say to me. I nodded firmly: Mom, don't worry. Before my brother comes back, I will take care of Liangliang as my own son, Xiaoni has it, Liangliang will have ......
Suddenly, the old lady sat up and shouted: Liangliang, kowtow to your aunt!Then she tilted her body and left!
I straightened my mother and examined her face carefully. My mother's face was wrinkled and her brows were tightly locked, as if she was ten thousand uneasy, and at that moment, I burst into tears.
Time meanders, 2023 is about to pass, Xiao Ni and Liang Liang are quietly growing up, they are both going to high school, and I have gray hair on my head.
Over the years, I have completely let go of my prejudices against my mother's family. Every summer vacation, I would take Liangliang to visit his father in prison, and every year I would go back to my parents' graves to see them a few times.
Every time I met my brother, he would tell Liangliang to listen to me and be filial to me in the future.
Although my parents can no longer speak, every time I go back there, I can feel in my heart that they hold me in their arms, take snacks from their bodies and hand them to me.
I was shocked, it turned out that family affection will not be broken, it can still be passed on from generation to generation!
The life of the family is getting better and better, and now Xiaoni and Liangliang are about to grow into adults, and the younger brother will be released from prison next year. But no matter the pain or happiness, I will always remember the promise to my mother, and I also hold the return of family affection!
Documenting my life