My wife is an employee of a small supermarket chain company that manages a small supermarket in the county where we live.
At the same time, I opened a small bookstore in the county seat, and because the competition was not fierce, the business was not bad, with an average monthly income of about 4,000 yuan.
Although my income is acceptable, compared with my wife, her monthly salary is only about 2,800 yuan, but I have to bear a huge work pressure.
He once persuaded her that her salary was disproportionate to her pay. But she said that since she has chosen this profession, she must go all out and be conscientious.
A year ago, our work became extremely busy. I have a new batch of books in my store, and I need to sort them out urgently and take advantage of the winter break to catch the sales peak.
The small supermarket where my wife works is also busy every day due to the surge in demand for shopping during the Chinese New Year. During that time, her exhaustion was more pronounced than ever.
One night, I told her that I might be busy with work tomorrow, and suggested that if she came home early, she could eat first, and that I would take care of it myself when I got home.
My wife told me with a smile that she had to work overtime every day lately, and she might come home later than me.
Although she said this with a smile on her face, I felt an inexplicable emotion in my heart. It occurred to me why we had to give so much over the years.
We've been married for almost five years, and we haven't had a new lease on life. My wife said that our current financial situation is not ideal, so we are not considering having children for the time being.
I also deeply feel that everyone is shouldering a huge pressure on their lives, especially in the physical store business, which has become more and more difficult in recent years. If we have children at this time, it will inevitably add a huge burden to our lives.
I understand that one of the reasons my wife is working so hard now is to share the hardships of life with me. After all, two people working together can cope with the pressures of life better than one person.
The next day, I rode an electric donkey to my bookstore and started the day before returning home at 10 p.m.
Looking at the starry night sky, I felt that time passed too quickly. When I got home, I found an empty room in the dark, and it turned out that my wife had not returned.
It made me worry that she would be in danger in the dead of night. I called her and asked when I would be back and if I needed to pick her up.
In my memory, although she often worked overtime, she had never come home so late. After answering **, she told me that she was still busy and didn't know how long she was going to be busy, and suggested that I don't have to wait for her and go to rest first.
Before she hung up, I felt a little helpless. After washing up, I lay in bed, and although I was exhausted, I couldn't sleep. I kept circling in my mind about my wife still working overtime.
I tried to lie down for ten minutes, but I still couldn't sleep. Eventually, I got up and got dressed, and I was ready to go out and buy some food for my wife, who was working overtime.
She sounds anxious in **, and I guess she probably hasn't eaten yet. I was worried about her health, she wasn't tall, she didn't weigh much, and she looked a little thin. She worked overtime a lot, and I started to worry about her physical condition, so I wanted to take the time to care more about her.
When I left the house, I went to a roadside food stall and bought a bowl of noodles and her favorite barbecue.
Considering that she might be working overtime with her colleagues, I bought some more. Then walk to the supermarket where she works overtime.
I didn't tell her in advance, I was going to surprise her. Pushing open the door of the supermarket, I saw a familiar figure, she was busy piling up boxes on the shelves. The supermarket was unusually quiet, and she was alone.
In order not to let her find out my tears, I wiped them clean before I smiled and shouted, "Wife, I brought you supper!".”
She turned to see me, smiled happily, put down what she was doing, and ran over to hug me. I put the food on the table and urged her to eat it quickly.
I chatted with her while helping her sort out the goods: "Why is it that you are the only one in the store, and what about the other colleagues?".”
My wife told me that the rest of my colleagues had gone home for the Chinese New Year, and that her boss had doubled her salary and wanted her to be in charge of running the supermarket. She wanted to make more money, so she agreed to the boss.
Her words silenced me. My heart is filled with countless thoughts, but it is difficult to express them in words. You can only silently speed up the pace of work.
I knew she worked hard, but she never complained to me. Even though she was the manager of the supermarket, I didn't know anything about the place and didn't even know how many employees there were.
What surprised me even more was that she worked so hard to earn more money. After dinner, she didn't rest and immediately went busy with me.
I advised her to rest first, but she said that the two of them could work faster together and go home earlier. We struggled to get the job done and returned home exhausted.
Not long after I got home, my wife fell asleep on the sofa. My heart broke when I saw her exhausted appearance. I had insomnia that night and my thoughts were racing.
I've loved books since I was a kid and dreamed of running a bookstore. There, I was able to not only earn money, but also enjoy reading to my heart's content. This kind of life is the ultimate comfort for me.
But I came to understand that this kind of comfort would not create a better living environment for my wife and future children. As a husband, I have more responsibilities.
Soon after, I decided to ** bookstore. Combining the money obtained with the original savings, he opened a small supermarket in the county seat.
I hope that my efforts can alleviate my wife's hard work and give her a more comfortable life.
At the same time, I also need to be able to raise children and take care of our parents. This is what I will strive for in the future.
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