I'm a white-collar guy living in the city, and I'm busy going to work every day. My mother, Li Suzhi, is in her 70s and is not in good health, and she is often bored alone in her hometown. I originally wanted my mom to come and live with me, but I've been very busy at work lately, and I'm not at home during the day and working overtime at night, so I don't have time to take care of her.
One day, I suddenly came up with the idea that I could let my mother come and live with me, and then find a daughter-in-law to quit her job and serve her. I excitedly called my mother and said, "Mom, come and live with me, I will ask my daughter-in-law to resign and serve you at home!."”
My mother was surprised and asked me, "Son, how can you have a daughter-in-law?"Haven't you always been single?”
I was speechless for a while, and I didn't know why I blurted out the word "daughter-in-law" just now. Maybe deep down, I always hoped that I could get married and have children as soon as possible and add a few grandchildren to my mother.
Mom's words made me ponder. Indeed, I am 35 years old, and my friends are either married or have children. And I'm still single, occasionally dating a few girls, and I don't have a stable partner.
Son, Mom knows that you are very busy at work, and she doesn't want to trouble you. You can work with confidence, and I can do it alone. Mom said gently in **.
No, Mom, you're so old, I have to take good care of you!I'm going on a blind date and find you a daughter-in-law as soon as possible. I said firmly.
I knew my mother didn't want to burden me, but I had to do my duty as a son. She worked so hard to raise me, and I couldn't even repay her. I decided to take my mother to the city to live with me first, and then take the initiative to go on a blind date with the help of my friends, and strive to find a suitable other half as soon as possible.
I started going on blind dates frequently. In the face of each blind date, I have a "pragmatic" attitude. I don't really care if they look outstanding or what their family background is. I just want to find a girl with a gentle and virtuous personality who can take care of her mother. No matter how good the conditions in front of me are, if I feel that she is not suitable to be a daughter-in-law, I will give up decisively.
Finally, in the 8th month of the blind date, I met Li Mei. We fell in love at first sight, and three months later we got married. Li Mei has a docile personality, is careful and responsible, and most importantly, she likes my mother very much.
Meimei, thank you for your hard work!Come, have a snack and rest. Mom greeted Li Mei with a smile.
Mom, what are you polite, this is what Meimei should do. I'll cook whatever you want. Li Mei carefully served her mother's favorite home-cooked dishes one by one.
Seeing my mother and daughter-in-law get along so well, my heart blossomed. It turned out that this was my own home, my wife and my mother, so harmonious and warm. I am grateful to Li Mei for her kindness, and even more grateful to my mother for raising me over the years. I'm going to work hard to make my mother and daughter feel comfortable.
I happily told my friends Xiao Wang and Xiao Zhang the good news. They were all genuinely happy for me.
Yes, brother, you found such a good wife and a filial mother, you are really envious and jealous!"Xiao Zhang also sincerely wishes me.
I scratched my head triumphantly, my face beaming with the joy of being married.
The daughter-in-law met on a blind date for a long timeXiao Wang looked surprised.
I curtly explained that this was indeed the real story, and I could not have imagined that it would be such a coincidence.
Just as I was immersed in a happy family life, an accident broke it all.
It turned out that Li Mei was accidentally burned while working in the kitchen that day and had been in a coma for several hours. And the mother couldn't help her in time because of her inconvenience, so she could only watch her daughter-in-law convulse in pain.
Li Mei was resuscitated in the hospital overnight, but finally died of her injuries. I lost my wife and my daughter-in-law to my mother.
Both mother and son were immersed in self-blame and grief, unable to extricate themselves. I started working like crazy to escape my guilt, and my mom was lying in bed all day talking nonsense. We all know that Mei Mei's death was because of my selfishness and one-sidedness.
My mother's health deteriorated, and although I hired a caretaker, I couldn't take care of her from the beginning to the end. In the end, I had to endure the pain of sending her to a nursing home hundreds of miles away from home. The moment I stepped into the nursing home, I saw my mother in a wheelchair, and the whole person became dry and black, and I could no longer see a trace of the old look. She looked at me with disappointed and resentful eyes, as if to ask, "Did you just leave me behind?""My guilt and self-blame swept over me again, and I almost collapsed.
After this incident, I completely changed my lifestyle. I quit my executive job, moved out of the city and returned to my hometown, renovated my house, and brought my mom back to live with me. I farmed for a living, talking to my mother during the day and singing lullaies for her at night. We slowly healed each other's wounds and regained the bond between mother and son. Although the living conditions are not as good as before, they are satisfied to be able to rely on each other. I will never forget my most important person for the sake of vanity and fortune. Because, in the last journey of life, only relatives are our ultimate destination.