Narrator: Ms. Gao.
Finishing: The green onion mother is homely.
My husband and I met when we were working in Shanghai, I was a customer service officer of a logistics company, and he was a shuttle bus driver for that logistics company. Since we communicate a lot at work, the two of us have feelings after a long time.
When I brought my husband home, my parents were not optimistic about him, in fact, I knew that they just hated my husband's family for being too poor to pay a high bride price, and they couldn't afford to buy a house in Shanghai. But my parents thought that I was in my 30s, and my brother's children were 3 years old, and I might not be able to get married if I didn't get married, so they agreed to our marriage.
My husband's family is from Jiangsu, and my family is from the northeast, which is far away, so it stands to reason that we should hold a wedding on both sides to entertain our relatives. Probably my parents thought that the person I was looking for was not rich enough and a little unproductive, so they didn't hold a wedding in my hometown, except for giving me a few quilts, they didn't have anything else to dowry.
Later, I got pregnant, so we quit our jobs in Shanghai and returned to our hometown in Jiangsu to buy a house. The salary in my hometown is not high, my husband is still a driver, and his salary is only four or five thousand yuan a month, and I can't go out to work because I am pregnant, so my family life is very tight.
My husband's house didn't have the habit of eating dumplings during the New Year, and I was homesick when I heard the host of the Spring Festival Gala say that I made dumplings and secretly wiped my tears. My mother-in-law knew the reason for my tears, and secretly wrapped me a bowl of dumplings filled with leeks and eggs. Although my mother-in-law's dumpling skin was a little thick and the sides of the dumplings were a little unpinched, I still ate all the bowls of dumplings and ate them with tears in my eyes.
Originally, my mother-in-law could help me take care of the child, but not long after the child was born, my husband's grandmother was paralyzed, and my mother-in-law could only put down her grandson to serve her mother, and I could only take care of the child by myself. My child was in kindergarten, and in order to take care of the child, I had to work as a childcare worker.
The salary of the childcare worker is very low, only more than 2,000 yuan, but fortunately, the work and rest time are the same as the child, and the child can take leave when he is sick, and I am also very content.
My husband has always wanted to accompany me back to my hometown in Northeast China for the New Year, but we have not been able to go back because of the continuous epidemic and the children are young. Now that the children are older and have a holiday, my husband proposes to go back to my hometown in the northeast for the New Year this year. I'm very excited, it's been five years, this is the first time I've gone home for the New Year, and I don't know what to buy for the family for a while, and my husband said he was ready.
My husband led me to an SUV, I thought my husband was confused and couldn't find his car, but he said that the car was rented, and he drove this car back to meet me. Although I like the car very much, I still feel sorry for the money, but my husband smiled and said:"It's okay, you can use a credit card, you can pay in installments, and you only go back once in a few years, so you can't lose face. ”
My husband usually wears work clothes and rarely buys clothes, but this time he also bought a suit, and he said that he wanted to make himself look more energetic. The New Year's goods he buys are rice, flour, grain and oil, and even daily necessities such as toilet paper and dish soap, which coincides with my thoughts, and I think these things are more than those bells and whistles gift boxes.
We drove for more than 20 hours and finally arrived at my hometown, but that home has changed a lot. My parents took a picture of me before, saying that my younger brother had renovated the family house, and I didn't expect it to be so good.
The original earthen courtyard has been covered with a concrete floor, and a group of glass houses have been added under the eaves, which are two meters wide, and they are still very spacious after placing a round table inside. There is a water heater and a flush toilet in the house, and there is no need for firewood for cooking, and it is all electrified.
I was happy to see my parents living in such a house, my mother hugged and kissed my daughter, but my daughter was a little shy and always hid behind me, and my father helped my husband to move things in the trunk of the car.
When everything was moved into the house, my father frowned and said, "Are you running a supermarket in your hometown?" None of the things in our village store are necessarily more complete than what you bring! ”
I hurriedly explained: "Dad, these are all prepared by your son-in-law, I think it's very good, and they can be used at home." "My father didn't answer, but dragged me to the side room of the house.
The room in my memory was dark and damp, but now it has been renovated by my brother, and the windows inside are bright and dry, and there are two large freezers next to the wall, and a few bags of rice and a few boxes of oil are neatly stacked next to it. My father opened the freezer to show me, and it was full of New Year's goods prepared by my younger brother, and the seafood, beef and mutton were neatly arranged. My father said that two other king crabs were buried in the snowdrift in the yard because they were too large to fit in the freezer.
Looking at the New Year's goods prepared by my younger brother, and then looking at the pile of things we bought, it was really a little difficult to get it, so I asked my father what was still lacking at home, and we went to the town to buy it. Father waved his hand and said"Don't buy it, your brother and sister may not be able to see what you buy, so if you can't do it, give your nephew some money." ”
My father and I were talking, my brother's family of three came back, it turned out that my brother and sister went to the county to do nail art, my brother and nephew both permed their hair, and the two fat men had curly hair, just like two old women, but I still praised them against my will.
My husband stepped forward to hand my brother a cigarette, my brother glanced at the cigarette in my husband's hand and waved his hand and said no, I thought my brother had quit smoking, but then my brother told my nephew to go to the car to bring his cigarettes, and at that moment I understood that my brother was disgusted that my husband's cigarettes were not of high grade.
My husband took the cigarette from his brother and smoked it with shaking hands, and I knew he was a little uncomfortable. At this time, my nephew was rummaging through the pile of things we brought, muttering as he went, why is there nothing good to eat? Seeing this, my father stepped forward and said"Your aunt doesn't know what you like to eat, and she's going to give you money to buy it yourself. ”After saying that, my father winked at me.
I asked my husband to go to the car and bring my bag, but my husband didn't know what my father and I were going to do, so he turned around and said, "What do you mean?" Doesn't the money have to be given in Chinese New Year's Eve? ”
I didn't answer my husband's words, so I took out the 1,000 yuan red envelope prepared in advance from my bag and asked my nephew to take it to buy delicious food. The younger brother and daughter-in-law snatched the red envelope, opened it and counted it, and said, "Son, do you lack this 1,000 yuan?" Don't ask for it, or I'll have to give my sister money when I go back. ”
After listening to this, the nephew said as he ran:"It's only 1,000 yuan, then don't want it, I'll wait for my aunt and second aunt to give me money, and they will give me 5,000 yuan every time." ”
My younger brother and sister raised their eyebrows at me, then stuffed the red envelope into my hand and said"Eldest sister, do you people in the city buy these things? It's really different from us rural people, there is no shortage of rice and oil at home, I want you to see that you still load it in the car, and pull it back when you leave, so that you have to spend money to buy it. ”
In order to alleviate the embarrassment, my father said: "This toilet paper is good, we don't have much left, so it's okay to stay." ”
Mother also said on the side: "Don't buy anything next time you go home, now the conditions at home are good, your brother runs a coal yard, your brother and sister open a logistics company, the income is okay in the past few years, the family does not lack anything, but you still have a mortgage, you have to save some money." ”
The husband stood there a little at a loss, and the younger brother pulled the husband and said"Let's go, brother-in-law, let's go to the town for some dinner, I have booked all the hotels, and I have booked the best hotel in the town for you. ”
When I heard the word hotel, I was anxious: "Isn't there a place at home?" Why spend money to book a hotel for us? ”
Isn't this afraid that my brother-in-law, a southerner, will not be able to sleep on the kang? The guesthouse is a bed. My brother said as he motioned for us to get into the car.
At night, we lay on the bed in the hotel, and at first no one spoke, and then we said in unison, "Let's go home tomorrow." When I said this, tears flowed out of my eyes, and my husband held me tightly in his arms.
The next day, my brother and sister were not at home, so I said goodbye to my parents and went home. When leaving, my father said expressionlessly: "Your mother and I are fine, don't come back if you have nothing to do, just live your life." ”
My mother kept wiping away her tears, and said while helping me sort out my clothes: "Girl, remember, it's better to live your own life than anything else, Mom is fine, don't worry about it." ”
My tears have not stopped along the way, I know that my parents are involuntarily, I don't blame them, nor do I blame my younger brother and sister, they take care of my parents so well, I can't thank them too late, but I have since understood a truth, going back to my parents' home requires capital.
Do you feel the same way?
February** Dynamic Incentive Program