Chapter XVI Commitments
At the wedding ceremony, most people have made a promise like this: whether you are rich or poor, sick or healthy, I will never leave you, love you, support you, and accompany you. Zhou Zheng often wonders, what kind of thing is the wedding vow? Is it a solemn promise? A promise to do what he says? Or is it a sweet talk to decorate the wedding? When he thinks of this, he always wants to laugh, how can a man and woman who is born, old, sick and dead, poor and rich, still young, high-spirited, and talented and beautiful at the wedding think of these? Therefore, in Zhou Zheng's view, the wedding vow is nothing more than two words: routine.
It's a routine, but it's really essential. Vowing is like a rose on a cream cake, it tastes the same with or without it, but it just makes the cake look good, and it has the magic to make people feel happy.
However, the vow is spoken, and it only takes a few seconds, but the days are passed, and most people need a long life to fulfill. Zhou Zheng felt that it was a lucky and romantic thing to fulfill a promise with a long life, but for him, the opportunity to fulfill the promise came too early and too fast. Was this a test of God, or was it a torture of him? He didn't dare to think about it.
There are too many things in this world that are extremely scary, and only by closing your eyes and rampage can you fight your way out.
"Life is impermanent". What Zhou Zheng can best understand now is this sentence. In his sophomore year, his father had his right leg amputated due to a car accident, leaving him with a lifelong disability. The family, which was barely able to get by, was immediately stretched thin because of the loss of his father's labor. During that time, Zhou Zhengyuan was studying in a different place, but he understood how bitter and difficult it was for his mother to make money and take care of his disabled father in bed. Therefore, although Zhou Zheng could secure research with excellent grades after graduating from his bachelor's degree, and even march towards the doctorate he longed for, he resolutely gave up considering his mother's burden and the actual situation of the family.
"Mom and Dad, as soon as I graduate, I will find a good job, and then hurry up to make money to honor you. On the eve of graduation, Zhou Zheng said to his parents on the phone.
He chose to say it on the phone, because then his parents would not see his red eyes and biting lips. As the only son in the family, the moment his father was amputated, he clearly saw his future.
After graduation, with excellent grades and the name of an excellent graduate, he soon found a good position in a well-known company, he worked hard, meticulously, clear thinking, skilled and unique insights, every time he can help the boss to realize the idea, solve the problem, just two years to climb to the position of technical director, not only very important by the high-level, material income is also quite rich.
Looking at his mother's gradually soothing brow and his father's smile slowly climbing up his cheeks, Zhou Zheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, he felt that no matter how much he was wronged, it was worth it.
During this period, Cupid, the god of love, shot the arrow of love at him, and Zhang Yuan, the goddess of the radio station, also met the young and promising Zhou Zheng because of an interview.
Zhou Zheng is very satisfied, although he had no choice but to give up the opportunity to continue his studies because of the pressure of life, but today, with his own efforts, he still has won a world, and the wind and water are booming. Nowadays, family, career, love, car, house, ticket, he seems to have everything, and he will wake up laughing when he really dreams.
However, if life is always smooth sailing, it will never be the reality of life. Just when Zhou Zheng thought that all the bad luck had passed and his life began to stabilize, his wife Zhang Yuan was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Zhou Zheng always thinks of the afternoon when he got the diagnosis, he always has a vague memory, he only remembers that it was an autumn, and in 2 months it will be the 2nd anniversary of his marriage with Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan thought it was just lobular hyperplasia and the like, and didn't go to her heart, she originally planned to come back from the trip and make plans, but Zhou Zheng was not at ease, and kept urging her to hurry up and recheck, on that crisp autumn afternoon, Zhou Zheng accompanied his wife to the hospital to listen to the results of the reexamination, but was hit by the terrible result, and both of them were starry.
It was a sunny afternoon, but Zhou Zheng and Zhang Yuan fell into a dark hell from then on.
The process of treatment is brutal and long, and it can be a test for anyone. The first is a total resection of the double RU, along with all the surrounding lymphoid tissue, glands and fat. Then came the long and painful chemotherapy, all the courses were over, 10 months later, and the hardships and pains during the period were self-evident. And something even more terrifying than the treatment has just begun.
Now, it has been five years since his wife's illness and the end of treatment, but Zhou Zheng's memories are always like an old man who is hobbling and unable to move forward. On the day he met Sun Lili in the hospital, he was taking Zhang Yuan to the hospital for a check-up, and he numbly lined up in the line, repeating the things that had been repeated to abhorrence for the past few years, until he saw a familiar and unfamiliar face, arguing fiercely with others. Zhou Zheng was fascinated, he hadn't seen such a vivid face for a long time.
By the way, in the hospital, they exchanged mobile phone numbers with each other! Zhou Zheng suddenly had an idea, he quickly took out his mobile phone, opened WeChat, and entered the string of numbers in the search bar that he was already familiar with but did not dare to dial.
Because of nervousness, his hands trembled slightly, he stopped on the search button for a moment, and finally pressed it, and sure enough, a detailed information immediately jumped out. Nickname: "Lily". Zhou Zheng's eyes lit up, and then he looked at the avatar, and sure enough, it was a photo of Sun Lili.
Zhou Zheng immediately sent an application, and he wrote in the application column: "Are you okay? I'm Zhou Zheng." ”
At this moment, Sun Lili was crying at Su Qing's house. She couldn't have imagined that her father and husband could embarrass her so much in public.
"You say, have I been moldy for eight lifetimes? It is said that men are caught between their wives and mothers after marriage, and they are angry, how can the two big men in my family be so uneasy!"
"Okay, okay, don't cry, now because of the child's education, there are more things about the conflict between the concepts and methods of the two generations, I encountered it when I was in the emergency department, my grandson had a fever, and my mother-in-law covered it with a quilt and said that it was sweating, and then the high temperature convulsions were sent to the hospital for first aid, and the daughter-in-law scolded in the hospital on the spot after learning about the situation. ”
"Su Qing, to be honest, every time I encounter this kind of thing, I really envy you like this, don't you mind, I mean really, there is a man like you who loves you, free, how easy and chic!"
Su Qing smiled bitterly, she knew that Sun Lili was really envious of her at the moment, but this was the siege of the city, the people in the city were going to come out, but the people outside the city were sharpening their heads and wanted to go in. Isn't that exactly what Su Qing is like now?
"I sometimes really wonder if I want to have this second child, and whether Qin Dabao is worth it for me to do this for him. Sun Lili said to herself, she knew that the thing that she cared about the most this time was that her embarrassed appearance was actually seen by Zhou Zheng.
"I saw Zhou Zheng twice, and it was an unbearable look!" Sun Lili looked annoyed.
"Are you sure he saw you?" asked Su Qing.
"Of course, you didn't see it, our table was in the middle of the lobby at that time, it was like singing on stage, even the cockroaches in the corner could see me!" Sun Lili said angrily.
Su Qing sneered, but she didn't expect that what Sun Lili cared about most now was Zhou Zheng's opinion.
"Su Qing, what do you mean by that smile he said on me?
"It should ...... No way. Su Qing thought for a moment, "But...... I imagine you must have been funny. Hahahaha. ”
"Yes! What kind of image am I now! An ugly shrew who is pregnant has suffered a splint in public! As much as you are ashamed, you will be as ashamed!" Sun Lili picked up a pillow and smashed it on her head.
Sun Lili didn't know that in a corner of the city, Zhou Zhengzheng was anxiously guarding the phone, waiting for Sun Lili's response. He was afraid of rejection but couldn't help but want to try, Sun Lili thought she was an "ugly shrew", but in Zhou Zheng's view, she was a woman with strong vitality, who dared to love and hate, vivid and vivid, and her tears of grievance made Zhou Zheng have an impulse and desire to protect her.
"Don't talk about me, how are you doing?
"Hey, I've done my best, and then I can only obey the fate of heaven. If you can't test it again tomorrow, this month will basically be in vain. ”
"Relax! The chance of winning the lottery is only high if you are relaxed! If you can't do it this month and next month, what's the hurry!" In Sun Lili's current opinion, there is still room for any loopback, but she has lost face in front of Zhou Zheng, which is already ironclad, and there is no way back.
It was ten o'clock in the evening when Sun Lili returned home, and she had taken out the garbage with Su Qing for a day, and after returning home, her mood eased slightly, and fatigue began to hit. Sun Quangen and his wife followed her and kept chattering.
"Lily, why did you just say you left? Where have you been, there is no letter, how worried we are if you don't come home so late, you are not alone now! You ......"
"Mom and Dad, can you let me be quiet for a while?" Sun Lili responded impatiently, at this time she didn't want to reconcile with Sun Quangen, and she didn't want to forgive Sun Quangen and Qin Dabao. It is said that these should be the two men who love themselves in the world, but none of them are willing to endure half a step for him.
"Your husband is really kind, he turned around and left in the evening, and he hasn't even returned home until now, what does this mean?" Sun Quangen didn't give up, and he didn't want to let his daughter go at all.
"What does he mean? He just doesn't want to come back to see you, and then quarrel with you!" Sun Lili was angry and scolded her father.
"So you mean, today's thing is wrong with me?"
"Dad, Mom, in the future, you will be responsible for taking care of Linglong's diet and daily life, as for education, just listen to Qin Dabao's words. The education ideas of the elderly and the young are different, I don't mean that you are bad, but after all, Qin Dabao is Linglong's father, what about him?"
"Yes, yes, old man, I told you a long time ago, so you don't meddle in delicate affairs. ”
"You know what a fart, we serve you to eat and drink, but we can't discipline you, what are you to us? What does it cost to hire a servant?" Sun Quangen finished speaking, turned around and went back to his room, slamming the door shut.
Sun Lili's grievances and anger that she finally suppressed all came up in an instant, she gritted her teeth and endured it again and again, but the tears still flowed down uncontrollably. Why is this what other women are pregnant? Which one of them is not served like a queen, who is not smiling all the time on their faces, why is it that they are always treated like this? Is it just because of the second child?
Sun Lili returned to the room, Linglong had already fallen asleep, Sun Lili possessed and kissed her little face, but found that there were tears in the corners of the girl's eyes.
"Today's quarrel in the restaurant must have scared the child, and later, you and Qin Dabao couldn't help but say that they turned around and left, Linglong cried for a long time, and thought that you didn't want her anymore, and she didn't eat much, and she cried for a long time when she went home, and she fell asleep when she was tired of crying. Tao Cuiping stood at the door of the room and said to Sun Lili.
Lily couldn't hold back any longer, and tears fell one after another. There are grievances, anger, and more guilt in these tears. She secretly swore in her heart that she would never quarrel in front of her children again in the future, and no matter what happened, she would never be left alone.
When I got to bed, it was almost twelve o'clock in the night. The chaotic day was like a raging storm, and the raindrops that split her head and face smashed towards Sun Lili without warning, and she was lying on the bed at the moment, only feeling exhausted. Qin Dabao still hasn't gone home, I don't know where he is at the moment and what he's doing. Sun Lili didn't care very much and didn't want to go to him, as a husband, Qin Dabao always disappeared when there was a dispute, both mentally and physically. When Sun Lili had a conflict with the Qin family, he never mediated, and when he himself had a conflict with Sun Quangen, he would only disappear, at this moment, Sun Lili no longer had the slightest strength to take care of Qin Dabao's emotions like a child.
"Leave it to fate. She remembered the sentence that Su Qing said today when she was preparing for pregnancy, and now that she thinks about it, this sentence seems to be equally appropriate in her family life.
She picked up her phone, opened WeChat, and planned to swipe the circle of friends and go to sleep. At that moment, she sat up nervously, looking at the phone screen with stunned eyes. A line of words on the screen clearly read: "Are you okay? I'm Zhou Zheng." ”
Zhou Zheng! How can it be Zhou Zheng! How can it be Zhou Zheng again!
But no matter how chaotic it was, Sun Lili still unconsciously pressed the little green button, which said "accept".
Zhou Zheng asked me if I was okay? He must have come to comfort me because he saw that scene in the afternoon? Sun Lili, who had calmed down, analyzed carefully, and she couldn't help typing a line: "You saw it all?"
This is the first message Sun Lili sent to Zhou Zheng. They haven't been in touch for more than ten years, and they would never have thought that the content of the first chat between the two would be like this, so faint, as if it was insignificant, and as if the two had known each other for a long time, no greetings, no embarrassment, naturally, it came naturally.
Sun Lili has always believed that there is a magnetic field between people, and people with the same magnetic field will inexplicably feel compatible when they are together, whether it is a new friend who has just befriended, or an old person who has been separated for many years, and people with different magnetic fields, even if they are opposite day and night, they can't have that feeling, that kind of heart-to-heart, all in words, and understand each other. When she sent Zhou Zheng the first WeChat message, she suddenly felt empowered, she and Zhou Zheng are the kind of people who have the same magnetic field! She remembered Zhou Zheng's various worries, embarrassments, and shame before, all of which were gone, and she suddenly felt that the person on the other side of the phone was so familiar, as if she was a family member, so that she could feel at ease, take off her armor, and not be shocked by honor and disgrace.
Zhou Zheng has not forgotten the promise he made at the wedding: poor or rich, sick or healthy, he will never give up. Over the years, he has been living up to his promises, and he has done a good job with a clear conscience. However, when he finally waited for the response from Sun Lili, when he saw the faint statement, I don't know why, in his mind, he remembered the promise he made at the wedding again:
"Whether you are poor or rich, sick or healthy, I will love you, protect you, take care of you, and never abandon you for the rest of my life. ”