Chapter 21: Weakness
Although Tonic Lee's parents said that when facing He Ning this time, the content of the conversation may not be so pleasant, but in the final analysis, they are not the kind of unreasonable people, and Fang Cai's son's attitude has been so firm and clear in front of them, they have given up their original proposition, and now He Ning wants to talk about her thoughts, they naturally will not object, and politely nodded to He Ning. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Uncle, aunt, although I can't accept the requests you two made before, and it is impossible for me to do it, but I can understand your starting point and intentions, you are doing it for the sake of Tonic and out of concern for him, and you don't want to be a domineering parent to interfere in the affairs of your children. He Ning was not flattering Tonic Father against his will, she could feel it from the attitude of the two elders, "But maybe you have never figured out what Tonic wants." ”
Father Tang and Mother Tang glanced at each other, but they didn't make a sound, waiting for He Ning to continue, with a little curiosity and expectation in their eyes, for their son, the two of them still cared, but the care and care given from childhood to adulthood was obviously insufficient, so there is always an invisible barrier between the family of three, facing a very independent and sensible son, they feel that Tang Li shows more respect and politeness to them, rather than closeness, so they don't know what Tang Li wants.
"I know that for you, a person who is always on the go, busy and tired from work, and under a lot of pressure, may need a stable rear, a place that opens the door to him anytime and anywhere, and provides him with hot soup and hot meals, which is indeed an idea that most people will have, but from what I know about Tonic Li, he should not like this look. He Ning looked at the two old men in front of him, "It may seem a little presumptuous for me to say this, but this is inseparable from his growing up environment since he was a child, you two are career-oriented people, and your dedication is also very strong, although it is not exactly the same nature, but in general, Tonic is equivalent to the person who has always been left behind, and he may have realized the deepest possibility is the kind of expectation of waiting for his family to end his busyness and give himself a little time to get along." ”
Tonic didn't speak, but judging from the look on his face, Hening was exactly what he felt.
He knows too well what it is like to wait for the other party to return, and what it is like to be left alone when he has just looked forward to the return, and when he turns his head and wants to leave, he is left alone, so for him, let him experience such feelings, and then replace him to let others wait for others, I'm afraid he won't be willing. And it is for such a reason that for Tonic Li, perhaps he would prefer a real companion to a table of lonely and lonely meals waiting for him to 'come to him' than a formal home. He Ning looked at the Tonic parents whose faces were getting darker and darker, knowing that they did not show disgust and impatience, but really listened, so he continued, " The nature of our work, uncles and aunts have just said it very thoroughly, it is really very irregular in time, maybe when there will be an emergency to deal with, maybe when you can get off work to take a vacation, in such a case, let alone change to someone else who introduced you to know, even if it is me, now immediately resign to be a stable rear, there may be no problems highlighted for the time being, but what about three or two years? When the two really respect each other, will that kind of family still be the warm nest you want to give to Tonic in the first place?
Speaking of this, He Ning suddenly smiled, his tone relaxed a little, and said teasingly: "If I continue to talk about it, I may have to boast about it cheekily." I think Tonic likes me and chooses me, the reason is that the opposite sex he likes in his mind is a person of my character, and he also has a sense of professionalism and enthusiasm for work, so he likes this type of person, but it is not destined to be the kind of model that stays at home to do laundry and cook, and looks forward to her husband coming home early while watching TV, and the traditional sense of a good wife and mother may be a very perfect choice for other men, but Tonic is not interested. This kind of thing is really difficult to balance, after all, everyone has a different concept of life, and the things they want are different, just see how much you know about him, do you want to give him what he really wants from the heart. ”
After finishing speaking, He Ning looked at Father Tang and Mother Tang with a smile, her attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, she knew that her words were actually very bold and a very risky move, after all, this was the first time she had seen Tang Li's parents, and the other party was an elder, and what she said was equivalent to teaching and preaching to each other, and many elders were probably the most disgusted by being reasoned by their juniors. However, He Ning still plans to gamble, Tang Li told her before, although the relationship between his parents and him is not as close as He Ning's family, but his parents are generally reasonable people, so He Ning bet that Tonic has no deviation in his understanding of his parents, and also bet that Tonic Parents' actual care for Tonic is much more than the so-called parental majesty, if he wins the bet, it is a happy man, not only can clear the resistance, but also allow Tonic to take this opportunity to break the invisible barrier between each other with Tonic and deepen their understanding, if the bet is lost, Tonic Son's parents are more resolute in opposing and rejecting themselves because of their own analysis, and still insist that Tonic find a woman who is willing to stay in the rear wholeheartedly to be a lighthouse as a companion, then he can only choose to cut through the mess quickly, even if there will be a lot of reluctance, he must make a decision.
In this regard, He Ning's thinking may be more conservative, although she is not so convinced that "love that is not blessed by parents will not end well" This kind of thing, but she knows very well that once the attitude of the family is rejected and disgusted, and it is not so easy to change, then if she really enters the marriage in the future, the endless stumbling will be inevitable, and no one can guarantee that this kind of stumbling will not make the two people who were originally going to walk together become more and more tired, and gradually become conflicted.
Father Tang and Mother Tang were silent for a long time, and they didn't speak, He Ning saw that they didn't speak, so they also sat quietly, Tang Li quietly took her hand on the side, He Ning was stunned for a moment, I didn't expect that Tang Li, who has always been a little shy and introverted about his feelings, would hold his hand so generously in front of his parents, but she soon understood that Tang Li was using such a small action to convey his attitude, he was determined to go on with himself, so he hoped that he would not waver.
So she shook Tonic back, letting him know that she had understood his mind.
Sure enough, as soon as this small action was done, He Ning saw that the muscles in Tonic Li's cheeks relaxed.
After a while, Daddy Tang sighed and opened his mouth, but the object of his speech was not He Ning, but Tang Li, who was sitting next to He Ning: "Tang Li, so many years...... Dad owes you so much! I didn't realize it earlier, I only thought about my own career and my work, but Dad was too selfish, and now what he wants to do for you, you are already so old, you don't need us to do anything for you. ”
As he spoke, Daddy Tang's eyes, who had always had a flat expression, gradually turned a little red, and his eyes were moist, so he stopped in time and didn't continue, probably because he was afraid that he would lose control of his emotions if he continued to talk about it.
Mother Tang also had red eyes, took a few deep breaths, and said with a wry smile: "It's really ashamed to say, we have been the parents of Tonic for so many years, but we don't know half of our son as well." Xiaohe, there is a person around Tonic who knows him and understands him, and as a mother, I am also very pleased. And as a woman, I myself am also a very ambitious person, let me retreat to the family, I can't do it, the words I just told you are indeed a bit selfish. The choice of the two of you, we respect, the future road still has to go by yourself, when we were young, for our own career, we were already selfish to our children, and we can't be old and old again under the guise of being good for our children, and be selfish again. ”
He Ning quietly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, she could feel that what Father Tang and Mother Tang said was not hypocritical and perfunctory, these two old men were not the kind of characters who were very good at beating around the bush, it seemed that they really listened to it, and they also figured it out, and they just let go of the gamble, and it seemed that they had won.
After listening to his parents' words, Tonic recovered, let down his defense, and the whole person looked much more comfortable, he thought about it and said to his parents: "There are some old neighbors in the future, so don't go back and forth." ”
Dad Tang didn't seem to have turned a corner, but Mother Tang understood at once, she nodded, and said to Tang Li: "You're right, I, it's really that the older I get, the softer my ears are, and I almost can't get out of the horns when I hear someone say a few words, and I think what people say is also reasonable, but looking back, from her standpoint, how pertinent advice can she give me? Don't worry, I won't listen to her nonsense in the future." ”
The time is not early, the four of them finally talked about the happy result, He Ning did not plan to continue to stay, different from when he came, probably because he was a little apologetic, feeling a little embarrassed, when He Ning said that he would go back first, not to disturb the Tang family's parents to rest, before Tang Li spoke, Tang Mother took the lead, opened her mouth and asked Tang Li to send He Ning back, after all, it was late, and it was not easy for He Ning to go back to the residence alone as a girl.
He Ning politely said goodbye to Tang's father and Tang's mother, and left Tangli's house accompanied by Tangli, thinking that the house she rented was not far from Tangli's house, so the two of them held hands and walked back there while walking.
"This time a big rock fell to the ground, right?" He Ning couldn't help but feel a little funny when he saw that Tonic was relaxed, "This kind of thing, to put it bluntly, is that long pain is better than short pain, and the more you delay, the more panicked you become." ”
"I have a question for you," Tonic suddenly opened his mouth, and his tone sounded a little solemn, "If my parents didn't make sense just now, and were still stubborn, would you give up?"
"I think I'll hold on for a while, and if it's too hard for you to get caught in the middle, then I'll give up. He Ning told the truth, and as soon as she finished speaking, her hand was squeezed hard by Tang Li, "Ouch, what are you doing?"
"A little punishment," Tang Li glared at He Ning, "you have too little confidence in me. ”
He Ning snorted and laughed, and then she restrained her smile and said to Tang Li: "To be honest, I did think at the beginning, if it made everyone embarrassed and painful, I could only endure the pain and cut through the mess, but then you took my hand, I understood, thinking that as long as you stick to it, I will not back down." ”
Tang Li turned his head to look at Hening, a smile on his face, and his eyes were bright in the darkness.
"But speaking of which, I have a question for you. He Ning suddenly remembered something, "You just told your parents that because of your upbringing, you don't plan to have children, is this your serious idea?"
"No, I know that my parents have a sense of guilt because they haven't taken care of me, so I said this to catch their weakness. Whether the child wants it or not, this is a matter of making up my mind with you in the future, not something I can decide unilaterally, I just think that saying this can kill two birds with one stone, first, it can make my parents feel guilty, offset the ecstasy soup instilled by Guan Xin's mother, and second, they can accept my statement now, and when we really face that step in the future, we don't have to worry about the pressure of the elderly at home. After Tonic finished speaking, he looked at He Ning, "But seeing that you deliberately asked me this question, I should be quite concerned, if you like children very much, and want to have one after getting married, then give birth, I can learn how to be a daddy, this is not a problem." ”
He Ning didn't really care about this matter, just inquired curiously, but he didn't expect to be teased by Tonic Li, and turned his head to meet his somewhat narrow gaze, He Ning suddenly felt a little heat wave on his face, and a small and round little person appeared in his mind, with a similar appearance to Tonic Power, and the same old demeanor as a little adult, just like a little Tonic Power.
She suddenly felt that it was quite interesting.