Chapter 15: Who doesn't have a dream
I had a good view of the stairs from my balcony, and I could hear every step she took as she went downstairs.
It's not that parting is better than parting, she is very cooperative and doesn't look back, so I don't have to hide behind the curtains.
Hopefully one day I'll say, too, "I'll continue to sweep the road in front of the door and the stairs, and if you're tired, don't forget that you can still stay there and rest." β
It was the first time I wanted to catch you like this when I lost it, "Actually, I like you, Xu Qing." β
And you don't have to hear it, because I know it.
I sat on the couch and counted the seconds ticking by, waiting for her to arrive, so I could know how many centimeters you were from me.
The darkness of my phone's screen finally lit up and dimmed, like when I stood in the doorway and turned off the lights for you. But no one said goodnight tonight, and you used to hate such clichΓ©s, but now?
It was a long night, but I think I was happy.
My mother still came with a bunch of things, as if there was no supermarket in my city.
She said it was a specialty, and the things in the supermarket couldn't compare. In my opinion, it's just a tea with a special color and a greasy looking duck.
I was woken up by her, and as soon as she entered the house and put down her things, she wanted to enter my room and help me fold my clothes like she used to? Or pick up littered books?
"I'm sorry, Mother, for disappointing you." I looked at my masterpiece with pride.
It's strange to say, I changed my sloppy habit of living with Xu Qing, maybe the ancients said that "women are those who please themselves" is also applicable to men.
My mother, as I expected, went to another room, and she suspected that another woman was taking care of me.
She looked at the various female objects in the room as if she had caught physical evidence, "Son, what is this, come and explain." β
I said without thinking about the script like a group performance: "My sister, I don't believe you called and asked, she was reluctant to throw away some things from college and put them here." β
My mother looked at me, "Well, how did this kid buy so many things, waste." β
Of course I disagree when she says this about my sister, "Where is waste, all goods are based on demand to measure value." β
"Look at this dress, those who engage in business can't avoid socializing, and those books are all used for exam reference, as for these dolls, they grew up with my sister since childhood, and they are memories."
"Stop, stop, I know you've been good to your sister since you were a child, but why shouldn't I?" said my mother.
"Is there one? How come I never see? "I looked at her in vain.
Mother looked behind her and sat down.
"Since your father is not here today, I will tell you the truth. At that time, your father was also a hot talent, he wrote good articles, and became the editor-in-chief of the magazine at a young age, and he was also very handsome, so naturally there were many people chasing him. I'm just the third woman he likes, maybe the talents are as amorous as Xu Zhimo. β
I listened very carefully, and when I was a child, I read some of my father's articles, but I didn't hear much of his stories.
The first woman, when he met, was recognized as a pair of talented women made in heaven, and the two quickly fell in love. But in the end, the two parted ways because of discord, your father was always addicted to books, and gradually snubbed the woman, who can be willing to be lonely for a young person.
The second woman and your father are finally like-minded, she is also a talented woman, and she is quite accomplished in poetry. But in the end, it was divided, the reason is that although she is talented and understands your father, she is used to being a rich lady, how can she be willing to commit herself to doing the rough work done by those subordinates, and in the end it will not be done.
And if it weren't for my willingness to accompany him and serve him silently, how could I have made it to the end.
No matter how beautiful a woman is, no matter how talented she is, she will have to rely on men after all, and men are the same, so hard work and ability are essential.
And I didn't boil from a pair of slender jade hands to be as ugly and yellowish as I am now.
"Oh, I see, you're exercising your sister's hard-working spirit." I rushed to my mother and shook her hand excitedly.
"But why I've never heard of my father having a magazine?" I asked my mother curiously.
"At that time, there was no food and clothing in this business, and everyone was competing to go south to do business. Your father had no choice but to close the magazine and go south to do business, and that was the most memorable and difficult journey I walked with your father. β
"Well, your story is legendary." I relied on my mother.
"Yes, I was also one of the few ladies who read books back then. I didn't expect it to be old and yellow in a blink of an eye. β
"I think you're still young, old and strong."
"You're still so sweet, stinky boy." My mother touched my head, but now I was taller than her.
"Son, take me to your school in the afternoon, I want to go to a class." My mother told me seriously.
"Ah, you're not good in a classroom at your age." I whispered.
"Don't worry, I'm not sitting with you, I want to listen to a language class."
Mother had already gone to pour water when she said this.
After a while, I squeezed out this sentence, "Mother, why do you want to go to class?" β
"Who doesn't have a dream, I wanted to go to the Women's Normal University back then, but I didn't catch up with the opportunity. In fact, I was a fan of Zhang Ailing's little books when I was a child, and I didn't fall into the habit of reading books later. Today, I would like to take a look at the contemporary university. β
This is definitely the most touching sentence I've heard in her in so many years, she used to be nagging all day long like a resentful woman. It's all about the trivialities of life.
Yes, who doesn't have a dream, I admire her spirit of living and learning.
What is my dream? Now it's time to study hard and find a job that suits you.