It was the first time I had heard about my mother's past, and the person who told me about it was the man I should call my father now.

My mother was only a little over 20 years old at that time, and her life was just beginning to bloom, just like a flower, when it was just beginning to bloom.

"Your mother was very beautiful and simple at that time, like an orchid blooming on a mountain cliff, people can't help but remember her, the first time I went to Lijiang, I went with several friends, and I met your mother when I was looking for a house. At that time, I was already married and had a daughter who was almost 10 years old, but because our marriage was a joint marriage, it was not voluntary for us, so we were not happy. ”

I listened quietly to him and didn't speak, and I imagined what it would have been like.

A group of friends of half age were giggling through the streets of the old town, and they happened to come across a young woman of an alien race, and the gang was attracted to each other and joked with each other to get close to the woman. The woman was very shy and hurried home, so the group laughed and followed all the way.

"At that time, your mother was really afraid to see the living, and we pimples didn't dare to follow her, so we followed her home from afar. Later, those people recommended me to go to their house to ask if they were willing to rent out a house, because I had a family and a room, and I was more mature than them. I didn't think there was anything to take care of at the time, we lived in it when we had a house, and we continued to look for it if we didn't. So I didn't think there was anything to do and knocked on their door. ”

"Later, isn't my mother very precious, my grandmother should have been very strict at that time, if I knew that you were following my mother, I would definitely not be able to spare you." I think my grandmother should be the kind of person who is very tough and will not do anything for the sake of her children.

"But it's not, your mother probably told your grandmother something after she came home, as soon as I knocked on the door, your grandmother came to ask what she was doing with an iron face, I said if there was a house for rent, and your grandmother said no, the house was for their own use and then closed the door."

It's quite similar to my grandmother's temper, she is a serious person and never procrastinates.

"And then, did my grandmother scold you?"

"I didn't scold, but she beat me up. She said that I don't look too young how can I be so boring, I can't explain anything, we were a little bit of a loss, one of us was not very old at the time, and it was the time to use her brains to please the girl, that is, she followed behind your mother and said hello and set up. I want to scold and scold, just say it, who let us follow other people's little girls with bad intentions. ”

"You must have been the oldest of those people at that time, and the others should have been unreliable people." I interjected, I don't think those young people who only care about their own cleverness should not touch my mother's heart, and only those who want to be as mature and attractive as him can make my mother feel good.

"Yes, they are all young men, all of them are emotional, full of ambitions, they talk about people when they see people, they talk about myths when they see gods, and they are shocked when they see your mother."

"Was my mom really pretty at the time?" All I see is a mother who is oppressed by life, there is no youth, and I don't know what my mother was like when she was young.

"Your mother," he said to my mother, "your mother can't be said to be beautiful or not, but at that time, she was a brand new thing, a new sensory experience from different regions and cultures. Your mother was still wearing national costume at that time, so she was a catcher in every way. ”

"Then you only met my mother herself, and there were no other girls?"

"There are others, but what I am attracted to is the shyness of bowing my head," he said and smiled heartily, as if he remembered something, "Your mother hid behind your grandmother and complained to her, although she was shy, but she couldn't help but want to see us, she was a naughty girl, curious and scared, worried and curious. Your grandmother listened to her whisper, nodded to her, and whispered something, and your mother walked away obediently and went to the back room. ”

"My mother actually relied on my grandmother a lot, I think it had something to do with her early loss of father, and it was my grandmother who raised my mother and uncle alone." My uncle still consults with my grandmother about everything, which is a kind of dependence.

"Yes, your grandmother is a great person, she is very strong." He also admired my grandmother when he talked about it.

"Then what about later, how did you get acquainted with my mother, and my grandmother didn't care about you?"

"Later, your grandmother also criticized us and taught us all a lesson, and we were just joking, so we all apologized to your mother and it was okay. Later, your grandmother said that there were not so many people living in their house, so let's live separately, and I lived with two other people at your grandmother's house, and the other grandmothers also arranged for us, so that we slowly had the opportunity to meet your mother and make friends. ”

"Then does mom like to be friends with you, she should be very shy, there are so many of you at once, she's afraid she's embarrassed to talk to you."

"Yes, your mother is really afraid of seeing people, so we were very polite at the beginning to meet only nodded and smiled to say hello, and then she learned something, it seems that she studied something at the time, and she didn't understand some courses, your grandmother knew that I was in business, so she brought her to ask me. Slowly, I tutored her with some homework, and gradually we got acquainted, and there were more opportunities to meet and talk. ”

"My mother also learned about doing business, and I only know that she worked later to do house design."

"It should be the major that your grandmother helped her choose, she is not very interested, and I have seen that the most books she reads are about house design."

"Yes, my grandmother used to like to make decisions, but then she didn't."

In my impression, my grandmother is a very strong person, and even my aunt is very obedient to her.

"Yes, she's just a little more protective, and it's a mother's instinct to protect her children."

"And then, what happened next?"

Later, we slowly talked more, talking about life, ideals, and our own concept of life. Your mom is smart, she knows what she wants, what to do, how to do it, she just needs to learn. That's when we got to know each other slowly. ”

My mom was a smart woman, she always found what she was looking for, and she always found a solution before despair came. I remember one time when we were about to pay the rent, and my mother hadn't paid my salary yet, she went out in the morning and she dropped me off at school, and then she didn't know what to do, so she went to school late to pick me up from school. When we got home, we saw the landlord waiting for us at the door, and my mother didn't know where to get the money, so she just coaxed the landlord to leave happily. Later, I learned that she was helping people with counseling every day, which is why you picked me up late.

"My mother has always been able to live a good life, even if the conditions are very difficult, she will definitely live her life as gracefully as possible."

"yes, she's a perfectionist."

On this point, I and the man agreed again. In the case of my mother, we can always agree again and again, and it is really incredible.

When I look at this man, maybe he really doesn't have a bad nature, it's just that he has his own grievances that he can't say.

It can only be said that the two of them met the right person at the wrong time, and it may have started beautifully, but the end was very bleak.