sleepless tonight

Chapter 535 Sickness

"I didn't go back during the New Year." Chen Wenjing said, "I spent the New Year in E City."

"You didn't go back last year, why didn't you go back this year?" I was very surprised when I got Chen Wenjing's affirmative answer, "Is there something going on at home that you don't want to go back?"

"There are indeed some situations, so I don't want to go back. Others go back for the New Year to reunite, but every time I go back for the New Year, there will be quarrels at home. My parents want me to get married early. I explain to them that I am in school. They don’t listen, and say that you can get married even if you go to school.” Chen Wenjing was a little helpless and sad, “They also used the example of the people in the next village, saying that if they got married, I should get married sooner because of the amount of gifts they got. So I can take the bride price and let my brother get married early."

"The freedom of marriage is emphasized now, so how can there be such a saying? Besides, if you get married, you only hold a wedding ceremony, without a certificate, and you are not even under the legal marriage age. How can you have a marriage certificate?" I said, "Is your bride price very serious? ?”

"It's very serious. If you have a house and a car, you can get a bride price of 20 yuan. If you don't have these two things, you need a bride price of at least 50 million yuan to be able to marry a wife." Chen Wenjing said, "My family's financial situation is not good. There is a Brother, he didn’t go to school after high school and worked part-time, but he couldn’t bear hardships, and now he stays at home all the time, and his parents want to have a grandson early, so they want him to get married early.”

"But my brother's education is not high, and his height is not very good. He is 1.6 meters tall and not handsome. As long as the betrothal gift is mentioned, there is basically no need to say anything later."

"So your parents have set their minds on you, wanting you to get married early, and get the dowry for your younger brother's wedding?" I said.

"Even in this school, my parents are not willing to let me come to study. I earn all the tuition fees, including living expenses, from my part-time jobs." Chen Wenjing nodded, "Ge Xiaolun saw me buying cosmetics. , when I saw me buying clothes, I thought my family was a rich second generation. In fact, my family’s economic situation is not as good as hers. But girls are more face-saving, and they will not take the initiative to introduce the family situation. I have never told her. She misunderstood."

"People are like this. When they see the brilliance on the surface of others, they feel that others are living a good life, living a comfortable life, living a free life, and living a rich life, but in fact, it is hidden behind the goodness. I don't know how much hardship I have paid. I don’t know how much suffering I have endured.” I said, “There is really no need to compare with each other, just live your own life well. If you really want to compare, you will never be able to compare. Today she can compare with you, and she can compare you. Sometimes, she will compare with other people, how tiring is it to live like this? Living in comparison, desire will not stop, and it will also skyrocket, and in the end it is only herself who will be destroyed. "

I guessed that there must be some bad things in Chen Wenjing's family, but I didn't expect it to be so serious. Her parents would actually want to sell Chen Wenjing in order to allow their son to marry a wife.

"Actually, I still send some money home every month. During the Chinese New Year, I was thinking of going back, but my mother suddenly called me and told me that she had arranged three blind dates for me. When I said these things, I didn’t introduce how the person I was dating looked like, I just said how rich his family is, one has two stores in the town, and selling breakfast can earn more than 1 yuan a month.” These words seemed to have been hidden in Chen Wenjing's heart for a long time. She would walk with her, and she said all of them, "There is another family where the parents are both working, and they have a deposit of 40 to 40. It was successful, and the savings of 50 and [-] yuan were used as a bride price to my family. The last one said that he divorced his wife, because his wife cheated on her, and his wife’s family has money, so he was given more than [-] yuan in divorce fees. And a house."

"Two people can't get married just because they are married. They have to be in love with each other, and they have to get along and get married again." I said.

"I told them that too, but it was useless. In their eyes, as long as they can afford the gift money and allow my brother to get a wife, they don't care who I marry. What they care about is whether the other party's family has Money, can the other party offer such a lot of gifts." Chen Wenjing laughed at herself, "In their eyes, I am a bargaining chip, do you know how old the last person is?"

"It must be more than 30 years old." I estimated a number.

"45 years old." Chen Wenjing smiled, "My mother also told me that it's just 20 years older, and everyone who is 40 years younger will be together. She even told me that it's good to be 20 years older. When the time comes He is old and left first, and the family property will be mine, and I can still help my younger brother. At this time, she still wants to take care of my younger brother by sacrificing my marriage."

"This is indeed a bit too much." I sighed. Chen Wenjing's situation is a bit similar to Fang Qiong's. They both said that for parents, the palms and backs of the hands are all flesh. Every child is equally important and men and women are equal, but the old one Many people in the older generation cannot because of policy propaganda, and it is impossible to really distinguish between children so clearly, it is certain that there is some emphasis.

However, Chen Wenjing and Fang Qiong are so biased and make one party sacrifice so much. This is not a matter of the palm of the hand and the back of the hand.

"So after listening to what my mother said, I have no intention of going back. Sometimes when I think about it, I feel that my mother and my father are very pitiful." Chen Wenjing said, "Since my brother was born, they have been around My brother is living. When I was in primary school, I got up early, sent my brother to school, and then came back to do farm work. It was because they were worried that there would be accidents when crossing the road. Even if I took my brother by myself, they would not Don't worry, you have to send them to the school to feel at ease."

"Later, when my brother entered junior high school and lived in the school, my mother was worried and felt that the food in school was not good, so she went to accompany him to study, rented a house outside, and cooked for my brother. When he was in high school, he would still be like this It looks like, someone else went to study with him, the child's grades are not bad, even if the grades are not good, but at least well-behaved and obedient, but my brother is different, my mother is with him, and he still goes out to play. He even ran out all night and didn't come back all night. I didn't even say hello. I couldn't see it, so I mentioned a few words, saying that it can't be like this, I have to watch him, stare at him to learn, otherwise I will be useless if I go on like this, but my mother didn't listen, and said I was bad Well, boys should be a bit more skinny, it’s not a big deal to go out to play. Even when my brother asked her for money to go online, she generously gave it to my brother to go online. My mother was very considerate and worried that my brother would go online at night. If you’re hungry, give him more money and let him remember to buy something to eat.”

Speaking of this, Chen Wenjing suddenly smiled: "Do you know? My mother was worried that my brother would not be able to handle the Internet by staying up all night, so she got up in the middle of the night to cook for him and sent him to the Internet cafe. At that time, everyone in the school Teachers and students know it."

"Your mother's taking care of your brother is a bit pathological, and she cares too much about your brother." I said, "This is not a good thing for your brother."

"It's not a good thing for my brother, it's not a good thing for me, it's not a good thing for the whole family, but my mother doesn't realize this, instead he feels that she puts all her body and mind on my brother, feels that I’m very proud, no matter how others persuade her, it’s useless.” Chen Wenjing sighed and said, “Let’s not talk about this matter, I let you listen to my complaints for so long, it’s Chinese New Year, I’m sorry, I spread a bunch of things to you Negative Energy."

"Say it to make you feel more comfortable, so let's say it. As a friend, I should be able to share it for you." I don't care, "You didn't go back for the New Year, how did you spend the New Year, and lived alone in the place where you live of?"

(End of this chapter)