within Temptation

Chapter 8 Discussing things
The next day was Sunday, early in the morning, I was woken up by my mother: "Xiaoyong, get up and have breakfast. How old are you, why are you still lying in bed like a child?"

I opened my dazed eyes, grabbed my cell phone beside my pillow, and took a look.Depend on!It's not even eight o'clock!Mom, today is Sunday, don't you need to get up so early?

But I know my mother's temper, if I still can't get up, she will rush in and grab my ears.Anyway, I was woken up by her, so get up and get up!

I yawned, and while getting out of bed and getting dressed slowly, I replied, "Got it, come!"

I casually put on an undershirt, put on a pair of trousers, dragged on my slippers, and opened the door to go out.My mother was scrambling on the dining table in the living room and dining room. I walked over and took a look. As usual, it was porridge and steamed buns.

I immediately said angrily: "Mom, I said, can't you change the trick? At least some fried dough sticks or something? Don't you feel tired of eating porridge and steamed buns every day?"

My mother raised her head and glared at me, saying: "Go and go, some food is good, you still pick and choose with me? Go wash your face and brush your teeth, I have something to discuss with you later."

I wondered: "Discussion? What's the matter?"

My mother sternly said: "Go and wash your face first, and then I will talk. You look like you haven't woken up. I'm afraid you won't understand!"

I had no choice but to oh, turned and walked to the bathroom.It's just that I feel even more strange. Why is my mother so serious that she can tell me only after I wake up?

Walking into the bathroom, I just picked up the toothbrush and started brushing my teeth, when I heard my mother ask me: "By the way, what time did you come back last night? Why did you come home so late?"

I uttered an uh, and said vaguely: "It's not too late, it's not even eleven o'clock."

"Really? Who were you with last night?"

"Sun Dong, what's the matter?"

"Sun Dong again? Why do you always hang out with that playboy?"

"Sun Dong is my friend, what's wrong with him?"

"Hey, I said Xiaoyong. Originally, I didn't want to care who you made friends with, but that boy Sun Dong is a big carrot who gets restless when he sees a woman. You spend all day with him. What kind of woman is there? He snatched him away first. Xiaoyong, you are not young anymore, should you find a wife for your mother? Look at this house, since your sister married and moved out, I don’t know how lonely it is. When I get older, I look forward to..."

As soon as I heard the beginning, I knew that my mother was bound to start a long chatter.I hurriedly spit out the toothpaste foam in my mouth, and I hurriedly said: "Yes, I know, I know, isn't it just a daughter-in-law, why don't I find you one tomorrow?"

My mother sneered and said, "It's up to you? If you want to have that ability, do you need to worry about it? Mom knows you think I'm nagging, but you really should care about the important things in your life. Now that you have I have a good job and my income is okay. My mother used to worry that no girls would like you, but now it’s different. How about it? Mom asks Aunt Zhao from the neighborhood committee to help you and introduce a girl to you. Do you know each other well?"

I hastily picked up a towel and wiped my face indiscriminately, then walked out angrily and said, "Oh my mother, your son is only 25 years old, why are you in a hurry to marry a wife? Don't really look for it, I will do it myself considerate!"

Seeing that I was really in a hurry, my mother could only smile and said: "Okay, okay, let's not mention this matter first. Sit down and eat, and discuss something serious with you while eating."

I sat down at the dining table, grabbed a steamed bun and said, "What's the matter?"

My mother also sat down, didn't speak first, but looked at me very seriously.I felt a little hairy in my heart, thinking that she would already know about the affairs of my company, right?impossible?She also said just now that I have a good job now, so I should be able to consider personal life events.Then what is it that you want to discuss with me so seriously?
With the steamed bun in my hand, I didn't dare to eat it for a while.I was afraid that if I heard some bad news, I would choke on a mouthful of steamed buns.

Sure enough, after a while, my mother sighed softly, and spoke: "Xiaoyong, although our family is not very well-off, except for your father who died early, everyone alive is in good health and lives well. Have a good time, right?"

I was in a daze, and I didn't understand what my mother meant by saying this.I had no choice but to nod, and said cautiously: "Well, what's the matter?"

My mother sighed again, and said, "Do you still remember Aunt Qi who used to come to our house when you were a child? Two days ago...she died of a sudden illness. I called her home on a whim last night. Her daughter Tell me I just found out. Alas, your Auntie Qi was my classmate in elementary school, and we have always had a good relationship. I was very sad to hear the news of her death last night. She has suffered all her life and has hardly passed a single day Happy days. When she was very young, her parents died in a car accident. Later, she was adopted by a relative of hers, but she never received love and care, and was often treated coldly and bullied. When she grew up, After finally becoming independent, she was deceived by a man and hurt, so that she could not recover for a long time and lived a celibate life. Later, she met an old man who was more than ten years older than her. She made do with her past thoughts, and married him to form a family. A year later, she gave birth to a lovely daughter, and she began to have a happy future. However, something unexpected happened, and not long after, her husband slipped after drinking. Falling down the stairs, she fell to her death on the spot. They left them orphans and widows, and lived a miserable life again. This is not over yet. Her lovely daughter, at the age of 15, suddenly died of an accident The incident led to blindness in both eyes, and she could never see the sun again. Your Auntie Qi traveled all over the provinces in a hurry, and saw Chinese and Western medicine, but there was no way to restore her daughter's eyesight. Now, even she has to go Only one blind daughter was left, crying all day at home. Xiaoyong, tell me, if such a tragedy happened in your friend’s house, what would you do?”

Hearing this, I seemed to understand what my mother meant, put down the steamed bun, and said hesitantly: "Mom, what do you mean, you want to take Aunt Qi's daughter to live with us?"

(End of this chapter)