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01
Liu Chunlan's family is in a small county town, and when she was young, she had been teaching Chinese in a small school in the county.
Liu Chunlan's husband, Lao Lu, is also a teacher at this school, but Lao Lu died of lung cancer before he could retire, leaving behind his wife and son.
At that time, Liu Chunlan was only 48 years old, and her son Lu Jun was still studying at a university in the city.
Lu Jun saw that his mother was working very hard to earn money for him to go to college, he was very sensible, and he always took time to go out to work part-time in his spare time to earn living expenses for himself.
Every time Lu Jun comes home, he will do his best to buy some small gifts for his mother.
When he went out, Lu Jun always put his arm around his mother's shoulders and talked and laughed with his mother.
When acquaintances saw it, they all praised Lu Jun's filial piety, and said to Chunlan: "Both of you are teachers, and children are well educated!" ”
Lu Jun explained to them: "My father is gone, my mother has worked hard to raise me alone, and now I am my mother's support, of course I have to accompany my mother more." ”
Seeing her son's filial piety and sensibility, Chunlan was very pleased, in this world, she is her son's only relative, and she will become stronger and stronger for her son.
After graduating from university, Lu Jun went to work in a large factory in the provincial capital, he was not afraid of hardship, and went directly to the workshop as a technician.
He feels that although the environment of working in an office building is good, there is not much room for growth, and mastering the technology well may be more beneficial to his career development.
Chunlan felt that her son was an assertive person, so she did not interfere too much in her son's career choice.
It's just that after Lu Jun worked in the factory, Chunlan began to worry about her son's marriage.
She hopes that Lu Jun can get married as soon as possible, and she can also help her son and daughter-in-law take care of her grandson or granddaughter when she retires.
Although Chunlan is a teacher, her thinking is still relatively traditional, and in her heart, her son is all the spiritual pillar for the rest of her life.
As long as her son is doing well and has a happy small family, she will fulfill her responsibilities as a mother, and she will be able to have a clear conscience when she goes to see her husband in the future.
In fact, Lu Jun's thinking is still relatively open-minded, and he once persuaded his mother:
"Mom, I have been working outside for a long time, you live alone, I am very worried, Dad has been gone for so many years, you can try to open your heart and find your second spring, I support you unconditionally."
But Chunlan always shook her head and said to her son with disgust: "Mom and your dad have already been in love once, and this life is enough." ”
"You're going to let me marry another man? Helping other men with laundry, cooking, and grandchildren? It's not good, Mom has reached this age, it's better to guard my son and take my grandson with her in the future. ”
Lu Jun saw that his mother was so stubborn, and he didn't want to persuade her again.
02
However, Lu Jun still feels very sorry for his mother, he works in the city by himself, and his mother lives alone in a small county town, he has no money to buy a car, so he can only take the car home for a week or two.
So Lu Jun decided to follow his mother's arrangement, find a girlfriend as soon as possible, and start a family as soon as possible.
If you have a wife and children, and they accompany your mother, your mother's life will be full, right?
When Lu Jun was 24 years old, he met a girl from the same county, and soon they reached the point of talking about marriage.
The girl's name is Luo Xiaowen, Luo Xiaowen's family lives on the outskirts of the city, her parents are farmers, and they do some business to buy vegetables.
Luo Xiaowen's father often drove to buy vegetables from farmers, and then dragged them to the provincial capital for wholesale, and the income was definitely much stronger than farming.
But Luo Xiaowen's parents are very good at enjoying life and have no pursuits, they feel that they only have one daughter, anyway, their daughter will marry in the future, and there is no need to save too much belongings for her.
So when the family earns money, they eat and drink a lot, and when they have time, they go to play cards, and the family's property is only a small two-story building on the outskirts of the city.
Luo Xiaowen studied kindergarten teacher, and after graduating from junior college, she worked as a teacher in a kindergarten in the provincial capital.
Lu Jun was on the way home from the provincial capital, and Luo Xiaowen sat in the same row of seats on the bus, and when Luo Xiaowen dozed off, she actually fell asleep on Lu Jun's shoulder.
Regardless of whether the girl was intentional or unintentional, Lu Jun looked at the young girl leaning on him, his heart was beating loudly, and he was very uncomfortable, but the boy's cultivation made it difficult for him to push her away directly.
It wasn't until Luo Xiaowen woke up and greeted him awkwardly, and the two chatted casually, that they realized that they were all from the same county, and the straight-line distance between the two families was only five or six miles apart.
The more the two chatted, the more speculative they became, and when they separated, Luo Xiaowen asked for Lu Jun's contact information, and made an appointment to take a car to work in the provincial capital next time.
In this way, Luo Xiaowen and Lu Jun went to work in the provincial capital together every time and returned to their hometown together, and their relationship became closer and closer.
In addition to working in the provincial capital, the two single men and women began to date frequently, and their relationship became more and more mature.
When Lu Jun brought Luo Xiaowen home to meet her mother, Chunlan saw that the girlfriend brought back by her son was quite handsome and sweet, and she was very happy, so she directly sealed a red envelope of 1,200 yuan for Luo Xiaowen, which was a gift to meet her parents.
Lu Jun and Luo Xiaowen got along for less than half a year, and Chunlan heard from her son that Luo Xiaowen was pregnant with his child.
However, Luo Xiaowen said that she is still young and wants to play for two more years to have another child, and is ready to go to the hospital for an abortion.
03
This made Chunlan nervous, she hurriedly asked her son to call Luo Xiaowen back, and persuaded her daughter-in-law bitterly:
"Xiaowen, don't say stupid things, since you are pregnant, you should give birth to the child, anyway, I will retire soon, I will help you take care of the child."
Luo Xiaowen said shyly: "Lu Jun and I are not married yet, and after giving birth to a child, don't people laugh to death?" ”
"Auntie, even if Lu Jun and I get married, we still want to live a comfortable life for two people for a few years, and it's not too late for the child to be born later."
When Chunlan heard this, she hurriedly took Xiaowen's hand and persuaded her: "Women have to have children sooner or later, if they are old and regenerate, their bodies will recover very slowly in the future, and if they give birth to children when they are young, their bodies will not be affected." ”
"And many women are prone to habitual miscarriages after the first miscarriage, and it will be difficult to be a mother in the future, Xiaowen, you are still young, many things have not been experienced, don't be impulsive!"
Chunlan was scared for a while, Luo Xiaowen listened, her face turned pale, and she finally said:
"Auntie, that's good, but Lu Jun and I have to get married as soon as possible, so I will give birth to this child."
Chunlan's heart was relieved, and she immediately agreed: "Okay, good, good...... Anyway, the house at home is ready-made, the room is slightly renovated, and some furniture can be added. ”
So the little couple happily went to take the wedding photos, and went to the hotel to book a banquet and discuss the list of guests.
Chunlan met her in-laws for the first time, and at the dinner table, Chunlan also found that her father-in-law and mother-in-law spoke very straightforwardly and even a little rudely.
They directly proposed that the son-in-law's family should come up with a bride price of 100,000 yuan, at least three gold, and the banquet of the men and women would be held together, the cost would be paid by the man, and the woman's guests would be received by themselves.
At that time, the local bride price generally did not exceed 50,000 yuan, and the bride price was almost not popular for young people in the city to get married.
In Chunlan's opinion, as long as both men and women are in love, they will hold a wedding, and the relatives will have a lively time together.
Faced with the high bride price demanded by her in-laws, Chunlan had not yet spoken, and Lu Jun stood in front and said:
"Uncles and aunts, my father passed away early, and my mother did everything she could to provide for me to go to college."
"Now that I have only been working for a short time, I can't get so many dowries, but, uncle and aunt, please give me a chance, and when my conditions are good in the future, I will definitely compensate you and honor you with Xiaowen."
Xiaowen's parents were a little displeased, but they also considered that their daughter was pregnant, and if they blindly moved with their son-in-law's family, I was afraid that when the time came, they would be in a situation where they would be beaten with chickens and eggs, and their daughter would not be pleased.
In addition, Xiaowen likes Lu Jun very much, and it has reached the point where he will not marry, so they have no choice but to reluctantly accept the 50,000 yuan bride price from Chunlan's family.
5 gold, Xiaowen and Lu Jun went to a jewelry store, and the two of them only bought a pair of gold rings to use when exchanging rings at the wedding ceremony.
As for the cost of the wedding, Lu Jun found a way, used the money he saved himself, and borrowed some from his colleagues, so that they successfully completed their wedding ceremony.
04
After Luo Xiaowen and Lu Jun got married, they went to work for another two months, but she said that her early pregnancy reaction was relatively strong, and it was very hard to work.
Lu Jun felt sorry for his wife, so he said to her: "Then you can go home and rest, and when you give birth to a child, it will be easy, and I will work hard to earn money for you two." ”
At that time, Chunlan had retired at home, with a pension of more than 4,800 yuan per month.
Chunlan's life is relatively frugal, if she only eats, wears, houses and travels by herself, she can be regarded as relatively wealthy in a small county town.
After the daughter-in-law did not go to work, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law lived together, Xiaowen couldn't cook, Chunlan saw that she was thin, so she went to the market every day to buy some local chickens and crucian carp and came back, and made soup for her daughter-in-law to drink.
But young people like to eat spicy, oil-fried food, Xiaowen drank chicken soup and fish soup every day, so she couldn't help but complain to her mother-in-law:
"Mom, the chicken soup is too light, it's not delicious, I want to eat hot pot, I want to eat crayfish."
Chunlan kindly persuaded her: "Xiaowen, you are now a pregnant woman, you have to think more about the child in your belly, eat those spicy foods, there are too many additives in the seasoning, how is it good for your body?" ”
Xiaowen coquettishly said to her mother-in-law: "Mom, you are old thinking, the book says that pregnant women should eat whatever they want according to their own preferences, as long as the food is nutritious." ”
The light meals made by her mother-in-law, Xiaowen didn't like to eat them, so she hid from her mother-in-law to order fried chicken and takeout, and after a period of time, Xiaowen actually grew a circle of meat.
But when Chunlan accompanied her daughter-in-law to the hospital for a prenatal checkup, the doctor told them that the child in Xiaowen's belly was small and should be supplemented with more nutritious foods containing more protein.
After returning home, Chunlan said to her daughter-in-law: "Xiaowen, you also heard it, what did the doctor say?" Don't eat that junk food in the future, whatever you want to eat, I'll make it for you. ”
Xiaowen said, "Mom, I like to eat prawns. ”
Because it is an inland area, the local shrimp is not cheap, especially the live shrimp, which generally costs tens of hundreds of yuan a catty.
But for the sake of her grandson's health, Chunlan still goes to the market early every morning to buy live shrimp, and makes them for her daughter-in-law to eat every day.
At noon, it was dried shrimp, and at night it was steamed shrimp, and Chunlan herself was reluctant to eat one, so she left it all for her daughter-in-law to eat.
Once Lu Jun came back, he saw Chunlan's carefully prepared plate of shrimp, which was placed in front of Xiaowen, he wanted to taste it, but his mother glared at him with her eyes and asked him not to grab food with her daughter-in-law.
Lu Jun couldn't help but laugh and said, "Mom, you also spoil Xiaowen too much, who still eats alone now?" You buy a little more and come back, everyone eats together, and your own nutrition has to keep up. ”
Chunlan said: "Prawns are not cheap, my mother is reluctant to eat them, and when you make more money in the future, you can buy them for my mother to eat!" ”
Xiaowen smiled beside her: "Mom is too frugal, how much can the family's living expenses cost?" Money is earned, not saved. ”
Chunlan can't say that her retirement salary is less than 5,000 yuan, and she basically spends more than 3,000 yuan every month in order to cook food for her daughter-in-law.
And Xiaowen often pulls her out to go shopping, as soon as she sees beautiful clothes or strange fruits, her daughter-in-law can't take a step, and she keeps being coquettish when she pulls Chunlan:
"Mom, buy it and try it, right? When I got pregnant, I couldn't get enough of it! You will fulfill my little wish! ”
Chunlan had no choice, thinking that she had a child in her belly, she could only follow her daughter-in-law's heart, so she basically spent her monthly retirement salary.
05
Chunlan just wanted to share her son's worries, but she was more worried that her daughter-in-law and Lu Jun shared a card.
The salary that Lu Jun earns every month not only has to pay off the debts they owed when they got married, but also to meet Xiaowen's pocket money as much as possible.
Xiaowen may follow the character of his parents, spending money often without moderation, and the bags she likes, even if they cost one or two thousand yuan, will be bought back without mercy.
She likes to eat cherries, when shopping online, she usually buys two boxes at a time, and the price of two boxes of cherries is almost 500 yuan.
So when Xiaowen wanted to stuff a cherry into her mouth, Chunlan hurriedly dodged away and said to her daughter-in-law with a smile: "You eat, you eat, Mom doesn't like to eat these sweet and sour fruits." ”
"This cherry is big, sweet, not sour at all, Mom, you really won't enjoy it!" Xiaowen couldn't help but laugh at her mother-in-law.
But who understands Chunlan's hard work, she just thinks that if she doesn't eat, her daughter-in-law will be able to eat more, and when she is satisfied, she can spend less Lu Jun's salary, right?
Because she heard her son say that every month, Xiaowen has to take at least 4,000 yuan from his card for pocket money.
Lu Jun's monthly salary of 10,000 yuan not only has to pay off the debts, but also saves some money to prepare for having children, which makes him always a little stretched.
When Xiaowen was 6 or 7 months pregnant, she said to her mother-in-law: "Mom, I want to go back to my parents' house for confinement, so that it can also reduce your burden, so that you don't have to buy vegetables and cook every day and take care of me." ”
Chunlan said: "I'm retired anyway, it's nothing to work hard, but whatever you want, as long as you're happy and your mother is willing to take care of you, I have no opinion." ”
Xiaowen put her arm around her mother-in-law's shoulders and said with a smile: "But, Mom, I don't make any money now, you can give me some living expenses every month, lest I go back and have no money in my hand, and I will be scolded by my mother." ”
In order for Xiaowen to happily give birth to a child, Chunlan had to take out 2,000 yuan to Xiaowen.
Xiaowen smiled and said, "Mom, you also have a pension of 5,000 yuan, right?" You can't use much by yourself, and your grandson and I will eat, so you can give us a little more! ”
Every time, Xiaowen coquettishly spoiled her mother-in-law like a daughter, Chunlan really had no choice but to add another 1,000 yuan, and Xiaowen packed back to her parents' house with satisfaction.
After two or three months, Xiaowen's due date arrived, Chunlan and her mother accompanied Xiaowen to give birth to a child in the hospital, and Xiaowen successfully gave birth to a little daughter weighing 7 catties and 8 taels.
Chunlan doesn't have the idea of patriarchy, her granddaughter is her granddaughter, she is very resigned to her fate, and she still happily said to Xiaowen: "Are you going back to confinement with me, or confinement at your mother's house?" ”
Xiaowen smiled and coquettishly said to her mother-in-law: "Mom, I want to go back to my mother's house to live, after all, the food cooked by my mother is more suitable for my appetite, so that my milk will be enough, and I can raise your granddaughter to be fat for nothing." ”
Chunlan also asked her daughter-in-law to go back to her parents' house for confinement, but she also knew that her mother-in-law would take care of Xiaowen and the child, and she, as a mother-in-law, must express herself.
06
Chunlan scraped together 12,000 yuan and gave it to her daughter-in-law, which was regarded as her nutrition fee during confinement.
Xiaowen accepted it with a smile, and she said to her mother-in-law: "When you want your granddaughter, come to my mother's house to see her, our family welcomes you at any time." ”
Chunlan is also a person who understands proportions, although the daughter-in-law welcomes her to see the child, but that is the daughter-in-law's maiden home, she is not good to disturb every day, right?
She returned to her previous days of being alone, going to buy some food every day, cooking alone, going out for a walk with her old sisters in the afternoon, and dancing square dances in the evening.
The neighbors in the community are envious of Chunlan, saying that her life is so good that she doesn't have to take care of her children when she becomes a mother-in-law, thanks to her finding a good daughter-in-law and a good family.
But the loneliness in it can only be experienced by Chunlan herself.
In the past, every week or two, her son would come back from the provincial capital to accompany her for a day or two, and life was full of expectations.
But now, the daughter-in-law has been living in her mother's house with the child, and every time Lu Jun comes back, he can only stay at the daughter-in-law's mother's house, and he has no time to come back to see her.
Finally, Lu Jun took a little free time to come back to see Chunlan, but he didn't even have time to eat a meal, so he was called back by Xiaowen on the phone.
"Alas, it's rare for you to come back, just go and spend more time with your wife and daughter, Mom is also used to living alone, you don't have to worry about Mom."
Chunlan stood in her son's position and considered the problem for him, so she naturally understood her son's dilemma.
On the one hand, his wife, children, and on the other hand, his mother, and her son has no doppelganger, she, who is a mother, has learned to stop being hypocritical, so be more considerate of her son!
Although the daughter-in-law does not live in her mother-in-law's house, Chunlan should give her daughter-in-law no less living expenses, and every month after she gets her retirement salary, she first has to transfer 3,000 yuan to Xiaowen.
When her granddaughter was half a year old, Xiaowen said to her mother-in-law: "Mom, your granddaughter has been weaned, her appetite is too good, and it will cost a few thousands of dollars a month just for milk powder, so you can fund the child a little more milk powder money, right?" ”
After Chunlan gave Xiaowen 3,000 yuan every month, she had little left, and she persuaded Xiaowen with kind words:
"Lu Jun's salary is all in your hands, and I have been giving you subsidies, you have to learn to be careful in raising children, you still spend so much money, how can you do it?"
Xiaowen said: "Mom, now I don't buy clothes and bags like before, just the child's milk powder money, her little clothes, and toys...... What doesn't cost anything? ”
"Also, in order to help me take care of the children, my mother can't go out to earn money, I always have to say to my mother that I will send her living expenses and pocket money, right?"
Chunlan was coaxed by her daughter-in-law to ask for money to spend, but she really had no choice, so she had to add another 1,000 yuan to her daughter-in-law every month.
In this way, as soon as Chunlan's monthly retirement salary arrives, she has to send 4,000 yuan to her daughter-in-law, and the 1,000 yuan of living expenses she left behind are not enough, so she often feels shy in her pocket.
Chunlan thought about it, she was only in her 50s, and her body was still strong, in order to give her granddaughter milk powder money, she had better go out and find a job to do!
has been a primary school teacher for most of her life, Chunlan really couldn't imagine that she should have taken a good rest at such an age, but she still needs to continue to go out to work and earn money to support her granddaughter and daughter-in-law.
But what kind of work can she do? In her 50s, Chunlan can still go to someone else's house to be a nanny, right?
……
(Ibid.)
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