Novel: Father and Mother, Happiness

#Short Story Contest #Many years later, when asked by her son whether she felt happy in this life, Xu Wei pondered for a long time before replying: "I haven't learned to scold people at this age, so I think I'm happy."

The son's face was puzzled, Xu Wei did not say anything more, her definition of happiness has always come from her mother.

Xu Wei had a grandfather of a Kuomintang officer and grandmother of a large landlord family, and her mother was a standard old society lady. The photos of my mother when I was young in the family are the wedding photos of my parents, with snow-white skin and clear eyebrows, and she is a beautiful person.

I heard my mother say that there were ten servants in the family at that time, although they were girls, but my grandfather attached great importance to education and asked my husband to carefully guide him to study.

Later, the tragic changes of the great era will not be repeated, and this change has affected every family. My grandfather escaped from a ship that had been defeated in Taiwan, unwilling to die in a foreign land.

The family is in the middle of the road, and life is miserable. When she was almost an adult, the former big lady had to marry Xu Wei's father, who was born in three generations of poor people. Marrying a farmer under the circumstances at the time was the best outcome for their kind of family.

In Xu Wei's memory, her mother has been "wiping her ass" for her father, cleaning up one mess after another. His father's profession is special, but he is also a person who does not know that he is not smart enough, so he often causes trouble unconsciously.

Xu Wei watched her mother change from a small woman who would talk to herself about poetry and Zhang Ailing to a "shrew" who was scolded by men (and women) who talked all kinds of dirty words, burst into flames, and went to the door to find things.

Behind the mother is always the silent and silent father.

At that time, Xu Wei was still very young, because she had a mother, even if the worst things were bad, people seemed to be able to solve them in time, and the next day it was as if the wind and waves were calm. So even when she saw the rows of wine bottle bricks in the corner of the house, she was never afraid, and lived in the fortress built by her mother and daydreamed.

Because of this, she never thought about why her mother had become like that, and even occasionally resented this strong and aggressive woman.

At that time, she was too young, and the only thing she hated most was her father and mother, who quarreled every day even for the New Year, of course, her father's performance never changed, and he never returned the mouth when he listened to his mother's hysterical anger. After a long time, Xu Wei actually developed some sympathy for her father.

But that sympathy disappeared without a trace as an adult. Xu Wei only worked in the field for less than half a year before returning to her parents due to some changes in the family.

When she finally saw once again with the eyes and thinking of an adult that her father, who had not grown up at all, continued to bring trouble and disaster to her family, and was disappointed in him and had no choice but to continue to deal with her mother, Xu Wei immediately agreed to the blind date arranged by her parents for her.

Only this time she and her mother were surprisingly consistent in their demands on their future husband: as long as the person was the complete opposite of her father, anyone could.

When they saw the third man, Xu Wei and her mother immediately determined that it was this person.

The goal has been determined, Xu Wei told herself to get along well and try to get married, and who is married to is not a knot?

The days are as plain as water, and the mother can't help but be happy when she sees her son-in-law, and she is glad that her daughter does not have to follow her own old path and crawl in the fire pit for a lifetime.

Xu Wei's husband is sleek and shrewd, except that machismo is indeed a good son-in-law who has nothing to pick.

If he could live his life like this all the time, Xu Wei almost felt that he was really lucky.

Less than a year after giving birth to her son, she was very surprised to discover the fact that her husband was cheating.

Although she is not an unforgettable heart and love for her husband, she has also given birth to a like, heartache and sadness, self-doubt, and various emotions are mixed and silently digested every day, Xu Wei herself has spent a difficult time.

The wound that could not be opened to others was licked and healed by herself, and depression once eroded her body and mind, relying on the child to not go to extremes.

Slowly painful memories were sealed in her heart, and she didn't forget just forcing herself not to reminisce.

Ironically, after she completed her redemption alone, her once obsessive husband suddenly woke up, returned to the family to love his wife and son, and became an almost impeccable man in the eyes of others.

Her life was back on track and she became the envy of everyone. However, only Xu Wei herself knows that in fact, many things have long been impossible to go back, but what does it matter? She didn't care about anything anymore.

Guarding his son to accompany him to grow up a little bit, working in high school and college, every important node of life son will consult with her, and shun shun is calm. In this way, the child reached the age when she was urged to marry.

She did not intend to arrange anything for her son, and even once advised her husband not to be in a hurry, and there was no unnecessary explanation in the face of her husband's mother-in-law's complaints.

When my son was 29 years old, he finally brought back a girl, smiling shyly and timidly greeting her and her husband.

Xu Wei suddenly remembered that this girl who looked familiar was her son's high school tablemate, and many years ago she had something to do with her son's school to find him, and saw them at the back door window of the class that they didn't know what they were talking about, but she really felt her son's particularly sincere smile of heartfelt happiness.

She did not disturb the harmonious atmosphere, but only stayed on the side for a while, and when she saw the girl leave, she went to call her son out.

The husband and in-laws were not so satisfied with the girl, and the reasons for the pickiness were only the family conditions and the other person's work. Only Xu Wei herself firmly stood by her son's side this time and accepted this daughter-in-law.

After marriage, the son is very happy, and the daughter-in-law is also filial to her and her husband. With rao, Xu Wei lived a simple and fulfilling life every day.

Her husband died prematurely due to excessive alcoholism and illness. She followed her son's family to the city to adapt to the new environment and meet new friends, and lived a peaceful life in her old age.

When she was idle, she always liked to look at the photos of the past, when her mother was still there, and she was still so young.

The son thought that she missed her father when she saw things, and discussed with her daughter-in-law to take her mother back to her hometown to see.

During the season of camphor flowering, they went back. Xu Wei sat under this old tree in front of the old house, a leaf drifted by, and she suddenly had some emotions like a world away.

My son chatted with her for a while, and when he saw his mother's expression, he couldn't help asking, "Do you feel happy in this life?"

Listening to her son suddenly ask this question, all kinds of past events suddenly appeared in her mind, and the last person to freeze was her mother.

Some sadness lingered and soon passed again. She thought for a long time before she said, "I'm happy."