Text: Chang Xiaojuan
Figure: Partly from the network
My stepfather, a really good man, has spent all these years in giving, and he is the person I respect most in this life.
My hometown is from Huankou Town, Feng County, Jiangsu Province, my memory of my hometown village has been blurred, but no matter how I conceive, I only have the image of my mother in my mind, listening to my mother, I am very similar to my deceased father, but when I was two and a half years old, he died unexpectedly during a swim.
Dad is gone, only me and my mother are left, the hardships of life are self-evident, the bitter points are tired mothers are not afraid, the most intolerable thing for her is grandma's insults. In Grandma's mouth, the mother became a "broom star", and it was she who killed her father.
So, late one night in September 2002, after my mother was beaten up by my grandparents, she finally made up her mind and carried me directly to Taizhou City to join a cousin who collected waste there.
But the mother with a simple idea, when she arrived in Taizhou, she found that this place is more than the town in her hometown, there is no cousin's contact information, nor does it have the specific address of her cousin.
When my mother came out, she didn't have much money with her, she carried me around to look for unsuccessful results, and when she passed the door of a garment factory, she cried sadly.
There, he happened to meet a fellow from Feng County, where he had been in charge of security for nearly six years, and when he learned of his mother's predicament, he vacated the place where he lived, gave his mother two hundred yuan to buy vegetables, and then shared with other villagers.
This man later became my stepfather.
Stepfather's hometown is in Changdian Town, Feng County, he has four brothers, he has a short history of marriage, his ex-wife died of lung cancer, he is kind and sincere, two lonely hearts met, soon resonated, and his mother and he quickly came together.
On November 23, 2002, my fate was truly linked to that of this stepfather. He was 31 years old and his mother was 32 years old.
Perhaps because of his stepfather's life, in the second year of his life with his mother, his mother fell ill, and the medical level was poor at that time, and the treatment time was delayed due to misdiagnosis, which worsened her condition, but the mother finally survived after 8 hours of surgery.
I remember that later my mother said that when my stepfather cried, he said that he was afraid of carrying a black pot (afraid that others would scold him for making a wife). After recovering from the disease, my mother once smiled and said to my stepfather, you can't stop me, I belong to the dog, you belong to the pig.
As my mother's health improved, our lives also improved, and just like that, the plain and happy days lasted until I was in the second grade, but what I didn't expect was that bad luck still grabbed my mother, and my mother, who came home from work that day, fell to the ground while mopping the floor, and it turned out that she had a terrible cerebral hemorrhage.
After spending all his savings in order to treat his mother's illness, his stepfather returned to his hometown in Feng County and borrowed more than 20,000 yuan from relatives and friends.
In the following days, my mother was paralyzed in bed, and my stepfather carefully took care of my mother to eat and drink Lazar for more than six years while going to work, until she died peacefully, and I remember that when my mother was seriously ill, she said to me with tears: "Xiaojuan, no matter how you mix in the future, don't forget your stepfather, you have to give him a pension!" ”
Before my mother died, she was also worried about my future, and my stepfather swore: "As long as I live, I will do my best to let my daughter live the life she wants!" ”
After my mother's death, my stepfather's emotions were pushed into the trough of life, but looking at the young me, after a period of brewing, he finally overcame the harsh reality and defeated himself.
Maybe it was once overworked, the stepfather in his early 40s had two sideburns, and I felt happier with him than ever, and every time I called him "Daddy," he replied loud and crisp. He didn't like to talk much, but his words were full of kindness.
After my mother's death, my stepfather worked in a garment factory during the day to pay off the debts he had owed in those years, went to a nearby supermarket at night to pick up goods, and worked late every day to return to our rental house.
In order to get me a tasty meal after school, he first prepared the meal after work from the garment factory, put it in the kitchen to warm it, and then hurried to the nearby supermarket.
Before I went to college, except for my own underwear, my personal washing, everything else was contracted by my stepfather, and if I wanted to help with something, he would say to me: "Girl, the family's business dad can handle, your task is to study well!" ”
Stepfather is a high Chinese, the college entrance examination fell on the list that year, because the family conditions are not good, the results are still good, he lost the opportunity to repeat, therefore, he wants me to help him realize his college dream!
Because of his long-term employment of two jobs, his stepfather, who was only in his early 40s at the time, looked particularly vicissitudes. It was also through his efforts that the stepfather not only paid off all his debts, but also had a slight balance in the family.
The stepfather, as before, was frugal and frugal to himself, and he said that he would save some money for me to go to college in the future. In order not to put too much pressure on my stepfather, I spent the most money in the class on school days.
Later, in some of the fellow villagers in Taizhou, some people also introduced the object to the stepfather, saying that it was a woman from Jining Yutai, who looked good, watched the monitoring in the mall, took a girl, and the character was good, and wanted to take my stepfather on a blind date, but he refused. The stepfather said: "I am now Xiaojuan my only relative, I don't have any ideas now, I just want to provide a good environment for my daughter to grow up!" ”
When I learned of this, I cried sadly, I lost my mother's love, but in my stepfather's place, I enjoyed it all. Therefore, in order not to live up to the kindness of my stepfather, I studied harder.
In September 2017, I was admitted to the Taizhou Institute of Science and Technology of Nanjing University of Science and Technology, and my stepfather looked at the notice over and over again, and his heart was full of flowers, so he did not hesitate to "throw thousands of dollars", spent 1360 yuan to get two tables, and invited 17 familiar compatriots from Feng County, Zhongshan, Xiao County and Jining to dinner, which was a celebration of my admission to the university.
During college, I studied marketing, and in July 2021, after graduating, I went to Taizhou 30 Flour Co., Ltd. to work.
On work days, every time I come home, I will talk to my stepfather about some things that happened in the department, and when I travel for business, even if I am busy, I will take time to video chat with my stepfather and share bits and pieces outside.
The company I work in is relatively formal and stable, and I think that I will struggle hard to buy a house early and give my stepfather a stable home.
It's just that my vision, before it really begins, is stifled in the cradle by the unforgiving reality.
On January 12, 2022, my stepfather, who was cooking at home, suddenly fainted and fell to the ground, I immediately called the 120 emergency number, and 17 minutes later, my stepfather was sent to Taizhou People's Hospital for treatment.
When I entered the rescue room and saw my stepfather with bandages wrapped around his head, lying helplessly on the hospital bed, my heart was dripping blood, and I couldn't imagine that he, who had always been healthy, would become like this.
As I lay in my stepfather's ear and cried "Daddy," a scene that brought me to tears appeared: a few tears dripped from the corners of his eyes. Then, I put my ear in my mouth and said softly: "Girl, if my illness is too serious, we will not look at it, you take me back to my hometown!" ”
At that moment, I burst into tears, and I swore that even if it was difficult, I would find a way to save my stepfather's life.
Subsequently, the stepfather was diagnosed with "Moyamoya disease", which was a more serious one and required craniotomy as soon as possible. I had never heard of this disease before, but when I searched the Internet, I learned that it was a relatively rare cerebrovascular disease, and if not treated in time, he could lie in bed for the rest of his life.
Today I am shrouded in grief every day. In addition to sadness and illness, we are also helpless in the face of treatment costs. Such a blow, I once broke down, but after the grief, I can only wipe away my tears and grit my teeth to bear it.
Stepfather is a kind person, all said that good intentions have good rewards, I firmly believe that heaven will take care of him, the date of my father's surgery was initially set four days later, this morning, I was in the corridor of the hospital, on the mobile phone wrote these, I feel that my father's love for me is stuffy in my heart, I must write it out.
My stepfather's skin was darker and his eye sockets were sunken deeper, but I always thought he was the greatest dad in the world because he gave me everything that no one else had ever given.
Although the medical expenses are still far behind, I only have one thought now, that is, I can save him, and I can't stop praying: kind people, please, please, help me! May there be a miracle in Dad's life!