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My name is Li Jinhua, I am 68 years old and I am a retired primary school teacher. Although the pension is only 2,200 yuan per month, life is not tight. I have a son named Li Xiaoming, who is 35 years old and works as a middle manager in a foreign company. By the way, he also married a white-collar girl Zhang Xiaoxiao in Shanghai as his wife, and I, my aunt, am really happy for him.
Within a few years, they had a daughter, named Li Yiyi, who is 3 years old this year. In order to be closer to my precious granddaughter, I resolutely moved in with them, although the conditions will be worse, but seeing Li Yiyi's innocent smile, all this will not matter.
"Grandma, I want candy!" One day, Li Yiyi was sweetly coquettish.
"Baby, you have to eat less candy today, otherwise your little teeth will decay!" I couldn't help but rub her little face.
"Then grandma will tell me a story!" Li Yiyi climbed onto my knees and blinked with wide eyes in pleading.
In this way, I got tired of being together with my lovely Li Yiyi every day and spent a very happy time.
The turning point came on the day when Zhang Xiaoxiao suddenly bought half a durian and went home. I was washing vegetables in the kitchen, and when I heard the sound, I saw Zhang Xiaoxiao throwing a plastic bag containing the remaining half of the durian into the trash.
"Ms. Zhang, it's a pity that you threw away the durian, and there is still half of it left. Why don't you cut a few pieces for Li Yiyi and try them?" I hurriedly said. I know that most of today's young people waste food, so I kindly reminded you. Who knew my kindness, but Zhang Xiaoxiao was furious: "Old lady, why do you comment on my behavior? I bought durian, I can throw it away if I want, what does it have to do with you?"
"Can you leave it alone, it's our family's business!" At this moment, my dear son Li Xiaoming also interjected, and he turned out to be on Zhang Xiaoxiao's side.
I was stunned for a moment, thinking that could it be that I really said the wrong thing, so I said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, it's me who is talking too much, you continue, I'll go see Li Yiyi." ”
From that day on, I found that Zhang Xiaoxiao's attitude towards me was obviously cold. On weekdays, when I cook for them, she always has disdain; I took Li Yiyi out to play, and she always said that I was too old to keep up. From time to time, my son Li Xiaoming also praised the new dishwasher for how easy it is to use, and it will automatically clean the dishes.
Finally one day, Zhang Xiaoxiao's mask of hypocrisy broke.
That day, I received a call from Li Xiaoming, saying that they were going on a honeymoon trip and asked me to take care of all the household chores at home.
I was a little embarrassed, after all, taking care of a naughty 3-year-old child and all the housework was still difficult for me, an elderly person. So I cautiously said, "Don't you travel, it's better for me to take care of Li Yiyi." ”
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaoxiao immediately scolded me loudly: "! We have booked the ticket and itinerary, you give me a good job of babysitting, we will come back and you will rest!"
I had no choice but to nod helplessly, hugged Li Yiyi and kissed her lightly on the forehead, feeling extremely sad.
In the past few days, Li Yiyi and I have relied on each other, and I finally survived until they came back. I was about to say thank you to them, but I saw Zhang Xiaoxiao's face was ugly.
"Li Jinhua, what's the matter? You haven't cleaned properly, and the corners of the sheets are still stained, so you can't finish this little housework for so many days?" She reprimanded mercilessly.
I froze in place, and suddenly alarm bells rang in my head. I vaguely realized that they thought of me as a nanny at home, not their own! I trembled and pointed at Zhang Xiaoxiao, my voice choked: "Zhang Xiaoxiao, you ruthless and unrighteous woman! I have worked hard to take good care of your baby daughter these days, not only do you not have any words of gratitude, but when you come back, you still think that I have not done housework well enough?"
"Gratitude?" Zhang Xiaoxiao sneered, "Why should I thank you? Aren't you the nanny who uses our money to work?"
I burst into tears in an instant: "Oh my God, it turns out that in your eyes, I am an old mother who has been a teacher all her life and worked hard to bring up her son, and it is only worth 8,000 yuan in nanny fees, right?"
"Don't pretend to be pathetic to me!" Zhang Xiaoxiao was unmoved, "I won't believe your tricks of fake motherhood." It's obvious that Xiao Ming is not at ease, so if you live alone, I will introduce you to help with some housework and take care of Li Yiyi. You are not satisfied with seizing this opportunity to live in, and you always want to insert a foot in our house, don't think I don't understand your little abacus!"
When I heard this, I completely broke down and cried: "Xiao Ming, do you think the same way? You are trampling your own mother like this by your woman?"
My son Li Xiaoming stood aside, his face was very ugly: "Mom, I advise you to stop." You're just a nanny, where did you get so many grievances? Hurry up and clean up the living room for me!"
It dawned on me that in the eyes of my own son, I was just a nanny who worked for money!
"Okay, I can see it clearly. It turns out that I have raised you for all these years, and this is how your family repays me!" I angrily accused.
If you didn't need to be a nanny, would you think 8,000 yuan would have fallen to the ground?" Zhang Xiaoxiao's face became more and more ugly.
I couldn't take it anymore, and I dragged my tired body out of the living room without looking back! I decided to pack up and leave at once, I couldn't stand this insult anymore!
That night, while they went to the hotel to celebrate, I quietly packed all my luggage. Before leaving, I left a letter with only one sentence on it: "Xiao Ming, I really regret giving birth to you in the first place!"
Since then, I have no worries, and I have rented a small apartment by myself. Although life is hard, I feel extremely relaxed and relieved from the bottom of my heart! At least now I am my own master in this family! I no longer have to face the fingers and insults of my son-in-law and daughter-in-law.
The moment I left, I burst into tears. Actually, what I've lost is really nothing, I just regret the infatuation of my youth. Now I can finally live the life I want! After leaving, I lived a life of seclusion. My monthly pension is only 2,200 yuan, and I have to live a stretched life in this city with high housing prices. I was reluctant to turn on my mobile phone, so I only kept an elderly phone for contacting the hospital.
My life is very simple, I pay my landlord rent and utility bills every month, and the rest of the money is only enough for food and clothing. Sometimes I would buy expired and discounted vegetables and fruits at the supermarket to satisfy my hunger, and on a few occasions I almost died of eating them. I don't care about myself as much as I used to, I always wear old clothes, and I don't take care of my hair once every six months.
I was alone, living like a walking corpse. Occasionally, I miss Li Yiyi's innocent smiling face, but when I think about it, that home has nothing to do with me, and I am just a superfluous person.
A few years later, I was 71 years old, and my health was getting worse and worse. There were a few times when I was so sick that I almost died, but fortunately I was rescued in the hospital. More than once in the past few years, I sat on the edge of the bed, staring at a plate of drugs and trying to kill myself, but each time I didn't take that step.
Until one day, I suddenly received a call from Li Xiaoming.
I was silent for a long time before I asked him indifferently, "Why did you call me all of a sudden? I'm now a stranger who has nothing to do with you." ”
After listening to his words, I hung up the phone directly. I realized that they were looking for me to go back, probably just because Li Yiyi needed someone to take care of her school, or because she was too financial, she needed me as a free babysitter. I won't be fooled again, I'll just live my life in this life! After hanging up, I curled up in bed and cried for a long time. I laughed at myself and thought, how could a 70-year-old lady be so excited because of a phone call from her son?
A few days later, Li Xiaoming called again, still in the same low tone, and asked me to go back to live with them. I coldly refused.
Such calls came one after another, and I gradually became numb, so I just pressed it and didn't answer. Until one day, the doorbell was suddenly rang violently, and I dragged my body to open the door, and my son Li Xiaoming stood outside the door.
"Mom!" He looked much haggard, his face was full of stubble, and his clothes were untidy.
I took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "What are you doing here?"
"Mom, please come back and live with us!" Li Xiaoming suddenly knelt down, "We misunderstood you too deeply back then, and you really deserve to be punished!
Only then did I realize that as soon as I left, they were not doing well. Li Xiaoming's work seems to have gone terribly wrong, and Zhang Xiaoxiao has directly abandoned this home.
"Why? Do you have a discordant relationship with Zhang Xiaoxiao?" I couldn't help but ask.
When I heard this, I had mixed feelings. I knew he was in dire need of cheap labor like me, but maybe I couldn't look at my own son after all.
So I nodded: "Okay, I'll go back and help you take care of Li Yiyi, and do the housework by the way." But we're just an employment relationship!"
"Thank you, Mom!" Li Xiaoming burst into tears with excitement.
I coldly turned around and went into the house to pack up a few necessities and left the shabby rental house with him. When I returned to Li Xiaoming's house, I found that the situation here was even worse than I had imagined. Li Xiaoming was penniless, there was not much left in the house, there were pits on the walls that Zhang Xiaoxiao smashed with a keyboard, and the floor was full of stains. Li Yiyi, who was from a small jasper, became thin and dry, her clothes were dirty, and when she saw me coming back with tears on her face, she called "grandma" heartbreakingly.
My heart instantly crumpled and tears welled up in my eyes. I couldn't believe that this dilapidated and poor home in front of me was once a warm and happy little family.
I wiped away my tears and said in a deep voice: "It's all over, I just hope that you will also learn from the pain and reflect on it and correct it." During this time, let me take care of Li Yiyi. ”
From that day on, I started to pick up my job of doing housework and taking care of my children. Li Yiyi's innocent smile gradually replaced the pain in my heart.
I stayed with her every step of the way, boiling hot water for her and bathing her, cooking her favorite home-cooked food, and telling her the best stories to lull her to sleep. Although Li Xiaoming failed to find a job several times, I didn't blame him, but encouraged him to make persistent efforts every day.
As the days passed, the shattered home finally regained a glimmer of life. Li Xiaoming also found a new job, and finally had a smile on his face when he went home every night.
"Mom, let's celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival as a family this year. I'm really sorry to disappoint you all these years, and I will slowly compensate you!" Li Xiaoming said to me.
I looked at the picture of the father's kindness and filial piety in front of me, and the bitterness in my heart was finally relieved. I understand that the most precious thing in a family is mutual understanding and tolerance. I have forgiven the unhappiness of the past, and from now on, I will continue to support and care for my children, which is my lifelong responsibility as a mother.