The joy of the newlywed is still hanging on the faces of Xiaojie and Xiaoli, shining with warm happiness. Although the wedding room is their common dream, the high housing prices make the two have to face the dilemma of reality. Eventually, they decided to stay at Xiaojie's parents' house to ease the financial pressure.
It was the second day of the wedding, and Xiaojie's father, Lao Li, bought Xiaojie's favorite braised pork at the market with a smile on his face, "Let's celebrate tonight, we have a daughter-in-law in the family, but it's a happy event!" Xiaojie believes without doubt that the family can live in harmony.
Mother-in-law Aunt Zhang has her own ideas. After the meal, she kindly pulled Xiaoli aside, and the conversation between her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was always full of possibilities.
"Xiaoli, do you think our house is quite lively now?" Aunt Zhang said with a smile.
"Well, it's pretty hilarious, Mom. Xiaoli was slightly restrained.
"But ah, Xiaojie's dad recently retired, and the family is a little financially tight, you know. Aunt Zhang's tone turned around and continued, "So, I'm wondering if our family's expenses should be AA system, what do you say?"
Xiaoli didn't react for a while, "AA system, Mom, you mean ......?"
"That's right, it's just half of each of us, which is fair and reasonable. The mother-in-law's words were firm and natural.
In the evening, Xiaojie came home, and before Xiaoli could speak, her mother-in-law said, "Xiaojie, I told Xiaoli, we have to AA in the future." ”
Xiaojie was stunned on the spot, he looked at Xiaoli, and then at his mother-in-law, "Mom, why did you say this suddenly?"
"It's nothing, you just got married, and if you live by yourself after a while, you have to do it. "Mother-in-law takes it for granted.
Xiaojie hurriedly pulled Xiaoli to the room, closed the door and whispered, "Lili, don't be unhappy, I'll talk to my mother." ”
"But in that case, we're under a lot of pressure. Xiaoli was a little aggrieved, "Aren't we already saving money to buy our own house......?"
Xiao Jie squeezed Xiao Li's hand, "I know, I know, I'll find a way." ”
In the next room, Aunt Zhang heard the faint sound of discussion coming from the wall, and she sighed silently, "This child, after marrying a daughter-in-law and forgetting his mother, if he doesn't tell them clearly, how can he understand that life is not easy." ”
In this way, from the second day of the wedding, Xiaojie and Xiaoli's sweetness began to be mixed with the bitterness of life, and this proposal about the AA system also silently unveiled the conflict of values between the two generations.
As the days passed, Aunt Zhang's AA became an unresolved issue at home. Xiaoli's heart began to accumulate incomprehension and anger, and the small family between husband and wife, which should be close, gradually filled with indifference and distance.
One night, Xiaojie came home and found Xiaoli eating alone in the kitchen, a table of cold dishes, but her mother-in-law and Lao Li were watching TV in the living room, and the atmosphere was unusually quiet.
"Why, Mom and your dad didn't eat today?" Xiaojie put down his briefcase and asked curiously.
Xiaoli pursed her lips, "I made four dishes, but they said they didn't like to eat, so they went out to eat." ”
Xiaojie was really stunned for a moment after hearing this, "Then didn't we say we would have dinner together?"
Xiaoli put down her chopsticks and said dissatisfiedly: "After your mother proposed the AA system, I think everything has changed." We can't even do the most basic of eating together now. ”
Xiaojie sat next to Xiaoli and comforted softly: "Lili, don't go to your heart, I'll talk to my mother at night." ”
After dinner, Xiaojie talked to his mother-in-law, hoping to ease the atmosphere.
"Mom, I don't think something has been right in our family lately, can we sit down and have a good talk?"
Aunt Zhang squinted at her son, "Talk, what are you talking about? Don't you still have to go to work?"
Xiaojie said patiently: "Our current situation is not like a family, everyone is a little angry. ”
Listening to her son's words, Aunt Zhang felt a little displeased: "You Xiaojie, when you get married, you will go to your daughter-in-law." The things I brought up were also for the good of my family, after all, everyone has to live. ”
Xiaojie defended: "Mom, I don't favor anyone, I just think that we can't take money so seriously." ”
Lao Li also interjected: "Xiaojie, you are still young now, and you don't understand the thoughts of our older generation." ”
Xiaoli heard the conversation outside in the room, and Mazi couldn't help but feel even heavier. As time went on, the conversations between her and Xiaojie became less and less. They each bear the weight of work and life, and the stalemate makes the distance between them wider and farther.
Xiaojie's projects in the company are also getting busier and busier, and he always works overtime until late at night, immersed in documents and data. Every time he returned late at night, he could feel the indescribable silence in his home, which made him even more anxious.
One night, Xiaoli couldn't help but erupt, "Xiaojie, do you know that since the AA system, I have been facing your mother's cold eyes every day! This doesn't feel like a home at all!"
Xiaojie rubbed his face and replied tiredly: "Lili, I understand you, but I'm also trying my best to balance, but our current situation is really difficult." ”
Xiaoli choked up and said, "Then how can we get better?
That night, neither of them convinced anyone, but was silently in an embarrassing cold war. The outside world is as busy as ever, but the home is getting more and more frosty. Such a vacillating life makes Xiaojie's heart more and more depressed, and he urgently needs to find a way to break the deadlock.
As time passed, the atmosphere in the home became more and more solemn. Xiaoli goes out early and returns late every day to avoid a head-on conflict with Aunt Zhang, but the tension of the Cold War is suffocating. Just when everything seemed to be irreversible, Xiaoli made a big decision.
One afternoon, Xiaoli was squatting at the door to change the locks, and the neighbor Aunt Wang came over curiously and asked, "Xiaoli, is this moving or changing the locks?"
Xiaoli replied indifferently: "Auntie, I change the locks, there are too many things at home, and sometimes I need a little private space." ”
Aunt Wang nodded as if she didn't understand: "Yes, young people like to have their own space now." ”
In the evening, Xiaojie worked late until late as usual. When he returned to the door, he was surprised to find that his key could not open the door. He tried again and again, turning the key, but the door lock was indifferent.
He knocked on the door panel and called anxiously: "Lili, open the door, it's me." ”
Xiaoli's voice came from inside the door: "Wait a minute. ”
A few minutes later, Xiaoli opened the door, and Xiaojie looked confused: "Lili, what's going on, why did you change the lock?"
Xiaoli was a little sorry, "I'm sorry, I changed it without consulting you." I feel safer that way. ”
Xiaojie entered the door, took off his coat, and said with a hint of helplessness in his voice: "But I can't even enter the door of my own house, this feels ......"
Xiaoli interrupted him: "I know it's unfair to you, but I'm really fed up with your mother's indifferent eyes every day. ”
Xiaojie was silent for a while, and slowly sat on the sofa: "Then what should we do now?"
"I don't know. Xiaoli's answer was simple and desperate.
The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became more depressing, and the dull aura of the two almost condensed.
Aunt Zhang heard the movement in her room and knew that it was Xiaojie who came back, she walked to the living room, and apparently also found out about changing the locks.
"Xiaojie, what are you doing here, why have the locks at home been changed?" Aunt Zhang's voice was filled with disappointment.
Xiaojie looked at Xiaoli embarrassedly, and then replied: "Mom, it was Lili who changed it, and she said that she felt safer." ”
"Safety, do we need to act like enemies in our own home?" said Aunt Zhang dissatisfied.
Xiaojie smiled bitterly: "Mom, it's really hard to be caught in the middle now." ”
Silence spread in the home, and the relationship between Xiaojie and Xiaoli inadvertently fell into an unprecedented deadlock. The night was heavy as water, with a dense cloud of family conflict, as if to signal an impending storm.
After a constant silence and friction, Xiaojie finally mustered up the courage and decided to break the suffocating deadlock. One day at dinner time, he called the family to the living room.
"Mom, Lili, and Dad, the four of us sit down, it's time to talk. Xiaojie's tone was firm and sincere.
Aunt Zhang and Lao Li glanced at each other, a little reluctant, but they still sat down. Xiaoli sat silently, her face full of anticipation.
"I know that there has been a lot of peace at home lately, and everyone probably has something to say. Xiaojie looked at Aunt Zhang, "Mom, let's talk first." ”
Aunt Zhang sighed, "Xiaojie, you know, your father is retired, and we are old, I never thought about relying on my son to support the elderly, but life is sometimes so realistic." ”
Lao Li also interjected: "Yes, we just want you to understand that it is not easy to make money, and you must have a plan to spend money." ”
Xiaoli looked at her in-laws and said with difficulty: "Mom, Dad, I understand you, I don't want to rely on you too much, and changing the door lock is not aimed at anyone, I just want a little respect and self-space." ”
Xiaojie looked at them nervously, "We are a family now, and I don't want anyone to feel excluded or uncomfortable." Isn't home a place where everyone should understand each other and face difficulties together?"
After a long silence, Aunt Zhang had tears in her eyes, "I was wrong, we are a family." Xiaoli, Mom didn't mean it. ”
Xiaojie faced Xiaoli, "Lili, we all have something wrong, it's time to let go of our prejudices and start over." ”
Xiaoli nodded, "I'm willing to try, we can discuss the rules and expenses of the family together." ”
After a long and frank conversation, the family finally came up with new family rules and decided to divide the daily expenses and household chores reasonably. And more importantly, they learn to respect each other, communicate and listen.
After a few days, the warmth and harmony of the home were restored. Xiaojie took Xiaoli and her parents to go shopping and prepare dinner together, and the atmosphere of home was better than ever.
In the evening, the house is brightly lit, and there is a dinner made by four people on the dining table, and everyone has a calm smile on their faces. Through repeated conversations and understanding, they found the warmth of home.
"So, in the end, it's communication that brings us back to each other, isn't it?" Xiaojie looked at everyone, his eyes full of deep love and commitment.