"Wei'er, hurry up and eat, the rice is cold. "My mother brought the hot rice to the table and beckoned me to hurry up and eat.
I took a few bites of food and said absentmindedly: "Mom, grandma is making trouble again today, so I have to go back to my hometown." Do you want to persuade her again?"
Mom shook her head helplessly: "Your grandma is old, and her temper is a little weird." We can only try to make her happy. "
I put down the dishes and chopsticks with some annoyance: "But she messes around every day, and you are too indulgent to her, right? Our family is so poor, how can we afford to buy her a train ticket back to her hometown?"
My mother glared at me: "Your grandmother has been paralyzed in bed for five years, think about how miserable she is! Besides, if she hadn't worked so hard to earn money for us to go to school, you might have lost your education a long time ago." "
I was speechless by my mother, and I could only be secretly stunned.
At first, despite being paralyzed in bed, Grandma's spirits were still very good. She would chat with her mother from time to time to make her happy.
"Mom, look at the photo on my bedside table, that was taken when you were a child, right? Grandma laughed and said.
My mother was amused and smiled and said, "What you took at that time is now yellowed." If it weren't for your old man's desperate efforts to earn money for me to go to school, I'm afraid I would have lost my education a long time ago. "
But gradually, my grandmother's body deteriorated, and she spoke very little, and most of the time she slept with her eyes closed. Sometimes in the middle of the night, my grandmother's pants are gone, and my mother has to get up immediately to change them. I often see my mother's dark circles under her eyes and haggard face, and I feel very uncomfortable.
As an only child, I feel very guilty in my heart. I give 1,500 yuan a month to my mother, but it's obviously a drop in the bucket. Mom worked day and night, but I lived a 9-to-5 life, and I spent all the money I earned. There were a few times when I wanted to hire a caregiver to share the pressure on my mother, but my mother firmly disagreed, saying that only she knew her best's body.
In the five years since my grandmother was paralyzed, her temperament has become more and more stubborn and eccentric. Sometimes she would suddenly shout that she wanted to go back to her hometown, and she had to ask her mother to buy her a ticket.
"Mom, I want to go back to my hometown for a few days, you can buy me a train ticket. Grandma suddenly said to her mother.
My mother hurriedly persuaded: "Grandma, are you so physically strong? Wouldn't it be better to have a good rest at home? If something happens outside, I'm really worried." "
"Nonsense! I'm going back to my hometown, and if you don't let me go back, you're looking down on me, an old woman!" Grandma said confidently.
Sometimes she thinks our family is too small and asks to move to a bigger house.
"Hey, you see, our house is so small, I feel stuffy in bed. Shall we move to a bigger house?" Grandma suddenly said to her mother.
My mother said helplessly: "Grandma, do you know our current family situation, where can we have the money to change to a big house? Besides, it is not convenient to live in a big house to serve you." "
Grandma didn't give up: "It's just that you are stingy and look down on my old bones! If I let myself make my own decisions, I won't live in this kind of place!"
My mother never gets angry, but patiently comforts and coaxes my grandmother to be happy. But sometimes I see my mother being tossed by my grandmother like this, and I feel very uncomfortable.
I work for a foreign company and the salary is okay. Outside of work, I would go clubbing with a few of my best friends and drink and play cards. Sometimes my wife would complain that I was too tired to work overtime and didn't have the energy to spend time with her and the children when I came home.
"If you continue like this, our family will be scattered! Look at Lao Wang, he will go home immediately after work to accompany his wife and children. As for you, you worked overtime until more than ten o'clock in the evening, and you didn't have the energy to accompany us when you went home. "My wife counts me down.
But I always feel that it is too hard for me to be the breadwinner of the family, and to take care of the housework at the same time.
Every time I heard my wife complain, I would beat her up in turn. But when I thought about my mother's situation, I was ashamed. For the sake of grandma, my mother has suffered a lot in the past five years, and she doesn't even have anyone to take care of herself. As for me, I have a wife and children, I live a carefree life, and occasionally complain endlessly.
One day, my grandmother suddenly became very emotional and yelled that she wanted to leave our house.
"I'm leaving, I don't want to stay in this hellish place anymore! Grandma roared, foaming at the mouth.
My mother hurriedly coaxed her: "Grandma, don't make trouble, wouldn't it be better to stay at home and have a good rest? It's too cold outside, what if you catch a cold?"
Grandma didn't listen, and the more she yelled, the more fierce she became, just like a grumpy child. I rushed back and saw this scene, and I felt very uncomfortable.
"Grandma, don't make a fuss, okay? You've been paralyzed in bed for five years, and your mother has been taking care of you! If you have any grievances, just say it, don't always mess around!"
I almost uttered those words. I saw my mother crying, but I couldn't say anything to soothe me. Five years of grievances, five years of hard work, and five years of hard work all erupted at this moment, turning into my frenzied anger.
"You have wasted my youth all these years! I am old and sick, but you are indifferent. Now I'm leaving, that's what you're doing to me?" Grandma's words were like a heavy punch, hitting my heart hard.
Looking at my mother's teary eyes, my heart was filled with endless self-blame and guilt. In the past five years, it is my mother who has worked hard to take care of my grandmother, but I am indifferent to my grandmother, which is simply a sin.
Just when we thought Grandma was going to leave, she suddenly went limp and died. My mother and I went to check and found that my grandmother was no longer breathing.
My grandmother's death made me realize the transience and impermanence of life. I began to reflect on my life and values, and realized that my family is the most important person in the world.
From now on, I am determined to be filial to my mother, share more housework, and accompany my wife and children. Only in this way will life not be left with regrets.
In the year when my mother kept filial piety, I went home to accompany her almost every day after work. Our mother and son would sit together and reminisce about my grandmother.
"Wei'er, you were grandma's favorite grandson when you were a child. She always carries you around on her back for fear that you will fall to the ground. As she spoke, two lines of tears rolled down her face.
I hugged my mother, and I was infinitely grateful to my grandmother for her nurturing grace. It is the dedication of my grandmother that has made our family of three generations today.
In this way, under my careful care, my mother quickly came out of the haze of my grandmother's death. I began to take the initiative to share the housework, making breakfast and dinner every day, so that my mother could completely put her heart on the house. On weekends, I also take my wife and children around to make up for my previous negligence.
Just when I thought my life was finally back on track, an unexpected piece of news completely disrupted my plans.
One day when I came home from work, I found my mother busy in the kitchen, looking very heavy. I hurriedly stepped forward to ask what had happened.
"Mom, what's wrong with you? I asked with concern.
I was stunned, thinking to myself that I had known this for a long time, wasn't that what happened back then? But what my mother said next hit me like a thunderbolt from the blue.
My heart suddenly felt like it had been hollowed out, and my whole body was weak. It turns out that over the years, I have taken out 1,500 yuan a month for living expenses, and I am alone to bear it! My uncles are such bastards, they are so wolf-hearted!
But how could I just leave it at that? I turned around and rushed out, and my mother shouted behind me, "Wei'er, don't be impulsive! Where are you going?"
Without looking back, I said, "I'm going to settle accounts with those bastards!" They are bullying you and grandma like this, I can't just let it go so easily!"
When I got to my uncle's house, I slammed the door. My uncle's family was shocked by my movements, and hurriedly opened the door to check. Seeing that it was me, my uncle seemed to be a little weak-hearted, and muttered, "Why are you still making trouble so late?"
When I went up, I slapped my uncle hard and knocked him to the ground. My aunt and sister-in-law were so frightened that they surrounded me and wanted to pull a fight. Only then did I vent and roar: "You thieves! Grandma has been paralyzed for five years, and you simply abandoned her neatly! I am alone to bear all the expenses, and you are taking advantage of me so openly!"
I laughed angrily and scolded: "I'm insisting on a fart! You just want to take advantage of me for nothing, right? Grandma is paralyzed, and you can't be saved like this, I don't think you can be a man or a dog!"
For a while, my uncle's family was crying, and I was also angry, showing my teeth and claws. At this juncture, my mother actually followed me and grabbed my arm.
"Wei'er, don't be impulsive! Hitting someone is not an option. Mother said, turning to her uncle's family, "As grandma's children, I am also very disappointed that you treat her like this." But since this has come to this, why dwell on it any longer? Let's think it's the last reunion. "
Mom's words finally calmed down the scene. I looked at my mother's slightly tired face, and suddenly I felt that I was too impulsive and reckless. Grandma has passed away, what's the point of us continuing to entangle? Instead of intriguing like this, it is better to reflect on it and start with ourselves.
In this way, I silently left my uncle's house and returned home with my mother. When I got home, I hugged my mom tightly and cried loudly in her arms. At this moment, I finally realized that my mother was the dearest and most beloved person in my life. She struggles to pull the big family alone, while those of us who are children are always cautious and selfish. It is my mother's broad-mindedness and broad spirit that have allowed our family to get to where we are today.
Since then, I have become more sympathetic to my mother's difficulties and determined to be filial to her. I took the initiative to take care of the chores at home, so that my mother could put her heart at home completely. Sometimes my mother would be moved and say, "Wei'er, you are really good as a son, my mother is so happy." "
I would respond with a smile: "Mom, you can rest at home with peace of mind, with my son here, everything is on me." "
In this way, under my careful care, my mother's life finally came back to life. And myself, in the process, slowly grew up and learned how to cherish the people in front of me. I realized the importance of family too late, but at least I didn't miss it.