(Disclaimer: This article is purely a fictional story, not my own experience, if there is any similarity, it is purely a coincidence)
I don't know if you have heard of the phrase "it is better to give birth to kindness than to raise grace", because there are many families who say that they will abandon after giving birth to a child, and they have never fulfilled the responsibility of a biological mother.
And I met my adoptive father when I was 3 years old, although he was not a biological father, but he was better than a biological father, and on the day of my adoptive father's death due to illness and funeral, I took out all my savings without saying a word, until the first seven days of my adoptive father, his two children called me into the house, and my adoptive mother said something to me that made me deeply pondered!
01
I didn't know at first that I wasn't biological, but on my 18th birthday, my adoptive parents pulled me into the house and told me about it.
It was still winter when he picked me up, I was still in rags, my adoptive father and adoptive mother had just gotten off work from the construction site, and the construction site was not particularly far from home, but when they just walked to the path at the entrance of the village, they faintly heard the cry of a child in the greenhouse next to them.
The adoptive father also said to the adoptive mother, "Daughter-in-law, did you hear the child's cry?" ”
The adoptive mother was timid, and it was dark early, so the adoptive mother said: "What nonsense, don't scare me, how can there be a child's cry!" ”
Then the adoptive father continued to walk two steps forward without saying a word, and then the adoptive mother hurriedly grabbed the adoptive father: "Don't say it, I also heard a little girl's cry."
Suspicious, they walked towards the cry, and finally the sound was frozen in the small room on the edge of the greenhouse, and the adoptive father dared to push open the door, and I was greeted by me who was already crying tired and asleep.
The adoptive mother said, "Who is so unconscionable, leaving the child alone in this dark house, and not wanting to raise or not give birth, so that the child can suffer this sin." ”
When the adoptive father heard this, he reprimanded: "What are you talking about, what if it is inconvenient for her parents to go to other things, what if they are put here first, why do you open your mouth and scold others!" ”
The adoptive mother resignedly said, "Then don't I feel sorry for this child, then let's wait here for a while to see if anyone will come." ”
After waiting for about an hour, the weather was getting colder and colder, and my adoptive father and adoptive mother took me back to the house after discussing it, and at this time there was still my grandmother and older siblings waiting for my adoptive father and adoptive mother to come home for dinner.
As soon as I entered the house, my grandmother said, "Why did you come back so late today, the food is cold, let's warm it up for you again." Before he finished speaking, he asked again: "Xiaogang, why are you holding a child in your hand?"
The adoptive father told his children and mother what had happened, so I was the only one who didn't know that I wasn't their own.
But since I can remember, my brother and sister are very concerned about me, and there is no estrangement because of my background, every time I go out to play or buy snacks, I always shout: "Little sister go, let's take you to play, you can choose what you want to eat." ”
I am about 5 years old from them, and they are my brothers and sisters in my heart.
But since my existence at that time, the life of the family has also been a little tight, after all, it is an extra mouth, even if there is not much to eat, it is also an expense, but my adoptive father and adoptive mother have never treated me badly.
However, when I was born out of thin air, my neighbors would also make irresponsible remarks, some would call me a "wild child", and some would spread rumors that I was abandoned because of my adoptive father's misconduct.
I naturally had some doubts about such doubts, but my adoptive parents did not tell me the truth, probably because they were afraid that I would not be able to bear the feeling of being abandoned for a while because I was young.
Whenever someone in the village bullied me, my brother and sister came out to face it, and said to those children: "If you dare to bully my little sister in the future, I won't be afraid even if your parents come." ”
The sense of security that my eldest brother gave me is still unforgettable, so I am very glad that I was picked up by such a family, if it was picked up by those who had bad intentions, maybe I would have been sold and repaid, after all, this kind of thing was not uncommon at that time.
02
Of our three children, I had the best academic performance, and my adoptive father would often teach the two of them to say, "Look at your little sister, look at you two again, is it so difficult to study?" ”
And the eldest brother was the skinniest one, so he talked back to his adoptive father: "If you had studied hard at that time, I might still be a rich second generation now, you are now asking me if it is difficult to study, shouldn't you ask yourself?" ”
When the adoptive father heard this, he got up and picked up the "seven wolves" and said, "Hey, you stinky boy, do you dare to talk back, see if I don't smack your ass."
As soon as the eldest brother saw his adoptive father get up, he had already turned around and ran, he knew that if he didn't run again, the "seven wolves" said that they would hit their bodies, and then my second sister and I were crying and laughing on the side.
In a flash, I had graduated from high school, and with excellent grades, I was admitted to a school in a foreign country, and I fell into deep contemplation after hearing what my adoptive father told me about my life experience.
He also told me that if I wanted to go to my biological parents, I could go to them, after all, I already had the ability to support myself.
But the facts are in front of me, if I really want to find my biological parents, then the cold is the heart of the adoptive parents, and it is not easy for them to raise me with hard work, so I said: "Dad, Mom, what am I going to do with them, if they can cruelly abandon me back then, it proves that they don't want me anymore, and in my heart you are my biological parents!" ”
When my adoptive parents heard this, they were very mixed and shed tears, and then took me into their arms, not saying a word, just hugging me tightly.
When I was in college, it wasn't my adoptive parents who gave me pocket money, but the eldest brother and second sister who said to me: "Little sister, you can buy whatever you want to eat, don't grieve your stomach, if the money is not enough, your sister and I will give you money, do you hear!" ”
After graduating, I found a suitable job in the local area, and I didn't want to go out and wander out by myself, as long as I could be with my adoptive parents.
In this way, it was almost three years after peace, and the adoptive father suddenly had an accident!
At that time, I was still working, and my eldest brother's phone called, and the moment I first connected, I heard the other end of the phone choked up and nervously said: "Little sister, come to the hospital, our dad fell down on the construction site, it seems that he is dying!" ”
I hurriedly took a leave of absence to take a taxi to the hospital, and when I arrived, I saw the eldest brother and the second sister supporting the adoptive mother, and the adoptive mother sat on the ground and cried bitterly, I couldn't believe it and walked up to the eldest brother and said, "Big brother, where is our father?" ”
The eldest brother replied in a choked voice: "Little sister, our dad is gone, and he didn't rescue him"!
I didn't know what to do when I stood there for a while, tears couldn't stop flowing from the corners of my eyes, and I said hello in the morning, and people said they were leaving.
Then we went back to the village to hold a funeral for my father, and I directly said to my adoptive mother and my eldest brother and sister: "You don't have to worry about it, I will pay for this funeral, I have money."
At that time, they were still dissuading me, thinking that it was not easy for me to make money, so I just kept the flowers for myself, and I just had the heart.
But I have made up my mind, and I took out all the savings I have saved in the past few years from the house, a total of more than 50,000 yuan, all of which were given to my adoptive mother for this funeral.
03
However, on the first seven days, I was still guarding the spirit in the spiritual shed, when the eldest brother and the second sister suddenly called me and said, "Little sister, you come to the house, our mother has something to tell us."
I walked into the house with curiosity, and saw a small box on the table, and my adoptive mother looked at me and my second sister and said seriously: "Niuniu, little sister, this is your father's dowry for the two of you, and this is also what he specially explained to me before leaving." ”
My brain was buzzing, and I quickly said, "Mom, I can't ask for this money, you should leave it to my second sister, after all, I am not biological." ”
When the adoptive mother heard this, her expression was a little ugly: "Little sister, what are you talking about, in our eyes, you will say that we are our own children, and we can't say this kind of thing again in the future!"
My adoptive mother still shoehorned the bank card into the two of us, and at this moment I couldn't help but leave tears of emotion, although I have not experienced the love of my parents, but the love they gave me made me feel closer than my biological parents!
I will never forget their nurturing grace in my life, if it were not for them, there would be no me today!
(Disclaimer: This article is purely a fictional story, not my own experience, if there is any similarity, it is purely a coincidence)