Yang Li stood under the golden street lamp, the icy winter wind blowing away a corner of his hair. The somewhat old black coat on his body could not fully withstand the cold current that pierced through behind him. "Dad, why are you still outside? I'm dying of cold! His daughter's voice interrupted his musings.
"I'm thinking about something." Yang Li turned around, trying to squeeze a smile out of his face.
"Is it about the house again?" Yang Ting, who looked anxious, was wearing a thick down jacket and carrying a work bag brought back from Hangzhou Alibaba.
"yes, your mom and I are thinking about what to do with those three houses."
"But Dad, I really need a house. Li Hao and I are about to get married, so we can't rent a house all the time. A hint of longing flashed in Yang Ting's eyes.
Yang Li sighed, hesitated a little, and finally spoke, "Tingting, the house is not a problem, the problem is that you have to learn to be self-reliant." ”
Yang Ting pursed her lips dissatisfiedly, "Self-reliance? Isn't it nice for me to be in the company? Am I not independent enough? ”
"Self-reliance at work and self-reliance in life are two different things. We want you and Li Hao to be independent in life, instead of relying on us for everything. ”
"Then you mean, even if you have the ability to help me, I have to work my own, right?" Yang Ting frowned, and her voice gradually increased.
Yang Li leaned closer and said softly: "Tingting, think about it, when my parents were young, didn't they also start from nothing and come to where they are today, step by step?" What we are most proud of in life is that our efforts have paid off. ”
Listening to her father's words, Yang Ting had mixed feelings in her heart, and the smile squeezed out of the corner of her mouth looked a little reluctant. "I understand, but I really want to..."
"Hope for what?"
"I hope to have a stable home. Don't you want your grandchildren to grow up in a place where their own home belongs? Yang Ting's tone brought a little pleading.
Yang Li looked at his daughter, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes became deeper. He understands his daughter's difficulties, but he doesn't want material things to become a stumbling block to her efforts.
Suddenly, Yang Li's mobile phone vibrate, and he took it out to check, it was a message from his wife Liu Xin: "Old Yang, what are you freezing outside?" Come back and let's have a good talk. ”
Yang Li looked up in the direction of home, took a deep breath, and walked in the direction of home, Yang Ting followed closely behind. Tonight may be the beginning of a warm and honest conversation in a family. That night, the atmosphere at home was particularly heavy. Liu Xin sat on the sofa, pinching the hot teacup with one hand and caressing his forehead with the other.
"Daughter-in-law, are we really going to do this? Look at Tingting like that, I can't help but want to agree to her. Yang Li said helplessly.
Liu Xin put down the teacup, looked at her husband and replied: "Lao Yang, I understand your feelings, Tingting is our heart, but this is also part of education." It's not that we don't help her, we just hope she can be stronger. ”
As she was talking, Yang Ting pushed open the door and walked in. "Mom, Dad, can we stop talking about this?" There was a hint of pleading in her tone.
"Tingting, my mother knows that it is not easy for you, but life can't always be smooth. You have to learn to face difficulties on your own. Liu Xin persuaded.
"But the difficulties I face always come so suddenly, so unbearable." Yang Ting sat at one end of the dining table and lowered her voice.
"In fact, if you want, we can pay you a part of the down payment, after all, getting married and buying a house is a big deal." Yang Li said tentatively.
Yang Ting's eyes lit up, "Really? That... So what about the rest? ”
"The rest depends on you and Li Hao working together." Liu Xin followed up with the topic.
Yang Ting's expression suddenly changed, "You just don't want to help me!" After such a point, I want to push the responsibility away! ”
"That's not the case, Tingting." Liu Xin looked into her daughter's eyes, and her tone was gentle and firm, "We do this because we believe in you." You and Li Hao are both capable people. ”
"Ability? If I had the ability, I wouldn't have come to you! You were also helped by your grandparents back then. Yang Ting's voice began to raise.
"The situation was different at that time, and we want to help you now, but we want you to know how to be independent and build a home for two people with Li Hao." Yang Li joined the discussion.
"So what's your reasoning? Is it because I'm not a son? If I were a son, wouldn't I be able to get all your support?! Yang Ting was emotional.
"Tingting, how could Mom and Dad have such thoughts. We never cared about the gender of our children. Yang Li hurriedly explained.
"Then why don't you help me with all your might!" Yang Ting was almost roaring.
"Because we are willing to love you for the rest of our lives, but we are not willing to spend our lives getting used to you." Liu Xin's voice raised, "What we can give you is to give you a good starting point, but the next road, you have to go by yourself!" ”
Yang Ting didn't speak again, she stood up, walked back to her room with teary eyes, and then closed the door with a "bang".
Liu Xin looked at the back of her daughter's departure, and her eyes were full of tears. "Old Yang, are we too ruthless?"
"Daughter-in-law, this is good for her." Although Yang Li said so, he also had mixed feelings in his heart. The next day, Yang Ting's decision was like a thunderbolt that shook Yang Li's heart. He tried to talk to his daughter, only to find that he had been blocked. The hand holding the mobile phone trembled slightly, and Yang Li felt a sense of isolation and helplessness that he had never felt before.
Seeing this, Mrs. Yang Li's wife Liu Xin hurriedly walked over: "Old Yang, did you see it?" ”
"Tingting blocked me." Yang Li's voice was low and his eyes were empty.
"She's so emotional right now. Sadness is sadness, but our principles cannot be lost. Although Liu Xin felt sorry for her daughter, she still said firmly.
Just then, the doorbell rang. Yang Li went to open the door, and it was his old friend Lao Liu who came to the door with some worry.
"Lao Yang, I heard that there is something at home, so I came to take a look." Lao Liu asked with concern.
"Alas, you also know that it's Tingting's business." Yang Li smiled bitterly.
"My elder sister mentioned it to me yesterday and said that Tingting is not easy, let me persuade you." Lao Liu conveyed the family's opinion.
"Do you say that my education is too strict?" Yang Li asked.
"It's not strict, it's reasonable. But you have to find a way to ease the situation, and you can't let this barrier stay there. Lao Liu sincerely persuaded.
"I want to too, but I'm even more afraid that as soon as she relaxes, she will never know how to face difficulties on her own." Yang Li sighed.
Then, Aunt Zhang also came, and she was also anxious for Yang Ting, "Yang Li, Tingting is a girl after all, you have to be more tolerant." ”
"Auntie, I understand what you mean, but pampering is not tolerance. I'm afraid she'll be dependent on others all her life. Yang Li was in a mixed mood.
Time passed slowly, and Yang Li and Liu Xin tried to continue their daily lives with a heavy heart, but they clearly felt that there was a little less temperature and sound in the house.
After a few difficult days, Yang Ting's best friend Xiao Chen came to visit and said anxiously: "Uncle and aunt, Tingting is really sad, she doesn't talk to anyone now." ”
This made Yang Li and Liu Xin's hearts sink even more, and Liu Xin couldn't help but redden, "Xiao Chen, we are for her good, but we don't want to lose our daughter's affection." ”
Xiao Chen nodded, "I understand, but you also have to give her some time, after all, this matter has hit her hard." ”
It was night, a silent night, and Yang Li couldn't sleep. He repeatedly looked at the "has been blocked" on the phone screen, his eyes showed endless remorse and uneasiness, "Tingting, Dad is for your good ......" he muttered to himself. Spring is quietly approaching, with a drizzle gently blowing through the city. Beijing's buildings are full of vitality. Yang Ting sat in a room with the window open, the word "Yang Li" displayed on the phone screen, and her fingers lingered on the dial keys.
Finally, she took a deep breath and pressed the dial button, "Hey, Dad, it's me, Tingting." ”
Yang Li seemed to be a little surprised, and was silent for a while before choking up and said, "Tingting, it's you...... I thought ......"
"I've been reflecting for a long time, Dad, I think I understand." Yang Ting interrupted him, "You and Mom want me to be more independent, right?" ”
"Yes...... Yes. We just want you to grow up and be able to sustain yourself for a while. Yang Li's voice was full of gratitude.
"Li Hao and I decided that we would save for a down payment together. Thinking during this period of time made me understand that only my own efforts are the most reliable. Yang Ting said firmly.
"Tingting, Dad is really happy, you finally understand." Yang Li said with a smile, with a hint of pride in his voice.
"Well, I guess we can start over, would you like to help me plan my finances? I want to learn how to manage money. Yang Ting pleaded.
"Of course I do, Dad is good at it." Yang Li had already gotten up from the sofa and looked for a notebook to prepare for the record.
Liu Xin listened to all this, and a warm smile hung on his face: "This is the daughter of the Yang family I know." ”
Time passed gradually, and the relationship between the family gradually regained its former warmth under the warm spring sun. In the dual efforts of family and career, Yang Ting found her own direction.
"Dad, do you think reality sometimes needs a bit of adventure?" When Yang Ting was planning her own happiness, she occasionally asked such a half-serious rhetorical question.
"Perhaps, life is an adventure." Yang Li replied with a smile, but he was wondering in his heart whether the young people of Yang Ting's generation already had a braver heart than us.
This content is a fictional short story, please read it rationally, and do not sit in the right seat