Chapter 119 You have to bear the consequences of your own choices in life.

"You are right now. She is happy now because she is still young and has enough experience and physical strength. She can do everything by herself. But what about when she is old?" Su's mother said, "I can't say that I can expect her to give birth to a child to support her in her old age, but at least she will have someone to rely on in life."

"When you are old, couples can accompany each other and help each other. Even if she goes to a nursing home in the future, they can take care of each other and won't be bullied by the people in the nursing home." Su's mother said, "If you have children, then the children don't have to visit her every day. They can just visit her every now and then to let the people in the nursing home know that she has the children to support her and that she is not alone and can be ignored."

"Who am I doing this for? Isn't it because I can't let her go?" Su's mother started to cry. "Sooner or later, we will be gone and won't be able to take care of her anymore. When I think about leaving her alone in this world, lonely and helpless, I get anxious!"

"She has no place to go during the holidays, no family to reunite with, and can only spend it all alone. She looks at the fireworks all over the city, but there is nothing of her own!" Su's mother covered her face with her hands, "Whenever I think of this scene, I feel sad and I can't let it go. This makes me uneasy even when I die!"

"We are fine now, what nonsense are you talking about?" Father Su quickly took a pack of tissues from the coffee table to wipe Mother Su's tears.

Mother Su pulled out a piece of paper and wiped her tears while sobbing, "I feel wronged too! Don't I feel wronged? Don't I want to be happy with Jinshi without any conflicts? But if I don't help her with these things, how can I still count on you? Now look, she blames me."

Father Su sighed and said, "Jinshi is such a good child, how could he blame you?"

"I know what you mean, but there is still a long way to go. She is only 24 years old now. Even if you want to get married, you should let her breathe the air of freedom now, right? There is no need to tie her down in marriage so early." Su's father said.

"What do you mean by being tied in marriage? You married me and you still feel tied, right?" Su's mother said unhappily.

Father Su explained: "Let's not talk about me, what about you? At that time, we were introduced by others, and we got married when we felt that we were ready. We didn't need to cultivate much affection. After marriage, we put children, houses and cars on the agenda. We were not like the young people now. We still had old-fashioned ideas back then."

"Our economic conditions are not that good. You work during the day and have to rush back to cook for the children at noon. At night, you come back from work to do laundry and cook, and I wash dishes and clean. We are so busy that we don't have any space for ourselves, and we dare not have our own hobbies. We are devoted to raising children and running around for a living. After all the hard work until now, we finally have some free time at work and are just waiting to retire." Father Su sighed, "Do you feel happy?"

Mother Su said stubbornly: "But...but didn't everyone come here this way?"

"But is this kind of life really life?" Father Su took a deep breath and said, "I don't want Jinshi to be like this. I hope she can live according to her own ideas."

"No one can predict what the future will be like." Father Su said, "How do you know that Jinshi won't meet someone she really likes and is willing to marry in the future? If Jinshi is really old enough to worry you, it won't be too late for you to worry then. But isn't Jinshi still young now?"

"You might as well relax and be more open-minded." Father Su said, "Life is all about your own choices. If you make your own choices, you must bear the consequences of your choices."

"Those who choose to be DINKs have to bear the consequence that they may regret and envy others who have children and grandchildren in the future. Those who choose to be single for life also have to bear the possibility of being lonely when they are old and see other people's families are bustling and prosperous while they are alone." Father Su said, "And those who choose to get married also have to bear the hardship of raising children. When their children grow up, they have to worry about their children's lives, their marriages, their frictions after marriage, and continue to help them take care of their children."

"Each choice is not perfect, and each has its own efforts and hard work. We cannot guarantee that the choice we give Jinshi is the best one." Father Su sighed, "In this case, why not let the child choose the one that she feels most comfortable with."

"As Jinshi's parents, don't we want our child to be happy and live comfortably?" Father Su said, "I think that if she lives the way we want, it is us who are happy and comfortable, not necessarily Jinshi. On the contrary, although we are worried about Jinshi and her future, at least she is happy now."

"She's happy and comfortable. She's not going to do anything illegal. She just doesn't want to fall in love or get married for the time being. I don't mind being a little uncomfortable, as long as she's happy." Father Su said slowly, "What do you think?"

"Okay, I don't care anymore. I've become the bad guy after all my efforts." Mother Su said angrily, "Wait until she regrets it in the future and comes back to cry to us!"

"I think it will be hard for her to regret until she is 70 or 80 years old." Father Su smiled, "But when she is 70 or 80 years old, we won't be able to see her anymore. Even if she cries, she will go to our grave and cry. We can't see her and can't control her. We will feel relieved, right?"

Mother Su: “…”

This statement seems outrageous but also makes sense.

"When we are alive, we should not force our child to do things she doesn't like. If Jinshi is happy, we are happy too, and the family is harmonious and happy, isn't that enough?" Father Su said with a smile, "As for after we die, there is a saying, isn't there a flood after death? We won't be able to see it, and whether the child is happy or sad is up to her."

"She is an adult now, and she should bear the consequences of her own life choices."

Mother Su: “…”

Seeing that Su's mother slowly calmed down, Su's father said, "I don't know if Jinshi has gotten on the bus yet. The braised food we bought for her is still in the refrigerator."

Su's mother still had a nasal voice from crying and said with a stern face: "Just call her and ask her."

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

"Yes, yes." Father Su smiled and took out his cell phone. "If she hasn't left yet, let her wait for a while and I'll send it to her."

Su's mother didn't say anything, which was considered as her agreement.

Father Su quickly called Su Jinshi.

When Su Jinshi heard what his father said, he said with a slightly nasal tone, "I'm at the gate of the community, waiting for the bus."

(End of this chapter)