Poor Li Miaomiao, she had to pour out her heart to Wu Li about the bitter experience of going home for the New Year.
"Wu Li, you see everyone on TV and the Internet is saying Happy New Year, but I really don't think there's anything good about the New Year. First of all, it doesn't have any festive atmosphere anymore, and secondly, these stupid relatives are so annoying." Li Miaomiao said as she stuffed potato chips into her mouth.
"It's true that the New Year atmosphere is gone. I remember when I was a kid we would light lanterns and go out on New Year's Eve. Now, I just want to lie in bed and play with my cell phone." Wu Li also expressed helplessness.
"Did you watch the Spring Festival Gala last night? It was boring at all." Wu Li asked Li Miaomiao.
"What are you watching? I was annoyed to death by those extremely weird relatives last night. Now I haven't even watched the replay. But there's nothing good to watch in the Spring Festival Gala in recent years. It's all the same repetitive content." Li Miaomiao seemed a little angry as she spoke.
"Why are you still so angry?" Wu Li asked with a smile.
"It's okay. If you have something to say, you can't say it." Li Miaomiao ate another piece of candy.
"Miaomiao, are you still in touch with all the classmates in our class?"
"We haven't been in touch for a long time. Besides, they just bullied me. What's the point of contacting them?"
"Isn't that Wang Zijun very good to you? Don't you want to contact him?" Wu Li asked eagerly.
"He dropped out of junior high school, why are you mentioning him?" Miaomiao was puzzled.
"I remember that he seemed to like you very much in elementary school. There was another boy named Zhang Shu who also liked you. He was very nice to you. But you bullied him every day."
Li Miaomiao recalled that Zhang Shu seemed to be her deskmate for three years, but now she has long forgotten what he looked like. Wang Zijun was her deskmate in the second grade, and except for remembering that he was quite tall, she has forgotten everything else.
"Didn't Wang Zijun date An Qianqian? I remember he posted on QQ saying 'An Qianqian, I love you'. Later, after he graduated from junior high school, he still followed An Qianqian." Li Miaomiao asked calmly without any gossip in her tone.
"An Qianqian was just playing with him. He was stupid and fell for An Qianqian's trick." Wu Li responded.
"I feel like I'm dumber than him. I also think he's pretty miserable, but I think I'm more miserable than him," said Li Miaomiao.
"What are you talking about again, stupid or miserable? Isn't the New Year just a few days away? After the New Year, won't you go back to work? You only see these relatives once a year. It's not that hard. Just bear with it and it will pass."
"I can't bear it. I want to buy a train ticket right now and run back quickly. Unfortunately, there are bus tickets instead of train tickets. Hey, it seems that there will be tickets this afternoon, or tomorrow?"
"You're not going back to work so early, are you? What?"
"It's getting late. I won't be back after the Chinese New Year next year. Didn't An Ran tell me to never come back and die outside? I heard it clearly at the door. He probably thought I didn't know. And my aunt was pretending to be so. It makes me sick just thinking about it."
After returning home, Li Miaomiao booked a train ticket for the third day of the Chinese New Year and was about to return. At this time, her mother came over and said, "Miaomiao, come with me to your great aunt's house on the third day of the Chinese New Year. Get ready."
"Can I not go?" Li Miaomiao said hesitantly.
"No, I didn't go last year, but I have to go this year."
"But I've already booked my return ticket. I want to go back on the third day of the new year."
"Why are you going back so early? Don't you have to go back to work on the seventh day of the New Year?"
"I want to go back for two days to prepare and adapt."
"It's not your first time going to work, nor are you just looking for a job. What are you preparing for? Why don't you come with me to your great aunt's house on the third day of junior high school? You have to go whether you want to or not."
After saying that, mom went to do other things and ignored Miaomiao. Miaomiao was very worried. She wanted to return the ticket, but she didn't want to return it. She had finally bought it this time, so if she didn't return it, how could she convince her mom?
Miaomiao suddenly had a headache that night. Li Tianyou, who was still in elementary school, walked up to Miaomiao and asked, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"
"I have a headache. It hurts so much that I feel like vomiting."
Seeing Li Miaomiao looking uncomfortable, Li Tianyou went to find his mother, and his mother began to take care of Li Miaomiao.
The mother actually takes very good care of her daughter, except for one thing: she talks to her at the same time.
"You said you're still young, but you're always suffering from headaches, backaches, colds, and fevers. What will you do when you're old?"
Li Miaomiao closed her eyes and tried not to listen to her mother's nagging.
"I'm even busier now that you're back. I'm already busy, and nothing good happens when you come back. Do you think you'll let us celebrate the New Year?"
Li Miaomiao tried her best to turn on the shielding system to keep herself awake, but it was difficult to stay awake because of the pain in her head.
"I have to find you a husband and marry you off quickly. You're the same way. It's already past the 24th of the lunar year, why haven't you found a partner yet? Look at all your classmates who are getting married and having children, and you're not in a hurry at all."
Li Miaomiao finally couldn't help it, lifted the quilt and spoke: "Oh, Mom, I'm only 24 years old, I'm still young, why would I find a partner and get married? My future is bright, I don't want to get married too young and end up in darkness."
"Why is marrying young such a dark thing? You were already born when I was 20. I really don't understand why your kids these days don't find a partner and are so resistant to marriage. If they don't get married, who will take care of me in my old age?"
"Mom, you are not expecting to find a son-in-law to support you in your old age, are you? Rich people all know that a son-in-law is an outsider. It seems that you are poor and your brain is broken." Li Miaomiao laughed angrily and said these words, although it was not the first time that her mother spoke her mind.
"You're still getting excited, aren't you? You're talking back, but I let you get married for your own good. If I had known, I wouldn't have let you study for so many years. Now you've graduated from college, and you're not doing well at your job. You don't even make as much money as An Ran."
"Again, isn't An Ran married yet? Do you envy my aunt? An Ran treats her very badly."
"How do you know Anran treats your aunt badly? Anran is very filial. She earns so much money and buys clothes for your aunt."
"Hey, he makes so much money, he probably spends all of it on games."
"You just don't want us to have a good New Year, right? You say these unlucky words right at the start of the New Year. Do you mean it? What are you thinking? No wonder you have a headache. Take some medicine. You just don't want us to have a happy New Year."
Li Miaomiao no longer replied. She knew that replying was useless. Her mother was always like this. She would say whatever came to her mind. She endured the headache and cursed in her heart: You are the only one who is right. You blame me for everything. It’s all my fault. Who doesn’t want to celebrate the New Year happily?
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