After dinner, Su Yongxi washed the dishes and poured a glass of water for Mother Su: "Mom, I forgot that I need to discuss something with you."
"Well, what's up?"
Su Yongxi scratched his head. "On my way back just now, I met a young woman from our workshop. Her husband works out of town, and she just gave birth a month ago. Her maternity leave is over, and her mother-in-law has some matters at home, so she won't be able to come for a few days."
Seeing that the old lady was listening very seriously, Su Yongxi continued:
"She just asked me if I could help find someone to look after the child for two days. I originally wanted to ask Qingping to help look after the child for a few days, but when I thought about how Li Xiaojun has been feeling down lately, I decided not to make things difficult for Qingping. Look, you..."
Mother Su hesitated for a moment and asked worriedly:
"How can they trust us with a baby who's only one month old? I haven't taken care of a baby in the past few years, and I'm really worried about getting it bumped or hurt."
Su Yongxi said quickly, "No, don't worry. She said the child is very well behaved. He goes to sleep after eating and rarely cries."
Mother Su looked at Su Yongxi intently: "Are you in your thirties?"
Oh, we're off topic again! We were talking about the kids! Why are you bringing me up again?
Su Yongxi saw that Mother Su was looking at him with a half-smile, and knew that the old lady was going to teach him a lesson by appealing to his emotions and reasoning with him again.
It’s too late to withdraw now. I didn’t promise you anything about the child!
Just listen! What else can I do?
"Thirty-four is not young anymore. If you find someone suitable, you should definitely find one. If you keep being picky, you'll end up single."
Su Yongxi repeated with a playful smile what Su's mother was going to say.
This is called walking in other people's paths and leaving them with no way to go.
I thought I could talk about the child this time!
Unexpectedly, Mother Su sighed, "I got married at sixteen and had no children for two years. I was looked down upon a lot by others, especially my overbearing mother-in-law, who threatened to divorce me."
Well, this is a long-term plan! Next, it's my turn to appear.
Su Yongxi made up his mind, reached out and pulled over a chair, and sat in front of the old lady as if he was listening to a book.
Seeing that Su Yongxi was quite cooperative, Mother Su's eyes flashed with relief:
"I remember it was a very cold day. Just after dawn, I heard a baby crying outside. I ran out and saw a tightly packed little package on the snow at the door. I opened it and saw your little face was purple from the cold."
After so many years, Su's mother still looks distressed when she talks about this:
"At the time, your father and I thought you were beyond saving. Unexpectedly, you were so resilient. Not only did you survive, but you also gave me a happy pregnancy."
"You've been at my house for less than half a year, and I got pregnant. I couldn't stop it, and I gave birth to several children in quick succession."
Mother Su looked at Su Yongxi with a smile, took a sip of water and continued:
"Those years were tough. We barely had enough to eat. People wanted me to give you away. Although I didn't have much education, I knew that one should be grateful and repay kindness."
"I know full well that you brought me these children. A person can lack anything, but he cannot be without conscience. So over the years I have treated you no differently than any other child."
Su Yongxi reached out and held Su's mother's hand tightly. He knew it would be a lie to say that there was no difference.
His parents treat him so much better than their other biological children!
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