Chapter 13: Childhood Enemy Confirms His Feelings
Shen Yuemo suddenly remembered the conversation with her mother.
That was last year. When she was helping in the kitchen, she and her mother were chatting while cooking. Her mother became concerned about her life in college.
"Have you met any amazing boys in college? Do you have the urge to fall in love? The college entrance examination is over, and you are in college. You are old enough. It is indeed time to date. Look for a few years and date for a few years. It is not easy to find a boy who likes you and is suitable for you. It won’t be wrong to act early."
At that time, her attitude was resistance, but she did not explode on the spot. The reason was very simple. Her mother was a very wise person and allowed others to reason. If they won, then they were right, and if they were wrong, that didn't matter. But if they were unreasonable, they would be beaten.
She was beaten a lot when she was a child and she is now afraid of it.
It is common for a mother to beat her own daughter.
It's no use for my dad to plead for mercy. It will only make the fire worse.
Shen Yuemo still remembers her answer at the time: "I haven't found a boy I like yet. If I meet one, I will definitely bring him to you and my dad to show him off."
My mother said, "If you want to find a partner, you must find a responsible man, a man who can make a woman rely on him and who will not let a woman be wronged or bullied. What is a good man? He must have broad shoulders and be able to bear things and withstand even the sky falling down!"
"Nowadays, people say that men and women are equal. How can we put all the burdens on men? We should share the burdens together."
She said: "The pressure of work and survival is too great nowadays. Many of my classmates started working after graduating from high school. However, both boys and girls said that they found life difficult after leaving school. If you fall in love and get married, you can feel at ease and throw all the burden of life to the boy. I think this is somewhat irresponsible."
Mother: "Most people have to enter society, sooner or later. People of your generation have two choices: either you are caught off guard or you are prepared. Studying a few more years is like measuring your clothes seven times and cutting them once, so you can prepare for a rainy day."
“Entering society means accepting a different way of life, family, career, dreams, survival, etc… This requires making compromises and choices based on one’s heart. Sometimes one even has to give up some of the precious things one once cared about, such as one’s ideals when one was young.”
"Girls choose family over ideals and careers. This is just a personal choice. It is not irresponsible, but they choose to take on another responsibility in another way."
"You only feel what you feel, and they only feel what they feel. Don't judge other people's choices or whether they are right or wrong without experiencing their suffering."
At that time, she said with a smile: "No matter what kind of boy I will find as my boyfriend in the future, at least I will never give up my ideals and life. If he dares to interfere with me, I will kick him out immediately!"
My mother also smiled and said, "Dating is a process of integrating different living habits. You have to accept each other's existence. If it's not suitable, there is no need to force it."
"You have a clear plan for your future, which makes me happy. It is better to rely on yourself than on others. No matter what you want to do, as long as it is something you want to do from the bottom of your heart, I will support you."
"Um……"
She was almost moved to tears: "So what kind of son-in-law do you like?"
The mother said, "Didn't I tell you just now that as long as we like each other, you have to be responsible and not let you get bullied. You have to protect you. And, you have to look good, not too ugly, and not too poorly educated, otherwise we won't have a common language. If we don't have a common language, there will probably be problems getting along."
"Of course, these are all trivial matters. Even having money or not is a trivial matter."
“The daily necessities of life are certainly the basic factors that constitute the living environment and relationships, but they are not the most important factors that dominate emotions.”
“Material foundation is a practical need, but emotional satisfaction is a spiritual need.”
"The world is complicated and unpredictable. No one can be strong all the time, especially women. Most women are sentimental creatures."
"Women's emotional instinct is to seek support. This is a nature engraved in the genes of all mammals. Even the strongest women need support, and this aspect is mainly reflected in the sustenance of the soul."
"Everyone is always vulnerable at times. Even a small thing, if it happens at the most inappropriate time, can break a strong person."
"Most women are naturally less able to withstand stress than men, so mom hopes that you can find someone you can rely on, at least someone who can give you enough sense of security when you are most vulnerable and helpless!"
"For example, if one day a gangster broke into our house with a knife and there were only three of us at home, then as a parent, I would definitely protect you."
"A mother protects her daughter. This is her love and responsibility for you."
"But as a father and a husband, your dad must also stand up and take responsibility to protect his wife and children."
"A metaphor is just a metaphor, but time will tell. Besides, these things can be seen from the details. However, you need to look carefully at these things."
At that time, when my mother spoke something, her eyes would always pass from the kitchen through the living room to my father who was sitting on the sofa drinking tea and watching TV.
"Mom... I'm curious, you're so smart, why do you choose to be a full-time wife at home and do the laundry and cooking for my dad?"
"Your father is very good at fooling people."
"You are so good at fooling people, how can my dad fool you?!"
The mother laughed and said, "I can fool you with these things of mine, but your father fools me all the time. I have to limp when I stand in front of him and have to lean on him a little."
She: "You want me to find someone like my dad? That's not easy to find..."
Mother: "You have to choose your boyfriend, take your time, don't be in a hurry."
"Mom, if I still can't find a partner by the time I'm in my thirties, won't you urge me by then?"
"meeting."
"Woo, woo, give me back my feelings."
My mother smiled and said, "It's true that it's hard to find a good boy, but he will be the one you will spend your whole life with, so you can't settle for less."
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Let’s go back to the present.
Shen Yuemo looked at Li Zang, feeling the warmth of another person's palm covering the back of her hand, and her heart was filled with a sense of security, as if all the uneasiness just now had been swept away.
At this moment, Li Zang protected her, making her feel like she had a backer to rely on.
Shen Yuemo now finally understood what her mother said that day. Everyone else was terrified, but little Zangge remained calm even when faced with a huge crisis. His calmness was quite charming enough.
She also understood why her mother had insisted on choosing to travel thousands of miles from the northeast to marry in the south of the Yangtze River despite strong opposition from the whole family.
It is said that the father at that time was extremely poor and had nothing except his backbone, sense of responsibility, and a broken mouth that could speak and breathe.
A broken mouth that can talk and breathe, that was her mother's evaluation...
Now, she feels that Brother Xiao Zang is good in every aspect except that he can't speak.
Well...actually, sometimes, when Xiao Zang-ge is serious, he can be quite talkative.
"I'm here, it's okay."
With just one sentence, Shen Yuemo really felt that her heart was about to melt, and her little heart was pounding.
She knew exactly what this signal was.
She felt the change from liking him to liking him, and became more and more certain that she had fallen into the hot spring of love.
The water in the hot spring is very warm, and even the ice and snow in Northeast China cannot freeze the hot spring.
(End of this chapter)
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