I didn't expect they would actually celebrate my birthday.
When I was young, I never celebrated my birthday.
I can no longer clearly remember your childhood memories, but when our parents were still alive, I must have been the little princess they held in their palms.
After my parents passed away, I lived with other people and relied on other people's food while growing up. How could anyone remember my birthday?
During the time when I was dating Pei Qingshan in the army, we lived a very frugal life and never spent anything extravagantly. We never celebrated birthdays or various festivals. We saved our money and tickets so that we could live a better life in the future.
The eldest son seldom cooks at home. He went to work with the adults when he was quite young and had no systematic education. He did all the housework at home, but basically seldom went into the kitchen and only cooked the food.
I've never eaten anything he cooked.
Occasionally, when we adults are busy, my daughter will cook for us, but my eldest son has never done that.
I know he has always been grateful to me. After all, his biological mother treated him badly in the past. Sometimes when people are in adversity, a greeting or a little care can make people remember it for a long time.
They surrounded me and brought me into the house. They made me sit down at the table and placed a bowl of steaming longevity noodles in front of me with two eggs in it.
"Happy birthday, Mom. This is the first time I celebrate your birthday. From now on, every year when our family has a meal together, I will make you a bowl of longevity noodles."
I was deeply moved by my eldest son’s simple voice. Although I know that my children will eventually leave home when they grow up, and I am not sure whether they will be able to eat this bowl of longevity noodles in the future, as long as the thought is there, my heart is still warm.
After picking up a handful of noodles and eating them, my daughter came over to me and asked, "Mom, how does it taste? I taught my brother how to make this."
Nannan’s cooking skills have always been very good. My eldest son made noodles for the first time and they tasted delicious. I nodded with tears in my eyes, “It’s delicious. It’s really delicious.”
“If it’s delicious, you must eat it all.” But he was still very happy to be praised. The teenage boy, who had already grown up, happily followed his daughter to the kitchen to serve the dishes.
The dinner was also very sumptuous, with pork ribs soup and a chicken. The noodles cooked for me were also cooked with chicken soup, which was very thoughtful.
I finished a bowl of noodles and two boiled eggs, and watched the family eating happily. This atmosphere is what I have longed for for a long time.
I remember that after my parents passed away, I often ate at other people's homes. The one I talked about the most was Pei Qingshan's family, but the atmosphere in his home has always been rather depressing. Pei Qingshan's father also died very early, and in fact, his family was not particularly wealthy, but his mother was kind-hearted and felt that with one mouth full, the family would not be bankrupted, so she often invited me to her home for dinner.
This is also the reason why I never hated his mother for breaking us up from the beginning to the end.
My ex-husband's family actually seems to be doing pretty well, but because of my ex-husband's illness, the family is often worried. His family members rarely show it in front of him, but when they are not in front of him, their faces are always not very good.
So I have never enjoyed the happy time together as a family. This is the first time in my life.
Talking with them, no matter whether they are happy, joking, complaining or arguing, it always makes people feel very warm.
Later, my grandfather was in poor health and broke his bone. That was the first time I truly experienced what Ruan Niannian meant by "irrationality".
When I sent my grandfather to the health center, I felt like there was no other emotion in my mind except worry. I dropped all the work at hand and sent my grandfather to the health center. I followed him all the way, fearing that if I missed one more look at him, I would never see this old man again.
Fortunately, the fracture was not a serious matter. The doctor said that the old man is old, and fractures and illnesses may be common in the future.
I was worried in my heart, but at the same time I was thinking, Grandpa must give us younger ones more time.
People will inevitably grow old, but we always hope to delay this aging process a little bit more.
Later, my daughter fell ill and my eldest son broke his hand at work. I was also extremely worried and irrational.
After spending a long time with them, the feelings between us have already become part of my blood and cannot be severed; they will only grow deeper day by day.
Later, as time went by, Pei Qingshan became more and more powerful, first in the commune, then in the county, and then in the city.
Secretary Peng, who has been promoting him, also admires me very much and has wanted me to fight alongside him for a long time. It’s a pity that I am no longer interested in a career in politics.
If it was before I married Pei Qingshan, I would still have the idea of giving it a try.
But now, there are so many things in this village that I miss. It’s not just my family, the entire village has become something I cannot give up.
My daughter’s studies, my eldest son’s inability to work in the fields all his life, and my grandfather’s no longer strong body have all become things that I think about every day.
This is how I rejected Secretary Peng at the time, "Secretary Peng, I appreciate your appreciation, but our family has old people and young children, and there is a generation missing in between. Pei Qingshan and I are the only ones supporting this family. If both of us are away, we will definitely not be able to notice anything at home in time. One person working hard is enough. I still want to protect this family well."
These words not only deepened Secretary Peng's appreciation for me, but also made Pei Qingshan respect me more than just love.
It would have been easy for me to have the same social status as him, but I gave up this opportunity for my family.
Maybe many people will say that I am stupid.
But everyone’s pursuit is different.
Some people like to pursue fame, wealth and power, while some people always like to pursue freedom.
As a person who has lacked love since childhood, I hope to have a loving family. This is my lifelong pursuit.
Later, when my grandfather was old, he passed away on a sunny day. It was a happy funeral, and our whole family sent him off with a smile.
The eldest son found a job in the commune and rented a small house nearby. He worked diligently every day, going out early and coming back late. His daughter was admitted to a good university in Suicheng. Since Pei Qingshan was promoted to the city, he went home less often, and the house became empty.
I am still the team leader. When I am busy, I sleep directly in the team at night. When I am not busy, I feel sad when I return home every day to face the empty house.
How come I am the only one left in this once bustling family?
Perhaps knowing what I was pursuing, Pei Qingshan was diagnosed with diabetes within two years. He became so thin that he was just skin and bones. He reported to his superiors that his health could not take it anymore, so he retired to the commune, came to work late and left early, and went home every day to be with me.
With this kind of life, we will accompany each other until we grow old, and our life will be getting smoother and smoother.
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