Song Guiying raised her eyebrows slightly. She had been thinking about this matter for more than three months. She thought that her youngest daughter would be able to come back in early July. Now it was the end of July. In such a short period of time, two of them had already found their partners and were ready to get married.
How could this not make her anxious.
"I'm not kidding. Decide on a partner before you leave. Communicate for half a year. When you come home for the New Year this year, we'll get the marriage certificate and hold the wedding."
Wang Shuning took a breath of hot air. It was summer now, and Beijing was quite hot, and his back was even wetter.
"Mom, didn't you say before that I should stay on the island for three years and then be transferred back to Yihe Town, and then come back to take over after you retire and find a partner to get married? Why did you change your mind now?"
This is too sudden, it makes people get married in a flash!
Song's mother moved her butt forward to get closer to her little daughter. "Mom thought about it carefully and seriously. I think it's a bit too old to wait until you are 24 to find a partner to marry. You won't find a good one. So you can be a teacher on the island and come back during the winter and summer vacations. You can stay in Beijing for three months out of the twelve months a year, so it's not impossible to get married."
Wang Shuning was completely sleepless. She put her hands on her belly and pulled at it. "Mom, separation after marriage is especially detrimental to the relationship between husband and wife. I'm not at home all year round. If the man cheated on her, I wouldn't know. It's better to wait a little longer before getting married."
Song's mother shook her head vigorously. "It's okay. Just look nearby. Mom will keep an eye on him. I promise there won't be any mistresses. If he has any bad intentions, your eldest brother will never let him go."
Wang Shuning: "But if we live apart, getting married won't be very useful or meaningful."
Song's mother frowned, "Why is it meaningless? You can give birth to the child first and leave it at home for your mother-in-law to take care of."
Wang Shuning's throat was blocked and it was a bit difficult to swallow saliva. "Mom, if that's the case, I haven't taken on any family responsibilities. I am not qualified as a wife or a mother. We won't have a deep relationship after not seeing each other for a long time. It's not good."
"Why is it bad? Aren't there also military wives on your island who don't follow the army and stay in their hometowns to take care of their children and elders? You can be the same as them, just change the gender. When you come back, the child will be just two or three years old and just beginning to remember things. It won't affect the mother-child relationship, and the crying age will be over. It's killing two birds with one stone."
Wang Shuning pursed his lips and swallowed again, blinked, and asked in a lowered voice: "Mom, are you stimulated by something?"
Song's mother immediately denied it. "Mom is not upset. At your age, many girls are already married, and some have children who are one or two years old. When you are 24, you can only find a second marriage, lose your wife, and become a stepmother. You are so well-off. If you are delayed by your age and fail to find a good husband, you will lose your luck. This is a matter of a lifetime."
Wang Shuning wiped the sweat off his neck with the back of his hand. "Mom, the state stipulates that you can get married at the age of 18. I haven't even had my 20th birthday yet, so I'm not even 20 yet. There's no need to rush."
Song's mother said with a bitter face, "You are the only girl in the compound who has not yet married. Even Liu Guo's youngest daughter Liu Lanlan got married in April. The man is quite good. Although your parents-in-law don't have jobs, they can help take care of the children and do housework at home. Liu Lanlan doesn't have to do anything. It's more comfortable than at her parents' home."
"She was able to marry so well because of her age advantage. The girl who had a blind date with her husband before her was better off than Liu Lanlan. She graduated from high school and worked as a recorder in a factory. But she didn't get married because she was 22 years old and too old."
Wang Shuning's eyes wandered, and he said it was not because he was stimulated, "Mom, that was an exception. You also said that I am excellent and good-looking. I don't have to worry even if I am thirty."
Song's mother's eyes almost popped out of her head, and her voice soared three degrees, "Thirty! What are you thinking? I have already made an agreement with them. You must go there tomorrow. I have seen their family conditions, and they are definitely good."
"Good conditions don't mean a person is good, and are you sure he doesn't mind me staying on Jinshan Island and living apart from him?"
Song's mother answered firmly: "No, I told the matchmaker in advance, and the other party doesn't mind it at all."
Wang Shuning couldn't understand. "How about in two days? I just came back today and I'm so tired. I'll probably have to sleep until the afternoon tomorrow."
"Go to bed right away and get up at nine tomorrow. Fourteen hours won't be enough for you to sleep. Mom will call you at the appointed time tomorrow, and you have to clean up properly."
After saying this, Song's mother stood up neatly, walked out of the room and closed the door.
Wang Shuning sat on the bed and took a deep breath, his chest vibrating with the airflow. After being in a daze for a while, he lay down on his side and closed his eyes. He didn't want to think, let go of everything, and went to sleep. He would think about it tomorrow.
Not long after she fell on the bed, she fell asleep. After sitting on the train for so many days, she was physically and mentally exhausted.
The next day, when Wang Shuning woke up, it was already past eight in the morning. He couldn't sleep and didn't want to get up.
It wasn't until nine o'clock that Song's mother came in from outside and said, "Get up."
Wang Shuning turned around and asked, "Mom, you're not going to work today?"
Song Guiying said with a smile on her face: "Mom is taking a rest today."
Wang Shuning stood up with his messy hair and looked at the white floral top and black pants on the bed. This set was not brought back from the island, but was obviously new clothes.
It was premeditated.
I shouldn’t have come back if I had known.
Breakfast was white porridge and mustard corn cakes.
"Rinse your mouth with water after eating, and don't leave vegetable leaves between your teeth, it doesn't look good."
Wang Shuning stared at the cake on the plate and was not very willing to eat it.
"Mom, have you ever thought about what I would do if I get married and can't go back to the city later?"
Song's mother looked at him intently, "How can you not come back? Many people have retired and let their children take over. There is absolutely no problem."
Wang Shuning lowered his eyes, "Nothing is absolute in this world. If I can't come back by then, I'll have to get a divorce."
Song's mother blurted out, "If that time really comes, let your husband go to Yihe Town for support, and have a baby as soon as possible after marriage. As long as you don't make mistakes in principle, this marriage will be difficult to divorce. Changes in national policies cannot be blamed on us. With your parents and your eldest brother here, we will never let you suffer."
Wang Shuning bit her lip. There was no point in saying more. Mother Song was sure from the bottom of her heart that she would come back. It would only take about four years.
After the meal, Song's mother even wanted to send her to a state-owned restaurant.
"Mom, I know how to get there. You don't need to send me."
Mother Song pondered and said, "That's fine. Remember to be more eloquent and talk more with the other party."
Wang Shuning nodded perfunctorily and left.
She walked to the door of the state-owned restaurant and stopped. She really didn't want to meet strangers and it was awkward to talk to them.
Thinking that Song's mother would nag him if he didn't go home, Wang Shuning plucked up the courage to go in.
Glancing at the people sitting in the lobby, a pair of excited eyes looked at her, and the other person even stood up and waved.
It should be him.
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