In the morning, I continued to see the dentist. For the sake of my oral health in the next few decades, I would like to treat the jagged teeth that were already like dead wood. I hope they can be revived with the dentist’s wonderful pen. Under the hands of flowers, youth is restored.

In the afternoon, with an indescribable low mood and a revealing eloquence, I went to meet my classmate Xiaoyu, whom I had not seen for a long time.

My image of being in such a miserable state is actually not suitable for going out to meet people. This will destroy the image of a laughing aunt that I have tried so hard to maintain during my three years of high school.

However, Xiaoyu, like herself, married far away and lived a strenuous life, as if she had evaporated all her high spirits, freedom and happiness in high school, and the rest of her days became pale and lifeless. Yan, hard work.

Therefore, based on the commonality between the two of us that we can cherish each other without saying anything, I agreed to her date without hesitation.

From a distance, before I reached the agreed place, I had already seen Xiaoyu’s figure. This figure is maintained so well! Just like in high school, I am obviously thinner, which makes me, who is used to seeing fleshy women, envious and sigh.

We made an appointment in the quiet and elegant eggplant garden.

Why not make an appointment to go to some Chinese or Western restaurant? In today's society, whether three or two close friends are dating or a group of alumni get together, they will all choose to go back to their alma mater and have a big meal, take pictures of the beautiful scenery, delicious food, and beauties, and post them on WeChat Moments.

But if we choose an unknown place where only the northwest wind can enjoy it, we are afraid that there will be no one like us before or after.

The reason is that I am ashamed to speak out, just like my teeth that have not been restored to perfection and cannot be shown to others. Because both of us are short of money, we don’t need anything except money.

I thought, we are all half-legged into the grave. When we meet, we should be reserved, nod to each other, and say lightly: "We are here." Then, maybe Walking hand in hand, walking slowly, looking at the big trees with only bare branches left in the winter, sighing, looking at each other again, and smiling lightly, this smile is like seeing thousands of sails passing by, as light as floating clouds, without a thousand words Thousands of words can describe the vicissitudes of the world and the various aspects of life.

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Unexpectedly, she just saw me, but her eyes were filled with tears. She hugged me fiercely, fell on my shoulders, and cried heartbreakingly. The mountains are shaken.

This style of painting is completely incompatible with her thin body. It's as if I am an old friend she is about to leave, and from now on, life and death are blurred, without thinking about it, and she will never forget it.

I peeked around and patted my chest mentally. Fortunately, we made an appointment to meet here like crazy. In this place where there is no one around, no matter how hard she cries, no matter how runny her nose is, she is not afraid of scaring anyone to death.

After she cried heartily, I secretly stretched out my hand to wipe her forehead, not knowing whether it had been mixed with her tears and soaked into the sweat on my light blue fur coat, and then I quickly took it out of my bag. He took out a tissue from his bag and wiped her nose.

"You look like you're doing pretty well. You can even open a pork stall with this meat." When Xiaoyu opened her mouth, I was shocked again.

Seeing her stretching out her slender fingers and squeezing the swimming ring around my waist, I was so ashamed that I wanted to die: "I am angry, and there is no oil or water in it." "

Xiaoyu chuckled, and with her clean and fresh face as if she had just cried, I was surprised to notice the smell of clear water and hibiscus.

"Fortunately, you are back for the New Year, otherwise, you might not even be able to see me." Xiaoyu's crying voice had a thick nasal sound, which added a lot of magnetism to her voice. , can make people intoxicated.

"Yes! Otherwise, you would have gone home. Going from one place to another, meeting each other would be like traveling across the entire province. It's so laborious and laborious." I echoed, talking as much nonsense as possible. I am afraid that she will burst into tears again and cry to heaven and earth again. I will not be able to bear it.

"Look!" Xiaoyu said, showing her wrist and showing it to me.

When I saw it, I was shocked and extremely angry. There were three or four scars there, and one of them had not even begun to scar. "He still bullies you? Such a man is really not a man!" "

Xiaoyu shook her head and said quietly, "I did it myself. I can't bear to see it anymore. I don't want to live anymore. If I hadn't made an appointment with you, I might have left."

Me. I was so frightened that I broke into a cold sweat. If someone died after drinking at a party, everyone at the same table must bear the responsibility. I'm just having a date, and I might have to be accused of murder, right? I quickly grabbed her hand tightly, "Yu! Aren't you the one who hates your loved ones and hates your enemies? Is there any obstacle in the world that you can't get over? It all depends on man-made things!" As I spoke, I was still thinking. Wait, should I use my phone to record our conversation? In order to prepare evidence in court.

"Hey, life is so boring!" Xiaoyu said, and started to flood the golden mountain again.

I have two older children. It turns out that not having good teeth will not only make people annoying, but also get you into trouble. Tomorrow, I'd better go to the dentist early and let him replace all the missing teeth for me, whether it's alloy or porcelain, as long as he brings me good luck back, that's all. While thinking about it, I tried my best to explain to her: "Think about your two children! How will they live without their mother?"

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" Today is the 100-day banquet for my eldest aunt's child. My mother-in-law and others made several calls and asked me to go back to attend, but I didn't go back." Xiaoyu wiped her tears and seemed to be chatting with me, and she seemed to be saying "Give me a chance." Listen to yourself: "I can't explain why, I just don't want to go. In fact, it's not that I don't want to go, it's just that I don't have the motivation to go back. The thought of seeing so many of them and having to deal with them makes me laugh. If you don’t smile, you’ll be annoyed!”

I grabbed her hand with one hand and prepared a tissue with the other so that I could hand it to her in time to wipe away the tears.

At this time, I also understood that, in fact, she did not need my comfort or my explanation. She just lacked an object and opportunity to talk to.

"My own daughter is a treasure, and other people's daughters are just grass." When Xiaoyu said this, her tone became indignant.

I sighed in my heart, there is no way to care about this, right? How many mother-in-laws think that their daughters are inferior to their wives? Would you treat your daughter-in-law better than your daughter?

"Did you know? Her daughter just brought her boyfriend home to see her. She was as solemn as if she were facing a formidable enemy. She wished she could have made a Manchu banquet to entertain her." Xiaoyu's crying became louder, as if she was already aggrieved. Can't bear it. "My parents went to see me. Not only did she not come forward to entertain me, she didn't even say hello! She didn't give me face, why should I give her face? She didn't think I was a family member, why should I? Treat her as a relative?"

I sighed in my heart, what is her status in the family? In a family where the wife is worse than the nanny, it is quite strange to have such a mother-in-law! How could she be so lucky to meet such a weirdo? If I were to leave, then I would think of a bunch of troubles at home, and I could only sigh silently, "Just do what you should do, and forget about the rest. The most important thing is that you have to live." "Happily."

"Everything in my house was bought by me or my parents. She didn't pay a penny. She also said that the girl's parents should have given her daughter a dowry. Did she give her a dowry? Even the eight yuan for the marriage registration certificate was paid by me!" Xiaoyu shook my hand, "So, a woman can't be too stupid to believe anything. True love doesn’t need pomp and recognition. If you don’t pay a price, others won’t cherish you.”

I also shook my head. It’s not necessarily good if you pay a price. Squeeze all the remaining value from you.

The tissue I was originally going to hand to Xiaoyu was used by me.

I cried silently and wiped my tears from time to time. In a daze, I seemed to remember that someone was once most afraid of seeing me like this. However, time passed and everything disappeared.

"Before the Chinese New Year, my mother asked me if I had any money? Do you want to give me some money for the New Year? Every time my mother comes to see me, she has to give me some money. Think about it, I am almost four years old. I am 10 years old and still have to use my mother's money instead of my mother's money. I feel so ashamed. Thinking about it, living like this is really meaningless." Xiaoyu couldn't stop crying.

I cried so much that I was almost out of breath. The happiness of this person and that person was exactly the same, but each misfortune was different.

"And what about my mother-in-law? Not only has she never helped me with a penny, but she also kept asking for money. I originally felt a little guilty about not being able to give her much money, but her greedy face made me feel guilty. It’s all gone.”

I sighed in my heart, as for Xiaoyu, she is still a little greedy. She already has a good mother, but she still expects to have a good mother-in-law? She didn't know that although mother-in-laws are as numerous as the stars in the sky, a good mother-in-law is just one of them with a transcendent status as the morning star.

"Perhaps, I really regret that I didn't listen to my parents and chose him blindly. I didn't care about the choice of any family background. In the end, I discovered that all of this was a joke. You chose a weird family and a man who didn't dare to take responsibility. You were even asked, "Who asked you to choose?" Xiaoyu's grievances seemed intermittent because of her crying.

When girls are young, they don’t know how to look at people, and they all think that love is everything in life. In fact, love is just a short process, and there are so many loves that cannot be maintained and continued.

I sighed, who is young and not innocent? Love that has not experienced the severe test of life is extremely pure.

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My taciturnity and my crying with me may have pleased Xiao Yu, or maybe she has released all the depression in her heart by talking. , she slowly stopped crying and finally put her mind on me. "Where is your mother-in-law? Is it better than my mother-in-law?"

I smiled bitterly, but I didn't intend to talk about my troubles. Say it, so what if you say it? Apart from making others worry in vain, it has no meaning to the matter itself or to myself. I have long learned to respond with silence. Perhaps, by remaining silent, I can live in a dream and feel that I am living a good life.

And I have no intention of persuading her to leave that unhappy home. After all, Chinese people love to be matchmakers, but they don’t want to ruin their marriage, which makes sense. Didn’t you see, the female student who went to Japan to study in Japan stabbed her so-called best friend? Not only did she die a good death, but she was also abandoned by others, leaving an old mother alone. At the same time, she had to run around for her, hoping to do something for her. She demands justice.

Xiaoyu saw my wry smile and also smiled, "Why are you not like before at all? Not only do you not like to smile, but you are also terribly ugly when you smile!"

I glared at her. Does this person have any conscience? Can he speak? I stayed with her for a long time, but she still disliked me.

"It's pretty good, I still have a bit of a temper." Xiaoyu actually laughed when she saw me glaring at her.

I looked up at the sky, speechless. Could it be that I have become the emperor of expressions.

"What are you wearing around your neck?" Xiaoyu suddenly reached out and touched my neck brace. "Are there any scars on your neck?"

I rolled my eyes at her, I was so It's bad, no matter how painful it is, I won't get tired of living and want to commit suicide. I glared at her again, took off the neck brace and handed it to her, and said, "My neck is cold, and it is said to regulate the cervical spine."

"Oh, I'll give it a try." Xiaoyu said , put the neck brace on my neck, "It's quite comfortable, right, and warm."

I thought about it, pulled up my sleeves, took off the wristbands on my wrists, and gave them to her. "Here you go, cover your wrist, it's good for wound healing.

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Xiaoyu took off the neck brace and helped me put it on: "You should keep such a good thing, don't waste it. ”

Xiaoyu’s hand was a bit cold, and when it touched my skin, I couldn’t help but shiver. A gust of wind blew by, and I couldn’t help but feel a cold swishing sound, and the surroundings were like a cold wind.

I was frightened and held Xiaoyu's arm hard. I felt the warmth coming from her body, and then I overcame my fear and anxiety. It seemed that the party was in a crowded place. There is a reason for its existence. Next time we make an appointment, it would be better to spend a little money and go to a small dessert shop.

Whether it is for the sake of peace of mind or to avoid trouble, I think I am. I still have to be a close sister again, and say some painstaking words of persuasion: "Yu, when you reach middle age, although you have many worries, if you grit your teeth, the difficult days will soon pass. Think about it, it is your husband and children who live with you after all. Don't care about what the elderly do or think, just live your own life. "

Xiaoyu's faint eyes drifted across my face. I felt for no reason that she was like a cloud floating in the sky, just out of reach.

I only heard She said sadly: "Why do you think she said these words to me, and why did she treat me and my relatives like this? It's not because of his indifference. What's the point of living with such a man who doesn't know how to protect his wife and has no intention of protecting his family? "

I grabbed her hand and tightened it, and suddenly made up my mind and said to her: "Maybe you can choose to live another life without these people. "After saying that, I looked around, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble. Although there is not even a small animal here except the two of us.

In this era, being a good person is no good. If you are not careful, you will be imposed on a bunch of harsh and unwarranted responsibilities for doing good deeds.

Even a father who saves his own child first will be scolded. First, as a person, I cannot even do the most basic thing of loving my family, so I had to become suspicious.

Xiaoyu was silent after listening to my words.

Maybe she had a lot of last resorts, I guessed.

After being relatively speechless for a while, Xiaoyu touched the wristband on her hand and said, "Where is your child? You've been out for so long, who's watching over you? "

"It's okay, my parents are at home. And you? "I smiled.

"Yes, my mother is retired and likes to take care of her children the most. "When Xiao Yu said this, the smile on her face softened, as if she had returned to the past, she was still a gentle and happy person.

"Let's go back, it's been a long time since we came out. "Xiao Yu continued, "I'm glad I can still see you. ”

I nodded, feeling even more weird in my heart. I just hope that she can be more open-minded and free-spirited.

Life is not for others to see, nor is it a life. What is in the hearts of others is what you create and change with your heart.

After coming out of the eggplant garden, we waved goodbye and got on the cars in different directions.

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When I was almost out of sight of the eggplant orchard, I looked back at the car carrying Xiaoyu away. I sighed in my heart, with a conflicted look in my eyes. I was looking forward to the next year, and what would happen next year? I can come back and see her, but I dare not see her again...

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