Zhang Xiaomiao said, âthatâs because Grandma loves me, right? Grandma?â
He Jinâs Grandma answered with a smile, and He Jinâs mother wouldnât let go, 'since Grandma loves you, then why are you still like that?â Zhang Xiaomiao was offended, âwhat am I like? At least I buy Grandma stuff regularly after earning money!â
He Jinâs mother, âitâs good that you respect your Grandma, yet itâs your mistake to still take money from an elderly, since youâre already working.â
She couldnât go on with the conversation, yet she continued, âand about your job, is it stable or not?â Heâs mother looked at her from top to bottom, âyou should be a decent girl by looking for a stable job. And since youâre still young, youâd better find a honest man to get married with!â
Zhang Xiaomiao slammed with her chopsticks, âhave you said enough?! Iâm going to do whatever I like, even my parents donât care, so why do you? Donât you feel tired for controlling so much?â
Heâs mother was stunned, her mouth trembled, âyouâŠyouâŠhavenât you realized that itâs all for your own good?!â
He Jinâs uncle glanced at Zhang Xiaomiao and attempted to end the argument, âmind your attitude toward your aunt.â
With someone defending her, He Jinâs mother even got worse, âyes. You are young and you should learn some rules. Look at you, look at your ear piercings and your dyed hair. It isnât what a girl is supposed to look like. No wonder youâre bad at studying. And about your modellingâŠâ
He Jinâs aunt saw that sheâs obviously crossing the boundary, and she interrupted, 'sister, Xiaomiao is doing that for her work, itâs not like what youâve described.â
The atmosphere got weird, and they intended to end the conversation. Grandma finally said, âitâs the New Year. Letâs eat instead of arguing.â
After dinner, the family was watching the âSpring Festival Eveningâ on TV, He Jin got closer to Zhang Xiaomiao and whispered, 'sister, forget what my mom said. Sheâs the way she is.â
Zhang Xiaomiao smiled and whispered to him, âhow is it possible for you to endure her all these years? If my mom was like that, I wouldnât be able to stand one day.â
He Jin had a wry smile, âI canât bear it. But I have no other solutions, sheâs my mom after all.â
Zhang Xiaomiao glanced at his mother, âI thought only you would be on her side.â
He Jin started wondering too. Indeed, why wasnât he on her side either?
He didnât know when he began to question what she said. Even if she had a thousands of strange reasons to convince him, he stopped acknowledging her ridiculous conceptsâŠperhaps his education, teachers and classmates opened his eyes to another world, a relatively objective and correct world. Because of what heâd observed and thought, he gradually got the ability to distinguish between the right and wrong, so that he could free himself in a mental cage.
The program of the âSpring Festival Eveningâ was getting worse one year after another. After a while, his uncle left, and He Jin was sitting on a sofa texting Fire, while he was listening to the conversation between his Mom and aunt. Then, they talked about a girl whom they knew through some acquaintances.
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Aunt, 'she is a really good kid! Her father suffered from a stroke last year, and she immediately took a six-month leave from school and headed home straightaway. She stayed by her dad every day, and even helped him to clean himself, wash his feet and took care of his toilet mattersâŠâ
He Jinâs mother, âwhat about her mother?â
Aunt, 'she died early. How pitifulâŠbut her mom was from a rich family, and she left two apartments for her daughter. They donât lack any money. If itâs for another girl, Iâm sure she would solve the matter by hiring a maid. Iâve even heard that she doesnât even spend a lot at school, other students spend at least $2000 a month, while she spends only $800!â
He Jinâs mother nodded continuously, which school is this girl going to? And how old is she?â
His aunt, 'sheâs one year older than your He Jin. Since she took a six-month leave from school, sheâs repeating her third year in University. But sheâs in an educational institute so sheâll be a primary school teacher. Sheâll be able to get off work early, and benefit from the winter, summer holidaysâŠwhatâs important is that sheâll have an impressive salary!â
He Jinâs mother frowned, 'sheâs one year olderâŠâ
Aunt, âitâs good! It means sheâll be capable of taking care of the others!â
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He Jin found it an alert â one year older? And capable of taking care of the others? What is it to do with him anyway?
He Jinâs mother, âyouâre right.â
His aunt whispered, âif you want, I can ask around for you. Since your He Jin is such a nice young man, Iâm sure sheâll want to be with him!â