night torrent

The first three days of the new year passed peacefully.I went to various households in the village to pay New Year's greetings early in the morning on the first day of the new year, and took turns eating at relatives' homes in the second and third days of the junior high school. The three hearty meals made my stomach a little overwhelming.On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, I finally didn't have to go out to visit relatives and friends. Yan Chen slept comfortably and woke up almost noon.

The mother made a light diet, and she drank a bowl of white rice porridge. Yan Chen rubbed her belly, feeling that her flatulent and uncomfortable stomach was best comforted by the overloaded work for days.

After dinner, Yan Chen took a walk in the yard.My father went out to meet friends, and my mother made a cup of tea and sat on the sofa watching TV leisurely.

Through the low courtyard wall, you can see the newly built residential buildings in the town. Three [-]-story buildings stand out from the crowd, highlighting the backwardness of the countryside.

Yan Chen walked slowly in the yard for a while, feeling that the food in his stomach was almost digested, so he went into the house and leaned on the sofa looking at his phone. "How's your conversation with that girl going?"

My mother looked at the TV and seemed to ask this question suddenly when she remembered it.But this question surprised Yan Chen, he had already forgotten about Zhang Haiyan.

"we broke up."

Yan Chen tried to state the facts in an understatement tone.

"When did this happen?"

"On New Year's Eve."

"How did you break up?"

The breakup was caused by himself, but Yan Chen sorted out and edited the unfavorable parts in his mind,

"Call me not enthusiastic enough."

Mother didn't speak, and turned her gaze back to the TV screen. The crosstalk actor was beaming and talking about humorous passages, and the audience could hear the roar of laughter.Yan Chen peeked at his mother's expression, feeling uneasy.

His mother watched TV expressionlessly, and Yan Chen sat on pins and needles for a while, then hid in the upstairs room.

After closing the door, I let go of my uneasy heart.Yan Chen was particularly afraid to see his mother showing a gloomy expression. A mother who has worked hard all her life should live peacefully in her old age after retirement, and she should always have a kind smile on her face. Very guilty.He began to regret his self-willedness for a while. At that time, he should try his best to restore the relationship with Zhang Haiyan, at least so that his mother could have a comfortable and good year.

Yan Chen lay down on the desk in a low mood, unexpectedly, his mother pushed the door open without warning, Yan Chen was startled by the loud noise.

"Do you want to get married?"

"People's house is lively and lively during the Chinese New Year, look at our house is deserted, isn't it good?"

"Do you know that your grandma and uncle held a meeting with me on New Year's Eve and said that it was my fault that you were not married, and even your father blamed me for spoiling you too much..."

"I've failed too much as a human being."

There was a sad ending in the mother's voice, and Yan Chen felt that his heart had collapsed in the afternoon.

"..."

Yan Chen listened to his mother's scolding without saying a word, he didn't dare to turn his head back, his hands clenched into fists on the table revealed his pain, hot tears burst out of his eyes and blurred his vision.My mother has been cautious in her words and deeds all her life, and has never given any facts. She never thought that her delay in getting married would cause her mother to be blamed by the entire family.Yan Chen was angry, but he couldn't seek justice from the elders for his mother, he could do nothing, every move would be a mistake, and this mistake would be blamed on his mother.

It seems that there is only one possible way, which can not only block the mouth of the elders, but also completely relieve the burden on the mother...

"What kind of thing do you want to see?"

After the mother sat down on the bed for a while, she suddenly asked sadly.

"..."

Yan Chen heard the sound of his own breathing and felt that the air sucked into his body was heavily blocked in his lungs.

Mother wanted an answer, but Yan Chen searched his brains and only thought of the word "suitable".

Appropriate age, appropriate temperament, female, these conditions are put together, but it is a vague concept that anyone can do.

As long as it is suitable, can anyone marry?What is the so-called appropriate standard?Does having a standard mean that everyone is the same, and everyone lives a suitable standard life, so what is the meaning of life?

Time passed by every minute and every second, Yan Chen remained silent, disappointing his long-awaited mother and leaving.

In the evening, Yan Chen went downstairs to have dinner.In the past, my mother would call him when it was time for dinner, but today it was dark and no one came.On the table were half a pot of porridge left over from lunch, and two plates of New Year's dishes leftover from the previous two days.

My father hasn't returned from visiting friends, so I guess he won't be back until after dinner.Yan Chen served a bowl of porridge, and there were only mother and Yan Chen in the house.Yan Chen sat down to eat, her mother's face was sinking and she didn't even raise her eyes.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was extremely dull, and the sound of the collision of bowls and chopsticks resounded in the silent room, shaking the eardrums one after another.

After dinner, Yan Chen consciously cleaned up the dishes on the table.Mother put down the bowls and chopsticks in her hand, her face still grim.

"Buckle, buckle, buckle."

There was a knock on the door, and Yan Chen ran to open it.

"Is your mother home?."

Aunt Zhang next door was standing outside the door, her face was full of smiles, and a pair of black eyes were shining in her sagging and sunken eye sockets.

"Have you had dinner?"

Mother stood up to greet the guests.

"I just ate it. Your family, Achen, is very handsome. Have you talked about a girlfriend yet?"

"Nope."

Aunt Zhang sat down on the sofa, and when she saw her mother taking tea cans to make tea, she quickly waved her hands and said, "Don't worry, I don't drink tea."

"That's just right. A colleague in my unit has a daughter who is 26 years old. Do you want to meet?"

"I remember your Ah Chen is a dragon?"

"Yes."

"That happens to be a match between dragon and phoenix."

"What work did you do?"

"A clerk in the office, weekends and weekends, work is more leisurely."

"The person is quite tall, 1.6 meters five."

"Want to go have a look?"

Mother turned to ask Yan Chen.

"..."

Yan Chen was bored in his heart, but he couldn't show it on his face.

"How's your temper?"

"Girls are quite introverted and don't talk much. If it's that kind of lively and chattering girl, do parents need to worry about it? You can find a partner by yourself."

"I used to think that a well-behaved child is good, so there is no need to worry about it. Now I find that a well-behaved child has the biggest problem. My son has a personality and temper like mine, and he is not very good at talking. He will be locked up at home when he returns home."

"People who can't speak now are hard to eat in society."

The mother felt it.

"Ah Chen, listen to Auntie's persuasion. If someone comes to introduce you, go and have a look. You won't lose anything. Look at your mother, because of you, her hair is graying."

Aunt Zhang subconsciously moved her body closer to Yan Chen, persuading him earnestly.

"My little sister's family has a son who is not too young, but he just refuses to fall in love. Today's young people think differently from us. Personal problems are not at all tense."

Yan Chen bowed his head in silence, like a statue of a meditator.

After chatting with my mother for a few homely things, Aunt Zhang left knowingly.The mother got up to see off the guests, and Yan Chen continued to clean up the frozen leftovers on the dining table.

Turning on the faucet, the water splashed into the pool, Yan Chen put his hands into the water with a thick layer of foam.

There were only two pairs of chopsticks, two bowls and one porridge pot in total, and they were all washed in a short time. Yan Chen put the washed dishes into the cupboard and walked out of the kitchen.

"What on earth are you thinking?"

Mother's words stopped Yan Chen's footsteps.After seeing off the guests, the mother sat on the sofa with a sad face.

"I've said everything that should be said and persuaded, but today you are going to talk about what you think in your heart?"

"..."

"Although your father didn't say anything, he asked friends and relatives everywhere in order to find someone for you. Both your father and I hope that you can get married early, and it's a good thing."

"But this is my life."

Yan Chen couldn't help but speak.

"The most important event in your life right now is getting married."

"What if I...don't want to get married?"

"Then you don't come back in the future. I won't be your son."

Mother's complexion changed drastically, and she jumped up from the sofa excitedly.

"Getting married and starting a family is a person's responsibility. Is it something you can do if you say no?"

"It's good to be alone now. If one person is full and the whole family is not hungry, you don't have to worry about anything. If you get old and get sick in the hospital in the future, you will lie alone in the hospital without anyone to see you. If you die at home in the future No one knows, isn’t it reported on TV that the widowed old man died and his body stinks before being discovered? Do you want to do the same in the future?”

My mother was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes.

"The children in Murakami who are as old as you are all married. Liu Yun from Zhangxiang in the back is in the same class as you in junior high school. His children are all in kindergarten. Can't you let us worry about it? The few things I introduced to you earlier A girl, everyone has found a partner, why is it so difficult for you?"

"Don't always be picky about other people's nose and eyes. If you weigh yourself a few pounds, you won't be worthy of you?"

"I don't like women at all."

The words came out of his mouth in a hurry, and Yan Chen realized that he was too late to regret.There was silence in the room, Yan Chen looked up in shock, just in time to meet his mother's unbelievable gaze.