noffsinger Chapter 206 Parents Will Always Get Old
Chapter 206 Parents Will Always Get Old
Because Darong has not retired yet, it has become inconvenient for her to go to work after moving to Zhong's mother's house. However, in order to prevent Zhong Yunxing from having to work so hard, she still chooses to persevere.
Darong usually only works half a day, so with Darong's help, Zhong Yunxing doesn't have to worry about housework anymore, and he feels a lot more relaxed.
But in fact, for Zhong Yunxing, the most important thing is not the physical relief, but that with Darong's company, he is no longer lonely in his heart. At least there is someone to go shopping for groceries with him and chat with him every day.
Just like what Zhong Yunxing said to Ruyi: "As long as your mother is by my side every day, I will be happy even if she scolds me."
Perhaps this is the true meaning of being a couple.
On the weekend, Darong and Xiaoying made an appointment to go to Darong's mother's house to make dumplings. The two sisters chatted while working.
"Sister, then you will live with your mother-in-law from now on?"
"Let's do this for now. When her grandmother was hospitalized, I saw how your brother-in-law looked like. He had lost a lot of weight, and I felt really bad for him."
When Darong thought about the day when Zhong's mother was discharged from the hospital and saw Zhong Yunxing, she still felt a little distressed.
"Yeah, but if you have to work so hard alone, how can you not be tired?" Xiaoying said with a pout.
"Your sister didn't say anything, why are you trying to stir up trouble? The old man is old, can you just ignore him? Those with good family traditions always compete to see who is more filial and who takes better care of the elderly."
When Darong's mother heard Xiaoying's tone, she scolded her with obvious displeasure.
Xiaoying pouted and shrank her neck helplessly, "Yes, yes, I said the wrong thing again. My sister is the benchmark. We all have to learn from her. We can't say we have made a mistake even if we have suffered a loss."
"You little rascal, nothing good comes out of your mouth." Darong's mother took the rolling pin and gestured to Xiaoying.
Darong and Xiaoying smiled at each other and tacitly stopped talking about the previous topic.
"Xiao Ling is not a good mother at teaching her daughter anything good. We can't make the decisions for her either." Darong's mother sighed as she rolled out the dough.
"What's wrong again?" Darong asked, looking up.
"I'm not talking about you two. It reminds me of the day when they were having dinner at my place. Xiao Ling was on the phone from the kitchen door, and I happened to hear it. Linlin was having a quarrel with her mother-in-law. Xiao Ling asked Linlin, 'Push her when you should, hit her when you should, and don't indulge her bad habits.' Do you think there is any mother who educates her children like this?"
"Are you fighting with your mother-in-law again?" Xiaoying was not surprised at all after hearing what Darong's mother said. Xiaoling had been acting arrogantly since the day Linlin got married. Xiaoying thought it was normal for her to say anything.
"Of course. No matter what the reason is, mother-in-law is an elder after all. How can we just contradict her? The more we do this, the more difficult it will be to get along with her." Darong's mother's tone was full of dissatisfaction with Xiao Ling.
"Mom, please don't get involved. First, Linlin must listen to her mother, and you can't control her. Second, Xiaoling is a person with that kind of personality. She won't take your kindness as good intentions." Darong frowned slightly and advised Darong's mother.
"I don't care. I'm just saying this. I can't even take care of my son's affairs, so how can I take care of my grandson's affairs?"
Darong's mom was just making a light self-deprecating remark, but Darong and Xiaoying felt very uncomfortable hearing it. Ruyi and the others are all married now, and Darong's dad and mom are indeed old.
"Cough...cough...cough..."
Before Darong's father entered the house, heavy breathing and coughing sounds could be heard. Darong's father had chronic bronchitis and now that he was old, he would always be breathless and coughing every time he went up to the fifth floor.
"Dad, is your cough getting worse again?" Darong walked over to her father who opened the door and came in, and took the big and small bags of vegetables in his hands.
"Cough...it's okay...cough...climb the stairs...climb the stairs, it will be fine slowly." The sentence was interrupted for several times before Darong's father finally finished speaking.
Darong stroked her father's back with some concern, poured a glass of water and placed it next to him, and then went on to make dumplings.
After Darong and the others had finished wrapping the dumplings, Darong's father finally calmed down and stopped coughing.
"I'm getting older and have more problems. I've had this cough for years and it's never gone away. Now my legs and feet are not working well and it's hard for me to even climb the stairs."
Darong's father muttered a few words, but was interrupted by Darong's mother.
"If you can't push yourself up in one go, then take a break like I did. I've told you many times, but you won't listen."
Darong's mother's original intention was that since Darong and Xiaoying were around, she didn't want Darong's father to say so much and cause her two daughters to worry. After all, the two children were of average conditions and there was no way to solve the housing problem for them.
But Darong and Xiaoying only heard one thing, that is, Darong's mother herself could not reach the fifth floor in one breath.
That period was the peak period of rising housing prices, with a new market high appearing almost every day. So the idea that Darong's father and mother had originally planned to wait until they were older and use their own money to buy a house on a lower floor was completely shattered.
"Mom, why don't you and my dad move in with me? I'm living with Zhong Yunxing at her grandmother's house right now. The house is empty anyway. I have an elevator so I don't have to climb the stairs."
Darong didn't just answer without thinking, she was very serious and sincere in wanting her parents to live with her.
And she is also confident that as long as she asks, Zhong Yunxing will definitely agree. Even though her parents have a son, Darong has the confidence in front of Zhong Yunxing.
Darong's mother felt mixed emotions as she looked at Darong. This eldest girl was the one who suffered the most in the family since she was young. She had never given her children a good life, but until now, she was still the one who knew how to love them the most.
"You just opened your mouth and told us to go, so we went. Wouldn't Zhong Yunxing be picky? It's not like we don't have a son. Can we still ask our son-in-law to take care of us in our old age?"
Darong's mother is like this. No matter how touched she is in her heart, her words are still cold. She has been suffering from this all her life, but has never been able to change this bad habit.
"He's fine. As long as you agree with my dad, I will have the confidence to make him nod. Don't worry about that."
Darong is no longer the little girl she was back then. She has long seen the emotions in her mother's eyes and has learned how to understand her emotions. Although the sadness left over from their youth is still there, Darong no longer cares about her mother's expression.
Darong's father and mother remained silent and did not respond. Although they were very pleased with the relationship between Zhong Yunxing and Darong, living in their daughter's house for retirement seemed to hurt the self-esteem of the elderly of their generation.