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My home is in a rural area in Hebi, Henan. It is said to be home, but it is actually my later home. I still don’t know who my biological parents are until today. If I knew who they were, I would definitely question them, why? Why did they abandon me so cruelly? If they throw me into the grass nest beside the road, are their hearts red or black? If I hadn't been taken home by my adoptive father after discovering it, I might have been taken away by the village's wild dog and thrown into the river, and I wouldn't have the story today.
I was so hungry that I cried. When I heard the crying, my adoptive father took me home. At that time, my adoptive father's family was poor. I heard that my grandmother passed away early. My grandfather worked hard to raise my adoptive father and uncle. My uncle was born a little lame and could not find a wife. Only my adoptive father got married. However, my adoptive mother ran away from home less than a year after my adoptive father got married and never came back. There were three men left in the family, including grandfather, uncle and adoptive father. They didn't even have food to eat, let alone I supported me.
The adoptive father carried me to borrow food from house to house, rice for rice and noodles for noodles, because I was less than one year old at that time. I grew up with a bite of rice and a bite of batter and a bite of batter.
When I was playing with the children in the village, they all said that I was the child I picked up and bullied me and robbed me of things at any time. When my adoptive father heard about it, he grabbed the boy who had always bullied me and beat him up. No one in the village dared to bully me again. They were all afraid of my adoptive father's slap. At that time, I felt that I was the happiest child in the world.
Everyone in the village knows how the adoptive father worked hard to raise me. They couldn't bear to eat or wear, but they left all the best for me. Unfortunately, when I was six years old, my adoptive father died of serious illness and had no money for treatment. I cried in front of his grave for three days and three nights. I never have a dad anymore.
When I was a child, I swore that I would be filial to him when I grew up, but he didn't wait for this day. So I swore that I would be filial to my uncle and grandpa in the future and repay their kindness for raising me.
Every day after school, I will help my grandfather and uncle go to the field to mow grass, help them cook and wash clothes. When other girls are wearing beautiful clothes to play, I wear the cheapest gray fabric-processed clothes, and others think I am a boy.
But I don’t care. I go to school happily every day, hoping to go home to have dinner with my uncle. Later, I also learned to cook because my grandfather is old and in poor health. Once, my uncle went up the mountain to collect herbs, rolled down the hillside, broke one of his legs, and made it even more difficult to walk.
From then on, I will cook the meal and deliver it to my grandfather and uncle. They praised me for growing up and becoming sensible, and I am very proud that I finally grew up to be an adult and can do something for them.
Although nine years of compulsory education is free, my adoptive father's family is so poor that they can't even get the fees for books and miscellaneous expenses, and living expenses have become difficult. I received donations from Hope Project and helped by many kind-hearted people. Finally, I successfully finished junior high school.
In order to make money early, I applied to a technical school closest to my home. I wanted to start working directly after I finished my technical school, so I could reduce the burden on my family.
Every weekend I look forward to school. I want to see my grandfather and uncle as soon as possible. I want to tell them all the joys in school. I want to go back to cook, wash clothes for them, and do farm work with them. I am already very strong.
Relying on my uncle's support and the donation of Hope Project, I finally finished the technical school and could support myself.
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After I graduated, I went to the city to find a clerk job. I handed over almost all of my monthly salary to my grandfather and uncle. They are in poor health. In addition to living expenses, it also costs a lot of money to buy medicine. I am a girl who is almost 20 years old and I have never been willing to buy a good-looking piece of clothing.
The sisters in the dormitory all laughed at me like a tomboy. In order to save money, I cut my hair into short hair and dressed very rustic.
But I am happy. I can not only support myself, but also support my family.
After working for two or three years, I pushed down the broken thatched house at home, and with the help of the villagers, I built three bungalows. Although it was still very simple, I no longer have to worry about the rain flowing in through the cracks of the window covered with plastic cloth when it rains, nor do I have to worry about the cold wind rushing into the house after the plastic cloth is blown by the wind.
People in the village praised my grandfather and uncle for being blessed and raised such a sensible child as me. In fact, the most blessed person is me, and they gave me my life.
Two years later, when I was working in the mall, I met Zhang Xu, the first man who pursued me. He was the manager of our mall marketing department. He was tall and handsome. He always quietly bought me breakfast and placed it on my table.
Once I had stomachache and my whole body was curled up in pain. I didn't know what to do, but he knew. I was sent to the hospital as soon as possible, and I also helped me register, get medicine, and accompany me to get some drip until I finished the test. I sent me to the door of the rental house again. I told me not to make do with the meal and not to treat myself badly, and then I left reluctantly.
I grew up so old, and for the first time I was so sincerely cared for by others. I was very uncomfortable at first because I always cared about others. But when I think of him, my heart feels warm. We are in love.
He always likes to open his windbreaker and hold me on his chest, like holding a child. I pressed against his chest and could hear his heart beating, as if he was about to jump out. He also likes to touch my hair with his hands, and he praises me for being black and shiny.
One day he told me that his parents wanted to see me, and I was very scared because I was not pretty and not tall. His family is a real city man, and I think it is a bit high.
The ugly daughter-in-law will meet her parents-in-law sooner or later. I think as long as we love each other, nothing else should be a problem.
After getting off work the next day, Zhang Xu took me to meet his parents. They booked a restaurant in advance. After entering, they saw that his parents were already waiting for us there.
His father was very kind, wearing a dark blue casual outfit and wearing a pair of glasses. He looked like an intellectual. Her mother was burning her head with big wavy hair, wearing a red knitted jacket, and a moon-white pearl necklace , wearing heavy makeup. At first glance, she said, "Oh, I know how I came in work clothes for such a grand occasion today."
I said: Auntie, this is not a work clothes, I usually wear such clothes.
Her mother glanced at me with dissatisfaction before she asked me to sit down for dinner.
The meal was very awkward. His father didn't say a word throughout the whole process, but his mother was interrogating me. Like the police officer interrogating thieves, I wanted to throw down my chopsticks and stand up and leave several times, but I was afraid that Zhang Xu would lose face, so I barely ate until the end.
In the end, I heard that my family had a seriously ill grandfather and a disabled Taibo. Her mother actually stood up and said: If we had known this was the case, we would not have to meet. How could a family like ours find a rural person with such poor conditions? Zhang Xu, go home with me.
I didn’t expect that Zhang Xu actually concealed the situation of my family from his parents, and even more unexpectedly, he left with his mother obediently and left me there alone. When I left, I said I would contact me again.
Three days have passed, and I have not seen Zhang Xu's shadow. When I got off work on the fourth day, he was waiting for me in the mall employee channel. Before he could speak, I told him, let's break up,
He lowered his head and said, "I'm talking about this too, my mother disagrees, she has a heart disease, so...
My tears rolled in my eyes, I said, "Don't say anything, you go, the farther you go, the better
Not long after, I heard that he resigned and went to another mall to be a manager." My first love was dead.
I know that girls like me don’t deserve the love of a good boy, and I feel ashamed of love.
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Two years later, I met my current husband Chen Xiaojun, who delivered goods to the mall.
I was a warehouse manager at that time and sometimes helped him unload the goods. He said, "You are a girl, don't touch your hands. This kind of work is done by men. Who said that I did it? I did the work of my family. He opened his mouth wide in surprise and said that you didn't expect that you looked quite weak and not inferior to men at all."
After a while, we got familiar with each other. It turned out that he was from Northeast China and his home was also from the countryside. His place was relatively remote and the transportation was inconvenient. All the young people in the village came out, and he had been working for many years.
I asked him what you are going to do for the money you saved? He said he would keep it and marry his wife. The wife in our place would marry her family and she didn't have to do anything. She would support her like an aunt. She was all men earning money and women spending it, so I wanted to save more money. He said and smiled silly.
I haven’t seen Chen Xiaojun for a while, and I felt empty. I asked the master who delivered the goods later that his mother asked him to go back for a blind date. If the blind date was successful, he would go back to his hometown to get married and would not come back again. Somehow, I couldn't wave his silly smiling face in my heart. I always think we will see each other again.
Sure enough, more than a week later, I saw him again. He seemed to be here to look for me. Before he could speak, I asked: How about blind dates? He lowered his head and blushed and said: You know, alas, it didn't work.
I was secretly happy in my heart. I teased him and said, "Do you have a high-sighted attitude and want to find a beautiful fairy?" He said anxiously: Where is it? Actually, I just want to find a kind girl like you." But I was embarrassed to speak, and I told my mom that I have a partner, and I don’t know if you would like to be my girlfriend. He finished speaking in one breath, rubbing his hands constantly.
In fact, a family like me has too much burden and others will scare you away when they know it. Although I have a good impression of him, I can't implicate him. I must explain the situation clearly to him.
I said I have conditions to find a partner. I have a serious illness and a paralyzed uncle. I have to take them with me wherever I go. Do you know all this?
He said I know, I know both, so I said you are the kindest girl I have ever met.
I want to share all your hardships with you. I have missed your past. Let’s bear your future together.
I had already agreed in my heart, but I was still saying, No, even if you agree, your mother will not agree.
He said, "My mother heard me tell you about your situation, and agreed without saying a word. He has come from his hometown and wants to see you tomorrow."
? My future mother-in-law has arrived.
The next day, I met my future mother-in-law, a rural woman dressed simply, kind and kind.
As soon as she saw me, she held my hand and said, "Girl, you have suffered, I will treat me as your mother in the future. With a mother, you don't have to be afraid of anything. With a mother here, you will never let you suffer again."
Mom? There is never this word in my dictionary. There are only three men in my world, my adoptive father, my grandfather and uncle, and suddenly there is one more mother. I really can't adapt.
I said, Auntie, I don’t have any hardships, I’m just afraid of causing trouble for you.
My mother-in-law said, in the future, we will be a family, I have already decided, I have found a house with a yard, you can take your grandfather and uncle over, I will take care of them, and you and Xiaojun will go to work with peace of mind. I will help you with children when I have them in the future.
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A year later, I held a simple wedding. At the wedding, Chen Xiaojun held my hand and said: I have married the kindest and beautiful woman in the world, and I will be with her for the rest of my life and never be separated.
Now my big baby has gone to kindergarten and the second baby is born. My mother-in-law serves me like a daughter and grandpa like a father. The laughter of the family fills the courtyard.
Thanks to God for his favor, a abandoned baby like me has received the love of four men. That is the greatest love in the world.
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