1
Winter days are short, and it starts to get dark after five o'clock. Because it is the winter solstice, Lao He closed the shop early and went home.
As the saying goes, after the winter solstice, it is the new year. Although Lao He is alone, he feels that the festival must be celebrated in a festive way. Cooking a pot of dumplings with cabbage and pork filling, paired with some wine, isn't it a kind of happiness?
When he was almost home, Lao He suddenly heard a subtle baby cry. He thought he heard it wrong, but as soon as he raised his feet, the cry came again.
The sound seemed to be blocked by something, disappearing and appearing. Old He turned and looked at the trash can on the roadside. When he pulled away a layer of garbage, the baby's shrill cry suddenly burst out.
Lao He picked up a child, a girl.
The girl was disabled and half of her left arm was missing. There was a note in the cotton-padded jacket that she wrapped, which simply said: Born on November 5th.
The next day, Lao He went to the police station and sent the child to the orphanage.
Before leaving, he looked at the sleeping girl and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
After suffering at home for three days, Lao He went through the adoption procedures and took the girl home.
His parents died young and he had no brothers or sisters. He was still alone at the age of 45 and had no hope of marriage. When
met this child, maybe it was fate that they would have each other's company together.
Lao He named the girl He Dongxin. Winter represents the winter solstice, which is the day they met. Xin means joy and joy.
2
After having a child, Lao He started the life of being both a father and a mother in a hurry.
He used to run the small grocery store in the village, barely enough to feed himself, but after having one more child, the money seemed to evaporate and disappeared as soon as he got it.
Later, the business of the small store was not good, so he sold the store and took Dong Xin to do odd jobs.
Spring passed and autumn came, and Dong Xin reached school age. Lao He gave a gift to the principal of the village primary school, and after begging several times, he finally allowed Dong Xin to attend the village school.
Lao He doesn't want Dong Xin to go to a school for the disabled. In his mind, Dong Xin is no different from a normal child. She only has one hand, but she can also do things that others can do with two hands.
Ever since Dong Xin became sensible, Lao He seemed to be "abusing" her every day. Lao He would only demonstrate everything once and let Dong Xin do it by herself. Dong Xin would cry if she couldn't do it.
Lao He would say: "Xin'er, think of a way."
Think of a way! This sentence filled Dong Xin’s entire childhood. Later, she learned to use various methods to solve the problems she encountered.
If the physical pain can be overcome by gritting one's teeth, then the mental pain is the most torturous.
The naughty boys in the school always point at Dongxin and call her a wild child with no mother, who only deserves to be in the garbage dump.
At this time, she could only run away silently, cry hard in a place where no one was around, and only wiped away her tears and went home after school.
Lao He felt heartbroken every time he saw Dong Xin's eyes red from crying, but Dong Xin was so stubborn that she never told Lao He once, so he secretly found the boys and taught them a lesson.
3
After graduating from junior high school, Dong Xin did not want to go to school. She did not want to face the strange eyes of her peers, so she found a factory to do some manual work, which could also reduce Lao He's burden.
One day in June, Lao He suddenly had an accident and accidentally fell down the hillside while looking for medicinal herbs on the mountain.
After surgery, his life was restored, but Lao He's legs were also disabled and he could barely walk with a cane.
Dong Xin was worried about Lao He and quit her job to take care of him at home. However, with no income and her days running out, she had no choice but to help others with farm work in the village.
On this day, Dong Xin came home from work, only to see a strange woman sitting at home.
When the woman spotted Dong Xin, she knelt down in front of her with a plop, tearfully regretting that she had thrown her away, and then said a lot of things about how difficult it was for her.
finally explained his idea of taking Dong Xin home.
Until the woman left for a long time, Dong Xin's head was still buzzing. Her biological mother, whom she thought she would never meet in her life, actually knelt in front of her and begged her for forgiveness.
During dinner, Lao He told Dong Xin the truth. After he fell and injured his leg, he asked someone to help him go to the TV station to send a family search message, hoping to help Dong Xin find her biological parents.
He felt that he could no longer take care of Dongxin, and it might be the best choice for her to return to her biological parents.
4
The next day, Dong Xin packed her things and followed her "mom" out of the home where she had lived for 15 years, returning to a home that was unfamiliar to her.
Lao He, who had never cried many times in his life, sat at the door of his house and cried silently for a long time, looking at the direction Dong Xin was leaving.
After Dong Xin returned to her new home, her mother quickly took her to the hospital for a full-body examination. When she got the results, her mother was very happy and cooked a lot of delicious food for Dong Xin.
One night a week later, Dong Xin was getting ready to go to bed when her mother opened the door and walked in. She held her hand and shed tears.
Dong Xin was a little at a loss, and her mother suddenly said: "Actually, you have a younger brother."
But Dong Xin had never seen her younger brother at home. Her mother saw her doubts and continued:
"He is very seriously ill." His disease is leukemia . If he doesn’t undergo a bone marrow transplant, he may die! "
" Is he undergoing a bone marrow transplant now?" Dong Xin asked.
"No, I haven't found a suitable donor before, but now I have.
When you first came back, didn't your mother take you for a physical examination? She also made a match for you. When I got the results, Do you know how happy your mother is? You and your brother are a good match! "
Dong Xin agreed to donate bone marrow to her brother, but she asked to go back to see Lao He first.
When he returned to the familiar house, Lao He fell asleep watching TV. Dong Xin gently covered him with clothes and tidied up the inside and outside of the house.
When the meal was almost ready, Lao He woke up. He was a little surprised and happily asked Dong Xin why she came back suddenly. Dong Xin said, does her daughter need a reason to come back to see her father?
After eating, the father and daughter sat in front of the house to enjoy the cool air. Dong Xin told Lao He that one of my younger brothers was sick and my mother wanted me to donate bone marrow to him. Lao He asked nervously if this would hurt his body?
Dong Xin said, her mother told me that she had asked the doctor and it would not have any impact. She was relieved when she heard the old man said that was your brother. It would be great if you could help him.
5
Three days later, Dong Xin returned to her mother’s house and prepared for surgery.
During this period, her mother asked her to shoot a video, saying that her family was poor and she was in debt to treat her younger brother.
Dong Xin said doubtfully: "Mom, we have a car and a house, so it's not like we can't get a penny out of it?"
"We definitely can't use up all the money. We have to leave the car and house to my brother in the future. There are so many kind-hearted people on the Internet, and it’s not much pressure for one person to donate a little. If you don’t understand these things, just leave it alone,” my mother said impatiently.
Dong Xin began to feel depressed. She was afraid that someone would call her a liar every day. She felt that her behavior was dishonest.
That day, she felt bored and went out for a stroll. A little girl came over and handed her 50 yuan, saying it was for her brother's treatment. After watching her video, she remembered that her mother had taught her to help people in need.
Before Dong Xin could refuse, the little girl ran away. She clutched the 50 yuan tightly and felt very uncomfortable.
When she got home, Dong Xin just opened the door, but she heard her mother talking on the phone to someone else, and she couldn't move forward anymore.
"I didn't have much hope at first, thinking that it would be gone by then. I thought that if I could find my son, I would have more hope. I didn't expect to see the news on TV, so I looked for him, and I really found him."
"As soon as I came back, I took her to get a matching match. The old man favored her, and it was just right! When my son's operation is successful, I will marry her off in two or three years and earn a betrothal gift. We can't keep her in vain, right? ..."
Dong Xin no longer had the courage to listen to the next words. She forgot how she closed the door and walked to the street.
She thought that she had returned to her original family and finally no longer had to envy others for having a complete family. She was too immersed in this illusion of happiness, but in retrospect she realized that she was actually incompatible with this family.
Her father was cold and unwilling to say a word to her, her sister was arrogant and always looked at her with disgust, and her mother was hypocritical in trying to please her.
6
Dong Xin sadly sat in the flower bed downstairs until dark, her mother's words echoing in her mind.
A familiar voice suddenly came from behind.
"The cripple at home makes me feel sick after just one look at her. She doesn't deserve to live in my house at all."
"How could you suddenly have a sister?"
"I don't admit that she is my sister, just for my brother My mother got her back. In fact, my brother and I were successfully matched, but my mother felt sorry for me and was reluctant to do it because she was afraid of the impact on my health. "
"Your mother is so kind to you. Ah."
"Of course, my mother has always loved me so much."
Dong Xin looked at the people walking past in shock, her heart already freezing to the extreme.
She ran home in one breath and found her mother who was cooking. "Mom, why did you throw me into the trash can?"
She looked at her mother's face, which turned red and white, and then said: "Mom, why did you throw me into the trash can?" If my sister and I could both donate bone marrow to my brother, who would you choose? "
" You would choose me. After all, I am just a burden you threw away. Now this burden is still useful, but you will still throw it away after it is used up. Right?" Dong Xin held back tears.
My mother did not answer her question, but kept saying, "Only you can save your brother, he is your biological brother, how can you bear not to save him."
I am not the only one who can save him, Dong Xin immediately A decision was made.
When a piece of fish belly white appeared on the horizon, Dong Xin walked on the familiar path. Looking at the hut not far away, there were already wisps of smoke, and her heart began to feel warm.
Pushing the door open, she couldn't help shouting: "Lao He, I'm back."
Lao He was making breakfast. Hearing the sound, he hurriedly wanted to stand up, but almost fell to the ground. Dong Xin hugged Lao He distressedly: "Look how you can take care of yourself like this. From now on, you can enjoy your life and let your daughter take care of you."
"Why don't you stay at home well? What are you doing here?"
Lao He stroked Dong Xin's hair with his rough hands.
Dong Xin said with a smile: "Home is where you are, Lao He. I want to be healthy and stay with you until you are 80 or 100 years old..."
