I just fell asleep at night when the male neighbor next door suddenly called and said, "Sister Li, the boss sent me a few days to do it. Can you help me take care of my father-in-law?" I agreed without saying a word. When the male neighbor came back, he found that her father-in-law seemed to have changed, so he said something to me that made me stunned.
My name is Li Yuan, I am 36 years old this year. After my husband passed away, I live alone. My hometown is from the countryside. My family has been poor since childhood. My parents both work in farming, so I only went to high school and ended my school life. Seeing my elderly parents working hard every day for their livelihood, I resolutely chose to go out to work.
At first, I didn’t have much education, so I worked as a waiter in a hotel. My salary was not too high, but my food and accommodation were in charge, which gave me, a person who was away, a harbor to fight for wind and rain. During this period, I met my husband Zhang Hong. Zhang Hong is a pastry chef in a hotel. He is very honest and doesn’t like to talk. His family is also from the countryside. His parents died since childhood, and his aunt brought him up. After his aunt passed away, his uncle drove him out and learned pastry from his master. After he left the master, he was in this hotel.
At that time, many young men in the hotel were chasing me, but I felt that they were all too exaggerated. They just looked good at me and had no idea of getting married. So I won’t accept such people, Zhang Hong is different from them. He is very careful and knows how to take care of people, and he is very sincere. After I dated him, I felt very relaxed and comfortable.
When we got married, many colleagues looked at Zhang Hong with strange eyes because he looked average, how could he marry someone like me?
Things are unpredictable. Shortly after we got married, the hotel caught fire. We were trapped inside. There was an escape door in the kitchen. The situation was very panic. Zhang Hong could have escaped, but after he saved me, he returned to save other colleagues and customers. When he risked his life to save the customer, one of them was already fainted by smoke. When he carried the man out, an explosion occurred. He threw the man out, but he didn't come out. I am extremely sad. I was pregnant at that time. When he left, I was really helpless.
The hotel gave me a living allowance and I lived with my son with difficulty. I originally thought that with my conditions, I would live alone in the future. So I focused all my energy on nurturing my son. But I didn't expect something to change my life.
One night, I was just asleep when the male neighbor next door suddenly called and said, "Sister Li, the boss sent me a few days to do it. Can you help me take care of my father-in-law?" I agreed without saying a word.
Speaking of this male neighbor, we are not very familiar with each other. My husband and I moved here three years ago. When we first moved here, we put the miscellaneous items in the corridor, and the old man from the neighbor started yelling us to clean up. There was no way we could only pack up in the cabin. I had a few unpleasant things about this. We don't have much affection for each other either. When you come and go, you just nod your head when you meet. There is no further friendship.
Later, my husband passed away, but the male neighbor helped me a lot. At that time, my husband had an accident and the hotel pushed all the blame to my husband. The male neighbor took the initiative to ask about the situation. Later, he found a lawyer to help us sue, but we won the case and the hotel paid the money. For this reason I changed my view of my neighbors. Gradually, I became familiar with it.
Later I found out that the male neighbor lived with his father-in-law, and the male neighbor's wife also died in an accident. The male neighbor was reluctant to take care of his father-in-law and kept taking care of him.
Later, his father-in-law fell and then he was unable to move. It is not easy to see a male neighbor, so we often help each other, and the relationship between the two families is quite harmonious.
Once we met in the elevator, and the male neighbor said to me: "You have a difficult life now! What are your plans next? You can't live like this for the rest of your life?"
I thought about it for a while and said to him: "Now I just want to find a job and raise my child. I don't think about my own affairs now!" The male neighbor shook his head, and we didn't say anything later.
I didn't expect that he would call me in the middle of the night for help, so I went to his house to help him take care of his father-in-law. I thought his father-in-law was a rich man and had a bad temper. Unexpectedly, his father-in-law was very easy-going and took good care of me. Treat me as a family.
A few days later, the male neighbor came back from a business trip. Seeing that I took good care of the old man, he said to me: "Sister Li, I have an idea. Are you looking for a job now? Come to my house as a nanny. I will give you 6,000 a month. In this way, you can work and take care of your son without delay."
Of course, I was very willing in my heart, so I agreed to him.
In a blink of an eye, I have been taking care of the old man at his house for 2 years. However, everyone has their own destiny. One day, the old man suddenly fainted. After being sent to the hospital, the doctor diagnosed him with advanced liver cancer. We were all sad to hear this news. After all, I have been with the old man for more than two years, and it is the same as my own relatives.
The old man left a month later, and the male neighbor was very sad. After dealing with the old man's funeral, he fell ill. Seeing his haggard appearance, I couldn't say it was sad. I take care of him and comfort him every day. A few days later, his mood improved a lot and his illness naturally got better.
His father-in-law passed away, and it was meaningless for me to be at his house, so I told him: "Now the old man has left, and the family no longer needs me. I will not come tomorrow."
The male neighbor suddenly held my hand and said to me: "Sister Li, you have lived here for 2 years. Can't you still see my feelings for you? I haven't remarried in these years. It's because I already have you in my heart!" He confessed to me, and I was very surprised. So, I said to him, "I have this kind of condition now. I have a son, and I am a widow. You are a rich man. How can I deserve you?"
male neighbor said anxiously, "This is not a problem. As long as we truly love each other, nothing else matters. Please consider it! Will I take care of you for the rest of my life?"
My heart was in a mess. Everyone said, what should I do?
