I stood in front of the mirror, sculpting my face carefully. In the mirror, I looked very haggard and tired. This was the bitterness of an adult. Years of wind and frost had suddenly climbed onto my brows.
I applied foam, picked up the razor and carefully cleaned my beard, used hairspray, and gave myself a three-quarter hair style. I was happy today. I hummed a tune while shaving. I was quick and accidentally cut a shallow cut on my chin, which started to bleed. I hurriedly disinfected it, applied ointment, and put on clothes.
When I went out, the sun outside was exceptionally bright. Everything I saw was good. The flowers and plants on the roadside were so lush. People coming and going were all in high spirits. I took a deep breath and calmed down. I went to work, had some breakfast, and when I sat down in the office, I immediately started to work. However, I thought, as an ordinary worker, I have to drive a car when I go to a meeting, otherwise I will look very shameless.
Buddha relies on gold, and people rely on clothes. I can’t take a bus or taxi to go to an appointment. It would be very shameful and make Gu Wei think that I have not made progress in the past two years, but I am only capable. Just muddle along.
The potted plant in the office is very good. In a sunny location, I poured the unfinished water in the cup into the potted plant and then stood up.
I looked around. I originally wanted to ask Yu Qing to borrow a car. He might want to use it for himself, so I looked at Li Ping who was fishing. I got up and went to him in the name of coffee. Behind me, watching him fishing, Li Ping also noticed me and turned around and said, "Brother Xiangyang, can you stay behind me? I'm so scared."
"What? You're doing something wrong. Are you going to sleep with a woman in the middle of the night or urinating on the street?" I drank coffee and teased Li Ping with a smile, but my eyes kept looking at the car key on Li Ping's desk.
"No, I just think it's not good for you to come to my place."
"Who said that? I didn't give you a set of SSR equipment last time I came here. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"
Li Ping shook his head and denied it, but he noticed something was wrong in my eyes and looked at the car keys on his desk, and then asked: "Don't you think so? You want my car?"
I nodded and did not deny that I did want his car. The coffee was a bit hot, so I blew it.
"No, this is my favorite car, I can't give it to you."
"I'll lend it to you, just for two days. Lend me to drive it for two days, and I'll fill up the tank with you afterwards." , I will be responsible for anything that happens."
I leaned against his office chair and vowed that I could not guarantee that nothing would happen, but I could fill up the tank for him.
Li Ping was a little hesitant, holding the car key tightly in his hand. He was an honest person, he didn't make decisive decisions, his brain was average, and he didn't have much ambition.
"Don't hesitate. I'll give you the car for maintenance after you're done, okay?""I added embarrassment, I don't know how to maintain it, I can't even fill up the tank. I'm poor and my salary hasn't been paid yet. This is just my excuse. It's just a fancy excuse to put a layer of honey on my mouth. No one can do it. I like it.
Li Ping relaxed his hand and slowly handed me the car key. I took it and said, "Thank you. "
I turned around and left. This coffee burns my mouth and I need to cool it down.
"Hey, why do you need a car? "
Li Ping shouted behind me. I stopped, thought for a while, and put the car keys in my pocket, "I'm going on a date today and attending Yu Qing's wedding tomorrow. ”
Li Ping said oh, I don’t know if Yu Qing gave him a wedding invitation. I returned to my job and started the boring work...
When it was time to get off work, I rushed out of the door and found Li Ping's black Audi A4L in the parking lot downstairs. I opened the door and lay down in it. The decoration inside was very new. It seemed that Li Ping was a kid. It's very well maintained, and the pendant on the rearview mirror is a Ping'an blessing. As far as I know, it should be a gift from Li Ping's fiancée.
I started the car and drove to the Xinyi restaurant. I got off work early, and I hadn't encountered the crowds during the rush hour. The road was smooth. While waiting for the traffic light, I was thinking about how to greet Gu Wei when I met her, and whether I should go to the flower shop to buy a bouquet of flowers for Gu Wei. .
The phone rang, I didn’t read the name note and answered the call.
“Hello. "
I was the first to speak.
"Xiang Yang, come to the airport to pick me up. "
"Dad? "
I was stunned for a moment when I heard this voice, and then looked at the phone notes. Dad's phone number. He is not staying at home. What is he doing in Shanghai?
"Why? ? Are you still not welcome?
I pretended to laugh and said, "How is that possible? Dad, I will definitely be very happy when you come to Shanghai." ”
But I was worried. When I went to the airport to pick up my dad and take him back to the rental house, I would definitely encounter the flow of people during rush hours and traffic jams were normal. In this way, I I will miss the appointed time, and this appointment will be ruined in my hands.
"Okay, what is my son's nature, how can I not know it?" Stop talking nonsense, I just got off the plane, come and pick me up quickly. ”
“Okay. "
I looked at the time. It was only five o'clock. It was still early. I could pick him up. There was no way I would leave my father alone at the airport just because I had to go to an appointment. I have a filial piety and there was no way I would leave him alone at the airport. Defaming filial piety based on my own selfishness will make my father think that I am an unfilial son. At home, filial piety is the first priority. If a filial son is born in the family, his face will be bright. Not only will the neighbors envy him, but he will also have the capital to show off outside. < /p>
I was driving an Audi A4L. I was in a hurry. I speeded up and overtook several cars. When I went straight to the airport, I...Dad was already waiting for me at the door with a suitcase. I ran over, took the suitcase from his hand, and said with a smile: "Dad, why are you here in Shanghai?"
"On a business trip , your mother asked me to bring you some clothes, let me give them to you.”
My father, named Yan Jiang, works in a power station in my hometown, because he is a small leader. As I get older, I have a casual job, but light tasks such as business trips and supervision will be left to him.
After that, he took out a red plastic bag from his satchel with a few clothes in it. I immediately took the clothes and led him towards the Audi A4L in a hurry. .
"Dad, I will send you back to my place first, okay?"
Dad nodded, as if he saw my embarrassment, and asked: "Are you Is there something wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"
I smiled and nodded, "It's true that I have to go see my friends and I'm in a hurry."
I opened the trunk and put my dad's luggage on it, as well as the bag of clothes. Through the plastic bag, I could see that the clothes inside were all unfashionable. It's no wonder that in the countryside, fashionable clothes cost a lot of money. With little money, my mother was reluctant to part with it, so she bought a few pieces of carpet clothes that she liked, which were relatively cheap and durable.
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I closed the trunk, opened the door and let Dad sit in.
"Did you buy a car?"
I shook my head, started the car, and drove to the exit, "I borrowed it from a friend."
"Oh." < /p>
He responded, then said nothing and looked around.
After leaving the airport, he looked outside the window. It was the first time for a rural person to come to a big city like Shanghai, and he was inevitably a little curious. After all, this place is very different from his hometown. "Xiangyang, you How are you living here?"
I was a little focused on driving. I was stunned for a while before I realized, "I'm doing okay."
I answered, a little perfunctorily. , he nodded, I turned into another intersection, and suddenly I was frightened. There was a traffic jam at this intersection. I hurriedly prepared to back up and change roads. I looked behind me and saw that there was already a car blocking me and I was not allowed to move.
I couldn't help but smack my tongue. We were still in rush hour. I thought I could avoid the traffic jam if I drove faster, but it was still jammed. I leaned back, sighed, and frowned at the traffic jam. Ahead, I was very dissatisfied. The time was approaching six o'clock, but I was blocked.
My heart that wants to see Gu Wei is about to beat, beating hard. In this silent car, I can even hear my heartbeat clearly. I want to relieve my current tension, I turned on the car music and played a few random songs.
"Dad, how is mom's health? Are you still taking medicine? She is weak and cannot always take medicine. The medicine is three-thirds poisonous, so she must take less."
My mother is not in good health. I usually see her taking medicine when she comes home during holidays and New Years.
"My body is getting better, but I still can't stop taking the medicine. I often advise her to go out for a walk, but she doesn't listen to me."
"As long as she feels better, let her take more medicine." Pay attention to your health and don't stay up all night doing needlework. You, too, spend more time at home with your mother. Don't stay in the power station all day."
Dad nodded and looked away from the window. He looked at me and said, "Okay, I'll supervise her when I get back."
I have grown up and my parents have grown old. I used to obey their words, but now they listen to me. This is the change of time, the passage of time, time has made my parents' hair become a few gray, and time has made me understand the difficulty of my parents.
My brows are still frowning, and my heart is still beating uneasily. I have been blocked on this road for nearly ten minutes, and it is very close to six o'clock. The vehicle in front suddenly moves forward, and my brows Slightly relax, step on the accelerator and drive forward. The road is finally clear.
After driving a few steps, I stopped again. I put down the steering wheel again in despair, took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, held it in my mouth, and gave one to my dad. I shook it off I lit up the car windows on both sides and started smoking.
"Is this important to you?"
Dad took a puff of cigarette, exhaled out the window, and then looked at me, I don't understand why Dad would say something like this. I don't want to abandon my father on the street just because I want to go to an appointment. I can't violate morality or my own conscience.
I smirked and shook my head, "How can it be important? Even if it is important, I can't leave dad alone to enjoy the cool breeze on the roadside. You finally came to Shanghai on a business trip. I feel sorry for my filial piety if I don’t take you to enjoy the prosperity of Shanghai.”
Dad smiled, then took a puff of cigarette and said nothing. Is it possible to deceive my father with lies? But that's all I can do at the moment. I don't want him to worry. I'm an adult. If the older generation still worries about me, I won't be able to live with my face.
At this moment, the phone rang, Yu Qing called, and the time displayed on it was already after six o'clock. I felt desperate, sighed helplessly, and answered the phone.
"Xiang Yang, where have you been? Gu Wei is already waiting here."
Yu Qing said anxiously. I looked at the traffic jam outside the window. There was also the sound of horns one after another. I held a cigarette in my mouth and said slowly: "There is a traffic jam. I can't help it. It's my fault this time."
I felt a little regretful and unwilling to accept it. Why did I want to go with Gu? It's so difficult to meet Wei, why does God want to block us? Will lovers end up with a lose-lose outcome?
"I will talk to Gu Wei about your situation. I will explain it to her and try to get you some time."
I am grateful that Yu Qing can help me get some time.After hanging up the phone, my father's face became serious. The cigarette in his fingers had burned out. He threw the cigarette out of the window, looked at me, and said, "Xiang Yang, you are going to meet a very important person." Someone important."
I was seen through, but I still forced a smile. I tried to hide my heart and said with a smile: "How could it be, dad..."
"Okay, stop making excuses. I don't know what your character is? Whatever suffering you have, you bury it in your heart alone. You don't tell anyone. You bear it alone. It should be my time to come." "No, it's Dad's fault for preventing you from meeting that person. You must be very confused now."
My smile froze, then turned into a sad look, and I sighed. I just thought that picking up my dad was a wrong choice, but he is my blood relative, my dad. There is only one in the world. He is a gift for everyone who is born in this world. He is impeccable and precious, and his value is , which cannot be estimated, has left a place in my life.
The balance in my heart has begun to shake. One side is love and the other is family affection. When love and family affection conflict with each other, which side should I choose? The sky outside was getting dark, and the lights of the vehicles were on. As time passed by, I lit up a cigarette again and said, "Dad, let me tell you the truth, the person I want to see is Gu Wei."
Dad was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head, frowned slightly, and said slowly: "Is that the girl you eloped with?"
I nodded and leaned in silently. I took a puff of a cigarette by the window. I felt very bitter. The time Yu Qing and his wife had fought for for me was now passing by quickly, but I was indifferent. Helplessness filled my heart. The feeling of powerlessness was very annoying.
"I'll get off the car right here. I won't disturb you anymore. I know how to walk. I'll go to where you live and wait."
After that, Dad pulled After opening the car door and getting out of the car, I shook off the cigarette in my hand and shouted anxiously: "Dad."
"You kid, remember to behave well."
My dad was across the room The car window gave me a thumbs up, encouraging me, motivating me, and then I took advantage of the traffic jam to leave alone. I looked at my dad’s leaving back, and felt a faint pain in my heart. Dad wanted to avoid dragging me down. Being on the back foot and leaving alone may be the accepted choice of many parents. When they realize that they have become a burden on their children's future or life, they will sacrifice themselves.
At this moment, the car in front of me starts. I have no time to miss my father. He left for me. I can’t let him down. I’m sorry for him, but I still drive towards the destination. Who will choose this time? There is no right or wrong, whether it is love or family affection, when the two conflict with each other, family affection will sacrifice itself to fulfill the beauty of love. Crows will be filial to their relatives and respect their elders. Why am I not as good as a crow?
Life is accompanied by regrets, which are very painful. People often persuade themselves to let go of regrets, prejudices, and mistakes, and face it again.Yes, this is called regrouping, but sometimes people will seriously hurt themselves and become sinners because of letting go of regrets, so don't dwell on past mistakes for a long time, don't blame and hate your own mistakes, be able to let go of everything, let go Everything...
I was holding a cigarette, and the neon lights in front of me passed through the windshield and reflected on my face. Soon they would pass and be replaced by new neon lights. , I drove towards the agreed place under the light of the street lamp. The road was very long and I was desperate. I couldn’t wait to drive faster. I was so anxious that I wanted to cross it.
This road is very short and does not leave me time to think about apologizing. It makes me full of regrets towards Gu Wei and makes me full of guilt towards my father. I broke the promise and my father also sacrificed himself. It was too hurried, there was no room, no time was given for the choices I was forced to make, and I was sad.