( 1)
When the afterglow of the setting sun fades away, the outdoor weather becomes colder in the twelfth month. Simon Zhu, who is nearly seventy years old, is in a hurry on his way home after buying new year's goods.
Opening the door, a warm feeling melts all over the body, and the heating reform has really had an effect in recent years.
Seeing the empty house, he remembered his wife who died a year ago, and suddenly felt warm, as if the temperature inside was lower than outside.
The Chinese New Year will be celebrated in a week. Simon Zhu is going to clean the room and wash clothes. These activities need to be prepared in advance. Because two people shared housework in previous years, now he does it alone, and the efficiency is naturally lower than in previous years.
Put down the new year's goods and look at this empty house of nearly 100 square meters. You need to go through it yourself inside and outside. Ximenzhu, the former vice president of the company, is a little sad.
Sooner or later, this is your own job, just do it. He washed three coats and two trousers in one breath and felt a little tired. After all, time waits for no one!
After a short rest, he thought, while there is still time during the rest, he should keep a diary according to his past habits.
Just as Simon Zhu was absorbed in writing a diary, there was a knock at the door outside. When I opened the door, it was his son Xiao Wei.
Xiao Wei, who is in his forties, suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Dad, my brother-in-law's children will come to my house these two days, and they will go to other places immediately after the New Year." I want to give these two children lucky money, but I have no cash in my hand. Please give me a thousand dollars first, and I'll pay you back later. "
Simon Zhu knows in his heart: this is gnawing at the old! In the past, Xiao Wei and Xia often asked him for money, sometimes to pay tuition and buy school uniforms for their children. Sometimes I say I don't have enough money to buy clothes. Although his salary after retirement is slightly lower than that of Calvin and his wife combined, Ximenzhu hesitated, then took out cash and counted them one by one.
In the meantime, Xiao Wei glanced at the unfinished diary on the table. After seeing the topic, he was curious, wanted to continue reading it, and worried that his father would find it embarrassing, so he took the diary away with his mobile phone.
Looking at the mobile phone, Xiao Wei couldn't help crying.
Ximenzhu turned around with 1000 yuan and was about to give it to Xiao Wei. Suddenly, he found Xiao Wei wiping his tears. He was taken aback and quickly asked, "Xiao Wei, what's the matter with you? Do you have any problems with the Great Xia? "
"No, nothing, just ..."
"You tell the truth, what's going on? Where are the tears? "
"It's very cold outside. My eyes are too tired recently. Maybe I watched too many mobile phones. Nothing, just recover for a few days. "
"Go back and talk to the Great Xia as little as possible. She is impatient."
"Dad, don't worry, no problem."
In fact, Xiao Wei's tears came from Zhu Ximeng's diary.
The screen displayed by the mobile phone is like this:
To the wife in heaven.
Snowflakes are fluttering in the twelfth month,
I never dreamed of a good wife.
Cowherd and Weaver Girl have reunion days.
Magpies come to build bridges.
Unless my wife and I go to the underworld,
You may not see it.
As high as the sky,
Life is thinner than paper,
Fate rules the road to death.
Husband and wife are like a bird in the forest.
Gather in a nest.
At that time,
Go your separate ways,
Why did you run away! ?
Happy new year,
At 30 pm,
I am particularly sad!
Look at others, look at us,
This year is not like the first time.
Tell yourself,
Relax your heart,
Monthly profit and loss,
People have joys and sorrows.
Gan Kun left a vacancy,
Not just us.
It's everywhere,
In the southeast of the corner,
How can all this be complete?
On the way home, Xiao Wei thought: I asked Xia to do a lot of things in the past, and this time she must listen to me.
(2)
Xiao Wei was very unhappy when he got home. He was lying on the bed, his hands crossed under his head, staring at the ceiling in a daze.
Heroes feel strange. Whenever he is free, Xiao Wei must be looking at his mobile phone. What's going on today? Is it because his father didn't give him money?
The hero who was cleaning up left his job and came to Xiao Wei. "Xiao Wei, why are you in a daze? Have you ever borrowed money? " Xiao Wei didn't answer, so he took out 1000 yuan and waved it in front of the Great Xia.
"You can talk, how like your dad, love thinking about everything, but talk is not frank at all. what can I do for you? Say it quickly! "
"In previous years, we all went to my dad's house for the New Year. This year, he was the only one left in his father's family. I want to take him over for the New Year. " Hero's eyes turned around and he smiled poof. "Our two families are so close that it takes more than ten minutes to walk. You can tell me. Be sure to invite your father-in-law for the New Year! I thought it was an anecdote. "
"There is one more thing I want to tell you. Don't talk in a hurry, and don't answer in a hurry. We will discuss it carefully. "
"Why are you so polite today? What is so mysterious? You say it and listen. "
"Mom has left us for more than a year. Dad needs him to do everything, whether it's dressing, eating or cleaning. He will be 70 years old soon. It is not easy to live alone. I think ... "
"What do you want? You're taking him to live with us, aren't you? You said that the two of us go to work and the children go to school. We have been used to it for so many years and feel that it is inconvenient for him to live in it. Besides, even if I agree, can he agree? "
"I didn't mean that. I also thought that it runs in the family was inconvenient. But you can't let him live alone, it's too lonely and there is no speaker. "
The Great Xia instantly opened his eyes and his voice was 20 decibels higher. "You mean, find a wife for your father? Xiao Wei, I'm not talking about you. The children are in high school, and they will go to college in two years. Maybe they will study it. In the future, they will find people, buy houses and find jobs. Which part doesn't need money?
Even if your father finds a wife, one day, she will divide the property including the house in half. How do children get married? Do you have that much money?
The average price of a flat house in a first-tier city is around 8 million. Can you afford a house with our meager salary? Your mind is one track-minded! "
"What should I do? Dad can only live alone, and no one will take care of him in the future? "
"How nobody tube? He can live independently when he is active. When he is too old to move, I'll find him a nanny. Anyway, his salary is high and there is nothing to worry about! "
Xiao Wei still wanted to tell, and the hero shouted, "Shut up, stop it, I don't want to travel with you."
In a blink of an eye, the Spring Festival has arrived. Ximen Qing Zhu came home and met his fat grandson. He was happy from ear to ear. Taking advantage of this happiness, he immediately took out 10 thousand yuan in cash and gave it to his grandson as lucky money.
The crow's feet in the corner of Xia suddenly spread out. "Oh, dad, you gave him so much money. Don't do this again. Whether it's Chinese New Year or his birthday, you just need to be less interesting! "
The New Year's Eve dinner is very rich. The Great Xia kept pouring food and wine for his father-in-law and said, "Dad, please eat more. This is a reunion dinner! Even if you are drunk today, you are not drunk. "
Grapes, wine, delicacies and delicacies are rare in life. This Simon Zhu is not drunk, but intoxicated.
These two days, Simon wished a good mood and praised his son and daughter-in-law for their filial piety.
The next day, when Simon Zhu was about to go home, the Great Xia stopped him. "Dad, Xiaoyan in our community sued for divorce less than a year after her mother reorganized her family in her 60 s, and she got half of the property as a result; Li Wei, from her hometown, remarried, but less than two years after marriage, because of her serious illness, the other party had to wait on her hard. Although the other party regrets it, there is no way. They have already registered. "
"Hero, what do you mean?"
"Dad, you really don't understand? Then you can ask Xiao Wei. "
Xiao Wei couldn't help it. "Hero, I tell you, my dad's present situation is the shadow of your parents' future. "
Heroes eyes a stare, just about to attack. Ximenzhu snapped, "Xiao Wei, shut up! Just like you, I will stay away from you in the future. At the very least, I am quiet. The way for others to avoid controversy is to become a monk, so I am going to choose to run away from home! "
(3)
The most heartless thing in the world is not time, and the most precious thing is not money, but emotion!
Xiao Wei and Xia both thought that Ximenzhu had said angry words, and they planned to explain it to Dad in a couple of days. To our surprise, they miscalculated this time.
Simon wants to go home, and he can't be calm for a long time. He remembered the endless quarrel between his dead wife Xiao Wei and the Great Xia, and suddenly felt that the future was bleak. So he picked up a pen again and began to keep a diary.
The most painful thing in the world is separation,
Loving couples are particularly abrasive.
I want to attend the party,
Distract me,
Another person who wants to borrow clothes can't cover it for long.
It's refreshing
A loving couple is like a pair of shoes. As long as one of them is broken, the other moment becomes worthless. But the shoes are worn out every day, not bad!
For thousands of years, people's traditional consciousness has been to raise children to prevent old age and save grain for hunger. Now it seems that raising children can not only prevent the elderly from getting old, but also have an absolute truth, that is: getting old is difficult!
What Simon thinks is, how can he walk well in his later years and live with dignity in the future? He summed up several ways of providing for the aged.
First, home-based care for the elderly. Some old people and their children live under the same roof, but because of the generation gap, most people are not adapted to each other and often have contradictions.
Second, live alone and ask a nanny to take care of it. This method is feasible, but it costs a lot, because the price of employees has risen greatly.
Third, holding a group to support the elderly. This is to find a few like-minded relatives, friends or classmates to live together and help each other. But there is a premise that everyone must be patient.
However, many examples prove that in the first three months or so, everyone can get along well. With the deepening of contact, contradictions will become more and more obvious, and finally they will end up in discord.
Fourth, go to a nursing home. For the elderly with children, it is controversial among the people to go to nursing homes for the elderly. Some people think that elderly people with children need to take care of them at home, which is in line with our traditional culture. There are also some elderly people who volunteered to go to nursing homes. They think this is a new life style of providing for the aged.
After careful market research, Ximenzhu chose a large nursing home near the suburbs. The air here is fresh and affordable, especially in terms of service, which has a good reputation. Even more attractive, this nursing home can try to stay for seven days.
After some investigation, Zhu immediately decided to try to stay in Ximen for a week. The rooms here are divided into single rooms and double rooms, and he chose single rooms.
Only after I checked in did I know that except for a simple breakfast, the other two meals here were four dishes and one soup. The whole yard is as big as six football fields, and the decoration conditions of each room are similar to those of a hotel.
There are a group of old people who are close in age. They play poker, chess, mahjong and basketball every day. Some of them are singing and dancing, while others are practicing calligraphy. The cultural life of the whole compound is rich and colorful, and many people of the same age speak the same language, so it is easier for them to communicate.
Simon Zhu could not help secretly happy: it is a wise choice to try to live for seven days this time.
Besides men, there are many women in nursing homes. They dance square dance twice every morning and evening, and often play the piano and sing. The lead dancer of this square dance is a 60-year-old lady who can sing and dance well. She is not only enthusiastic, but also patient with her dancers.
Simon Zhu learned from the side that she is a retired music teacher named Dongfang Na.
The news that Simon Zhu was living in a nursing home spread like wildfire and soon reached the ears of the Great Xia.
The Great Xia faced Xiao Wei without saying a word, and her face showed a rare dignity.
(4)
After trying to live for a week, Ximenzhu is going to camp in a nursing home. When he got home, he immediately began to pack his bags and spent several hours on and off sorting out the clothes in season. After cleaning up, he called his son Xiao Wei and told him that he planned to go to a nursing home.
Xiao Wei and Xia arrived at Ximenzhu's home at the first time. The Great Xia, uncharacteristically, said to Ximenzhu in an inquiring tone, "Dad, you'd better live by yourself first. When you are old and inconvenient for activities, Xiao Wei and I will definitely take you home for the aged.
You have a son who is now in a nursing home. I'm afraid I'll let others gossip, don't you think? "
Simon Zhu made up his mind, "I'm alone at home, and I don't even have anyone to talk to." It's inconvenient to live in your house. Some colleagues go to nursing homes, and there are many topics. Besides, I sublet the house, and the rent and the original living expenses together are much higher than those charged by the nursing home, and I don't have to cook by myself, which is equivalent to saving money. Generally speaking, it is more cost-effective to go to a nursing home for the elderly. I am going to live in the first half of the year. "
Hearing this, Master Xia insisted on this, so he had to say, "That's it, you can try it later. If something doesn't feel right, Xiao Wei and I will pick you up right away. "
Half a year has passed in a blink of an eye, and Ximen Zhu has already integrated into the life of the nursing home. He has a wide range of hobbies: playing mahjong, playing chess and dancing in square dance. When Xiao Wei asked him about his future plans, he replied without hesitation, "I found a home here, which is very good."
Whether singing or dancing, Zhu Ximeng has made great progress, which is attributed to Dongfang Na, a literary master in the nursing home.
In their many contacts, Dongfang Na envied Ximen Zhu's excellent writing style, and Ximen Zhu was also very optimistic about Dongfang Na's talent, and they appreciated each other.
Especially Simon Zhu, when he learned that Dongfang Na had come here to support the elderly because of the uneasy relationship between her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, his heart could not help but undergo subtle changes.
Since then, the content of their interaction has not only been limited to singing, dancing and writing, but also talked about past experiences and expectations for the future.
The annual entertainment competition has begun, and the activities held by the nursing home are colorful, including poker competition, chess competition and mahjong competition ... The more attractive project is singing competition.
This is a makeshift stage in the yard. The height of the stage is only one meter up and down, and a circle is surrounded by string as the dividing line. There are many players taking part in the competition.
Sing or not, 3600 is great! Amid the noise of gongs and drums, the announcer dressed in ancient costumes came in amid the uproar, and countless viewers had already waited here. These audiences include the elderly in our hospital, the enthusiastic citizens around us and the villagers watching.
The female announcer began to dub: "Now, our classic partners Simon Zhu and Dongfang Na appear. They are singing Huangmei Opera's classic aria "Fairy Couple". Everyone applauds! "
As soon as the voice fell, there was a warm cry from the audience: "Take the grand prize, Zhu Na, come on!"
"Bao" is a unique name for nursing homes, that is, the names of Dongfang Na and Ximenzhu are homophonic.
Zhu Ximeng and Dongfang Na play Yong Dong and the Seven Fairies respectively, and their costumes are exactly the same as those in TV series.
Birds in the tree are in pairs,
Green mountains and green waters are smiling.
Pick a flower,
I opened a hair salon for my wife. ...
Singing here, the two "hugging" people suddenly stopped singing. Dongfang Na put her head close to Ximenzhu, who got the message and wore a flower on her head. Then Dongfang Na arched herself a little hard, and Ximenzhu staggered, as if playing drunken boxing.
The audience smiled at first sight and applauded.
No longer enslaved,
Both husband and wife have gone home. ...
Singing here, the music came to an abrupt end, and the two men walked around the stage arm in arm. Just after running for half a lap, Dongfang Na suddenly stopped, quickly turned her body 90 degrees to the left, and then leaned her head back hard, as if the model were walking the catwalk and performing ballet dance. Ximenzhu lost no time to hug her waist to keep her balanced.
While keeping balance, Dongfang Na looks straight at Ximen Zhu, with a spring smile on her face and a discharge in her eyes, and then constantly adjusts her posture, showing ten thousand kinds of amorous feelings.
Simon couldn't wait to hug Dongfang Na's waist happily, and the two people on the stage were like a couple of immortals.
Cheers kept coming from all around, and the audience was surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside. Er Ya, who came to watch the excitement, thought that her height 1 m 6 was too short, so she simply opened the courier she just took and put on the newly bought high heels.
At this moment, someone behind shouted: "The front row squats and affects the rear line of sight!" Just as the front row squatted down in succession, SanNiZi behind Er Ya let out a scream: "Ouch, it hurts me to death!" "
It turned out that the people in the front row squatted down at the same time, arched to Er Ya, and Er Ya took a step back, and high heels stepped on SanNizi's feet.
The moment Santee jumped up, he took a step back involuntarily. In this case, his body touched the cigarette end of Dagang, and suddenly a hole was burned in the back of his clothes. The big, straightforward smoker said, "SanNiZi, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Three tit-for-tat to reply, twisted with pain, she returned a punch to Dagang.
"Ha ha ha ha ....." There was a burst of laughter behind him. Everyone turned around and saw that it was Dacheng. He stood in the barrel of a pickup truck parked in the yard. Climbing high and seeing far, he had a panoramic view of what had just happened.
Laughter did not fall, Dacheng shouted: "Oh, what is this?" Just turned around, Ms. Song, a care worker, whispered, "You are a care worker. You can't leave your post. The families of the old people there are looking for you everywhere. I won't wring your leg hard, for fear that you won't have a long memory! "
"Hey, I was so involved that I almost missed the business."
The singing competition ignited the enthusiasm of the stage and the audience's thoughts, and what is even more gratifying is that it ignited the fire of love!
(5)
After the singing contest, I wish them both the first prize as they wish. While sharing the results of the competition, they discussed the next cooperation plan.
The frequent contact between the two attracted the attention of Ms. Song, a nurse. The enthusiastic Ms. Song has always been ready to help others. Looking at Zhu Na's harmonious appearance on and off the stage, she thought: Why not do something good to bridge the gap between the two old people?
Ms. Song first found Dongfang Na and expressed her thoughts. Dongfang Na, who always likes to joke, is as reserved as a girl at this time and blushes unconsciously.
After hesitating for a while, Dongfang Na said, "Song, I appreciate your kindness, but it's a little inappropriate. There are three kinds of people who can hold hands in today's society: first, young people are dealing with each other, so long as they are consistent, this is basically a problem; Second, middle-aged people remarry, involving three generations of grandparents and grandchildren, not as simple as two people expressing their wishes; Third, the remarriage of the elderly is more complicated than the experience of middle-aged people. I need to think about this matter. "
When Ms. Song told Ximen Zhuti about it, Ximen Zhuti first smiled, but then sighed.
There is a saying that a clever matchmaker keeps secrets on both sides, while a clumsy matchmaker passes it on both sides. Ms. Song, who is good at observing color, said: "Uncle, I have an agreement with my aunt, and she basically has no opinion, just waiting for you to say a word. Just say yes, and I'll tell her right away. Don't keep her heart hanging there. "
Ximenzhu nodded, but frowned and sighed.
Ms. Song's psychological endurance is really good. "Uncle, I know what you mean. You are worried that remarriage will involve the distribution of family property and deposits in the future and the attitude of children to this matter, right? " Ximenzhu nodded and said yes.
"You don't have to worry about this. We have precedents here. The old man holding hands here has no worries. " Simon Zhu looked blank: "This is talking in my sleep!"
Ms. Song went on to say: "In the past, the old people here did not register after holding hands, which naturally had nothing to do with housing and deposits. Since both of them are single, it is reasonable to eat and live together in a nursing home.
Think about it, young couples are always together, and you have no one to talk to. How could you do that? Besides, as the old saying goes, a house full of children is not as good as a half-assed couple. Uncle, please show your attitude. "
Simon couldn't wait for the gloom on his face to be swept away, and his eyes lit up: "Song, I listen to you."
When the dean learned the news, he was happy from ear to ear. "Song Jie, you successfully introduced two pairs of old people holding hands, which played a great role in stabilizing the hearts of nursing homes and won a good reputation for our hospital. You have made great contributions to the nursing home, and this month's bonus has increased by 800 yuan. "
Dongfang Na's daughter-in-law nodded calmly after hearing the news. Great Xia was shocked when he heard the news of Ximenzhu's remarriage. After learning all this, he slapped his chest twice. What do you mean? A stone fell in my heart!
When the superior came down to check, the leader immediately said, "This is a good method. Today, with the aging becoming more and more prominent, providing for the aged has become a difficult problem for the whole society, which directly involves the problems of people, goods and money of each family, and many families have subsequent disputes.
The advantage of this combination is that children don't have to worry about the diet and daily life of the elderly, and there will be no property disputes in the future. This model pioneered the civilized old-age care, and this experience is worth popularizing. "
Ximenzhu and Dongfang Na held hands smoothly, and the chess friends and dance friends in the nursing home congratulated them! Everyone agrees that they should hold a ceremony anyway, even if it is a simple ceremony.
Three days later, the two held a hand-holding ceremony, and hundreds of people were watching in the courtyard of the nursing home.
When Ms. Song, the host, said that the first program was two people reciting poems, everyone knew that this was Zhu Ximeng's work.
Dongfang Na: Life has its ups and downs.
Simon Zhu: Feelings are always on and off.
Dongfang Na: There are always twists and turns in the road.
Simon Zhu: There are always ups and downs in life.
Read it together: there is no way in the world, and then the wise man has a heart. Mentality determines thinking, and thinking guides the way out. Only the way out, there is the right way (people).
The second program is a chorus of two people.
How many times have you seen the combination and separation,
Or decide to be with you in this life.
Weak water 3 thousand, as long as this drop is you,
I am willing to pay more.
Not everyone can meet everyone in this life,
You should cherish it when you meet it.
The red dust loves us to fall together,
No matter how hard it is, I will stay with you. ...
Those old friends gathered around and shouted, "Give me a hug!" "
Ximenzhu and Dongfang Na hugged each other affectionately, their hands unwilling to let go for a long time, and their eyes filled with tears.
Zhu Na's tears, those are happy tears that are nearly a year late!