" Zhixia, why are you so disobedient? Your mother is doing this for your own good. The people in the alley are nice too. They're a good match for you!”Uncle said.
"Uncle, I don't like him. I've never interacted with him before. I won't marry him!”Zhi Xia stood there motionlessly.
"Then try to get along. Not everyone will understand and like each other the moment they meet. This requires a process.”Uncle said.
"That's up to you. Look, which girl is as difficult to talk to as you are? Other people's daughters will do whatever their parents say. This is respect for their parents, but you are so arrogant?”the auntie said.
"It's not your place to interrupt my marriage!”Zhi Xia said.
"How can you be so rude? We're doing this for your own good. Why don't you appreciate it?”the auntie continued.
"So many people are forcing me to marry someone I don't like. Is this for my own good? I really couldn't tell!" Zhi Xia wiped away his tears.
"Don't say so much to her. This matter is settled. Tomorrow, we'll bring the birth date over to get engaged.”his aunt said.
"Why can't I choose my marriage? Why does my choice have to be in your hands? Why can't you consider my feelings? I'm the one who wants to marry, not you!" Zhi Xia cried.
" Zhixia, don't be stubborn," they said one sentence after another. His father stood outside the door and smoked. He did not say a word. He remained neutral because in this family, most of the decisions were made by his mother.
"Alright, it's already so late. Go back and rest. Don't forget about tomorrow!”his mother said.
"No!" Zhi Xia roared.
"Gu Zhixia, don't go too far!”his mother said.
"I hate you! I'll make you regret it and make you feel guilty for the rest of your lives!”Zhi Xia cried and slammed the door.
"What else can I say? What else could he do? These past few years, I have been struggling with my heart every day, fighting with my tears every day. It's always like this. I'm really tired…"
He didn't know when it started, but Zhi Xia had learned to drink alcohol. Alcohol could numb him and blank his mind, but his heart ached.
Did most people enjoy the feeling of heartache and wanted it to accompany them at all times? That was not true love, but that you were used to it accompanying you. One day, without it, you would not be able to live.
"Congratulations, Old Gu, you're so fast. Your daughter is getting married now.”a guest
"Thank you. Have a seat inside. There are wedding candies and wedding cigarettes inside.”his mother said.
"Why don't I see Zhixia? She's getting her birth date today. It's a big day.”Another customer said.
"Oh, he's upstairs greeting the guests." his mother replied.
" Open the door..." his mother called.
Zhi Xia locked the door. No matter how loud the knocks and shouts were, Zhi Xia kept staring out the window, looking silly.
Uncle opened the door. As soon as his mother came in, she said,"Even if you're unwilling, I've already gotten my birth date. What's done is done. I won't go against the engagement.”
"Is that so? Then prepare to buy a good coffin!" Zhi Xia said coldly.
Mother, uncle, and the rest did not say anything. They sighed and went downstairs.
"Zhixia. Come, let's eat." her aunt said with concern.
Mom, uncle, they were all standing there.
"Take it down! I'm not eating!" Zhi Xia glared at them and said.
"Zhixia, why don't you agree to such a good marriage? He was a very good person! If she didn't like it, she could try to get along with it. If she returned it for no reason, she would be gossiped about.”his aunt advised.
Zhi Xia didn't say anything. She didn't have the strength to speak. She just glared at them with tears in her eyes.
"This marriage ends here!" Dad shouted at Mom.
"Stop? At that time, you didn't say anything or express your stance. After you got your birth date and got engaged, you said that it would end here? Where did you go earlier?" Mom shouted at Dad.
"At that time, I kept telling you not to interfere, but you insisted on doing it. Who can you blame?”his father said.
"Are you trying to push everything onto me? Ah! Why don't you just die!”Mom said as she took a shoe and threw it at Dad. Dad didn't have time to dodge and hit his face.
"Return it today!" Dad roared.
"If you want to retreat, go by yourself! I'm not that thick-skinned!" her mother cried.
"You brought this upon yourself! Let's see if you want your daughter or continue to protect your face. She hasn't eaten for a week!”his father continued.
"Why didn't you fart when this marriage was agreed upon? Now, he's completely stripped off!" As her mother spoke, she wanted to throw something over again, but her uncle stopped her in time. Auntie and the others had "dragged" Mom away. Otherwise, things would get worse!
"Zhixia looked at everything that happened in front of her. She thought that they deserved it, but she was also very sad. Why is her life like this?”
" Zhixia, I didn't stop him because I think he's a good person. Of course, you have the right to choose." "I thought your mother could resolve this peacefully with you, but…" "I don't want to see you!" Zhi Xia said. I'm really starting to wonder if I'm your biological son.”Zhi Xia said weakly.
"Zhixia, I didn't ask you for anything. I just hope that you can let it go. Your mother and I are really doing this for your own good!”His father said helplessly.
"I can't do it! I've been through life and death for the past few years, so I'm not afraid anymore. I either break off the engagement or buy a good coffin!”Zhi Xia said through gritted teeth.
His father left helplessly. He lit another cigarette in the living room and sat there.
"I haven't eaten for a week! What should he do? If this continued, he would starve to death!”Uncle said anxiously.
"At that time, when you said it, didn't you get her to agree?”his aunt asked.
"The marriage is decided by the parents. There's no need to get her consent! Look at us here. Which one of us doesn't have the say of their parents? Only she has a temper like some ghost!”Mom glared at Dad and said.
"Alright, Jiayan, don't say anymore. I can only say that you deserve it!”Uncle said.
Instantly, the room fell silent. There was a silence that had never been seen before.
"Zhixia, you should eat! The marriage has been annulled. I won't care about you in the future.”His mother came in with the food and said.
"I'm not eating it. You can take it!" Zhixia's tone was as sharp as a needle.
"I've already broken off the engagement. What else do you want? Are you trying to force me to death?" his mother said.
Zhi Xia didn't say anything.
"You know that too. I'm not in good health to begin with. Because of you, I have a headache. Why don't you listen to me!”his mother said.
"You brought this upon yourself. I told you that I would make you regret it!”Zhi Xia said coldly.
Her mother ignored Zhixia and left with red eyes.
Things had finally come to an end.
It was the New Year again.
Year after year, he felt that he had grown up, and the feeling of celebrating the new year was gone. In the past, as long as there was meat to eat during the new year, he would be happy to do anything. As long as he thought of new clothes to wear on the first day of the new year, he would be so happy that he couldn't sleep at night. Before dawn, he would go to his relatives 'house to pay a new year visit. He was so happy when he thought of receiving red pocket money. However, nowadays, he had new clothes almost every day and meat for three meals a day. Therefore, naturally, the taste of the New Year was gone.
"Where are you planning to go this year?" his mother asked.
"Anyway, I'm not going to Hangzhou!" Zhi Xia said.
"If you're not going to Hangzhou, where are you going?" his mother asked again.
"As long as we don't go to Hangzhou, we can go anywhere!”Zhi Xia said.
"Other than going to Hangzhou, you can't go anywhere else!”his mother said.
"Mom, I want to go out and explore by myself.”Zhi Xia said.
"Go through it yourself? And then, get yourself a boyfriend?" his mother asked.
"Why do you keep bringing this up? I told you, I won't fall in love now!”Zhi Xia said.
"You'd better go to Hangzhou to make clothes. There are many relatives there, so I can rest assured!”his mother said.
"What if I don't go?" Zhi Xia asked.
"Then you can go fishing with your dad! You're the one who didn't take the ordinary path." his mother replied.
"If you want to fish, then fish." Zhi Xia left her mother's room and sat outside alone, listening to music.
"Don't sit outside. You'll catch a cold.”His father said with concern.
"It's okay, Dad. I just want to see the scenery outside. Look, even if it's not the 15th, the moon is still so round and the stars are still so bright. If we were in the city, I definitely wouldn't be able to see such beautiful scenery.”
Zhi Xia remembered that summer five years ago. Zhiyu had told her that the seven brightest stars in the sky were the Big Dipper. Would he hug Xiao Youmo and tell her that he had once met a fool who had loved him for eight years?
"You can sleep on the bed! I'll sleep outside." Zhiyu smiled as he hugged his blanket and walked into the living room.
" Zhiyu, I…" Xiao Youmo choked.
"What's wrong? What's the matter?" Zhiyu asked.
"No, goodnight!" Xiao Youmo said with a smile.
"Good night!" Zhiyu said with a smile.
Seeing Zhiyu leave, Xiao Youmo cried.
"Zhiyu has been avoiding her for the past half a month, let alone talking to her.”
This day…
"Go to sleep. I'll go to the living room!" Zhiyu said.
"You can sleep here!" Xiao Youmo said with her head lowered.
"I think I'll go to the living room!" Zhiyu said.
"Don't misunderstand. You sleep in the living room every day. Now, you're sleeping in the living room because you're afraid that you'll infect me. But it's been half a month now. Dad and Mom will be suspicious.”Xiao Youmo said.
"Alright then, goodnight!" Zhiyu spread the blanket and turned off the lights.
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