Who is it?
Elton heard a knock on the door and immediately wiped his hands on his apron, looked at the freshly steamed sea bass, carefully placed the fish on the table, and then went to open the door.
Clara, who was watering the plants in the room , also heard it and looked outside the yard: “Who’s here? Is it Jiacheng?”
“Jiacheng just sent a message this morning, saying he’ll arrive tomorrow. At this point, it’s probably the neighbor next door . You’ve been feeling unwell these past two days, so I asked her to buy some free-range eggs and have her deliver them to you-”
At the door, Myrna looked at her father who opened it.
After not seeing him for six years, he seemed to have more white hair on his temples and more wrinkles on his square face.
When she was a child, she liked sitting on her father’s shoulders the most. But now, her father is old and his back is bent, but his eyes are still clear and sharp, just as they were six years ago.
“Dad … ” she said softly.
Elton was stunned at first, then shocked, and suddenly his face darkened: “What are you doing back here?”
Suddenly there was no sound outside. Clara waited for a while, then felt strange, so she walked out of the living room and into the yard, saying as she walked:
” Elton , why aren’t you replying? Who is it?”
However, when she saw the person standing outside the door, her grip loosened and the kettle fell to the ground with a bang.
Myrna had tears in her eyes. Her mother was still as beautiful and elegant as before. Time seemed to be particularly kind to her.
Their eyes met, and she couldn’t help but whisper: “Mom … ”
Hearing her daughter’s voice, Clara’s hands trembled slightly and her lips opened and closed several times, but she couldn’t utter a complete sentence.
After a long while, he said in a hoarse voice: ” Elton , come in first.”
In the living room–
The atmosphere was as depressing as a rainy day in June.
Elton sat on the sofa, expressionless: “Why did you come back? Have you forgotten what you said before?”
Six years ago, Myrna refused to pursue a master’s and doctoral degree directly for a man. He was the last to find out about it. He was so angry that he suffered from high blood pressure that night and was admitted directly to the hospital.
He taught and nurtured her since she was a child and never thought that she would give up everything for a man.
He still remembered that when he flew thousands of miles to question her, she said that she had made the choice between love and study and would never regret it!
Thinking back to that scene now, Elton still feels a tightness in his chest.
“I’ve said it before. From now on, you go pursue your love, and your mother and I will live our lives as if we don’t have a daughter like you!”
“Dad … ” Myrna shed two tears.
“Don’t call me.” Elton turned his back and didn’t look at her. “I’m not your father, and I don’t have the ability to be your father.”
Maybe it was because of his emotional fluctuations that his blood pressure soared uncontrollably. Seeing this, Clara quickly patted him on the back and said, “Alright, you know your blood pressure is high, but you still speak so loudly!”
Clara yelled at him, she turned to look at Myrna .
This daughter … is so stubborn!
They tried to persuade her and scolded her, but she was determined to jump into the fire pit.
I have written so many novels, and the heroines in my novels are all upright, straightforward, stubborn and tenacious. But I didn’t expect that my daughter would be even more stubborn than the characters in the novels when it comes to love!
Clara even thought that she was in love and had completely lost her mind!
She hardened her heart and said in a cold voice: “You can see that your father is in poor health and can’t stand stimulation. If you still regard us as your relatives, don’t stimulate your father anymore. Let’s go now.”
Myrna ‘s throat seemed to be choked, her nose suddenly felt sore, and tears instantly welled up, blurring her vision.
“Mom and Dad, I’m sorry, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong … ”
“Dad, I know you have always had high hopes for me. You hope that I can move forward and go higher and further. I have let you down.”
She took a deep breath and turned to look at Clara : “And mom, you have always taught me that girls should be independent and strong, and not be dependent on anyone. I’m sorry, I couldn’t do that … ”
“I came back this time because I missed you guys so much, and I also hope that Mom and Dad can give me another chance to make up for the mistakes I made.”
Over the years, she has not dared to come back because she was afraid of seeing the disappointed eyes of her parents.
I was also holding my breath, wanting to prove to them that my original choice was the right one.
However, reality gave her a hard slap in the face.
Not only was she wrong, she was terribly and extremely wrong.
Elton’s pupils trembled slightly. What did he hear?
Did she finally admit her mistake?
Clara felt a pang in her heart. If her stubborn daughter had not been wronged or suffered a loss, how could she possibly say “I was wrong”?
“Have you really thought it through?” Elton ‘s tone softened visibly.
Myrna pursed her lips: “I have thought it through a long time ago, but I was afraid that you would be angry, so I didn’t dare to come back … ”
She sniffed, remembering her hesitation and fear before going home. She looked up cautiously, “Mom and Dad, can I stay? I want to spend Christmas with you .”
Elton turned away, not wanting his wife and daughter to see the tears in his eyes, and said in a hard voice, “Since you’re back, stay here for a while.”
Clara breathed a sigh of relief. “Are you going to just stand here? Why don’t you put the suitcase back in the room? The food is getting cold … ”
Myrna couldn’t hold back her tears anymore because of these words. She cried and laughed: “Mom and Dad, I really miss you so much. This time, I finally found the way home.”
Clara’s eyes were wet, and she reached out to hold her lost daughter back in her arms.
After six years, the family was finally reunited.
…
The family missed each other for six years and finally reunited. They hugged each other and cried for a long time before they calmed down.
Elton denied that he cried, “My conjunctivitis comes back in the winter, don’t you know?”
Clara rolled her eyes. “Pretend! Keep pretending!”
She touched her daughter’s swollen eyes distressedly, and said angrily and amusedly: “Look at you, you cried like this as soon as you came back. It’s not enough for you to cry alone, you need the whole family to cry with you.”
Myrna hugged her arm and leaned against her mother’s arms wantonly, acting like a spoiled child: “I haven’t seen you for a long time, what’s wrong with crying? But you and dad, I haven’t been here for the past few years, are you all okay?”
Elton : “Your mother and I are fine, everything will be fine, don’t worry.”
Myrna nodded. Apart from looking a little older, her father looked healthy and in good health.
My mother has taken good care of herself, and people would believe she is in her early thirties.
She had just cried and her eyes felt uncomfortable, so she subconsciously reached out to rub them.
Clara slapped it away: “How many times have I told you not to rub your eyes all the time.”
” Elton , go boil an egg for Myrna to apply on her eyes. Otherwise, her eyes might be swollen tomorrow morning.”
Elton nodded.
When his daughter came back, he didn’t say anything, but the smile on his face never stopped: “Okay, I’ll go cook now.”
When he was about to reach the kitchen, he remembered: “The dishes are not finished yet. No, I have to cook the dishes quickly after boiling the eggs–”
Clara couldn’t help but stand up and mutter, “Did you cook the fish again? I told you to let me do it, but you always do it even though you can’t do it. Let me see how you cook it … ”
“I see you watering the plants. There are only three vegetables at home. It won’t be enough for my daughter to come back. I’ll go to the market to buy some more–”
Clara reminded him, “Remember to buy pork belly.”
“I know. Myrna likes to eat.”
Listening to her parents’ voices, Myrna felt warm inside.
She turned her head and looked out the window –
It’s nice that the sky is clearing up after the rain.