Dulcina Calvo looked at Mother Dulcina and asked incredulously: “Didn’t you agree that I should be with Esteban Zaragosa? We have already slept together, what difference is there between tonight and the next night? Besides, there are no outsiders here, who can see and who is going to gossip?”.
Mother Dulcina sighed, “Why don’t you get it through your head that I’m the one afraid of people gossiping? You … you’re pregnant with this belly, would I be afraid of you sleeping with Esteban?”.
Dulcina Calvo puffed out her little mouth, “You’re just going to be afraid of people gossiping.”
Mother Dulcina lowered her voice and said, “I’m afraid young people together, flat out, you’re only a few months pregnant, young people have little self-control, what if you two can’t help yourselves and … you give it a whack and harm the baby? The hospital is a disgrace.
Dulcina Calvo: “… Mom, when did you become so colorful in your thoughts?”.
The corner of Mother Dulcina’s mouth twitched, “…”
This made it appear that she, the oldest, was not quite right in front of her peers.
Dulcina Calvo smiled and said, “Then I’ll talk to Esteban Zaragosa. ”
“Continued.”
Dulcina Calvo happily ran up and told Esteban Zaragosa with her little hands behind her back, “I will sleep with my mom tonight and you will sleep with my dad in his big bed”.
Esteban Zaragosa frowned a bit but he was fine with it, after all, he was right under the noses of Dulcina Town and Mother Dulcina and it seemed a bit over the top to have his daughter all to himself.
The man raised his hand and rubbed Dulcina Calvo’s head, “Good.”
…
At night, Dulcina Calvo lies in bed with her mother, mother and daughter talk.
Mother Dulcina reached out and touched Dulcina Calvo’s flat belly: “All this about giving you lessons, I didn’t know how many months you were in this belly until now”.
Dulcina Calvo turned slightly sideways and looked at her mother, “It’s almost three months now. Mom, when Esteban Zaragosa and I are done with the wedding, we’ll get a bigger house and you can move in with my father.”
Mother Dulcina reached out and scratched Dulcina Calvo’s nose and said, “Are you going to get married and make your own decisions without asking Esteban? What if Esteban doesn’t like it? Besides, it’s not easy to get a bigger house in La Ciudad Santa, it’s so expensive in La Ciudad Santa, so don’t give Esteban any trouble. ”
“Esteban Zaragosa has said he supports the decisions I make, plus it’s not like it’s wrong to bring them to live with us, and they can help us with breakfast and stuff, mom, that’s nice.”
Dulcina Calvo clings to Mother Dulcina’s arm and leans on her mother like a child.
Mother Dulcina smiled and stroked Dulcina Calvo’s head, “You’re not so young anymore, now you’re a mother-to-be, why are you still so spoiled? Dulcina, you are an adult, not a child, and you have to think about the feelings of your other half.”
Mother Dulcina thought about it and added, “Besides, your father and I are used to living in the village, we know everyone who comes and goes, so if we move to the city and live with you, we’ll be cooped up at home every day and won’t know anyone in the neighborhood. At our age, we don’t have the same routine as young people like you, and I have to wake you up every morning. After a while, you’ll get bored of us.”
“That’s fine. But since you and my father are retired, it’s easy to get to town now.”
Dulcina’s mother looked at her daughter’s little face and said, “Yes, you are getting married soon, so be an adult and don’t jump around all day like a little girl and keep acting like a child who hasn’t grown up.”
Dulcina Calvo suddenly made a small face: “Is that so, Mama? Every day is gloomy.”
“It’s not like I’m telling you to grow up and hang your face.”
Dulcina Calvo rolled her eyes and said, “But Esteban Zaragosa said I could always be a girl in his presence.”
Mother Dulcina took her daughter’s hand gently, “Dulcina, I want to tell you that I’m sorry, maybe I was wrong to stop you from being with Esteban, although my time with Esteban is still very short, but today, with everything I’ve seen, he really has his heart for you. . You should cherish it in the future.”
“Mom, I thought because Esteban Zaragosa was divorced you wouldn’t accept him for the rest of your life because I thought face was more important than anything else in your eyes.”
“Silly girl, the face and all that is only for outsiders, you are happy, more important than anything. Nowadays, you can still get divorced if you’re married, what with second marriages and all that, it’s all living in other people’s mouths, you know what’s hot and cold. As long as Esteban is good to you, it’s more important than anything else.”
“Mom, thank you for making this possible.”
Dulcina Calvo, her eyes reddened, threw her arms around her mother’s neck.
Marriage is happier with parental blessing.
…
Pueblo Dulcina and Madre Dulcina, who are always early risers, changed early and went to the market to shop.
Dulcina Calvo woke up at half past nine in the morning, she was thirsty, got up and went to the living room to pour herself a glass of water, looked around the house, her parents were out and sneaked like a thief into the room where Esteban Zaragosa was sleeping.
Esteban Zaragosa was not in the room and Dulcina Calvo made her eyes watery ebony and ran back to the bathroom.
The man is brushing his teeth.
Dulcina Calvo rubbed and picked up her own toothbrush, asking curiously, “How do you know where the new toothbrush is?”
“My aunt left her new toothbrush in the sink this morning, I saw it and took it apart.”
Dulcina Calvo bristled, “It looks like my mother has really accepted you.”
Esteban Zaragosa looked at her amused, “Why do you seem so reticent when your mother admits me?”.
“Everyone has accepted you, but you haven’t proposed to me yet.”
Esteban Zaragosa made a silent note to propose this matter.
…
Pueblo Dulcina and Mother Dulcina strolled through the market, red-faced and in high spirits.
The neighbor greeted with a smile, “Why are you so happy today, you’re all smiles?”.
The lady selling vegetables took a handful of green onions and handed it to mother Dulcina, saying, “By the way, you asked me to look for you last time, I noticed two boys, both handsome and from good families, quite suitable for Dulcina, why don’t you give me Dulcina’s cell phone number and ask them to contact me?”
Mother Dulcina smiled and said, “Thank you, but ah, our Dulcina already has a boyfriend, she just brought him yesterday, this future son-in-law of mine is very handsome, they have come back to meet the parents and are ready to get married.”
“Congratulations, you’ve finally got it off your chest and won’t have to ask us to introduce your Dulcina to a boyfriend in the future!”
Mother Dulcina was all smiles, “Yes, my future son-in-law is good at everything, and most importantly, spoil our Dulcina, I will have to buy a chicken for her soup.”
In less than a morning, word spread throughout the City of Ronda that Dulcina Calvo was getting married.
People sit at home and pots come from the sky.
Dulcina Calvo receives many messages on her cell phone from her childhood playmates.
“Dulcina, I hear you’re getting married, it’s true!”
Dulcina Calvo: “…”
Mom wouldn’t have spread the word throughout the City of Ronda that she was marrying Esteban Zaragosa, would she?