C152 (2/2)
There were also six squads of neighbors, four squads of neighbors, and the Family and friends of Zi Peng. What surprised Zi Peng the most was that the three of them had also come. The arrival of Lixia not only added joy to Zi Peng, but also added joy to his mother. Because her mother seemed to be related by blood and kinship to Lisa, her mother really liked her.
Lixia came to see her mother first. She said to her mother:
”Auntie, today is your 80th birthday celebration. I wish you good fortune, like the East Sea or a better life than Nanshan!”
His mother held onto Lixia's hands and said:
”Child, thank you Family for coming to celebrate my birthday. Sit down and look, your hands are frozen like ice on this one. Sit down and warm up. ”
Lixia felt warm inside as she watched her mother's care and love for her. She looked at her mother admiringly and said:
”Aunt, your old man's life is so good! See how filial my second brother is to you. ”
When her mother heard this, she felt the same way. She went on to say:
”That's right!” Zi Peng is really good to me. Well, the house let me live in the big house and heat up the kang every day. If you don't have anything to do, just look at the color TV. I'm really happy for the rest of my life. ”
She was happy to see her mother so happy. She went on to praise:
”Aunt, for someone as filial and filial as my second brother, I'm afraid there aren't many people in my eight villages that can do this, right?”
His mother was very satisfied with her current life. Hearing what Liza had said, she continued to say, ”I'm sorry, ”
”Zipeng was filial to me and did not anger me. He ate all the fine grains and never stopped eating. I was satisfied.” In the past, I never thought that I would live so long after I had eaten; I never thought that I would grow old again; I never thought that life would be so good. ”
When Lisa saw her mother grinning from ear to ear, she continued with what she had just said:
”Aunt, my second brother is not only filial to you, he is also good to anyone. He is a kind, kind-hearted, cultured, and a good material for government. ”
The mother felt that the praise Lixia gave Zi Peng was a bit too much, so she said:
”Xiao Xia, don't always speak up for him. He's actually not as good as you think he is.”
Listening to her mother's words, Liza took her mother's words and said truthfully:
”Aunt, what I said was the truth. It's not exaggerated at all. second brother often told me that it was all thanks to you letting him study that I had this day. If he had not studied, he would probably only be farming now and not as a cadre, ”he said.
When her mother heard this, she felt the same way. She caressed her hand and said with deep emotion:
”Xiao Xia, you don't know if there was anything poor in his family from the time he studied. In order to help him study, I washed his clothes, did some odd jobs to earn two dollars, bought books for him, and paid his tuition. At the time, I thought, it was painful for a person to have no culture in his entire life. That's why I've worked so hard to get him to read for six years. ”
Lixia now more respect and love for her mother, she said with a smile of praise:
”Aunt, you are truly an outstanding person. The conditions are so difficult, the life is so difficult, and the environment is so vile. You are even willing to learn from the second brother. You are a wonderful mother; you are a reasonable mother; you are an open-minded mother. ”
Her mother felt that what Lisa said made sense. Thus, she echoed her words and said:
”Xiao Xia, it was also thanks to your second brother having studied for six years that he was able to achieve what he has done today. ”Otherwise, wouldn't it be lying on the floor for the rest of my life?”
At this moment, Lixia was reminded of the pain of having no mother. Since she came into contact with her mother, she had obtained some maternal love from her. She looked at her mother's happy smile and said with emotion:
”Aunt, my mother passed away early. Not long after I was born, my mother passed away. What did it feel like to have a mother's love in my life? Only now, since I have come into contact with you, have I felt the intimacy of a mother's love; only now have I felt the warmth of a mother's love. If only you were my mother! ”
When her mother heard this, she felt sorry for her. She thought for a while and then said from the bottom of her heart:
”Xiao Xia, it's better to have a mother than to live a hundred years. I think you're a very sensible kid and quite likeable. If you don't mind, just take me as your mother. I only have one daughter anyways, so it's not too much to have another daughter. ”
Lixia had never thought that her mother would recognize her as her goddaughter. When she heard this, she hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to her mother, saying while she did so:
”Then I'll thank the old man. ”Mother, your son kowtowed to you.”
Mother quickly pulled Lixia up and said,
”Child, I am old now and useless. What's the use of you taking an old woman like me as your mother? ”
Lixia was moved to tears by her mother's true feelings. She wiped away her tears while emotionally saying:
”Mother, you don't have to be so polite. As long as you live in this world, you will be my mother.”
The mother helped Lixia up and sat back down on the kang, sighing with emotion as she said:
”Xiao Xia is not only beautiful, but also has a sweet mouth. Sigh, who told me to be happy today? From today onwards, you will be my daughter. ”
Lixia felt happier than she had ever felt before. She tightly held her mother's hand and sincerely said:
”Mother, having such a great mother like you is a blessing from my previous life.”
While Rosia and her mother were talking in the room, the dishes outside were ready. There were quite a few people today, and the room was filled with people. Zi Peng had put down 5 tables and was afraid that he wouldn't be able to sit down, so he had his own family members sit back and wait for a while before eating.
Zi Peng brought the guests to the table and sat them down, then poured wine for them. He raised his wine cup and stood up, saying to everyone:
”My Family and friends, my brothers and sisters, today is my mother's 80th birthday, thank you all for coming. Here, on behalf of my mother, I would like to toast everyone! I wish everyone a smooth and healthy work! Spring Festival is coming soon, I pay my respects to you all in your early years, and wish you all a happy new year and all the best of luck. I've prepared a light wine and light dishes here. It's disrespectful, so I want everyone to have a good meal. ”Come, cheers!”
After he finished speaking, Zi Peng drank a glass of beer in one gulp. Thus, the feast officially began.
An hour and a half later, the people who were celebrating their birthday began to disperse one after another. Only Lixia couldn't bear to leave while holding her mother's hand. His mother also felt the same way. She also wished that her daughter could stay here for a while longer …
It was about 6 pm when the family said their goodbyes and went back. Zi Peng, his mother and Family sent the family of three to the main road. They had all gone back, only Zi Peng was still standing there, not moving at all. He watched them disappear into the night before he returned to the house.
After he came back, his mother happily said to him:
”Zi Peng, I've taken on Lixia as my goddaughter today, you won't object, right?”
Zi Peng looked at his mother's smiling face and said:
”Mother, how can I object to what you have done?” …