Myfriendgotmarried.Hismothercarriedtwobagsofcottonfromthecountrysidebybusandtraintohiscity.Afterarrivingatthecity,therewasstillalongwaytohishousewithoutanybuspassingbythehouse.Hismotherwalkedtohishomebreathlesslyfor40minuteswithouttakingataxiinordertosavemoney.
Myfriendfeltbitteraswellasfunnyathismother’sdeeds.Hepointedtothecashmereandsilkquiltsandsaid,“Solongasyouhavemoney,youcanbuyanythinginthesupermarket.Thereisnoneedforyoutocarrysomuchcottonhereinsuchalongway.”
Buthismotherinsistedandsaid,“Thecottonofthisyearislightandwarmth-keeping.Haveatryandyouwillknow!”
Maybeeveryparentisthesame,caringfortheirchildrenwithstubbornlovewithoutcaringaboutwhethertheyknoworlikeit.
Thisearlyspring,Iwenttovisitmygrandmother.Wehaddrybeansstew（炖菜）,eggplantsaladbar,sauceradish（酱萝卜条）forourdinner,allofwhichweredriedbymygrandmotherlastautumnandtastedwonderful.Ilovedthedishestomyheart’scontentandcouldnothelppraisingthemagainandagain.
Afterafewdays,mygrandmother,whoseldomvisitedus,cametomyhomeandunpackedherbag,smilinglytakingoutbagsofdriedeggplants,driedbeansanddriedvegetable.ShetoldmethatIleftsohastilylasttimethatsheforgottogivemesomeofthesefoods,soshetookthischancetobringmewhatIliked.
Iwasspeechlessatthattime.Duetomycasualcomplimentaryherfood,mygrandmother,anearly70-year-oldlady,bytakingthreebusesfromthewestofthecitytotheeast,cametomyhomewiththefoodIliked.Butshewasbus-sickinlifeandevenseldomwentstrollinginthestreet.
Myprettygirlfriendhadafailedmarriageinthepast.Afterdivorce,herparentsshedthedeepestprotectionandcaretoherbyhelpingherattendtothechildandofferingfinancialaids.Herparents’lovemadeherpullherselftogetherandforgotthemanwhohadhurtherbefore.
Nonetheless,herfather,anhonestanduprightoldman,afterhearinghisex-son-in-lawgotpromotedinhiscompany,feltterrificallyirritatedandwenttohiscompanytoquestionhisbosswhyaphilanderingmanwithcorruptconductscouldgetpromoted.Thewholeofficefellintoamessimmediatelyandmanystaffjustwa