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There was a long, long silence on the other end of the phone, so long that I thought my mom had hung up, before her voice came through:
“You need to tell him about this.”
“If he doesn’t want it, Grandma wants it.”
“When the time comes, you give birth and leave the baby with me, I’ll raise it for you.”
I tightly covered my mouth, but tears kept falling.
Indeed, in this world, only mom is the best.
Hearing my crying, my mom sighed, “Sweetie, we women go through difficulties, but we overcome them. There’s nothing we can’t get through, you know?”
“Mm…”
I wiped my tears messily: “Mom, thank you.”
“Silly child, what are you thanking me for? I’m your mom, of course I’ll help you.”
Hearing that my mom was crying too, I felt even worse.
When I initially chose to come to the big city alone to make a living, I wanted to earn big money so my mom could have a comfortable retirement. But after more than three years, not only have I achieved nothing, I’m also making her worry about me.
cried for a long time, but my mom composed herself first.
“Don’t cry anymore, get some sleep. Mom still has to deliver roasted meats to people now, to earn milk money for my grandchild. My mom deliberately joked to cheer me up.
“Mm, go ahead with your work.”
After hane
10:31 PM
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After hanging up the phone, I looked at the bright moon and stars, taking a deep breath.
I felt much lighter.
Because mom is always the strongest pillar behind me!
I told Emily my decision.
Emily was surprised but also happy for me: “You’ve thought it through?”
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“Yes, although it’s said that children from single–parent families have a harder time growing up, thinking carefully, the love my mom gave me from childhood was no less than children with both parents. So if my mom could do it, I’m sure I can do it too. Moreover, my baby will have a grandmother to dote on them!”
I rubbed my belly, suddenly feeling less lost about the future.
Emily strongly agreed with my words.
“So are you planning to quit your job and go back?”
“Anyway, I’ve worked diligently at this lousy company for over three years, and forget about promotion, I haven’t even gotten a raise. Why should I stay?”
“Hearing you say that, I want to quit too.”
“Quit, find someone to marry! Turn around and work at home, without even getting paid.”
“Haha, then I’d better continue being a wage slave!”
We laughed and chatted for a while, then Emily suddenly looked reluctant: “When exactly are you going back home? I want to treat you to a
nice meal.”
“I’ve already submitted my resignation letter, it should take about a month before I can leave.”
“But you’re so capable, will your boss be willing to let you go?”
“I’ll just tell him I’m pregnant, see if that doesn’t scare him to death.”
“Haha, he’ll have you carried out in a sedan chair right away!”
But after laughing, we both fell silent.
