If love can be booked

Xiagang New Village

"Mom... can I sleep with you today?" She knocked gently on her mother's door. She was the only one in the room, with the dim light of a night lamp, thinking about her worries...

"Come in quickly, don't catch a cold..." She's a grown-up girl now...

I seldom slept with my mother in my memory. As time passed, my mother's hair turned white and she became a married woman...

"Mom...what were you thinking about just now?" She was thinking about something...

"I'm thinking about you... You have all grown up, and mom is old, but seeing that you are all so happy, mom is very pleased." Your happiness is my happiness.

"Mom...how can I be old? You've always been so young and beautiful..." His eyes couldn't help but feel a little sore. It's not that he didn't acknowledge the fact that his mother was getting old. It was just that when his eyes fell on her slightly hunched back, he was shocked to find that it was already engraved with deep and shallow traces of the passing of time, and there were crow's feet faintly visible at the corners of her eyes.

"Don't make fun of your mother..." Those youthful years that passed...

"My nephew is about to call me grandma..." I heard it's a boy...

"Hurry up my brother, hurry up and have a grandchild..." It's a pity that he doesn't seem to have the intention of getting married, having children and settling down...

"That boy... forget about him, maybe it's not our destiny yet..." The girl I met last time was so nice, gentle, kind, generous and decent, but he just ignored her and turned a blind eye to her. I really don't know what's going on.

"Don't worry, he won't have to worry about being loved." He has always been the one who chooses others...

"I know, he is just like your father back then..." Lin's mother's voice was slightly low, with a hint of nostalgia. Very much like him...

"Really? You rarely mention him..." She has no father, and she knew it since she was a child...

"Tell me more about Dad..." Although she already knew the answer deep in her heart, the innate family bond always drove her to explore the past that was buried by time. Because she knew very well that not asking was not out of indifference, but out of fear of touching the softest corner of her mother's heart and causing endless sorrow.

"He is a brave and fearless soldier. I still remember when we first met, he was only 16 years old, still a childish boy. One day, he took advantage of the army holiday, sneaked out of the camp without telling his superiors, and ran outside to play." At that time, he was wearing a neat military uniform, which was covered with mud, but it did not affect his sunny and handsome appearance at all.

"That day, I was washing clothes by the river, and suddenly I heard a cheerful and playful sound coming from the other side of the river. Looking up, I saw a figure playing in the water. That energetic face and hearty laughter brushed through my heart like a spring breeze, and I couldn't help but fall for it." His big smiling face and hearty laughter disturbed the girl's heart.

"That autumn, you ran to our door and proposed to me." One morning, when the first ray of sunlight fell on the door of the courtyard, a familiar figure appeared in her sight. It turned out to be the young soldier, who was now wearing a neat military uniform and a shining golden medal on his chest. He walked to her with firm and powerful steps, knelt on one knee, and said the long-awaited oath affectionately, "Marry me!"

"The year your brother was born, I became the wife of a major general..." Memories flooded into her mind, and a hint of sadness appeared in her eyes. Although she became the enviable wife of a major general, he was still busy with military affairs and rarely went home to accompany her.

"The year you were born, I became the commander's wife..." This should have been a moment worth celebrating, but who would have thought that he would receive a temporary mission and there would be no news from him since then...

Once, he promised to accompany her to the vast ocean, to feel the breeze and listen to the sound of the waves. But she never set foot on the ocean she had longed for in her entire life.

"I thought we could always be so happy..." she murmured. Thinking of those warm days in the past, he personally cooked delicious dishes, and the familiar taste still lingers on the tip of the tongue. Unfortunately, such good times have gone, leaving only loneliness and solitude.

"That year, he never came back after the mission..." They had promised to be together for the rest of their lives, but now she was left alone to face the ups and downs of life. And what about him? Had he long forgotten the oath he made to her? The phrase "where there is a country, there is a home" was perhaps the reason why he resolutely threw himself into the battle.

"My dad is so handsome..." She seldom mentioned the past, as if she had buried that unforgettable experience deep in her heart.

"My father must have loved you very much at that time..." Because she loved you so much, she would not allow other men to intrude into her inner world; because she was too affectionate, even the memories became heavy.

"I love him very much too..." Because I love him too much, I cannot forgive him for leaving me. Every memory hurts my heart like a knife.

"Go to sleep..." Sheng, can we meet again in the next life?

Can I dream of you in my sleep? Whenever you quietly step into my heart, do you know? How I long to be with you and spend the rest of my life together. Now, the children have grown up, you can rest assured. I will always be with you, and I will not blame you for my choice, knowing that you care about the motherland...

I had a good night's sleep, and someone smiled at me. I think it was my dad...

"The smell of pumpkin porridge..." The familiar and unique aroma filled the air, evoking the deepest thoughts in my heart. Only he can make this taste...

"Brother, you're back..." I heard that the hospital worked overtime last night...

"I miss you so much..." I miss the pumpkin porridge he made...

"You miss me but you don't know how to come back? I've always been at home, but you..." I know you have a family and it's impossible for us to be together every day. I just miss that silly girl.

"Feng'er, your sister finally came back, so don't talk about her..." I was looking forward to her coming back, and when I heard that she was back, I cooked her favorite pumpkin porridge, and now I'm still talking about her...

"Wash up and eat, my dear sister..." He called softly, but deep in his heart there surged an unspeakable sense of loss: she had grown up after all.

Good sister? She has never been one, has she? From childhood to adulthood, her brother has always taken care of her and taken care of her meticulously. But as time passed, she gradually grew up and had her own small family. She actually unknowingly ignored the brother who always loved her... Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel guilty and self-blame. Sorry, it turns out that I haven't done well enough...

The brother picked up a bowl of steaming pumpkin porridge, carefully handed it to her, and said with a smile: "Come, sit down... I wonder if my nephew likes the pumpkin porridge made by my uncle?"

Looking at the familiar yet strange scene in front of her, she suddenly realized that it was a long time ago that the family sat around the dining table and had breakfast together happily...

"Thank you, brother..." She took the bowl and blew away the steam on the surface. The sweet and delicious taste instantly filled her mouth, evoking countless good memories. When she was a child, whenever she was sick or in a bad mood, her brother would always cook a pot of hot pumpkin porridge for her to drink; and now, the warmth is still the same, but time has quietly changed many things...

"What are you thanking me for? Don't forget that I'm your brother..." They can become brother and sister in this life. Maybe, as people say, they were a pair of affectionate lovers in their previous lives. It's only because love is too bitter and difficult that they will be together for life in this life and never separate.

"Here... your favorite duck egg yolk..." He carefully handed the peeled duck egg in his hand to his sister. The golden yolk exuded an enticing aroma, as if carrying endless love and care.

"Thank you, brother..." She happily took the duck egg. He still remembered her favorite egg yolk...

"Silly girl, why thank me? It's not for you, it's for my little nephew." He smiled and touched his sister's head, his eyes revealing his expectation for his future nephew. Once some people meet, they are destined to have an inseparable bond with each other; and once some love words are spoken, they promise eternal happiness.

"Brother...you are partial..." She pouted and pretended to be angry. But she knew in her heart that her brother loved her and the new baby.

"You two, stop making trouble and eat well..." The mother looked at the brother and sister with a smile, her tone was filled with helplessness and relief. Whenever they met, they always had endless things to say and stories to tell... The brother and sister...

"Okay, Mom...eat this...Mom, my brother's cooking is delicious..." She picked up a piece of poached egg and put it in her mother's bowl, with a happy smile on her face. A simple breakfast, a bowl of ordinary pumpkin porridge, but it made the family's hearts closely connected, and there was no room for anyone else.

The warm and gentle sunlight in the early morning, like a golden veil, gently falls on the earth, and also reflects his face as bright and dazzling as the stars. At this moment, it seems that time has stopped, and the whole world is left with only this beautiful scene and his heart-moving face. For me, being able to have such a moment is the most precious thing in life and worth remembering forever... Because you are by my side, my life is filled with endless happiness and sweetness.

In this complicated world, there is a special existence that is given an affectionate title, brother; there is also a deep and sincere emotion called brother-sister love. It is not simply covered by blood relationship, but a bond that transcends family affection, a tacit understanding and concern that cannot be described in words.