Something happened. This is not going to be bloody.

Chapter 379 Mom, I'm Sorry - Being Ordinary is Good

Zhou Leng's life was stable and ordinary for five years.

After five years, Jin Ling and Chen Hao got married. Chen Hao chose to return to China to work for his wife. This may be the legendary friendship between three people is too crowded, so it’s better for us to be together.

The combination of these two people made Zhou Leng's blind date journey become urgent and frequent.

Zhou Leng now wants to say that very few people who enter the blind date market can come out with a smile, most of them look wooden and tired.

***

From childhood to adulthood, Xin Ran has passively accepted all arrangements, listened to his parents, studied hard, never been late or left early, went to a normal school, took the teacher qualification certificate, and became an elementary school teacher after graduation. He lives close to home and socializing is easy, and he lives at home even when he is working.

Xin Ran knew that she was very ordinary, with a plain appearance, a medium IQ, a figure that was neither fat nor thin, and neither beautiful nor ugly. She was the most inconspicuous person in the crowd. She used to hate herself like this, but later she got used to it. She neither fought nor backed off, as if she was calmly waiting for the arrangement of fate. But today, when she looked at the blind date opposite her, the boy who was handsome and radiant in her eyes, she couldn't help but want to take the initiative once.

"Liu Zimo, let's add each other on WeChat so that we can keep in touch later."

Xin Ran nervously clenched her hands under the table, trying hard to appear calm.

"Okay, but we're slow in responding to messages."

"It's okay, we do the same."

Xin Ran watched Zhou Leng's car leave, she turned around and went home, the smile on her lips made her face a little softer. She thought she could be braver, even though she knew she was marrying above her station, she still wanted to give it a try.

Zhou Leng's mission target in this world is Tao Yan, so he naturally considers many aspects when choosing a wife. Facing Xin Ran's advances, he knows it in his heart and responds slowly.

Being a man and a good husband is not the first time for Zhou Leng, and he is quite familiar with it.

Zhou Leng really likes the peacefulness of Xin Ran. He is like a grain of sand among the countless living beings. Being able to see the end of the road at a glance is a good thing for him in this world.

Zhou Leng, whose blind date went relatively smoothly, returned home and saw Tao Yan sitting on the sofa in a daze. Her expression and face were not what they usually were. She even subconsciously turned her head and adjusted herself after seeing her son.

"Mom, what's wrong? Did you have a fight with Uncle Hu? Why don't you break up? The next one will be more obedient."

Tao Yan was not amused and still had a sad look on her face.

"Mom, what's wrong? Tell the truth!" Zhou Leng said in a serious tone.

Tao Yan pursed her lips and said, "Actually, nothing happened. I just heard some gossip today. It's nothing."

In fact, the matter is very simple. Tao Yan's friend introduced the girl to her. Both parties were satisfied after the blind date. However, there was no follow-up after a month of contact. Tao Yan felt it was a pity and went to inquire. It turned out that the other party thought Liu Zimo was a good person, but had a mother who only wanted to date and not get married. She was afraid of the future relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and even gossiped about Tao Yan behind her back.

Tao Yan changed the subject: "How was your blind date today?"

"She's pretty good, very quiet, and you can tell at first glance that she's a good girl who grew up under the care of her parents. I like her very much."

“Have you talked about your original families?”

With just this one sentence, Zhou Leng knew why Tao Yan was in a bad mood today.

"Mom, it's hard to find a suitable match. Not only does he have to be compatible with me, but he also has to accept my family and I can integrate into their family. I'm getting married, not buying vegetables in the market. Grandpas and aunties have to come and watch. I'm not a discounted vegetable for them to compare with."

Tao Yan said firmly, "After you get married, you can live alone as a couple. Mom will never interfere. I will appear when you need me and disappear when you don't. As long as you are happy, that's all. You can discuss this with the woman. I will wait until the day when I can't take care of myself, and I can ask you to help me. I don't need anything else from you."

"Mom, don't worry, I will be very happy, and our family will be very harmonious. I can handle your relationship with the mother-in-law."

Tao Yan patted her son's hand.

***

A month later, Xin Ran and Zhou Leng confirmed their relationship, and after a year of dating, they got married.

After her son got married, Tao Yan seldom visited her mother-in-law and she did not receive love from her mother-in-law, but she tried hard to be a good mother-in-law, so unless her son or daughter-in-law called her, she would never show up or meddle in other people's business.

Tao Yan hadn't contacted her family for two months. Today, she suddenly received a call from her brother. She frowned and swiped her phone to answer. Ever since she had money, her parents and brother asked her to borrow money again and again. After she refused many times, the relationship between the two sides became more and more strained.

"Hey, what's the matter?"

"What's the tone of your voice? Dad is dead, he died at home and you didn't even know it. Mom is in the hospital due to trauma. How can you be a daughter? How can you be a daughter!"

Tao Yan was stunned. She asked hesitantly, "When did it happen?"

Tao Jun roared: "Just now, my neighbor called me and asked me to go to the emergency room of the People's Hospital to take care of Mom. I will take care of Dad's affairs."

Tao Yan ignored her brother's roar. After hanging up the phone, she looked at her son beside her in a trance.

"Mom, what's wrong? What did your uncle yell at you?"

"Your grandpa is gone, your grandma is in the hospital, your uncle asked us to go to the emergency room of the People's Hospital to find your grandma, your aunt is there."

When Xin Ran heard her mother-in-law say this, she walked over, took her arm, and comforted her silently.

Today is a day off, Tao Yan came to deliver some delicious food, and just at this time Tao Jun called.

"Wife, you stay home. You haven't met them many times. It would be awkward if you go. Mom and I can go."

Xin Ran gave her husband a grateful look. She, a small girl, really couldn't handle it, so she would wait until the funeral to go.

Zhou Leng and his friend went to the hospital, made a phone call and found the ward.

Tao Yan had regained her composure at this time. Since her divorce, she had hardly visited her parents except for the New Year and birthdays. Although the only warmth and care in her memory had been completely worn away by the word "partiality", and now only the blood tie was left, she still felt guilty and uncomfortable in her heart.

"Now that you're here, I'll go home first. I have a lot of things to do at home, and I also have to pick up the kids from school."

Tao Yan seemed not to hear the complaint in her sister-in-law's tone. She nodded and walked to the bedside and looked at her mother's pale face.

In the hospital corridor, Tao Yan said tiredly:

"Mom never told you that your grandma was ridiculed a lot because I was a girl. It wasn't until your uncle was born that things got better. So I was inferior to your uncle in this family. I didn't understand when I was young and always argued with them. Gradually, I became very concerned about their feelings and always wanted to please them and hope that they liked me. Maybe this is why the more you can't get something, the more you want it. I hope they recognize me and love me."

Tao Yan looked at her son's distressed face, wiped her tears and continued:

"Until you were born, you had no memory before the age of three, but you know that you really healed your mother at that time. No matter how much your mother beat you or scolded you, you would throw yourself into her arms even with tears. You needed your mother and accompanied her. Really, now that I think about it, it's not that you can't live without me, but that I can't live without you. If you didn't need your mother so much when you were a child, I don't know what would have happened."

Zhou Leng held Tao Yan's hand tightly and said, "Mom, I always need you. If it weren't for you, I would have become a little yellow-haired boy."

"You don't have to worry about mom. Your grandpa is gone. Mom is sad, but she can accept it. It's normal for people to grow old, get sick, and die."

"Ah."

The mother and son held each other's hands tightly. They sat in the hospital corridor, watching the people coming and going, and became part of the crowd.