The days of being a cat in Japan

Grandma Fujimoto was obviously angry. She looked at her daughter and said very sternly: "Work, work is work, you can't forget your work wherever you go. I beg you, can you think about your personal problems?" , you are 30 years old, how long will it be delayed? When your brother was your age, Junko was already one year old."

Facing her mother's anger, Fujimoto Etsuko said flatteringly with a smile on her face: "Mom, I'm not 30 years old. I'm only 29 this year, and I'm only [-] after the new year."

Facing her daughter with a hippie smile, Grandma Fujimoto took a deep breath and said, "Don't give me a sloppy eye here. Is there a difference between 29 and [-]? It's the end of May now, you think you are still young. I have already said But I told you not to work so hard, and I can rest assured that I can get married earlier, and if this drags on, it's not you who pick people, but someone else's turn to pick you."

Hearing this, Etsuko Fujimoto put a piece of tofu into her mouth and said: "Mom, look at what you said, we are not radish and cabbage in the market, so there is nothing to be picky about. You asked me to go on a blind date and I will go too. I can't find it." Don't blame me when it's appropriate."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Rie quickly poured a small cup of sake for her mother-in-law, and said jokingly: "Yes, Etsuko is working hard too, so don't be angry, mom. Besides, Etsuko is not just busy working so hard, she Now she is the creative director of the company. Last year, the company rewarded her with shares in recognition of her outstanding contributions. This is a kind of trust in her. Now Guangyang and I can’t earn as much as her. Etsuko is so capable , Mom, you should be happy."

Grandma Fujimoto sighed heavily and said, "I'm not telling her to work hard, I'm asking her to take a little time to think about herself. No matter how capable a woman is, she will eventually get married and have children. It's better than later."

Fujimoto Etsuko didn't care about her mother's words. She sipped her wine cup lightly and said, "Mom, I don't agree with what you said. Why do women have to get married? Marriage is not a necessity for life. Like my brother and sister-in-law, it’s a good thing that people who are in love with each other and like to enjoy that kind of family joy should get married. People like me who don’t like noise and prefer quiet, just go to the side and stay honestly, quietly It’s not a crime to live your own life quietly.”

Grandma Fujimoto was very angry when she heard the words, and pointed at her daughter with trembling hands, as if she was about to be out of breath.

Mrs. Rie, who was sitting beside her, hurriedly patted her mother-in-law on the back, and Mr. Fujimoto said to his sister, "Etsuko, speak well, don't talk back to your mother."

While comforting her mother-in-law, Mrs. Fujimoto said in relief, "Mom, don't be angry. I've been keeping an eye on her for the past few days, and I'll arrange for them to contact if they find something suitable."

It's okay not to say this sentence, but Grandma Fujimoto became even more angry when she said this sentence. She asked her daughter: "Mr. Kishimoto who introduced you last week, why didn't the two of you succeed? The matchmaker is I told you that my husband has a good impression of you."

Fujimoto Etsuko put down her chopsticks and said: "Mom, don't be funny, that Mr. Kishimoto is quite honest, but he is [-] meters tall and weighs [-] catties. Your daughter is taller than him when I step on high heels. Half a head. Although he said he was [-] years old, I didn’t look like him at all. The waiter who served us thought I was here to celebrate the elders’ birthday. Mom, if someone introduced you like this when you were young Yes, can you agree?"

Grandma Fujimoto thought for a while after hearing the words, and felt that such a person is really not good, and she would not agree with it, so she continued: "The Mr. Mito I introduced to you the day before yesterday is definitely okay, he works in an important department of the government. , Dagao is also handsome and interested in you, why don't you agree?"

Fujimoto Etsuko said with some sarcasm when she heard the words: "Yeah, the guy with a good job is also handsome, but his temper is too big. The first time we met, he told me that the women of their Mito family can't come out to show their faces , let me quit my job after we get married, and concentrate on taking care of the elderly at home. If he really has this kind of ability, I have no objection to letting me be a full-time wife, but he earns less money in a year than I do in a month , The number on the passbook in the pocket is not enough for me to buy a bag, such a person dares to have such thoughts, alas, it is really hard for me to understand."

Grandma Fujimoto took a deep breath and seemed to want to say something, but Etsuko spoke before her.

I just heard her say slowly: "Mom, as you said, I am not young anymore, so I can see it more clearly. Women choose marriage only because of two points, one is love, and the other is material things. On these two points Why should I marry a man who can't satisfy me at all? It's not that I feel that my life is too comfortable and I want to make trouble for myself. "

Grandma Fujimoto was speechless at what her daughter said, but she was unwilling to let her give up like this, so she could only calm down and said: "Daughter, you can't be so stubborn, how can there be such kindness and affection in this world?" It’s enough to be able to get along with each other without hating each other, it’s almost enough to make do with each other, isn’t it how everyone lives.”

Etsuko Fujimoto raised her eyebrows when she heard the words and said, "It's okay, why should I do it? I'm 29 this year, and if there are no accidents, there will always be [-] or [-] jobs left. I can do it for a day, or I can do it for a year." , but let me spend the rest of my life, this will not work."

Grandma Fujimoto said very angrily when she heard the words: "After all, you still don't want to look for it. You are so single. You are chic, but have you ever thought about how your family feels? Your mother and I are over 60 years old. , still worrying about you, can't you just stop thinking about yourself and let me save myself?"

Looking at her mother's half-gray hair, Fujimoto Etsuko touched her lips with a handkerchief and said in a soft voice: "Mom, if you really want me to die, it's not impossible. But I have to tell you , then I will be very unhappy, very, very unhappy. And I think if I really let it go, it will also be a kind of harm to my husband who does not exist. After all, if he didn’t marry me, maybe he There will also be a wife who loves him, a wife who is willing to give wholeheartedly for him, instead of a woman like me who has dealt with him with a willful mind. Mom, everyone has the right to happiness, and depriving others of their Happiness is a cruel and selfish thing."

Grandma Fujimoto's mouth opened and closed, as if she wanted to say something but didn't know how to say it.

Fujimoto Etsuko got up at this time, walked to her mother's side and leaned on her and said, "Mom, I know what you mean. Dad didn't have too early. My brother and I have been your heart and eyeballs since we were young. Do you hope We are living a good life, and I hope our life can be stable and smooth. But marriage has always been a matter of caution. If your head gets hot and you have a bad life in the future, you have to accompany us to suffer. Mom, me and You promise, if I meet someone who can tempt me, I will definitely try my best to find a way to subdue him, you have to believe that your daughter has this ability."

Looking at her daughter who was leaning against her and acting like a spoiled child, Grandma Fujimoto's anger disappeared. She touched her daughter's head, sighed and said, "You are the sweetest, the best at coaxing me."

As she spoke, she said to her son and daughter-in-law: "Guangyang, Lihui, I'm sorry to quarrel at your house. Mom is just worried about your sister, so she speaks impulsively."

The Fujimoto couple looked at each other, and Mrs. Rie said, "You're offended by saying that. We are a family. We don't have so many politenesses. You can say whatever you think in your heart."

After her, Mr. Fujimoto also said: "Yeah, now that things are settled, that's good. Now the temperature of the hot pot is just right, let's use the chopsticks and let's eat."

As he spoke, he stretched out his chopsticks, picked up a large scallop and sent it to his mother's bowl.

A turmoil caused by different interpretations of marriage quietly dissipated in the family's mutual understanding, leaving only a civet cat with adoring eyes looking at Etsuko Fujimoto in awe.

Xu Jie shouted in his heart, Queen, please accept my worship.