Free heart

Judging from her daughter's determined eyes, persistent attitude and somewhat serious expression, it seems that she really cares about this typical Shanghai dialect vocabulary.Song Mingjuan was a little confused, thinking, "What's going on with my daughter today? In order to follow her wishes, I even changed my speech into Mandarin."

It's a pity, how could she, who loves her daughter so much, know that this is the beginning of her daughter's desire to gain the initiative in the conversation.A few seconds later, he still smiled and said, "You are my baby girl, you can't call her too much."

Shen Xiaoxiao shook her head, "Well, there is one more thing. In some places, this title is also used to describe girls who 'assist in communication'. I don't know, do you and Dad know these things?"

"Assist in communication? Old Shen, do you know what this means?" Song Mingjuan asked her husband sideways.

"Okay, don't dwell on this issue anymore. I'll explain it to you later." After Shen Guodong finished speaking, he quickly gave his wife a look.

"Nan... Xiaoxiao, if it wasn't for Xiaoying, I'm afraid I wouldn't even know that you returned to Shanghai two months ago." Song Mingjuan said gently.

"If I had gone home at that time, and then told you that I was going to a drug rehabilitation center, do you think you still have the same attitude towards me?" Shen Xiaoxiao asked calmly.

"Of course, I'm your mother. It's inevitable for children to make mistakes once in a while."

"Really? I'm sorry, Mom, it seems that today's conversation can be over."

Seeing that his daughter was about to pull away and leave, Shen Guodong said, "Xiao Xiao, we only care about you and don't mean to blame you. Mingjuan, what do you think?"

Song Mingjuan was also very surprised by her daughter's behavior, "Yes. Xiaoxiao, I didn't intend to blame you."

Xiao Xiao said, "Thank you. Mom, I want to correct two points. The first point is that I am an adult; the second point is that smoking marijuana is not a question of making mistakes at all. I know, this kind of thing In the country, it belongs to the scope of severe crackdown like other drugs."

Shen Guodong on the side nodded, showing a consoling smile, "Xiao Xiao, it's good that you can think about things like this. As long as you don't touch that kind of thing like those famous people again, that's fine."

"Xiao Xiao, if you know your mistakes and can correct them, you are a good boy." Song Mingjuan praised habitually.

"Mom, will you still treat me like a child when I'm 80 years old?" Xiao Xiao asked intentionally.

"Even if you live to be 100 years old, you will still be my beloved daughter."

"Mom, what I want to tell you is that I need equality, autonomy and respect."

"What do you mean? Xiaoxiao, do you regard me as the landlord's wife before liberation? Are you working as a long-term worker at home, or as a child bride?"

"Mom, I'm telling you something very serious."

"All right, all right, tell me."

After taking a sip of the green tea that the nanny had brought for a long time, Shen Xiaoxiao stood up and faced her parents.With his left hand behind his back, his right hand held out his thumb in mid-air, "First, I will be 25 next month, do you two think I am an adult?"

Shen Guodong admired his daughter's gesture, "That's right. All of us remember your birthday very clearly."

Xiao Xiao stretched out her index finger again, "Second, what am I?"

Song Mingjuan frowned and blamed, "What are you talking about, little girl?"

"Mom, please answer my question directly."

"Okay. Well, you're my daughter, and you're a fine grown woman. Is that all right?"

"No, what you said is just superficial. Let me tell you that I am an independent social individual with my own will and personality. Dad, what do you think?"

Shen Guodong nodded, "Well, the novel is very objective, I second it."

Xiaoxiao stretched out her middle finger again, "Third, since you admit that I am a social individual, you must give me full equal communication rights, autonomy and very necessary respect."

Song Mingjuan asked, "Xiao Xiao, do you think we don't care enough for you and love you enough?"

"I am very grateful for your concern and love. But, Mom, you are wrong."

"Am I wrong?? Xiao Xiao, I would like to hear where I am wrong?"

"First of all, I am your child, but I also belong to this society. Secondly, although I was born by you, I am not your private property."

"Private property?? Xiao Xiao, you are a piece of meat that fell from me. Don't I have the responsibility to control you, educate you, love you and care about you?"

"Yes! But I sincerely hope that you don't arbitrarily impose your will on me, regardless of and respect for my ideas and personality."

"Old Shen, listen. Is this what our daughter said?" Song Mingjuan couldn't think of a better way to refute her daughter, and asked her husband for help.

Shen Guodong didn't speak immediately, but just thought, "My daughter has lived in the United States for more than ten years, and her thinking and character can no longer be compared with children from other families. If you continue to use the previous education method, I'm afraid it will be counterproductive."

Then, he said, "Daughter, your third point is exactly what you want from this family, isn't it?"

Xiao Xiaotai still said calmly, "Yes. Equal communication and respect for children's ideas are the most missing educational attitudes in most Chinese families."

"you are right."

"From the moment a child is born, it means that he will continue to exist as an individual in human society. Then, neither parents, teachers, relatives or friends have the privilege to control and limit children's thoughts and behaviors. In most cases, they cannot Feel free to make choices for the child. The child is his own master."

"Little, do you mean that parents and children are friends?"

"You could say the same."

"Okay, I got it. Xiaoxiao, go and comfort your mother." After finishing speaking, Shen Guodong looked at his daughter and at the same time whined in the direction of his wife.

Song Mingjuan sat on the sofa sulking alone, turning her face away and wiping away the tears she was shedding.Xiao Xiao sighed slightly, walked over and said softly, "I'm sorry, Mom, I hope you can understand me."

"Don't talk to me. No matter what you want to do in the future, I don't want to care about you anymore."

"okay, thank you."

"Xiao Xiao, I can understand your thoughts. What I want to know is, where is your bottom line?" Shen Guodong asked again.

"Dad, I have indeed violated the bottom line in the matter of marijuana. But in the future, I will not easily make fun of my bottom line, nor will I take morality, emotion and family responsibility as a trifle." Shen Xiao Xiao said.

"Because freedom is the most important thing for a person!" She said again.