On the day of the blind date, he was ten minutes late riding an old electric bike.
The basket of the car contained Chinese medicine for my father, and my hair was pressed by the helmet to make a funny mark. He sat across from me, ordered a bowl of the cheapest plain noodles, and then, as if reading a resume, he spread out all his financial resources - a temporary job in the street, a monthly salary of 2,800 yuan, his father was paralyzed by a stroke, and he had no savings.
I said, I'm divorced. Ectopic pregnancy, one fallopian tube left, doctor said it would be difficult to get pregnant again.
I waited to see that polite, forbearing flinch—I'd seen it so often that it wasn't unusual.
He was silent for a few seconds and said, "What I care about is that you don't lie to me."
I knew at that moment that I was committed to this man.
Later I found out that this boring man kept every word I casually said in mind. I said I liked light gray and he painted an entire wall. I said I wanted to eat pork ribs, and he secretly learned from my mother for three weeks. The day after I soaked wolfberry in the thermos cup, he found that the lid was loose and fixed it overnight.
Life is still hard. My father's medical expenses, my failure in the editor-in-chief exam, my colleagues' looks at me, my mother-in-law's insistence on giving birth... We had quarrels, cold wars, and slept back to back.
But every time I wake up, there is always hot water in my thermos, and there is always room for me in his bed.
This is a story about how two people who were beaten down by life helped each other stand up.
Purpose: The true journey of an ordinary man and woman from a blind date to a mutual relationship explores the essence of marriage - not a vigorous romance, but a frank, supportive, and persevering relationship under the pressure of reality. Although life is bitter, as long as two people are willing to give their hearts to each other, even ordinary days can be filled with steaming sweetness. True love is hidden in the lamp left late at night, the always warm water in the thermos cup, and the promise of "I am here" every time.