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去谁家过年

Updated: 2015-03-03 11:09

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文/莲子

我今年国庆节结婚,转眼要过年了,我和老公都是独生子女,父亲恰在几年前的大年二十七去世,每到过年,母亲都会想起早逝的父亲。今年春节,只有母亲独自在家流泪,想到此,我心如刀绞,总觉得对不起母亲。今年,在我们这个新家,去谁家过年成了我们最难解决的一件大事。

老公是个通情达理的人,他早就说过,他乐意去岳母家过年。一次,我去母亲家,母亲说,她这一生养个闺女不容易,又是独女,今年你们结婚第一年,一定要来我家过年。母亲说着,泪不由地流了出来,由于老公提前跟我说了去岳母家过年的事,我和老公就非常痛快地答应了。

小年我们去公婆家过,吃饭的时候,婆婆一个劲地往我碗里夹菜,对我说,今年是你们结婚第一年,你爸知道你爱吃鱼,特意买了十几种海鱼侍候我,还专门为你做了许多好吃的,过年的时候,大家欢欢喜喜地过个年吧。婆婆说完,面对婆婆渴望的眼神,我又不想伤了她的心,再说,以后婆媳关系也不好处,就偷偷看老公,老公却不看我,无奈,我只好答应来婆婆家过年。

年味越来越浓了,至于去谁家过年我仍然没有一个好的解决方法。大概为了能让我们去婆婆家过年,婆婆几乎每天都往我们家跑,对我就象对待亲闺女一样。婆婆的这些做法,是为了去她家过年。我这人心软,看见婆婆这样,我心里象打了个五味瓶,婆婆越是对我好,我觉得过年离去父母家越来越远了。

那天看电视,我突然被一条新闻触动了,我们这里有一家大酒店,除夕有个春节联欢会,有巨型电视,还有现场文艺表演和节目互动。看着,我心一动,何不动员公婆及母亲去酒店过年呢。老公也很支持我的想法。

我急忙给母亲打电话征求意见,没想到,母亲欣然接受。

接下来,老公给父母打电话,老公唯恐父亲不同意,电话一接通,他直绕弯儿,讲了半天,才把去酒店过年的事说出来,没想到,电话里传来笑声,公公说,无论去哪里过年,大家快乐就好。

等挂了电话,老公一把抱起我,我看到,老公泪都下来了,我知道,这泪中包含了对双方父母的爱。

 

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