However, despite my many rounds of "sincere" persuasion, my father always smiled lightly and refused to comment. He is only 50 years old, and I really can't bear to see him spend his old age alone.

Xiaoyun’s father passed away four years ago. During a casual chat, she and I suddenly had an idea: Since we are as good as biological sisters, why not just combine our two good friends into one and bring our respective parents together? We planned an evening for this great decision.

But when I was about to further coax my father, I suddenly felt something was wrong. I looked at the desk calendar, stuck out my tongue in fear, and hurriedly called Xiaoyun - the death anniversary of my biological mother was approaching. , "It is not suitable to move" these days!

The cold wind is carrying a bit of cold rain, and the evergreens and small pines and cypresses seem to be trembling, and the empty cemetery feels heartbreakingly cold.

My father stood silently in the wind and rain, just like what I remembered from childhood: whenever he came to visit the grave during the Qingming Festival or two death anniversaries, his sharp lips were always moving slightly, as if he was talking to his wife. They murmured about their daily routine. In this cemetery at the foot of Nanshan Mountain on the outskirts of the city, lie two women who were just passers-by in their father's life. Their wish to grow old together with their beloved husbands has turned into eternal regrets.

I was only three years old when my mother passed away. I couldn’t recall many past events when I was babbling and toddling. I could only vaguely recall my loving biological mother and her warm love through her portrait. The embrace, and the faint frankincense.

When I was just an adult, I blushed because of her and longed for being a mother with my heartbeat. I believe that being immersed in such warmth and fragrance would be such a comfort for a child. The feeling of intoxicating happiness.

At the west end of the cemetery, my stepmother lies buried. She was only 31 years old when liver cancer took her life. During the six years that she was with me, I rejected her and even hated her. Although she was very kind to me and regarded me as her own daughter, at a young age I could never understand why my father wanted to find another woman to replace my mother.

I still remember when I was in elementary school, I would go to a nearby park with my classmates to play after school, and I would come home late on purpose to make her worry; No mother cooks delicious food; I would deliberately dirty the newly put on clothes, and then gloat over her help me wash the clothes...

It wasn't until after my stepmother passed away that my father told me emotionally that for Me, she is determined not to have children. She has sacrificed too much for this family. Recalling the days and nights in which my stepmother took good care of our father and daughter over the past six years, I suddenly realized that my stepmother's love is actually as great as my biological mother's.

In my father’s study, two portraits of the same size hang side by side. To him, both my mothers were his greatest loves.

Not long after, the National Day came, and Xiaoyun issued an ultimatum: "If you don't feedback the information, my mother will think that your father is staged. Her self-esteem is also very strong! Can it be done? I have to do it." Tell me something!"

When I got home that day, I tentatively told my father about meeting Xiaoyun's mother: "Xiaoyun will come over with her mother tomorrow. Let's talk about it. ?" My father's expression suddenly solidified.

"Dad," I said emotionally, "you have suffered for so many years because of me! I also work and will eventually get married. Do you plan to be a loner for the rest of your life?"

My father was silent for a long time and sighed: "I was just going to tell you about this!" He got up and went to the bedroom, and I heard the sound of the cabinet being opened.

After a while, he took out a yellow envelope and handed it to me silently. I opened it suspiciously, and was stunned to find it was a will——

Zhenhua:

I just regret that I don’t have the chance to grow old with you in this life. What I was most worried about before leaving was my daughter. You are a person who doesn’t pay much attention to life. I hope you can take good care of her:

1. Qinqin is a girl and needs to take a bath every day, which is difficult in winter. Wash three times a week;

2. She loves to eat sweets too much and cannot be accommodated. A girl’s teeth are too important;

3. The bathroom does not have a lock, remember to change it. A girl will learn to be shy when she is six or seven years old, so you need to make her feel safe;

4. My maternal family has a genetic history of glaucoma. Remember to take your daughter for a checkup once a year. If there is a problem, it is best to get it as soon as possible. Treatment;

…

Tears welled up in my eyes! When she was dying, my mother paid close attention to her daughter behind her in every detail, giving as many as a dozen instructions!

What surprised me even more was that on the yellowed manuscript, after the biological mother’s signature, there was the stepmother’s affectionate final words——

Zhenhua:

My sorrow is the same as that of Meiling. God is unfair and won’t let me walk hand in hand with you to the end of my life. Fortunately, Qinqin has grown up a lot, but she is only 12 years old. It is recommended to find another mother for her, but she must be kind-hearted.

I have done everything Meiling asked me to do. In the future, you have to pay attention to a few things for your daughter:

1. If she fails to get into a key middle school, don’t show your displeasure. Be more encouraging;

2. Her violin is no longer suitable for her age. Please buy another one, and don’t put pressure on her to practice in this area. After all, it is not her development direction;

3. Her personality is too strong and she should be guided. She must learn to be humble and listen to other people's opinions;

4. After entering junior high school, special attention should be paid to the tendency of children to fall in love early. This is what I am most worried about. Without her mother, she has nowhere to say what is on her mind. You have to be like a mother and make friends with her;

...

A will made by two mothers holding a baton. , I burst into tears and threw myself into my father’s arms.

My father stroked my hair and said in a low voice: "My child, why should I show you this will? In fact, I have experienced many conflicts in my heart about whether to remarry. That day I went Cemetery, I finally made the decision.

I said to them in my heart, you are both the best wives and the best mothers in the world! Although I am not superstitious, I always feel that I am born to be "wife-killing" as others say? What if that is true? , I will never hurt another good woman again! Daughter, I want you to know that with your two good mothers in my heart, dad’s life is enough!”

Mother’s Will