I had a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival. I had been looking forward to it for a week before the holiday, until the holiday finally arrived. In the blink of an eye, three days passed, and today is the first day back to work after the festival. I am sitting here typing.
Actually, what I was looking forward to was not just another break, but to have a family reunion. From getting married to having children, I have less and less time for myself. The only time I have is spent working to earn money and taking care of my child after work. I used to stay up late until dawn, but now even wanting to sleep early is a luxury. I have told myself countless times that this is not the life I want, but I can't change it. I once had the opportunity to go on an adventure, but I made a mistake. I chose comfort, and now I can only sit here and complain to myself.
Three-Day Holiday#
On the first day, it seemed like we didn't go anywhere. We planned to take my wife and child shopping, but it rained all day, so we only went to the supermarket to buy some food and a few gift boxes. We went to visit my grandmother's house, but I rarely come back during the year. As I grow older year by year, she also gets older year by year, and her health is getting worse. Since I lived at my grandmother's house during elementary school, we are still very close. I need to write a separate article about my grandmother, otherwise I will forget. I don't know if I will still read it in the future. Actually, what I hope is that I can truly understand it. But with my boring writing, I probably won't be able to empathize even if I read it. On the way back, my daughter kept clamoring to go to the square to play, but we couldn't go because of the rain.
On the second day, we went to my mother-in-law's house. We brought a lot of things with us. We had dumplings for lunch, they tasted okay. There was a plate of braised chicken feet, I wanted to eat them but thought they were dirty. There were also pig ears, and when eating them, I had to check if there were any pig hairs and smell them. When I was a child, I didn't have so many picky habits. It was good enough to have meat to eat. I made a braised prawn, super simple. In the afternoon, it started raining again when we were on our way back home, but it stopped halfway. Did we really not want to leave?
On the third day, we went back to my hometown and visited my grandmother. We brought my daughter with us, and she made the old lady laugh uncontrollably. We had a meal at noon, just like before. I made some prawns, and they were good. We cleaned the house in the afternoon. I helped my wife organize the clothes in the second bedroom's closet and washed the sofa cover. Having a wife who loves cleanliness is tiring but also brings happiness.
My Daughter#
It's been a long time since I last recorded about my daughter. She is about to turn three years old. She has been clamoring to go to kindergarten. In the first half of this month, I went to register her for kindergarten and told my wife when I came back, "I went to register for kindergarten." My daughter was playing with her toy car on the coffee table and heard what I said. She started running and shouting, "Daddy, Daddy, I want to go to kindergarten, I want to go to kindergarten." Then tears started flowing from her eyes, with a very aggrieved expression.
My daughter can speak very fluently now, and she has a strong ability to learn. It feels like she is imitating adults in everything she does, regardless of whether it's good or bad.
Life and Work#
Now I have fewer hobbies and more responsibilities at home. I have had a membership for Netease Cloud Music for a year, but I haven't listened to a single song seriously. Until one day, when I was driving, I suddenly wanted to listen to some music. When I clicked on the recommended daily songs, they were all children's songs. I want to ask, as an adult, do I have such unique taste? When I search for children's songs, it's only for my daughter to listen to. What's the reasoning behind recommending them to me?
Most of my time at work now is spent slacking off, but I will be busy after the National Day holiday because I posted an announcement today, preparing to bid for a project. There was a funny incident with my colleague. She (female) appeared in one of my previous articles (I mentioned the story of her buying two masks for 600 yuan from JD.com, which were about to expire). She found a roommate, and by chance, she discovered that her roommate was my junior high school classmate and we even sat together. It's really amazing how small the world is. Just like the part where I complained about my colleague earlier, if he happens to see it, it would be so awkward.