There was a son, he was a big spender. His mother was old and all her teeth were rotten. So he drove his mother to get dentures. As soon as they entered the dental clinic, the doctor began to sell their false teeth. But the mother chose the cheapest kind. The doctor was not willing to give up. He looked at the rich son and patiently explained the substantial differences between good teeth and bad teeth. However, much to the doctor's disappointment, this seemingly wealthy son remained unmoved. He just kept making phone calls and smoking cigars, completely ignoring the doctor. Unable to persuade the mother otherwise, the doctor agreed with her request. At this point, the mother shakily took out a cloth package from her pocket, unfolded it layer by layer, took out the money, and paid the deposit. She planned to come back in a week to get the dentures. After they left, the people in the clinic started cursing this rich son, saying that although he was dressed poorly and smoked high-quality cigars, he was unwilling to spend money on getting his mother a good set of teeth. Just as they were filled with anger, unexpectedly, the rich son came back. He said, "Doctor, please trouble yourself to give my mother the best porcelain teeth. I will cover the cost, no matter how much it is. However, please don't tell her the truth. My mother is an extremely frugal person, and I don't want her to be unhappy."
When I went to bed, it was 11 o'clock at night, and there was a light snow falling outside the window. I snuggled into my blanket, picked up the alarm clock, and found that it had stopped. I forgot to buy batteries. It was so cold, I didn't want to get up again, so I made a long-distance call to my mom: "Mom, my alarm clock has no batteries. I have to attend a meeting at the company tomorrow morning. Please call me at six to wake me up." Mom's voice on the other end was a bit hoarse, she might have already fallen asleep. She said, "Alright, dear." When the phone rang, I was having a beautiful dream, and it was pitch black outside. Mom said on the other side, "Xiaojun, wake up quickly, you have a meeting today." I raised my hand to look at my watch, it was only five forty. Impatiently, I shouted, "I told you six o'clock! I wanted to sleep more, but you ruined it!" Mom suddenly stopped talking on the other end, and I hung up the phone. After getting ready and going out, it was really cold. Snow covered the sky and the earth was blanketed in white. At the bus stop, I kept stomping my feet. It was dark all around, and next to me stood two elderly people with white hair. I heard the old man say to the old lady, "You haven't slept well all night, and you've been urging me for hours. Now we've waited for so long." That's right, the first bus was still five minutes away. Finally, the bus arrived, and I got on. The driver was a very young guy. After I got on the bus, he loudly drove away. I said, "Hey, driver, there are still two elders down there. It's so cold, they've waited for a long time, why didn't you wait for them to get on?" That young guy proudly said, "It doesn't matter, they are my parents! Today is my first day driving a bus, they came to see me!" Suddenly, I cried. I saw a short message sent by Dad: "Daughter, Mom said, it's her fault. She hasn't slept well, woke up early, and worried that you would be late, so..." Suddenly, I remembered a Jewish proverb: When the father gives things to the son, the son laughs. When the son gives things to the father, the father cries. After reading, remember to be a filial child. In this lifetime, we owe too much. The only ones who let you owe without asking for anything in return are your parents. Don't complain about your mom's nagging... Be more understanding towards them!
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