Then suddenly he announced that he was going back to his hometown, his family had to hold an extraordinary meeting to find out the cause and find a solution, Mrs. Mai said:
- The whole family spent so much effort to invite you here, why do you want to go back to your hometown now?
His daughter-in-law commented:
- I suggest you reconsider, you are over 60 years old this year, it is not convenient to go back to the countryside to live alone, we are not at ease, and the children are so attached to you, how can you go back to the countryside.
Mrs. Mai whispered:
- When I have free time, I will take you to visit the Workers' Museum, the History Museum, the Ethnology Museum, the topics that you love.
My aunt and uncle promised:
- Next week my husband and I invite you to see the performance of the play "Quan Am Thi Kinh", an art form that you are very passionate about.
The son and his wife whispered:
- Tomorrow we will take you to visit the famous sights of the city.
Mr. Song Nhi said:
- Thanks everyone, everyone has their own job, I don't blame anyone, the problem is I live in a city that is not suitable, not familiar.
The whole family asked him to explain more clearly and specifically why he agreed to live in the city but now wants to return to his hometown?
Mr. Song Nhi's voice dropped, then he listed a series of reasons why he didn't want to stay in the city:
- The sound and air are often at a bad level. The streets are narrow and crowded. The other day, I took Mr. Lo to visit Mr. De in Ba La. All the roads were blocked. After groping around for a long time, I finally found a road named Ba, which was very good and spacious, so I turned in. Mr. Lo reminded me: "This road is only for express buses." So I was stuck on the road. It was only about ten kilometers away, but it took more than an hour to get to Mr. De's house.
He took a break to catch his breath, finished his cup of Suoi Giang green tea and then confided:
- Living in an apartment has many disadvantages. Many times I had urgent business and needed to use the elevator but had to wait nearly half an hour before it was my turn.
Mrs. Mai interrupted him:
- Why don't you take the stairs?
Mr. Song Nhi looked at his wife with wide eyes:
- I'm over 60 years old and you make me walk up to the 24th floor? Ask the young men if they can walk.
Seeing that his wife had no opinion, Mr. Song Nhi continued:
- Then the circumstances, work, and living time of each family in the apartment building are different, I have a bit of trouble sleeping, but the apartment above me around midnight has the sounds of knocking and clanging; the apartment next door only plays folk songs at 10 pm; and sometimes when I open the window to let in the fresh air from outside, I can clearly see a couple having sex in the apartment opposite.
The taste of the tea had not yet quenched his thirst, so he took out a few bottles of Truc Bach beer, filled their glasses, offered them to everyone, then drank them all in one gulp, his voice seemed more tense:
- I can't stand my neighbor Mr. Sung, who always communicates with sensitive, vulgar language, often gives advice to this girl or that girl, and sometimes when drunk, he even demands to sleep with old women.
He had another beer and then confided:
- Family is a warm home, a place to return to, my family has 3 generations living together in harmony under one roof is the dream of many people. For the past 4 months, I have tried my best to get used to urban life, but it has not worked. I decided to return to my hometown to live, there are still many brothers and relatives in my hometown, when I miss my grandmother and children, I will visit, when people miss me, I will return to my hometown to reunite, I hope everyone will support me.
The atmosphere of the unusual meeting calmed down and then fell into silence, breaking the quiet atmosphere, Mr. Song Nhi said: For the past 4 months, I have had to live a lavish life, I have seen signs of depression. All my life, I have lived close to gourd flowers, squash flowers, luffa flowers, morning glory flowers, and yellow mustard flowers. My purple morning glory pond is in full bloom this season, perhaps now the purple morning glory flowers have covered the entire pond and spread out throughout the garden, I have to return to my hometown to live close to flowers, immersed in the house located in the middle of the purple morning glory garden.
