Marriage and Family: The Love Flowers 16 Meters High
She and he were both divorced and single. Perhaps because of their shared misfortune, they gradually grew closer. Their new home was on the sixth floor, an apartment with a large rooftop terrace.
She said she loved growing flowers, so he specifically chose this apartment with the terrace and made numerous trips with her to buy flowers, carrying them up the stairs one by one. The terrace was filled with flower pots, like a small garden, just the way she liked it.
Their happy days came to an abrupt end one summer afternoon.
That day, while she was waiting for him by the roadside, a car swerved recklessly across the road, and she couldn’t avoid it…
When she woke up, her left leg had been amputated. She couldn’t face such a cruel reality and cried every day. He stayed by her side tirelessly until she was discharged from the hospital, carrying her home step by step.
She sat in a wheelchair, looking at the vibrant flowers on the terrace, feeling even more sorrowful: living in such a high place, going downstairs was too difficult; from now on, she feared she would be confined indoors.
He understood her worries and carefully suggested, “Why don’t we move to a ground-floor apartment?”
She shook her head, unable to determine how long he would stay by her side, not wanting to go through the trouble.
Recently, he often said he had to work overtime, leaving early and returning late every day. But she heard from a close colleague that the company’s performance was poor, and just maintaining existing orders was challenging; there was no need for overtime…
She also heard that his ex-wife had not remarried, had returned from overseas, and someone saw him having a pleasant conversation with her.
Unknowingly, the year came to an end, but she had no holiday spirit at all.
That day, she suddenly heard a commotion downstairs. At that moment, he came back, smiling and asked, “It’s so lively outside, don’t you want to take a look?” She shook her head.
But he insisted and pushed her to the balcony. She saw several workers with tools making a racket downstairs, occasionally pointing up at something in the air.
“I received an unexpected year-end bonus. Can you guess what it is?” he asked excitedly. She shook her head.
He smiled and said, “The company’s performance was bad, so I’ve been looking for some private work outside. Coincidentally, my ex-wife returned from abroad, wanting to invest in a project. So, she entrusted me with the signing. Yesterday, the project was successfully signed. According to the rules, I was supposed to be rewarded with a car. But I refused and asked instead for the money to be converted into installing an elevator for our home… Look, the workers are here. Soon, you’ll be able to take a private elevator up and down the building…”
The elevator was installed. She rode it slowly downstairs, looking up at her terrace from the ground, where the flowers swayed in the wind. She thought, these flowers blooming 16 meters high were love flowers, symbolizing his love for her, which had never faded.
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