An Appeal

By Wang Yazhong

I met a girl recently. We really hit it off; we both thought we’d found the one to spend the rest of our lives with.

Yesterday, I showed my mom the girl’s picture. Mom looked at the picture, shaking her head.Anxiously, I said: “Ma, she’s really a great girl; she even looks a little bit like you when you were young.”

My mom looked at me gravely and said: “That’s exactly why you shouldn’t be with her. You can see from the way she looks that she’s a bully. She’ll have you doing all the housework.” I listened to what she was saying, trying to counter her arguments while eyeing for my dad’s help.

Surprisingly, my dad got up straightaway and said, “Make way, I need to mop the fl oor.”

前段时间，我认识了一个女孩。我们情投意合，都感觉对方就是自己想要一起过一辈子的人。

昨天，我拿女孩的照片给老妈看，老妈一边看一边摇头。我赶忙说：“妈，这个女孩挺不错的，她和你年轻的时候还有点像呢。”

老妈一脸凝重地说：“正因为如此，你更不能和她在一起，这种面相的女孩会欺负你的，以后什么家务活都会让你干。”我听了，一边辩解，一边用目光向老爸求助。

没想到，老爸立刻站了起来，说：“你们让一让，我要拖地了。”