happy ending

Our good friend Ian's family had a baby. When we heard the news, we couldn't wait to visit.

When friends meet, they are like family members. We are usually busy with each other, and it has been a long time since we sat together. During this small gathering, we all had happy smiles on our faces. After chatting for more than an hour, no one mentioned the past, but I think the past is on everyone's mind. Seeing Ian's happy family of three now, I can't help but feel that all the hardships they have endured in the past ten years were worth it.

Ian and his wife are the same age as us, but have been unable to have children. They have been to countless hospitals, seen countless doctors, and tried all kinds of folk remedies, but they seem to have no luck with their children. They watch helplessly as other people have babies one after another, and only they can understand the pain in their hearts. We friends didn’t dare to ask more questions for fear of putting more pressure on them.

The two of them have been struggling for years for their children, which has caused unspeakable distress, and a few years ago something big happened to Ian's family. Ian's parents started a company, which has always been smooth sailing, and the family has a lot of savings. Ian rarely worried about his family's affairs until he discovered that his parents' company was deeply in debt.

Ian's father was deceived and was trapped in a triangular debt with no way out. Employees left one after another and the company was unable to operate. Ian's father tried his best to invest all his family property, sold the company, and saved half his life. During the most difficult time, when no one could be trusted, he and his wife fled to live in a small town where no one knew them.

Ian's mother missed her son and secretly came to our city with her husband. Ian's wife has been quitting her job for several years to have a child and has no income. The whole family only lives on Ian's salary, and they can't even pay their parents' rent. After we heard about it, we lent them an unused house to live in for a year.

In the days that followed, things gradually calmed down. Ian's parents found a casual job to earn some money to supplement the family income. When we meet occasionally, we encourage Ian's family to survive the hardships and will surely usher in the light. Life is difficult, but Ian's family faces it calmly and treats others sincerely. That is elegance in suffering.

Unknowingly, more than ten years passed by in a flash. Ian's family finally got their wish and had a healthy and adorable baby. We are outsiders. Looking at this happy ending and recalling every bit of the past, we have to believe in the arrangement of fate and the rotation of cause and effect. God quietly protects everyone, and everything we experience must have a reason. Going through hardships may be the best way for good people to sublimate. Only through the wind and rain can we have the best ending...