Prologue:

Words,

It heals the heart,

Can also be turned into a sharp sword,

Cut deep into the hearts of others.

Family,

Is the presence of warmth,

But sometimes,

In close quarters,

Make people become,

Unbridled.

Chapter One: Colorful

The seasons keep turning, time keeps passing, to the spring of 2023.

The world is not coming to the end of the world that everyone is talking about in 2022.

No meteorites have fallen, and the Earth hasn't had a big bang.

The earth still exists, but the disasters are more and more, there are storms, tsunamis, earthquakes and other disasters all over the world.

In recent years, the world has been ravaged by epidemics, monkeypox, plague, and various variants of the virus, causing most deaths.

In the world, how many people have died because of disasters and epidemics?

No one knows the answer

Those who survive these disasters can do little more than manage their daily lives.

Those who should learn, those who should earn, and those who should support their families.

Society continues to function as usual.

Starflower, an adult female of 20 years old, long flowing black hair, gray pupils, round cheeks, are her physical features.

In recent years, because of her low body immunity, she has had Covid-19 twice in recent years, but God did not take her life, but let her bear the pain of some serious diseases.

So far, she has not found a job, only to help take care of the family's mother's flower shop.

Mother, fresh hair, gray pupils, always wearing fancy clothes.

According to Xing Hua's mother Xin, all flowers have their own flower language, and when introducing flowers to guests, introducing flower language often improves the probability of selling flowers.

But the star flower's memory is not so good, she always forgets these words.

Flower language, she looked it up on the Internet, there are always several kinds of flower language of a flower, she is not clear which answer is the right solution.

Therefore, the star flower only in the flower shop, to help pack the bouquet, inventory flowers.

It's the only thing she can do.

The star flower, who gave up studying the language of flowers, is also blamed by her mother today.

"It is not ok to not do something if you find it difficult. What can you do to succeed?" Xin said in a stern tone

"I just do what I'm good at, everyone has areas that they're not good at, and there are so many words that I don't know how to remember." Star flower replied helplessly

Xin continued to teach: "If you feel difficult, don't do it, you will accomplish nothing, don't you want to escape the difficult problems in life all your life?"

Star flower discontentedly retorted: "Bored to death! I'm not gonna be a florist forever! I'm just here to help for a while! What's so important about flowers?! As long as we can sell flowers! ?"

After the star flower said, he endured the tears that quickly slipped, quickly fled the scene, leaving a person to take care of the flower shop.

Xin muttered: "Really, I also just for her good, just say that ah."

*

The star flower keeps running, she runs and runs, trying to get away from everything. The pressure of finding a job, the expectations of my mother, and more than that, the desire to escape my own incompetence.

When she finally felt tired, she stopped and found herself in another flower shop decorated with vines.

"Really, it's not a flower shop again." Star flower discontentedly said to himself

"Hello, would you like to come in and see? Every flower has its own flower language! Words are a sharp sword, but sending flowers can implicitly express and convey your mood. Isn't that wonderful?" A kind old lady with white hair, holding a walking stick and smiling

Star flower out of a bad mood, he disdained to say: "flower language, nothing useful." I'd rather it didn't exist."

The kind white-haired grandmother said with a smile: "Everything has its reason for existence, and everything has a spirit, flowers are the same." Are you in some kind of trouble?"

"I had a fight with my mother, and my mother said something that hurt me," she said with some guilt.

The kind white-haired old woman's mouth still turned upward, and said: "Don't your words hurt your mother?"

Star flower shook his head, desperately vetoed: "She does not say those words, it will be OK."

The white-haired grandmother smiled and said, "Who can understand the heart of parents all over the world? Speaking of Mother's Day is coming, do you plan to send a gift to your mother?"

Star flower of course knows that Mother's Day is coming, but out of anger, she said angrily: "Don't send it doesn't matter!"

The white-haired grandmother frowned and replied with a patient smile: "Mother will not always be with you, and as you gradually grow up, your mother will grow old like me." You, on the other hand, must learn to deal with many problems on your own, just like your mother. Besides, Mother's Day comes only once a year and is the best time to show your mother how much you love her."

Star flower suddenly speechless, after a while, tears filled her eyes, and she said: "I know that I have no ability, no ability to deal with many problems like my mother." I may be 20 years old, but I'm like a child who hasn't grown up."

The white-haired grandmother patted the star flower on the shoulder and said gently: "All abilities are cultivated by experience." And experience, it's accumulated slowly. Your mother must have done the same thing, making mistakes and gaining experience. Don't beat yourself up, just face it."

Star flower shook her head, said: "No, mother she is very good, do anything like a fish in water, satisfactory."

The white-haired grandmother smiled: "People, how to look at things always only look at the surface." Let me ask you, do you think the photos people share about their lives on social media are the most authentic?"

Star Flower thought for a moment, then replied: "At least partly is a reflection of their real life."

The white-haired grandmother sighed: "Social media photos, most of them are retouched, and people have been used to only placing those beautiful things for everyone to see." And that gives people the illusion that everyone else is better off than they are."

The star flower was confused and asked, "Does this have anything to do with my affairs?"

The white-haired grandmother smiled and said, "Yes, because you have a deep illusion, that is, you feel that your mother, without much effort, can solve the problem."

The star flower replied disapprovingly: "But what do you know? I am the one who has been with her longer, she is only a stranger to you!"

The white-haired old woman shook her head and said gently, "I am actually the god in charge of the flower spirit, and your mother is now in a dilemma - the heart demon."

Is the old lady stupid? Maybe Alzheimer's?

The star flower thought so, and the grandmother seemed to perceive her mind, and took out the crutch, and the crutch gradually glowed with light.

The old woman said, "There is only one way to let your mother out of the heart quickly, you enter her inner world - the country of flowers, wake up her sleeping."

Sleep, land of flowers? What the hell is Grandma talking about?

Xing Hua was puzzled and replied impatiently, "I'm sorry, grandma, I really don't understand."

The old woman smiled and said, "Do you think your mother is the kind of person who doesn't flinch when faced with difficulties?"

For Starflower, her mother is quite adept at solving everything, so she nodded naturally.

The grandmother went on to say, "I hope you can successfully awaken her on this journey, and you will see her deep inner struggle and enter your mother's heart." Good luck with that."

The old woman snapped her fingers, and the glint from her crutch made Starflower close her eyes.

*

When Starflower reopened her eyes, she was in a forest full of dead trees, flowers, and grass, and crows were rattling and rowing across the sky.

"Am I dreaming? The star flower pinched his cheek, and when he felt real pain, he dared to make sure that he was not dreaming.

"Is this my mother's inner world?" The star flower scratched her head in confusion, because she was in the impression of her mother, who always received guests with a smile and seemed to have no trouble.

Starflower walked forward and tripped over a broken mirror.

She cut her knee on a shard of the mirror and said, "That hurts."

As soon as she spoke, the convenience of the broken mirror came from "It hurts." The sound of...

Star flower near looked at the mirror, she saw that it is the mother when she was a child, after running and falling, do not want to get up.

"If you just give up running when you fall down, it's easy to achieve nothing in the future!"

"But... I really hate running!" When I was a child, the jasmine answered discontentedly

The mirror switches to other pictures, all kinds of, "It hurts so much."

That is the youth of the mother Xin lovelorn, overeating for two months, constantly crying, issued a moan.

The last scene reflected by the mirror that the star flower sees is her mother's quarrel with her.

"My heart hurts so much. I just want what's best for her. What am I supposed to do to be a good mother?"

She saw her mother crying in the mirror.

"It turns out that mother also has her own troubles. She's just good at hiding and bringing out the best in herself to me."

"My mother has always helped me overcome my demons. This time, it is my turn to help her overcome her demons."

The star flower withstood the pain in her knee and moved forward quickly. She was determined to find a way to release her mother's demons.

She continued to walk fast, clenched her teeth, after a long time, only finally found the mother's figure, in a bed covered with dust, Xin is sleeping.

The star flower ran to the place, and kept calling out the name of "mother".

But for a long time, nothing happened.

Star flower anxious, she shed tears, said, "I am an incompetent child, can not wake up you are sleeping, clearly you have given so many constructive suggestions in the past, let me overcome my heart demons."

"If you give up when you encounter difficulties, you will achieve nothing!"

What came to Starflower's mind were the words her mother had said.

Star flower then thought, in real life, let a coma in the hospital people wake up usually talk to them.

Star flower knows he has no magic, no special ability, she can think of the only way is only this.

She tried to get close to her mother's ear, wiping away her tears, and said in a booming voice:

"You know what? Mom, you've never been a bad mother to me. You have always been a shining presence to me. Nothing seems too difficult for you."

Suddenly, a lot of thin vines began to wrap around Xin's body, so Xing Hua worked hard, with all her strength, to open one vine after another, and continued to say: "Wake up quickly, I want to learn flower language with you!"

As soon as the star flower's voice fell, the place where she was located gradually became somewhat colorful, at least, she noticed that the grass around her began to become green.

Mom loves flowers. Maybe if I talk more about flowers, it will make a difference here!

Star flower made up her mind, and tried to recall the flower language she had memorized.

Then she said in a loud voice:

"There is a flower language ah, I remember the most deeply, that is, the pink carnation flower language, representing the mother's love, I think the reason why I can live today, can not be separated from the infinite affection and love given to me by my mother."

But when she saw that her mother was still not awake, she shed tears, and her tears slipped through the vines she was trying to open.

Where the tiny withered vines gradually turn green and extend in succession to other plants,

"Is the star flower crying? I thought I heard her sobbing faintly. No, the child is fragile and I must protect her."

Xin slowly opened his eyes and looked around anxiously.

What is it with mothers? They always put their children first.

Star flower wiped tears, tightly grasped Xin's hands, said: "I have grown up, it is my turn to protect you." It is my duty not to let you hurt and cry."

Xin looked at the star flower, smiling: "I hope the star flower you ah, like the flower language of leek lotus, strong and brave to face their own setbacks and difficulties."

The star flower held her hands tightly and answered, "I will." From now on, I will work hard, although there will be setbacks, there will be moments to escape, but I will always remember that your mother's love will always be my strong backing."

Xin left tears of relief, and a colorful field of flowers blossomed around her.

*

After a dazzling light covered the place, the star flower returned to the old woman's florist.

"It seems that you have succeeded!" The old woman laughed

"Can I buy a carnation?" Star flower asked shyly

"The flower language of carnations is also a mother's love for no price, 80 yuan." The old woman's mouth turned upward

Star flower smiled, "Thank you! Taught me so much!"

The old grandmother smiled gently and said, "It is you who chose to face it and grow up, don't mention it!"

As soon as the old woman spoke, she disappeared along with the whole flower shop, leaving a bunch of beautiful carnations with stars.

"At 12:00 this morning, it is Mother's Day. I hope mom is happy with this gift." The star flower took the bouquet and went home happily.