A and M's Daily Season 2

Chapter 42 Premarital Counseling

After donating money, another priest in the church approached us immediately and made an appointment for my initiation ceremony.The ceremony is very simple, first go to a church, after the church a group of newcomers stand in front of the stage and take an oath, and then pay an annual fee to join the church.Religious services were boring and boring, so I sneaked a piece of MM chocolate beans in and ate them while listening.

Lawyer Mi, who hadn’t been to church for a long time, was very excited. He took me to the bookstore and bought two brand new Bibles.The chocolate beans were eaten quickly, and I had nothing to do, so I could only start to scribble and draw on the Bible when I was bored.After struggling for more than an hour, the service was finally over.The incumbent archbishop held the roster and called people to the stage one by one.

When my name was called, Lawyer Mi almost applauded excitedly, and watched me go up with a proud and tearful expression of "my baby has finally grown up".The content of the oath is in the Bible, after reading it according to the book."Congratulations on your admission to the Church of Teresa," the archbishop announced.Everyone below applauded.The next moment, he said again: "Now the Protestant Bible is given the seal, please open the second page of the Bible."

I turned to the second page and was instantly stunned...

The little priests holding the seals came over to stamp one by one. When it was my turn, I opened the book tremblingly and handed it to him.The little priest's face froze, he looked at me in embarrassment, and then looked at the book.The image of Jesus crucified on the second page was blindly drawn by me as a decadent knight with twelve fleshy wings on his back, wearing armor, and eight beams of golden light on his head. A group of people kneeling and licking on his head, with eight large Chinese characters on his head: Kuang Ba Cool so cool.That picture is so beautiful that I dare not look at it.

In order to be able to get married in that crappy church, apart from going to church every Sunday, my uncle and I were also required to attend a pre-marital counseling class, and we had to go up to eight times to meet the requirements.Both are boring to death, a waste of time and life.

The pre-marital counseling class is easy to understand, and it is to help the couples who are about to get married to have a better relationship.In a large empty room of the church, a bunch of newlyweds who were about to get married sat together, and a priest in the middle called and asked questions one by one, so that the two could communicate with each other.Before each meeting, the priest asked everyone to stand up and join hands, bow their heads and pray together with him, chanting words.The light in the room was very dim, and there were candles all around, and the fire was shining everywhere.

That scene, no matter how you look at it, looks like an exorcism convention, very evil.

Father John, who had met with me before, took the opportunity to use various small excuses to keep calling me to ask for donations. Whenever I wanted to refuse, he would say with regret: "Well, our church is actually very concerned about the wedding ceremony. Newcomers are very strict, I looked at your application again, and found some small problems..." My teeth itched with hatred, and there was nothing I could do, so I could only grit my teeth and say, "How much do I want to donate? I will donate it tomorrow. Check sent."Excluding the initial $[-], seven or eight times, the evil priest squeezed another $[-] from me like a bloodsucker, which made me feel distressed every time I checked the bill.

Regarding the marriage counseling class, it sounds good, and it is the same as the fff group dismantling the couple meeting.The little priest who presides picks up some issues that are likely to cause disputes. A couple often quarrels while talking, and they cannot be persuaded.

Priest: "Is there anything you two want to be honest with each other? You can talk freely now, after all, you are going to get married soon." At first, some young couples were shy and didn't say anything, but they were gradually led by the priest. They started to scold each other, and this guy was still making up for it in various ways. The priest said, "So his mother thinks you're too fat, right?"

The plump girl next to me was crying: "Yeah! His mother always said I was fat! He wanted me to lose weight! I think I'm pretty good! But his mother always said I was fat! He still thought his mother was right"

The boyfriend of the plump girl was embarrassed: "My mother did it for your own good. After all, your weight is obese according to the standard, and you are prone to many diseases."

The priest interjected, "Does your mother really think she is fat? What about you, do you think she is fat too?"

The boy was stunned, and stammered: "Actually, it's okay, it's just a little plump..."

The plump girl broke down: "Cooperating with you, you also dislike me for being fat now?! How dare you dislike me for being fat?", carrying a small bag and waving at her boyfriend, the two quarreled fiercely and almost fought.Others came up to persuade the fight, and the priest who started the war sat alone in the distance, holding a pen and writing records of drawing and drawing in a small notebook.

Every meeting would end with a couple of lovers quarreling. One time, a couple quarreled so violently that the woman threw the ring on her finger on the ground and cursed: "Damn it's a good thing I didn't marry you! My old lady sees it through." You!", carrying her bag and leaving, leaving her fiancé and others with a square face.In the beginning, my uncle and I were lucky, probably because we were seated at the back, and we were not asked a few times before, but gradually, more and more people did not come to participate, and the number became less and less. The target turned to the only same-sex couple in the audience.

After a meeting to pray, the priest looked directly at my uncle and me, with a formulaic smile, and asked us the same question: "Is there anything you two want to communicate with each other further in terms of life and relationship?"

We both looked at each other, waved our hands and said: "No, the relationship is very good", "It's nothing"

The priest didn't give up, and continued to ask: "Is there really no problem at all? The purpose of this class is to let you open your hearts and face each other honestly. This can better improve the quality of marriage and reduce the divorce rate."

I waved my hand: "Really not, we are fine."

He raised his glasses and smiled: "People who came to participate before thought that the relationship between the two of them is good, but once they really tell the things hidden in their hearts, it might change. The two of you also participated in the previous meetings. You should have seen it all. Many people hide some little secrets from their lovers. They think these things are trivial, but they are very important in the eyes of the other half. Frankness is very important, and the two of you can just talk about some small things. "

I looked at Uncle, and he also looked at me. After a while, Lawyer Mi said awkwardly: "The set of wine glasses you liked before was actually broken by me. I lied to you that peanuts broke it..."

I smiled: "I guessed it a long time ago. Peanut is not as heavy as the wine glass. How could it be possible to play? You will never lie."

The priest nodded, and then turned his target to me: "Michelle has done a good job and is very honest. Asher, do you have anything to say to Michelle?"

I thought about it and shrank my neck: "I went to the boss's house for a drink a few days ago..."

Before he finished speaking, Lawyer Mi immediately sat up straight, his eyes swept over, fierce.But he didn't scold me on the spot like he did at home. In front of outsiders, my uncle would always save some face for me and stare a few more times to suppress the anger for the time being.

The priest was curious: "What's wrong with drinking? Is it because the boss has special meaning to you and Michelle?"

"He's just a good friend of mine"

"Oh, good friend." He smiled meaningfully. "Is it a friend that both you and Michelle care about?"

"Almost, the boss and his husband, and I are very familiar with Michelle, and Michelle helped adopt their two daughters."

Hearing what I said, the priest understood, and changed the subject: "They have adopted their daughter, so have you two planned to have children?"

This question stumps me. I have always resisted the question of whether I will have children in the future. I feel that I am still very young.

Seeing my face change slightly, the priest asked tentatively, "Have you considered this issue again?"

Attorney Mi saw that I was silent, and continued: "I mentioned it, we all feel that it is not suitable now, and we plan to wait a few more years."

He wanted to continue asking, but was interrupted by his uncle: "We don't have enough capacity to raise our children yet, and we've thought about it, but we still think we should wait, please continue to the next question."

The priest shut up knowingly, flipped through the book, and asked, "How is your sex and life?"

"...", I was not thick-skinned enough to talk about my sex life in front of so many people, I turned my head and refused to answer this question.

Lawyer Mi had a big heart, and said without shame: "Sex life is good, we even had sex in the bathroom of your church before the meeting."

Now the priest was confused, and I covered my face with my palm, wishing I could dig a hole and get in right away.

"Yes, before the meeting? Sir, please pay attention to your words."

Lawyer Mi also pretended to be stupid: "What's the matter? You asked us to be honest with each other. I'm telling the truth. Our relationship is very stable and very good." His tone was a little tough, I could tell, Uncle is angry.

The priest explained: "I didn't intend to sow discord, but I just wanted to let the two of you open your hearts and reveal your shortcomings to each other. This will make the relationship between the two of you better, and you will not quarrel frequently in the future. .”

"It's impossible." Lawyer Mi's expression became serious: "Why do you ask that? You shouldn't ask that. We are lovers. We live together. How can we not quarrel? If we don't quarrel, then we are considered What? A plant without feelings?"

The priest also sensed his anger, and raised his hand to comfort him: "You misunderstood, I just asked this to deepen the relationship between the two of you. After all, some shortcomings can be avoided. If you know in advance, this will allow you to improve each other. drop it?"

Lawyer Mi was puzzled: "Why change it?"

"I admit that I don't like many of Asher's bad habits, and he always dislikes me for this and that. But so what? I still love him, madly in love, and he loves me very much. What does he do? I don't need to change it, I can accommodate him. Is it okay for such a reason? "

Uncle stood up, took his coat and put it on, and glared at the priest angrily, "Why do you ask so deeply? If your ideal marriage is flawless and without any problems, I'm sorry, he and I don't agree. It does not meet the requirements, we are not perfect people, and our relationships are not perfect. Let’s stop here today, we may need to reconsider whether the philosophy of your church is in line with us.”

Seeing that Uncle was about to leave, I hurriedly held him down, what a joke, I spent [-] dollars to get married in this church, and now he wants to pat his ass and leave, what will happen to my money?

I pulled him pitifully: "I like this church"

"...Didn't you want to get married in a church before?" Uncle touched my head and persuaded: "There is no need to be angry here for a church, there are many churches in New York."

Nonsense, that was before I donated $[-] to this poor church!Now that I have spent so much money, I am thankful not to settle here!

The beggar took his hand coquettishly: "I think about it now, but I can think about it, don't go. This church is so good, I like this church, and I want to get married here"

Seeing what I said, the priest also persuaded me: "Sir, I'm really sorry, I didn't mean any harm. If you have any comments on my question, you can ask them at any time. Theresa Church is very suitable for weddings, please don't Because my words make you give up such a good church."

Attorney Mi looked at him, then at me, and asked in a low voice, "Do you really like this place?"

I nodded vigorously, "I like it, I like it very much." Damn, it's $[-], and I want to like it for money.

Uncle saw my sincere and longing eyes, took off his coat and returned to his seat.Seeing that we were not leaving, the presiding priest was obviously relieved, stopped asking us questions, and turned to attack other poor couples.

The eight classes were extremely disturbing. As the only gay couple in the class, my uncle and I were often watched and pointed at by others from the beginning to the end.Once I was in a hurry, and shouted at a couple in the distance who pointed at us and chatted quietly: "What are you looking at, have you never seen a homosexual? If you have something to say, you can talk to me loudly? Point at me and talk in a low voice." What kind of?"

The young couple was stunned, the woman blushed, and the man looked ugly, stood up and said: "Homosexuals should not get married, not only against the laws of nature, but also against the treaties in the Bible. You two shouldn't be married"

I was so angry when I heard that, I rolled up my sleeves and wanted to continue arguing with that person, but my uncle pushed me back to my seat.He advised me: "Many people in Christianity do not accept homosexuality. Arguing with them will only attract more people to support them and attack us."

I felt very uncomfortable, but there was nothing I could do, I could only swallow my anger.Although the United States has now adopted a same-sex marriage policy, there are many people who are homophobic and homophobic, especially in religion.We can't fight this battle, and we can't win it.Two weeks later, on a Saturday, Xiao D and I went to the boss's bar to play. When the three of us were dancing and playing, I suddenly saw a familiar face.Then the blurred light in the bar went over and saw that it was the man who scolded us gays at the meeting that we should not get married. He touched his cheek all the way to his butt, with an intoxicated expression on his face.

I didn't go up to expose it, I just watched quietly from the side, after watching for a while, I went back and continued dancing with Xiao D and the others.I had a great time that night.

After finally finishing eight classes, I was able to say goodbye to the cheating priest and the group. Before leaving, the priest asked everyone to hold hands and pray for each other. May God bless everyone present with a happy marriage and a happy life.

I don't know how to read prayers, so I kept playing soy sauce all the time, and looked at my uncle furtively. His brows were slightly wrinkled, his eyes were closed, and he was chanting words. He looked very cute.Before leaving the venue, I subconsciously looked at the couple. The man hugged the girl in his arms and smiled happily.

Lawyer Mi followed my gaze and asked, "What's the matter, why do you keep watching them? Are they bothering you in private?"

I shook my head: "No, I just feel that compared to them, I am so much happier."

Does God give you happiness?I have no idea.But I know that Uncle will give me happiness.