Chapter 5 chapter Five
The weather is getting colder, and the date of Huo Xiaoli's delivery is approaching.
At noon, Huo Xiaoli and her colleagues were going to the cafeteria to eat, when her mother came with a thermos bucket. She was getting older and her gait was not as steady as before. She put the thermos bucket on the table, looked at Huo Xiaoli and said, "How much more?" Eat, eat more, you will have strength when you have a baby."
Huo Xiaoli asked about the situation at home, looked at his mother's white hair, felt a little sad for some reason, and said, Mom, don't run here.
Mother smiled, and pushed the thermos bucket towards her eyes, "Eat."
Huo Xiaoli felt that his mother seemed to have something to say, "Mom, do you have something on your mind?"
The mother paused, as if she had finally made up her mind to speak. Her expression made Huo Xiaoli even more uncomfortable. She felt that her mother was really old, and she was no longer as aggressive and fearless as before. In front of her, there was actually a sign of shrinking back, as if asking her to do something for her was not what she should do as a daughter, but she had the cheek to go to her daughter's door to ask for favors.Huo Xiaoli suddenly didn't dare to look into his mother's eyes, for fear that if he looked again, his tears would fall.
Mother said aiaiai periodically: "Xiaoli, look at your brother..."
Huo Xiaoli just remembered that when Gu Jiashu just came back from Xi'an, her mother had mentioned that she hoped that Gu Jiashu could help Huo Xiaozhen, but she didn't dare to agree at that time, she just said wait and see.But this wait has been more than half a year. If her mother hadn't mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten about it, and felt very ashamed, "I'll talk to Jiashu in the evening, but...Mom, Jiashu Company has a clear rule that no The management of the company is allowed to arrange for their relatives to take up positions in the company, and if it is found out, Jiashu will be punished."
The mother nodded melancholy, saying that she knew about this, so she kept holding back the embarrassment to speak.But with Huo Xiaozhen's degree from a private university, it is too difficult to find a good job. If he is allowed to hang around like this, there will be no bright future in the future, and even finding a partner will be a problem.
That's right, Huo Xiaozhen is already twenty-five years old. If he doesn't find a good unit to work hard now, the chances will become less and less. Huo Xiaoli nodded, "I'll let Jiashu think of a way."
The mother said sadly: "Little Li, I have no skills and I am old. Your brother depends on you."
Huo Xiaoli didn't know what to say, she could neither promise her younger brother's future in a big way, nor promise to appease her mother's bewildered heart rashly, for fear that if she made a promise but failed to fulfill it, it would be a harm to her mother and younger brother.Promises usually have a good starting point, but the difference between a promise and a lie is that the former is a promise that has been fulfilled, while the latter is a promise that has not been fulfilled.
Mother sighed softly, "Let's eat."
Huo Xiaoli could only eat in silence. In fact, her mother really wanted to emphasize the importance of changing Huo Xiaozhen's job several times. However, she knew that her daughter's words would not count, and she asked her son-in-law for help. She didn't want to force herself Huai Liujia's daughter immediately gave her a clear answer, which is unrealistic.
When Huo Xiaoli finished eating and sent her mother out of the hospital, her mother asked Xiao Aiqiu how she was treating her. Huo Xiaoli said it was fine, after all, I was pregnant with her grandson.
The mother was a little disappointed and said: "If she knows that I begged Jiashu to help Xiaozhen, I don't know what strange things to say. Cough, it's okay, she finally made it to the point where I looked up and smelled the spray from her nose. I got angry..."
My mother has been on the street for the past few years, and she pursues the principle that she would rather be beaten to death than scared to death, but now that she has said such temperless words, it makes Huo Xiaoli even more sad. "Mom, what are you talking about? You asked Jiashu for help, but you didn't ask her."
Huo Xiaoli's words were like an air pump, filling up her mother's shriveled heart. She first said yes sonorously, and then said confidently: "It should be she who thanked me. She wanted to go to Xi'an, but she cried and cried and refused to let her go, if I hadn't encouraged Jiashu, would her son be where he is today?"
Huo Xiaoli just laughed, "Yes, Mom, you are right to think so."
Of course, Huo Xiaoli said this just to give confidence to her mother, so that she wouldn't think that Gu Jiashu was a good guy, and she had to look at the face of her son-in-law and in-laws, which was unnecessary.Compared with the current mother who is cautious and cautious and depends on the face of her in-laws and son-in-law, she still likes the fierce and unabashed mother in the past.Although a woman is tough and not cute, at least when her mother is tough, she doesn't have to feel miserable for her mother.
In the evening, Huo Xiaoli told Gu Jiashu what his mother said, and Gu Jiashu agreed with a little embarrassment, saying that he would try it.After a while, he told Huo Xiaoli like a warning that the company was a bit chaotic. The few people Wu Kang brought over were all in the management position. They were both active and passive in their work. It proves that his newborn calf can't bear the heavy responsibility; negatively, he has no confidence in his young new leader, so he doesn't bother to cooperate.If he arranged for Huo Xiaozhen to join the company, even if he concealed their kinship, he would not dare to arrange any good position for him in this extraordinary period.However, if Huo Xiaozhen has the ability, he can start from the bottom step by step.
Gu Jiashu can agree, and he can solve his mother's heart disease. How can Huo Xiaoli be picky?Regardless of his position, at least my younger brother has joined a large state-owned company, and has labor insurance and so on. Unlike in an Internet cafe, he is like duckweed on the water, and he doesn't know where he will go tomorrow.
After four or five days, Gu Jiashu made arrangements.Before Huo Xiaozhen joined the company, Huo Xiaoli asked him not to reveal his relationship with Gu Jiashu, and to rely on his ability to eat.Although Huo Xiaozhen was dissatisfied with his brother-in-law for arranging him on the workshop assembly line, he could also understand his brother-in-law's difficulties. If he had the ability, he could do it himself. He didn't believe that with his own ability, he would stay in the workshop for a lifetime.What's more, my brother-in-law also said to himself that in this era, if someone has a talent that is not appreciated, there is only one problem. What he is pregnant with is not a real talent, but a mediocre one who thinks highly of himself.If he has potential in software research and development, it may not be a good thing to go to the production line. He can first familiarize himself with the product, and then, according to the characteristics of the product, develop new software with more practical value. If you pay attention to it, maybe you will be transferred to the product research and development department.
Huo Xiaozhen also agrees with his brother-in-law very much, but just half a month after he went to work in the company, something happened.
The son has already made arrangements, and the mother is not afraid of being blocked by her in-laws. In addition, Huo Xiaoli always cheers her up. If it weren't for her, where would Gu Jiashu be today?If the former chairman of the branch was Gu Jiashu, the bole of the thousand-mile horse, then she was the one who added a handful of fodder to the horse at the critical moment. Without her spiritual fodder, no matter how powerful the horse is, it would not be able to raise it. The hoof comes, and if he can't raise the hoof, he can't run on today's golden road.
Of course, she was grateful that this great horse picked up her son when it was galloping along the golden road, and she couldn't help but think that this was what he should do. So, out of politeness, the mother brought two bags of fruit, I came to my in-laws' house and wanted to express my gratitude.
Xiao Aiqiu was a little surprised that his in-laws came to visit so grandly suddenly, and it was not aimed at his daughter. company business.
Xiao Aiqiu was on guard for a long time, but he didn't see knives and guns thrown out of his in-laws' words. He was a little proud at first, thinking that his in-laws were trying to curry favor with her because her son got along with her, and they were snobbish. Little proud, but he didn't realize that it was like this, so he was annoyed, and he didn't hide it, and said, "How can you be like this, my in-laws?"
The mother was a little dizzy, and thought that Xiao Aiqiu thought it was too far-fetched for her to come and thank her, so she said in a daze, "Isn't it the right thing to do? Thank you son-in-law and let him know that I have accepted his favor, right?"
"Where are you from? I asked him to get his sister to work as a clerk in the company, and he refused to do it. He said that the company has a clear rule that no one is allowed to arrange relatives to enter the company. If the superiors find out, he will be overwhelmed." Walking around, hearing what he said, I immediately gave up my mind, I can't ruin my son's future just to find a decent job for my daughter, but you are fine, don't you mean to ruin Jiashu?!" Xiao Aiqiu muttered so many words in one breath like firing a machine gun, she was both angry and scared. What was angry was that Gu Jiashu and his wife actually found a job for Huo Xiaozhen without telling her. It should be said that he should help Huo Xiaozhen, but he couldn't catch up with him. Future to help!
Mother made Xiao Aiqiu so hard to get up and down, her fat face flushed red, "I didn't force him!"
"Do you still need to force me? As soon as you mutter, your daughter will come over and use it as a small whip to beat Jiashu. How dare Jiashu not listen to your daughter?" Xiao Aiqiu was anxious, and stopped treating Huo Xiaoli as his daughter-in-law, and took your daughter one by one. , as if Huo Xiaoli was a spy placed by his mother in Gu's house to sabotage, "Our whole family is looking forward to my son's messing around today, is it easy for us? How dare you ruin him like this?"
"Don't take the credit for yourself. Who was that person who didn't want Jiashu to go to Xi'an anyway? Who was the person who urged him three times on the phone to quit and go back to Qingdao? Back then, Jiashu He didn't want to go to Xi'an at all, if I hadn't given him encouragement, he would be where he is today!?" The mother was also angry, determined not to condone Xiao Aiqiu's arrogance, and her voice became louder and louder.
Xiao Aiqiu didn't expect her in-laws to expose her background, she called to urge Jiashu to come back, how did her in-laws know?It must be Huo Xiaoli who went back to her natal family to learn it... Thinking about it this way, Xiao Aiqiu hated even Huo Xiaoli, "Zhang Cuihua, don't do this, let me tell you, my son was born and raised by me, you just say it's broken Tian also wants to use my son, my son's future is won by himself, it's useless for you to use any banner!"
Xiao Aiqiu threw the fruit bought by Huo Xiaoli's mother out of the door. Huo's mother was ashamed and angry, and instead of picking up the scattered fruits, she took one It was smashed to pieces, yelling to worship gods and ghosts came out, Xiao Aiqiu was not to be outdone, and said that she would lose her old nose when she got married with a small businessman who sold her mother on the street...
Gu Xinjian just came back from Jihongtan with the shuttle bus, and happened to be stunned by this scene. He hurriedly asked what was going on, but Huo Xiaoli's mother left without saying, "Your wife thinks that Gu Jia is a big tree." Don't let my girl hang herself from this crooked neck tree, Xiao Aiqiu, don't worry, I'll cut the rope for Huo Xiaoli, if she doesn't divorce your son, I won't recognize her as a girl!"
"Don't scare me with divorce. Your daughter divorced my son, and I'll marry him a big girl!"
The two parents quarreled anxiously, and they didn't care about their dignity. They poked and poked at the door, what to say, what to say, what to say, what to say, what to say, what to say, what to say, what to say, what to say, Gu Xinjian couldn't bear it, and grabbed his wife After sending it to the door and closing the door, I didn't bother to ask the reason, and hurriedly apologized to my in-laws, "My in-laws, look at the two of you, you can't say harsh words to make Jiashu divorce when you are angry, where are the parents? Those who are looking forward to the divorce of their children, Jiashu's mother has a bad temper, I will go home and tell her to go, and you will calm down."
Huo Xiaoli's mother couldn't stop her anger. She shook off Gu Xinjian's hand and pointed at the door of Gu's house and yelled, "Xiao Aiqiu, listen to me, don't let your son get scared just after he shows some color. The luck is gone, and let me tell you, we, Xiaoli, are not afraid of divorcing your son, and when my grandson is born, I will give him the surname Huo!"
After finishing speaking, Huo Xiaoli's mother left angrily, went straight to the hospital, called Huo Xiaoli out in the waiting area, and immediately said, "Xiaoli, I'm going back to my mother's house after work today."
Seeing that his mother's face was as black as iron, Huo Xiaoli knew who she was angry with again, so he hurriedly asked what was going on.
"Your mother-in-law asked you to divorce Gu Jiashu!"
"Mom, what are you talking about without thinking?" Huo Xiaoli was startled, guessing that the trouble was serious, "What's going on?"
Before her mother could answer, Gu Jiashu called, saying, Xiaoli, did your mother look for you?When Huo Xiaoli said he was here, Gu Jiashu sighed anxiously and said, "Your mother and I have quarreled, please persuade her to calm down and not get involved."
The mother snatched Huo Xiaoli's cell phone, and yelled loudly, "Gu Jiashu, go back and tell your mother, isn't she capable of marrying you a big girl? I also have the ability to find a diamond king for my daughter!"
"Mom—" Huo Xiaoli snatched the phone, "What are you doing? Jiashu and I are getting along well, why are you getting a divorce, you guys are arguing, why are you dragging us?" Then he picked up the phone, I wanted to say a few words to Gu Jiashu, but found that he had hung up. Seeing that the people next to me were looking at this side full of curiosity, I hurriedly helped my mother up, and when I got to the yard, my mother sent Ben to thank the Gu family. He told me about making Xiao Aiqiu a meal.
Huo Xiaoli suddenly realized, "Mom, we didn't dare to tell my mother-in-law about this, why are you thanking me? In the eyes of my mother-in-law, Jiashu is the sky. She will fight with anyone who dares to do something that will affect her son's future." Well, you are lucky, why did you send it to the door?"
Only then did the mother realize that she was late at thirteen o'clock, but she refused to admit defeat and insisted on Huo Xiaoli returning to her mother's house after get off work, otherwise she would not know how Xiao Aiqiu would laugh at her, even her own daughter would not stand by her side.
Huo Xiaoli knew that although it was not the right time for her mother to go to Gu's house, her mother-in-law's actions were too hurtful. If she returned to Gu's house after get off work today, it would only make Xiao Aiqiu look down on her mother even more.However, although going back to her mother's house gave her mother face, Xiao Aiqiu's face fell to the ground, and she probably had to say something ugly in front of Gu Jiashu again...
After hesitating for a long time, Huo Xiaoli decided not to care so much.In the battle between the two parents' families, she couldn't let the mother who gave birth to her and raised her feel cold, let alone destroy her prestige. She couldn't help her mother-in-law beat her hard-working mother, so she agreed to her mother.
Because Huo Xiaoli didn't come back from get off work, that night, the Gu family exploded.
Xiao Aiqiu cried and said, after all, it is the daughter-in-law, the mother-in-law just took out her heart and made it for her to eat.In the end, he took the grandson of the Gu family back to his mother's house, and urged Gu Jiashu to call Huo Xiaoli and ask her to come back. As long as she can come back, the victory will still be hers, and her face will be preserved.
Gu Jiashu knew that no matter how hard-hearted Huo Xiaoli was, he would not be able to help her mother-in-law suppress her own mother, so she excused and said that it would be fine for you to just treat Xiaoli as Xiaoli and go back to her mother's house for a night, so why drag her back?
Xiao Aiqiu said no, normally, it would be fine for her to stay with her natal family for as long as she wanted, but not today, she must come back, otherwise she would be helping her natal family to bully her.
Gu Jiashu became impatient, "Then what are you saying to make Xiaoli divorce me and marry me a big girl? If my brother-in-law's parents say that about my sister, can you bear it?"
Without even thinking about it, Xiao Aiqiu said, "Your brother-in-law's parents can't say that, and they have no right to say it."
Luo Wudao, who was reading a book in the room, heard his eyebrows twitched. Gu Jiashu glanced at his sister's bedroom and reminded his mother in a low voice, "Mom, please keep your voice down, do you think the house is not messy enough?"
Gu Meitong was eating melon seeds, glanced at Luo Wudao in the bedroom, and said a little eccentrically: "Come on, Jiashu, don't use us to change the subject, your wife is too delicate. Look at her, Ever since I was pregnant, my natal mother sent food to our house all day long. Is it because our family can’t afford it, or is it because our family is reluctant to give it to her? Is it because of Sao Ga’s family? It seems that no one else has had a baby, just It's as if she's born..."
Gu Jiashu was so angry that she couldn't tell her mother, so Gu Meitong came up to her, and thinking about how critical she was of Huo Xiaoli, she became angry and yelled, "Sister! It's too bad that her mother gave her food." What happened to you? Ever since Xiaoli got pregnant, when did you say something nice? What happened to you because she was pregnant? You don’t want to have a baby, and someone else would be a sinner if she got pregnant?!”
"Jiashu, why are you pissing me off with your wife running away?" Gu Meitong slapped a handful of sunflower seeds back into the plastic bag, "She's just getting in my way, I can't stand her blissful look!"
Gu Jiashu didn't expect her sister's words to be so unpleasant, so she stared at her fiercely, said nothing for a long time, and said to his father who was sitting silently beside him, "Dad, I want to buy a house and move out."
Gu Xinjian did not speak, sighed, nodded, "Move."
Xiao Aiqiu didn't expect this quarrel to have such a result, and suddenly felt that he had lost, not only to his in-laws, but also to his son, "Jia Shu, you are not going to move out, this is beating your mother." hand."
After finishing speaking, Xiao Aiqiu got up and went back to the room. Looking at her mother's sad state of despair, Gu Jiashu felt as if a gasoline tank had been set on fire, and his body and mind were scorched as if he couldn't breathe. Heartbroken, he looked at his father, got up and said, "I'm going out for a walk."
If he stayed at home, he was like a hot air balloon inflated to the limit. If he continued to stay at home, he might explode with a bang.He walked around the street for a long time, not knowing where to go, after thinking about it, he went to his mother-in-law's house.
Huo Xiaoli's family was still calm, the three of them were sitting on the sofa chatting.Huo Xiaozhen said that since this is the case, I will not go to work tomorrow, since it is still in the probationary period anyway.
It was so hard to ask my son-in-law for help, and I had a nasty argument with my mother-in-law, but my mother gave up so lightly because she didn't want to, "You won't go if you say no? What are you doing if you don't go to your brother-in-law's company? Internet cafes? Let me tell you, Xiao Zhen, it doesn’t take much, if you work in Internet cafes for another two years, your mother’s old life will be gone.”
Gu Jiashu also felt that if he said that he bought a house and moved out at this time, he was indeed standing on the mother-in-law's side to demonstrate to his mother. My mother didn't know how cold it would be.He also wanted to do something, which was to save face for his mother. Hearing that Huo Xiaozhen offered to resign, he thought it was a doorway. When his mother found out, at least he felt that his battle to protect his son had achieved certain results. Huo Xiaozhen was asked to resign after admitting defeat, so he nodded and said, "Why don't you, Xiaozhen likes to do software development? I'll ask someone to help me and see if I can join a software development company."
When Huo Xiaozhen heard it, he was so happy that he almost jumped up, and shouted: "What is a blessing in disguise? This is it."
Huo Xiaoli asked Gu Jiashu if he was sure, and Gu Jiashu said to give it a try, and he could only do his best when things were like this.Although she quarreled with Xiao Aiqiu and made her mother very depressed, she was still very happy to hear what Gu Jiashu said. She yelled at Gu Jiashu during the day, which was also out of anger. Very happy.
Mother poured a cup of tea for Gu Jiashu, and asked what was going on at home as if casually speaking.
Gu Jiashu knew that his mother-in-law wanted to know if his mother had forced him to divorce or reprimanded Huo Xiaoli and her.Of course he couldn't tell the truth, so he just laughed and said that there was nothing wrong at home, and his mother was regretting that she said too much during the day.
The mother also breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, she was really afraid that Xiao Aiqiu would use this incident to make a fuss and force Gu Jiashu and Huo Xiaoli to divorce. If this was the case, she would definitely not do it.Gu Jiashu dumped her daughter just after she got some color, how could there be such a cheap thing in the world?Although when she quarreled with Xiao Aiqiu, she wished that Huo Xiaoli and Gu Jiashu would divorce immediately, but that was just an angry talk, how could she take it seriously?
Now that her in-laws have relented, she, as a mother-in-law, can't hold her breath, and she must give her a proper step.She told Gu Jiashu that she also had a bad temper, and she started to choke as she spoke. Since her in-laws realized that she was wrong, she stopped being so stubborn, and asked Huo Xiaoli to go back with him tonight.
Huo Xiaoli knew that Gu Jiashu was playing sloppy, and the disturbance at her in-law's house tonight must be unusual.And the mother-in-law, even if she knew she had done something wrong and didn't give in to admit her mistake, when Gu Jiashu came here, she must have escaped because of the quarrel at her in-law's house. If she followed her back, Not only can't solve the problem, it can only encourage the arrogance of the mother-in-law to push forward.
In fact, why didn't mother understand this?It's just that she understands better that the brokenness of marriage sometimes has nothing to do with the couple in it, but with the relatives around the couple, especially if the two have conflicts, if the relatives around them have a bad attitude , Just to protect his child with fuel and jealousy just to fight for breath, it will only intensify the conflict and break the relationship between the young couple.Moreover, if she insisted on keeping her daughter at home, the situation would be even more embarrassing. How would she go back in the future?Even if he went back, how would he face the Gu family?Fortunately, Gu Jiashu came in time, whether he was sloppy or helpless, she must take this step for her daughter, and she must not poke holes in her daughter's marriage just to gain more face for herself.
In the future, even if Xiao Aiqiu wants to take advantage of this to be arrogant in front of her, she can still confidently say, your son went to my house to invite my daughter, and my daughter married your son, not you. .
Although Gu Jiashu can sleep at his mother-in-law's house, he can't live here, otherwise, Xiao Aiqiu will feel that his own son, who was raised by himself, has completely betrayed her, let alone what he will be wronged.But, since he came out of the house, didn't say he came to his mother-in-law's house, and came home alone, the whole family would look bad.However, his mother said all the bad things, and he was embarrassed to let his mother-in-law agree to let Huo Xiaoli go home with him. He was in a dilemma and anxious. Hearing his mother-in-law actively urge Huo Xiaoli to go home with him, the dark clouds in his heart , as if being brushed open by a sharp ray of sunlight, a clear sky unfolds in front of you.
He didn't expect his mother-in-law to be so generous, and he was secretly grateful in his heart. He babbled about finding a job for Huo Xiaozhen for a while, and then went out with Huo Xiaoli at the urging of his mother-in-law.
Along the way, Huo Xiaoli pouted and said nothing. Gu Jiashu knew that she didn't want to go back, so he deliberately teased her and said, "You really want to divorce me and find another rich husband?"
Huo Xiaoli gave him a blank look, "I'm not my mother, don't fool me. I don't know who your mother is? If you strangle someone to death, you'd say that you just want to caress and caress him well, cut it! "
"My mother also spoke for me, and she was a little hasty and unscrupulous, what are you doing..." Gu Jiashu became upset when he heard Huo Xiaoli say that about his mother, and quickened his pace.
Huo Xiaoli became heavier and couldn't keep up with him, seeing him whizzing ahead, the more he watched, the more angry he became, he simply stopped by himself, and even wanted to turn around and go back to his mother's house.
Gu Jiashu hurried away for a few minutes, but didn't hear Huo Xiaoli's footsteps catching up, so he looked back and saw Huo Xiaoli standing there far away, looking at him resentfully, looking at her bulky body, he was I slapped myself in the heart: Gu Jiashu, you really failed to succeed and failed, who made your mother yell at you to divorce her and marry you a big girl?Can people not be angry?What happened to you asking people to say a few words to relieve their anger?
Even though he thought so in his heart, he just couldn't say the soft words. In this regard, he is very similar to his mother. He feels that the three words "I'm sorry" should not be said casually. If you can say these three words, it is equal to yourself. Take a knife and carve your own moral standard in public, you are tantamount to admitting that you are wrong, you are morally flawed, and you are not a good person.
The two were in an awkward stalemate, Huo Xiaoli simply turned around and walked towards her mother's house, Gu Jiashu didn't care much, rushed over, grabbed her hand, and dragged her towards home without saying a word.
Huo Xiaoli looked at him bitterly, thinking to himself, can you die if you say sorry?
Gu Jiashu didn't want to see Huo Xiaoli's angry face, so he deliberately walked half a step in front of her, and said while walking that I told my dad to buy a house and move out. Where is the house?"
"have no idea."
Gu Jiashu knew that she was angry, "You said this, after I choose a house, you are not allowed to say that you don't like it."
Huo Xiaoli really wanted to buy a house and move out, but now that Gu Jiashu said it, she was not happy at all. First, she understood that the reason why he was able to tell his father-in-law to buy a house and move out today must be because of the quarrel at home He said it out of desperation; second, seeing that she was about to give birth, with such a heavy body, how could she have the energy to accompany him to see and choose a house?If you buy an off-plan house, you still have to wait. Even if you buy an existing house, you still need to decorate it. Even if you buy it now, it will take three to two months to finish the renovation. I am afraid that the child has already been born, and the child is so young. I dare not bring my children to live in a newly renovated home. That is to say, even if I start buying a house now and want to move in, it will be a year later. I am happy for the wish that will be realized after a year. She is not so good Patience and optimism.
Seeing that Huo Xiaoli was silent, Gu Jiashu said alone: "I want to buy it closer to our mother's house, so that it will be more convenient for them to help take care of the children in the future."
"I don't want to." Huo Xiaoli replied very simply.After four years of marriage, she really had enough with her mother-in-law's family. When she was depressed, she even thought that it would be best to immigrate to a foreign country in the future. dealt with.But Gu Jiashu actually still wants to buy a new house near her in-law's house. Doesn't she have to listen to her mother-in-law's advice and suffer Gu Meitong's morbid jealousy?
"It's far away, and no one will take care of the child for you." Seeing that Huo Xiaoli resisted his parents so much, Gu Jiashu gradually became displeased.
"I'm looking for a nanny."
"The nanny has her own grandparents dedicated?"
"I want to live my own life, and I don't want others to dictate my life."
"Why do you hate my mother so much?"
"It's not that I hate her, it's that she hates me." Huo Xiaoli's words were short, without any intention of retreating.
Gu Jiashu looked back at her, didn't speak any more, took her hand and loosened it, but he still didn't let go.When they went upstairs and opened the door, Huo Xiaoli took the opportunity to shake him off.
Xiao Aiqiu was sitting in the living room watching TV, and was very surprised to see Huo Xiaoli come in. He was about to open his mouth to say something, but when he saw Huo Xiaoli's face was sullen, he closed his mouth embarrassingly. Gu Jiashu followed and greeted her lazily. , also went back to the room.
Xiao Aiqiu knew that her son was going to pick up his wife. Although Huo Xiaoli came back with her and made her secretly happy, at least the old man would not stare at her because of this.But the son took the initiative to invite her, which made her feel a little awkward. The act of inviting him was a bit humiliating to the son, not to mention that the daughter-in-law had a sullen face when she entered the door, as if she was reluctant to return to this house, and it seemed to give them face. of.
Gu Meitong heard the movement, poked her head out of the bedroom, looked at Gu Jiashu's room, and whispered, "Are you back?"
Xiao Aiqiu hummed with her nose.
"Tch, don't come back if you have the ability." Gu Meitong whispered disdainfully.
"Go to sleep." Xiao Aiqiu didn't want to have any more quarrels, the so-called family and everything is happy, this matter seems to have settled down with great difficulty, don't just press the gourd and start again just because of one or two words.
In the next few days, everyone could see that Gu Jiashu and Huo Xiaoli were in a cold war.At the dinner table, the two ignored each other, even if they saw each other, it seemed that the other was like air, and the atmosphere in the house was terribly depressed. Xiao Aiqiu once asked Gu Jiashu if he had a quarrel.
Gu Jiashu lazily said no, and stopped talking.
Gu Xinjian was busy at work for the next week and came home on the weekend. Seeing that everyone was sullen and unwilling to say a few words, he took advantage of Huo Xiaoli's absence and scolded Gu Jiashu. Gu Jiashu bowed his head and remained silent. .
Gu Xinjian said that no matter who is right or who is wrong, you have to be magnanimous as a man.
"What kind of generosity? My wife is unreasonable because men are used to her generosity." Xiao Aiqiu muttered.
"Yes, you are the one I got used to! I plan to let Jia Shuzi inherit his father's business, can't you?" Gu Xinjian gave Xiao Aiqiu a glare.
Gu Jiashu was very depressed at first, but when he heard what his father said, the water in his mouth almost spewed out.Yes, my wife is pregnant with his baby, how can I make her sulk?
But apologizing is not his style, so he has to think of other ways.After thinking about it, he remembered the promise to find a job for Huo Xiaozhen.So, more than ever, he asked his friends to find out which company recruited software developers. After all, being a branch manager is different from the past. Based on the principle of exchanging resources with Gu Jiashu in the future, everyone is very happy. It is to actively help him find out the way, and I really found out that there is an electronic technology company in the Electronic Information City that needs to recruit a program developer.
Originally, Gu Jiashu could call Huo Xiaozhen directly, but he didn't because he wanted to use this opportunity to reconcile with Huo Xiaoli.He took a sip of his tea, luckily, he called Huo Xiaoli as if nothing had happened, and said that Huo Xiaozhen had found a job, and asked him to go to a certain place for an interview at a certain time.
Knowing husband Mo Ruo's wife, of course Huo Xiaoli understood his intentions. Seeing that he worked so hard for his younger brother, he stopped being rigid with him. He said a few words calmly and asked about the company's situation, as if they There was no such thing as a cold war at all.In the past, they often had cold wars, but they didn't last as long as this time. Every time they reconciled, it was probably the same. Gu Jiashu used something to call or send her a text message, and the matter must be related to her. , so that she couldn't hang up the phone and ignore it.
After Gu Jiashu finished speaking, she politely said thank you, as if it was not her husband who was doing things for her and talking to her, but a friend who was not very familiar with her but kindly helped her.
Gu Jiashu knew that she hadn't calmed down yet, so he wanted to ease the atmosphere further, so he smiled and said, "Why doesn't it seem like I'm not a family?"
Huo Xiaoli said "Oh", and said to hang up, I have to call Xiaozhen, Gu Jiashu hung up the phone with a lot of satisfaction.
Huo Xiaoli called Huo Xiaozhen to talk about work, and when he put down the phone, he felt a lot more relaxed.In fact, every time she had a cold war with Gu Jiashu, she herself felt uncomfortable, as if a black cloud was pressing on her heart, and she couldn't get rid of it except for him to take the initiative to reconcile.
After get off work, Huo Xiaoli found Gu Jiashu standing at the entrance of the hospital, saw her come out, greeted her with a smile and said, "What do you want to eat?"
At this time, Huo Xiaoli wanted to snuggle into his arms so much, to dispel the depression in her heart these past few days, but she still had to make some gestures, so that Gu Jiashu couldn't make Gu Jiashu think that she was eager to make up with him, so she just looked expressionless Say, "Go home."
Gu Jiashu was a little annoyed, thinking that I should do it for you, and I should make up with you. I also took the initiative to find a step, and you are almost done. Do you really want me to beg for mercy like a pug? ?
However, since he has taken the initiative to lower his posture once, he didn't want to give up all his previous efforts, so he squeezed a smile on his face: "I want to eat outside with you."
Huo Xiaoli glanced at him and said, "Then... let's go to Tianmu City."
Tianmu City is not far from Gu Jiashu's house, and it brings together special dishes from all over the country.
When they arrived in Tianmu City, Gu Jiashu sat down at a Thai restaurant, and handed the menu to Huo Xiaoli, "You can order whatever you want."
Huo Xiaoli took the menu and looked up at Gu Jiashu from above the menu. Gu Jiashu looked a little helpless and bored, rubbing his face, looking a little tired.
In the past six months, the pressure he has endured in the company is beyond her imagination.Because he is the youngest branch manager in the group, more importantly, there are too many people who are older than him and have higher education than him, who are not optimistic about his young and promising branch manager.In fact, even if Gu Jiashu is not the manager of this branch, they have no part in them, but they just look down on Gu Jiashu, just like a group of people who claim to be aristocrats look down on a mud-legged kid sitting at the same table with them, He even thought that if he could sit on the table, it would lower their status.Over the past six months, apart from focusing on the company's production and management, Gu Jiashu has devoted more energy to fighting wits and courage with this group of people. At night, he often sighs to Huo Xiaoli, thankfully Huo Xiaoli got pregnant in time, and if things go on like this, it's hard to say He got ED.At that time, Huo Xiaoli was also amused, and purposely put his hands together and said, God, please make him a little ED, otherwise I was worried that he would go to believe in Islam.Gu Jiashu also pretended to be exaggerated to grab her and throw her out of the window.可是，自从顾嘉树到分公司任职，功课明显做得少了，因为刚接手公司，千头万绪的事团在那儿等着他去理呢，再加上霍小栗怀孕了，做母亲的天性使得她不愿意嘉树去碰自己，所以，回家后的顾嘉树通常连电视都不看，往床上一躺，就呼呼大睡过去，就算睡不着，也是瞪着天花板出神。霍小栗问他想什么呢，他总是说公司的事。
想到这里，霍小栗独自在心里叹了口气，还是母亲说得对，自己的男人自己疼，疼他就是疼自己。母亲用自己的切身体会告诉她，只有夫妻两个都健康长寿才是真正的幸福，像她那样，丈夫早早走了，孩子也大了，身边连个说话的人都没有，嘴巴都快憋臭了，跟儿子唠，儿子嫌她说的不是陈芝麻烂谷子就是街头巷尾的一地碎屑。和街坊邻居唠，和女的唠多了，人家会说你是碎嘴寡妇，邻居之间一旦有点什么闲话传出来，你第一个成了搬弄是非的嫌疑人；和男人唠，就更不成了，人家会说你风流、耐不住寂寞，有想偷人的嫌疑。这些年来，母亲也看穿了，什么荣华富贵也比不上身边有个知冷知热的人可以倒倒废话。
顾嘉树听霍小栗点了几个菜，进饭店前的那点不舒服就云开雾散了，因为霍小栗点的全是他爱吃的菜。如果不疼他不爱他，她不会心里装着的全是他的喜欢，心里一热，就一把抢过菜谱，叫了一个霍小栗喜欢吃的菜。
一种情感在两人之间无声地传递着，再看彼此的目光，两个人的内心都感觉到一股暖流。
从饭店出来的时候，两人已经手牵手了。也没说话，顾嘉树边走边瞭望着夜的天空，轻轻地吹着口哨。刹那间，霍小栗觉得，仿佛回到了恋爱的时候。那会儿，他们都是学生，没什么钱，所谓约会，也就是牵着手溜马路。饿了，在街边吃碗麻辣烫，能吃一次烤肉，就算是很奢侈了，可是，她的幸福照样很肥胖，比那些有钱人的恋人之间的幸福还要肥胖，因为心里有爱。
她还想起，大四的寒假里她和顾嘉树逛夜市，看见有银戒指很美，就蹲下看了一会，顾嘉树看出她喜欢，掏钱买了下来，套在她手指上，嘻嘻哈哈地说：“手铐啦啊，你被我俘虏了。”
霍小栗的满足感，一点也不比得到一枚钻戒来得少。后来，他们稀里糊涂地结婚了，连枚戒指也没买，顾嘉树说要补给她，她没让，说你已经送过我戒指了，顾嘉树怎么也想不起来，她才把手指翘了翘，让他看那枚银戒指。
当时顾嘉树感动得不知说什么好，也很是内疚，他知道，女孩子一辈子最大的梦想就是穿上婚纱做新娘，让自己所爱的人戴上戒指，那是女人一生中最隆重的一场幸福秀。霍小栗看出了他的难受，安慰他说，幸福不拘于形式，有爱，比什么都好。
那会儿，即使他们不开口说话，也能读得懂彼此的内心。因为他们相爱，爱就像电流，让他们的心相通，就像眼下这个晚上，他们拉着手，一荡一荡地走在街上，千言万语都沉默在内心里，即使不语，也能抵达彼此。
虽然顾新建答应了让顾嘉树他们买房子单过，可当顾嘉树把买房的事搬到桌面上时，气氛还是有点沉闷。有能力、开明的老人会在孩子结婚前就给他们备好了房子，可那并不是老人心甘情愿让孩子离开自己，不过是迫于社会大形势而已，与其等到处不好再分开，还不如在没矛盾的时候早早分开，免得以后伤感情。
肖爱秋尤其如此。这几年，她和结婚后的女儿以及儿子住在一起，让她在邻居之间赚了不少的羡慕。虽然一家六口人也时有小矛盾，但毕竟没闹出家门让外人看笑话，这让她很满足，也借着这，在邻居之间赚了个好岳母好婆婆的头衔，这让她面上很有光，不亚于写作的人中了诺贝尔文学奖。因为她老了，没相貌可卖弄了，没事业可拼着去博取别人的仰慕了，只剩下了妻子、母亲的角色可以继续，妻子做得怎么样，在老伴那儿已经定性了，而婆婆岳母这俩角色，需要外界的评定，成为人人称赞羡慕的好婆婆好岳母，就像当年努力工作争取当先进工作者一样重要。
可是，儿子要搬出去了。
就像她努了半天，还没等评定呢，突兀间就失去了努力的环境，期待中的光环，也随之消失了，这怎能不让她失落？更何况，和儿子媳妇一起过了好几年了，儿子突然要搬出去，别人肯定会说她这婆婆做得不好，如果她做得好，家就是幸福囤子，谁会傻乎乎地撤出去啊。当然，还有一种方式会让她比原来还有面子，那就是儿子买套大房子，全家一起搬过去，可她又知道这绝对不可能，家里的经济条件不允许儿子买大房子是一方面，另一方面是儿子要买房搬出去，本就是为了回避家庭矛盾，要是买了新房还是一起住，岂不是屎窝挪尿窝地瞎倒腾？
所以，自从顾嘉树说要买房，肖爱秋脸上就没开过晴，能说得出来的理由也就是自己的儿子要搬出去单过，就跟心脏上有块肌肉要生生给剥下来一样。
每当她这么说，顾嘉树就想抽自己一嘴巴，觉得自己不是东西。
霍小栗知道，这会儿不能心软，心一软，她就搬不出去了，就要永远待在这个自己时时都要小心祸从口出、是非从一个表情诞生的家里。
周末，她和顾嘉树出去看房，把楼书带回家，一张张地仔细研究，肖爱秋总是静静地听着看着，眼里是巴巴的软弱可怜。霍小栗烦透了婆婆的这种表情，让她觉得自己是个罪人，好像是因为她的加入，才使得这个家分崩离析了一样。
顾美童看不惯妈妈在霍小栗面前一副可怜巴巴的样子，就故意嘻嘻哈哈地说：“就是，咱家这房住的人也忒多点了，是该分家了。”
肖爱秋就瞪她一眼说：“要分也轮不到嘉树搬出去，亏你也有脸说。”
顾美童就双手一摊说：“没办法，谁让我爸给我挑了个没本事的老公呢？”
“你又想找仗打不是？”肖爱秋瞅了一眼顾美童的卧室，“让小罗听见了，他多没面子。”
“他又不在家。”顾美童一脸不屑地小声嘟哝。
“要我是小罗，我都跟你离八回了，娶个老婆不生孩子，哪个男人受得了？”肖爱秋看儿子和媳妇一门心思研究着楼盘，对她问也不问，心里很不舒服，打开了电视。
“您到底是不是我亲妈？谁生不了孩子了？是我不想生，因为我生了他也养不起！”顾美童被肖爱秋戳到了软肋上，就像个没现形的小偷，被一旁的人指了问是不是你偷的？心虚得她差点跳起来。
霍小栗轻轻看了她一眼，拿起楼书，拽着顾嘉树，“回屋看吧。”
顾嘉树不知就里，回头看了姐姐和妈妈一眼，自言自语似的说了句：“对，把客厅留给咱妈和咱姐战斗。”
肖爱秋没心思和顾美童斗嘴，追到顾嘉树卧室门口，眼巴巴地叮嘱了一句：“嘉树啊，你们最好选个离咱家近的小区。”
顾嘉树看看霍小栗，说知道。
“你们正是忙事业的时候，等你们上班了，我可以过去帮着你们收拾收拾卫生什么的。”肖爱秋小声嘟哝着。
“妈，您就甭自作多情了，人家要是稀罕你照顾的话，就不用买房搬出去住了。”顾美童没好气地说。
“美童，你吃枪药了？少说句行不行？”肖爱秋心里烦躁，对女儿也就没了好气，“你看，嘉树他们结婚比你晚，都快有孩子了，你也抓紧点吧，小心把小罗惹急了跟你离婚。”
“我就不生！”顾美童虽然嘴硬，可心里却全是慌张。是啊，她越来越害怕了，自从她说了坚决不要孩子，罗武道就更不碰她了，连她翻身时把胳膊搭在他身上，都会被他小心翼翼地拿下来，好像他们之间只剩了夫妻的名分，已彻底没了夫妻之实。逢了生理骚动期，夜里，她特意贴在罗武道身上，用腿盘着他往他身上蹭，罗武道却摆出一副睡成了死猪的架势，无动于衷。顾美童就动手去摸他，可摸来摸去罗武道就是没反应，她一生气，下手就重了点，罗武道就会默默地拿着她的手离开他的身体，说睡吧。
顾美童就噌地坐起来，按亮了灯，“罗武道！”
罗武道就眨着眼看她，“怎么了？”
顾美童又羞又急，“你装什么装？”
罗武道就坐起来，说：“我没装。”
“你就是装，我知道你是故意的！”
罗武道默默地叹了口气，关上灯，摸索到顾美童睡衣里，试了试，果然不行，就说反正你也不想要孩子，别折腾了。
顾美童的鼻子一酸，就哽咽起来，罗武道像个罪人似的耷拉着头坐着，拱到她身上，用手指和嘴巴满足她。黑暗中，顾美童捧着他的头呜呜地哭了。罗武道抱着她，说：“对不起，美童，要不……你跟我离婚吧。”
“我不离，就不离！我知道你讨厌我了，你这是故意的……”顾美童哭着说。
罗武道就无话可说，只能叹了口气，倒下睡了。过了几天，罗武道说，所里打算在莱西成立一个分所，主任找他谈了，问他愿意不愿意去。因为莱西是他老家，相对其他人来说，人脉要好一些，律师这一行靠的就是人脉，而且去莱西分所，底薪和业务提成相对都会高一些，不像现在，底薪低得可怜，全靠案源提成。可是，像他这种社会关系不广的人，全靠零敲碎打地接点小案子，活一点没少干，钱却少得让他自己都汗颜。
顾美童没回答他，只是定定地看着他，半天才说：“你想逃避我？”
罗武道一皱眉，“我跟你说正事，怎么成我逃避你了？”
“你要不是为了逃避我，能去莱西？”顾美童说这句话时，心里很没底，能陪她到老的，只有这个男人了，她还没老，却觉得已可以一眼望穿自己的遥远将来。没子嗣，也没必要去奋斗了，这么混着就好，房子也不想买，其一不想花那份钱，其二是等她老了，留给谁？不如把这钱攒着为将来老境做打算，她也看明白了，霍小栗不会甘于长久地挤在这个家里别扭，她是个性子上洒脱自由的人，早晚有一天她会鼓捣着弟弟买房搬出去。只要他们搬走了，她就可以和罗武道心安理得地继续住在这儿，一直到老，依着弟弟的脾气，他绝不可能回来和她抢父母的房子。再说，他混得越来越好了，也没这个必要，就算霍小栗有意瓜分也没用。这两年她已经把弟弟两口子琢磨透了，霍小栗虽然厉害得不动声色，可弟弟才是真正的霸王，小事由着她，大事上，她拗不过弟弟，她做不了弟弟的主。
顾美童觉得自己的人生就像出了窑的砖——定型了，也不想再做任何改变，对于罗武道挣钱多少，也不介意了，过得去就行。罗武道去莱西，她有点怕，就算罗武道本身没什么，在莱西那个小县级市，他怎么也是大城市来的，身上罩着一层神秘莫测的远道和尚的光环。再加上罗武道帅，不过三十多岁，对小地方的姑娘来说，绝对是有吸引力的，别看罗武道跟她在一起不行了，可未必跟其他女人在一起也不行。医生不也说了吗，罗武道的不行，是心理性的，不是病理性的；闲来没事她喜欢看生活杂志，杂志上也说了，在家和老婆不行了的男人照样有外遇，照样能搞大情人的肚子！所以，她坚决不让罗武道去莱西。
罗武道问为什么？
顾美童不想把自己的心事跟他兜底，就硬邦邦地说：“我不愿意。”
罗武道好声好气地继续商量她，“你不愿意也总要有个不愿意的理由吧？”
“我讨厌莱西，因为莱西有你爸你妈，还有你哥哥嫂子，别看我见不着他们，可我知道他们背后说我什么呢。”顾美童说着说着就气呼呼的了，她都好长时间没跟罗武道回老家了，因为一回去，婆婆和妯娌都问她怎么还不要孩子，她懒得和他们敷衍，直接说不喜欢孩子，不想生。至今她清楚地记得婆婆和妯娌的表情，像见着了鬼。所以，她又补充了一句：“在你们家里人的眼里，娶老婆就是买只母鸡回来下蛋，你要是回了莱西，肯定得天天跟你灌输他们的愚昧观念。”
“我在城里，又不是回乡下家里！”顾美童只要一说到婆家，除了鄙夷就没别的，这让罗武道很生气。
罗武道是律师，要真跟顾美童吵起来，十个顾美童都不是对手。可他没法跟顾美童辩论，因为顾美童不讲理，只要讲不过他，立马就像被黄蜂蜇了一样吱哇叫唤，他就只剩了举手投降的份，因为他不想惹岳父生气。一想起岳父，他就心情复杂，他感念岳父对他的识人之恩，可是，他却没像岳父期望的那样，闯出一片天地，给顾美童带来幸福。于是，这份感念，就成了一块沉重的石头，压在了他的心上，他不能辜负了老岳父的期望，又惹老岳父生气，他能做的，只能是忍气吞声，早早缴械投降。
霍小栗到底还是没拗过顾嘉树，他最终确定，在大连路一带买房，小区在建设中，生活比较方便，离婆婆家只有一站多的路，离河南路也不远。
顾嘉树要的是六楼，霍小栗对这没意见，因为六楼带阁楼，楼梯在室内，看上去很像是复式结构的房子，和真正复式结构的房子比起来，性价比很高，楼下是一百平的二居室，阁楼和楼下一样大，就是可利用空间稍微小些，有两个大房间，也有独立的厨房和卫生间。霍小栗都想好了，阁楼上的这两间，一间做书房，一间做孩子的游戏室，楼下用来居住。
霍小栗和顾嘉树去交首付的时候，房子已经封顶了，再有三个月就交付使用。霍小栗算了一下，等收了房，再装修一下，再跑跑装修的有害味道，等搬进来，孩子差不多就该一岁了。
她在心里暗暗叹息了一声，这漫长的岁月啊。
顾新建一听他们去交钱了，吃了一惊，问他们钱够不够，他和肖爱秋这几年也攒了点钱，本来是打算顾嘉树结婚用的，可没用上，索性现在拿出来帮顾嘉树买房得了。顾嘉树飞快地拦住了父亲的话：“不用，我们的钱够了。”
霍小栗看着顾嘉树，心里一沉，觉得有点不舒服。她知道顾嘉树为什么要抢着回答这句话，是怕她会说钱不够，有种品质上被看低的感觉，但没发作，只是那么轻微地不舒服了一下。
肖爱秋对儿子的话有点不相信，问房子总共多少钱，霍小栗看着顾嘉树，既然他怕自己说出不称他心的话来，干脆由着他去说得了。
顾嘉树说三十六万。
肖爱秋就把嘴张得跟吞了只鸡蛋似的，“小栗，这几年你们攒了三十六万？”
顾美童慢条斯理地挑了挑眼皮，“妈，他们俩工资高，再说了，这几年住在家里，吃喝住都不用花钱，攒三十六万还不跟玩儿似的。”
霍小栗就只剩了干张嘴、说不出话的份。是的，她是没往家交钱也没交生活费，不是她不交，而是她交了顾新建也不要，说让他们自己攒着。可没往家里交钱，不等于她没为这个家花钱啊？家里的牛奶、鸡蛋，甚至米，杂七杂八的各种费用，哪一样不是她掏钱？做这些的时候，她并没算计也没觉得是在为这个家做贡献，只是觉得，做老人也不易，她做不到坦然地啃老吃老，既然给钱老人不要，那么她就换种方式贴补家用就是了，虽然她很少下厨，可她比任何人都了解什么时候该往回买什么东西了，她每天下班大包小包地往回提，难道顾美童没长眼、看不见啊。
顾美童把话戳到这儿了，她总不能像个管家婆似的一一细数什么东西是我给家里买的，花了多少钱吧？那也显得她太小肚鸡肠了，好像买东西还记了笔小账，为的就是这一天拿出来堵谁的嘴。
她给气得鼓鼓的，看着肖爱秋，希望婆婆能为她讲句公道话。可是她指望错了，肖爱秋像是被顾美童的话提醒了似的，点了点头说：“你们攒够了就好，我和你爸还商量来着，如果你们钱不够，我们给添俩，也算是我们做父母的一点心意。”
“得了吧，妈，你就是一分不掏，嘉树的房子也有你的功劳，如果这几年他们不是在家免费吃住，从哪儿攒出这三十六万来？”顾美童虽然对未来没什么具体的打算，可一想到霍小栗用不了多久就搬到宽敞明亮的新房子里去了，心里还是有点酸溜溜的。
霍小栗再也忍不住了，“妈，我们没攒那么多钱，我们贷了二十二万块钱的款。”说完，起身就回房间去了。
肖爱秋和顾美童面面相觑地看着，问顾嘉树：“嘉树，你贷那么多款干什么？利息那么高。”
顾嘉树知道霍小栗已经被姐姐惹恼了，匆匆敷衍了一句“我们还年轻”，慢慢就进卧室去了。
顾美童撅嘴，“看见了吧，耍态度呢，妈，赶紧掏钱还来得及。”
肖爱秋打了顾美童的手一下，“以后，你弟弟两口子的事，你就少说两句吧。”
顾嘉树进了卧室，霍小栗正歪依在床头上生气呢。马上就到预产期了，她人并没胖多少，可肚子却大得像一只巨大的箩筐倒扣在肚子上，因为怀孕，让她的呼吸显得幅度有点大，因为生气，起伏的幅度更大了，让她看上去显得有点滑稽，像一只被掀翻在地却翻不回去的青蛙，正呼呼地生气呢。
这两年，顾嘉树已经学精了，但凡遇到霍小栗和家里人生气闹矛盾，他绝对不会提矛盾的本身，也不提家里的人，而是转移话题，好像刚才的事压根就没发生过一样。如果霍小栗气得不是太厉害，话题一转，基本也就过去了，如果霍小栗气愤难消，他转移话题也没用，霍小栗总是斜斜而冷冷地看着他说：“是疖子总要出脓的。”
那意思是让他别打马虎眼，只要问题在，不去面对就永远得不到解决。可即使面对了，又能解决什么？大不了就是他们两个在原来矛盾的基础上先争吵再冷战而已，谁都说服不了谁，也就谈不上会有什么质的改变。就算顾嘉树明知道是妈妈不对，姐姐不好，又有什么用？顾嘉树总结出经验来了，他可以把一个原本乱糟糟的几百号人的公司管理得井井有条，可他管理不好只有几个人的家庭。
管理公司，可以用制度管理，可家庭不成。家庭是一个充满了感情的地方，制度在这儿用不上，和睦需要靠大家的自觉和修为，只要有一个人不配合，你就没了辙，因为这是家，不是公司。公司里有混账员工，可以除名，家庭不行，谁都除不了谁的名，就算能把人除到门外，感情还在门内呢。最好的办法就是睁一只眼闭一只眼，就算矛盾在，能不理它就不理它，当它不存在比正视它的存在并试图去解决，杀伤力会更小一些。总之，家庭不是讲道理的地方，每个家庭都有一笔糊涂账。
顾嘉树笑嘻嘻地走过来，趴在霍小栗鼓鼓的大肚子上，“来，让我听听宝贝在说什么呢？”
霍小栗一翻身子，忽地坐起来，“顾嘉树！”
顾嘉树做出一副不知所以的懵懂样，“怎么了？”
“你刚才哑巴了？！”霍小栗厉声道，一点也不怕客厅里的人听见。
顾嘉树不想把事闹僵，过来捂她的嘴，“嘘，媳妇，我姐就那么个人，你又不是不知道，较什么真呢……”
霍小栗眼睛瞪得老大，啪地打掉了顾嘉树的手，“她就那么个人成了她的理了？我凭什么要承受她的阴阳怪气！？”
顾嘉树暗暗叫苦，知道一场战争怕是避免不了了，也顾不了那么多，捂着霍小栗的嘴，小声说我的姑奶奶，你别嚷了，我知道她不对，让你受委屈了，你再忍忍，等房子装修好了咱就搬家。
顾美童当然听见了，不甘示弱地冲了进来，站在门口，瞪着霍小栗说：“你说谁阴阳怪气呢？”
霍小栗挣扎着扒拉开顾嘉树的手，“说别人对得起你了，顾美童，原本我还抱着同情包容着你乖戾的阴阳怪气，可你……”
霍小栗还没说完，顾嘉树又捂上了她的嘴，急三火四地对顾美童说：“姐，你能不能别添乱了？小栗都快生了，你们还吵什么吵？”
“她快生了我就得由着她指桑骂槐啊？霍小栗我告诉你，你别觉得你怀孕了要生了就把自己当功臣了，少拿挺了个肚子在全家人眼前献宝，别以为就你会生孩子，你耀武扬威什么？你再耀武扬威也是倒追男人的货！得瑟什么得瑟？”顾美童一被激怒就口不择言，荤的素的全数地给搬了上来，“都什么年代了，还想母以子贵啊，可笑！”
霍小栗气得脸色发白，手指发抖地指着顾美童，“顾美童！对，我就是拿肚子里的孩子献宝了，有本事你也献一次！”
“我用不着！”顾美童趾高气扬地乜斜着她，一副风轻云淡的样子。
“你不是用不着