Chapter 8 Chapter VII

Not long after Gu Haiyang moved, the house over there was sold. The new owner sold pork in the vegetable market and paid the house in cash in one lump sum. His mother asked Gu Haiyang to come over for dinner on weekends. After the meal, he put plastic bags on the coffee table Open it and push it in front of Gu Haiyang: Don't rely on desperately selling your brains to save money for the house, take these. Gu Haiyang already knew the whole story of selling the house, and the pile of money made his face suddenly hot. Knowing that refusing it would hurt the old man's good intentions, he nodded, took a few stacks of them and said: This is enough. Save it.

The next day was to look at the real estate, choose the type of apartment, and after running for about half a month, I chose a three-bedroom apartment in Jasmine Garden. It is located on the southern slope of the mountain, with the lush Qingdao Mountain as its back, and it is not far from the sea. It takes a quarter of an hour to arrive at the beach, everyone is satisfied, and the house is finalized, and then it is time to go to the decoration market. Summer has just put away its scorching face, and the house is in order. Xiao Xiao dragged her over, and childishly pulled her to sit on the floor, took out a copy of the real estate certificate and waved it in front of her: Mistress, I will live under your roof from now on, please don't leave the little one behind. people out.

Xiao Xiao looked at it for a while: Where is the real estate certificate? It is in the bank, and it can only be taken out after the loan is repaid. How am I the owner?It should be you, right? Ah, you don't plan to spend your whole life with me? go--!Xiao Xiao pushed him, feeling very sweet in his heart. Since you plan to live with me for the rest of your life, it doesn't matter who the head of the household is, you have to remember that from now on you have to correct the style of the hostess, and make sure whether yours is mine or yours. Xiao Xiao gave him a thump, and lay on his lap looking at the messy home. The plain white tone made the room look comfortable and tidy, and there was a 20-square-meter balcony outside the balcony. Xiao Xiao suggested planting some vines to let the They slowly grow into a natural pergola, with two rocking chairs and a small table, you can listen to the whispers of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl under the vine trellis in summer nights.

Xiao Xiao was planning the ideal home, Gu Haiyang looked at her tenderly, and gently stroked her neck with his fingers, Xiao Xiao suddenly turned over, lay on the floor and raised his head and said, "Pick up your mother to Qingdao." Take a look at our new home and make her happy too. Okay, I was so busy with renovation and moving that I forgot about it.As he spoke, he called his neighbor's house in the country and asked his mother to answer the phone. Sure enough, my mother was very excited and said that she would come over after finishing the work in the field. My mother came to Qingdao half a month ago. She didn’t learn the lesson of being stuck at the station because she brought too many things. This time, it’s still a big bag and a small bag. However, taxis are not allowed in the Jasmine Garden community. Such a scene happened in the European-style community. A fashionable man and a woman appeared on the cobblestone path embedded in the lawn with large and small woven bags on their shoulders. Seeing the sweaty faces of Gu Haihao and Xiao Xiaoyin under the woven bag, she smiled. The mother looked at the back of the security guard in puzzlement, and followed closely behind her son, shaking her callused hands.

Xiao Xiao said to the intercom doorbell that we are back. Xiao Xiao's mother opened the door, and people came out to welcome her. Although she didn't like this stubborn country old lady very much, for the sake of her daughter's future life, she was willing to let go of all her reservations and make peace with her. As soon as she went down one floor, she heard the footsteps of servants downstairs. She put on a warm smile, stretched her arms slightly forward, and said loudly: "My mother-in-law is here." The mother searched for the sound, and when she saw the in-laws standing on the stairs, she froze for a moment, and said with a smile: "My in-laws, are you here early?"

Xiao Xiao's mother came over and took her mother's hand, and let her sit for a while, then brought her the tea that had been brewed a long time ago, poured a cup and handed it to her: In-laws, drink first, and then visit the big house of the child . Mother took a sip of tea and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, but she still smiled politely, got up and looked from room to room, she carefully looked back at the place she had walked every few steps, as if she was afraid of trampling on the shiny floor . The house was more beautiful than she had imagined. When she turned to the kitchen, she saw that the bags she had brought were piled up at the door, so she bent down and untied them one by one, and took out steamed noodle fish buns, tofu, coriander and green onions Pass it to your son: This is the custom in our country. In the new house, there must be fish every year, so that you can be happy and healthy.Pointing to coriander and rubbed onion, he said: take root and sprout in the new home.

Gu Haiyang put away his things, helped his mother up and said: Mom, you are too tired after riding for a long time, please take a rest first. The mother straightened her waist and said with a smile: "My mother is old. If you squat for a while and then stand up, it will take a long time for your waist to be controlled." When Xiao Xiao's mother entered the kitchen, the vegetables had already been cut, and she quickly fried them in the pan. While turning the shovel, she said: In-laws, take a rest, watch TV and drink tea, the dishes will be ready in a while. Well, you are a guest here, how can I let you cook.Mother stubbornly refused to watch TV, and squeezed into the kitchen. Xiao Xiao's mother and daughter were so busy that she had no place to intervene, so they just copied their hands and leaned against the door to watch, without speaking. Gu Haiyang saw his mother's eyes were gray , Knowing what she was thinking about, he dragged her out and handed her the TV remote control: Mom, adjust what you want to watch.

However, she couldn't see it. This is her son's home. It is said that she should be the one who holds the master's status and master's attitude. How could it be her? She suddenly felt sad. Her son was alone in the city and had no one to help him in his life. I wonder if he would be held in their palms and he would not turn over. The hot dishes were put on the dining table one by one, and they were fragrant and pleasant. The fragrance is very attractive, and everyone has smiles on their faces, but why can't she be happy? The TV picture flashed back brightly in front of her eyes, and the sound was noisy. She wanted to turn down the sound, but she didn’t know where to press it. The neighbors in the countryside basically had color TV sets. Several times, Gu Haiyang asked to buy them for her, but she refused to let them. , I think it's troublesome, in fact, she is afraid that her son will spend money, buying a TV will cost money, and watching TV will waste electricity, so why bother?There are many buttons on the remote control, she stared at them blankly, and suddenly became disheartened, she could feel the enthusiasm of her in-laws towards her, they clearly treated her as a guest, she didn't like it, she didn't like it very much , but for the sake of her son, she has to bear it, and she has to accept the host's hospitality from the guests with a happy look.

The meal was ready, and her in-laws came to take her to the table to eat. She held her chopsticks in dismay, not knowing which dish to pick up. Xiao Xiao's mother kept adding food to the plate in front of her, and said from time to time: "My in-laws, I will cook it." Does the dish suit your taste? She smiled and said: Country people don't have any taste.This is the truth. In the countryside, dishes are for decoration. Meat and fish are delicious as long as they are cooked. Unlike the urbanites who eat their mouths, they also pay attention to taste preferences. Xiao Xiao smiled while eating: My mother said that the dishes I made had to look good or not, knowing that my aunt came here today, so she came here specially to help me cook.

This sentence is very familiar to the mother. The in-laws are only here to help with the kitchen, and they are not at the son's house every day like parents. After dinner, the family sat around in front of the TV and chatted, mostly about the future, about the wedding dates of the two children. The mother said that after autumn, the two children would get married. Xiao Xiao’s mother said: My in-laws, I heard from Haiyang that you have worked hard for most of your life, and it’s time to rest. Let the children run for the rest of the day. Don’t plant the land in the countryside and go to the city. Have a good few years.

Gu Haiyang also said: "Yes, mother, let's give up the land at home. After we get married, there will be no one to take care of the house. It just so happens that you come to help me take care of the house." Seeing her mother's refusal, Xiao Xiao said slowly: I don't cook well and I don't know how to clean the house. I don't want such a beautiful house to become a pig's nest, let alone starve the ocean. It seems that we have to Hire a babysitter. Mother blinked, rubbed her hands on her knees, and asked carefully: Is it expensive to hire a nanny? Knowing that she had been tricked, Xiao Xiao said, "It's not expensive, 500 yuan a month." Mother took a deep breath: I will come, I will come, I will give you twelve thousand at most for a year after working so hard. Xiao Xiao's mother and daughter sang together to ask their mother to come to Qingdao. Gu Haiyang's heart was warm. In fact, he had already thought about taking his mother out after buying a house. He was just afraid that Xiao Xiao would have any opinions. Most girls don't want to live with their mother-in-law after marriage, let alone a mother who is not used to living in the city. Originally, he wanted to proceed step by step, first blowing wind in Xiao Xiao's ear, and then taking his mother over as a matter of course. He looked at Xiao Xiao, and felt that this woman was simply a beautiful bug that got into his heart, which was both painful and loving. The mother is not a dull person either. Seeing that everyone present urged her to move in with her son, she knew it was not a false polite gesture, so she agreed, but she was reluctant to part with the fields full of crops in the countryside, and she sweated hard for half a year. It will be harvested in the blink of an eye, and it must not be thrown away. The mother counted the solar terms with her fingers every day, and within less than a week, she said that the peanuts should be collected, and she had to go back to find someone with both children to help sew the new quilt for Gu Haiyang's marriage. Xiao Xiao said that the quilts were all bought, Besides, there is no place to put too much. Mother said that this is a custom, and the quilt is a blessing from the elders to the younger generation, which cannot be refused. After moving into the new home, Xiao Xiao lived in the new house intermittently with her mother's acquiescence, and later, she simply moved in, only going home with Gu Haiyang on weekends to visit her mother, and things for the wedding. One day, Luo Mei called home, and Xiao Xiao happened to answer it. Hearing Xiao Xiao's gentle voice, Luo Mei felt a little lost. Suddenly, he felt that life was boring, so he didn't say much. He said he had a manuscript for this book and wanted Gu Haiyang to translate it. Xiao Xiao then told her that Gu Haiyang was very busy recently, and asked him to call or ask Luo Mei to call his cell phone when he came back. Luo Mei on the other end said thank you and closed the line. Putting down the phone, Xiao Xiao suddenly had heart palpitations for no reason. The sunset came into the study, stretching her shadow long, and she walked up and down on her own shadow. After eating a few cherry tomatoes, she felt her mouth was still dry. So I ran downstairs and went to the cold drink shop to buy a large bag of cold drinks. When I went upstairs, I realized that I didn’t bring the key, so I had to sit on the flower wall downstairs. I was so bored, I took out a piece of ice cream and ate it. Her stomach ached from eating, but she still wanted to eat, and didn't want to call Gu Haiyang. She kept eating cold drinks, wanting to test her stomach's tolerance to cold drinks. When the ice cream cup was empty by three She knew that she really couldn't eat any more. Like Jin Xizhao, there is only a smear of red in the distant sky, the ice cream slowly softens, and flows out slowly, like sticky and sentimental tears, light purple and light red, filling the gaps in the bag, Xiao Xiao I have always believed that a woman's intuition is as accurate as a moth flying to a lamp. The woman on the phone, from the first hello to the second thank you, in this short moment, she can feel her voice and expression, from cheerful to bewildered to bewildered and lost, shallow , have not escaped the capture of her keen intuition. Only a woman who likes a certain man and is hurt by reality can have such a voice. She loves Gu Haiyang, at least she likes it. Xiao Xiao was so confused by the imaginary rival in love that he didn't even see Gu Haiyang standing in front of him. Gu Haiyang stomped her feet and coughed before she raised her head, looked at his joyful face and said: Oh, you're back.Picking up the bag, the ice cream had melted into a cloud of colorful cream, so I tied the bag tightly and threw it into the trash can next to it: I forgot to bring the key when I went downstairs. Why don't you call me?Gu Haiyang picked up her hand and put it in his pocket, the coolness in his hand reminded him that autumn was here in time. I'm afraid you are busy. No matter how busy I am, I can't throw my beautiful daughter-in-law on the street, and if others look at her, they won't be jealous of me.He joked and dragged her upstairs. Xiao Xiao poured him a glass of water, sat on his lap, held his face, and looked at him silently. Gu Haiyang bit her chin and said: Don't look at me like a child's bride who has been bullied. There is good news. Xiao Xiao didn't want to know any good news, she just wanted to beg him in a low voice: the house has already been bought, so you don't need to take on the job of translating manuscripts in the future, okay? Why did you suddenly think of this? She wanted to say that I don't like the female manager of the cultural company, but hesitated for a while, and then changed to: I'm afraid I'll tire you out. Gu Haiyang smiled heartily and patted his chest: Your husband is an iron man.As he spoke, he lifted Xiao Xiao up and spun it a few times, Xiao Xiao yelled for you to put me down... She was dizzy for a while, and suddenly remembered a face. He forced her in front of her and asked: Why aren't you jealous?He hung his body on the balcony, spinning in the wind like a white feather. After many years, she could never forget those deep and lonely eyes on his pale face. She gripped him tightly, nails digging into the muscles in his arms. Please, let me down.She waved her arms, like a dragonfly struggling on a branch, with tears in her eyes, crumbling. There was something wrong with the voice, Gu Haiyang put her in his arms, carefully looked at the tears in her eyes: I'm sorry, I scared my little fairy. Xiao Xiao gouged him out bitterly: no more manuscript translations. Heh, I can't translate even if I want to translate.As he said that, Gu Haiyang put her on the sofa and said with a troubled expression: I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing in your understanding?Today the president talked to me, and he planned to let me work in the British headquarters for a year. If I went, the manuscript would definitely not be translated. Xiao Xiao didn't react all of a sudden, looked at him stupidly, and muttered to himself: Go to England... If you don't like it, I won't go. What are you going to do in England? I just went to work, saying that I went to the head office to accept the infiltration of the company's culture. According to them, I might be promoted after I came back. Although Xiao Xiao was a little confused all of a sudden, he still instinctively said: Go, don't let the opportunity slip away when the opportunity comes. Gu Haiyang squatted on the ground and slowly buried his head on her lap: I can't bear you. Just one year... Even though he said so, Xiao Xiao's heart had already become a flood that broke the embankment in panic. The 18th of next month. Xiao Xiao didn't say anything, but counted silently in his heart and said: There are still 19 days. The two said something about Britain, and looked at each other from time to time. This year's distance made their love suddenly bottomless. How many life variables have been created by time and space since ancient times?How many feelings have slowly deviated from its original direction in the long river of time. They are sure that at this moment, each other has thought about these things in their hearts, but they don't say anything, but, in the moonlight passing through the window, hugging tightly, Gu Haiyang felt the moisture on his shoulders slowly fainting, Knowing that Xiao Xiao was crying, she nodded her forehead and said: I love you. Xiao Xiao smiled, remembered Luo Mei's phone number, and said: In the afternoon, a lady from the cultural company called you and said that there was a manuscript to be translated, and I told her to call you on the mobile phone.After finishing speaking, he looked at him fixedly. If a man has a crush on a certain woman, he would not hear that woman's name or anything related to her. Once he heard it, the burning in his eyes would be betrayed his heart. He let out a cry, with calm eyes, and said: She didn't call my mobile phone, I will tell her later, let her find someone else to translate. Xiao Xiao took the phone from behind, put it on his lap, and said with a smile: Call now, I want to know what tone you use to talk to other women. He looked at her with a provocative smile in his eyes, thinking that she must have been inexplicably jealous because of the phone call in the afternoon. If she is in love with someone, she likes someone to be jealous for him. She feels cared about. Although she is unruly, she is also warm. . He dialed Luo Mei's number, stared at Xiao Xiao talking to Luo Mei, and told her that he couldn't take the job anymore. Lome hurriedly asked why? Xiao Xiao smirked, put his ears on the back of the receiver, bit his lower lip and looked at Gu Haiyang. He was not annoyed, but just nodded her forehead, which means you, you... Xiao Xiao continued to listen, and heard Luo Mei say at the other end: Your beautiful fiancée's voice is very gentle and sexy, no wonder you are working so hard. Gu Haiyang said it was that, not only the voice was gentle, but the person was also beautiful and gentle. Luo Mei laughed dryly twice, and said: You promised me to introduce me to her.Zhuaner said again: When do you have time?I want to give you a farewell. Hearing this, Xiao Xiao moved his hands away, held Gu Haiyang's face, and kissed him tenderly on one side. The kiss made Gu Haiyang's breathing a little out of order, hurriedly said goodbye to Luo Mei, and hung up the phone. However, Xiao Xiao ran away mischievously, as if the child had successfully tricked someone with a prank. Gu Haiyang chased after her and grabbed her under his arm... Luo Mei put down the phone sullenly. The smartest way for a man to reject a woman is to praise his girlfriend or wife sincerely. Gu Haiyang is a man who is so smart that he refuses to let any woman take advantage of him. A man's quiet refusal is a more accurate representation of a woman's failure. Rejected by Gu Haiyang with single-minded infatuation, rejected by his lover because responsibility is the greatest virtue of marriage. Feeling like a total failure. She lit a cigarette, didn't smoke, put it on the ashtray, and watched the thin curls of smoke rising up, turning into a piece of grayish-white ash, falling soundlessly into the ashtray, just like her youth, her love. There are only lonely ashes left, and after the wind blows, the smoke disappears without a trace. She picked up the phone and pressed a few words: Do you love me or not? After thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't find anyone to post, so I laughed and deleted it. The sadness in my heart is as lonely as the remnants of overnight soup.