Chapter 9 chapter eight

As the 18th was getting closer and closer, Gu Haiyang was overwhelmed with applying for a passport and handing over the work at hand to his colleagues. During the period, he called and told his mother about going to the UK. She became anxious and asked several times what to do about the wedding. Gu Haiyang was also stunned, so he went to ask Xiao Xiao if he had held the wedding ahead of time. Xiao Xiao also made it difficult. In fact, it was her mother who knew that Gu Haiyang was going to England first. She called over and over again and asked: Xiao Xiao, what about your wedding?I have told my relatives and friends that you have a wedding in autumn.

Xiao Xiao could hear her mother's implication. She wanted to hold the wedding before Gu Haiyang went to England, but she didn't want to. First, Gu Haiyang was too busy, and second, he couldn't book a hotel in a hurry, and lacked meticulous preparations. For a wedding, flaws are indispensable, and this is a once-in-a-lifetime ceremony, and she doesn't want to leave any flaws in it.Therefore, when my mother used relatives and friends to know about it, she prevaricated and said: You just explain the specific situation to them. Is it important for them to drink on a different day or my sense of happiness?

Time was running out, so my mother threw away all the excuses and insinuations, and went straight to the point and said: Xiao Xiao, I know that Haiyang is not a fickle lover, but, look at the newspapers and TV, how many of you will take your domestic lovers away as soon as you go abroad? Forgot or dumped? If you want to get dumped, you can hold a wedding, if you are destined to be dumped, you might as well not get married, at least you won't get the ugly name of a second marriage. What time is it?You still have a hippie smile on my face, I can't talk to you, go talk to the ocean. In desperation, Xiao Xiao called Mom, who had already dialed the phone, she copied the phone, wanted to call back, and only half-pressed the phone number, suddenly felt that the office was very quiet, looked up, and saw the expressions of several teachers Looking at himself complicatedly, he smiled and put down the phone.

She ran downstairs and used her cell phone to call Gu Haiyang. The line was busy and she called his cell phone, but no one answered, so she sat downstairs and stared at the vehicles passing by the door in a daze. Just look it up. After a while, Gu Haiyang called. Xiao Xiao asked what was going on. The landline was busy and the phone didn’t answer. Gu Haiyang groaned twice, but before saying anything, Xiao Xiao deliberately asked in a relaxed and teasing tone: Is it me? Mom forced you to marry me?Cough, I let her lose all my face. Gu Haiyang laughed, and said: Auntie is going to force marriage with me, but I called her to force marriage.

Xiao Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, and didn't want to ask whether it was true or not, so he said: I'm fine, I just want to hear your voice, and suddenly I feel flustered. Gu Haiyang comforted her a few words, saying that I will pick you up from get off work. Xiao Xiao still had one lesson to go, Gu Haiyang had already been waiting outside the Children's Palace, jumping up and down the steps like a leisurely boy, Xiao Xiao purposely walked past the window to wink at him time and time again, He blew kisses in one after another. In the afternoon, Xiao Xiao's mother did call him, and said in a tactful way about the wedding. How could Gu Haiyang not understand her worries, so he took the initiative to say that he wanted to hold the wedding in advance, Mother let out a long sigh of relief, saying that Xiao Xiao might not be able to agree. At that moment, she thanked Gu Haiyang for his timely response and saved her fragile self-esteem.

That class was really long, her heart was no longer in the classroom, and the lectures were so confused that she couldn't make sense of it. She finally got off work, picked up her bag and flew out like a bird. The two held hands and wandered the street, Gu Haiyang said with a greedy face: Auntie has promised me to marry you early and go home. Xiao Xiao glanced at him: I still agreed, it was right in her arms, she wished you would marry me back today, make me look like an old girl who can never get married, if you want to marry, you have to wait for you to come back , getting married is the most glorious moment in a woman's life, I don't want to act carelessly.

After saying this, she lowered her head. How could this be her true words?She knew that time was running short and she just didn't want to make things difficult for Gu Haiyang. If you don't let me marry back, I will be worried all day outside. ... After arguing for a long time, Xiao Xiao just refused to hold the wedding in advance, and finally reached a compromise that Gu Haiyang got the marriage certificate before leaving, and the wedding will be discussed when he comes back. Mom called the two of them to go back to dinner. At the dinner table, Xiao Xiao said in a homely tone that he planned to get the marriage certificate in the next few days. Then, he took a paper-skinned walnut and squeezed it for a long time. The walnut was still intact. Then he said dejectedly, "Mom, you've been fooled again. You're paying back paper walnuts, but I think iron walnuts are about the same."When passing the walnuts to Gu Haiyang, he didn't even look at his mother: Don't mention the matter of holding the wedding in advance. First of all, I veto it, unless he is willing to hold a wedding with only the groom but no bride.

Mom glared at her, and Dad smoothed things over: You two can discuss your affairs, and we can at most make a reference suggestion. The matter was settled like this. Gu Haiyang told his mother on the phone that she didn't say anything more about the wedding, but was worried that her son would be bullied when he went to England. Gu Haiyang comforted him for a long time, but it didn't work. Hearing the faint cry of the mother on the other end of the phone, she quickly changed the subject and said, "Don't worry about me. I'm worried about Xiao Xiao. I'm going to England. She will stay here to take care of the new house. I don't know if she will be afraid. The food she cooks is good for the eyes but not for the body...

The mother stopped crying: Then...do you want my mother to accompany her, the autumn harvest is over here. Gu Haiyang repeatedly said yes, yes, you take care of the things in your hometown, and don't go back when you come. Mother complied. The next day, Gu Haiyang and Xiao Xiao came out of the Civil Affairs Bureau. Xiao Xiao saw that his mouth was almost grinning to the back of his head, so he laughed at him: I got a certificate, so how about making you look like this? Gu Haiyang said with a hippie smile: Of course, from now on, we are a legal husband and wife, just like the opening of a company, with legal procedures and complete hardware, the only thing missing is the opening ceremony.

Xiao Xiao said: Go... If you want to compare marriage to starting a company again, then I will withdraw the capital. Luo Mei called Gu Haiyang a few times. He answered the phone while taking care of the affairs around him. He knew that it would not be possible for him to see him off. He asked him the date of his trip. He planned to go to the airport to see him off. Let it go again, with his fiancée around, even if he goes, he must be superfluous. I have experienced such embarrassment once, and I don’t want to have a second time. I remember Zhang Ke said that his wife never went to the airport to pick him up. Once, when he was told to come back, he went to the airport because he was in a good mood. When the flight was about to arrive, She also ran to the bathroom to touch up her makeup. During the period, she saw a middle-aged woman who was also touching up her makeup, messing up her beautiful face for no reason. Luo Mei looked at her in the mirror and smiled. She also noticed Seeing the look in her eyes, perhaps, because of the nature of women who love to compare and be jealous, they are more likely to breed hostility compared to their beautiful and decent counterparts. She glanced at Luo Mei and turned away. There was a contempt that she didn't want to hide in the corner of her eyes. , Luo Mei felt bored, but in fact, as far as the mood that day was concerned, as long as her attitude was a little gentler, she would be a good teacher to help this woman put on a perfect makeup immediately.

Luo Meiwu laughed mockingly at herself, added some foundation and lip gloss, and returned to the exit of the airport. Subconsciously, she scanned the woman again, wondering if the person she picked up was on the same flight as Zhang Ke. If so, she would like to see what kind of rough man can tolerate his wife's hideous make-up. The result surprised Luo Mei, because she wanted to surprise Zhang Ke because she was in a good mood, but she never knew him. When the radio said that his flight had arrived, Luo Mei flashed behind the pillar, and in the rumble Amidst the sound of the suitcase being dragged, Zhang Ke, who was used to no one picking up the plane, kept his head down and walked forward. Luo Mei was preparing to jump out of the expression, so he heard Zhang Ke yelled, and laughed twice and said : Unprecedented. The scene in front of her almost shocked Luo Mei's eyes. She was actually Zhang Ke's wife, and she, like himself, wanted to give Zhang Ke a surprise on this day. Moreover, she got the effect she wanted, Zhang Ke freed his hand, and took her out of the hall, as if Xiaobie was the sweetest newlywed. Looking at their backs, Luo Mei suddenly felt like a girl who wanted to show her love to a man she liked The mermaid, however, was mercilessly hung on the wall by this ignorant man to make dried fish in the sun for use in times of famine. The pair of backs that were about to shake away in front of her eyes deeply hurt Luo Mei's eyes. Suddenly, there was an infinite desire to destroy and infinite hatred. She would never take the initiative to hurt anyone. Since marrying her heart, she has never done anything that would harm Zhang Ke's wife. However, she couldn't accept being hurt, even unintentionally. She stood in the bright place in the middle of the hall, dialed Zhang Ke's mobile phone, watched Zhang Ke put down the suitcase with a teasing smile, took out the mobile phone, quickly glanced at his wife, pressed the mobile phone to her ear, The tone said: Hi, hello. Lome said: You turn around and look behind you. Seeing Zhang Ke hesitate for a moment, she smiled at his wife, pretended to be looking around while answering the phone and turned her head. Constantly, it exploded in my heart. He quickly turned around and threw Luo Mei a hesitant back: Oh, I'm so sorry, I just got off the plane, and I'll ask my secretary to send you a fax tomorrow morning, okay? Lome sneered: The response is sensitive enough.While talking, he walked quickly in their direction, and when he came to them, he deliberately held up the phone and looked back, glanced at them with a smile, and deliberately said to the phone: By the way, I want to tell you something , please tell your wife, that lipstick is not suitable for her, and your wife's eyebrows should be tattooed, she painted her eyebrows into two painful worms. After finishing speaking, he disconnected the line, broke into the sunshine outside the airport, went to the parking lot to pick up the car, slammed on the gas pedal, biting a cold smirk, and rushed away. That night, Zhang Ke called her, and there was a bit of resentment in his tone that dared to be angry but did not dare to speak: I almost got a heart attack from you today, and she almost became suspicious. Luo Mei was lying on the sofa, with her legs resting on the armrest, and she smiled with her nose from time to time. Zhang Ke said: "Luo Mei, don't sneer, please, can you speak?" Luo Mei picked up the curtain behind the sofa with her feet. All the windows in the apartment building opposite were dark, but she embraced loneliness and refused to sleep. Guess, Zhang Ke must have run to the bathroom while his wife was asleep Secretly calling, the imaginary scene made Luo Mei very upset, so she smiled and said: Let's go to the bathroom. Zhang Keen let out a cry. Lome sighed and said: Go to sleep, is she your wife, who am I? Zhang Ke didn't want to speak, so he called Luo Mei with a tone that was still full of meaning, and Luo Mei hung up the phone. Since then, Luo Mei no longer wants to send any surprises and touches to Zhang Ke, and he is also someone else's husband, so why bother. After getting to know Gu Haiyang, she didn't even want to answer his phone calls. When it comes to matters between men and women, liking the new and loathing the old is not just a man's monopoly, it's just that women should be a little more restrained. Sometimes, when Zhang Ke made an appointment with her, Zhang Ke was the only one talking. Seeing that she didn't respond, Zhang Ke would call her: Luo Mei, what are you thinking? She froze for a moment, and came out of the sleepwalking state. Afterwards, she thought, what was she thinking? She didn't know it herself, anyway, it wasn't the man in front of her. When a woman tries to be hypocritical in love, it is more frightening than a man's ruin. Is there anything more shameful than leaving the heart and leaving the body where it is? How is it different from the relationship between a woman selling a smile and a man buying sex? Occasionally, she would deliberately drive around the place where Gu Haiyang passed by, deliberately and premeditatedly meeting each other, but all failed. Even though she knew that even if she met Gu Haiyang, at most he would say a few words to her, at most he would have a meal with her, the relationship between them was nothing more than that, there would be no further progress. It is a woman's love attitude to know that there is nothing to do but to do it more. She couldn't control herself, and even once, she set this man named Gu Haiyang to fall in love with Lome as her immediate goal. To make Gu Haiyang fall in love with her was the ideal of Luo Mei when she was 26 years old. She did not hesitate to fight for it, even if her body was full of scars, but she had nothing in her hands. The process of chasing love is far more exciting than grasping a fruit of love. She only likes to take risks and never predicts the consequences. This is also one of the reasons why she and Zhang Ke are together. Because there is no expectation, there is no way to talk about disappointment. This is the most optimistic lover's attitude for a man who loves having an affair. She decided to go to Shanghai, because Gu Haiyang will transit at Shanghai Pudong Airport. Mother arrived the day before Gu Haiyang's departure. Compared with the last time she came, she was thinner and darker. The autumn harvest was busy, and the wind in the mountains was hard. Those big and small bags were left on the floor of the living room like her entourage. She didn't sort them as before, telling Xiao Xiao what they should be eaten, but sitting on the sofa, Holding his son's hand, weeping without saying a word, exhorting and admonishing him thousands of times, wishing he could take out his heart and make it a talisman for his son. Gu Haiyang knew that saying nothing could comfort his mother, so he just let his mother hold her hand and listened to her nagging as a lullaby when he was a child. In the evening, Xiao Xiao's parents gave Gu Haiyang a farewell party and went to have dinner together. Mom and Dad reminded me again, Gu Haiyang listened with a smile, Xiao Xiao became anxious: Mom, Haiyang is already 28 years old and has already graduated from kindergarten. Dad glared at her: Xiao Xiao, why are you talking to your mother like this? Xiao Xiao stuck out his tongue, not daring to be poor anymore. The mother always puts vegetables on the plate in front of her son, and from time to time babbles that she wonders if her son can get used to foreign food. Xiao Xiao smiled and reassured her that there are many Chinese restaurants in foreign countries. After going abroad, many people have no majors or specialties to make a living, so they open Chinese restaurants. No matter which country they go to, they don’t need to worry about not being able to eat Chinese food. Gu Haiyang also agreed. Everyone knows that with Gu Haiyang's income, it is impossible to eat Chinese food every meal in the UK. In order to reassure the mother, they still talk very lightly and describe the scene of Gu Haiyang eating Chinese food in the UK. It's as simple as going downstairs to get milk and buy fried dough sticks in the morning. After the meal, the group of three walked back. Seeing that Xiao Xiao had also gotten into the car, the mother grabbed her son's hand and said, "Let Xiao Xiao go back, it's so late, don't let her see her off, it's not safe." The mother's voice was very low, but Xiao Xiao heard it anyway, blushed slightly, and squeezed Gu Haiyang's hand from one side. Gu Haiyang knew that his mother was a conservative person, and he must not be used to living together without a wedding. , if it was normal, he would not let Xiao Xiao come with him, so as not to make his mother think of her, but this is not the usual, and if he leaves tomorrow, it will only be a year, and he can't wait to use magic to turn Xiao Xiao into a portable The little thing who was leaving, how could she be willing to let her go home, he tugged at his mother's hand, and looked at her with a low begging. The mother naturally understood this look, so she stopped talking, looked at the hand that her son was holding from time to time, smiled, and felt a sense of loss in her heart, not because she was afraid that her son would neglect her when he had a wife As a mother, she just thinks that her son is the most upright man in the world, he is as holy and noble as heaven, and sleeping in the same bed with his wife without a wedding is definitely not something her son can do Behavior, this is in the country, you will be poked in the back. Cough, after all, my son has grown up, and he is no longer that brat who needs her to nod before he dares to let go of everything. After returning home, the mother said that she was tired and wanted to go to bed first. The son washed her feet with water and made her bed while she was washing her feet. My son is filial, but today, why has everything changed?No matter how I think about it, it seems like my son is afraid of being an eyesore. She knew it was just overthinking, so she washed her feet, went into the room and went to sleep, and deliberately closed the door tightly, implying to her son, I can't see what you have done, and I don't want to know or interfere. In the morning, my mother got up early and was busy in the kitchen. According to the habit of my hometown, this meal should be dumplings. Gu Haiyang loves to eat celery dumplings. When she came here yesterday, she pulled out all the celery in the vegetable garden and washed them. , Those celery have not fully grown yet, they will break when they are tender. If it is usual, the celery is only half of the growth period, and she will feel it is a waste. Now, she is very grateful that they are such young Tender, dumplings, just in time. She worked cautiously in the kitchen, lest she make any noise that would shatter her son's dream. A familiar bed and a familiar environment would make people sleep soundly. She wanted her son to embrace this comfort and sleep for a while longer. She didn't know that last night, her son almost didn't sleep all night. The whole night, he hugged Xiao Xiao and talked, wiped her tears, and used his body to soothe the crying of her body. In the early morning, they heard the sound from the kitchen, which was the slight sound of wood rolling on the wood. This sound crept through the room. Xiao Xiao got up and washed his face first. The mother was immersed in the sadness of making dumplings to send her son off. , I didn't hear Xiao Xiao get up, until Xiao Xiao came over and said: Auntie, let me pack with you. Mother turned her head to look at her, saw her eyes were red, and knew that she was not in a good mood, so she said no, you can help Haiyang clean up. Xiao Xiao said that everything was packed, and seeing his mother staring at him, he suddenly remembered that last night, this was the first time that his mother knew that he lived with Haiyang, his face turned red, and he pinched his hands in front of his lower abdomen. , I don't know what to say. Suddenly, the mother smiled kindly: "Xiao Xiao, it's time for you to change your mouth." What does Xiao Xiaozhi mean? In the past, even though Haiyang wanted to marry her, she must have been undecided. Now that he has obtained a marriage certificate and lived together again, it seems logical to change his mind. I called my mother. The mother grinned, rubbed her hands, took out a red envelope from her pocket and stuffed it to Xiao Xiao: Daughter-in-law, the custom in our country has changed. Xiao Xiao didn't want to touch her, and her mother stubbornly wanted to stuff it into her pocket. During the push, she saw that the flour on her hand was sticking to Xiao Xiao's body. .As he said that, he went to help Xiao Xiao slap with his hands. Hearing the sound, Gu Haiyang also came over. Seeing this, he took the red envelope and stuffed it into the pocket of Xiao Xiao's pajamas. Seeing Xiao Xiao's hand, mother grinned and said, "The more you shoot, the more you are afraid. Flour is not a dirty thing." After dinner, Xiao Xiao sent Gu Haiyang to the airport, and his mother said that it would be fine if Xiao Xiao could go to see her off. She took care of the house, and Gu Haiyang knew that her mother was afraid that she would cry when she went to the airport. Tears were unlucky. She didn't want her son to know that she was sad, so when Gu Haiyang left, she only walked to the door, then retreated, covering the door so that there was a gap, and she listened to her son's footsteps from approaching to far away. The tears couldn't be wiped clean, like two streams running on the face after the rain. She stood behind the curtain, watching her son standing at the edge of the community waiting for the bus, turning her head to look at the window from time to time. After getting in the car, she still turned her head to look at the window again and again. She clutched the curtain tightly, resisting the desire to wave at him and say hello, His eyes chased the car until he reached a place where his eyes couldn't reach. She is very sad, but she knows that her son loves her mother, so she can't let him feel sad when she sees her tears, and she doesn't want to worry about her son's memories of being far away in a foreign country by being reluctant to part with her. When the plane landed, there was a drizzle in the sky of Shanghai, and because of the parting, Gu Haiyang felt heavy rain in his heart. The flight to London was on the next day, and I found a hotel near Pudong Airport. As soon as I got the room card, the phone rang, it was from Lome, and it was only then that I remembered that she said that I would give him a farewell party, and he was so busy He didn't call her to say goodbye, and he felt a little guilty. He was hesitating how to explain when he answered the phone, but Luo Mei hung up the line, so he stuffed the phone in his pocket, followed the waiter upstairs, settled down, and gave Xiao Xiao made a phone call to Ping An, lay on the bed, feeling bored, so he texted and played with Xiao Xiao. I lie in bed thinking of you. After a while, Xiao Xiao's text message was returned: Miss me, don't look at Shanghai girls. He replied: Of course, I don’t watch anyone except you. Xiao Xiao: Be good, I love you. He laughed when he saw this text message, and he liked Xiao Xiao talking to him in the tone of a little mother, with a warm and down-to-earth feeling. He thought for a while, besides I love you, I love you very much, I love you very much, I couldn't find any other words to reply her, and was about to type, when another text message came, it was from Luomei, she said: I am in Shanghai, and I Let's drink coffee together, don't tell me you are not in Shanghai, because I know you are, I am here to see you off. Gu Haiyang froze for a moment, remembering that Luo Mei had asked him about his itinerary, he said from the bottom of his heart that he didn't want to go, not because he disliked Luo Mei, but because he didn't dislike her, and as a man's nature, he even had a little Like, the life of a well-known good man is not only a life of fighting for his career, but also a life of rationality fighting against nature. If Luo Mei said that he came to Shanghai on a business trip or doing other things, he could easily find an excuse to reject it. However, the smart Luo Mei blocked his exit as soon as he opened his mouth and told him: I am here for the purpose. You come, don't you see me? Men are usually not afraid of being crushed by a woman, but are afraid of being attacked by a woman they have no intention of taking. When encountering the former, they can pretend to be stupid and retreat in a detour, while the latter will not give you a chance to pretend to be stupid. Being entangled in the issue of seeing or not seeing makes Gu Haiyang feel very tired. He doesn't want to hurt Luo Mei and he doesn't want to feel sorry for Xiao Xiao, even if it's just psychological. He sent Xiao Xiao a text message in a joking tone: If someone invites me to drink coffee, should I go or not? Soon, Xiao Xiao replied: Male or female? He pressed: Female? Xiao Xiao: Did you know each other before? Gu Haiyang: It's my college classmate who called me when he knew I was coming to Shanghai. Xiao Xiao: Did she have a crush on you a long time ago? What, she has a husband.Gu Haiyang felt that the phone was a bit sticky to his hands, he was not someone who could interpret lies with peace of mind, his palms were flooded with sweat. Xiao Xiao: Then, you can go, but you have to tell her that you have a beautiful fiancee. Gu Haiyang: Haha, of course, she already knew about it, don't worry. Xiao Xiao: Alright, go quickly, remember not to let other girls pay the bill, believe you if you love you, just now I was teasing you. Shanghai is somewhat similar to Qingdao. The streets are lined with phoenix trees covering the sky and the sun. The roads look a bit old, and even the humidity of the air is similar. He called a car and told the driver to go to Hengshan Road. With his arms resting on the rolled down car window, he whistled and looked at the street scene outside, feeling very relaxed. The driver turned his head, said two ways, and asked him which way he wanted to take, Gu Haiyang was stunned for a moment, and said, just go whichever way is convenient for you.The driver glanced at him with the corner of his eye, and continued to drive his car in silence, Gu Haiyang asked casually how far it was. The driver didn't even say a word, and it will be there in another quarter of an hour. Gu Haiyang suddenly became flustered and felt a little despicable. He took advantage of Xiao Xiao's trust so easily, and went on a date with a woman he fell in love with so easily in a different place. In fact, if he didn't send a text message to Xiao Xiao, He didn't have the courage to come, but he posted, Xiao Xiao said you go, he seemed to have found a solid crutch for his timidity, and he could say to himself with peace of mind: I didn't deceive Xiao Xiao, Because I have told her and obtained her consent. He felt a little mean, a little shameless. But, it was too late to turn back, he agreed to Luo Mei, and even the car stopped at the entrance of the bar that Luo Mei said, through the glass, he saw Luo Mei with her hands in her trouser pockets, she kicked a piece of grass under her feet from time to time. Fallen leaves, looking at every passing taxi from time to time, obviously, she saw him, discarded the fallen leaf that was used to pass the loneliness, and smiled in his direction, pursing her plump lips. After Gu Haiyang paid the fare, he suddenly had a wish that the taxi driver would turn around and pull him away without waiting for him to get off the bus. This is impossible. He got out of the car anyway, quickly adjusted the expression on his face, and stretched out his hand to Luo Mei from a distance and said: Hi, hello. Luo Mei still had her hands in her pockets, and did not greet his outstretched hand. She raised her head and looked at him: Don't make it look like a business negotiation, I am here to see you off as your confidante. As he spoke, he opened his arms: Hug one.Before Gu Haiyang could react, her hug arrived, so he had no choice but to stretch out his hand and give her a polite hug.Suddenly, Luo Mei buried her face in his chest and said in a low voice: I'm cheap, aren't I? She didn't look at him, and there was a pathetic sadness in her voice, why did Gu Haiyang think this way? Luo Mei let go of him, jumped up, raised her head, with a bright smile on her face, as if the sentimental woman just now was not the same person at all, and pulled him to sit down: I have already reserved a seat.He waved at the bar again: Do you want wine or coffee. coffee.Gu Haiyang didn't even think about it, he was in a different place, and he was facing a woman who had liked him for a long time. Wine, which would eventually become a witch's poison, was absolutely untouchable.Then he said to Luo Mei: "Don't drink too much." On the way here, all kinds of speculation made him flustered. When he saw Luo Mei, he calmed down based on the mentality that if he came, he would be at ease. He often called Xiao Xiao the little fairy. Compared with Luo Mei, Xiao Xiao was more like a A mischievous angel, Lome is a real goblin. Luo Mei ignored Gu Haiyang's words, snapped his fingers at the emergency insurance, and opened the wine list familiarly: Here, give him Irish carbon coffee, and I want a glass of rum. The bartender quickly sized them up with imperceptible eyes, and asked in a low voice: Do you want to add ice? Luo Mei shook his head, watched the bartender walk away, and then laughed and said: He must have regarded us as a couple. The couple who want to break up, the one who has been let down, will mostly ask for spirits. If the bar sells alcohol , They will also ask for alcohol, anyway, how to spoil themselves.As he said that, he looked at Gu Haiyang provocatively with the tip of his eyes: However, today he was wrong. He didn't answer Luo Mei's words. He folded his arms and leaned back on the back of the chair, looking at her with a smile and smiling. Now, Luo Mei would naturally refuse to talk to him about the culture company. What are they talking about?Is she interested in her future or the present?Neither the former nor the latter was what he wanted to talk about. He felt like a person who was going to continue his journey through a swamp, and he just wanted to get through without getting stuck in the swamp and not provoking this swamp. Yingchao was in the dim light, and everything had traces of ambiguity. Seeing that he was silent, Luo Mei pursed her lips and smiled. Her lips, which had been painted with lip gloss, flashed in the passing ray of light. A piece of watery temptation, like a ripe and gorgeous cherry: what are you thinking?Your appearance reminds me of someone, do you know who it is? Gu Haiyang shook his head and took a sip of his coffee. It reminds me of Tang Seng who was caught in the Pansi Cave, and the goblin who turned into a beautiful woman walked around him without looking fierce. He was very confused. In fact, he asked himself no less than ten thousand times in his heart: What is this goblin like? What is the purpose? Gu Haiyang smiled dumbly: I am not as good as Tang Seng, he was captured by a goblin, and I fell into the trap myself. As soon as the words were finished, Gu Haiyang regretted a bit, felt that the words were inappropriate, as if there were infinite possibilities, her eyes became embarrassed, and she didn't escape Luo Mei's eyes. She didn't say anything, and clicked. Hold a cigarette in your hand, watch it slowly burn out, wait for the rum to come up, pour a little into the glass ashtray, put the cigarette butt up, and with a chuff, the drop of rum dances in the ashtray There was a string of dark blue flames, which were annihilated in an instant.Luo Mei smiled and said: Like desire, any kind of desire must be burned before it is determined to be annihilated. Luo Mei picked up the wine glass, pressed it to her lips, and slowly sipped the glass of wine. Her eyes drifted over from the top of the glass, like a bewitching but glamorous smoke, lingering on Gu Haiyang's face.In Gu Haiyang's heart, he just wanted to escape, like a child who has no self-protection ability, crossing the turbulent street with a huge gold brick in his arms, passing through the eyes stabbing at him one after another, in a constant state of panic, at this moment, The feelings for Xiao Xiao are his golden bricks, and suddenly, he doesn't know how to avoid those eyes' prying eyes, and how to bypass those desire's hands. He laughed all the time, and laughed so hard that even a fool could see it. The beautiful woman he was facing finally put down the wine glass, put her hands together on the table, and supported her graceful and round chin, her slightly upturned upper lip, stained with a little wine, crystal clear and plump, and sexy, he believed that as long as he lightly With a slight movement of the tip of the tongue, those beautiful lips would bloom for him like a sunflower in the sun, but he couldn't. She was like this, looking at him with blurred eyes in the ambiguous light, her body leaned forward slightly, and her bright purple shirt had a big opening, which brought out another kind of seductive smoothness to her originally fair skin, It reminded him of a word: skin like gelatin.He knew that as soon as he swiped down, his eyes would touch the upper part of her breasts, which were like two doves finishing their food, plotting a restless love in the little purple blouse. expect. His neck was stiff, his throat was dry, and he looked away with difficulty, looking at the chandelier hanging not far away, it was like a pair of peaceful eyes, bit by bit suppressing the restlessness in his heart, he knew that he was not Tang Seng, He also underestimated the morality of the goblin, so he had to abandon the so-called gentlemanly demeanor, refused to see her, did not speak, and even took out his mobile phone from his pocket again and again very impolitely, typing text messages while saying, Excuse me, I will return a message. Luo Mei kept this posture all the time, watching him smile, the corners of his mouth pursed, gradually turning from ridicule to sadness. There is no text message on his mobile phone at all, he is just willing to find something to do, hold that heart, and not be attracted by Luo Mei. He frequently sent text messages to Xiao Xiao, expressing his unwarranted thoughts. He despised himself very much. Other than that, he had no choice but to reply Xiao Xiao's text messages in time. He asked him if he had seen his classmates and if he was going back to the hotel. On the way, did you drink or something. His answer is full of poetic and picturesque. Xiao Xiao will never know that these poetic and picturesque scenes are because he is facing a goblin who is casting a fatal temptation. Luo Mei seemed to be tired, she lowered her arms, started to put the things on the table back into her handbag one by one, and said: Gu Haiyang, don’t send text messages, I just hate to meet you too late, you make me very angry, Because, never before has any man hit my self-confidence as badly as you. Gu Haiyang believed that what Luo Mei said was true. The streets of Shanghai are very clean. Even in late autumn, there are no fallen leaves on the streets, and there are not many leaves, which are lonely on the trees, decorating the sky like a hollow calico, and occasionally a star comes in. If it is inlaid with diamonds . Do you know why I invited you to Hengshan Road?Luo Mei walks on the curb, she likes to walk on the curb, it can exercise people's ability to control the balance of the body, but this night, her heart collapsed on one side, and she was unable to lift herself up, she just, In my heart, weeping sadly, watching sadly the beauty that does not belong to me, but was greedy by myself, and slides away little by little. Like a shooting star, it slipped past the edge of her emotional sky. I know, because a legendary woman once lived in this street. Zhang Ailing, a woman who is still obsessed by many people, so many people read her legend to pass the loneliness, and how many people know that after the age of 35, she will be so poor that she can’t afford a pair of leather shoes?Many people think that what she met was inhumane, and everyone thought it was love that abandoned her, but no one could understand the happiness behind her loneliness. As long as people are willing to be lonely, there must be a person in her heart who cannot be with others. A shared paradise, a paradise that ordinary people cannot enter. The sympathy of those descendants for her is just a ridiculous charity given by a beggar to a rich man who happens to pick up leaves on the street. Today, for the first time, I feel so pitiful. I only have a false emotional game, but I have never been loved or loved, so, Gu Haiyang, can you, a rich man in love, give me a hug from a poor man in love? Gu Haiyang stood still, looking at Luo Mei who was teetering on the curb, he felt a sense of desolation that he had never felt before, and he slowly opened his arms. Luo Mei arched into his arms, hugged him hard on the waist, and quickly jumped away: "Okay, I won't be willing to let go after holding him for a long time, thank you."For you, I only want so much. Gu Haiyang's heart was hot for a while. He was very moved, but it was only moved. This woman traveled all the way to Shanghai just to ask him for a short and unscrupulous hug on the streets of a foreign land. What should he say next? Perhaps, the silence at this moment is a speechless harm to her, right? He looked at Lome, she looked at him, facing the road, slowly stretched out her arms, like a purple fish, slowly cruising into the night, a taxi stopped at her feet, she opened the door: I I want to see you, get out of my sight, and hide in the night where I can't even see. Gu Haiyang said: I will take you back to the hotel first. do you know?You're trying to seduce me, and I know you don't want to.洛美笑着，把顾海洋推进车去，一扬手，车门就关上了。 出租车司机不会照顾她的眷恋，尾灯眨着诱惑的眼，驶进上海的夜，她的脸颊，缓缓地，滑下了两行清冷的泪。 这是一次完美的上海之行，很久之后，她想，假如那夜，不是这样，假如，顾海洋拥抱了她吻了她甚至那夜不曾与她分开，那么，她会怎样呢？ 她会很是悲哀，因为那个被膜拜的爱情上帝，终于蜕变成了凡夫俗子。 顾海洋从伦敦打回平安电话时，肖晓正对着碗里堆成了尖尖小山的饭菜愁眉不展，母亲说：小肖，你吃呀。 母亲烧的饭菜虽不是很美味，但一如她的做人，朴实而厚道，她说：小肖，你太瘦了，腰身比乡下的小丫头都瘦，风会把你刮跑的。 她总是很热切地把饭菜夹到肖晓碗里，然后，专注地看她吃：你要多吃，你要是饿瘦了，海洋会说我欺负你呢。母亲说的是心里话，从决定到青岛来陪肖晓那天，她就在心里发过誓一定要把儿媳妇喂胖了，胖就是健康，只有她健康了她才有可能早早抱到胖孙子。 母亲望着空空的家，一丝一缕的惆怅像波涛荡漾下的水藻纠结在一起，这么大的房子，一老一少两个女人显得冷清，哪里是家的样子呢，她想找些事做，可家里干净得都捡不到一片落叶，有什么可以收拾呢，她闲得心里发慌，就去后面的山上，那片荒芜的山让人可惜，若是种上果树，春来花开，秋来果子飘香，整整一座山呢，该是多么丰硕的收成，可城里人种的那些花花草草，除了养眼，就是浪费了。 晚上，她把这些话讲给肖晓听，肖晓就笑，说了很多她听不懂的山头公园绿化什么的。 肖晓的普通话，常常让她听得一知半解，她怕儿媳妇烦，就是听不懂也不问，就傻呵呵地笑着，有时，肖晓上班去了，亲家也会过来陪她聊天，可，很快，她们就发现她们之间的聊天，基本上不能彼此交流看法，她讲乡下故事时，亲家笑着听，因为不懂插不上话，亲家讲城市生活时，她也插不上话。 她们之间，不像聊天，倒象是两个来自不同地域的人相互给彼此上风土人情课。 更多一部分时间，她们并排坐在沙发上看电视，把杯里的茶水，倒了又续续了又倒，沉默不需要茶。 久了，妈妈便来得少了。 好在，母亲还有一个最大的乐趣就是买菜做饭，从早晨睁开眼，她就开始琢磨一天的菜谱，准备工作从午饭后开始，早早的去菜市场买菜，她喜欢那些衣着邋遢的卖菜人，喜欢和他们说话，只有和他们说话时，她心里绷着的那根弦一下子就松弛下来了，就像做了上山劳碌了一天终于躺到了暖炕头的熨帖。 她欢快地挑菜，欢快地和他们侃价，一也月下来，菜场的小贩几乎都熟悉了这个慈眉善目却又精于算计的老太太，看见她，都远远地打着招呼，告诉她今天有什么新鲜菜，这样热闹的欢快，很有些乡下老家的味道。 可，没多久，母亲就发现他们已经不再是淳朴的乡下人了，他们绝对不会因为熟悉而不在菜品的好坏上糊弄她，每每她择菜择出被包在里面的又瘦又黄的菜叶，她就会摇摇头，叹息一声，开始怀念乡下那些郁郁葱葱的肥腴青菜。 如果这些失望，算不上什么，那么，关于肖晓的饭量却成了头等让母亲心焦的大事，她早晨一包牛奶，一枚煎蛋，晚饭几乎是青菜当家，吃少少几口米饭，绝不肯多吃一口，母亲曾在肖晓晒衣服时偷偷比画过她的小腰，天哪，她一手比画下去，几乎就没了什么余头，这样单薄的身板，怎么能生出胖胖的孙子呢？ 肖晓的饭量肖晓的瘦，就成了母亲的心病，她知道现在的女孩子都以瘦为漂亮，可，究竟是瘦重要呢还是健康重要，她认为肖晓的瘦是种病态的，为了将来孙子的健康，她必须拿出当年在乡下侍弄那亩别人抛弃的薄地的精神，在儿子不在家的这一年里，把她养得胖胖的壮壮的，等儿子回来，把婚事一办……想到这里，笑意就挂满了脸，像秋后的老菊。 她决定从早晨开始，抢在肖晓起床前把蛋煎好，两枚金黄的煎蛋连在一起，宛如她幻想中孙子的胖胖的笑脸，当她看着肖晓对着两枚煎蛋有些为难时，她就笑着说：小肖，妈这么大年纪了什么都不干还要吃两个煎蛋呢，你年轻力盛，一个煎蛋可怎么支撑到中午？ 肖晓不好说什么，扒拉了许久，那枚多出来的煎蛋还是喂进了肚子里，母亲心满意足，晚上继续努力，每一道青菜里都放进了肉，还时不时地炖了汤，盛上满满的一碗放在肖晓面前：小肖，你要多吃，如果海洋回来看见你瘦了会怪罪我的。说着，就用满是期许的眼神，看着她：把你的体格养壮了我才有胖孙子抱呢。 见肖晓的脸噌地红了，母亲就把一块鸡翅放进她的汤碗道：我像你这个年纪的时候啊，肚子就像个无底洞，不知道要多少碗饭才能填满呢。 肖晓便只好吃。 那段时间，看着肖晓吃饭成了母亲最大的快乐，就像看着地里的禾苗在她的侍弄下茁壮成长。 当顾海洋打回电话，肖晓便诉苦不叠，说：娘现在唯一的乐趣就是把我喂成一头肥肥的猪。 谁知顾海洋听了很是兴奋，大笑着说：喂成小胖猪好啊，最好是胖得其他男人看都不愿多看你一眼，我就彻底放心了。 肖晓便恨恨说啊呸，放心，我不会让你们娘俩阴谋得逞的。 一晃，顾海洋便已走了四个月，母亲原是盼着儿子能回来过春节，可英国人自然不会为中国的传统节日放假，肖晓妈妈本想请肖晓带着母亲一起过来过春节，谁知母亲死活不肯，说是按照老家的传统结婚的女子也是不能回娘家过年的，否则会给娘家带来晦气，更不要说自己是个外人了，更是不能去的。 怕母亲一个人过春节会觉得孤独凄清，年夜肖晓在新房子里陪母亲，从知道顾海洋不能回来过年那天起，母亲的脸，就是阴的，像一块吸足了水的海绵，随时都能拧得下泪来，年关夜里，接顾海洋的拜年电话，母亲声音是欢快的，可扣了电话的刹那，肖晓还是看见她用袖子抹了好一会眼，和电视里的欢乐气氛很是不协调，其实，她心里也有些惆怅，这么多年，第一次不在父母身边过春节，就此以后的春节，怕是能陪父母过的机会不是很多了。 婆媳两人心不在焉地看着电视，窗外响着噼里啪啦的鞭炮声，虽然市政府三令五申不允许在市区内放鞭炮，但，每个年夜都不曾消停过。 大约，这就像情绪的压抑，总要找个出口发泄一下，总郁着，会让人不快乐。 此起彼伏的鞭炮声，驱逐了多少人心中的积郁呢？ 春节联欢晚会的热闹已到了尾声，电视机前的两个人心思都不在家，母亲抬眼看了一下表，自语般说：这年过得，海洋连个饺子都吃不上。 肖晓知她心酸着远在伦敦的顾海洋是一个人过年，而且把顾海洋的这个春节想象得很凄凉，遂解释说：肯定有饺子吃，在英国中餐馆是很多的，每到春节伦敦的华人都会聚在一起，比在家过年还热闹呢。 再热闹也没家里的热闹暖心。母亲恹恹说：小肖，12点都过了，你要不要回家陪陪你父母？ 肖晓看了一眼墙上的表，说算了吧，出租车司机也在家团圆呢，车不好打，我还是等天亮了再回去吧。 母亲说好，随手掏了个红包塞给肖晓，笑着说：拿着，这是娘给你的压岁钱。 肖晓知是推辞不掉，便收下了，母亲起身说早些睡吧，天亮了你就回娘家一趟，代我向亲家拜年。 肖晓睡不着，就悄悄给顾海洋打电话，好半天才有人接，那边正是白天，听声音顾海洋忙得不得了，就悄悄说：你说一声我爱你就收线。 顾海洋说了我爱你，好象有人叫他做什么，就匆匆说了新年好，便扣了，肖晓发了一会呆，亦是睡不着，索性起床，边琢磨早晨穿什么边钻进衣橱里，目光落在那套翠绿色棉旗袍上，眉眼笑了一下，拖出来，往身上套，是去年春节是订做的，拎到这边时，顾海洋见了，欢喜得不得了，央着她穿上给他看，她还记得，当她把旗袍套上时，顾海洋的眼都直了，喃喃着嘴巴望她，见她瞅着自己笑，就举着手指，像某女明星在做瘦身广告样，在空气中笔画了一道蜿蜒而下的曼妙曲线。 她褪了几件衣服，钻进旗袍里，扣扣子时她愣了一下，以为是衣服在背后折着了，往一一拽，扣子倒是扣上了，可哪里有甚美感呀，活脱脱就是母亲从乡下过来时拎的那件大帆布包，整个一塞多了东西，脚踹手拉才把拉链折腾着拉上的样子。 肖晓在镜子前转了一圈，嘴巴越张越大，她低低地叫了一声天啊，就坐在床头发呆，想起了那些饭，如今它们已变成了脂肪与她的身体完美地结合在了一起，怪不得最近自己跟学生示范下腰动作时，她们都会掩着嘴角的乐呢。 所有人都看见了脂肪在她身上幸福地疯长。 她夸张地呼吸了几下，觉得旗袍发出了痛苦的呻吟声，似是要暴裂开来。 她感伤地脱下它，放回衣橱，随便找了件休闲装扔在床头，她一寸寸地抚摩着腰肢，感伤中，一阵倦意涌上来，便昏昏地睡了过去。 窗外，响起了几声稀落的鞭炮声，大约是邻居的孩子们睡醒了，燃了几个昨夜落下的鞭炮，肖晓张开看，看了一下窗子，窗帘上浅色的亚麻花纹，在阳光的穿透下很有立体感的剔透着，她伸了个懒腰，想起该回妈妈家看一下了，昨夜，还不知二老有多失落呢。 起身去卫生间洗刷，嗅到了一股浓郁的早饭香，估计是煎蛋还有八宝稀饭，母亲说过，八宝稀饭最养人。 听见这边有声音，母亲探了一下头，说：小肖，洗完了来吃饭，早点回去看看亲家。 肖晓怏怏去洗脸，知道这顿饭是逃不过去，在母亲里，她是未过门的儿媳妇，是贵客，不可怠慢的。 肖晓洗好了脸，坐在餐桌边，望着一桌的饭菜，心里叫苦不叠，想起昨夜镜子里的身材，心理马上就对早饭产生了敌意，如同它们是自己现时最大的却不能公开表示敌意的敌人，她用勺子扒拉了几下碗里的稀饭，红枣，桂圆像母亲的爱心炸弹被埋在碗底下。 母亲看着她意兴阑珊的勺子，小心问：不好吃？ 肖晓摇了一下头：好吃，今天早晨没胃口。 母亲过来摸摸她的额头：是不是感冒了。 肖晓说没呢，吃了几勺稀饭便好象是突然想起什么似的跑进卧室，简单化了一下妆便背着包跑出来说：差点忘了，我得赶快回家看看，中午还有同学聚会呢。 母亲追在身后说：还没吃早饭呢。 我吃饱了。说着，就往楼下跑，怕停留时间长了，母亲又不知要搬出多少典故动员她吃东西。 母亲怏怏地收拾起饭桌。 一路，急急往回奔，想着昨夜的旗袍，肖晓简直是悲愤交加，走在路上，愈发觉得自己就如饱食终日的非洲大象，因为发胖而笨重得可以。