Chapter 4 snow firefly

Eiko Quanta suspected that her husband Yaozo had a new love in the autumn of three years ago. Yaozao must go on a business trip once a month, ranging from a few days to a week or so. He runs a large "Beihai Pavilion" restaurant with local flavor in City N of Bei'ao, and added two branches to City S, the central city of the region.Yozo's restaurant is a time-honored restaurant that has been in operation since the Meiji era, and His Majesty the Emperor also visited here when he was lucky enough to visit here.Among the time-honored local brands, the service here is top-notch, and the business of both the main store and the branch store is booming. Yaozo is considering further development in Tokyo.

The couple had no children, and the result of the examination was that Rong Zi was physically defective. After knowing that his wife is barren, Yaozo's character changed.Yaozao, who has always been hesitant and cautious in handling things, is now decisive and resolute. The restaurant, which has been committed to maintaining traditional flavors since the Meiji era, hired chefs who returned from France to add a Western flavor.This decisive and bold positive reform has achieved complete success.In a short period of time, in addition to the two restaurants in S City, another branch has been expanded.At this time, the scale of operation is equivalent to three times that of his parents.This kind of self-defeating attitude of running carelessly without heirs in middle age has led to unexpected results. He suddenly surpassed the business scale of his parents and even his grandparents by leaps and bounds.

The "Beihai Pavilion", which is obsessed with the long tradition, does not study how to adapt to the changes of the times at all. People have gradually become tired of the same old model.Therefore, the late period of the previous generation showed signs of decline, and it is bound to go bankrupt if it continues like this.It can be said that Yaozao, who knew his wife was infertile, had such self-destructive and active management that it worked. This is simply an ironic recovery and development. But no matter how good the business is, there is still "no successor". "The time-honored brand since the Meiji era will come to an end in my generation!" Yaozo sighed pointedly in front of Rongzi, but Rongzi ignored it.

Persuading her husband to have a concubine from his wife's mouth is like raising the white flag of unconditional surrender as a wife.The wife must not allow it, and it is better to divorce than that.The self-proclaimed Rongzi thought about it. She also understands that her husband will not divorce her because Yaozao is very superstitious.Marriage with Rongzi was also decided based on the combination of names.If the names of the two people are connected together, it will be the word "glory", which undoubtedly indicates the prosperity of the hotel.He firmly believes that although Rongzi is a barren woman, the future development of the hotel, just like the combination of names, depends on the marriage with Rongzi.If we broke up with her, wouldn't the "glory" that was put together with great difficulty become nothingness?So it's not enough to get a divorce.

First of all, what should be considered is that the husband finds another woman behind Rongzi's back.Yaozao is 44 years old this year. He is in his prime, and it is not too late to have children.However, the woman selected by Yaozo will definitely not be a one-night dew couple, but must be a young woman who can give birth to the heir of the Quantian family. This requires good health, no mental abnormalities or mental disorders in the family, and no criminals in the immediate family as the first condition.If not having a degree is of course a deficiency, then one has to be an attractive woman.Rongzi knows that Yaozao is picky in pursuing female sex, if it is not the woman he likes, even if he is in a state of sexual starvation, he will have no sexual desire at all.

It seems that the woman that the husband likes is not easy to come across.Even if he himself is satisfied, it is still unknown whether the other party will agree.Besides, if she is a girl from a good family, of course she is even more unwilling to be a concubine from the beginning. Although the couple had no children before, their sex life was quite harmonious.Be sure to hug and make out before a business trip.Three years ago, my husband's attitude changed.When approaching a business trip, he always intentionally avoids his wife, and often finds some clumsy excuses: if he is tired, he seems to have diabetes, and it is better to live separately. It seems that he has saved energy for himself before the business trip.

Moreover, Yaozao is often very weak when he comes back from a business trip.Rong Zi noticed it.No matter how much you want to hide this, you can't hide it.Moreover, as a wife, Rongzi has a sense of smell twice as sensitive as ordinary people, and when her husband's underwear comes back, there is always the smell of spices that she has never used. Rongzi thought: "Is Yaozao's regular business trip going to a certain woman in S city?" N city where our store is located, although it is the commercial center of this area, but the market is not big, and the atmosphere is conservative, so it doesn't accept outsiders very much.If Yaozo took a concubine, there would be a clamor immediately.Now such rumors have not spread to her ears, which proves that Yaozao's lover is probably not in this city.

If you are nearby, you don't need to go on a regular business trip, you can go on a tryst as long as you take advantage of the short breaks at work. This woman must be in S City or near S City...Rong Zi roughly knew it. Knowing that her husband had found a woman, she became very interested in what kind of woman this opponent was.Although she knew that her husband would never divorce, her own domain was indeed violated by her. But City S is a large city with a population of about one million, and it is the political, economic, and cultural center of this region.In this vast and crowded city of S, finding this woman is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Soon, Rong Zi found a strange thing stuck to the clothes of her husband who came back from a business trip. It was a low-level substance like white wax.Rongzi also thought it was some low-level substance like white wax at first, and the smell was similar.But if you look closely, what sticks to the clothes is the corpse of the bug, and the waxy substance looks like the secretion of the bug. This is a small insect with a body length of about 5 millimeters, with four thin wings, and it can be crushed with a little force from the fingertips. Sticking this waxy substance is when you return from a business trip every autumn; in summer, you will come back with wingless insects.Elongated worm body, slightly translucent white, slightly reddish belly.

——Women live near these two kinds of bugs, they must be right—— Rongzi finally understood that these two kinds of bugs were "evidence" indicating the woman's residence.She took the worm's remains to visit a high school biology teacher who lived nearby. The biology teacher made a comparison with the insect illustrated book at hand, and said that it would take a little time because he couldn't identify it immediately.A few days later, the biology teacher called. "Ma'am, I see. That kind of bug is a forest pest in the subalpine taiga." "Aphids?"

"Yes, another name is called aphid. The white waxy substance is secreted from the insect body. From summer to autumn, it lives on the trees in the forest, but it migrates collectively in late autumn and forms groups Flying. Also known as snow cocoons or snow worms because they fly like snow." "Is it Xueying? Then, what kind of insect is that one without a single wing?" "It's the same kind of insects! I said just now that they migrate in groups. This kind of insects change their way of life in spring and summer. That is, in spring and summer, they migrate in groups because they need to change food plants. Generally, spring is Parasitic on the back of the leaves of sweet-scented clover trees, they migrate to the roots of pine trees in summer to live underground. During the mass reproduction in summer, the female adults that come out of the nest eggs are called 'dry mothers'. This period is asexual reproduction, directly Produce larvae, do not lay eggs. Those without wings are aphids produced by asexual reproduction. In autumn, male adults appear. This period is sexual reproduction. After laying eggs and overwintering, the cycle of asexual reproduction is repeated. June and October for Change the host, and the females grow wings and start migrating in groups." "Are they all the same insect?" "Yes, in the spring and summer, they change their way of life in this way, and we call this habit the duality of insect life. Other species of aphids, such as floaters, bean weevils, etc., have this habit, but they don't like it. Like snow worms, their life cycle is fixed throughout the year." "Then, does this kind of aphid have to change its cleaning method every spring and summer?" "Yes. In other insects it happens only when there is a certain increase in numbers or when certain conditions are provided. This one repeats the same change every year at the same time." "So, teacher, where does this snow worm live?" Rong Zi asked the question she wanted to know the most. "There are places where they can parasitize. There are about 3,000 species of this type of insects in the world, and there are more than 200 species in Japan alone." "Are there any near City S?" "Well, it's a place where this kind of insects multiply. Speaking of the snow fireflies in S city, they are really famous!" "So famous?" "It's famous! Even tourist guests go to watch it. As the city people described in the haiku: snow fireflies, flying like flowing fire in the sunset. I have also seen snow fireflies flying in the quiet evening when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Look at the swarms of thin thread-like insects floating all over the sky, it really looks like the lights flowing and changing in the evening sunset!" With the guidance of the school teacher, Rong Zi was convinced of her guess. ——Yaozo's woman must live in S City——Yaozoo, like Xue Ying, who changes ecology in spring and summer, shows the ecology that his wife can never see in that woman's residence. A fire of jealousy burned up from the depths of my heart.In Rong Zi's eyes, a large group of snow fireflies covering the sky and the sun are reflected, and the phosphorus fire of the snow fireflies connected by tiny insects makes the flame of Rong Zi's hatred blaze again.The slender, looming glimmers, when they fly together in millions, tens of millions, don't they look like hot fireworks flying out of the midge's setting sun? ——Xueying, flying with the boiling fire of vengeance——Eiko recited what the high school teacher told her, pin the hatred that has finally become apparent on Xueying, and let it fly. It can be speculated that the husband's lover is in S City or its surroundings, but the other party's name and appearance are not yet known. Rong Zi is still in a situation of unilateral violation. There is no defense. At a minimum, know the name and appearance of the offender.Just when I was thinking this way, I happened to meet an opportunity. One night when Yozo came back from a business trip, Eiko who was tidying up his clothes found something like a piece of paper hanging from the belt loop of his trousers. Take a look with your fingertips."Shirata Washing and Dyeing Shop, Suikawa Town" is written on the top, and "Mr. Negishi" is written on the back.Rong Zi was taken aback.This is probably because the husband sent the pants to the laundry and dyeing shop for washing when he was with the woman.This piece of paper looks like a name tag affixed to the laundry and dyeing shop near the woman's residence. So Negishi must be a woman's name.You can find the Negishi family by going to the Shirata dyeing and dyeing shop in Shuyu Town, S City.That woman probably lives there. --Finally found-- Rong Zi smiled maliciously while listening to her husband's movements in the next room. When the husband returns home, he always erases the traces of being with the woman and tries to avoid unnecessary friction with his wife.Finally neglected this time!In the past, the clothes worn on business trips were not sent to the laundry and dyeing shop, because the change of clothes had already been prepared, and there was also an ironing service in the hotel. It was probably dirty, so I had to send it to a laundry and dye shop near the woman's house.I did something against the common sense of life, and my feet were exposed due to negligence. The woman probably didn't realize that there was a laundry and dyeing shop's name tag on the inside of her trousers. Is this really a mistake made by negligence? At this time, a questioning voice came from another corner of my heart. If it is wrong, it is too naive in itself. Perhaps, this is the woman's challenge and I don't know. Rongzi thought of another possibility. That woman now has a secure place in her husband's heart.A lover who will bear an heir is better than a barren wife.Although I still came to see each other, I can imagine that she must be younger and more attractive than his wife. Now there is no need to hide from the original partner in a sneaky way, but to let the original partner confirm his existence in a dignified manner. This kind of arrogance may be the challenge letter sent to him by a woman. Could it be that the woman has occupied the husband's heart so far?Rong Zi thought of another frightening possibility. Women are so tough, I am afraid not only because they monopolize the love of their husbands.No, women will never live in such a romantic way.Compared with spiritual pursuits, they often believe in material interests. The physical and historical weaknesses of women who cannot survive without men determine that women must be realists. What's more, a lover who has no guarantee of his wife's status will never issue an arrogant challenge if he only relies on the love of a man.So…… "Finally pregnant?" Rong Zi couldn't help crying out.A woman's body is absolutely guaranteed to be fertile.Yaozao impregnated her, and she became the "godmother" of the heir of the Quantian family's property and paternity as a matter of course. This puts her in a decidedly more secure position than the merely nominally barren wife. ——Yes, it must be true.The woman is pregnant, so make her presence known - Rongzi wakes up. Since then, the challenges of women have become more explicit.In the past, Yaozao never brought home any items that indicated the existence of a woman, but since he found the name tag of the laundry shop, the signs of a woman's existence gradually became obvious.First of all, I brought back handkerchiefs and combs that I had never seen before.The underwear I wear when I come back is often different from the underwear I wore before the business trip.Designs of ties, clothes, shoe wipes have changed.New clothes and accessories that Eiko had never seen before gathered around her husband at some point.Rongzi didn't say anything, so Yaozao probably thought he had obtained the "exoneration talisman", and gradually he had no scruples. Women's challenges escalate day by day.Now that the husband and wife do not talk about this matter, it means that its existence has become recognized. However, the more he despised his wife's status, the more determined Rong Zi's murderous intent was, which made the tip of the hatred as sharp as the tip of a gun. Yaozao seldom eats at home due to business reasons.Meals are almost always in the restaurant.Eating dinner at home is usually the night after returning from a business trip. Since eating at home is rare, Rongzi does not let the servants cook at night when her husband comes back from a business trip, and prepares her husband's favorite food by herself. This night, Yaozao, who went on a business trip to S City for a week, is coming back, and Rongzi spent most of the afternoon cooking refined dishes.The wife cooks with her own hands and only let the husband eat alone. It really took a lot of thought and effort.At a restaurant banquet, of course, this kind of family flavor will not be tasted. As soon as Yaozo came out of the bathtub, because he wanted to eat, he glanced at the dining table where the meal was placed. "Ah, it's not delicious." Then, after tasting it with only a couple of chopsticks, he took out a package the size of a lunch box from the travel bag he carried on a business trip. When I opened the package, I saw an antique lunch box made of wheat straw. "It's a pity to throw it away." Yaozo said a little timidly, and pushed aside the many dishes carefully prepared by Rongzi, and started to eat the boxed lunch he brought back. For a moment, Rongzi felt the blood in her body flow backwards as if making a loud noise.It tramples not only on the domain of being a wife but also of being a woman. Yaozao couldn't bear to throw away the woman's lunch box, but he rejected his wife's elaborate dishes for him.It was not a choice of food, but an insult to the sincerity and self-respect of the woman who cooked for him, for no other explanation. Rongzi's humiliating status was confirmed in front of the wife's meal, which was defeated by the woman's box lunch.At this time, a real murderous intent surged from the depths of his heart. Yaozao was afraid of his wife's cold gaze, so he ate his boxed lunch with his voice held back. Rong Zi found an excuse and secretly went to S City for a day.Suichuan Town is a new residential area in the northern part of S City, which was built after the forest was cleared a few years ago.Now there are woods, pastures, and uncultivated fields between the houses.Focusing on the development of City S, many companies have bought vacant land for spare use. Shirata Laundry and Dyeing Shop is located in a new shopping street serving residential areas.As soon as you inquire about the "Negishi family" here, you will know it immediately.In the middle of the group house on stepped slabs was her home, a small, cozy two-story building built for sale. Although it is small, there is also a courtyard, and the sunshine in the south is also good, and the lighting and living conditions are top-notch. On the balcony on the second floor, there are beautiful yuzen dyed (a kind of silk dyed with patterns of flowers, birds, vegetation, landscapes, etc.) futons in the sun.Rongzi was furious when he thought that her husband and women were drinking and having fun here. It is also separated from the neighbors by a considerable distance, which is an ideal environment to protect personal privacy.For secretly taking concubines, this is really an excellent place not to be noticed by the world. ——The husband must have spent 30 million or 50 million yuan for this house.I thought that the woman lived in an apartment, at best it was just a villa, but what I saw unexpectedly was a beautiful residential building.Rongzi changed his mind about making a big fuss with a woman, and planned to check it first before talking. However, when Eiko turned her eyes from observing all the houses to the nameplate on the gate, she received a suffocating shock.On the nameplate, the four big characters "Eiko Negishi" are impressively written in ink. The masculine bold font is exactly Yozo's handwriting.But what surprised Rongzi was not only the discovery of her husband's handwriting. The name "Rongzi" was the same as his own, which dealt a heavy blow to Rongzi's spirit. Yaozao refused to divorce the infertile Rongzi because of superstitious belief in the "glory" formed by the couple's names.If you break up with your wife, I'm really afraid that the family business that has been managed with great difficulty will be destroyed in one go. However, she didn't expect her husband's lover to have the same name as herself.Then the husband divorced himself now, of course he would not have any worries.Even if you break up with the old Rongzi immediately and marry the new Rongzi immediately, the word "glory" will not be separated. Rongzi realizes his situation and even foresees the danger in the future.Her status as a wife is now more fragile than thin ice in spring.To keep this position, do you have to rely on the compassion of your rival?Even if the status is not in danger, but what can be left for oneself, do you have to rely on the other party's generosity? While staring blankly at the nameplate due to fear, the window on the second floor opened, bringing Eiko back to his senses.Looking up, a young woman leaned out, wanting to close the dried quilt.The eyes of Rongzi and the woman met in an instant.Rong Zi saw this woman for the first time.Although it is far away, the outline can be roughly seen clearly, and it has a modern appearance. It seems that the character seems to be strong.It is indeed the kind of appearance that Yaozao is after.But why is the woman's movements so slow?This is not so much a first impression as it is a preconceived opinion.For Rongzi, this is the first meeting, but it is not known that the other party knows Rongzi. However, the woman didn't show any reaction on her expression, and instead of looking at her for a moment, she slapped the futon lazily, as if she regarded Eiko as someone passing by.Rong Zi left that place quickly, but the sound of beating the bedding behind her was still chasing her closely, beating her heart. Rong Zi, who was on the return train, suddenly understood that the reason the woman moved slowly was because she was pregnant.The body that appeared at the window was indeed thick and thick.Taking a quick look, isn't it the figure who is six or seven months pregnant?well!The woman is really pregnant! After discerning the other party's true face, he only painted Rongzi with the shameful color of defeat. Half a month after finding out where the woman lived, an unexpected thing happened.That night, Yaozao ate a rare dinner at home. For some reason, when Yaozao was eating, the rice bowl fell off and spilled a leg of rice. "Oh, you look like a child!" Rongzi laughed at Yaozo's appearance, while cleaning the soiled pants, and re-serving him with rice.But when he picked up the soup bowl, his hand slipped, and he spilled the soup on his lap again, making a big mess. "Hey, you have to cherish it!" "I'm sorry." Yaozao seemed embarrassed too. "It must be because I haven't eaten at home for a long time, so I'm not used to it." Rong Zi taunted. "Tonight, forget it." Yaozao put down his chopsticks. "Ah, I'm angry. Are you kidding me, don't you want to eat any more?" "No, I'm already full. I've gotten a little fat recently, so I can only eat so much." If I was around other women, I could eat more——I swallowed my words again, and this kind of words would only become more and more embarrassing. The husband leans towards the woman. "Go to bed early tonight, I'm a little tired." Standing up from the dining table, Yaozoo suddenly staggered a little. "You, be careful." When Rong Zi reminded, he had regained his balance, and walked into the washroom without looking aside. The husband left the dinner table, but the wife never helped him.Rong Zi also quickly finished his meal and cleared the table with a servant named Qing Zi.At this time, there was a sound of something falling in the washroom. Rongzi was taken aback, and Qingzi looked at each other in blank dismay.Call the husband there, but there is no answer. "I'll go and have a look." Qingzi understood Rongzi's meaning, and trotted to the washroom. "Ma'am, it's terrible, Master..." Qing Zi screamed in panic.Rong Zi also entered the washroom with a flustered expression. Yaozao fell on the floor of the washroom, his face was flushed, and some food scum he just ate was spit out from the corner of his mouth. "What's the matter with you, wake up!" The panicked Rongzi shook Yaozo's upper body.But Yozo just groaned and was unable to answer.When I opened my eyes, I didn't seem to see anything, and my fingertips and toes were trembling. "Madam, maybe it's a stroke. If it's true, it's better not to shake it." Qingzi calmly reminded Rongzi who was flustered. "Break stroke?!" "My father also fell down like this. The symptoms are similar to his. Call the doctor immediately!" The doctor came, as Qing Zi speculated, it was a stroke.Yaozo, who had high blood pressure, secretly took the antihypertensive tablets prescribed by the doctor.He already had headaches, dizziness, sore shoulders, slight trembling of hands and feet, etc. in the early stage of hypertension. However, while taking medicine, he lived a life of debauchery and food without any change, which contributed to the arteriosclerosis of the cerebral blood vessels.The fragile blood vessels that now maintain the balance are ruptured, bleeding occurs, and vital parts of the brain are destroyed. The doctor declared absolute silence and set up a bed next to the washroom for first aid.But Yaozao continued to be in a coma, without conscious response, and continued to vomit and convulse while in a coma. According to the doctor's order, all relatives and close friends were invited.Thirty-two hours after the onset, Yaozao passed away in a coma.The incident happened so suddenly that Rongzi couldn't believe that her husband had passed away. Although he usually said that he had shoulder pain, dizziness and diabetes, but in order to have fun with women, he used this as an excuse to accumulate energy in advance.Most hypertensive patients have thick necks, and their bodies are as strong as tanks. Their skin is shiny and well-nourished, and they are indeed stronger than ordinary people. Yaozao looks healthy on the outside, and he has the energy to socialize everywhere.Fooling around with a woman, of course you can't have sex with your wife.So the forty-four-year-old Yaozao is full of energy. But under the strong appearance, the disease has secretly dug a death trap. The Quantian family is a wealthy family with quite a lot of real estate. Due to Yaozo's active management, the property has greatly increased in his generation, so the widow will never live in poverty.The couple of the previous generation died of illness long ago, and his official heir is only Rong Zi.The problem is only the business of Beihai Pavilion in the future. As a result of discussions among relatives, it was decided that Eiko would be the president and the business would continue as before. Because the old chef and staff are fixed, even if Yao Zao passed away, there was no substantial obstacle in the business. In this way, due to the sudden death of her husband, Rongzi became the decision-maker for the operation of a total of six restaurants in the Beihai Ting branch employing 150 people and the heir to the vast wealth of the Quantian family. At that time, I didn't know whether to call this incident a sudden misfortune or an unexpected happiness.However, with her husband's sudden death and funeral, and with the subsequent management of Beihai Pavilion and the end of the inheritance of Quantian's family business, Rongzi's weight has greatly increased.She is now the operator of the time-honored Beihai Pavilion and the head of the Quantian family with a long history. Rongzi has changed in people's eyes, and her attitude and use of language have also become respectful. Although she herself has not changed at all, the wealth inherited from her husband has changed her social status. At this time, Rong Zi was not completely in a sad state of mind.Not only is it not sad, but it reveals her ecstatic mood of monopolizing a mountain.This mountain is by no means a hill. It has towering peaks and wide fields, and you can do a lot of work on it. After Rong Zi became the president, the business of Beihai Pavilion became more and more smooth.If this trend continues, Yaozo's long-cherished wish to develop into Tokyo will soon be realized. Rong Zi secretly rejoiced at her husband's sudden death.If he didn't die, he would still be a wife in name only, and he would still be helpless against the constant violations of his husband and lover. However, in this society, even a formal wife is given priority.It is precisely because people's hearts are unpredictable that they respect form.No matter how much the husband loves that woman, the formal wife is still strong once the husband dies.The law is often the companion of the form, no, the law is the form. "Yaozao died without getting a divorce, it's really great!" Rong Zi secretly laughed happily before the mourning period expired. ——What happened to that woman?Although it was hard to conceive Yaozao's child, but Yaozao died, it must be miserable!It's so interesting-- Rongzi recalled that shortly before Yaozo's death, he secretly went to S City to check on the woman's residence.It was a proud woman with a handsome face.According to her big belly, she might be about to give birth. Maybe it's already born? In any case, Yaozo didn't leave a suicide note, and nothing serious will happen. There is only one regret, that is, not being able to throw back the humiliation I have suffered to that woman in front of her.The wife who was marked as infertile regretted that she gritted her teeth and endured the constant attacks of her husband's lover.What is this regret?Isn't it the deepening of humiliation?This is a block in my heart that only I know. Although I wanted to express it quickly, I never told anyone. This humiliation cannot be said to others, because the husband must favor and favor that woman. Against the strong combined army of husband and woman, the wife wages a desperate battle alone.Once the divorce is cruel, it may be clean and tidy.But the divorce is its own failure.Even if you are divorced, you must not allow that woman to occupy the position of your wife. Therefore, no matter how sad thoughts you have, you can't give up your wife's position in vain.But patience has a limit.Now that I have obtained an exclusive position, I can repay the humiliation and violations I have suffered over the years. During this period, Rong Zi accidentally heard some bad news from the conversation of the shop assistant.It was a chat between several old shop assistants when there were no customers for the time being. "Hey, I heard that the dead boss had an illegitimate child!" "There is such a word." "But the mother of the illegitimate child, if she is a very bad person, after the boss dies, she can break into the boss's wife's house and ask for a share of the inheritance!" "This is not an easy task!" "So, can it really be done?" "If the boss confirms that it is his child, of course he has the right to inherit it." "So, the boss confirmed it?" "No wow." "Then there is no inheritance." "Yes, it depends on how smart that woman is!" "If it is not confirmed, how can you ask for the inheritance?" "Confirm, it's okay after father's death!" "Well, really?" "After the father dies, how can I get confirmation? Speaking of confirmation, it must be recognized by the parents as their own child, right?" "It can be adjudicated. If there is conclusive evidence to prove that it is a true father-son relationship, after the father's death, a complaint can be made to the court, and the adjudication can be made." "Learn a good way. When you get pregnant in the future, get a certificate from the man in advance." "What proof?" "The child born in a certain year and a certain month is indeed my child." "How can you tell the difference between sleeping with two men in one night?" "Sorry, I'm not that messy." "If a woman is very active, a man can't resist the temptation." "That's true." There was a lot of voices outside, and they hurriedly lowered their voices. "So, is the new president of the family at ease?" "What are you worried about?" "The former president was a drunkard. I'm afraid there are no women who have been teased by him. Since he and the current president have no children, doesn't she feel that there is an illegitimate child hidden somewhere?" "Then it won't be a surprise that a woman is pregnant with an illegitimate child!" "If it is true, it will be difficult. If the previous president had an illegitimate child, stop talking nonsense here. The biological mother of the step-in-law is now spending time in anticipation." The shop assistants didn't know that Rong Zi Standing outside and eavesdropping, so talking without scruples. Their chatting gave Eiko a strong shock, making her dizzy. I didn't know that it was possible to confirm the child after the death of the husband.If a woman gives birth safely, she has conclusive evidence, and then files a lawsuit to the court to claim it... Rong Zi's inheritance will be reduced to ashes in an instant.The vast property of the Quantian family must also be divided according to the inheritance share, and it is not even known who will own the management right of Beihai Pavilion. It should be checked with an expert, and Rongzi consulted a lawyer.Of course, it was not my own business, but a third party's business.The lawyer nodded as usual. "It's just that the complaint must be filed within three years from the date of the parents' death." "So, after the complaint is confirmed, how to deal with it?" "Paternity as a result of a judgment is valid retroactively to the time of the child's birth." "Then how to solve the inheritance problem?" "The actual benefit of confirmation after death is to give children the right to inherit the inheritance so as to give material protection. However, when the inheritance has been divided according to the inheritance share, due to the complexity of dividing again, it is necessary to recognize that the confirmed person has the right to pay according to the price. claim." "Does that mean paying with money?" "Yes." The lawyer nodded coldly: "However, the retrospective consequences of confirmation cannot imitate the rights that the third party has already obtained. It remains legally valid.” "So, how much inheritance can the re-confirmed child inherit?" "This is determined by the number of heirs and the order of the heirs." "If the heir is only the wife, and the husband's illegitimate son sets up his own family..." Rong Zi forgot to speak from the perspective of a third party. "In this case, the child is the first-order heir, the spouse is the same-sequence heir, the child is two-thirds, and the spouse is one-third." "Wife is one-third!" Rong Zi was stunned for a moment. "Yes, if there are several children, two-thirds of the children's inheritance share should be divided equally according to the number of children. If there are direct children and non-direct children, the non-direct children account for one-half of the direct children." "Spouse and children are heirs in the same sequence, and it has nothing to do with whether the child is a direct descendant. It is still two-thirds. Of course, the inheritance share between children must be divided according to the direct descendant and non-direct descendant." "Does the illegitimate child also get two-thirds of the estate?" "It refers to the fact that there are no other children besides this child." Rong Zi didn't hear the end of the lawyer's cold words. That's right, after her husband died, that woman didn't rush, so she had such a trick.Don't worry, after giving birth to a child, you can get two-thirds of Yaozao's inheritance.There must be as much evidence to prove that the child was born by the husband, and the deadline for filing the lawsuit is within three years after the father's death, which is more than enough time, and the confirmation effect will be traced back to the birth of the child, so I feel more at ease.That woman had such a trump card in her hand! Rong Zi understands that the position of the woman and herself has been reversed.No, this position was decided from the very beginning.The illusion of superiority and monopoly of my own ignorance is nothing more than thinking that Lao Tzu is the best in the world.In the eyes of that woman, this is a ridiculous superiority and exclusiveness! Don't say two-thirds, not a penny!Rongzi swore firmly.This is different from the previous battles. She wants to declare war to defend the "kingdom" she finally got. The idea of ​​killing has long been there.But in order to put it into practice, I started to plan concretely. That was when I learned from the lawyer that the child would inherit two-thirds of the estate.Rather than letting that woman's child have two-thirds of the inheritance, it would be better to deposit it in the treasury, no, it would be better to throw it in the gutter. Killing people is to defend her "kingdom" and must fulfill the responsibility.Then, it must be rushed before that woman gives birth, and it will be too late after giving birth. Maybe it's too late.Rongzi endured the anxiety like frying oil, and secretly went to inquire. ——It's too late: the belly is still big, and I haven't been born yet. without delay.If the mother is killed, the fetus has the possibility of surviving. The bigger the fetus, the greater the danger. 计划要达到预期的效果，必须付予十分的细心。即使好不容易除掉了女人和胎儿，自己被问个杀人罪也还是什么也得不到的。 所幸，耀造隐瞒了女人的住所，妻子自己也一直是佯作不知。这样，就造成自己和那个女人根本没有任何关系的假象了。 妻子怎么会杀了不知其人的女人呢？荣子倒是感谢耀造一直到死都为女人的住所保密了。 还有一个危险，他也许向哪个店员或熟人泄露过女人住所的秘事。不过，耀造讨厌向别人述说个人的私生活，他的性格完全是神秘主义。所以，一般也不会有这个危险。 荣子本来就有自己亲信的店员，当上社长以后，也有趋炎附势的人。这些人如果听到了什么，不仅要打紧急报告，而为了取宠，也一定会让荣子知道的。 这群人是情报通，如果耀造留下什么痕迹，当然不会不碰到他们的触角。可谁也不知道真有那么个女人——荣子充满了自信。其后的事仅仅是付诸实施的问题了。 那个女人——根岸荣子的家，在S市尽头的新兴住宅街。在这个就连贪婪的开发车轮都很少涉足的地区，白天来往行人很少，一入夜就几乎断了人迹。 正是这样的地理坏境，极易为流窜的强盗所骚扰。荣子根据暗地收集的资科，了解到那附近常有窃贼和流氓出没。派出所离那里很远，巡逻也少。以前虽未发生过恶性犯罪，可是却有足够的犯罪的因素和基础。这与其说由于城镇的历史短，还不如说几乎没有它自卫的形成过程。所以，还没有成立民防组织，居民们充其量不过养条狗借以自卫罢了。 这真是荣子实现计划的理想地点。如果发生一次恶性犯罪，警方加强了警戒，实现计划可就很困难了。 在窃贼和流氓的天国里，他们是经常变换脸谱进行犯罪的。 荣子每次到S市支店出差时，都暗地到现场察看一番，以期计划实施的万全。 最好选择从黄昏到入夜这段时间。过早容易引人注意，太迟又容易碰到盘向和巡查。到女人家以利用公共汽车为上策。 在前两站下车，走着去女人的家，进去时不能让人看见。 荣子突然的来访，一定会让对方大吃一惊。可若说是耀造的妻子，就不会不让进。恐怕女人绝想不到荣子会来完成这险恶的计划。下手不要有瞬间的犹豫，一眨眼就结果了她，越快越好。时间拖得越长，决心越难下，留下证据的危险也就越大了。 最大的难题还在后面，逃离时不能让人看见。正因为行人少，万一被看见，是很引人注目的。 不能像来时那样乘公共汽车，因为侦察网必然扩大到交通机关。直到逃进安全地带，必须自己步行夜路。如果这时碰到巡查盘向，那就万事皆休了。 由于荣子不会开车，这样策划是最上策。 这时的女人，为了保养身体，除了采买食品外，在家里闭门不出，连女佣人和狗都不用了。 在公共汽车站下车时，飘落着一种银色粉末似的东西。夜幕低垂，寂静薄阴的天空，银色粉末像柳絮一样纷纷扬扬地在空中轻舞。Is it snow?用手轻拂一下，那东西就粘在了手指头和衣服上。想要掸落，手感的软质物又溃破了，出水了。 “啊，是那种昆虫！” 这时，她头一次看清了像雪花一样轻盈的浮游物体的真面目。白色的羽虫，那时充满整个空间，无边无际地翩翩飞舞过来了。不错眼珠地凝视着这些飞虫的浮游姿态，不知不觉地好像自己也被羽化了，向上空飞翔而去。 银色粉末似的昆虫，正是耀造从女人处回来时粘在身上的东西，正是高中教师告诉她的那种“雪萤”！一只只雪萤，织成一大片乳白色的游絮，悬浮在溟溟的空中，无依无靠的，飘上飘下的，而那如虚似幻的银白色，却显得格外醒目。 阴沉的天空，燃烧的杀机，雪萤—— 弥漫在空间的大群雪萤，宛如点燃起来的荣子的杀人之火，在眼前闪耀着，移动着。 和憎恨的长期蓄积相比较，杀人竟在一瞬间如此简单地完成了。她把以前使她痛苦、使她悲伤的矿石投进愤怒、嫉妒的炼铁炉，变态心理熔化成灼热的铁水，终于铸成了定型化的杀人巨凶。现在她又被还原为一具冷却的物体，正横倒在床上。 下手时间虽然短促，可为这瞬间的行动而积蓄起来的能量，却已全部消耗尽了。躺下就起不来的虚脱感，使全身像灌满了铅似的沉重。但不可能在这里躺倒，因为工作的主要部分刚从这里开始。 可是，如果留下任何一点痕迹，都会要了自己的命。还有，如果碰到一个目击者，那么至此耗尽的苦心，就完全化为泡影了。 calm!calm!她命令着自己，再一次认真检查了房间。指纹、毛发、足迹这样细小的疏忽，都足以使基于精心策划之上的天衣无缝的犯罪行为彻底暴露。不，这种初步的原始线索，现在连流窜犯罪的强盗也不会留下啦。不预做周密的准备，可供追索的情节就多了。即使是圆满地做好了准备，也许不知在哪里还会出现漏洞呢。泉田荣子抑制着恐惧，检查着现场，直到她认为确保无虑时为止。 是离开的时候了。这一带是城市的尽头，现在没有行人。 正因为如此，所以碰到人时就易于留下印象——但愿直到混入城里的人群中，谁也不要碰到。 荣子在心里祈祷着，隐入漫漫的夜雾之中。天空浓云密布，看不见一个星影。雪萤不知飞到什么地方去了。深暗中灯火稀疏，路上没有一个行人，她身上紧裹着黑色大衣，在沉沉夜色中，挑着最暗的地方走了。一切都按计划顺利地进行着。 女人的死，报纸社会版作了一个小小的报道。正如荣子所推测的那样，警方竟然误认为流窜犯罪。为了把警方的侦察引向歧途，荣子特意在杀人房间里预作的手脚，似乎发生了作用。 案件被报道了一次。由于和耀造的关系，警察来调查一两次是不可避免的，荣子做好了这种精神准备，但警察并没有来。 事件发生之后的二十天，叫做侦察第一期。这期间，如果未被列为嫌疑者，案件侦察就有可能进入迷宫。荣子记得不知在哪本书里看到过这样的话。 警察被荣子的伪装行为欺骗了，向错误的方向摸索，踏进了没有出口的歧路。 ——已经不要紧了，谁也没有怀疑我—— 荣子总算松了一口气，戒备解除了。这时发作了全身性疲劳，这是凶手完成了不可赦免的罪恶之后突发的身心两面的疲劳。但从荣子看来，这是稍事休息就可恢复的物理性疲劳，一点也无良心上的谴责。因为荣子首先就没有自己杀了人的实感。 她只不过是摘掉了威胁她的“王国”的一种东西而已。如果还有什么威胁出现的话，为了自卫，那就还要战斗下去。 北海亭的营业仍像以前一样红火。忍受着丈夫的猝死和失去丈夫的悲哀，继续着北海亭事业。这也是日本人的特性和追求，顾客于是仍然熙来攘往地光顾着。 荣子的疲劳，自感是愉悦的。这就是说，是一种胜利后的疲劳感。正当她沉浸在这种疲劳的愉悦之中的时候，一位不速之客来访了。 传达室报告的岛村昌子这个名字，荣子没有任何印象。 “问问有什么要紧事吗？” 荣子告诉传达室人员，最近，各类推销员、银行和保险公司的业务外交性访问很多。 “这个客人不愿明说，大概是有关故去的先社长的事吧……” “先社长的事？”荣子皱起眉头。不知为什么，兴起了一种不祥的预感。 “请问见不见哪？” “见吧，领到客厅，我不发话就不必送茶。”荣子决定无论如何也要见了。看来不像是警方的人。她特意耽搁了一会儿，才来到客厅。一个身穿上等入时西装的二十五六岁的女人，离开座位轻轻地弯了弯腰。她的眼睛细长而清澈，顾盼间透着聪明和机警，身段姣好，是初次见到的面孔。 “我叫泉田荣子。”荣子以目致意还礼。不知道是什么人，有什么意图，所以要倍加小心。 “我叫岛村昌子，冒昧打扰了。” “请问有什么事情吗？” “和夫人是第二次见面了。”对方说的话令人惊讶。 “第二次？我想是第一次，可是……”荣子脑子里尽力搜索着记忆，可没有浮起任何印象来。 “夫人也许没有留意吧！” “是啊，是什么时候的事情啊？” “不久以前。”岛村昌子默默地笑了，使人感到这笑靥是从容镇静的。一定是参加过耀造葬仪的吧。 “关于逝世的丈夫，你有话吗？”荣子不由地催促她说出那不知为什么总有些闪烁其词的事情。 “好，那就请教了。夫人知道根岸荣子这个女性吗？”岛村昌子突然说道。声音不大，可荣子感到像被短刀扎了一下一样。没想到对方知道根岸荣子，所以惊愕不已，一时难于应付。她惊愕得回答不上来，是因为对这个名字极为敏感。这是对方试探性的佯动作战！ “这回总算明白了吧？”岛村昌子冷冷地揭底了。 “不知道！是谁？那个叫什么根岸的人是……”虽尽力掩饰，但已显得过迟了。 “夫人当然是知道的罗！” “我不认识！你无故闯上门来，拿出我不认识的名字来强迫我，真是太不礼貌了。” “的确是不礼貌，但夫人是知道根岸荣子的。荣子和太太的名字同是一个字，是荣耀、荣华的'荣'呀！你怎么能故作不知呢？” “叫荣子这类名字的很多。那么，要紧的事是什么？我很忙，若是找那种无踪影的人，你找错门了。” “夫人，10月xx日你去S市鳟川街根岸荣子家了吧？”岛村的话，使荣子大吃一惊。这一天，正是实施计划的日子。 “请出去！不然的话，我要叫警察了！”荣子感到没有比和岛村昌子谈话更为难办的事情了。对方好像掌握了什么似的，可又不像有什么大不了的事情。许是抓住一根小小的线头，就当做武器，企图刺向柴子的致命处，大大地恐吓一番吧。 让她找出弱点可就输了。因此自始至终都要表现出凛然的气概，不给对方以任何可乘之机。荣子这样命令着自己。 “请吧！”可是岛村昌子连动也不动。 “请叫警察吧！”她板着冷峻的面孔反而催促道。 “你到底想说什么？”自知和对方即便说一句话，也要陷入对方预先设下的圈套里去。可是又不能闭口不问。 “根岸柴子10月xx日的夜晚，在自己家里被杀死了。警方以为是流窜的盗贼作的案，并向那个方向侦察着。可是我认为杀害根岸荣子的，太太，就是你！”岛村昌子的话语充满自信。 “唉呀！你说什么呀！”荣子自知必须坚决反驳，可又在对方那自信镇定的态度面前畏缩了。 “警察被太太所做的手脚拖曳着走向迷途，但我知道，根岸荣子是太太杀死的。” “一派胡言，请放尊重些！” “不是胡言！你丈夫去世后，你知道根岸荣子怀了孕，为了独占继承权，就杀死了她。或许你在丈夫生前就知道根岸荣子怀孕了，可下决心杀她，是在发生了遗产继承上的现实原因之后，总之，是你丈夫过世之后的事吧。无论怎么说，配偶和孩子的继承份额比例是三分之一对三分之二。别说是三分之二，就连一文铜钱你也不打算给你丈夫的私生子。恰好，没有谁知道有根岸荣子这么个人的存在。只要她死了，你就可以独占遗产和北海亭的经营权了。于是，你于10月x日夜晚，偷偷溜到根岸荣子家里杀掉了她。”称谓，不知什么时候由“夫人”变成“太太”，现在又变成了“你”。从这，可以窥见岛村昌子自信的程度。随着称谓用语的变化，荣子也失去了回旋的余地。 “好哇！进行那样的捏造，就有我杀人的所谓证据吗？”如果是清白无辜的话，不论对方说什么，都可以淡然置之，不视做对手。可要求对方举证，表明荣子已被迫得无路可走了。 “当然有证据。不过，在这之前，有句话必须告诉太太。”岛村昌子再次改称“太太”。 “太太！知道蚜虫这种昆虫吗？当然一定是知道的。就是常粘在你丈夫衣服上带回家的那种虫子。我知道你对那种昆虫有兴趣，曾调查过它的生存情况。”突然，蚜虫问题飞了出来，荣子张惶失措了。 如何回答呀？正在搜寻理由的时候，岛村昌子接着又说：“找到根岸荣子的住所，也是以这种昆虫为线索的吧。你为了确定昆虫的种类去请教的高中生物教师，其实是我的远亲。他告诉我，你对这种昆虫有兴趣，我就知道你在寻找'我们'了。” ——是吗！她怎么是这个教师的亲戚？ 为了回答荣子的疑问，岛村昌子说：“生物系教师那时说，蚜虫有生活的两重性，在春天和夏天变换生活方式。夏天是无性生殖，直接生育没有翅翼的幼虫；到了秋天，雄虫出现，由有性生殖产卵越冬。这期间，为了变更春天和夏天的寄生植物，在初夏和秋天，降雪以前集团迁徙。太太已然知道这个事了。粘在你丈夫身上的，就是夏天无翼的幼虫和秋天向寄生植物集团迁徙的有翼的雌虫，可以叫'夏虫'和'秋虫'你杀害根岸荣子的10月x日，在S市郊外，正是这种秋虫大量产生的时期。” 肯定了这一点，就等于是罪行的自供了。 “你在这里有过一个错觉。不，与其说是错觉，不如说你没有认真考虑到昆虫生活的两重性。你丈夫在表面上与你和根岸荣子过着两重生活，这和昆虫生活的两重性相似，但你没有认识到隐于其中的真实。”荣子的头脑渐渐形成了一个朦胧的轮廓，但还不能清楚地推断出它本来的面目。 “两重生活的夏虫和秋虫粘在你丈夫身上，不是表明你丈夫也有两重生活吗？不，不是他与你和根岸荣子的两重生活哟！这时，和你没有关系，因为昆虫不在你的生活地域之内。昆虫为了改变生活方式而集团迁徙，也就是昆虫改换着它的栖居地。粘上在不同栖居地生活的秋虫和夏虫的你的丈夫，也和昆虫一样在两个不同的地方生活着。如果加上你，你丈夫就过着三重生活了。”荣子不由得口中发出了惊诧声。岛村昌子拐弯抹角表示的意思，总算明白了，那是把荣子赖以生存的基础从根本上摧毁的可怕的真实。 “你好像终于明白了。是的，我是你丈夫的第三个女人。不，实际上我是第二个，只是从你眼里看来是第三个。你发现你丈夫身上粘有亚高山林带这种夏虫和秋虫时，应该联想到两个女人的存在。因为是同一种虫子，所以你只想到一个人，这是你的失误。” “实际上我见过你，在你杀害根岸荣子的时候。你如果不杀，我也要杀的，我要杀死根岸荣子。那一天我也在同一时间到了那里。正好看见太太杀死了她。” “太太的心情我也是有同感的。我理解把丈夫从身边被一点点地夺走时所蒙受的悔恨和屈辱。丈夫死后，好不容易独得天下时，又出现了可憎的女人和你丈夫生下的私生子，要夺走三分之二的遗产。绝对不能允许发生这样的事。被夺走的，在你丈夫生前就有很多了，但在你丈夫死后才构成更现实的威胁。你忍受着被侵犯的耻辱和蚕食，眼看着到手的财产，即将彻底被分掉。太太的心情我完全理解。因为我是处于第二个位置上，我很相信他，可实际上却有第三个人，越过我而夺走了他。我自己从太太手里夺走了他，可又陷于被那个女人夺走了他的境地。” “男人和女人的关系，是按到达的先后顺序排列的。我爱上他的时候，他已经有了太太。我爱他并无其他打算，只因为深深地爱上了他，不管他有没有太太，都已经不能离开了。按顺序我是第二个，但事到如今也无办法了。可是我认为在爱情上是不能按顺序排列的。即便我是第二个，可对他的深爱却是第一的，我也以此引为骄傲。可是因为他心里有了根岸荣子，那就使我在顺序上是第二，在爱情上也成了第二，不，也许是第三哩。” “这时，我开始感受到，太太蒙受的痛苦和耻辱，也在剜着我的心。自己也成了被剥夺、被侵犯者，所以才切身感到了这种痛苦和耻辱的深度。” “可是，太太绝不会理解处于第二位置的屈辱和凄凉。我对于这个男人的爱，在世间绝不亚于任何一个妻子，可偏偏这种爱得不到承认。自己作为不伦不类的不结果的谎花，常常是被放在背阴地方去了。” “尽管自己倾心地爱着这个男人，他也从不把一片破布头委托给我保管。第二个女人只有从妻子的隙缝中去偷取男人那像破布头一般的爱情。偷取也好，夺取也好，徒其虚名的妻子，也还是妻子。那证据就是这个人死了，也没有在我家留下一片遗骨，只有妻子才能独占丈夫的遗骨，并以妻子的名义，主持葬礼和法事。太太，你知道送男人回去时，问一声'下次你什么时候来呀'的女人的寂寞与难耐的迫切心情吗？绝不会明白的吧？男人要回到妻子身边，因为那是生活的中心场所。而到女人身边反正不过是来玩玩而已。来玩玩也好，倒是快点来呀！我这样盼望着。男人来的时候，生活才有价值，就眼巴巴地盼着那一天。我处于第二位置上，夹在太太和根岸荣子中间，尝受着被剥夺的妻子的愤怒和屈辱，也尝受着依赖男人破布片般的怜爱而生活的凄凉，两方面的苦楚我都体会到了。知道根岸荣子的存在以后，我也明白了你对她的憎恶之心。可是，太太，你把根岸荣子错当成第二了。” “我必须感谢太太。太太代我做了我无论如何也要做到的事。我要杀根岸荣子，不仅仅因为她从我这里夺走了泉田耀造那破布片似的爱情。”健谈的岛村昌子吸了一口气，接着含笑说；“如果根岸荣子活着，就没有'我们'生存的余地啦！” "us?" “是我们，太太不会想到我的肚子也开始大了吧！虽然还不太显眼，可现在已经七个月了。当然，这是泉田耀造的孩子，也有确凿的证据。可遗憾的是，根岸荣子怀孕比我早两个月。父亲死亡后的认领申诉，只限于孩子出生之后。根岸荣子打算分娩后，就提出认领申诉，于是我无论怎样也迟了一步。只要有证据，虽然以后也可以加进去，可继承的份额就不理想了。如果根岸荣子生的是男孩，我生的是女孩，那就更不利了。如果能顺利地在法律上得到承认，只能和太太、和根岸荣子的孩子各分三分之一。如果没有根岸荣子的话，她孩子的继承份额，就全部转到我孩子的名下了。不，这些本来就是我孩子的财产，那个女人是硬挤进来的。” “不能给那个女人一个铜钱。为了我肚子里的小生命，我决心杀悼根岸荣子。那一夜，我去那个女人家，竟意外地碰到了太太。” “我看到太太杀根岸荣子的场面时，明白了太太的错觉。太太不知道我的存在和我也怀孕了的事实。如果知道，就是杀了根岸荣子也毫无意义。而杀我和根岸荣子两个人又过于危险。我这样做也有危险，可太太却代我承担了。” “太太，实在感激不尽，我今天是特意来致谢的。” “那么，太太，知道丧失继承资格的规定吗？故意杀害被继承人或位于第一序列和间序列继承人者，丧失继承资格。那么，不论太太关于我想说些什么，谁也不会相信呀！我说的话就到此为止了。打扰你很