Chapter 62 second quarter

On the same day, Cheng returned to his apartment in Chengcheng just after eight o'clock in the evening. Due to the investigation of the expert system, he had to work overtime.But when he opened the door of his own house, he regretted it. If he knew it, he would have stayed in the company longer, because the house was still dark. In the entrance, corridor, and living room, he turned on the lights one by one.Although it's already April, even though I'm wearing slippers, a cold air still seeps up from the unheated floor all day. Cheng took off his shirt, sat on the sofa, loosened his tie, picked up the remote control on the table, and turned on the TV.A few seconds later, a wrecked train car appeared on the large thirty-two-inch frame.He has seen this scene many times. It was a train collision accident in the suburbs of Shanghai, China last month. The TV program was broadcasting the follow-up report of the accident.A group of 193 teachers and students from the private Kochi Xueyi High School study tour group boarded the train in which the incident occurred. A leading teacher and 26 students were killed.

Japan and China continue to negotiate on compensation for victims, but they have been unable to reach an agreement, the broadcaster said something similar. Cheng wanted to watch the baseball game broadcast, switched channels, and then remembered that today was Monday, so he turned off the TV. He immediately felt that the room was more deserted than before turning on the TV.Look at the clock on the wall, it is the wedding gift they received, on the chassis dotted with flower patterns, the pointer points to 8:20. Cheng stood up, unbuttoned his shirt, and looked into the kitchen.The kitchen was kept spotless.There are no dishes to wash in the sink, and the easy-to-reach assortment of cooking utensils shines like new.

However, what he wanted to know at this time was not whether the kitchen was cleaned thoroughly, but what his wife planned for dinner tonight.He wondered if she had prepared dinner before she went out, or if she wanted to do it when she got home.Judging from the appearance of the kitchen, it belongs to the latter. He looked at the clock again, and the long hands moved two small divisions. He took out a ballpoint pen from the drawer of the cabinet in the living room, and drew a big X on the calendar day on the wall, which was the mark of his arrival home first.He started recording this month, but did not tell his wife what the marks meant.He made up his mind to find an opportunity to tell her that, although he knew this behavior was not fair, he believed that some form of objective record of the situation was necessary.

Only halfway through this month, there are already more than ten X marks. Sure enough, she shouldn't have agreed to let her go to work. I don't know how many times Cheng has regretted it.At the same time, he felt self-loathing for having such thoughts, thinking of himself as a small man. I have been married to Xuesui for two and a half years. As he had expected, she was the perfect wife, doing everything cleanly and with impeccable results.He was especially moved by her superb cooking skills. Whether it is French, Italian or Japanese cuisine, every dish of her is comparable to professional chefs.

"I really don't want to admit it, but you are indeed the luckiest man in this century. You should laugh when you marry such a beautiful wife, and she can cook good food! Thinking that I live in the same world as you, It’s really hard not to hate yourself.” The person who said this was one of a group of friends who entertained at home after marriage.Others felt the same way, and made a lot of sour remarks. Of course, Cheng also praised her craftsmanship.When they were newlyweds, he complimented her almost every day. "My mother used to take me to the first-class restaurants that others said. She said that if you didn't taste delicious food when you were young, you can't develop a real sense of taste. She also said that some people are complacent when they go to some expensive restaurants that are not delicious at all. It’s the proof that I didn’t eat delicious food when I was a child. Because my mother thought this way, I’m pretty confident in my tongue. But I’m really happy to make you eat happily.” To Cheng’s compliment, Xuesui happily replied .The slightly shy look gave him an urge to hug her tightly forever.

However, the life of being able to enjoy the delicacies she cooked for every meal came to an end in just two months.The reason is this sentence of hers: "Honey, can I buy stocks?" "what?" At that time, Cheng couldn't comprehend the word "stock" because it was too far away from Xuesui's daily life. When he understood, he was more puzzled than surprised: "Do you understand stocks?" "Understood, I have studied it." "Research?" Xuesui took out a few books from the bookshelf, all of which were introductory books or related books on buying and selling stocks.Cheng didn't usually read much, so he didn't notice these books on the antique bookshelf in the living room. "How did you think of buying stocks?" Cheng changed the direction of the question.

"Because just doing housework at home, I have a lot of free time. Moreover, the stock market is very good now, and it will get better in the future. It is much better than putting it in the bank to generate interest." "However, it may also be compensated." "No way, it's a gamble." Xuesui smiled heartily. This sentence "This is a kind of bet" made Cheng feel disgusted with Xuesui for the first time, and he felt betrayed. What she said next intensified that feeling. "Don't worry, I am confident that I will never lose money. Besides, I only use my money."

"Your money?" "I have a little savings myself." "There is a return..." The thought of "my money" repelled him.Since they are husband and wife, do they still need to share anyone's money? "Still not?" Xuesui looked up at her husband, and when Cheng didn't speak, she sighed softly, "Yes, after all, I can't. I'm not even qualified to be a housewife, so I'm not qualified to be distracted and take care of other things. I'm sorry , I won’t say any more.” She began to pack up those few books with her head downcast.

Looking at Xuesui's slender back, Cheng couldn't help thinking that she was really narrow-minded, and she had never made any unreasonable demands so far. "I have conditions," he said towards Xuesui's back, "Don't get too involved, absolutely don't borrow money. Can you agree to all of these?" Xuesui turned around, eyes shining brightly. "is it okay?" "Can you do what I said?" "It must be done, thank you!" Xuesui hugged his neck. However, Cheng put his hands around her slender waist, but he had a bad premonition in his heart.

As far as the result is concerned, Xuesui did abide by the conditions he set out.She has successfully increased her assets through stocks.Cheng has no idea how much money she initially invested and what level of trading she conducted.But listening to her phone conversation with the securities company, she has used more than 10 million yuan. Her life has since changed to focus on stocks.Because she must keep abreast of the market situation at any time, she reports to the securities company twice a day.She rarely went out for fear of missing a call from her stockbroker, and when she had to, she called every hour.Read at least six newspapers, two of which are Economic News and Industrial News.

"You'd better be more restrained!" One day, after Xuesui hung up the call from the securities company, Cheng couldn't bear it anymore.The phone has been ringing non-stop since the morning, Cheng is usually at the company and doesn't care, but that day is the anniversary of the company's founding, and he is at home on vacation. "The rare vacation is ruined. In order to buy and sell stocks, the couple can't even go out! Because of the stocks, it makes life hard to live, just stop playing!" It was the first time that Cheng spoke harshly to Xuesui, including the period of love.At that time, they were married for eight months. Not knowing whether it was because of surprise or fright, Xuesui stood there blankly.Seeing her pale face, Cheng immediately felt distressed. However, before he could apologize, she whispered, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to ignore you at all, please believe me. However, because the stock has a little performance, I seem to have gotten carried away. I'm sorry, I Didn't do her duty as a wife." "That was not what I meant." "I understand." After speaking, Xuesui picked up the phone, called the securities company just now, and immediately told him to sell all the stocks. After hanging up the phone, she turned to face Cheng: "Only the trust fund can't terminate the contract immediately. So, can you forgive me..." "You really don't regret it?" "No, this is the only way to break everything. I feel so sad when I think of bringing you so much unhappiness..." Xuesui knelt on the carpet with her head lowered, her shoulders trembling slightly, tears dripping falls on the back of the hand. "Don't mention it again." Cheng put his hand on her shoulder. From the next day, all information related to stocks disappeared from the house, and Xuesui never mentioned stocks. However, she obviously lost her vitality and became flustered with idleness.I don't bother to put on makeup when I don't go out, and I seldom even go to beauty parlors. "I seem to have become an ugly monster." Sometimes she would look in the mirror and say with a weak smile.Cheng suggested that she learn something, but she didn't seem interested.Cheng guessed that this backlash may be caused by learning tea ceremony, flower arrangement and English conversation since childhood.He also knew that having a child was the best solution, because raising a child would definitely occupy all of Xuesui's free time.But they have no children.The two only took contraceptive measures within six months of their marriage, but Xuesui showed no signs of pregnancy. Cheng's mother, Lai Zi, also believes that it is important to raise children as early as possible, and is dissatisfied that her daughter-in-law has no signs of pregnancy at all.Whenever she has a chance, she will hint to Cheng that since there is no contraception but no child can be born, it is best to go to the hospital for a checkup. In fact, he also wanted to go to the hospital for an examination. In fact, he had suggested to Xuesui.However, she was unusually firm in her opposition.When asked why, she said with red eyes: "Because the operation at that time may have made me unable to conceive. If that was the case, I would be so sad that I would not be able to live." The operation refers to the previous abortion. "So it's not good to have a thorough examination? Maybe after treatment it will be fine." Even with that said, she still shook her head. "Infertility is very difficult to treat, and I don't want to check the reason why I can't conceive. Besides, wouldn't it be nice not to have children? Or do you not want to be with a woman who can't have children?" "What! It doesn't matter if there are children or not. Well, I won't bring it up again." Cheng knows how cruel it is to blame a woman who cannot conceive.In fact, after their conversation, he hardly mentioned the child again, and lied to his mother, saying that they had been checked at the hospital and that both parties were fine. However, sometimes Xuesui would murmur to herself: "Why can't I get pregnant?" Immediately afterwards, she must say: "At that time, shouldn't it be aborted..." Cheng could only listen silently.