Chapter 29 28. Choosing a mate is a second chance to change your destiny

Ye Meilan's natal family lived in a modest community in Baiyun District, where the residents' lifestyle was affordable and simple.After more than 20 years of construction, the community has become bigger and bigger. Although the houses are getting older day by day, the weak trees have grown luxuriantly with the passage of time. In Guangzhou in October, even though the highest temperature on most days is still at 30 degrees, autumn is coming in a low-key way. The occasional cool breeze takes away the damp and stuffy feeling, and the sky also has the meaning of blue and lofty. The noisy autumn The cicadas are screaming hoarsely in the green shade that remains unchanged throughout the seasons, making people feel loud and lonely.

A few old men were playing chess on a stone table under a big tree, while Ye Meilan's father, Ye Mao, stood watching the chess.Ye Mao opened his arms, watched from the sidelines, pointed and started to talk about chess. In less than half a day, he first instructed the old Aitou upstairs to kill the big belly yellow at the opposite door, strange*shu$网collection Tang Ting pointed out Daduhuang to kill Gao Laozeng in the back building, and then pointed Gao Laozeng to turn his gun and kill old Aitou. Old Aitou's old face couldn't hold it anymore. He put down the big tea mug in his hand and said : "Lao Ye, come here, I'll play with you."

But Ye Mao refused, and pushed it a few times with his airs. The old Aitou was from the north, and when the fire started, he curled up his tongue that hadn't calmed down after staying in the south for most of his life, and said to Ye Mao: "I said the old man Ye what do you mean, fuck me?" Ye Mao said disapprovingly: "Dou~ (Guangzhou dialect, agree with 'cao', the use here is equivalent to 'cut')~ It's just a game of chess, I'm not a special class (Guangzhou dialect, equivalent to 'intentional'). " Old Aitou laughed back angrily: "Fucked someone, and said it wasn't intentional."

Ye Mao is also popular, he is a local, he didn't say "fuck" but "lose", at this time, for the sake of communication, he temporarily used the old Aitou's language, and he said with a straight neck: "I Fuck it, how about it!" Old Aitou cursed: "Throw it away! Let's see who fucks who!" It was too late to say that, Ye Mao had quick eyes and quick hands, and quickly slapped old Aitou's bald forehead. Old Aitou was caught off guard and fought back. Waiting for the people next to him to pull away the two workers and masters, everyone took stock of the battlefield, and it turned out that Ye Mao was slightly injured, and Old Ai suffered a loss.

Ai's family immediately reported to the police station, and the two boys from the old Ai's family spread the word that they wanted to beat Ye Mao.Ye Mao's wife is the most virtuous and virtuous man, she dare not blame a man who is still brave and good at fighting in his sixties, her son Ye Tao Shenlong can't find anyone at all, so the old lady can only panic He called and begged his daughter Ye Meilan to come forward to settle the matter. Ye Meilan couldn't laugh or cry when she received the news, and found out that old Aitou lived in Dadero Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and hurried to the inpatient department of the Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine to visit and apologize.Seeing in person that Old Ai Tou was really hurt, she couldn't help but worry for Old Ai Tou and Ye Mao.

Ye Meilan can't remember the abbreviation of CPI (Consumer Price Index), but she is very clear that everything is expensive now, especially seeing a doctor and going to school.Always thrifty, she endured bouts of pain and handed over the five thousand dollars she had prepared. This sincerity at least calmed the anger of the Ai family temporarily. In the end, the Ai family left a comment, saying that they would wait to see if the old Ai had any sequelae.Ye Meilan also knew that what she said was not unreasonable. Before leaving, she left two 200 phone cards of China Telecom for the Ai family and said, "Leave this card for Uncle Ai to make calls." Accepted politely.

Ye Meilan returned to her natal home, looked at Ye Mao's gray hair, and said after a long time: "Dad, you are so old, let me tell you what's good about you!" Ye Mao responded loudly: "What are you afraid of! At worst, I will go to prison, so I won't implicate you!" Ye Meilan dragged her voice and said, "If you continue to say that, I won't help you pay this year's utilities and mobile phone bills." The hero Ye Mao didn't take the immediate disadvantages, changed the subject and said, "Your brother wants to learn to drive, why don't you go and pay him the training fee."

Ye Meilan asked warily, "How much?" Ye Mao waved his hand and said, "Not much, four thousand is enough, right?" Ye Meilan was dissatisfied and said, "Why is Ye Tao learning to drive? With his temper, even if he has a car to drive, he may cause trouble for you one day. If he follows your example and breaks someone's head, I will earn money." It’s not enough to compensate others.” Ye Mao pretended not to hear Ye Meilan's words "in case he imitates you", and said without deviating from the subject: "Then what do you say, do you want him to be idle all his life? Learning to drive is always an extra skill. "

Ye Meilan said angrily: "I just paid you 5,000 yuan. Are you still going to finish? If this continues, Sun Jiandong's monthly salary will not be enough for you. Isn't this predatory mining?" Ye Maole: "You really have a college degree, and you speak in a polite manner. I robbed you? Who asked you to give the old Ai's family 5,000 yuan? Did I ask you to give it?" Ye Meilan stomped her feet and said, "You just wait for me to divorce Sun Jiandong! I dare not tell him all your crap!" The old man was agile and clear-headed, and he immediately became vigilant. How did the daughter come up with the five thousand yuan?It is impossible for her to carry such a large sum behind Sun Jiandong's back.But as the perpetrator, he couldn't ask this question. Moreover, he thought, no matter how difficult it is, Ye Meilan is better than his son Ye Tao, whose palms and backs are full of flesh, so he has to ask Ye Meilan to pay Ye Tao the money for learning to drive.

Ye Mao's wife is kind-hearted. She really wants to use Ye Meilan, but she is also worried about her daughter. In her opinion, five thousand yuan is not a small number, so she couldn't help worrying: "What does Jiandong say? You didn't quarrel, did you?" Ye Meilan instructed: "Don't mention this in front of him, I don't have the face to tell him." Ye Mao didn't like to listen, so he patted the table and said, "Why are you so shameless?" Ye Meilan ignored him and left.Anyway, Sun Jiandong doesn't go to her natal family's door at all now, as long as the old man doesn't get close to Sun Jiandong to present the father-in-law's profile, Sun Jiandong won't know about the five thousand yuan. In fact, Sun Jiandong doesn't care how much she is willing to give to her natal family anymore. , his attitude is to give her a fixed sum of money every month. As for how she likes to spend it, he is not interested in knowing.

Two days later, when Ye Mao's wife came home from outside, she happily took out a kraft paper bag from her bag and showed it to Ye Mao. Ye Mao was lying comfortably, when he saw his wife take out a considerable amount of money from the kraft paper bag, his eyes lit up, he got up and asked, "Meilan gave it?" His wife nodded happily and said, "Four thousand!" Ye Mao proudly said: "I told you earlier, she can afford the money." His wife nodded vigorously again to express her admiration, and said happily, "You are still right." Ye Mao hummed twice, then lay down again.His wife stood there and said worriedly: "When Meilan gave me the money, she looked unhappy. Do you think Jiandong will fight with her over the money?" Ye Mao put on airs like a parent, closed his eyes, and said flatly, "Why are you worrying so much?" His wife learned the lesson and walked away awkwardly. She carefully put the money into the drawer and pressed a few other things on the brown paper bag before locking the drawer.When she straightened up and prepared to cook dinner, Ye Mao remembered another thing and called her back: "Didn't you say you were dizzy two days ago, what's the matter? His wife said, "It's okay, I know it myself." Ye Mao waved his hand and said, "What do you know! Are you a doctor? In two days, you can tell Meilan that we are going to have a physical examination together, and ask her to give you 2,000 yuan." His wife was taken aback and said, "Didn't the factory organize us to have a physical examination this year? Besides, the physical examination cost less than two thousand." Ye Mao said very wisely: "The elderly should be checked twice a year. The physical examination organized by us in the factory costs about 100 yuan per person. Now ribs cost 12 yuan a catty. What’s the point? Just do some non-salty projects, what’s the use! If you’re really sick, you can’t find out—in short, if you’re told to ask for it, you’ll go for it.” Ye Mao's wife couldn't bear it and said, "We just asked Meilan for the money for Ye Tao to learn how to drive." Ye Mao cunningly taught his virtuous and virtuous wife: "Our two elders are in good health. If we don't burden Meilan, it is the greatest support for her. If we have health problems, she will take care of her, and she will be in big trouble." Ye Mao's wife lost her mind by what he said.The old lady felt embarrassed for Ye Meilan, muttered a few words but couldn't think of a word that could logically refute the old man, so she still had to return to her post in the kitchen. It wasn't until the lights of Wanjia were turned on that Ye Tao procrastinated and went home to make a living.Ye Meilan looks like her mother, she is small, her body and facial features are flat, and she has a strong sense of responsibility in doing things, but she lacks imagination and adaptability, but this does not prevent her from liking good-looking men, even if the other party treats her He is domineering and persevering, which is still very much like her mother; Ye Tao looks like Ye Mao, the same as the old man when he was young. He is tall and handsome, can speak well, and is very attractive to girls. Similarly, Ye Tao is unreliable in what he says and does. Different from Ye Meilan who follows the rules and follows the rules step by step, Ye Tao is quite clever, but he just refuses to work hard, so he reluctantly studied a junior college in computer application. After graduation, he is 26 years old. He has been able to work for more than a year, all thanks to the fact that no one dared to lend him money, so there was no clear negative equity.But he is not discouraged. His elder sister Ye Meilan is not good-looking, and she can improve her financial situation through marriage. He, Ye Tao, is handsome, and he is full of confidence in his goal of finding a good wife that will save 20 years of struggle.His standard for a "good wife" is first of all to have a good ability to make money. As for appearance, as long as you don't look sad, he feels that wives are generally better-looking, and he can get back the bargaining chip in marriage by virtue of his handsome appearance. . It should be said that in the Ye family, Ye Tao had a bit of strategic thinking. He believed that one could not choose one’s background, but one could choose one’s path—since he didn’t study hard at the beginning, he lost his first chance to change his destiny when he was admitted to university. It is inevitable that he will fall behind every step in the future, so he has to take good care of the issue of mate selection. This is the second chance in his life to change his destiny. He does not want to be like some men who foolishly find an incompetent wife and exhaust himself to death. Ye Tao has two buddies who have been classmates since elementary school until they graduated from high school. One is Zhao Zimeng and the other is Li Yaping. The three of them once talked about the standards of wives at the wine table. Li Yaping's ideal is a docile and obedient wife. When it was Ye Tao's turn, he said soberly: "A beautiful wife is not what a poor man like himself should think about. As for being docile, he can neither be eaten nor paid for." Even if everything is expensive nowadays, if a man is not capable himself, he should find a capable wife, otherwise, he is not responsible enough for the family and the society.” Ye Tao’s words made Zhao and Li straight Roll your eyes. At the dinner table, Ye Mao mentioned that Guangzhou would ban motorcycles, and wanted to sell the old "Wuyang" motorcycle at home. Ye Tao, who was eating sullenly, volunteered when he heard the words: "I have a friend who has connections and can sell it for a good price." Ye Mao was very happy to hear that, he threw the car keys to Ye Tao, and told his son, "Try to sell as high as possible." Ye Tao reassured him and said, "Okay, no problem." A few days later, while still at the dinner table, the old man remembered about selling the car and asked Ye Tao, "Where's the car?" Ye Tao said casually, "It's sold." Ye Mao stretched out his hand and said, "Where's the money?" Ye Tao just ate, without raising his head, he said, "It's flowers." Ye Mao widened his eyes and said, "What did you say?" Only then did Ye Tao raise his face to look at him and said, "There is a business that needs money urgently, and I will use the money from the car sale to pay for it first." The old man stood up and looked around for someone, Ye Tao persuaded: "Don't be angry, old man, I will block you when you turn around, and be careful not to hurt you." Ye Mao's wife hurriedly stepped forward to pull him, Ye Mao couldn't find a convenient weapon for a while, thinking that he was indeed no match for Ye Tao, so he had to point his finger at Ye Tao and say: "Prodigal son! You gnaw on the old man! You will definitely eat me!" Bar?!" Ye Tao didn't like to hear it anymore, he threw his chopsticks, his voice was louder than Ye Mao's: "How am I a prodigal! Why don't I just lend money to you two, as for? Oh, fifteen hundred yuan, it's considered I'm eating you? Then you have already gnawed my sister until there is no bone left?" Ye Mao was so angry that his gray hair trembled like withered grass in the wind. Ye Tao saw that his father was too angry, and threw down an empty sentence: "There are not many Money, I will pay you back when my friend and I finish this business!" After saying that, he ran away. Ye Tao ran out of the house and walked aimlessly around the community alone, unable to figure out where to go.It was already dark, and five out of ten street lamps in the community had blown bulbs, and the management office did not arrange for someone to change them. Although Ye Tao had long been used to such an environment, he still hoped that one day he could live in a bright and decent community go. He was wandering around boredly when he suddenly saw a girl standing alone in front of the public anti-theft door on the first floor of an old building with a concrete exterior wall, worrying.Ye Tao leaned over to look, and it turned out that a broken key was stuffed into the lock hole of the security door. Idle is also idle, relying on the tall and handsome parents gave me, Ye Tao stepped forward and asked him enthusiastically: "Want to help?" The girl turned her head when she heard the sound, and gave him a wary look. Ye Tao immediately took a step back in understanding, and introduced himself politely: "We live in Building No. 5, which is very close to your place—did you call the security guard?" The girl nodded, as if she was quite relieved about Ye Tao's background. She pointed to the cut-off key anxiously and said, "I don't know who broke the key inside, and ran away without getting it out. The owner of the nearby grocery store helped me." I called the security guard, and the security guard told me to wait for the people in the building to come out. But I waited for a long time, and no one in the building came out. " This is an old building that is more than twenty years old. The public anti-theft door is obviously not original, but added later, and the installation is very sloppy-no wonder, living in such an old and sloppy building , or people with very average economic conditions, or some tenants, no one is willing to spend more money for public facilities.In fact, this anti-theft door can't prevent real thieves. There are a few sparse iron rods, and the upper ends are not capped. There is a little space just enough for a person to squeeze through. It is not very difficult for a person with agility to climb over. Ye Tao looked at the terrain and said to the girl, "I'll turn over and open the door from the inside." The girl wanted what she wanted in her heart, but she didn't want to be too direct, so she acted appropriately, showing a slight embarrassment and saying, "Can it work? Then be careful." At this time, the owner of the small grocery store next to him also walked over to watch the excitement. He knew Ye Tao and called out, "A Tao, you are so enthusiastic!" Ye Tao replied to the grocery store owner in vernacular, "He's a girl, if you can help me." The owner of the grocery store turned his head and said to the girl: "Miss Sha, it's okay, A Tao will pass by as soon as he turns over, you don't have to be embarrassed, at most you can buy him a soda later." Ye Tao has been exercising all year round, and he has developed agility, which played a role at this time. He smoothly squeezed his body through the gap above the security door, except for the rusty rough iron bar on the top of the security door. His shirt was hooked, and there was a sound of cotton being torn, and he cursed in a low voice in the dark. The girl stood on the ground with her head raised, and asked worriedly when she heard the movement, "What's wrong?" Ye Tao didn't speak. He saw that the ground was flat, so he jumped off the ground, triumphantly opened the anti-theft door, and let the girl in. At this time, the girl was able to take care of Ye Tao and observed Ye Tao carefully under the half-bright light. She was pleasantly surprised to find that she only noticed that this helpful figure had a good figure, but unexpectedly, her face was also mouth-watering!Looking at it again, it looks familiar: why does this person look so much like the movie actor Tong Dawei!Sounds like it moves! The girl thought, if you are so handsome, you don’t need to be a hooligan or a robber, otherwise, wouldn’t it be a waste of resources? She couldn’t help feeling reassured and 40% fond of him. Looking at Ye Tao’s clothes again, they were hooked by iron bars. It was broken, and I feel a little more sorry.She dispelled her worries and warmly invited Ye Tao, "I will live on the third floor, so go upstairs and drink some water." Ye Tao hesitated instead. He felt that it was such a dark night, and he didn't know anyone, but he helped him climb over the wall. It was not suitable for him to go to a strange girl's house, and the owner of the grocery store was watching. It's even more embarrassing to follow upstairs. When Ye Tao hesitated, the girl felt more at ease with him. She said, "Your clothes are all torn. If you don't even take a sip of water, I'm really embarrassed." Only then did Ye Tao nod his head in agreement, and the owner of the grocery store giggled and giggled a few times, Ye Tao wanted to pinch his neck to shut him up. The light on the first floor was somewhat dim, but when the two of them turned a corner, there was no light in the corridor. The height of each step seemed to be uneven, because it had been in disrepair for a long time, and the ground was bumpy in some places. The two groped along the way. Walking up the stairs, it means one foot is higher than the other—but Ye Tao didn't feel any surprise. The building in their house is also in similar conditions, but he is familiar with the terrain. Knowing it clearly in my chest, I can be a little more agile when I act in the dark. Fortunately, it was on the third floor, and it was quickly found. The girl took out the key, and Ye Tao cleverly pressed the keypad of the phone to light it up for her.When she opened the door and turned on the light, Ye Tao was taken aback. He never expected that there would be such a configuration in such a crude and old building! This is a small unit with two bedrooms, the living room is not big, and all the appliances are small and exquisite.What caught Ye Tao's attention was that from furniture to electrical appliances, from curtains to slippers, they were obviously brand-new items. That's not counting. The main reason was that the prices and grades of these items were obviously higher than what most people in the community were used to. The goods used. Take the Ye family as an example, those messy furniture are not in the same style at all, even the colors are quite different, there is no matching and coordination at all. In the small living room, there is a bulky and bulky sofa. No one knew where to stand. Regarding this sofa, brother-in-law Sun Jiandong once said that a big house needs big furniture, and a small house should be equipped with small furniture. Ye Tao deeply agreed. In the living room of the family in front of you, not only the color of the fabric sofa is harmoniously matched with the color of the terrazzo floor, but even the color of the curtains is obviously matched with the walnut dining table by the window. The brand-name lamps on the store, unlike the Ye family, all the lamps seem to be suffering from malnutrition, not bright in summer and not warm in winter, with a weak character. While Ye Tao was sitting on the sofa observing all this, the girl took out a can of Coke from the refrigerator, pulled it away enthusiastically, and handed it to Ye Tao.Ye Tao looked at her seriously, his face was rather average, as for where this face was, he couldn't tell for a while, it seemed that the face was a bit big, l. Around 65 is fairly tall in the south. The girl pulled up a dining chair and sat down opposite him, and said with a smile, "My name is Sha Dangdang, what do I call you?" Ye Tao said: "Me? My name is Ye Tao. Are you not a local?" In fact, what he wanted to ask was, "What do you do?" But Ye Tao obviously felt that the girls seemed to be more mature than those he had always been friends with. Weight, she doesn't say "what" is your name, but how to "address", her name is "Sandangdang", Ye Tao thinks these three words are more coquettish than the names of all his female classmates or colleagues, These feelings added a little pressure to him in addition to the surprise when he first entered the door, and also gave him a bit of novelty and excitement that seemed to be absent. Ye Tao subconsciously swallowed the question that came to his lips. Sha Dangdang said: "Well, I'm from Chengdu, and this is the house I just rented." Ye Tao said in surprise, "You rent a house with two bedrooms?" Sha Dangdang proudly introduced: "Yes, I live alone. When I first rented the house, it was dirty and old. I asked the landlord to remove all the old broken furniture! Then, I spent hundreds of dollars to find I painted the walls and it looks much brighter. The furniture, electrical appliances, and curtains you see now are all bought by myself, and it took me half a month. , I’m exhausted! Don’t tell me, once these things are put in place, the house will completely change—how, can you still see it?” Ye Tao nodded sincerely and said, "Very good! You are really capable! It will cost a lot of money, right?" Sha Dangdang proudly showed off: "It's not a lot of money: the 21-inch color TV, Philip's, is on sale, and it's only over 900, which is almost free; this small refrigerator from Haier is over 1,000, and I own it It is enough for people to live in; I bought a 3kg fully automatic washing machine, and my requirement is that it can wash blankets, which is about 1,000 yuan—this brand is a joint venture of Panasonic, and my parents use it at home The brand is very useful." Sha Dangdang spoke with enthusiasm, so he got up and invited Ye Tao to see his victory. Ye Tao was indeed very curious. Sha Dangdang was encouraged and became more enthusiastic. She pointed out: "The air conditioner in the bedroom and the water heater in the bathroom are both The landlord’s, I think they are still usable, so I didn’t replace them with new ones—the main reason is that these two things are too troublesome to install, and I’m too lazy to make such a big noise, and it’s not convenient to take them away later.” After hearing this, Ye Tao tentatively asked, "Take it away? You just wanted to move again when you came here?" Sha Dangdang explained: "That's not true. I have already signed a half-year contract with the landlord, but I have to buy a house myself in the future, right? I want to live in Tianhe. Isn't this a temporary transition now?" Ye Tao looked at Sha Dangdang in surprise. It seemed that she was only in her twenties, and when she talked about buying a house, her tone was as relaxed as if she was planning a trip to Thailand.Ye Tao couldn't help but reminded: "The house in Tianhe is very expensive. Isn't it worthwhile to buy there?" Sha Dangdang said confidently: "I know that Tianhe is the best district in Guangzhou. The house is of course expensive. When I was renting a house, I asked the agent about the price of Tianhe. I think it is still affordable. When I get a firm foothold in Guangzhou , and started thinking about buying a house.” Ye Tao was a little ashamed, he really wanted to ask "what on earth are you doing".Ye Tao held back his curiosity and asked casually, "By the way, Dangdang, you said you are from Chengdu?" Sha Dangdang turned his face and said, "Yes, have you ever been to Chengdu?" Ye Tao said smoothly, "No, but I'm reading a book called." But Sha Dangdang said: "Do you have this book? I haven't heard of it, so I don't know much about it. I only read "Crazy Stone"." Ye Tao said, "Do you like watching movies?" Sha Dangdang said: "It's okay. When I was in Chengdu, I liked to surf the Internet after get off work. I was too busy to go to Guangzhou for half a month, so I didn't bother to apply for broadband. After applying for broadband, I'm going to buy an IBM notebook." Ye Tao became excited when he heard it, and he enthusiastically recommended: "Someone from Zhuhai brought student laptops from Macau to sell them. It's quite a bargain. An X41 laptop can save 3,000 yuan." Unexpectedly, Sha Dangdang said: "For 3,000 yuan, it is not worthwhile to travel so far to Zhuhai. I heard people say that there are parallel imports in the computer city in Gangding, which can save a lot, and there is a warranty card." Ye Tao reacted quickly, and immediately said: "That's fine. I know a good store in Gangding Computer City. The owner's reputation is very good, so there are many repeat customers——When you are free, I will go with you?" Sha Dangdang deeply felt that the local people still have many connections, so she said happily: "Really? Then, let's do it next Saturday!" Ye Tao patted his chest and said, "No problem! You just need to call me in advance to make an appointment." At the same time, he and Sha Dangdang exchanged cell phone numbers logically. After watching Sha Dangdang save his mobile phone number, Ye Tao asked: "Dangdang, have you been to Guangzhou before?" Sha Dangdang said: "I have been here twice, but I am not very familiar with it." Ye Tao was eager to find out about Sha Dangdang's life experience, and continued to probe: "Then do you have any relatives or friends here?" Sha Dangdang tilted his head, looked at Ye Tao slyly and said, "I have no relatives or friends here, you are my friend." Ye Tao was infected by the hotness of Sha Dangdang, and immediately answered boldly: "You said this! When you are free, I will take you to eat and play all over Guangzhou." Sha Dangdang said bluntly: "Why wait until later! You helped me today, and I haven't thanked you yet. How about I invite you to supper right now?" Ye Tao was very happy when he heard it, and he reminded Sha Dangdang with a steady look: "The lock downstairs has not been fixed, and the security guards probably can't be counted on. Let's go to the owner of the grocery store to borrow a tool to remove the half-truncated key. Take it out, otherwise, you will still not be able to get in later." Sha Dangdang was very grateful to see Ye Tao think of her so much. After the lock problem was solved, Ye Tao thought it would be inconvenient to have a piece of rag hanging on his clothes, so he said to Sha Dangdang: "Dangdang, I have something to do tonight, so I can't go to supper with you. Wait You bought a laptop, and I’ll install the computer for you.” Sha Dangdang said happily: "It's a deal." Before the two broke up, she asked curiously: "Ye Tao, are you in IT?" Ye Tao gave a vague "um" and left.Sha Dangdang, who had a hopeless addiction to beautiful men, stood alone in the dark, reminiscing intoxicatedly for a while that Ye Tao's face, outline, and even voice resembled Tong Dawei's, before he went upstairs with one foot high and one foot low.