Chapter 17 (17)

"Yeah, it will be very nervous, so I will give her 3,000 yuan a month, so that she will feel better. How do you people manage this city? The housing prices are so high and the wages are so low. Do you let the common people alive?" Song Siming sighed and said: "Behind the glamor and beauty, there are ragged clothes. The international metropolis is like a stage. Everyone focuses on the place where the spotlight shines. What the audience sees is gorgeous and magnificent. Surging. For the corners where the light cannot reach, even if there is dust or even dead mice inside, who will pay attention? I am not talking about Shanghai, but New York, Paris, Tokyo, it is the same. What you can show to the outside, others will see There is only that piece of prosperity, and the heaviness under the prosperity cannot be felt by outsiders. This is a trend, and we cannot go back. If you want me to choose, it is all living in the past, all homespun gray and blue, everyone The day when the income was 16 yuan and 80 cents? Or today? I think, I would still like to live today. At least, it has a change, and it gives hope to quite a few people.”

"I still hope! I'm almost desperate. Our family is offering a house! I don't even dare to think about what to do when it's my turn." "The capital market is not for ordinary people. But ordinary people can't escape the role of sparring partner. We can only work hard slowly! Seaweed, maybe you can change your way of life and not follow your sister's way. Originally, this world It’s a diverse world where all kinds of people can find their place.” "What is my position?" Song Siming smiled meaningfully: "You will find it yourself." "By the way!" Song Siming suddenly thought of something, "Seaweed! I think it's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. You give your sister money, or they try to save it. It's not a solution. I thought of a way." , Last time I asked you to help find someone to teach a foreign friend, can you let your sister go?"

"Ah? Can't you? She didn't learn foreign languages. She studied chemical engineering in college." "In this world, there is nothing impossible, only dare not. I think this is an opportunity for her. It is better to learn more than to stand still. She is still young, and she can reserve more energy when she is capable, so that she will have more energy in the future. Might come in handy." "Can it work? I think she will definitely say no. She probably forgot all the words she learned before. I have studied English for more than ten years in school. Isn't that all for exams? Two people who don't understand the language, Isn't that the chicken talking to the duck?"

"Go and try it. It's fine if you can't teach it. But wouldn't it be a pity if you don't even try? I'll wait for your news, and you can reply me as soon as possible." When Haizao went to Haiping’s house, as soon as he reached the stairs, he heard Haiping’s roar from the room: “Go! Go and get that 1 yuan back for me! If you can’t get it back, don’t come back today !" Next to it was Su Chun's low voice of explanation: "Didn't you be in a hurry? And I didn't let it go before, and I didn't know how to plug the cart back in. I suspected that there was a problem with the interface. People are waiting to push the cart, so I..."

"You haven't let it go before?! Then tell me, what did you do before! What contribution have you made to this family? You are poor and generous without making money! Isn't 1 yuan money? How much money can you make a month?" A dollar wasted? How much money have you wasted in your life? You smoked cigarettes all your life and burned half of my house! Throw a dollar here and a dollar there, tell me! What can you do?" Su Chun pressed his anger and said, "Haiping! It's only 1 yuan! Why do you keep arguing? You quarreled all the way home! Is it because of the 1 yuan, or are you deliberately trying to find a way to quarrel? If you only quarrel for the sake of quarreling , Enough is enough!"

Seaweed stood at the door and dared not go in. Haiping's voice became even more hysterical: "You said I was making trouble unreasonably, right? I'll show you the trouble today! A big man, if he wants ability or no ability, he wants responsibility but no responsibility. He stays in this room all day long. How can you What marriage? People like you should not marry a wife and have children! You are not worthy of being a man! A man who is pointed at by his wife at home and pushed around by the boss at work, don’t you have any self-esteem? Don't you feel ashamed? I'm ashamed for you! You're already in your 40s! You're buried up to your waist! Don't you have a sense of urgency? Don't you feel any guilt towards your wife and children?"

Su Chun's voice began to tremble, and he began to stammer: "Guo Haiping! I won't tell you anymore! You...you...you...you don't want to live here and make yourself as low as a petty citizen! You... ...You...you...have you ever thought about it? If you think that I am not good at anything, I will let you go! I agree to leave you! You can do whatever you say! I will do whatever you want!" As soon as the voice fell, he He opened the door and rushed out, bumped into the seaweed, and left without saying a word. Haizao stood at the door and heard the silence in the room. After a while, Haiping's sobs came out.Haizao hurried in, took Haiping's arm and shook, "Sister! Sister! Don't cry! It's only 1 yuan! As for it! Sister! Don't cry! You sit, you sit! Drink some water. "

Seaweed helps Haiping to sit down. "Sister, it's a small matter, don't be angry. Isn't this making yourself uncomfortable? If you really mind the 1 yuan, I will make it up to you. Don't embarrass your brother-in-law, he is pitiful enough. Don't even think about it. In the world, except for my brother-in-law who can let you talk like this, who else can do it? Don't bully him all the time, I can't listen anymore. " Haiping said inarticulately: "You think I'm willing to bully him! He wants to look like a man, and I want to offer him as a Bodhisattva! He's just a pig's intestine, and he can't even pull it. He's going up every day, and he Going down every day! People have to go a little bit when they are alive! My son and I have to rely on him for the rest of our lives! He is like this! Can we rely on him? The son was born, and he actually said divorce! He wants to ruin the family! He doesn’t want me anymore! He is trying to get angry with me! He wants to get angry with me and run away so that he can find him again! I’ve figured it out! Woman! Tying your life to a man is as unreliable as tying your life to a kite! What did I think back then, to find such a treasure! Young people are ignorant!"

Haizao wiped his sister's nose and said, "Blow it! Use it hard!" while arranging her sister's hair, "He was angry, and he didn't really want to leave you. You obviously don't want to break up with him, so why bother to provoke him! One day he really ran away, don’t you regret it? Since you plan to be with him, treat him well! We’ve been together again, and you’re looking for trouble, why bother! You don’t look like your old sister anymore, let I look so scared!" Haiping sobbed and said: "Which woman wants to be a shrew? Which woman doesn't want to sit beautifully and dignified like a princess? Let me tell you, what kind of man is destined to be what kind of woman you will be. It is this man who makes you I have the energy to be a shrew. As long as it is a poor and lowly couple, they cannot escape the fate of a shrew, a sad ending!"

Seaweed is speechless. "Oh! By the way, sister, let me tell you something. A friend wants you to teach Chinese to foreigners. Would you like to?" Haiping was deep in thought and didn't speak. "If you don't want to, I'll go back to him." "Okay, I'll give it a try. When the mountains and rivers are at the end of the day, I have to worship any Buddha. I don't care if the teacher is good or not, I'll just learn some English by myself. I can't count on this man, I have to Figure it out on your own. Go ask him, when will it start?" Seaweed returned to the room and threw the bag on the bed.Xiaobei is not in the room.I don't know why I went there.

After a while, Xiao Bei came in holding a lot of things and holding a piece of dog's tail grass in his mouth. "Why did you go?" Seaweed asked. "Dangdangdangdeng...!" Xiaobei put the things on the table, held up the bristlegrass and said, "I wish our pretty little pig a happy winter solstice!" "Winter solstice? Christmas is coming! The days are so fast! The year is coming to an end again." Seaweed sighed secretly. "What is this?" Seaweed asked Xiaobei about the strange thing in his hand. "Kapok! Look! Is it special? I bought it at the vegetable market when I went to buy food just now. It costs 1 yuan each. I saw it was interesting, so I gave it to you." Another dollar! One dollar may seem inconspicuous, but life is made up of many piles of one dollar. A dollar can bring you joy or sorrow. 1 dollar is very small, but 1 dollar has hidden energy.I don't know, will the 1 yuan today be the 1 yuan in the future?Seaweed took the flowers thoughtfully, but not with the same joy as in the past. When a man tricks a woman into the grave, he always puts some flowers on it first.You don't feel afraid because there is an appearance to cover it up. "Look! Today's dinner! There is meat!" Xiaobei poured out a little sauced beef from a plastic bag. Yep, that's how seaweed lives in the future, with meat for dinner. "Seaweed, you are not happy with meat?" Xiaobei deliberately made Haizao laugh. The seaweed smiled slightly and said, "I'm not hungry, you can eat!" Xiaobei's life is that if he has meat, he will be happy.This is not the goal of algae.A happy life should be "one acre of land with two cows, a wife and children on a hot kang".But first you have to have land and cattle, then you can attract a wife, and then you can have children.No one said, "Wives and children are hot on the kang, and there are two cows per acre of land", even old farmers understand this truth.Seaweed is laughing, laughing at himself with a few slices of beef and a bowl of kimchi, very philosophical. Haiping waited for the seaweed to leave, and began to rummage through boxes and cabinets to find a foreign language book.Finally found a copy of "Xu Guozhang English", and began to study hard at the desk. Haizao called Song Siming and said, "My sister agrees to go, how can I contact that person?" Song Siming said: "I'll call him and make an appointment, and then I'll tell you his contact information." Haizao said thank you, but refused to put down the phone. She paused for a while and said, "Are you free on Christmas Eve? It's tomorrow night." Song Siming didn't recover from the phone call: "Christmas? We don't celebrate that holiday. I have an appointment tomorrow night." Seaweed said "oh" on the phone. "Are you alright?" "No, just asking." "That's it, goodbye." Seaweed felt reckless.That Song Siming was just what he thought was love.He didn't have any ideas.Maybe, from the beginning to the present, it was just a kind of liking in my subconscious, and I was afraid that this liking would really pop up and surprise me. After running away for a long time, it was actually me who ran away.Silly.never mind. Song Siming held the phone, thought for a while, and smiled: "Little girl." Seaweed asked Beckham: "Shall we go to the movies on Christmas Eve?" Beckham: "Which movie do you want to watch? I'll buy a pirated disc and watch it on the computer. Now the discs sold outside are released earlier than those in cinemas. It costs only 5 yuan a disc, which saves me a trip." How comfortable it is to stay on the bed at home in winter!" "Can pirated discs have the same effect as movie theaters? What I want is that feeling! It's the feeling of sitting in a movie theater with popcorn in your arms and watching a movie! Surrounding stereo sound, a big screen, and the feeling of a lot of people gathering together!" "Oh! Forget it! Cut! What movies can I watch in China? All blockbuster movies are flashy, and they are made for foreigners, not for us. The movies of foreigners are also censored. It’s all cut. It’s better to be at home! Whatever you want to watch, it’s all in the original version. Tell me, what do you want to watch?” "I don't want to see anything." "It's not necessary! Give the money to others to spend. Why do both tickets cost 100 yuan? Add the round-trip fare, and have a meal outside. Half a month's food is enough. The key is that it doesn't look good. Change it to someone else activities. How about we go to church and watch people sing?" "No. I'd better go to Haiping's place! I want to tell her something." "What's up?" "Since Haiping's affairs belong to Haiping and your affairs belong to you, why do you ask so many questions?" "Still angry! The temper is really long. Okay, I won't ask." Haizao was actually worried about Haiping, she could have called to inform Haiping, so she went over to see if Haiping and Su Chun had reconciled.As soon as I entered Haiping's door, I found that she was struggling to light up the lights! "Sister, are you ready to go? But foreigners are celebrating Christmas now, and they can't start classes until January." "Great! I still have some time to prepare. I went to buy books yesterday. I haven't studied for a long time, and I have forgotten it all. I need to work harder." "Where's brother-in-law? Are you reconciled?" "I don't know. I won't ask him any more. The most important thing right now is to cultivate myself well and take good care of my son. He, I will treat him as if he doesn't exist. Is there no man, is it all right?" "Still angry? Let me call my brother-in-law! Let him come back for dinner." Haiping was stunned suddenly: "Are you eating here? I didn't prepare any food." Seaweed said: "I'm not an outsider, what are you preparing? Eat what you have." Haiping stood up and was about to go out: "I'd better go buy some food! Otherwise, you won't be able to eat." Seaweed resolutely stopped her sister: "If you can eat it, why can't I eat it. Tell me, what do you have at home?" Haiping took out a pack of instant noodles and half a tube of white noodles: "I eat noodles at night, you can eat this pack of instant noodles! It has a taste." Haizao looked at the noodles in her sister's hands, and her nose became sore: "Sister! You eat this every day!" "I'm afraid of trouble, eat this to save trouble." "Even if you want to save money, you can't spoil yourself like this! Always make sure you have an egg! Otherwise, your body will break down!" "I ate it! I ate it in the morning, can't I eat two in a day?" "Well, I haven't eaten today, so you give me an egg." Haiping was embarrassed: "I just finished eating the last one this morning. I'll go out and buy it!" "Sister! Who are you lying to? You still treat me as a child? I warn you! I will come to check your dinner from time to time. If you are caught by me again eating only white noodles, I will tell mom! Huanhuan is here for you. Isn’t the child suffering with you?” "When the child comes, I won't eat it. Okay, let's get down!" During that meal, the two sisters argued for a long time over who would eat the better instant noodles, but in the end Haiping won again.On the way back, Seaweed had tears welling in his eyes.She couldn't figure it out, how could a sister who was so conscientious and thrifty, and always had her family in her heart, be the vain woman that Xiao Bei talked about?