True Love (novella) Zhang Baotong

Xu Li returned to Xi'an at ten o'clock in the morning and hurriedly went to work. The www.biquge.info of the pen fun pavilion took three days off, and some things were done for her, but there were still some things that she had to do by herself, so as soon as she entered the 401 private room, her hands and feet were not idle. After lunch, everyone else was idle and had nothing to rest, but she was still busy. In this way, she was busy until eight o'clock in the evening, after the guests in the restaurant left, she cleaned the private room, and when she was about to leave, she saw Liu Shiliang call her and ask her to go over to learn to read and write. This is what she promised him, that he would continue to study for two hours a day. However, she had already made an appointment with Zhang Xiangdong to go to his house after eight o'clock. So, she told Liu Shiliang that she couldn't go because she had something to do, and she would start learning to read and write again tomorrow night.

At eight o'clock, before the work in the private room was finished, Xu Li hurriedly left the private room, because the unfinished work could be left for tomorrow. She walked out of the building materials city and walked towards Yangjiawan Village. It only takes about ten minutes to walk from the building materials city to Yangjiawan Village. However, when she came to Zhang Xiangdong's house, when she knocked on the door, there was no one in the house. She stood at the top of the stairs and called Zhang Xiangdong. Zhang Xiangdong said that he was outside with Mr. Gou and was receiving guests. Xu Li asked him when he would finish eating. Zhang Xiangdong said in another hour.

So, Xu Li went back and forth in the village. She went to the supermarket and the night market, moved from the roller skating rink to the playground, and finally returned to the entrance of the village. At this time, when she looked at her watch, it was only half an hour, so she turned the places again. Then, he called Zhang Xiangdong again. However, after making seven or eight phone calls in a row, Zhang Xiangdong was not seen answering the phone. So, she kept calling Zhang Xiangdong.

I don't know how long it took for Zhang Xiangdong to answer the phone, and before Zhang Xiangdong could reply, Xu Li heard the sound of music and singing.

She asked Zhang Xiangdong angrily, "Why did you call you so many times and you didn't answer them?"

Zhang Xiangdong said, "I'm sorry, we are accompanying guests in the private room of Song City, and we can't hear the phone." ”

Xu Li was very angry and said, "You said that you would come back at nine o'clock, I have been waiting for you, you can't come, and you won't call me back." ”

Zhang Xiangdong said to her, "Don't wait for me, I don't know when I'll go back." With that, he hung up the phone.

She knew that Zhang Xiangdong was singing in the song city, but she suspected that he was not accompanying Mr. Gou to receive guests. Because she could feel it in his impatient tone. He had never spoken to her in such a tone before. After all, she is a person who came through marriage, and when she knows that when a man is good to a woman, if you want the moon in the sky, he will find a way to pick it for you. However, once he doesn't love you anymore, he will treat you as a burden and never tire of you. Therefore, Zhang Xiangdong's attitude made her a little uneasy. She felt that she had to see him tonight and ask him why, or she would not be able to sleep tonight. She continued to wander around the village and outside the village, waiting for him.

Before she knew it, she was next to an old abandoned house behind the playground. There is a small pond next to the house. There were many discarded broken tables and rotten chairs piled up next to the pond, but the lights were bright. Every evening, many middle-aged men and women gather here. The men sat down on the shabby sofas or wicker chairs, cigarette rolls in their mouths, and looked back and forth at the women who were no longer so young. And those women don't look very serious, the fat powder on their faces is smeared with a thick layer, and there are very gaudy and tacky clips on their heads, which are very eye-catching. The clothes are also dressed like prostitutes, fancy and weird. Some are flirting with the men, while others are singing Henan opera and songs in a very flirtatious and charming manner. If a man takes a fancy to a woman and calls out her name, she will stand up and sing three or two tunes, just like the women in the old teahouses, and then the man will generously give them ten or twenty dollars. If any man is willing to spend 180 yuan, he can take the woman back for the night.

Xu Li has been here several times, but Zhang Xiangdong brought her here. Moreover, every time Zhang Xiangdong pointed to a certain woman and told her what the woman's name was, which man would often order her to sing what song, and which man would take her out for the night. She didn't like Zhang Xiangdong to know too much about these messy things, because it would teach people badly, so she asked him how he knew about these things. Zhang Xiangdong told her that in the past, she didn't have a girlfriend and was bored, so she always liked to come to these places to watch the excitement, and after a long time, she knew more about things here. However, she now thinks that she would rather let Zhang Xiangdong stay here than let him stay in the private rooms of those song cities with anyone, because it is more terrifying than here.

Xu Li stood at a distance and watched for a while, feeling that these people were uncomfortable, so she left quickly. In the past, she only knew that people in the countryside were miserable, but she didn't expect that there were people in the city who were even more pitiful than them. It's just that people in the countryside are diligent but can't make money, while these people in the city are too lazy to make money.

At nearly half past nine o'clock, before Zhang Xiangdong came back, Xu Li lost her patience and returned to the women's dormitory, and saw that there were only two unfamiliar people in the women's dormitory lying on the bed playing with their mobile phones, so she called Wang Ping and asked her where she was. Wang Ping said that she was wandering around the square in front of the building materials mall. Xu Li asked her to wait for her there.

Xu Li came to the square of the building materials mall. At this time, the shopping mall and supermarket have not yet closed, and there are still many people coming in and out. Xu Li saw Wang Ping on a step in the square and beckoned to her. Wang Ping came to her and said, "Why did you come out alone, Zhang Xiangdong?"

Xu Xiao said angrily, "He called to ask me to come out after work, but he went to have dinner with Mr. Gou by himself, and he didn't even call me beforehand, so I waited for him for so long in vain." Then, she asked Wang Ping, "Why don't you go to Principal Liu's?" because she hoped that Principal Liu and Wang Ping would fall in love, so that Principal Liu would not put his mind on her.

Wang Ping also said unhappily, "I called him and asked him to come out to watch a movie, but he said that he would receive people from the inspection team of the Education Bureau for dinner in the evening." ”

Xu Li was about to say that Principal Liu had called her just now, but she immediately realized that she couldn't say this, and as soon as she said it, it would be tantamount to selling Principal Liu. However, she knew that Principal Liu still didn't like her very much. So, he said to Wang Ping, "He is very busy, anyway, he is either receiving people, or working overtime at night, and sometimes he has to have meetings." ”

Wang Ping said, "Our migrant girls are busy working during the day and looking forward to getting off work, but after work, they don't even have a home, so they can only wander on the street." Like people in the city, they work during the day and can return home at night to enjoy themselves. ”

"Otherwise, people want to live in the city, not in the countryside. ”

Wang Ping said angrily, "I feel that people in the city are people, but people in the countryside are not people." ”

Xu Li said, "What can be done about this kind of life?"

Wang Ping sighed and said, "No matter what you say, you still have to live in the city." I really don't want to go back to that poor countryside for the rest of my life. ”

Xu Li said, "Then you can just find someone in the city." It's not easy for a young and beautiful girl like you to find a random man?" Then, he asked, "What happened to your divorce from your husband?"

Wang Ping said, "He has already written me a letter of guarantee, and I will go back to divorce him on Duanyang Festival." ”

Xu Li said, "What if he refuses to divorce you?" It is not easy for a man in the countryside to get married for a second time, and if he is divorced, he has to find a new one. However, it is not easy for divorced men to find women. Some people will be beaten for life.

Wang Ping said, "He has to leave, and if he doesn't, he has to leave." Anyway, I thought about it, as long as I left the child to him, he wouldn't disagree. If he wants to cheat on me, I will go to court and sue him directly. ”

Xu Li said, "You are stupid, how can you leave the child to him?"

Wang Ping said, "No, he will definitely not leave, besides, let's find a man in the city, how inconvenient it is to take a child, and besides, the child will still be your child sooner or later, and I still have to call you Mom." ”

Xu Li said, "I can't help it, if there is a way, I have to take my son with me." ”

Wang Ping said, "But men in the city don't like women to bring children, especially women to bring a boy." ”

Xu Li said, "But children are the lifeblood of mothers." ”

Wang Ping said, "Then you didn't tell Zhang Xiangdong that you were going to bring the child over?"

Xu Li shook her head and said, "I didn't mention the child to him." I'm afraid he'll be upset. ”

The two walked to the square in front of the building materials city. Xu Li saw a pineapple vendor in front of the stall while cutting pineapples with a knife, shouting and selling, smelling the sour and attractive smell of pineapples, and couldn't help but buy one. Then, let Wang Ping take a bite first. Wang Ping felt embarrassed and spent one yuan to buy one. The two of them walked towards the women's dormitory while eating.

Suddenly, Xu Li's phone rang, and Xu Li thought it was Zhang Xiangdong calling her. But when I saw it, it was Liu Shiliang who called and asked her, "What are you doing?"

She said, "I'm shopping with Wang Ping." ”

Liu Shiliang said, "It's okay, as long as you don't stay with that Secretary Zhang, I'll rest assured." ”

Xu Li said, "Yo, are you still jealous?"

Liu Shiliang said, "I'm afraid that you will get on the thief ship." ”

Xu Li giggled when she heard this.