(Due to the excessive number of words in this chapter, it has been updated twice, and the following is the first half of "20 Down".) ）

At six o'clock on Tuesday morning, the old horse woke up from the living room. Half an hour later, Tsai went to school, and an hour later Gui Ying got up. It was nearly half past eight o'clock, and Ma Guiying packed up and prepared to go to work.

"Hey, stop!" The old horse suddenly got up from the couch and shouted.

"What's wrong?" Gui Ying was startled, turned around and hurriedly asked.

"What's wrong! You don't want to think about what I eat in the morning? "The old horse is aggrieved.

"This ...... The fridge is overflowing and you haven't eaten yet! Gui Ying is right.

"I don't eat that bread, I can't eat it sweet!" Shaanxi people have a salty taste and regionally neglect sweets.

"You can get some eggs!" Gui Ying shrugged.

"How can I fire!"

"You're seventy years old and can't open a gas stove!" Gui Ying walked into the living room with an incredulous expression.

"It's all your brother at home! I didn't get it! Is it yours or mine to burn your house down? The old horse asked.

"Uh...... Tut! What a happy lord! Can't even turn on the stove! Gui Ying threw down the bag, went to the refrigerator to get the eggs first, and then went straight to the kitchen to boil the eggs.

"How much do you eat?" Gui Ying asked loudly at the kitchen door.

"A little hungry! I didn't get enough of that lunch box last night! The old horse walked towards the kitchen, looked at the scene in the pot, his eyes straightened, stretched out his hand and pointed to the pot, and said, "What are you boiling five eggs for?" Go, go, you buy me a cart of eggs to cook in the pot now, and another cart of hens to cook for me! ”

"What do you mean?" Gui Ying shrunk her neck back.

"Who in the world gets up early in the morning and eats five eggs?" The old horse's eyes widened, and he shook five fingers in the air.

"Poof...... You can eat it in three meals! Gui Ying snorted and made a little grimace.

"Who do you see eating eggs in the morning, noon, and evening of the day?" The old horse stretched out his index finger and asked again.

"It's you who don't eat and don't eat, and you say you're hungry, so I can only boil a few more eggs!" Gui Ying muttered.

"You can't eat too many eggs! Try it with five eggs – see if you feel good! ”

"Oops! So what exactly do you want to eat? Gui Ying was irritable.

"Hurry up and buy me twenty fried buns - mutton and green onions." The old horse's tone was softened.

"Twenty! You're 70 years old, and you're not afraid of eating problems! Greasy and greasy with mutton filling! Gui Ying was surprised at the amount of food the old man had eaten.

"I'll eat three meals! Seven in one meal! ”

"I don't have time! There's an important meeting today, half past nine! The big boss attended, dozens of people, I can't be late! Chief, you're going to be just—just this one! Gui Ying prayed.

"That egg doesn't smell! How? "The old horse is innocent.

"Give! To give! To give! Gui Ying took out the dark soy sauce, light soy sauce and salt from the seasoning area and said, "Dip it in soy sauce and sprinkle some salt, it's delicious!" With that, she pulled out of the kitchen.

"You're missing a string in your head! Do you eat this yourself? Lao Ma asked, pointing to the soy sauce oil.

"Today is special! Today is special! Haven't you eaten bark grass roots? Five eggs is already a luxury package, and it's still chattering! So many dishes, noodles, sauces, bread in the fridge...... Who do you not blame? Gui Ying turned around and pointed to the refrigerator.

"I don't know how to cook! I don't have a sweet tooth either! Lao Ma followed behind Gui Ying and reiterated his position.

"Blow you! Who eats the cake for Zhiyuan's birthday? Two-thirds of what you eat alone, and you threaten that you haven't eaten cake! You don't know when I do? Do you want to quarrel? Gui Ying poked the tip of the old horse's nose.

"It's cream—it's as soft as porridge, the same as the corn porridge at home, so I almost scoop it with a spoon and eat it!" The old horse saw that he was caught in a special case, and changed the color of the sub-soothing.

"What about these boxes of things - winter dates, walnuts, and food from my hometown?"

"Can fruit be eaten for dinner? The food was sweet and dry—dry like a lump of dirt! I've had a bad stomach when I came to your house! ”

"It's not that you came to my house, you have a bad stomach! Since you came to my house, the whole family has a bad stomach! Gui Ying anxiously went to the living room to get her bag and prepare to leave, and the old horse followed closely.

"Let's buy a bun early, you're in charge!" There was nothing to eat, and the old horse was furious.

"Don't be too picky! Frozen in the refrigerator, dried dishes in the kitchen, fruits in the dining room, snacks in the two-child room...... Hundreds of pounds of things are not enough for you to cushion early! Are you a heart? Gui Ying was so anxious that she stomped her feet, and walked towards the door anxiously and angrily after speaking.

"Why don't you get me some hot and soft food, I'm seventy years old and have a bad stomach! You forty people live like this, you are not as good as a rural woman! ”

"Then go back to your village and eat! I don't even know how Zhiyuan was tortured by you at home all day! I'm really going on today! This business meeting is important! Gui Ying's tone was stiff at the gate.

"Do you talk like a woman? It's like eating a cannonball, yelling at me in the morning! The mayor of the town spoke to me with respect and kindness! ”

"If you want to say that I ate the artillery battle, then you have eaten the atomic bomb! This is Shenzhen! Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Shenzhen! Don't talk about that bit of in Majiatun! Don't talk about the mayor, I'll still roar when your county magistrate comes! Besides, who of the two of us yelled at whom first? You have a good memory, don't rely on your old age to come nonsense! "Father and daughter stand at the door, you stretch out your hand, and I stretch out my finger and shout.

"That...... When will Zhiyuan come back? Seeing that she was leaving, Lao Ma rushed to ask the most important question.

"This afternoon or evening, you're going to call him yourself!"

"You wait!" Lao Ma walked up to Gui Ying and pointed at her and said, "Today, dozens of people have a meeting and the big boss is present, are you dressed like this?" ”

"What's it like? I'm in the suit! Do you understand? ”

"I don't care what a suit! Your stomach is about to catch up with me, why are you holding on so tightly? It's not sightly at all - it's ugly! The old horse pointed to Gui Ying's belly. It's a bit of a place to look at.

"I'm a designer clothes, how is it unsightly? Haven't you ever seen a fat man? Gui Ying spread out her hands and looked down at herself. The lower body is a light blue professional skirt, the upper body is a white shirt, and the shirt is also blue ultra-thin suit with short sleeves. The shirt is tucked into the pants, and it really shows the belly.

"You have a big belly, and your waist is like a sow, so don't wear clothes that strangle your belly, it will only look bigger! I watched and felt uncomfortable, let alone anyone else! ”

"Oh, are you ...... today? I don't have time! Gui Ying sighed, glanced at the old horse, and closed the door with a bang.

She trotted all the way to the elevator and trotted to the garage. After getting into the car, the words of the old horse were circling in her head, she kept looking in the mirror and touching her stomach, she really didn't feel confident, and the more she looked at herself, the more awkward she became.

Gui Ying, who grew up in a small village, is a little worried about her aesthetics. This professional suit is really not suitable for her bucket waist, and she is full of fat belly no matter how you look at it. She was distraught and wanted to change her clothes too late, so she could only hold the general's belly on the field. Fortunately, the company's leaders and colleagues never treat her as an ordinary woman, so they will not frame a "Sun Erniang" with the frame of a woman in the boudoir - they have long been accustomed to Ma Guiying's various banshee styles that blow up her body shortcomings.

Suddenly the old horse's call came, and it turned out that the old man wouldn't turn off the gas stove! Gui Ying was very angry, and after teaching three or five times, the father and daughter hung up the phone angrily.

Poor old horses, peeling eggs one by one. The left plate is an egg shell, the right plate is an egg kernel, and the small plate in the middle is soy sauce! couldn't stop being hungry, Bai Huahua's five eggs were eaten raw by dipping in soy sauce. After eating, my stomach felt uncomfortable, so I had to drink some cold water, so I ended my breakfast. Lao Ma looked at the mess and coldness on the dining table, and thought of his son-in-law's thousands of good things.

Obviously, he gave birth to a daughter, how did he grow into a man-Lao Ma held his chin, frowning and worried.

Early in the morning, Hyosung was so excited that he hummed a song and hurriedly cooked a lot of meals, some for Xuemei to celebrate her admission to college, and some for her sister Xiaotang to make up for her body. It was more than ten o'clock before she was busy, and the woman who felt that she was willing to come couldn't hold back, and sent a message in the WeChat group of the three sisters, specifically informing Gui Ying and Xiaotang that Xuemei had been admitted to college, and she also threatened to treat her, and the three of them took Xuemei to the fox bar to drink wine and celebrate in the evening! Because of the Xiaotang incident, the WeChat group that had been silent for a long time was suddenly blown up by the good news, and Guiying chatted with Hyosung about Xuemei's college attendance as soon as she was free in the morning.

At half past eleven in the afternoon, Hyosung went to see his sister with the meal and Xuemei. Xuemei came with her own clothes, and Hyosung told her daughter to stay with her aunt for a few more days, and the two lived together to chat and relieve boredom. After Hyosung left, the sensible Xuemei didn't have time to pack up her things, so she cleaned up her aunt first, put out some of the daily things that Xiaotang had brought over, took out pots and bowls, and gave Bao Xiaotang hot rice.

Looking at Xuemei's busy figure in the small and dim rental house, Xiaotang felt very comforted in her heart, and it was in vain that her aunt had loved and taken care of Meimei when she was a baby. Xuemei's high-spirited and joyful youthful atmosphere brought some life to Xiaotang's gloomy and frustrated house.

Bao Xiaoxing asked Xuemei to move in with Xiaotang, but it actually has another meaning. She really wants her daughter Zhong Xuemei to take a look and realize: what things a woman should do and what she shouldn't do in her own life and in the society she coexists in. Xiaotang's trip to the junior and unmarried pregnancy are worth reflecting on. Man is a group animal before he becomes a man, and the will and rules of the group always take precedence over individual freedom and will. Hyosung hopes that his daughter may not be excellent and successful, but she must make fewer mistakes and avoid detours.

Besides, Xuemei fell in love with a boy in her sophomore year of high school. The boy Hyosung had seen him many times - courteous and diligent, and as Mei Mei's mother, she didn't hate it, but she didn't like it either. She was worried that her daughter would accidentally get pregnant before she finished college—that would undoubtedly be a blow to her pure and beautiful college career and the gloomy future of life. It just so happened that Xuemei, a girl who was assertive and had a strong personality, said to her face that she didn't eat hard and soft, and in desperation, Hyosung could only use her sister to make a negative teaching material for her daughter.

He Zhiyuan, who was at his mother's house in Hunan, was packing his things at this time, and he had to take a car to Changsha first, and then take a train at one o'clock in the afternoon for three and a half hours before returning to Shenzhen. Although I am reluctant to give up my mother and child in every way, it is time to go. No matter how Yangyang cried, Zhiyuan gritted his teeth and left his mother's house with his suitcase.

After breakfast, the old horse began to think about his lunch. Gui Ying is busy today, his lunch has not been settled, and when she is done and remembers, she doesn't know what time it will be in the afternoon. He and Ma Xingxia originally agreed to meet in the afternoon, but Lao Ma was so lonely that he couldn't wait, so he directly dialed Xingxia's phone and told him about the situation of having no food to eat.

At twelve o'clock in the afternoon, Ma Xingxia came with three cold dishes, fried buns and a large bag of dumplings according to the request of the old village chief. The two township parties have not seen each other for many years, and they are very happy, and when they meet, they are the loud voices of Guanzhong.

"Brother Jianguo! Ha ha! As soon as the old horse opened the door, Xingxia pointed at the old horse and smiled.

"Come, come, come! Hurry on in! The old man immediately looked up and down at the strange and familiar little old man in front of him - plaid shirt, sweatpants, and casual shoes, several times fatter than ten years ago, his face was not as dark as before in the village, his eyes were shining, his mouth was grinning, and he couldn't see the history of farming for half his life, and he was completely a small citizen in the city.

"Brother Jianguo, you haven't changed at all! There is no change in body shape! Only the face is a little old! Ma Xingxia couldn't help but look left and right at his old village chief, old buddy, old neighbors and that little brother from childhood.

"Oh, it's not easy for you to find my house!" The old horse patted the back of the marcher.

"I'm used to being in the city, I'm used to the orientation of the city. It's not the same here as we are, you say east, west, north and south - it's useless! When I first came to Shenzhen, I was very fascinated - there were roads everywhere before and after, like a maze, and it took me several years to remember the way! ”

"My foot is not good, and I can't get out if I want to! I haven't been to Shenzhen except for the hospital, and I haven't been downstairs! Suffocate me! "The old man pulled the knight's arm.

"How's your leg doing?"

"That's it, it's slow to recover when you're old!"

"Where do you put your food?" Xingxia carried a large pile of plastic bags in his hand, all of which were for lunch for the old horse.

"Put it here! I'll go get the plate, let's eat it in the living room! The old horse went to the kitchen on crutches.

"Brother Jianguo, your daughter's family is quite big! It's a lot older than my son's family! "The Walker slipped around the house a little.

"Let's get live! I'm not used to being on my own, look at the mattress in the living room - I sleep on the floor now! The floor is cool, and the living room is brighter than the house! ”

"That's because your family is a son-in-law, and my family is a daughter-in-law, and it's inconvenient for me to sleep on the ground!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Come on, come and sit! I'm telling you I'm so angry today...... I'm not like a woman, I'm very thick! Cooked me five eggs in the morning to cope with me! My son-in-law buys me fried buns, fried dough sticks, soy milk and something every day, but today my son-in-law is not there, and she boiled five eggs for me - almost choked me to death! Tell me, is this something that a normal mother-in-law can do? The old horse couldn't laugh or cry.

"Yingying's temperament has been wild since she was a child! She's like you! Thrive like a. ”

"Humph! Her mother is sloppy, and Young-young is even more sloppy than her mother! Wear clothes that taste...... Gee! It's not as good as those little daughters-in-law in our village! This morning's outfit is still a famous brand - extremely ugly! The old horse shook his head violently and waved his hands, as if some image had polluted his brain.

"Your two grandchildren?"

"Well, the eldest is in kindergarten, my son-in-law sent the second child to her grandmother's house this morning - in Hunan! What about you? ”

"I had a grandson before, and now I have added another grandson!"

"Oh, that's congratulations! Two big grandchildren! ”

"Don't mention it, the family is making trouble for the two children all day long, and it's very annoying! Don't say it, don't say it! ”

"Isn't your son in Huawei, where the salary is high!"

"Yes, but if you think about it, my son supports two sons, a daughter-in-law and our old family by himself, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law need him to support him from time to time - a good amount of money a year! The burden of the family is all on my son! Hey, it's not easy! I work overtime every day, and often come back at eleven or twelve o'clock at night! Xingxia lowered his head, feeling sorry for his son.

The two old men sat in the dining room, and there were five or six things on the table, which was very rich.

"Come on, come on, eat! I see you're hungry! ”

"Wait! Guess what good stuff I've got here! The old horse went to the box with a cane and fetched a bottle of Xifeng wine, then raised it to his ear, and showed off happily in front of the Xingxia.

"Oh, good thing! You've got this! This is very rare in Shenzhen! ”

"Not really! This is sent to me by the village, and I'll bring you a bottle when you leave, and you'll be fine with two sips to relieve your boredom! Lao Ma opened the Xifeng wine and poured a little for Xingxia with a glass.

"It's hard to find this thing here, before my son went to Shaanxi on a business trip, brought me two bottles, not for the New Year's festival I can't bear to drink!"

"I'll eat dumplings first - pad my stomach, there is no one at home today, let's go out and drink it once!" The old horse sat up straight triumphantly.

The fragrance of Xifeng wine wafted in the air, and a god-like smile appeared on the faces of the two old men.