In the evening, when Meng Shuzhi came back from work, Ruojun hurriedly greeted him and handed him slippers, took his briefcase, he circled her and kissed her. Xiao Simei also ran up happily, Shu Zhi hugged her daughter, hugged her wife, and returned to the house happily.

"I'm tired, I've made you chrysanthemum tea, come and drink some." She handed him the teacup. "You take a break, play with Simei for a while, I'll go stir-fry, and you can eat in a while." Didn't you say you don't like to eat bread? I steamed steamed buns. ”

Shu Zhi happily took a sip of sweet chrysanthemum tea, pulled her into his arms, smiled evilly, and said in her ear: "It's better to eat you first......"

She patted him shyly: "Don't make trouble, the child is here." You go wash your face. ”

He smiled mischievously and let go of her. Turning around and placing the teacup on the table, his eyes were drawn to the pile of English books, dictionaries, and thick notebooks on the table.

Ruojun chuckled in his heart, regretting that he didn't put the notebook away in time, and just wanted to reach out to get it, Shu Zhi had already taken the first step to pick it up:

"What is this? How to write densely, so detailed, your current English level is estimated to be better than mine. ”

Ruojun lowered her head and kept silent, she didn't know what Shu Zhi would find, but she knew that if Shu Zhi found out that this was a notebook that recorded Ruikang's diet and daily life, it would probably be another question and quarrel.

She was really afraid of being interrogated, but whatever she was afraid of, Shu Zhi turned a few pages, his face was already gloomy, a contemptuous and mocking smile rose at the corner of his mouth, and he snorted coldly: "Heh, okay, I'm working outside, and you worry about your old lover at home." ”

"Look, look, how detailed the record is, how carefully written, you almost dig out your heart and give it to him!" His yin and yang attitude made her feel at a loss. "You're no longer there, how can you have today's record? Oh! Got it, did you go back today? ”

"Nope." She quickly explained: "I called back and asked about the situation. ”

He stared into her eyes, still lukewarm, and asked, "He answered the phone?" ”

Ruojun nodded: "Yes, but I'm not looking for him, I'm looking for Yao's mother." ”

"That'...... What did you talk about? He sat down in a chair, crossed his legs, squinted at her, unconsciously picked up the pen in his hand, ticking on the table.

"I just asked about his diet and daily life, I took care of him for more than two years, his condition is finally stable, and he is gradually recovering, I hope he can recover as soon as possible." She said, thinking as if she had said something wrong, and immediately added: "Oh, I'm talking about asking Yao's mother, not him." ”

"Well, yes, you're really dedicated to him, I don't seem to see you so attentive to me." He began to be sour and jealous.

"How so? You're my husband, I bought your favorite fish, don't you like fried fish? I also bought a little shrimp, which I always remember. She tried her best to comfort him: "Shu Zhi, he is a patient, can we not worry about the patient?" ”

"Well, yes, he's a patient, and we have to care about him, but you're too concerned!" He stood up abruptly and slammed the notebook to the ground. The loud sound of "bang ---" startled both Ruojun and Simei.

The notebook was scattered, and the pieces of paper were scattered all over the ground, Ruojun didn't think about it, and quickly squatted down to clean up, these are the results of her analysis and study day and night, but her natural behavior stimulated Shu Zhi.

He kicked the notebook to the door and grabbed Mei Ruojun up: "Why are you so nervous?" Well? Why so nervous? ”

"I'm not nervous, I just don't want to mess it up." Tears of frighten from his roughness welled up in her eyes.

"Don't want to mess it up? What if it's messed up? He carried her into the room and locked the door.

She kept shouting in her heart that it was over, it was over, an endless interrogation of fatigue bombing was about to start again, this kind of interrogation would happen every three or five times since he came to the UK, Ruojun really didn't know why Shu Zhi became like this.

"Tell me, have you rekindled your old relationship with him after you arrived in England? Is there a skin-to-skin kiss? Did you have a relationship? Say! You tell me honestly, I can forgive you. He began to torture her.

"No, no, no, nothing happened to me and him, Shu Zhi, I've said it many, many times, why can't you just believe me?"

"I just don't believe it, your two pasts are too unforgettable, too earth-shattering, how can you make me believe that you have no feelings for him now?" He said with a glare.

God, she felt like she was going crazy, how was she going to change the past? She shook her head and said, "Shu Zhi, let me go, you forced me to come to the UK to see him in the first place." ”

"Yes, I asked you to come to England to see him, I gave you a chance to get back together, I said, if you rekindle your old feelings, I will admit it, but why don't you admit it? You admit it, you admit it, and I will forgive you. He stubbornly said that he was simply messing around.

Ruojun couldn't understand him at all, she didn't understand why he had become so unreasonable, and he had to force himself to say that he was unfaithful? How could there be such a strange thing in the world?

Ruojun was powerless and helpless, sat on the bed, held on to the bed frame and shook his head and said: "Okay, if you have to say it, then I will say, yes, I care about him, I have feelings for him, heh, how can I not have feelings for him?" I've been entangled with him since I was eighteen years old, so many years, so many things, and Nian'an, how could I get rid of him completely?

This time our family reunited, he made a lot of efforts, I am grateful to him, he is kind-hearted, generous and tolerant, he is a good man, you know it in your heart, otherwise how could he take you and Xunmei home back then?

But since I've been with you, Shu Zhi, I really haven't thought about rekindling my old relationship with him anymore. All I have left for him is some memories and feelings about the past.

Ruikang is a self-restrained, measured man, I am your wife, he will not mess around at all. She looked up at him, hoping that he would understand his emotions and understand his heart.

She thought that she was frank enough, sincere enough, he should be able to let him go, who knows, Meng Shuzhi suddenly grabbed her and said: "Well, very good, you really praise him, kind-hearted, generous and tolerant, self-restraint, and measured, which shows how great and holy he is in your heart, and your notebook, which has long gone beyond ordinary care, you love him, you love him, you have always loved him!" Isn't it? Isn't it? ”

His words were like a punch to her face, body, heart, and she was stunned by him.

She shook off his hand, not wanting to pay any more attention to his vexatious trouble.

"Say whatever you want, I'm tired, I don't want to love anyone now, I don't love anyone!" She got up to open the door and tried to cook, but he pushed it against the door.

"Ruojun, I love you, I'm really jealous...... I was jealous of everything about him, and he could be beautiful and unmoved...... He's better than me in everything, he's got me no confidence at all, he's made me feel ashamed. ”

He put his forehead against her in frustration, she didn't hear what he meant, her heart softened, shook her head, wrapped her arms around his waist, and snuggled into his arms: "Let's stop arguing, okay?" Shall we live our lives well? I just want to live a simple life. ”

He choked and nodded, hugged her, as usual, a storm calmed down, but, within a few days, the same questioning, the same interrogation happened again, and the past between them revolved around Ruikang and Ruojun, back and forth, and the endless disputes began to make Ruojun feel tired, and even she would be interrogated even if she talked to Nian An on the phone.

Later, she became trembling, and could only hide those nutrition books and Ruikang's diet records under the bed in places that Shu Zhi couldn't imagine. But even so, she still couldn't escape his suspicion, Shu Zhi became more and more moody, and the slightest wind and grass would make her face gloomy.

Nian'an gave his mother a bracelet, but it was described as a token of love sent by Ruikang through Nian'an's hand, Ruojun made a "Xiangshan Xiaocui" but was described as a fake love, so Ruojun had to think about whether this was Ruikang's favorite food every time before cooking.

However, although she was tired from his suspicion and interrogation, she still loved Shu Zhi, so many years, she still treasured the box of golden Thai blue rouge, the rouge had run out, the box was carefully preserved by her and pulled down, as well as the red woolen sweater he bought for her, for fear of being eaten by insects, she would take it out to dry in the sun, and put a lot of mothballs.

Shu Zhi was not very accustomed to the operation mode of the British factory for a while, so the work was not very smooth, and the mood was not very good, and he insisted on not letting Ruojun go out to work, during which Simei had another illness, Ruojun's savings in his hands slowly exhausted, and the family's economy began to be tight.

Meng Shuzhi didn't allow Ruojun to ask Song Yuanyang for help, so only when Nian'an came back, he secretly stuffed a little money to Ruojun, but all the money belonged to Ruikang, and Ruojun felt ashamed of it.

"Mother, this is the pocket money that my father gave me, you can keep it, don't tell him, buy some delicious food for my sister and buy some clothes."

Ruojun looked at Nian'an's young and familiar face, and in a trance seemed to see Ruikang when he was young, and he only felt sad: "No, my mother has money, you can take it back." ”

"Mother, look at you, who else lights the kerosene lamp now."

"Hehe, my mother is from a bitter background, and she has never been a big lady, what does it matter? By the way, how is your dad? ”

"I did a check last week, and all the indicators are good, mother, it's all the efficacy of your recipe."

Ruojun nodded comfortingly, took two bottles of "rose pickles" from the kitchen and said: "Sometimes the food is too light, and the mouth will have no taste, just give him a little of this, it can be appetizing, but don't eat too much." ”

climbed under the bed again, took out a few pieces of paper, patted the dust on his body, handed the paper to Nian An and said, "Give this to Yao's mother, and cook for your father according to this recipe next week." ”

"Good!" Nian An put away the recipe, frowned and said, "Mother, you care so much about your father, why don't you go and see him?" ”

Ruojun smiled awkwardly, his eyes flickered, and he pushed a strand of hair from his ear behind his ear and said, "Your father will only be angry when he sees his mother, so don't look at it, let him take care." ”

"How so? He will only be happy when he sees you, and he will not be angry. Nian An said.

Ruojun looked out the window and sighed softly: "You don't understand." Mother broke your father's heart, it's not good for mother. Besides, your dad will be upset too. ”

Nian An nodded helplessly and left.

In the same way, Shu Zhi came back in the evening, knowing that Nian An had come, and interrogated Ruojun again, and under some dispute, Shu Zhi used beauty and sex to make Ruojun compromise with himself.

That's how they lived.

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In the late autumn of that year, Ruikang celebrated Nian'an's birthday in "Meiyuan", Nian'an's birthday was very lively, because Jiaqi and Liang Zhihong brought Dingbang and Yongnian, Yongxin also came to the UK, plus Song Yuanyang's family, "Meiyuan" was suddenly full of people and full of joy.

The only regret is that Mei Ruojun did not participate, because that day was also Shu Zhi's birthday, and she celebrated Shu Zhi's birthday at home. Ruojun began to miss the days when he was in the Mei family's courtyard, and on this day every year, Ruojun could celebrate the birthday of Nian'an and Shu Zhi at the same time, and cook longevity noodles to eat.

But now she can only choose between her husband and son.