Back in the basement with Qin Li, he took out the quilt sheets, put them on the clothes pole in the yard, and said to himself: "This is simply a pig's nest." ”

"If you don't like it, move out."

I scolded him, stood by the stove, but my thoughts were immersed in Wang Ling's body, I resolutely wanted to break off the relationship with her, but things were not the result I expected.

Wang Ling's lukewarm attitude seemed to warn me that she was emotionally frustrated, and I would not be happy, although she left in tears, but my heart was covered with a layer of dead ashes, as if there were thousands of fetters binding it, making me afraid and timid.

"Hey, if you can't cook, I'm starving."

Qin Yan dusted off the dust on the quilt and looked at me with a resentful face.

I lit a cigarette and said thoughtfully, "For example, if a woman holds a grudge against you, will she retaliate against you?" ”

"Xue Yao is not that kind of woman."

Qin Yan pursed his lips, not allowing others to comment on Xue Yao in vain.

I laughed dryly, looked at him and said, "What I'm talking about is, for example, suppose that in addition to Xue Yao, there is a woman who likes you, and you have a relationship with her and fall into a dilemma, and then you suddenly one day, you are disgusted with this woman and kick her away, will she retaliate against you?" ”

Qin Yan was at a loss when he heard this, he didn't think about it and said, "Damn, don't bite yours, only bastards can do this kind of thing." ”

I was a little distressed, so I didn't bother with this problem, took out the conch and scallops in the refrigerator, and the pound of pork ribs left over from the previous year, walked to the pool and washed it with clean water, and suddenly a sentence came out in my heart: She is enthusiastic, but you have no conscience.

I frowned, my mind was extremely disturbed, and when I saw Qin Yan sitting on a chair, playing with his mobile phone with a comfortable face, I said angrily: "I just asked you if she would retaliate?" ”

"What?"

Qin Yan looked up at me, and after a moment of silence, he said lightly: "You still think about this question, it's really crazy, I haven't done anything out of the ordinary, of course I don't understand the mood of those third parties, but like you said, which girl will feel good when this kind of ridiculous thing happens?" It's certain to hold a grudge, but whether to retaliate or not depends on the girl's psychological character, such as the kind of tricky and difficult, which will definitely not let the boy have good fruit to eat, and the kind that is as docile as a cat, it is estimated that it will have to be passed, after all, more is better than less, and it will be forgotten slowly. ”

The head of his analysis was the Tao, which was clearly organized, but my heart was confused when I listened, and I whispered softly: "It's over, it's over." ”

"What do you say? How do I feel that you are a little weird when you come back this time, did you do something wrong, and then the six gods have no master, and your conscience is disturbed? ”

He laughed a few times mockingly, but the speaker had no intention, the listener had a heart, I stir-fried the scallops in the pot, two drops of hot oil stars splashed out and fell on my arm, the pain in the heart made me almost scold, the hard shell of the scallops, hanging dark black sauce, the shell opened open, revealing the fragrant meat pieces, tasted one, the meat was delicious, salty and light, served on the plate, I made another sweet and sour pork ribs, Qin Tong's happy hands danced, I smiled helplessly.

Three-course, stir-fried scallops with shallots, boiled conch (can be eaten with horseradish), sweet and sour pork ribs, beer and liquor.

The night was shrouded, the silence was all around, the fragrance of vegetables in the courtyard was overflowing, and the joy was endless, Qin Yan told me a lot of interesting things, such as his mother gave Xue Yao an ancestral jade bracelet, Xue Yao refused to accept it, his mother was helpless, and gave her a golden necklace, which was full of weight and worth a lot of money, Xue Yao still refused without changing her face.

Qin Li's mother saw that this girl refused to accept anything, so she muttered in her heart, she secretly found Qin Li, and asked Xue Yao what object she liked, just go and buy it, Qin Yan opened his mouth and said: "Give money, it's useless for you to give those outdated gold and silver jewelry, and the scum of the soil, although it is your heart, she may not like it, so it is worth giving money directly." ”

Qin Yan's mother took a long breath and said thoughtfully, "Then how much is appropriate?" ”

Qin Tong snorted and said, "It's not too much to give, it's not good to give less." ”

Then he went to Xue Yao to talk again, and lied that his mother wanted to express her heart and give you some New Year's money, which must be accepted, and after returning to the south, you will give me half of it.

Xue Yao naturally didn't want to collect money, she couldn't stand Qin Li's sugar-coated cannonball and that clever mouth, and finally Qin Li's family discussed it properly and took out 50,000 yuan to give it to Xue Yao, Qin Yao took 25,000 yuan from the middle, the more Xue Yao wanted to give all the 50,000 yuan to Qin Li, but he said shamelessly: "This is my mother's intention, you can take it." ”

I laughed a few times and teased, "Then didn't your parents prepare some New Year's money for you?" ”

Qin Li took a sip of wine, and said drunkenly: "I had it before I ran away from home, but when I went home this year, I didn't have any farts except for being scolded and criticized, but I had a stomach full of complaints, the reason why I didn't want to go back was that they always put a psychological burden on me invisibly, I didn't mean to contradict it, but the two of them just couldn't understand my thoughts." ”

The black cat on the wall meowed a few times, as if to convey New Year's wishes, and after a few moments, the black cat jumped off the wall, roamed under the table for a moment, and then burrowed into my arms, purring.

I rubbed the black cat and said, "What do you think, rebellious or ignorant of the world?" ”

After hearing this, Qin Yan glared at me, picked up his wine glass and bumped it with me, and muttered: "Not everyone likes to be content with the status quo, think about it, the jobs they found me are nothing more than drinking tea and reading the newspaper, waiting for retirement, this kind of life where you can see the head at a glance, what kind of passion is there?" Life is nothing more than tossing from the beginning to the end, and it is necessary to toss while you are young. ”

"Then you can't just toss around aimlessly."

I put the black cat on the ground and took a sip of wine, and the darkness in my heart seemed to be much less when the lights were dim.

", what are you talking about, am I a toss now? My original intention of coming to this city was that I couldn't mix my appearance, never went home, had no grades, and showed off to the second elder, but this time it was different, I met Xue Yao, and I was facing the problem of buying a house, although I was penniless and useless, but I didn't want Xue Yao to suffer with me. ”

He sighed and said, there was also a hint of bitterness on his dull cheeks, as if these words had been in his heart for a long time, and he had nowhere to confide in them, and he lived a life in a muddy manner, but became more and more melancholy and bored.

I sighed lightly, lit a cigarette and said, "The day after tomorrow, the renovation workers will come back to work, and the construction progress will be rushed. ”

Qin Yan spat and said disdainfully, "Boss Wang, can you not mention this stubble?" I've been working with you for so long, it's nothing more than taking care of my a few lunches, and I don't have a penny of salary, and I even have to post it upside down, what do I want. ”

I smiled wryly, knowing that he was very resentful in his heart, and that he was not living in fear and exhaustion, I comforted him and said, "After staying up for a while, when the store is profitable, you will not lose your salary." ”

"Hmph, duplicitous guy."

The two of us looked at each other and smiled, removing the embarrassment of Fang Cai, and when the cup bottomed out, Qin Li brought another bottle of liquor, and said deliriously: "Have a good time today, I have never drunk like this at home." ”

I sneered, "So you came back early?" ”

He blew his nose, poured the wine to his heart's content, and said with his tongue open, "Then I won't be a wine bag and a rice bag, haha." ”

At the end of the banquet, I sighed and said, "Do you think it is a sin for men to cheat?" ”

"I don't know, I haven't cheated again, besides, it's not uncommon for men to cheat now, so there's no need to talk about it on the wine table."

He muttered in a low voice, and his hair, which had been cut before, was now unkempt, as if there was a decadent magic attached to this corner of the place, which, over time, would exhaust people's passions and ambitions, and the lazy would become more and more frustrated, and finally, they would be completely confused, defeated, low, dull, rotten, and degenerate.

I took a big sip of wine and said cautiously, "If I were a person who was looking for flowers and willows, and didn't do my job, would you still be my friend?" ”

"Isn't that what you are doing now? Although I didn't find any evidence that you were out of the wall, but the vixen who always revolves around you, you have to stay away from her, can you bear to let down such a good girl as Xinyan? ”

Qin Yi burped, his cheeks were red like ripe apples, he hated those who messed with the relationship between men and women, it may have something to do with his tutor, holding the hand of one person, and one person will grow old, Xue Yao is his emotional destination, if this marriage is not successful, it is estimated that he will dare to jump off the building.

I pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, it's good to be as simple as you, at least it won't add to your troubles. ”

"You're a mediocre person, no one forces you to do something annoying, it's not that you add a burden to your shoulders with a big bag."

He took a piece of conch meat, dipped it in horseradish, threw it into his mouth and chewed it with relish, making a chirping sound.

That night, I talked a lot with Qin Ling, like an old friend who hadn't seen him for many years, carnival of wine, laughter, staggered on the wine table, a mess, but I still mentioned Wang Ling in and out of words, Qin Ling was very cold when he heard this name, he couldn't see Wang Ling's flowery branches, scratching his head and posing, but when he talked about Xinyan, he gave a thumbs up and praised her as a model of Hui Lanxin, elegant and dignified.

I already have the answer in my heart, in this drunken and noisy night, the question of which is more important, as if the clouds have cleared and the fog has dispersed, on the balance of love, the weight of Xinyan is incomparable to Wang Ling, it is not pure feelings, it is mixed with too many disputes and absurdities, thinking of this, I am a little relieved.

I slept unusually well this night, as Qin Li said, if I don't think too much, the burden in my heart won't be too heavy.

In the morning, the decoration workers returned to the store and began to prepare for the decoration of the store, Qin Li went to Xue Yao's house to pay New Year's greetings, I don't know what Xue Yao's father thinks about his homecoming trip, I only hope that he can survive this difficult Cold War period.

I sat on the chair in front of the store, and saw the decoration workers moving materials in and out, a leaflet floated to my feet, I picked it up and checked, it was an advertising sheet selling Dong family wine, and a meaningful poem was written on it: Cloud accompanied guests to the distance, the dragon king went to sea to Dong Township, a bowl of wine with a smiling face, drank all the four waters and three rivers, and drank even without fear, the sun went downhill, the moon shone in the sky, and the stars fell all over the table.

I smiled faintly, and unconsciously looked across the street, Wang Ling's shop was still closed, and there were crumbs of firecrackers piled up in front of the door.

Brother scumbag called me, saying that he would come back the day after tomorrow, the laughter of the children and the snoring of the family came from the phone, a happy family atmosphere, I persuaded him to stay at home for a while longer, he said that he had to hurry up and make money, there are old people who need to be supported, there are children who need to study, the pressure of family life is too great, and there are many bitter and unspeakable helplessness in the words.

After hanging up the phone, I wanted to go to the warehouse to see, just stood up, there was a graceful figure in the afterglow, I looked over, and saw Wang Ling with both hands in her pockets, wearing a pink cotton coat on her upper body, a pair of white slim pants on her lower body, and a pair of light gray boots on her feet.

She looked at me indignantly, with an indelible coldness and anger on her delicate cheeks, and her eyes were sharp and resentful.

I ignored her, turned around and walked directly to the store, but I felt that she followed, I was a little irritable, turned around, and just wanted to say something, she raised her hand and slapped me, the voice was very loud, and several renovation workers were whispering softly, as if they wanted to make us fight more vigorously.

My eyes widened, and even my snort became a little disorganized, and my cheeks were hot as if they had been roasted by a charcoal fire.

"What are you crazy about? Get out..."

"Smack..."

She picked up her hand and slapped me again, the renovation worker began to whisper, a sigh, I was very annoyed, I wanted to pull her out, she dodged sideways, raised her hand and slapped me again, the voice was crisp and loud, the renovation worker had no intention of working, they began to point and talk softly.

I was so angry that I grabbed her arm and pulled her out directly.

Her cheeks flushed, her expression a little sad, and a sarcastic smile rose into the corners of her mouth.

"I know, it's my fault..."

I muttered: "I shouldn't get too close to you, let alone say those words that make you heartbroken, as I said before, there will always be a chasm between the two of us, insurmountable, even if we cross the forbidden area, there will not be a happy ending, I am very boring, very selfish, very hypocritical, and very contrived, you can beat me, if it can make you feel better, you can beat me." ”

I looked at her in a daze, and was ready to be slapped, Wang Ling looked at me expressionlessly, her thin body was trembling slightly, she bit her lower lip and raised her arm again, but she was about to slap in front of my cheek, suddenly stopped, she gently rubbed my face twice, and said in pain: "Does it hurt?" ”

I didn't speak, but raised my eyebrows, as if to tell her, you're hitting.

Wang Ling threw herself into my arms, crying pear blossoms with rain, crying silently, I didn't comfort her, I wouldn't hug her, I was like a lifeless stubborn stone, cold and silent, hard and ruthless.

"Xiao Tao?"

A voice that was both familiar and distant came from behind me, and my heart palpitated, and the calm before the storm was over.