"Ouch! Although we are old friends who get along day and night, you can't always call me back and forth in the middle of the night!" Looking at Zheng Yucheng devouring his food, Zhou Mingyao chuckled.
"How long has it been since you had a full meal? Eat slowly and be careful not to choke again." Seeing that he drank the last drop of soup into his mouth, Zhou Mingyao handed him a wet wipe.
"As promised in advance, including eating just now, I only have 20 minutes left for you. I told my wife to buy a pack of snacks for the child before letting me go." Just like when he defeated temptation in an instant, Zhou Ming Yaosong said Take a breath.
"But Brother Yucheng, why are you always depressed! What happened?" Pei Kemian, who was one of the three best friends in college and the owner of the food stall, his eyes changed from surprise to sympathy, and then he naturally winked at Zhou Mingyao.
"Because I couldn't save my face, I took a job outside my authority, and because of my temper, I brought in a newcomer who everyone in the industry knew I couldn't take. Then the money was flying all over the sky like waste paper. I was chasing the money on the way to the airport. I hit my head and suffered a slight concussion, but when it came to our manager Shen Zhenghuan, we were not so lucky. The brand new Accord's body was smashed, the windows were cracked, and even the insurance policy I just bought didn't know when it was along the window. It floated out! How should I put it, Brother Yucheng's bad luck today is so bad that even a top-notch disaster playwright would not dare to write like this!"
Amidst Zhou Mingyao's shouts, Pei Kemian sarcastically clapped his hands twice. This is really one wave after another. Zheng Yucheng, who was just sitting there sighing, indiscriminately pushed down the packages of beer in front of him and wanted to leave.
"Compared with making a living everywhere, it's more comfortable to be self-employed like me." Pei Kemian's voice was full of loneliness and enthusiasm. He was dragged back in a daze, and Zheng Yucheng absentmindedly sat down opposite his two friends. His calm heart was disturbed again. While turning over the menu, he curled his lips in frustration.
"Ke Mian, who opened the shop, has a prosperous business like me. This is really the common wish of us working people!" Zhou Mingyao whistled like a child, getting carried away with the cooperation.
"Are you kidding me? If it was really prosperous, could I still be sitting here? I would have taken a back seat long ago and hired someone else to be the store manager. You all eat ready-made food, so you don't know how hard it is to have to work around firewood, rice, oil and salt all day long. . Especially in the past few years, indoor food stalls like mine have sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain, but the macro environment is sluggish. This kind of simple private business cannot be what will happen to me because of my inner confusion!" Pei Ke listened. While Mian was chattering nervously, Zheng Yucheng and Zhou Mingyao clinked glasses silently. Then he turned his attention to the extremely unlucky Zheng Yucheng again.
"I just hope that I can get rid of the title of loan agent as soon as possible. When can I play the role of core value in the company like the No. 4 pitcher?" Zheng Yucheng looked at the turbulent beer foam, thinking secretly in his heart, and said the same thing. With.
"Hey! Can a baseball team win everything with just one core character?" Pei Kemian asked like he was having a quarrel. "You still need a catcher who can watch the whole thing, right?"
"How is that possible? The hard-working shortstops and outfielders are also very important. They are like chips placed on the scale. Whenever the power is tilted to one side, the whole thing will fall apart." Zhou Mingyao laughed and patted Pei Kemian's shoulders. "Remember what I told you before, Zhang Junyu, the brother of my best friend in college? Their Dream Team was a legendary dream team. It rose from last place to the top three in this year's Asian Games. Let me tell you, this is all It's his ability, which shows that his head coach Xu Zhiyuan is awesome! By the way, that head coach Xu seems to be 39 years old this year, which is the same age as our brother Yu Cheng." Zhou Mingyao slowly wriggled his fingers and said frankly.
The red and white fingers really looked like the claws of a crab, and then as if he was in a deserted place, Zheng Yucheng began to quietly recall the wonderful moment of Li Chengmei's long-distance aim just now.
"Ahem!" After coughing twice, Zheng Yucheng put down his chopsticks. More than half of the soy sauce bibimbap in front of him was left.
"Why don't you eat it? Does it taste weird?" Pei Kemian asked carefully. Seeing Zheng Yucheng lighting up a cigarette without answering, he racked his brains and asked: "Want to play music? Do you want to drink? Grill two skewers? Or what else do you want?"
"Isn't it because of that mess with Ancheng Bank? Forgot to forget. Besides, as long as the parachute is willing to cover you, your sky will not collapse!" Zhou Mingyao punched Yucheng's shoulders with his warm fists.
"That me, I really want a divorce." Zheng Yucheng, who had a pale face just now and said nothing like a sculpture, his gritted teeth tone made people shudder.
"Why? Well, why..." Zhou Mingyao almost choked and quickly stopped drinking soy milk.
"Is my sister-in-law having an affair? Aren't the two children yours?!" Pei Ke reluctantly swallowed a mouthful of hot soy milk that was already in his mouth and deliberately tested.
"No, it's because I'm too afraid of her. We've been married for 9 years, especially her changes in the past six months. I can't believe my eyes. I don't know when it started. The cheerful girl with the bright smile is gone, and more often than not, I feel as if I am sharing the same home with a monster that fell from nowhere." Zheng Yucheng felt that he had lost his energy and muttered to himself gloomily. .
"Hey! Let's be optimistic, brother! Women are like this after they become aunts. Didn't you know that when I pursued your brother and sister? She was a gentle and weak little woman like a Hakka girl at the beginning, but now she has two hands Each child holds a child, kicking the mop head with her feet and mopping the floor. Since three more children were added to the family, she can still play with building blocks and puzzles with her eldest child! In my opinion, she and Spider-Man are almost the same. The product of the mother’s womb! Haha!”
Pei Kemian's words were as expected by Zhou Mingyao, and he nodded.
"My wife is actually not as exaggerated as you, but she can fix the lights, unclog the sewer pipes, and put the children to sleep." Pei Kemian and Zhou Mingyao were competing for a basketball, until He turned around at the same time when he heard a sigh.
"It's not what you described. Li Chengmei's personality completely split into another personality carrier."
The gears of memory were constantly turning forward, and with a loud bang, Li Chengmei's bulky body flew straight into the bathroom. Zheng Yucheng, who was lying in the bathtub and felt his beauty turn pale, turned around and saw a woman squatting there with a gloomy face, looking as terrifying as a yaksha. This scene still seemed like yesterday even after a long time.
"Brother Yucheng, I can completely understand my sister-in-law's situation. She has such a young child to take care of. How can she have the energy to put on makeup and take care of herself!"
Seeing Zheng Yucheng's confused look, Zhou Mingyao, who was sitting silently aside, tried to dissuade him. Unknowingly, Pei Kemian had also walked to his side and put his arm around his shoulders. Zheng Yucheng lowered his head, muttered and rubbed his fingers. Under the backlight, his face suddenly cast a shadow.
"In the past six months, I have no memory of eating at all. When I came home hungry after working overtime until late at night, she didn't leave any food for me. When I asked her about it, she always questioned me in a harsh voice. , are you a person with no hands or feet? Why do you have the nerve to ask me to get up and cook for you?! In fact, I just asked casually, I don’t know why she got so angry." The thrilling scene quickly passed through my mind, and I recalled During that experience, Zheng Yucheng's voice suddenly became fragile.
"Wild cats and dogs wandering on the streets can eat hot meals, but since I mentioned it, my dinner has become steamed buns of various colors." Zheng Yucheng tried his best to express what he wanted to say.
"Isn't it true that I expect to have a full banquet every time, and even a home-cooked meal with my wife has become a luxury that cannot be fulfilled? And it also imposes a strong sense of guilt on my child." Zheng Yucheng was puzzled. He pointed his hand to the tip of his nose.
"Oh! 95% of the men in Ancheng live like this! I open a food stall in a busy street, and the diners who come and go often say the same thing! Otherwise, how could there be Lu Pheasant, A woman like Wu Zetian!" It was obvious that Pei Kemian was pretending. The originally sad topic was interpreted with wit and humor, and even Zheng Yucheng couldn't help laughing. The laughter was also mixed with Zhou Mingyao's laughter, and gradually spread along the ajar door to the seaside at the intersection.
"If you have to take your children to and from school, help with homework, and occasionally attend boring parent-teacher meetings, you don't have time to cook decent home-cooked meals. Taking care of the second child in a meticulous way often consumes a lot of the mother's energy, which saves time. It’s time for panic buying in markets and supermarkets. In addition, you have to rely on your own ability to make money to support the family. What’s more, my sister-in-law still works in a beauty salon and has to be called around by customers and bosses every day. Think from her perspective. , I don’t have the energy and mood to cater to you and be considerate of you! Brother Yucheng, your demands are indeed too much! If I were your sister-in-law, I would be chasing after you with a pan." Pei Kemian's words remained the same as before. He was reckless, but it tightly bound Zheng Yucheng's face like a torture device.
"I understand that she has devoted all her energy to the whole family over the years. Because of this, I have been silently enduring her bad temper like convulsions. After all, it was my lack of ability that made her suffer so much. But today, I really couldn't bear it anymore, so no wonder I accidentally turned over the diagnosis sheet while sorting garbage. It turned out that she had developed anger regulation disorder two years ago."
The former Lee Seung-mei was as beautiful as a seaside scenery with ever-changing scenery and graceful appearance. But I don’t know when that memory became a breaking point. Zheng Yucheng lowered his head and pondered for a while, and his will became stronger.
The two brothers were so surprised that they didn't know what to say.
"What? What obstacle? You just said it was..." Pei Kemian, who knew he was at a loss for words, hurriedly urged Zhou Mingyao who was standing aside.
"It's a disease. She's been fine all day long, but suddenly her whole body is like a dormant volcano, spewing out and splashing at all times."
Zheng Yucheng twitched his nose and looked at his friends. The next moment he heard the sound of the oxcart walking across the gravel again (his wife rolled her eyes).
"What? Today is not the weekend, why are there so many people in line! Aren't there so many idle windows over there? Why are customers crowded on a single-plank bridge! It's really disgusting! The price of baby food has increased again, yours If your salary hasn’t been paid yet, call your mother as soon as possible to remind you!”
"Ah! I just forgot to buy shoe polish. I'll go and be back soon."
Just as Li Chengmei was about to vent her anger to her husband, her complaint was immediately interrupted by Zheng Yucheng.
"Did you listen to me carefully? Shoe polish is not a daily necessity. Let's buy it next time. It will be our turn soon. And we have to go home and take care of the children quickly!"
"Please, my profession requires me to wear leather shoes every day. Do I need to wash them with water every day?"
"Then you can come over by yourself after get off work tomorrow!"
"Look at my shoes, how messed up they are."
Although he was still resisting, Zheng Yucheng could only trot back dejectedly when facing his wife's angry gaze.
"237 yuan, scan the code or swipe the card?"
In Chengmei's eyes, the products spread out by the customers in front of her on the checkout counter looked more and more like weeds in the torrent. Especially after hearing the beep of the last code scan, Li Chengmei felt that her endurance was being tested in many ways. On the verge of collapse.
"What's going on? I never thought that you would be holding me back, you traitor!" Li Chengmei suddenly muttered.
"How about you let the customers behind you pay first?" the cashier asked. Chengmei started to look panicked and timidly pushed the cart to the back of all the customers. Then, her face gradually began to look like a drumhead that had been hit hard by a drumstick, with red and purple blood vessels undulating, and her mouth slowly made a "dong dong" sound that was similar to her soul.
"Honey, look, buy one, get one free, isn't it awesome!" Zheng Yucheng's voice and movements were like talking and laughing while pushing cups and changing glasses, while Li Chengmei also waved her fist to hit the man who was about to pounce on her shopping cart.
"Have I already told you, it's our turn soon! You are a pig and a dog, you bastard!" At this moment, Li Chengmei no longer cared about the dignity she needed to maintain in public. After announcing her husband's death sentence in the restricted area, She sat on the ground and cried bitterly. People began to gather around, whispering. The scene suddenly turned into a pot of Pudu porridge that could not be shaken off.
"Really? Sister-in-law, she really gets sick intermittently in crowded places?!" Pei Kemian looked at Zheng Yucheng helplessly, while Zhou Mingyao looked at him like he was glaring at a deserter who abandoned his armor and returned home.
"The curse words and complaints she used came out one after another, and now they have basically become the daily language of our family. Moreover, just scolding does not relieve the hatred at all, and her fists and kicks have also begun to take a professional route."
The psychological comfort I get from friends is like an inexplicable supporter, and my impatient complaints become more justified.
"Do you still remember my roommate Little A? Now he is constantly being beaten by his wife and children. Last month, because of a broken finger, I passively followed him..."
"My mother always said that patience is the best strategy. Even if everything is for the sake of the children, I often feel aggrieved because I always obey the demands of that ignorant woman without any bottom line. And this is what I endure silently The price." After pointing at the wounds on his face, Zheng Yucheng put on a bitter melon face that was more twisted than drinking Chinese medicine.
"Oh my god! So all the color on your face before was also the work of your sister-in-law?" Pei Kemian's concern hit Yucheng's Achilles' heel. The dignity and most sensitive part he wanted to protect the most were all He was cut open ruthlessly by Li Chengmei. His brain was already swelling violently, and his whole body seemed to be filled with a fire that was difficult to extinguish.
"Of course, but these are just common ways of saying hello in her daily life! Just like hello and goodbye, they are all indispensable!" Zheng Yucheng chuckled. "In this world, men are the most face-conscious advanced creatures. The reason why I can lower my face and vent my bitterness to two friends is because...I no longer feel the threat to my life like once, twice, a month, or two months. . Even if the hot war that was unfolding in the open was avoided, the crises of the Cold War still came one after another. Fear is actually only a part of it. Do I have to stay with such a woman for the rest of my life? With helpless and painful thoughts Life is so long." After pouring the beer over his head, this nearly forty-year-old man actually cried like a girl who had her beloved doll taken away. She cried and begged for her fate to be released. Pass him.
"Life has to go on, but it's up to me to make my own decisions. After all, we can't interfere with your housework, and we can't bear it for you."
"Brother, I'll give you another drink. Don't go home even if you're drunk tonight!" Looking at Zheng Yucheng with a muddy face, Pei Kemian and Zhou Mingyao both felt sympathy.
