Novel serial: the prisoner of desire (4. My wife is angry)

Out of the elevator, Xie Tong happened to meet the female director across the hall, holding a brown poodle. In fact, until Gao Yu corrected him, he always thought it was Teddy. As soon as the female director entered the elevator, she smiled and nodded her "noble" head to him, which made him quite puzzled and caught off guard. Xie Tong deliberately contracted facial muscles in embarrassment, lifted it with his mouth, and barely smiled, but he firmly believed that he must be ugly when he smiled. The crow's feet and orbicularis oculi muscles around the corner of his eyes were not good, which belonged to Gherardini's embarrassing smile and fake smile.

Arriving at the door, Xie Tong was full of energy and squeezed out a smile. He opened the door with a key and shouted, "Wife, I'm back."

"My dear, you finally came back! Why did you get off work so late today? Gnome male-",the meal is ready, I was just about to call you." Gao Yu asked curiously, with a kind tone, without any doubt or blame.

Xie Tong, who was busy changing sandals when she entered the room, paused for a moment, but quickly replied, "Oh, I just went to the gas station opposite the small park to fill up my car. It was the rush hour. There are many people who come to refuel and queue for a long time; I added oil, and later, I went to the rookie station to get the courier. " Xie Tong's ability to make up lies on the spot has soared, and his face is not red and his heart is not jumping, which is not the same as before. In fact, he had refueled his car before his lunch break, and the gas station was about 700 meters west of their publishing house. Express delivery is a collection of famous essays and a modern western philosophy in his bag. It was just taken a few days ago and I just read a few pages.

"What express? Show me. " Gao Yu was curious and asked.

"Two old books, which Confucius bought online, are very cheap," said Xie Unify, taking out two old books from his briefcase. He sniffed his nose, because he smelled a tangy smell, which was the familiar smell of sweet and sour pork chops. He changed his sandals, put down his briefcase, took the book and went straight to the restaurant.

Xie Tong came to the restaurant, put the book in the corner of the dining table and said to Gao Yu, who was busy in the kitchen, "Wow! Sweet and sour pork ribs, coriander bean cake, steamed bass, fried beef tenderloin with green pepper, wow! I also cooked chicken soup, so rich! Wife, what day is it today? " Xie Tong beamed and asked curiously, although he had just eaten at McDonald's, it didn't affect his appetite at all. Strangely, his appetite has increased since he was sent to the distribution department. He thinks being a "foodie" is very interesting and happy, much more interesting and happy than those boring jobs he does every day, as long as he is not with the vulgar Song Like Dongping. Delicious food enters the stomach through the "narrow passage" of the esophagus and is digested and absorbed. When the stomach peristalsis competes with the brain for blood oxygen, the brain will suffer from short-term hypoxia and drowsiness due to relatively insufficient blood supply, which is of great benefit to him who is often anxious and bored. Therefore, he thinks that people who are delicious and fat are not necessarily because they are subjectively broad-minded and unwilling to think more, but mostly because their brains are often sleepy and unable to think more objectively.

Gao Xiao smiled and said nothing. She turned off the gas, put down the spoon, covered the purple casserole, wiped her hands with the blue and yellow floral apron around her waist, and then took a rib from the plate with chopsticks, which was steaming soon after it was finished. She put it in her mouth and blew it. She approached Xie Tong and stuffed it into his already open mouth.

Gao Yu's mouth was smiling, and a pair of clear and smart beautiful eyes looked at Xie Tong affectionately, waiting for his praise. She knew that Xie Tong would have a kind word after savoring her carefully cooked food.

"Wife, your cooking now is definitely the level of a five-star hotel chef, especially the sweet and sour pork ribs, which are good in color, smell and taste. How can I be so delicious! Gnome male-"Xie Uni-President chewed and gave a thumbs-up call with a smile. After enjoying the delicious food cooked by gaoyu, he will never be stingy with his cheap kind words. This is his consistent means and style, which is very beneficial to gaoyu, who has little vanity, and makes her cook dinner more and more times. In fact, Xie Tong's insincere kind words don't sound new, but she is still so beautiful. Gao Yu smiled and made faces at him playfully. To tell the truth, Gao Yu is very cute, simple and handsome, and he belongs to the kind of person who can't bear to look straight and never tire of seeing it. In particular, a pair of charming dimples exposed by laughing can really make men's eyes linger, including Xie Tong himself. He can fall in love with her at first sight with a high opinion of himself, which is enough to show that she is outstanding. No matter in appearance or temperament, she is no less than Fang Yun. Now, if it is not Xie Tong's own career, of course, for Xie Tong, a natural playboy, the temptation of "roadside wildflowers" is irresistible. gaoyu, the most beautiful and fragrant "home flower", can't hide his greedy eyes, unsightly nostrils and restless heart. Therefore, Xie Tong still loves and hates this earthly body that covets "food" and "color", although it hinders spiritual freedom and peace of mind. Many times, love is greater than hate, and love is far greater than hate.

Xie Tongzheng wants to get in touch with his megaphone, and Gao Yu, who knows this way, dodges tactfully, but she doesn't really want to hide. In just two seconds, she took the initiative to kiss him on the mouth, and then smiled sweetly: "If you want to win my husband's heart, you have to raise his stomach. Hey, I got off work early today and improved my food. "

"Yuer, it is rare to have so many hard dishes today. Let's have some Berry Bros. & Rudd! " Xie Tong, who has been drinking for two years, suggested that he was kissed by Gao Yu in such a rare way. His mood suddenly really improved, and he called her "her" affectionately. He hasn't called her that for two or three days. At this moment, his heart even felt a little remorse and apology for not being good enough and not paying enough attention to her these days.

"Good good! I just heard a few days ago that it is not easy to get a heart attack if you drink a little wine in moderation! " As he spoke, gaoyu bent down, held out a tender and fragrant jade hand, took out a bottle opener, a sober bottle and two goblets for drinking red wine from the bottom of the wine cabinet beside him on the dining table, and then took out a bottle of red wine from the middle compartment. Xie Tong took the wine from Gao Yu, opened the plastic bag mouth, unscrewed the cork with a bottle opener, and then stretched out his hand to propose a toast to Gao Yu's cup. Gao Yu quickly took the bottle, smiled and gently flicked his smooth forehead with the index finger of his other hand, then lifted the sober bottle, carefully poured the wine along the inner edge of the sober bottle and shook it gently. Xie Tong twisted a piece of sparerib by hand and put it in his mouth. While chewing, I was intoxicated with Gao Yu's elegant pouring and shaking wine. He clicked on the QQ music APP on his mobile phone and selected a song "My Dream" sung by Jane Zhang from the song list. Beautiful melody and extremely magnetic voice suddenly flowed in the restaurant, and also flowed through his blood vessels, reaching every nerve ending of his body.

"I prefer the English version of Dreams Come True sung by Dracy. Of course, the English and Chinese versions sung by Jane Zhang are also quite good. " Gao Yudao.

"Don't say that outside, aren't you afraid that others will say that you worship foreign things and flatter foreign countries?" Xie Tong laughed.

"no! If I really say that I admire foreign things and flatter foreign countries because I like an English song, how inferior and fragile this person is. Blx is bad everywhere, it's boring. " Gao Yu was unconvinced.

At the small table, the wine smells good and the food smells good. The couple picked up food from each other, clinked glasses frequently, and chatted while eating and drinking. In the warm orange light, the red wine has almost bottomed out. Gaoyu is a poor drinker, with a white face and reddish brown curly hair above watery eyes. She is quite charming and a little drunk. Xie Tong's right hand is light.

Xie Tong staring so straight, Gao Yu a little embarrassed. She chuckled, raised her head, put a few strands of hair covering her cheeks to her ear with her fingers, and then said sweetly, "Husband, don't look at others like this!" "

With a simple smile on his face, Xie Tong praised him from the bottom of his heart through the strength of wine: "You look really good in the rain is falling all, and the more you look, the more attractive you are. If you are beautiful, you even have a good dance skill and a good cooking skill. "

Xie Tong was about to express his desire to quit his job and study for a doctorate through the strength of wine and Gao Yu's good mood. But before he could speak, Gao Yu said excitedly, "You have a sweet mouth. You captured my heart with this advantage, and even my mother was deceived by you." Gao Yu said "Hehehe". However, Xie Tong knows that he can easily capture the heart of this intellectual woman with beautiful skin and good temperament, not just by her Zhang Tiantian mouth. Why else did Dongzhou Art College lose all the sweet-talking young handsome guys among her colleagues? He is confident in his figure, appearance, speech, talent and temperament. He always thought that his combination with Gao could be described as "a match made in heaven" and "love like oxygen".

Xie Tong wanted to reorganize the language to express his wish, but Gao Yu beat him to it: "Hey! Honey, let me tell you something serious. Xiaoli said that she was tired of jumping over the floor and wanted to buy a hardcover large flat floor before the purchase restriction in July. Accompany her to Hedong New District to see the house at noon today. 188 flat hardcover daping building, really beautiful and magnificent. She suggested that we also ... buy a small set there. " Looked at Xie Tong Gao Yu, speak carefully, speak hesitatingly, but can't conceal envy and desire.

Xie Tong couldn't help beating his chest and thinking: Today is not a special day. It turns out that you cooked so many delicious foods with your heart, which is really well-intentioned! But we are not as rich as your best friend Fan Xiaoli's family! Thinking of this, Xie Tong was a little discouraged, even indignant at his unreasonable material poverty, disappointed and stressed at gaoyu's "fantasy" of "buying a house". He knows that his desire to quit his job and study for a PhD can only be hidden in his heart again, because he knows that this desire and dream are simply extravagant hopes and fantasies for him.

But Xie Tong on second thought, it is human nature for Gao Yu to have this idea. Who doesn't want better material living conditions? Who doesn't want to own their own house? Especially for women who have no sense of security in life, especially when their girlfriend is about to become a "sly rabbit" in the "three caves", which woman can be indifferent, unfocused and calm as water? In fact, in addition to being disappointed and pressured by gaoyu's sudden desire to buy a house, Xie Tong also felt a little remorse, apology and helplessness. Self-reproach is that after five years of marriage, gaoyu has always been willing to squeeze into this humble rental room with him, with no regrets; It's a pity that their savings and income are difficult to buy a house in a new first-tier city like the east, even if it is a loan, it seems that they can't count on it at home. Aside from Xie Liuxi, my half-sister who just took the college entrance examination, my sister's family has just changed their new house in their hometown in the county for several years. Life is not comfortable, but Xie Zhiyuan, an honest father who has been a middle school Chinese teacher all his life, was discovered by her stepmother Sima Meili and caused a big scene. The retirement salary card has been firmly controlled by Sima Meili and has become a so-called "brother" who has nothing to do with Xie Tong. Father-in-law Gao Junde and mother-in-law Wang Yaru treated him well. When they bought a car, they already supported100000. How dare they talk about it when they buy a house? Reach out again?

Xie Tongduan waved the glass. He just wanted to take a sip, but suddenly he took a few gulps and swallowed it. He knows that red wine is not drunk like this, like an upstart with no culture, taste and emotional appeal, but he still drinks it like this. He cleared his throat and said, "I thought about buying a house. How could I not know? Renting a house in our country has always been a problem, but our economic conditions are not allowed at present! " Xie Tong burped, paused and continued: "Rain is falling, I promise you that within three years, believe me, just three years, I will definitely earn enough down payment for your house." He subconsciously said, "buy a house." It seems that buying a house has nothing to do with him. At least that means he doesn't have the luxury in his heart. He doesn't want to bear such a heavy burden and wear such invisible shackles because of this luxury. Become a poor "house slave" who loses his physical and mental freedom.

"Dear, but we can't afford to wait! Now the price of a house is only a few days, which makes me jumpy. Besides ... "Gao Yu trembles.

"Except what?" Xie Tong asked, without any emotion.

"Besides, it seems that we are going to have a baby." Gao Yu has long eyelashes. Replied with joy.

"ah? ..... really? I'm going to be a father! " Xie Tong instantly pretend to be excited. In fact, he has been entangled in whether to have children. He doesn't think he is qualified or interested in being a father under the existing conditions.

"Well, Xiaohong should have come long ago, but she hasn't come. I occasionally feel uncomfortable for no reason these days. I was a little skeptical, so I bought a test paper privately and tested it several times by myself. I think I'm pregnant, husband. Go to the hospital to confirm tomorrow afternoon. Are you free? " Gao Yu raised his glass and took a sip of wine, then looked at Xie Tong and said.

"Well ... all right! I will take a half-day holiday with Zhu tomorrow. I'm really happy. I'm going to be a father, but, Rain is falling, our expenses will be even greater in the future. " Xie Tong suddenly understood the reason why Gao Yu was eager to buy a house recently, but he said it helplessly.

Why didn't I recognize the meaning in Xie's fairy tale? But she was not angry at all. As usual, she said softly, "honey, you know, I would like to live in a rental house with you, but I can't stand our children living in a rental house with us, which will break my heart." Also, the baby doesn't have his own house, so it is also a problem to go to school normally. I know it's a little difficult for us to buy a house now, but the house price has been rising, and it may be more difficult to buy it in the future. Why don't we ... "

"Otherwise?" Xie Tong asked curiously.

"Why don't we sell this car? It is estimated that it can be sold for 300,000. We have 300,000 deposits on hand. We can borrow some from my sister, friends and colleagues, and we can also borrow some from the provident fund. I calculated that it should be enough to buy a small set of seventy or eighty square meters! " Gao Yu knew that the Audi Q5, which had just opened for more than two years, was the darling of Xie Tong, and she gave it a try a little nervously.

Xie Tong couldn't help saying "Ah". He didn't know what to say at the moment. He didn't expect Gao Yu to have the idea of driving an Audi. Gao Yu also didn't say anything. She seems to love him a little, or flatter him, or even be afraid of him. The dining room was quiet, and the ancestral clock hung on one wall of their old Xu family's living room made a "tick-tock" sound.

Gao Yu suddenly grabbed the blue and white porcelain chopsticks in her bowl, put a piece of ribs in Xie Tong's mouth, and then looked at him affectionately and anxiously. As the saying goes, "it's soft to eat someone else's mouth", but Xie Tong chewed the ribs, tilted his head, and then deliberately cleared his throat, trying to hide and suppress his inner irritability and unhappiness, pretending to be kind and saying, "Rain is falling, it's inconvenient, unaccustomed and ... Besides, you are pregnant with a child. How many years will you live in this house? "No, just two years."

"I'm fine. There are many pregnant women by bus. I can sit if others can. I am no more expensive than others. I want to buy it now and don't want to wait any longer. " Gao Yu smiled and spoke very sincerely, even a little humble.

"Well, buy buy buy, buy your house; Sell, sell, sell my car, sell it well. Then we will simply return to the' car-free family' from tomorrow and try to squeeze the bus together to see who can't stand it first. Then don't be tired of shouting. " Sudden irritability and unhappiness drove away his pretended kindness. Xie Tong left this sentence, which should not have been said. His tone of voice is obviously not very good, he is a little angry and his face is not very good, probably because of drinking.

"Give it a try, as long as you can buy a house and let me squeeze the bus all my life ... the car is not yours, and the house is not bought by you alone ... by the way, don't go to women and children tomorrow, I'll go by myself. Besides, you told me the day before yesterday that you didn't want to tutor our deputy director Joe's son at the weekend. Don't do it if you don't want to! " Gao Yu said with a straight face, walked to the bedroom and never looked back, slamming the door. Xie Tong saw from behind that she seemed to wipe her eyes twice with the back of her hand. Did she make her sad? Xie Tongxin thought of his impulsive anger and regretted it a little. He tried to coax her and pretend to make a mistake, but he finally held back because he felt wronged. Second, he felt that it was too humiliating to take the initiative to bow his head and admit his mistake; Third, he doesn't have to worry about her packing up and going back to her family in a rage. This third possibility is the main reason. Xie Tong had a whim: If gaoyu's family was in the East, would she cry and pack up and go back to her family like many aggrieved and angry little women? Will I, like many men who are impulsive and bravado, offer a humble apology afterwards, mend my ways, humble my eyes, beg for mercy from my parents-in-law, let bygones be bygones and change my mind from Gao Yu? Gao Yu may not? Occasionally, right? If Gao Yu really does this once in a while, he will certainly offer a humble apology to his wife and parents-in-law, because he has her in his heart, although not all of her, but he can't do without her.

Xie Tong casually tidied up the dishes and chopsticks, sitting alone on the sofa in the living room in a daze, sulking. He forced himself to stop trying to sell cars and buy houses, and he no longer wanted to condescend to coax Gao Yu. Suddenly he remembered the wonderful meeting at McDonald's in the evening, and somehow he was a little lost. He regretted not having the courage to strike up a conversation with her. Or "degenerate" at will and secretly leave her beautiful image with her mobile phone. Surely that beautiful image must be easier to get rid of than this red wine.

Xie Tong bored to open his mobile phone, clicked on WeChat, and listlessly opened his circle of friends. Suddenly, his heart was shocked. His head is a plum blossom, and there is a line under the name of "Mei" on WeChat: Haha, I can only recite it backwards; Below the word is a photo, which looks like he is holding a book in a McDonald's shop and pretending to be reading. Xie Tong quickly opened the photo and studied it carefully. His face turned red at once because the book he was holding was upside down. But to his surprise, he and she turned out to be WeChat friends. As for when and why it was added, he can't remember clearly and can't remember anything. But for him, these questions seem unimportant compared with "he and she are WeChat friends" itself. It doesn't matter at all. He opened her head photo and personal photo album with great interest. It turns out that she, like him, belongs to a low-key "accidental family". His "embarrassing photo" is the only one in her circle of friends for several months. Xie Tong suddenly thought: It's a great honor to be predestined friends with her. Should she announce herself in the circle of friends, comment and transfer his embarrassment to her? Unfortunately, he was born a timid and shy person, and he was timid at the critical moment.

Xie Tong suddenly wanted to tell Fang Yun about this wonderful meeting in McDonald's through WeChat, and told her that she had gone to their "old place" and met her "young version", but she finally gave up the idea. He couldn't bear to touch her sensitive nerves for fear of causing her nostalgia, loneliness and regret, and he was also afraid that he would be influenced by her negative emotions.

After giving up the idea of sending WeChat to Fang Yun, Xie Tong hesitated and decided to edit a message to comfort Liu Yunxia. He knew it was meaningless to say something comforting as an outsider. But then he thought: although the effect may not be good, the original intention and form of comfort itself, which expresses concern, is sometimes very important, otherwise it will appear too cold and unfriendly. After editing WeChat, Xie Tong wanted to tell gaoyu about Liu Yunxia's unsuccessful comeback against the wind, and asked her if the content of WeChat was appropriate. But when he entered the bedroom, he found Gao Yu curled up and fell asleep. He felt a little remorse and regret. He gently covered her with a quilt. He knew she wasn't asleep, but this time she was really angry and didn't want to talk to him.

Xie Tong leaned against the wardrobe and reread the edited WeChat content. When he found it appropriate and satisfied, he sent it to Liu Yunxia.

Xie Tong crouched down, staring at Gao Yu handsome face pack to sleep. His heart is sour and itchy. He felt that he had feelings and physical desires for gaoyu, sometimes very strong. He knows very well that this feeling and desire are the two thickest ropes that bind him to stay in this noisy and impetuous urban life.

Xie Tong crept around to the other side of the bed, took off his slippers, got into bed, leaned against the bed, read a book half-heartedly, waited for Liu Yunxia to reply to WeChat, and looked at Gao Yu sleeping beside him from time to time. Liu Yunxia never answered. Near eleven o'clock, he turned off the bedside lamp and lay down, tossing and turning, and fell asleep.

Xie Tong woke up from sleep again, scared out in a cold sweat. A week ago, I dreamed that I became a little bee in a spider's web, and then I dreamed that I became a poor crying caged bird. He rubbed his sleepy eyes, looked at Gao Yu sleeping beside him through the light coming through the curtains. Gao Yu was sleeping soundly, and his lingering panic and strong sense of randomness made him unable to continue to sleep. He got out of bed slowly, crept out of the bedroom and left the door unlocked as usual.

Xie Tong suddenly remembered that he and Gao Yu didn't take a shower before going to bed because they were angry with each other the night before, so he decided to take a shower. The slightly hot water from the shower overhead fell on his white and handsome body, which made him feel very tired.

Xie Tong took a bath and got dressed and came out of the bathroom. He didn't go to the kitchen to prepare a simple and nutritious Chinese breakfast-miscellaneous grain porridge, steamed stuffed bun with vegetables and mushrooms, boiled eggs and olives. Of course, the steamed stuffed bun was bought from the steamed stuffed bun shop next to the community the day before or the day before. Just heat it up a little. Olives were bought from Taobao before. The bath didn't wash away his bad mood, so he didn't want to make breakfast. He decided to go downstairs and buy some breakfast.

Xie Tong came out from home, gently closed the door and saw the elevator stop at 18 floor. He just went downstairs from the dimly lit stairs to the stairs on the first floor, but he was startled by a black stray cat. The black stray cat surprised him, and his arms got goose bumps. He stamped his foot violently, and the black cat jumped on the windowsill, but it didn't run away at once, nor did it make a cry of protest. It just kept staring at him.

Out of the unit door, it was just dawn, but it already gave people a sultry feeling, and it seemed to be another hot day. Things are different in the community, and people are sparse. Even the aunts and grandmothers who get up early to exercise on weekdays have never seen a figure. Occasionally, a few unknown birds are singing in the emerald forest by the roadside.

Xie Tong put aside other thoughts and all unhappiness, turned three times along the ring road in the community, and then turned to the north gate of the community. The smell of miscellaneous grains pancakes got into his nostrils, which made his appetite big. In the morning, he hasn't eaten this delicious miscellaneous grain pancake for more than ten days.

It's rare that you don't have to queue up in front of the multi-grain pancake stall. He bought two pancakes with miscellaneous grains. Gao Yu never eats scallions, and she didn't put them in either one. He bought a pumpkin porridge that Gao Yu liked from a nearby porridge bun shop, and he was no longer angry with Gao Yu.