Qu Fanyi simply stopped waiting for Chi Wei to come home.
The next morning, Qu Fanyi went out early.
No one woke him up, and Chi Wei was almost late. He jumped out of bed, and then he found that there was no one beside him. When he entered the cloakroom, he didn't see the clothes that Qu Fanyi had prepared for him in advance, and there was no breakfast on the table. He had to drive to the hospital to work on an empty stomach. He was busy until the afternoon. When he opened his backpack, he found that the lunch box in the backpack was still the same as yesterday - in the past, Qu Fanyi would take it out, wash it, and put cut fruits on it. It was finally time to get off work. When he opened the door, no one greeted him. He found that there was no longer four dishes and one soup on the table today, but a plate of quick-frozen dumplings. He looked at the aunt suspiciously, and the aunt said apologetically: "Xiao Qu didn't buy vegetables today, and didn't tell me what I needed to do, so I had to prepare quick-frozen dumplings."
Chi Wei shook his head to indicate that it was okay. He untied his tie and went into the bathroom. He wanted to take a shower, but found that the shower gel was used up, and he had no idea where the spare shower gel was...
He couldn't stand it anymore, so he picked up his phone and wanted Qu Fanyi to go home immediately. However, the next second, he put his phone down again. He swaggered to the computer desk in the study, logged into the game, turned up the speakers to the maximum, and thought to himself, let's see who can last longer?
Qu Fanyi wandered around the street all day and felt that she had nowhere to go. After becoming a full-time wife, her social circle became very narrow, and she had fewer and fewer contacts with her former colleagues. Only Chi Wei was left in her life. She seemed to be Chi Wei's vassal, his asteroid, and always revolved around him.
Fortunately, at noon today, there was a sudden movement in the dormitory group. She looked carefully and found that it was Zhou Li who announced that he had received a mid-year bonus of 100,000 yuan, and was in high spirits to treat everyone to dinner.
After hearing this, everyone responded enthusiastically. Zhou Li was pleased and @ed Qu Fanyi in the group, saying, "You must come tonight. If you don't come, we'll do it another day."
Qu Fanyi pouted, but still replied, "Then tonight." After a pause, she added a happy bunny emoticon insincerely. To cover up her awkwardness.
The class reunion was scheduled at nugget.
It has been nearly three years since graduation, and Qu Fanyi is the only one who got married quickly in the dormitory. The rest of them are busy with their careers. From a small fry who just joined the company, they have gradually become high-cost-effective players in the workplace who can stand on their own. They have also changed from sharing a house to renting a whole one-bedroom apartment. In the photos they posted, even the items they wear are becoming more and more expensive.
This time Zhou Li was the last one to arrive. She was obviously dressed up. In early February in Beijing, she wore a brown wool coat, a LV floral scarf, a pair of shiny Gucci classic earrings, and a YSL Manhattan. She wanted to wear all the logos on her body.
When she entered the house, she looked around and her eyes fell on Qu Fanyi. She jumped: "Why don't you put on makeup?"
Qu Fanyi said lightly: "I live nearby and walked here directly."
As she said this, she raised her chin, indicating that they should pay attention to the high-end residential areas around them.
Zhou Li's smile froze, she put down her bag, and turned the topic back to work, saying, "I was so busy today. The girls below didn't listen to me at all. After I said a few words to them, they actually said that I was PUAing them? Do you think they are angry?" After complaining, she picked up the menu and handed it to everyone: "Hey, take a look first, order whatever you want."
Another roommate took the menu and echoed: "Young people nowadays are like this, always wanting to clean up the workplace. You have to coax them to work. I've been so busy recently. My colleagues in the group are on maternity leave, and all the work is thrown to me."
"So miserable?" The other people widened their eyes.
"It's really annoying. She was bad at work and slow. The boss wanted to fire her. But she got better and got pregnant in time. Now we can only support her. Just like our ancestors."
"It's getting harder and harder for women in the workplace because of these women."
Zhou Li snorted: "So, it's better to be like our Qu Fanyi and become a wife right after graduation, and not to bully everyone. Let those who are busy with their careers focus on their careers, and those who are dedicated to their families focus on their families..." At this point, everyone noticed that Qu Fanyi didn't say a word.
One of the roommates asked with concern: "How are you doing recently? Is your belly moving?"
Qu Fanyi shook her head, "No."
She didn't listen to them just now. Her attention was attracted by the woman at the next table - Qiu Zining came.
Today, she had straight hair, tight jeans with a short down jacket, and over-the-knee leather boots. She greeted the waiter when she entered the store and said, "It's still the same as yesterday." She sat down, took out her computer, took off her coat, and started typing on the keyboard.
The roommates were also attracted by Qiu Zining's aura. They took a look at her secretly and whispered to each other: "So beautiful!"
Zhou Li sighed and said in a low voice: "That down jacket is at least 30,000 yuan."
"Guess what she does?"
"She is definitely not an office worker... She doesn't look like an office worker..." At this point, he glanced at Qu Fanyi again: "But she is definitely not a wife. All wives are cowardly and don't have such aura. Isn't that right?"
Qu Fanyi pulled the corner of her mouth and smiled stiffly: "It's not like me. I am socially phobic. , just want to stay at home. "
The two tables were too close, and they were discussing loudly. Qiu Zining glanced at this table intentionally or unintentionally. Qu Fanyi felt embarrassed and hoped that she didn't notice the roommates' discussion. She advised: "Don't say it, don't let anyone hear it."
Zhou Li laughed: "Why are you so afraid of things? Haven't been in contact with society for a long time?"
Another person also laughed, "It seems that all full-time wives are like this."
Public opinion has changed quickly in the past two years. Independent women have become popular, while full-time wives have become the target of condemnation. Everyone has called for women to work hard in society like men after receiving higher education, instead of looking forward to getting married and locking themselves in the kitchen. Even in TV dramas, the story line of full-time wives is inseparable from the husband's cheating and grief and miscarriage. An increasingly loud voice keeps repeating in every woman's ear: full-time means tragedy.
In the two years of college, when the roommates heard that Qu Fanyi's life ideal was to be a wife, their attitude was nothing more than admiration. In 2157, when the roommates looked at Qu Fanyi, a full-time wife with plain face, their eyes unconsciously revealed pity.
Zhou Li took the lead in persuading: "Fanyi, to be honest, you still have to find a class to attend. Otherwise, you will really be out of touch with society."
"Yes, there is a sister in our company, who graduated from a 985 university and had work experience before. As a result, because she stayed at home full-time for 5 years to take care of the baby, she is now timid and can't do anything well. She is not even as good as an intern."
Everyone said one thing after another, not giving Qu Fanyi a chance to interrupt. Qu Fanyi was stunned and subconsciously glanced at Qiu Zining. She saw that she had stopped typing, her ears were erected, and the corners of her mouth were bent, as if she was listening attentively.
Qu Fanyi smiled bitterly in her heart: I guess what her roommates said was what she wanted to say. The famous Qiu Ning'er, is she laughing at me in her heart now?
Zhou Li saw that she didn't answer and sighed, "Look at you now, you don't go to work, just stay at home every day, and your reaction is slow. If your husband cheats on you and divorces you one day, what will you do? We are really worried about you."
"Women really shouldn't get married. Staying single and childless is safe."
"I agree 100 times. Being a full-time housewife is really miserable. You have nothing..."
"Puff——", the woman next door seemed to have heard a particularly funny joke and laughed out loud.
The roommate who was interrupted turned around and looked at Qiu Zining in surprise. She closed her laptop, turned around, and faced their table. Her earrings shone brightly under the light. Qiu Zining smiled at them and said, "What do you want from working? A big house? A car? If that's the case, what qualifications do you have to say that full-time housewives are miserable? You have to work hard for 20 years to get what this lady got last year. Isn't that right?"
Everyone at the table was startled, even Qu Fanyi opened her eyes wide.
Qiu Zining stood up holding his laptop, his eyes fell on Zhou Li's face, and continued: "Instead of looking for superiority by criticizing your classmates here, why not look down at your own life and ask yourself, how big a house do you want to live in? How much money do you want to drive? How often do you want to go to the beauty salon? You rely on yourself to get these things, can you really get them? If not, why do you shout at women not to get married?"
"What did you say?!" Zhou Li's eyes widened, and he became angry: "If you get married for a big house, what's the difference between this and objectifying yourself?"
"What's wrong with a big house? Who doesn't want to live a better life? Marriage is for a better life "Qiu Zining sneered, "Please, don't be brainwashed by the arguments on the Internet. Before you accept the ideas of those Internet celebrities who don't want to get married or have children, first look at what cards you have in your hand, and then look at your position to see how much value you can play? Don't laugh at a woman who is different from you. Being a full-time wife is not pathetic. On the contrary, those women who can't live the life they want and can only say that the grapes are sour are the most pathetic. "
After saying this, she walked behind Qu Fanyi, tapped the back of her chair with her fingers, and said, "I'm leaving. Do you want to come with me?"
Qu Fanyi's heart was pounding. She glanced at the classmates around her, quickly got up with her bag, and followed Qiu Zining away. The pale street lights in the alley shone on their heads. In the chilly spring season, the evening breeze became gentle. Qu Fanyi followed Qiu Zining and trotted out of nuggets, and then asked: "Were you speaking for me just now?"
"I just couldn't stand it. Your classmates at the table were obviously bullying you, especially the one with the logo all over her body. I recognize her."
Qu Fanyi was puzzled: "Do you recognize Zhou Li?"
"Her name is Zhou Li?" Qiu Zining shrugged, "I recently cooperated with mcn to open a new account, which specializes in talking about the preferences of rich men. She sent a private message to that account last week. Do you know what she asked? She talked about her conditions, judged the value of several suitors around her, and then asked me how to marry a rich man. Just look at what I said to you today, isn't it true?"
"Really?!" Qu Fanyi was shocked.
"To be honest, I know a lot of successful women, and there are few who are not interested in men. Not to mention those who want to marry a rich man. The smart ones have a successful career and love life, while the dumb ones are played around by men. Many mature women are decisive in their careers, but for some reason, their perception of men in life is no different from that of female college students. People like you are considered smart in life and have a good life." Qu Fanyi lowered her head, thinking of Chi Wei, and didn't know how to respond to her compliments. "That Zhou Li, I've seen her Xiaohongshu homepage, all of which are photos. She looks very distinctive, so I recognized her." At this point, Qiu Zining smiled: "By the way, don't be with them later. I am Qiu Ning'er." "Why?" "Too fierce today, I'm afraid of losing fans." Qu Fanyi laughed out loud, looked at her sideways, and saw that she was also looking at her and laughing. After a pause, she reacted: "You, why do you have so many accounts now?" The personality of each account is different. "To make money." Qiu Zining waved his hand. "I've figured it out. The Internet is about what people want to hear, and we say what they want to hear. Recently, it's popular to scold men, so we scold men harshly. When the single economy becomes popular in a while, we will encourage everyone to stay single and have children to keep safe. A while ago, it was popular to have a dead husband, and everyone was clamoring to divorce and find a young man. It's a carnival on the Internet, but you should live your life the same way in private. If you live the same way as those bloggers say, your life is over." Qu Fanyi hesitated for a long time before saying, "Then, what do you think?" In the moonlight, she turned her head to look at her face. Qiu Zining was half a head taller than Qu Fanyi, and seemed to have changed her style. Qu Fanyi felt that she had changed, but she couldn't tell where she had changed. "Well..." Qiu Zining thought for a while: "Theoretically, they are right. Being a full-time wife is indeed a high-risk choice. But for each person, everyone's life is different, the cards in hand, and the life they want are different. Everyone has the right to make their own choice. You are not stupid. The choice you make must be the one that brings you the highest return. Others have no right to comment."
Qu Fanyi smiled and said sincerely, "I'll follow you again when I go back."
"Hmm?"
"I'll give you another follow."
The moon climbed up the branches, and the two of them walked to the bottom of Guangde International Apartment without realizing it. Qiu Zining simply invited Qu Fanyi to sit upstairs.
However, even though she had been prepared, Qu Fanyi was still shocked by the mess in Qiu Zining's house the moment she opened the door:
"Why don't you clean up by yourself or hire an aunt?!"
Qiu Zining waved his hand, "There is no suitable aunt. I also wanted to find a man before, but there is no suitable one." He threw his computer bag casually on the sofa, took off his coat and put it on the chair, opened the refrigerator, took out two bottles of cold beer, and began to look for a wine opener on the table.
The desk was piled with documents, books, and various bottles and jars of vitamins and fruits. Qu Fanyi simply helped her find them. She picked up a tissue box and saw four or five wine openers underneath. She was stunned: "Why did you buy so many?"
Qiu Zining: "Well. Aren't these always lost? Just buy a few more." As he spoke, he opened a beer and handed it to Qu Fanyi, saying, "Just find a place to sit."
Qu Fanyi shook her head, "I can't sit down."
Qiu Zining: "Huh?"
Qu Fanyi said: "Let me take a walk around your house. I have to find a way to tidy up your house, otherwise I won't be able to sleep tonight."
Qiu Zining laughed: "You still have this habit? Okay. You can just walk around and look around. But I really don't believe that anyone can tidy up my house."
After saying that, she turned on the desk lamp next to the sofa, put down the pointer of the vinyl record player, and ignored Qu Fanyi. She held the computer, drank beer, and continued to write.
A bright moon hung lonely outside the window. The lights in the apartment were dim. Lazy jazz music flowed through the room, passing through the piles of old books, the medieval Turkish wool carpets, and the dark red velvet curtains. There was a withered rose in the empty wine bottle beside the bed. The incense in the room was a faint smell of bitter orange and pine.
The two women didn't speak. They each did what they wanted to do.
Qu Fanyi carried an iPad with her and explored the apartment. She calculated secretly while walking and recorded it on the tablet. Finally, she sat down opposite Qiu Zining. Seeing that she seemed to be holding a computer all the time, she asked, "Do you like working very much?"
"Of course." Qiu Zining didn't even raise her head, as if she had asked a nonsense question. "Working one more second, earning one more second of money. And money is my salvation. If there is anything in this world that can really make me happy and at ease, it is making money."
Qu Fanyi smiled slightly, her eyes fell on the ice beer beside her, and said, "Your room is more suitable for mulled wine. I see that you have a lot of red wine at home, and oranges, apples and lemons
Cook them together, add cloves, star anise, cinnamon and rock sugar. It's suitable for winter. "
Qiu Zining smiled and wanted to say that she didn't have the time. Then Qu Fanyi spoke first, as if she knew what she was going to say: "I'll do it. Anyway, I'll come again tomorrow."
Qiu Zining glanced at the time. It was already past half past twelve. It was the first time that she felt the passage of time. She nodded and said, "Okay."
Unexpectedly, on the morning of the second day, Qu Fanyi actually brought the aunt from home directly over. The two of them were carrying tools and dressed in tight clothes. When they knocked on the door, Qiu Zining had just woken up and yawned and said, "I may have to go to my room to catch up on some sleep."
Qu Fanyi said, "You go to sleep, we'll clean up the living room first. "
There were footsteps outside the bedroom, sounds of moving, tidying, and talking... Qiu Zining actually fell asleep. When he woke up and opened the door, he almost froze in his tracks.
The living room, kitchen, and dining room, which were originally so messy that there was no place to stay, were like being looted. The windows were clean and empty.
"You, you, you threw all my things away? ! ! "
Qu Fanyi laughed: "I just put them in a reasonable place." As she spoke, she shook the notebook in her hand, which read "Home Storage Skills", and explained: "I studied storage seriously for a year and passed the qualification certificate for advanced storage and tidying. Although I have not officially served customers, I am more than enough to handle your home."
As she said this, she patted her aunt on the shoulder again: "I asked her yesterday, and she said that she is free during the daytime every day. If you are willing, you can let her do the work. All the specifications and standards should be followed according to this. It should be more professional than the aunt you met before. "
After that, she took out a notebook from her bag and handed it to Qiu Zining, which said "Guide to Cleaning Work".
Surprise is not enough to describe Qiu Zining at this moment. She took it with a look of trepidation, flipped through a few pages, and stood in awe. She hurriedly invited: "Why don't you have a meal before you leave? I'll order you my favorite Michelin takeaway."
Qu Fanyi smiled: "No need to order takeaway, Auntie is here, you can try her cooking."
So at noon, Auntie made burdock mushroom soup, peach gum tofu and truffle lion head for Qiu Zining and Qu Fanyi, with purple sweet potato stalk rice. She also dismantled the wall-breaking machine that had never been used and squeezed two glasses of juice for them.
In the afternoon, Auntie found a large bag of dry goods that had never been opened from Qiu Zining's kitchen, and stewed snow clam bird's nest soup for them.
Until dinner was approaching, Qiu Zining, who was happily waiting for Qu Fanyi to order dishes, realized something was wrong, "Wait! You are here, your aunt is here too, what about your husband? What about him? "
Chi Wei's casual tone of "You are just enjoying yourself at home every day." once again rang in Qu Fanyi's ears, Qu Fanyi curled her lips, looking harmless:
"I don't know him either. I just hope he can realize the difference between me being here and not being here."
So for several days in a row, Qu Fanyi came to see Qiu Zining during the day, and returned home slowly after twelve o'clock in the evening.
Because of Qu Fanyi's presence, Qiu Zining's home has become unprecedentedly tidy. After dinner every day, they would take a walk together, look at the new branches on the branches in early spring, then go to the nugget to buy a cup of coffee, and come back leisurely; in the afternoon when the weather was good, they would read books together in Qiu Zining's living room, talk about literature and movies, or open her express delivery together, and They put on facial masks together, studied beauty and false eyelashes, did yoga together on yoga mats in the living room, and gossiped about celebrities and weirdos on the Internet...
When Qu Fanyi returned to her messy home late at night a week later, she was surprised to find that Chi Wei was still asleep. He had lost weight, had a few acnes on his face, and was not in the mood to shave.
He looked at Qu Fanyi in silence, then motioned her to the study, and then solemnly uninstalled the game in front of her.
"I'm sorry." Chi Wei looked into her eyes and said, "I apologize for what I said before."
Qu Fanyi folded her arms across her chest and said nothing. Then, she opened her mouth and retched with a burst of acid in her stomach.
Chi Wei was shocked: "No, if you don't accept my apology, then forget it, and you don't have to vomit..." At this point, he was shocked and looked at Qu Fanyi in disbelief-
The next day, when Dr. Chi was at work, he took Mrs. Chi to the hospital. The examination results showed that Mrs. Chi was pregnant.