In the autumn of 2003, just after the SARS epidemic, Hua Nianping and Wu Ningfang got married. After their marriage, Wu Ningfang was sent by Hua Nianping to study in the junior college class of Beijing Dance Academy, which was an adult education degree.
After graduating from school, she found a job as a dance teacher in the kindergarten affiliated to Beijing University when she was not working.
The relationship between the two was good in the first few years after their marriage, but since Hua Nianping was transferred from Beijing University to the current headquarters agency, the relationship has deteriorated sharply. From a small quarrel over trivial matters to a huge quarrel between the couple who couldn't give in, it then developed to ten days or more.
There was a cold war of ignoring each other for a month, and there were even two physical fights.
The reasons were firstly that the boss surnamed Wu and his wife were found out by the school for using "gutter oil". When they were kicked out of the teachers' cafeteria, Hua Nianping did not stand up to speak for his parents-in-law; secondly, Wu Ningfang's younger brother took the college entrance examination, and the whole family trusted Hua Nianping.
Nianping used his connections to recruit students to Beijing University, but Hua Nianping failed to use his authority to help, so his younger brother failed to go to college.
Now, Hua Nianping was thinking that he had just returned from the border and was suddenly sent to Huaishang City by the headquarters agency. He had to leave Beijing at night. It was said that it was for one year, and he didn't know how many years he would stay. He thought of meeting Wu Ningfang again.
Farewell, I don’t know how long it will take for the relationship between husband and wife to be reconciled as before, and I can’t help but feel sad for a while.
Because he would leave the capital by car tomorrow morning, Hua Nianping planned to cook for dinner himself, make a few side dishes, and express his apology to his wife. However, Wu Ningfang called home and said that there were two tutoring sessions in the evening.
During class, I would eat out with my colleagues.
Sure enough, Wu Ningfang continued to come back very late, but unlike yesterday, not only did she not drink, but she also bought a new windbreaker jacket for Hua Nianping.
Hua Nianping decided to have a good talk with Wu Ningfang. After she took a shower and put on the goose-yellow nightgown, he took the initiative to make two cups of coffee and brought them to her as a gesture of goodwill.
Wu Ningfang did not appreciate it and said that drinking coffee at night would make it difficult to sleep at night. Hua Nianping was not interested and said that he would drink both cups of coffee. Wu Ningfang said unhappily that pouring out a cup of coffee would not save a lot of money.
, instead blaming him for causing trouble for himself.
Hua Nianping tried hard to restrain himself and said:
"Ning Fang, I know I have wronged you over the years. In fact, when I came back to the capital this time, I made up my mind to live a good life with you. From now on, I will not only think about work, let alone leaving you again. But I will have to do it again tomorrow morning
It’s really unfair to leave you alone to live a lonely life after we set off, and I really feel sorry for you.”
Wu Ningfang lit a cigarette and was quiet for a while. She said, "Actually, it's not easy for you to wander outside alone."
Her words moved Hua Nianping to the point of almost crying.
He couldn't help but become passionate, and immediately stretched out his arms to hug his wife, and said with uncontrollable excitement: "Fang, let's have a baby quickly!"
To Hua Nianping's great surprise, Wu Ningfang seemed to have a strange feeling towards his embrace. She felt it was very awkward, and she immediately broke away unaccustomedly and pulled away to the side.
Seeing the sudden gloominess on Hua Nianping's face, Wu Ningfang hesitated for a moment, then said as if she was apologizing, but also as if she was afraid that Hua Nianping would misunderstand: "Maybe you haven't noticed that my body...
It has been inconvenient since the day you came back."
Her words seemed to mean that Hua Nianping had given her her period these past few days, and she did not have it every month.
Hua Nianping felt embarrassed and explained: "I am planning to have a baby in the future. It is not long before the Spring Festival. I will return to the capital to celebrate the New Year no matter what, and it is only a temporary job in Huaishang.
One year will pass quickly."
Unexpectedly, his words suddenly reminded Wu Ningfang of many things.
She suddenly looked at him with hatred, her voice was not high, but she was obviously full of resentment, and said: "The Spring Festival is coming soon. But Hua Nianping, do you think I will still believe you? You think you are going to take on an important job this time.
, I think it’s just that he was assigned again.”
As if he was suddenly seen through a kind of hypocrisy, Hua Nianping blushed and stammered: "How...how do you see...the arrangements from above!"
Wu Ningfang sneered and said:
"When you went to aid Xinjiang, you agreed to return to the capital every two months, but how many times have you come back in the past few years? When we first got married, you were the leader of the School of Economics. Although there were many things, we could see each other every day.
When you are transferred to your current headquarters, you will be on business trips across the country, either for research or inspection. You will be away from the capital for 300 of the 365 days a year."
Hua Nianping couldn't refute, because Wu Ningfang told the truth and kept telling more and more. Later, she inevitably had her parents kicked out of Beijing University because of "gutter oil" and her younger brother failed to go to college. She asked Hua Nianping again.
Asking questions.
This is a topic that she holds dear to her heart and is an indispensable topic of fight every time she and Hua Nianping have any disagreements.
Wu Ningfang continued:
"You are doing a good job at your job, and you have been promoted step by step. But in the capital, there are many executives like you. How are you different from ordinary employees? You still take the subway and squeeze into the bus. Besides, your salary is not very high.
.After being married for so many years, we can’t even afford a decent house. This time you are going to work abroad for a year, and God knows how long we will break up again.”
Hua Nianping finally intervened and argued: "President Jiao personally assured me that he will indeed be on the job for one year."
Wu Ningfang shook her head again and again, and sighed: "Hua Nianping, I really can't imagine how a coward like you climbed to the top. You are so confused and have no wisdom at all."
She stood up, seemingly unwilling to continue talking to Hua Nianping, and walked to the dressing table to apply a facial mask on her face.
This parting conversation between the couple ended up unhappy for both of them.
Hua Nian lay flat on the bed and looked at his wife's back. He remembered that the goose-yellow silk nightgown she was wearing was brought back for Wu Ningfang when he was a visiting scholar in Singapore that year. The bottom of the nightgown was
The edge is inlaid with a rose pattern in gold thread.
Now, with only more than two years, Hua Nianping could not imagine that Wu Ningfang's back had become sharp and thin, and the nightgown on her body looked like it was being held up by a stick.
He thought that it seemed that her life must have been very unsatisfactory when he left home.
Wu Ningfang made a facial mask and applied it on her face for more than an hour. She thought Hua Nianping was asleep, so she turned off the headlight in the room.
Hua Nianping was confused and didn't know how long Wu Ningfang would continue to toss. He saw her return to the bedroom and then to the living room. The nightgown dragged on the floor made a scary "snap" sound from time to time in the quiet night.
, following Wu Ningfang every time she walked back and forth, as if a rattlesnake was crawling around with her.
Hua Nianping was frightened by the "snap" sound.
Later, Wu Ningfang finally went to bed and suddenly reminded her kindly: "Hua Nianping, don't sleep too hard, don't miss the train!"