Chapter 60
◎ The next day, Xu Ze stood up. Zeng Linlin was still asleep. He looked at her with an unclear expression.◎
The next day, Xu Zeli got up. Zeng Linlin was still asleep. He looked at Zeng Linlin with an unclear expression.
After a long time, Zeng Linlin opened her eyes with sobs. She was shocked when she saw Xu Zeli's face.
Zeng Linlin sat up, clutching her chest, and said in shock, "Why are you looking at me like that? It's so scary."
Xu Zeli turned away and said softly, "I'm waiting for you to wake up, so we can go home together."
Home? Zeng Linlin felt a surge of sweetness in her heart when she thought of the narrow, dim house, Xu Huiqiu, and Xu Zhengqing.
Although Zeng Linlin was respectful and polite to Xu Zhengqing, she actually annoyed him. Xu Zhengqing's position in her heart was only slightly better than Xu Huiqiu's.
Xu Zeli's face was grim, and Zeng Linlin knew that he was depressed because of what happened last night.
Zeng Linlin sat over and kissed Xu Zeli on the lips, saying softly, "Don't be unhappy. I was really too tired last night and not in the mood. I'll give it to you again when we get back to your house tonight, okay?"
Xu Zeli touched her hair, smiled, and said, "Linlin, I just want to have you so much."
Zeng Linlin looked up into his eyes and said, "Zheli, tonight, just tonight, I will definitely not let you down again."
Xu Zeli didn't say anything. After a moment of silence, he patted Zeng Linlin's shoulder and said gently, "Get up, let's go home. I'm afraid Mom and Dad are waiting for us."
In the noisy Shikumen.
The young man who was emptying the toilet said to Xu Zeli with a playful smile: "Brother, how was it? Did you have a good time last night? My sister-in-law is so beautiful."
Zeng Linlin, who was holding Xu Zeli's arm, couldn't help frowning. One reason was because of the young people's indiscriminate eating of meat and vegetables, and the other was because of the smell of toilets wafting everywhere in the alley.
Xu Zeli's face showed no trace of newlywed joy. He pretended to be profound and said, "Marriage is the union of the souls of two men and women."
The young man's face froze. He only cared about a wife, children, and a warm bed. What soul? No soul! He was a materialist and only believed in the Party!
The young man twirled his hair and said awkwardly, "Brother Zeli, I'm leaving first."
Xu Zeli smiled and watched the young man flee in panic. The depression in his heart dissipated a little. He and his peers here were no longer from the same class.
Xu Zeli and Zeng Linlin stayed at home, and people kept coming to congratulate them, and waves of children came to get candy.
Xu Zeli was good-tempered at the time, dealing with them. In his own home, Xu Zeli felt at home, but Zeng Linlin wasn't. Of course, no one cared enough to take care of her feelings.
Looking at the leftovers from the wedding banquet on the table, Zeng Linlin bit her chopsticks, said nothing, and only ate one or two bites of dinner, just to pretend.
After dinner, Zeng Linlin urged Xu Zeli to get her some hot water for a bath.
Asking her to go to the bathhouse to take a bath, with a group of naked people gathered together, she would rather not take a bath.
Fortunately, the weather hasn't turned cold yet, otherwise getting water for a bath would be a big project.
Thinking about the benefits that would come later, Xu Zeli picked up two rattan water bottles without saying a word, walked out of the house, and went to Lao Hu Zao to get water for Zeng Linlin to take a bath.
Xu Zeli looked very willing. Xu Huiqiu, who was cleaning up the dishes, wanted to say something dissatisfied, but had to swallow her words.
In the dark night, the mosquito net was lifted, a man's hand stretched out, and the desk lamp on the desk next to the bed was turned on.
Xu Zeli looked at the bed sheet. There was no red at all, and his face was gloomy. No wonder he felt something was wrong. So that's it! If he hadn't turned on the light, Zeng Linlin would have fooled him when he woke up tomorrow morning.
The sudden bright light was too dazzling. Zeng Linlin half covered her eyes with her hand and asked in a low voice, "Why did you turn on the light?"
Xu Zeli said palely, "What are you talking about? Look for yourself."
Xu Zeli was extremely angry, but he couldn't make a scene and alarm the neighbors.
Zeng Linlin pretended to be dumbfounded and said, "What are you looking at?"
Xu Zeli pointed at the bed sheet and said, "Why is there no blood?"
His fingers trembled violently, like an old man.
Zeng Linlin yawned, not at all afraid of the furious Xu Zeli. She said nonchalantly, "If there's nothing, then there's nothing. We'll talk about it later. You've made me so tired."
Xu Zeli pressed Zeng Linlin's shoulders hard, his eyes red, and gritted his teeth as he said, "No! Zeng Linlin, you've slept with other men."
He had underestimated Zeng Linlin. He thought she loved him deeply, deeply in love, but he hadn't expected her to be played around. Zeng Linlin was not a virgin, and her parents must have known about it.
It turns out that I am the one who takes over!
Zeng Linlin's face wrinkled. She broke away from Xu Zeli, smiled, and said, "Zeli, why are you speaking so vulgarly?"
Xu Zeli had a cold face and stared at Zeng Linlin solemnly.
Zeng Linlin smiled naturally, glanced casually at the sheets below, and said slowly, "You're talking about this, Zeli. It's hard for a college student to be so feudal and ignorant. We should be scientific. There's actually no such thing as a vagina. It's called a vaginal valve. It has a hole in it, not completely closed like a balloon. Whether or not there's bleeding depends on the individual. It's normal for some people not to bleed. It has nothing to do with whether or not you had sex before. It doesn't mean anything and doesn't explain anything."
Before Xu Zeli, she had indeed had sex with other men, but she did not bleed the first time. Only after she found out about it did she understand.
She was not a chaste woman, so she let the matter go.
The only person she had ever had sex with, besides Xu Zeli, was her first love. He was a ruffian, bad-tempered young man with a perpetual smile on his face, and she couldn't help but fall for him.
But she knew that she could date him but not marry him because his parents were just ordinary workers.
Even at the most emotional moment, she never thought of marrying him.
The relationship lasted for more than half a year, but she accidentally went too far. Although she was wearing a condom during the intimate act, she still got pregnant.
She was not a timid person, so she immediately told her father and asked him to handle the matter.
Her father transferred the other family to another place, so she and him naturally broke up. He arranged everything and took her to the hospital for an abortion.
At the beginning, she fell in love with Xu Zeli because he was easy to control.
Otherwise, with so many young and promising men around her, why doesn't she choose one of them? It's not like many of them are pursuing her.
If her situation were to be told to others, it would bring shame to her family. If she didn't tell anyone and chose a family of equal status, she would be unable to hide it and would make enemies.
So Xu Zeli is the best candidate for marriage.
Zeng Linlin's explanation was full of complicated things, even including medical terms. But Xu Zeli still didn't believe it. Zeng Linlin had lost her virginity to another man, which was a huge blow to him, no less than when he was forced to drop out of school and go to the countryside as an educated youth.
Zeng Linlin approached Xu Zeli, rested her head on his shoulder, and said coldly, "Zeli, didn't you tell me that you and Bei Bitang had sex before? Even if I'm really not a virgin, then we're tied, it's fair. Besides, it's not like I really gave it to someone else for the first time. It's just that I didn't bleed, right? If you care so much, I'll pour a bowl of chicken blood on the sheets tomorrow."
At this moment, Xu Zeli was in a state of grievance. He had said it casually to save face, but now it was causing him bitter consequences.
Xu Zeli didn't believe Zeng Linlin's statement at all. The first time of bleeding was a statement that had been passed down for thousands of years. How could it be wrong?
Xu Zeli didn’t even think about how old women got married in ancient times, how their bodies developed, and how old women get married now.
Xu Zeli was silent and regretful.
Zeng Linlin narrowed her eyes and carefully observed his expression. After a while, Zeng Linlin widened her eyes, covered her mouth and said, "No way, you lied to me. In fact, nothing happened between you and Bei Bitang."
If Xu Zeli told the truth, she would have told him clearly earlier and would not tell him about her bad marriage and the abortion.
But who asked Xu Zeli to talk nonsense? It's all his own fault.
Thinking of this, the guilt in Zeng Linlin's eyes disappeared instantly.
Zeng Linlin took Xu Zeli and placed him on her chest. She said in a deep voice, "Zeli, there's no doubt that I love you. You can't doubt my feelings for you. You said today that marriage is a union of souls. What does that have to do with that membrane? That membrane is non-existent."
Xu Zeli continued to remain silent and didn't say anything.
Zeng Linlin's expression changed, and she said harshly, "It turns out Zeli is also a vulgar man. I overestimated your feelings for me. If you care so much about me, let's get a divorce tomorrow."
Xu Zeli's expression changed slightly. He regretted extremely that he had given up the pure and innocent Bei Bitang for the flawed Zeng Linlin.
Well, it turns out Xu Zeli really wants to divorce her. What a wish!
Zeng Linlin let go of Xu Zeli's hand and said bluntly, "Zeli, have you forgotten those important guests you saw at the wedding banquet yesterday? If you give up on me, in another twenty or thirty years, you will only be their subordinates, not even qualified to attend a wedding banquet for someone from a family like mine. Don't you want to be like them in the future, treated as a guest of honor wherever you go?"
"Even if I'm not innocent, I'd still be marrying down to you based on your conditions. Why else would I marry you based on your humble parents, your family that can't afford a proper wedding house, and your family being so heavily in debt?"
"Zheli, think carefully. Do you still want to break up with me? Are you going to give up the help that's so readily available from my parents? Don't think I'm stupid. I believed your feelings for me without any real considerations. That Bei Bitang, just in terms of appearance, is better than me, and she's nearly ten years younger than me. You and I know why you broke up with her and chose someone better. My parents are also aware of this. It was only because of my hard work that they agreed to have you as their son-in-law. Otherwise, they would have chosen a young man with a comparable family background."
Xu Zeli thought he had concealed it well, but the dark thoughts in his heart were suddenly exposed by Zeng Linlin. Coupled with her parents, Xu Zeli didn't even dare to think about how Zeng Linlin's parents usually looked at him.
Xu Zeli's face turned red with shame and anger.
Zeng Linlin blew a breath into his ear, lowered her voice, and said lightly, "Zheli, do you want to divorce me, or will you be a loving couple from now on?"
Xu Zeli used all his strength to push himself, hugged Zeng Linlin, and said softly, "You are my wife. Of course I believe what you say. What I said just now was just angry. Of course I want to be a loving couple with you. Go to sleep. Let's not talk anymore, otherwise we will wake up our parents."
Xu Zhengqing and Xu Huiqiu were extremely tired these days, and even though Zeng Linlin and Xu Zeli were making so much noise, they didn't wake them up.
The moment he raised his hand to turn on the light, Xu Zeli's eyes became sinister.
The two of them lay down again. Zeng Linlin put her hand on Xu Zeli's chest. Xu Zeli didn't dare to move at all, even though he didn't want to touch Zeng Linlin now.
Xu Zeli opened his eyes and looked at the black top of the mosquito net until he heard Zeng Linlin's steady and regular breathing. He gently took Zeng Linlin's hand away, turned over, and slept on the side.
There is a gap in the quilt between the two people, big enough for a person to squeeze in.
After a sleepless night, Xu Zeli became more and more depressed. As soon as the sky started to light up, Xu Zeli got up.
He put on his clothes and changed his shoes, without even taking a shower. He walked out of the alley and took a bus straight to the city's First Maternal and Infant Health Care Hospital.
Outside the gynecology department, Xu Zeli sat for a long time, waiting for the doctor to come to work, and was the first to enter the clinic.
Xu Zeli sat on a stool with a sloppy face and asked hesitantly.
When the kind female doctor saw his expression, she knew that if she didn't give him a good answer and resolve the knot in his heart, his wife would have a hard time in the future.
The female doctor said, "That's correct. Some people are born without a penis, while others do have one, but it's very fragile and can rupture with more movement. Sexual intercourse is also a form of exercise, otherwise why would bleeding occur?"
Xu Zeli asked hesitantly, "Really?"
The female doctor said in a positive tone, "How could I lie to you? If you don't believe me, you can bring your wife to see it, and you'll know for sure!"
Xu Zeli waved his hand and said, "No, doctor, thank you. I just, I just care too much about my wife."
The female doctor smiled on her face, but she didn't believe at all in her heart what Xu Zeli said, which made it even more obvious.
She was working in the obstetrics and gynecology department, and she had seen all kinds of men. Xu Zeli was still considered good, and there were plenty of worse men.
The female doctor watched Xu Zeli walk out the door and sighed in her heart. It seems that there is still a long way to go to popularize the knowledge of sexual physiology.
Xu Zeli walked out of the hospital. Although he had received the doctor's exact statement, the knot in his heart still remained.
Thinking of Zeng Linlin who had a good night's sleep at home, Xu Zeli was so angry that he didn't plan to go home immediately.
He went into a breakfast shop and ordered a lot of things, including wontons, beef pot stickers, pan-fried buns, soy milk, and scallion oil noodles.
Xu Zeli arrogantly occupied a table by himself, picked up a pan-fried bun with a dull look on his face, and ate it without any appetite.
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