East of the city, Guo's
It was late at night. Guo Shijing yawned as he pushed his bicycle into the house. He put the bicycle in the corner of the yard, closed the door gently, and walked into the house with his eyes squinting.
"Ah Jing?" Mrs. Guo asked sleepily, "Why did you come back just now?"
Guo Shijing burped and smiled embarrassedly.
"Mom, I woke you up... Li Da Bing, the canteen's purchasing agent, came to discuss something with me, and I drank too much without realizing it. I waited until I was a little sober before riding my bike back."
Mrs. Guo frowned and fanned her nose, saying disdainfully, "Look at you! You reek of alcohol - it's so pungent!"
"Shh." Guo Shijing quickly made a shushing gesture and lowered his voice: "Don't let my dad know that I drink. It's inevitable for a man to socialize occasionally when he's out doing business."
Mrs. Guo glanced at him and said, "Go get some hot water to wash your face and change your clothes, so as not to odorize that clay Buddha wife upstairs. I'll make you a bowl of sobering soup."
"Thank you, Mom." Guo Shijing drank a little too much, his mind was hazy, and he couldn't react: "Clay Buddha...? What does that mean?"
Mrs. Guo hadn't walked far yet, so she turned her head and snorted, "She doesn't work all day, but she still needs to be fed and well-fed, and she can't get bumped or else she'll complain about being uncomfortable - even a clay Buddha isn't as pretentious as her, isn't she?"
"Haha." Guo Shijing smiled twice and didn't dare to refute a word.
Mrs. Guo quickly brought over a bowl of sobering soup and found that her son was still lying on the sofa, seemingly not moving at all.
"A Jing, wake up and drink this soup."
Guo Shijing woke up in a daze, took the wine and drank it slowly.
The old mother turned around and went to the kitchen, unplugged a thermos and went to the bathroom. After a while, she brought over an enamel basin with a fur coat printed with flowers and prosperity.
"Come, wash your face, wipe your hands, wipe your body, then go upstairs to change clothes and go to bed."
Guo Shijing put the bowl down and did as he was told.
Mrs. Guo couldn't help but blame him: "Drinking is harmful to your health. How could you drink so much? Take care of your body. If your mother hadn't been waiting for you with her ears perked up, you wouldn't even be able to drink a sip of hot water with that clay Buddha upstairs."
"There's nothing we can do." Guo Shijing explained, "Li Dabing is a really good drinker. He drinks one glass after another, and the wine he drinks is like boiled water. He said he could drink several bottles a night. At first I thought he was bragging, but after two bottles he only had a slightly red face, and there was no sign of drunkenness at all. I didn't expect it to be real!"
"Li Da Bing?" Mrs. Guo thought about it carefully and asked, "He is the lover of Ma Da Mei from the Personnel Department, right? When they got married, many people joked that they were the 'Da Da Union', 'Da Mei and Da Bing'."
Guo Shijing nodded and explained, "Yes, that's him. He has been in charge of purchasing for our canteen for many years, and he has made a lot of money. It's hard to say whether he has made money, but he must have food. He was skinny a few years ago, but now he is so fat that he can hardly squeeze through the door!"
"Oh!" Mrs. Guo laughed in disbelief and asked, "Is he really that fat? No way? He was really skinny before, and Ma Damei wasn't fat either. When the couple got married, they came to our house to give us wedding candy. I chatted with them for a long time, and I still have some impression of them now."
Guo Shijing replied: "The child is already in his early teens, at least 10 years old. People change very quickly, especially when they are approaching middle age. They are both very fat now, especially Li Dabing. Mom, do you know? He can't even ride a bicycle now, his legs can't climb over."
"Ouch!" Mrs. Guo frowned and smiled bitterly: "You're too fat! Can you still wear the factory uniform? I don't think even the largest size will fit you."
"It's impossible to wear it." Guo Shijing explained: "He specially went outside to find a tailor to alter it, otherwise it wouldn't fit. He is fat, Ma Damei is fat too, and even the children are fat like piglets, with several layers of fat under their necks!"
Mrs. Guo snorted disdainfully: "The canteen purchasing job is a lucrative one. How can you not get fat if you have a lucrative job? The money may not be much, but you can definitely get some good food by taking advantage of the situation."
"Isn't it?" Guo Shijing sneered, "He's eating so much that he's almost getting fat! My dad has scolded him and told him that it's a bad influence and that he must correct his behavior. But he's used to eating. If he doesn't eat, he'll feel hungry. Once he eats, he has to eat a lot. He can't lose weight no matter what he does."
Mrs. Guo was amused and said, "Some people say that drinking water will make you fat, but I don't believe it at all. If you have the ability, drink water for a few days and see if you will become hungry. People who gain weight are because they eat a lot, otherwise they can't gain weight. Some people are satisfied if they can have three meals a day. Some people eat all day long, so they will naturally gain weight. Li Dabing is in charge of purchasing, so his family must have good vegetables and meat. He doesn't spend money and can eat as much as he wants, so he will naturally gain weight as he eats. Once you gain weight, it's hard to lose weight."
"He's used to it!" Guo Shijing joked, "His belly is even bigger than Tiantian's! If he wasn't a boy, I would have thought he was about to give birth!"
When Mrs. Guo heard the word "giving birth to a child", she couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
"Your wife said her mother and brother are coming to visit her and take care of her during the confinement period - there might not be enough room for them. I will clean up the backyard tomorrow so her brother can move in. Your mother-in-law lives upstairs, next door to you, so it will be more convenient for her to take care of her during the confinement period."
"Okay, you arrange it." Guo Shijing wiped his hands lazily, "At least it's OK as long as there's a place to stay."
Mrs. Guo said, "When we have more children, this house still won't be big enough to live in. Your father said he would ask Gu Qi's wife to help us build two spacious houses. We'll build them as soon as your wife finishes her confinement. Whether it's big enough or not, it doesn't hurt to have a backup."
"Gu Qi's wife?" Guo Shijing frowned and asked suspiciously: "... Isn't she studying at university? How can a woman build a house?"
Mrs. Guo glanced at him and said, "Are you drunk? What did your father say during the last meal? Have you forgotten? She is a contractor, she took on the entire project and brought construction workers to do the work. Your father said that she is a student at Chongqing University, and she can earn money while studying. I heard that Gu Qi's new house is very beautiful, and it was built by his wife. Your father has been there several times and kept praising it for being well built."
Guo Shijing felt depressed after hearing this and muttered, "Why does Gu Qi take away all the good things? My wife can still study and go to college, and she can also do business and make money!"
Mrs. Guo laughed and lowered her voice to sneer: "Do you think everyone is as short-sighted as you, picking up a clay Buddha and treating it as a treasure? If you listened to me, why would you marry such a person? You can find anyone better than her!"
Guo Shijing didn't dare to refute a word, and buried his head and said in a low voice: "Mom, I'm going upstairs to sleep."
"Go ahead." Mrs. Guo couldn't help getting angry when she mentioned it: "Go to bed! I don't want to bother with you!"
After saying this, she took the enamel basin and stormed out.
Guo Shijing hurried upstairs and opened the door quietly. He thought Qin Tiantian was probably asleep, but she was actually sitting on the quilt with disheveled hair, staring at him - he was so scared that he instantly jumped straight and sobered up a lot.
Qin Tiantian's eyes and face were swollen, and her whole body looked like a balloon. Her upper body was round, her belly was round, and her thighs were swollen and fat.
"Where the hell have you been?! You came back so late at night? Do you know what time it is now?! Huh? You are willing to come back?"
Guo Shijing secretly rolled his eyes, curled his lips and whispered: "Don't make noises so late at night, or you'll wake up my parents."
"You're still afraid of waking others up?!" Qin Tiantian snorted coldly: "Aren't you afraid of waking me up? I can't sleep for more than one or two hours a night, do you know that? I feel uncomfortable all over my body, no matter how I turn over, it's uncomfortable! Do you know? I can't fall asleep no matter what position I change! Do you know?! What were you doing when I was uncomfortable? Ah? What were you doing? Guo Shijing! Do you still have a conscience?! Are you still a human being?! I'm pregnant with your child!"
Guo Shijing yawned in annoyance and muttered, "I know... you are having a baby for me. The baby is not yours, you have no share, the baby is all mine, is that okay?"
“Guo Shijing!” Qin Tiantian angrily threw a pillow at him and yelled, “You’re a fucking bastard!”
"Shh!" Guo Shijing was shocked and threatened with a glare: "It's the middle of the night, you're still yelling? My parents are sleeping downstairs, and there are neighbors next door - do you really have to wake up the whole world?! Do you have to let the neighbors know that we quarrel every few days? Ah? You don't feel ashamed, but I do!"
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