women are not easy

Chapter 1 Dispute
1993, spring.

"Ring Ling..."

The bell of the instrument factory rang. Wu Manqing raised his head and wiped the sweat from his forehead. The wall clock on the wall pointed to five o'clock in the afternoon, and it was time to get off work.

She walked slowly to her closet, took off her blue overalls and sleeves, and locked them all the way.Then he put on a yellowed shirt that had been washed with soapy water, and buttoned up the delicate buttons tirelessly.

After buttoning the last buttons, Wu Manqing subconsciously stroked her chubby belly. Now it's almost eight months old, and the fetus moves more frequently.

Back home, Man Qing ate some porridge and rested on the bed.But she tossed and turned for hours and couldn't fall asleep.

She really felt extremely irritable in her heart, and the blood in her veins was also like the thoughts in her mind, churning and boiling non-stop.I don't know if it's because the pregnant woman is afraid of the heat, or because she is too tired.

She always felt hot all over and a little weak.The tendons in the temples throbbed, and there was always something wrong with lying down or sitting up.

There was a rustling sound of changing shoes at the door, and with a "squeak", someone opened the door and came in.The light at the door turned on immediately, and Wu Manqing knew that it was her husband Hu Weiguo who had returned.

As soon as Hu Weiguo arrived at home, he first picked up the enamel cup with the words "Jinxian Instrument Factory" printed on it, and "Gudu, Gudu" drank the cold water in it in one gulp.

He wiped his mouth, then padded his feet as best he could, and walked to the bed in the corner of the room.Seeing Wu Manqing's quilt turn around, he asked, "Manqing, are you still asleep? Did you have a good dinner?"

Wu Manqing bit her lower lip, leaned her pillow against the wall, then sat up straight, and turned on the green lamp on the bedside table: "I don't have much appetite these days, and I can't eat any more. I just eat casually at night." Order dried plum vegetables and porridge, and it will be enough to fill your stomach."

Hu Weiguo took off the patched cotton socks, walked to the head of the bed and sat down: "Why do you lose your appetite when you're so good? Is there something uncomfortable?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to touch Wu Manqing's forehead.

Wu Manqing shook her head and avoided her husband's hand: "Weiguo, have you talked to your director today? How is the arrangement in your factory about the distribution of the house? Seeing that the stomach is getting bigger every day, but this house I haven't settled down yet, and I always feel that something is on hold in my heart."

Hu Weiguo scratched his head, and laughed twice: "I'm a bit busy today, and I don't have time to go to the director's office to ask. In two days, when I have time in two days, I will go to ask."

Hu Weiguo's answer was within Wu Manqing's expectation.He was always timid and thin-skinned, so if he asked him to ask the director about the distribution of the house, I'm afraid he was extremely reluctant in his heart.

Seeing that Wu Manqing's complexion was not looking good, Hu Weiguo added another sentence: "In this factory, the distribution of houses starts with senior comrades. Even if there is no place for me this time, next time, according to the order, I will I think it will always be my turn. Besides, I haven’t been in the factory for a long time. Although I can be regarded as a deputy section chief now, I still have to practice and experience, so it’s not easy to get ahead of them and make a fuss about dividing up. House? It’s not good to do this, we still have to carry forward the tradition of respect and humility.”

Wu Manqing's brows flicked and then hung down: "Old comrades have to respect, so don't worry about me and the child in my stomach? Look at the dormitory we live in now. It's so small, only a dozen square meters in total. In the future, when I have an extra child, it will be difficult to turn around, let alone how to raise it. If you want to be modest, I don’t disagree, but you always have time and occasions, right? I’m fine with my own suffering, but you want your child to have a future Do you also suffer with you? How can you do this like a father!"

"Okay! Don't talk about it! House! House! Your mind is full of bourgeois dross, and you think about it every day. It's too narrow! I really don't understand, how did you become like this?" Hu Weiguo couldn't hold back, and poured out all the words in his heart at once.

But after all, he remembered that his wife was still pregnant with a child, so it was not good for her to fluctuate.So as soon as he said this, he regretted it again.

So he hurried forward, took Wu Manqing's hand and said, "Manqing, I'm the one who is in a hurry, so don't argue with me. I actually want to say that when we got married, it was just this wooden bed, and life is still the same Have you lived? Look, the radio, sewing machine, and bicycle in this house, which ones have not been accumulated by us together? So I think, this house, if we have the ability in the future, we will always have it. Moreover, the monthly salary of the two of us is so small, where can the house payment of 5 yuan come from?"

Man Qing gritted her teeth, her husband's temper, I'm afraid it will be difficult to change in this life.Everything is step-by-step, with a dime, living a life of a dime, never knowing what is to plan for a rainy day, and what is to fight for the rights you deserve.

According to the regulations in the factory, the housing of this dual-employee family was given priority in the first place.But under the same conditions, they have to be ranked according to their length of service. In this regard, they have no advantage.So Manqing thought, maybe Hu Weiguo has to try his best to fight for this matter.

"Weiguo, our monthly wages now add up to about three hundred yuan, and we still have to raise children and live a life. I'm afraid it's hard. It's nothing to be wronged by myself. I really don't want my children to be punished by the house. He was involved in the matter, and suffered with us. The fourth brother wrote a letter from Singapore a few days ago. He is now helping in the factory, and the salary is very high. Why does he have 2000 yuan a month! He said he saved some savings, If we need money in the future, we can send it over and give us a turnaround time. I think, if the house in this unit cannot be divided, we will borrow 2 or [-] yuan from the fourth brother, and we will share the rest with others. Relatives and friends get together, and I think it’s not a problem to buy a single-family house outside.”

Man Qing is not just talkative, she said, took a discarded quality inspection form, and then wrote the details of the loan arrangement on it, shaking it in front of Hu Weiguo, asking him to take a good look .

Hu Weiguo glanced casually, and at first sat on the edge of the bed without making a sound.

The atmosphere in the room gradually became awkward, and only the cramped breathing of the two could be heard faintly.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Man Qing knew that he was not happy, so he said, "I just want a safe way out, so that we won't have any unexpected situation and be forced to have nowhere to go. The most important thing is now Yes, you should go to Section Chief Zhao of the Administration Section to get a house that can be divided first. Borrowing money to buy a house outside is only our last choice to guarantee the bottom line, do you understand?"

Hu Weiguo stood up, walked round and round in the small room, and finally said: "Your mother always looked down on me, thinking that my family is poor. Now you are not small, and you are going to buy outside You still need to ask your fourth brother to help you with a single-family house? This! What is this? You asked me to go to your house in the future, where will I put my face? Don’t say whether this house can win the quota, even if it doesn’t , I don’t allow you to borrow money from your fourth brother to buy a house outside!”

"You are trying to save face and suffer!" Man Qing couldn't bear it anymore, and couldn't help but yelled at Hu Weiguo.

With a "slap", Hu Weiguo's eyes turned red, his hands trembled, and he immediately slapped Wu Manqing.

Man Qing was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Hu Weiguo, who was said to be honest and honest by others, in disbelief.The room was quiet for about 1 minute, and then Wu Manqing couldn't stop crying: "Good job Hu Weiguo, I'm sorry for you!"

Hu Weiguo lowered his eyes a little dejectedly, looked at his palms, and then at Wu Manqing who was crying so hard that he couldn't help himself, the feeling of powerlessness surrounded him all at once.

He didn't know why he slapped his wife.Subconsciously, he knew that he was wrong about this matter, but he still felt that there was a breath in his chest that he couldn't get out of, and his heart was really contradictory.

"Manqing...I..." Hu Weiguo opened his mouth to say something, but when the words reached his throat, the self-esteem in his heart was constantly haunting him, so he couldn't say anything.

Man Qing turned his head, pulled the handkerchief over, and wiped the corners of his eyes. There seemed to be sand in his throat, and his nasal voice was very heavy: "Hu Weiguo, I can understand that you have such a heavy hand. I will clean up now. Let's go and go back to my mother's house. I think we should be calm and calm. If it's really not suitable, we can get divorced at worst!"

"No, Wu Manqing, what do you mean? We just quarreled, and you went back to your mother's house arguing. Doesn't this make it even harder for me to step down?" Hu Weiguo complained.

Manqing snorted coldly: "I will never think about coming to Taiwan if you can't get down. Since you think face is the most important thing, then you can live on your own. I will take care of the children alone, and I can live well if I think about it." very good!"

As she spoke, she pulled out the artificial leather box that she brought from her mother's house when she got married out of the closet.She opened the brass buckle, and stuffed her clothes into the box one by one.

Hu Weiguo scratched his head, anxious like an ant on a hot pot: "Man Qing, calm down, what are you doing? It's midnight, you are a pregnant woman, and you are walking from the dormitory with a suitcase. Downstairs are all acquaintances from the same unit. When everyone sees you like this, what do you think of us? Don't be like this, it really won't affect you!"

Man Qing quickly put the copper button on, and the leather button was fastened. He lifted it and walked out the door: "Hu Weiguo, just hold your face and go live on your own. I'm really fed up!"

(End of this chapter)