Watching the sea from the shore

Chapter 4: Good at Compromising
Ni Manhua was a little confused: "What is this for?"

"Let you go back in time and kill your failed marriage, if you are willing."

"Uncle, I am 28 this year, not eight years old..."

"Believe it or not, I've already given you the stuff. You can put it on and use it. Oh yes, if you want to come back, remember to take the T579 flight to Beijing."

Ni Manhua had never imagined that a time machine would only appear in movies.But when she looked at Lai Hongtu, she couldn't help but think about it in her heart.

People cannot control their desires.

People can't help being curious.

The doorbell rang at this moment, and Lai Hongtu pressed the answer button with the remote control: "Who is it?"

"Uncle, it's me." Lu Guanhai smiled bitterly on the other side: "I was drinking. I took a taxi here. It's on the first floor."

Lai Hongtu asked the robot to go out to pick him up, and Ni Manhua silently put the "hat" aside.The whole person sank into the sofa.She closed her eyes and turned her head to face Lai Hongtu. Lai Hongtu's body blocked most of the light, and she fell into darkness.So she could only listen with her ears, and heard Lu Guanhai sigh after entering the door, and heard him awkwardly explain to Lai Hongtu that there were just some minor conflicts between them.

She also heard a few very light footsteps, and Lu Guanhai's tired and helpless call: "Manman, go back."

"I'm tired and don't want to move."

Ni Manhua's body seemed to be sewn together with the sofa, imprisoned and restrained.After she said this, the air became so quiet that only the sound of breathing could be heard. This quietness made the trapped beast in Ni Manhua's heart even more restless, and he tried his best to get out of his body and roar.But in the end, it lay helplessly on the hotbed made by her soft body and died down.

Lai Hongtu never liked to intervene in their affairs, and he couldn't stay idle, so he sat there and picked his nails, and there was a crisp sound. After hearing four or five sounds, Lu Guanhai seemed to be urged to take a step: "I'll carry you down and we'll call a taxi."

Ni Manhua didn't speak. It wasn't that he didn't want to respond to him, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something and he couldn't say a word.

Lai Hongtu finally couldn't stand it anymore: "It's so late, Xiao Hai will live with me too, and drive my car to work tomorrow."

The robot brought Lai Hongtu's pajamas and new toiletries. Ni Manhua opened her eyes and saw Lu Guanhai taking them. She sat up from the sofa and walked to the room to wash up.

They have long lost the ability to communicate, but they are still good at compromise.

In the evening, Ni Manhua and Lu Guanhai were lying side by side. She knew that Lu Guanhai was not asleep.Ni Manhua looked at the ceiling and asked him, "Why are you here today."

They had quarreled many times in the past few years, Ni Manhua had left home many times, and Lu Guanhai never appeared by her side immediately after receiving news about her.It seemed that all he needed to do was make sure she was safe, and the rest was just waiting.Wait for her to calm down, wait for her to go home.

"I don't know either." Lu Guanhai's voice was very soft: "I just have a hunch that if I don't look for you, I might not be able to find you."

Ni Manhua blinked and found a tear flowing down the corner of his eye onto the pillow.She never thought that the connection between their husband and wife would always come true at moments like this, which made people want to laugh.

On the way here, she received a call from the head of the group, confirming the news of going to Beijing.The moment she made the decision, a stone that had been hanging high in her heart finally fell to the ground, but she didn't feel any relief. She only felt that the stone was pressing down on her heart, becoming heavier.

She didn't tell Lu Guanhai the news. She just turned over and let her tears flow to the side he couldn't see: "It's my mother's birthday the day after tomorrow, so you should get off work early."

On Sunday, Lu Guanhai had to be on duty all day, and Lu Guanhai’s mother celebrated her birthday this time. Originally, she said that the whole family would just have a meal together, but relatives from her hometown had to come to celebrate her birthday, so they ended up setting up a banquet in the hotel. There are several tables.

It was not easy to ask for leave from the hospital, and Ni Manhua was afraid that Lu Guanhai would not be able to entertain Lu Guanhai when he got off work late, so he pushed the rehearsal and went there early.

By the time she took a break, it was almost five o'clock.Before I even took a sip of water, I was pulled over by an elder to chat.

Lu Guanhai was not here, and all the firepower of those old people was focused on her——

"Manman, I'll be 29 next year. Then in a blink of an eye, I'll be thirty."

"When women reach this age, they no longer need to work so hard for their careers."

"Yes, I'll leave the money-making to Xiao Hai. You can take care of the children at home...are you planning to have children this year?"

If language is a form that can be seen, Ni Manhua must be able to see the circle of tornadoes centered on herself. Her ears have been buzzing, and the response that came out of her mouth has been said countless times, no need After thinking about it.

She couldn't give up her job, and there was a steady stream of young girls joining the group. She went home to take care of the children for a few years, and then there was no place for her at all.Lu Guanhai was on the rise in his career and wanted Ni Manhua to go home and be a full-time wife.They argued several times about hiring a nanny and Ni Manhua's resignation, but in the end no one could convince the other.

Ni Manhua didn't want to have a child, but she and Lu Guanhai were in such a bad state that they couldn't give their child a healthy enough environment to grow up.

It was getting closer and closer to the start of the birthday banquet, and relatives were arriving one after another. Ni Manhua helped entertain them and walked to the stairs on the second floor, taking them in one by one.

"Where's Xiaohai? Didn't you get off work?" This is the question they ask the most.

Lu Guanhai's normal off-duty time is 05:30. Ni Manhua sent him a text message at [-]:[-], but he did not reply.

The birthday banquet started at six o'clock sharp. Ni Manhua called him again at [-]:[-], but he didn't answer.

Ni Manhua could only deal with it all by himself patiently.

Fortunately, Lai Hongtu came over 5 minutes before the birthday banquet started. As soon as he arrived, he patted Ni Manhua on the shoulder and said, "Look nicer. Xiao Hai is on the phone below and will be up soon."

Ni Manhua responded, the corners of his mouth widening.She was not deliberately unhappy, but her period suddenly came this morning. She had been busy all afternoon, and her lower abdomen had already begun to cramp.

Lu Guanhai was the last one to come over, and the waiter had already started serving the food. Most of the people who came today were relatives from the Lu family. This one took Lu Guanhai to drink, and the other took Lu Guanhai to chat.

His sister-in-law was a kind woman and a doctor. She cared about Lu Guanhai's health and then patted his hand: "You, you forget everything when you start working. You have been busy here all afternoon today. Thank you for marrying such a good wife, otherwise who would take care of this for you?"

Lu Guanhai said yes with a slight smile, then glanced at Ni Manhua and put the freshly peeled shrimp into her bowl: "Thank you for your hard work. Thank you for being here."

Lu Guanhai has been a germaphobe since he was a child and hates getting oil on his hands. Before meeting Ni Manhua, he rarely ate food that required shelling.But later, every time they ate shrimp and crab, Lu Guanhai took the initiative to peel the meat and put it in Ni Manhua's bowl.

Just because when they sat at the same table to eat shrimp for the first time, Ni Manhua soiled the sleeves of his white shirt.

"Why did you eat a shrimp and get it all over your body?"

"It's not because of a lack of skills! When I get rich in the future, I will hire a professional shrimp peeler..."

"Please, please, I'll peel it off for you."

(End of this chapter)