If you want to say that after Cheng Fengtai and Shang Xirui had an affair, the relationship between the two did change, it would be that they became more inseparable, or it would be appropriate to call it love and adultery. Cheng Fengtai lost his soul on Shang Xirui, and immediately regretted his two years of restlessness. While scolding himself for being a fool, he couldn't stop smacking his lips to reminisce, turning Shang Xirui's behavior on the bed over and over again, obsessing over it like a young boy just trying things out. And Shang Xirui had made all kinds of explicit hints long after Cheng Fengtai expressed his love to him, but Cheng Fengtai was always indifferent, when sharing the same bed, Shang Xirui made a little dawdling movements, Cheng Fengtai just Hold his hand tightly to keep him from moving, and say something else to distract him. Shang Xirui thought it was because Cheng Fengtai didn't accept men. Once the long-cherished wish was fulfilled, the two of them had a different kind of relationship, and an indescribable intimacy and casualness, and both felt that the love and meaning were more profound.
Cheng Fengtai celebrates the New Year at home, and on New Year's Eve, they have a New Year's Eve dinner, the eldest and young masters and the second young master sit upright in turn. The third young master couldn't speak yet, so he lay in the arms of the nurse, and the nurse peeled the shrimp for him to eat. The fourth concubine sat next to the second grandma, and Chachaer and Meiyin whispered to each other without knowing what they were talking about. The fireworks flickered outside, and suddenly lit up in the room, causing the children to have no intention of eating, and only wanted to go out to set off firecrackers. It's time for the family to enjoy themselves. Cheng Fengtai saw that there were a few seats at the end of the big round table that were still vacant, and there were not many people in his family, so he was really dissatisfied. I thought that Shang Xirui must be having New Year's Eve dinner with Xiao Lai at this time. Master and servant are alone. New Year's Eve dinners are always very meaty, Shang Xirui will have to eat until he is full, and Xiao Lai can't stop him. Then support the lower back with both hands like a pregnant woman, waiting for digestion with difficulty.
If Shang Xirui could sit here and have a New Year's Eve dinner with him, it would be called a reunion.
Cheng Fengtai suddenly smiled while clutching the wine glass, and then sighed very melancholy. While the second mistress was talking to the fourth aunt, she gave him a sideways glance and drank a glass of wine.
Shang Xirui's here is not as bleak as Cheng Fengtai thought, Yu Qing came to Beiping as a guest, spent New Year's Eve with Shang Xirui, and brought two bottles of good Huadiao wine. Several solitary actors in Shuiyun Tower also followed the old routine of previous years, each brought wine and food, and set up a big round table in the living room, drinking orders and telling jokes, it was very lively. Shang Xirui got hot from eating, he took off his shoes, his collar was unbuttoned, he sat cross-legged on a chair and sang colorful faces with Jing Jiao. After midnight, the actors who were drunk arranged to sleep, and those who were not drunk went away on their own. Yu Qing was still in high spirits, removed the round table, moved to sit at the table of the Eight Immortals, and talked to Shang Xirui about how she ran away from home, how she broke up with her family, how her mother cried out her eyes because of her, brother How did Chasing Thousands of Miles slap her in the face in public
Shang Xirui lost his parents when he was young, and his later adoptive father and brother were also based on the friendship of his bosom friend and partner, he had very little understanding of family affection, and had no longing for it, so naturally he couldn't get anything to say. Yu Qing said, he listened, the celadon cup was filled with flower carvings, he licked it with his tongue, it was spicy and sweet, he ate happily, and asked casually: "Since coming out of the house feels so bitter, why is that? If you are a celebrity at home, you can also sing! Look at Fan Lian, Mr. Huang, and Amber. The young masters and young ladies of the noble family have always been favored at the box office."
Yu Qing smiled bitterly: "Not for fame, not for profit, just to chase someone."
Shang Xirui immediately found the point of gossip, stopped drinking, and waited for her to continue: "Oh? Did you catch up then?"
Yu Qing squinted at him: "That man is just like your second master, he has a family."
This is the first time someone has brought up the matter between him and Cheng Fengtai, even though their matter was not intended to be hidden from others, when it was brought up suddenly, he was still taken aback. Then Shang Xirui realized that he liked it when people called Cheng Fengtai "his": "He wants a family, not you?"
"He has only one wife! There are many children, and there is no room for me."
"He is determined to really want you, what can his wife do, anyway, there is more than one wife."
Yu Qing just shook her head slowly: "It's only trouble if there is more than one wife."
Shang Xirui tried his best to solve her problems, thought for a while: "Well...then don't marry him, you stay together."
"How can we be together if we don't marry him?"
Shang Xirui proudly said: "Look at Second Master and I, I didn't marry him either, haven't we been together all this time?"
Yu Qing felt that he was really a child, thinking of things naively and simply, he was not on the same level as her. If you can be so innocent and simple all your life, and don't be woken up by reality, you will be very happy.
Yu Qing squeezed Shang Xirui's ear, smiled and said: "Boss Shang is right. It's the Chinese New Year celebration today, I miss him for some reason..."
Shang Xirui was also depressed when he heard the words, sighed: "It's okay when I'm eating, I just put down my chopsticks and realized that today I'm thinking about Second Master too."
The two frustrated people sighed and drank one cup to another. Gradually, they drank too much. Shang Xirui's eyes were also blurred, he used the wine to hide his shame, and asked cautiously: "Is that man of yours also in Peiping? Do I recognize him?"
Yu Qing glanced at him with blurred eyes, couldn't wait to reply, and fell drunk on the table with a silly smile. Seeing her fall asleep, Shang Xirui couldn't hold it anymore, his cheek was pressed against the cold lacquered wood table. Seeing him fall down, Yu Qing smiled lightly, got up and put on her overcoat to look for Xiao Lai: "Boss Shang is drunk, so he will have a stiff neck tomorrow after sleeping like this. Go and wake up any drunk man, and carry him away. Let's go to bed."
Xiao Lai agreed with a smile, seeing Yu Qing's flushed cheeks, as if drunk, he said: "It's already so late, Boss Yu might as well make do with my room for the night."
Yu Qing smiled and said, "I ordered a rickshaw to wait outside, it's very convenient to go back."
Xiao Lai didn't think too much when he heard this. Yu Qing drove her to wait on Shang Xirui, went out by herself, walking in the dark with a bewildered look on her face. After walking for an hour, I stopped at the door of a house with tears streaming down my eyes.
On the first day of the new year, Cheng Fengtai and his second grandmother took the two older children to pay New Year's greetings to Commander Cao's family. They spent the New Year's money at Cao's house and had lunch, and then went to see the new Jiang Mengping. Second Mistress gave birth to a child two years ago and was weak. This was the first time she went back to Chang's house. In the car, she guessed to Cheng Fengtai that the two of them had no father, no mother and no children in Beiping, so the New Year must be deserted. After entering the door, the husband and wife were eating tea and fruit and reading quietly there. Compared with Cheng Fengtai's first visit, there was a Hanyu Guanyin statue, sandalwood was offered in front of the Buddha, and the room was more elegant. Seeing their family, Jiang Mengping affectionately stuffed a lot of candies into the children's hands. Since she didn't have any lucky money, she flipped through the book and took out two gold-plated bookmarks for the children to accept. She held the hands of the two children to ask questions. , Touch your head and face. The first young master is already half a grown-up, and the second young master is withdrawn, so they both slipped away unprepared, leaving Jiang Mengping secretly looking forward to it.
Second Mistress took Jiang Mengping's hand and said in a low voice: "You really like children so much, why don't you ask the doctor to prescribe you and try some medicine?"
Jiang Mengping touched her cheek and sighed: "In the past two years, I have seen all the doctors in Peking, even the former imperial physician. Hey..."
Second Mistress frowned as if empathetic, worried for her, and then made a sudden plan to push the two sons to take off their shoes and lie down on their couple's bed. The two young masters were ashamed, and lay down side by side stiffly under the watchful eyes of their mother and cousin.
"It's called Zhanyang Qier." The second grandma explained proudly: "We have to ask a few boys to press the bed before the bridal chamber in the north, and there will be a fat boy in the coming year. I will send you the clothes of the third child later. , you fall asleep under the pillow, you will be more active!" The second grandma remembered another thing when she said this, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and whispered to Jiang Mengping: "I still have tonic wine, it is best for men to drink in winter. When I give it to you, you can coax your cousin to have a drink before going to bed."
Jiang Mengping believed it was true, and her face turned red. But they also didn't think about it, when the second mistress and Cheng Fengtai got married, they had nothing, and they had three sons in a row. She also went to the doctor in a hurry.
Women and children were making a fuss in the back room, Chang Zhixin and Cheng Fengtai were each smoking a cigarette in the living room. Chang Zhi was promoted to a minor official before the new year, and his salary didn't increase much, but he was appointed to a thankless job, and he often had to fight against the defendant. He also has an upright and upright personality, absolutely unwilling to buy or sell privately, so it is easy to be revenged. After the new year, he was going to other places to collect evidence. He was afraid that Jiang Mengping would not be safe at home alone, and wanted her to stay at Cheng's house for a few days.
Chang Zhixin murmured to him and explained: "It's fine to live in Fan's house. Jin Linger's child fell in love with Mengping, and came to play with her after three days of not seeing each other. But Fan Lian is a big man, and he is always a little thoughtful." Jin Ling'er is too young. The group of aunts and concubines left behind by their father are chattering..." He said with a headache and smiled: "It's better with you, my cousin is the most considerate mother, Mengping and her It makes sense."
There have been many legends about the love between their husband and wife to the outside world. It is here that this love has emerged concretely, which makes people move a man's care for his wife.
Cheng Fengtai said nothing, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I have a lot of vacant houses here, and there are enough people to serve, my cousin and fourth concubine, second wife, and second grandmother, Miss Jinling, happen to have a table of mahjong, and there is excitement every day. Don't worry, Pay attention to your own safety! In case of trouble, come to me and Fan Lian, the whole family is welcome."
Chang Zhixin nodded, frowned, and took a big drag on his cigarette. Cheng Fengtai feels that he is getting more serious year by year, he can't imagine that he was a fancier in Pingyang and sang opera with Jiang Mengping and Shang Xirui romantically. I'm afraid that now that he recalls the life of those idle rich young masters, he will feel as if he has passed away.
When Cheng Fengtai and the others returned home, Fan Lian had already been waiting in the living room with his legs crossed for a long time. Seeing his sister and brother-in-law, he went up to hit Qianer, and said with a flattering smile, "Happy New Year, sister! Happy New Year, brother-in-law!" Seeing him, the two young masters were even closer than seeing Cheng Fengtai, and rushed to hug their waists to beg for the new year's money, Fan Lian Send them one by one, and then carry the second young master on his shoulders for fun. He didn't see Cheng Fengtai winking at him a few times, and he didn't want to be too obvious in front of Second Mistress, so he went into the back room to change clothes and shouted at Fan Lian.
Fan Lian was still playing with his nephews there, and agreed, "Hey!"
Cheng Fengtai said: "Come in!"
Fan Lian couldn't bear to part with his nephew, and without turning his head, he shouted from across the room, "Why are you in here! Changing your diaper?"
Second Mistress smiled and scolded him: "In front of the children, you are so unruly!"
Cheng Fengtai said inside: "My dear son, come in and give you lucky money!"
Fan Lian glanced at her sister, implying that her brother-in-law's mouth was no worse than mine, so she slowly lifted the curtain and entered. Cheng Fengtai was taking off his socks, warming his feet with a charcoal basin, and said: "Come and talk."
Fan Lian said disgustedly: "Hey! What do you have to say? Just to fume me with big feet?"
Cheng Fengtai raised his foot to smell it, and said with a smile: "Where did you smoke you? If you keep talking, I'll stuff my socks in your mouth."
Fan Lian sat down opposite him: "I also have something to discuss with you, so go ahead."
Cheng Fengtai kept his voice low, making sure that it would not be heard from outside: "That Dongjiaomin Lane, no matter who asks, you will answer me. Don't worry about me, I just lend you the house."
Fan Lian blurted out, "Why?!"
Cheng Fengtai was about to stuff his mouth with a sock, but Fan Lian shut his mouth and hid away, and said in a low voice unwillingly: "You've never loved her! Why do you put it on my head?"
Cheng Fengtai felt at ease: "If you want someone now, I will definitely not put it on your head. You are a bachelor, what are you afraid of talking about? Besides, you have your share in the first place!"
Fan Lian murmured: "Aren't I afraid that my sister will teach me?" She turned her head and glanced outside the door: "Is it possible that my sister is suspicious of you?"
Cheng Fengtai sighed and couldn't say it for a moment, the wife in the house never argued with him about such nonsense, but Shang Xirui wanted to be beaten and killed, what is it
Cheng Fengtai said: "It's not your sister, it's that uncle who sings the opera."
Fan Lian was taken aback for a moment, and after realizing it, he gloated and laughed: "Boss Shang? You really deserve it! His strength is not enough for me and you together, so I'd better get on with it." Debt!" He changed his tone, and said again: "Since this is the case, from today onwards, you are not allowed to touch her again. I'm disgusted that you haven't been here for a day or two!"
"Okay, from today onwards, you will be the oil seller and monopolize the oiran." Cheng Fengtai said with a smile, "What are you going to tell me?"
"Just the land in Fanjiabao. I want to sell it."
Cheng Fengtai smiled and glanced at him: "This is a big deal."
"From me down, my brothers and sisters are all studying in the city. Who will go back to that barren land in the future? We are not easy to take care of in Beiping. The most important thing is that the Japanese are difficult. Brother-in-law, I think Seeing that the situation is not good, the Japanese won the three provinces in the Northeast without much effort, and with such a big deal, can their ambitions be held back?"
Regarding the situation between China and Japan, Cheng Fengtai also had the same feeling: "If you really have this idea, you should look at the buyer now. It's not a small sum. The buyer will definitely not pay for it at the moment. Start collecting it earlier, so as not to have long nights and dreams. And Uncles and brothers in your clan, what if they object? Give them the land, or split the money? Let’s find out first. And there are so many people in the family, you can’t just sit and eat with the money. In two years, the younger sisters will go one by one My son is getting married, and my younger brothers are starting a family one by one, which is a huge expense, and the interest is not enough to spend, have you found a way to make money?"
These words were spoken in Fan Lian's heart, and Fan Lian took it for granted: "I just got this idea, let's breathe with you first, and come back to discuss with you after meeting something down. Come on, I should go."
Cheng Fengtai waved his hand, but did not see him off.
As soon as Fan Lian left the house, Yinghua, the maid of Second Grandma, invited him to come, saying that Second Grandma had something to say to her uncle. Fan Lian thought to himself that this couple is really interesting today, and everyone who celebrates Chinese New Year has a lot to say to him. Following the cherry blossoms into the east room, the Second Mistress had already changed into a homely autumn-colored flag outfit and was coaxing the Third Young Master to play. Seeing him coming, she gave them a wink, and the maids and nurses all backed away and led them to the door. Fan Lian's heart skipped a beat, and with a calm face, he went up to his sister to tease the third young master.
Second Mistress glanced at a chair: "Sit there!"
Fan Lian sat upright and sat down obediently.
"You see Tian'er is getting tired of getting together with your brother-in-law, let me ask you, has he got any newcomers recently?"
Fan Lian's eyeballs were rolling, and he didn't know how much information his sister had. If he denied it, it would be too fake, and his sister would not believe it. If you admit it, you don't know how far to reveal it.
Second Mistress glanced at him angrily: "You don't have to try to excuse him, you men have two pieces of money in your hands, which one can keep it from stealing? Even if you don't have this idea in your heart, you can't hold back the slut. Hug! I'm not a jealous person, I just want to ask you, who has he met recently? What's the details?"
Fan Lian said truthfully: "Recently, I really haven't! I really haven't! Why does my sister ask like this? Brother-in-law treats you badly? Why don't you go home? I'll clean him up for you!"
Second Mistress curled her lips and smiled: "When do you think he can stay at home? It's nothing to treat me."
Even if Cheng Fengtai had a hundred concubines, he would treat her like a pearl as always, without any contempt. Second Mistress knew that this was not only Cheng Fengtai's conscience, but also because he treated her and his lovers with two different hearts after all. Apart from the bumps in the first two years of marriage, Cheng Fengtai never said a word to her now, occasionally when she lost her temper, Cheng Fengtai greeted her with a smile, more submissive than her brother and son. But I heard that he and the women outside are not like this. When he was in love with them, Mili Tiaoyou didn't come back home, and when they fought, he was very noisy, and he changed his mind very quickly. He was a heartless person who loved the new and disliked the old. If Cheng Fengtai treats her as he likes to women outside, and talks to her about this kind of ups and downs in love, she will definitely not be able to adapt. However, sometimes, like this time on New Year's Eve, she would feel envious when she saw Cheng Fengtai lost his mind because of someone else. Even if it was Cheng Fengtai's brief crush, she never got it.
"Since there is nothing wrong with my brother-in-law, then my sister is probably overwhelmed."
"I'm overthinking? I think he's lost his soul. He loves Chachaer so much. During the New Year's Eve dinner, he didn't even hear what Chachaer was talking to him."
Fan Lian thinks about it, Cheng Fengtai and Shang Xirui have been doing it for more than two years, it can't be considered a recent incident, and if you go on, you can't lie: "Then I know, it's probably because of a new car he fancy recently I'm worrying. Coming from abroad, the formalities are a bit difficult to handle. You know brother-in-law, he's just a playboy, women and cars, don't they look the same to him? "
Second Mistress believed this explanation very much, thought for a while, and said in relief: "Whether it's a woman or a car, it's nothing more than playing with things and losing your mind. Keep an eye on him, don't have anyone who is high-minded, and has a child..."
Fan Lian cut in resolutely: "Sister likes to think too much, it's all about socializing, who is so stupid to give him a child? You don't even know how bad he is! Who would dare? Even if someone dared, what would he do? His temper!"
Second Mistress wanted to say something else, she pursed her lips and said, "The maids I picked for him are so fair and fresh, he still doesn't like them. Why don't you give him that female student?" Marry back, and save him from leaving home."
Fan Lian occasionally peeped into her sister's world, and was about to be aroused with goosebumps. Those so-called big-footed girls who are connected to the house, except for their youthful skin and flesh, are all relics of the previous dynasty. They just know how to do needlework, make knots, serve the wife soup, and serve the master to sleep. Not to mention Cheng Fengtai, he grew up in an old-fashioned big family, and he felt very unbearable, thinking that his sister is still not able to solve Cheng Fengtai, and only treats him as a playboy who yearns for beauty, but also It's hard to tell.
The second grandma still said there: "Actually, it's not that I can't tolerate people! He found an innocent girl to marry back home, obeying our family's rules, what can I say? If he insists on running out, what good girl is there?" Hooking up men outside day and night? Do I dare to let go? Don’t marry back a monstrous evildoer! Disturb peaceful life!”
Fan Lian said with a smile: "Brother-in-law is always fooling around with women outside? Playing cards, drinking and listening to theater are all for fun. You can marry him a fairy, and you can't tie him down for two days."
Second Mistress gave him a sideways look: "Not only him! You too! You don't have a serious daughter-in-law, you just know how to play, you are not as good as him!"
Fan Lian knew that he had to go around him while talking, and said in a slippery tone: "Sister, I have an idea to tell you. Why don't you follow him wherever you go in the future, if you want to play together, play cards and sit down for a while." table, dance with him in your arms, it’s always reassuring.”
Second Mistress was stunned by him and laughed. Fan Lian also laughed: "I'm serious! Aren't all new-style wives like this? Regardless of the occasion, big or small, if you go out with men to socialize, play cards, dance, and drink, men don't need concubines. You can see that my cousin and Mengping's sister-in-law are like this, and their relationship is so good."
The second mistress spat at him: "It's not a rule for me to show my face! Could it be that the real wife took over the work of the concubine? I can't learn from them. But according to what you said, I'd better give it to you as soon as possible." He looked for a safe, reliable and knowledgeable person to watch him by his side, so as not to be hooked up by wild goblins."
Fan Lian patted his thigh, speechless. It is often that he and Cheng Fengtai can understand Second Mistress' thinking, but Second Mistress cannot understand their thinking. Fan Lian thought to herself, even though she thinks this way now, when it is revealed that Cheng Fengtai already has a male goblin by his side, what kind of thinking will she have? In their kind of family, opera singers and kiln sisters are equally notorious. Second Mistress can tolerate a concubine under her jurisdiction and go out with Cheng Fengtai, but it may not be able to accommodate a male actor to accompany Cheng Fengtai. Fan Lian once thought that the two of Cheng and Shang would only last a year, but now it seems that there is a trend of getting worse and worse, which makes people fearful. He was determined to spy on these two people if he had the opportunity in the future, at least to persuade them to restrain themselves.