Wu Xuxu and I grew up together and are inseparable from each other all day long. People who know us say that we are like twins. I cherish this friendship very much and thought I could be my best friend for the rest of my life, but...
1,
Wu Xuxu's family moved to my house next door when I was four years old.
I still remember the scene when I first met her: I was wearing a pair of pigtails, wearing a light blue flowery top, lowered my head, and didn't say a word, and looked very introverted and shy.
No wonder, her father's work-related injury caused some disability in his left leg and was arranged to guard the door in the factory; Wu Xuxu's mother injured her body when giving birth to her younger brother, and could not do heavy work, so she could only stay at home.
My mother Wu is very strong-willed. Seeing her neighbors' life getting better and better, her family is getting more and more embarrassed. Her resentment and anger are vented on Dad Wu, calling him unwilling to make progress and being a coward.
Mom's domineering momentum has created Wu Xuxu's weak and introverted personality.
Our family is in good condition and is a neighbor. Thinking that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, so when Danfan makes something delicious at home, my mother will ask me to send one to Wu Xuxu's house.
"Oh, why are you so embarrassed? Hurry, Xu Xu go and play with Yan Zi for a while!" Every time Mother Wu takes the thing I give, she will smile on her face, and then mercifully grant Xu Xu the housework she can temporarily put down.
My mother Wu can’t do heavy work, and she is doing all the housework at home. At a young age, you can do everything, do, cook, and mop the floor.
There are not many children of the same age as me in the yard, so Xu Xu is the only one. So later, when I wanted to find Xu Xu to play, I would take out some good things from home and send them to me.
At the beginning, Xu Xu always stood aside and watched me play with a smile. After getting along for a long time, she would also participate and say a few words to me.
Maybe this is the beginning of our friendship.
When we were in school, we were in the same school and the same class again.
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At first I didn’t know it until one time when I saw her clothes being splashed with a large piece of ink and her face was blue, I realized that she had been bullied by her classmates.
I have a bit of a stingy personality and I can’t bear to see my best friend being beaten. Except for class, I try to be with her the rest of the time.
When I met a classmate who came to provoke me, I tried my best to help her fight back.
I can’t remember how many times I have beaten the frames in the six years of elementary school, and these frames are all for the sake of hiding.
Once, I was seriously injured, and I had a lot of skin on my face and a large piece of skin was rubbed on my elbow. Xu Xu secretly brought medicinal wine from home, and while helping me apply the wound, she cried and said, "Don't fight for me again in the future. It's okay for me, but if you do this, uncles and aunts will feel heartbroken."
I am a tomboy, how can a girl cry? While shouting in pain, he comforted her: "It's okay, you are my best friend, I must protect you!"
I remember very clearly. That time, Xuxu raised his head and looked at me, then nodded fiercely: "You are also my best friend of Wu Xuxu, no one!"
My father finally found out about this, and he said to me: "You have done a good job, you must be kind and righteous to your friends!"
It was only after my father ran to school for a fuss that no one dared to cause trouble for Wu Xuxu again.
2.
After experiencing a fight, my friendship with Wu Xuxu went one step further. In middle school, we had become each other's best friends.
We exchange our own secrets and will tell each other some things that cannot be said to our parents.
At that time, we all lived in the school, and we often squeezed into a 1.2 bed, whispering and chatting for the middle of the night; my wardrobe was also open to Xuxia, and as long as she wanted to wear it, she could take it as she wanted, including my skin care products, and the two of them shared it together.
My mother knew that Xu Xu and I had a good relationship. When I came to see me at school, the things I sent were always in duplicate, one of which was mine, and the other was Xu Xu.
My personality is more boyish and I feel like I’m always a little bit. My mother has told me more than once: “You learn more from Xuxu, girls, it’s better to be more quiet.”
People who don’t know about Xuxu all think that she is quiet and talks less. In fact, only I know that she is not quiet at all, but inferior.
Especially whenever I see Mama Wu, there is a smile on her face. Whenever I see Mama Wu standing in front of me, my smile will be immediately withdrawn, my hands pressed against my thighs, and I stand in place in a regular manner without daring to move. Sometimes when Mama Wu speaks a little louder, she will be so scared that she will tremble all over.
It is precisely because of her natural fear of Wu’s mother that Xu Xu obeys her words and never dares to raise a word of objection. Even if what Wu’s mother said was wrong, she would follow suit.
I really want to change her, but Mother Wu is right in front of me, how easy is to change?
We went to the provincial capital to study for a university and stayed away from our original family. I thought the scattered things would change. This is true with
. She has changed a lot, at least she is not as introverted as before, and dares to look up at the other person's eyes when talking to others. But this is limited to being outside. Once you return to your hometown or receive a call from Wu’s mother, all changes will be relegated to zero.
The year after graduating from university and returning to work in the city was almost 20 years since Wu Xuxu and I met each other.
The house I rented is a relatively good community in the local area, but I live in an old house from the 1990s.
At that time, the salary of both of us was similar. Xu Xu could actually rent a better house, but in order to save money and send more money to go home, she specially chose a place with a very poor environment and apartment type.
can't bear to see my friends suffer. I often call Xu Xu to my house on excuses. We cook together, sit on the sofa, eat snacks and watch movies, and talk about strange things at work. On weekends, we go shopping together and ride bikes in the countryside.
In my wardrobe, there was a special layer of clothes to put out, and there was also a set of her own toiletries in the bathroom.
In those years, we had time and had a little money, and frequent meetings made our friendship stronger.
Later, we each had a boyfriend, and the two became foursomes, and the atmosphere was still warm.
I got married first. At my wedding, Xu Xu was the most important bridesmaid. During the bouquet throwing, I handed the bouquet to Xu Xu and shouted loudly: "I hope my best friend will be as happy as me in the future!"
Xu Xu's eyes were filled with tears and hugged me tightly.
3,
After marriage, Zeng Hao and I moved into a new house. Xu Xu and her then boyfriend and later husband still often came to have free meals.
I am very happy, Zeng Hao didn't say much. In his eyes, Xu Xu is my sister. It is natural for her to come to my sister's house. Sometimes when I was on a business trip, he could take care of the two of them meticulously.
I work in accounting firm . Business trips are common. When encountering big projects, I may stay in another place for ten days and half a month; Zeng Hao is a civil servant, with a nine-to-five working system, spending most of his time at home, and it is rare to have a business trip opportunity a year.
So the three of them spent more time together than me.
Xuxu got married half a year after I got married.
When she took her boyfriend home for the first time, Wu's mother was excited for several days. She told everyone that Xu Xu was looking for everything, she was young and handsome, able to make money, do things, and felt sorry for Xu Xu. In her words, no man in our community can compare to her prospective son-in-law. Zeng Hao is no exception.
"Yanzi's husband is honest, he is not very good at making money. A man earns more than 3,000 yuan a month, and he can't even support his wife and children.It’s still my son-in-law who looks reliable! "
My mother Wu's words to her neighbors behind her back reached my mother's ears and then to my ears. My mother was quite unhappy at the time: "Xuxu's mother is too petty. She is the only one good person in the world! "
" Mom, just listen to it. You don't know Wu's personality, aren't you just so strong? I don’t want to be worse than others in everything! "I don't think there is anything wrong. Life is like living your own life. No matter how good my husband is, I don't envy you.
What's more, Zeng Hao treats me well.
The housework at home is almost done by Zeng Hao; every month's salary is paid, and he will never spend a penny indiscriminately; during festivals, he will bring big and small gifts to my house to visit my parents; when I am on a business trip, he will take the train to see him whenever I have time. Me. Can I still not be satisfied with a husband like
? What else should I envy others?
instead. After two years of marriage, her husband actually fell in love with gambling. From the beginning, the small gambling gradually became deeper and deeper. He bet on the family's savings and borrowed hundreds of thousands of usury loans!
more than once asked me to cry because of this and asked me what to do.
"Divorce!" Will he still drag you down for the rest of your life? "
This is a heartfelt sentence from my heart. Gambling addiction is like drug addiction. Once you get infected, you can't quit. I really don't want my best friend to be trapped in this quagmire for the rest of his life and can't get rid of it.
The day when I got the divorce certificate , I accompanied Xu Xu home.
Wu's mother saw the divorce certificate and didn't ask the reason. She cursed at Xu Xu with her head: "Divorce! You actually dare to divorce! Now that you have a hard wing, you don’t say anything to your family, you will divorce your marriage! "
Xu Xu, under the violent bombardment of her mother, became the little quail that was the first, standing aside tremblingly.
"Auntie, that person is a gambler. You don't agree with Xu Xu's divorce. Wouldn't you push her into fire pit ? "I stood aside and quickly explained.
Mother Wu looked at me and said to me coldly: "Swallow, this is our family matter. We will handle it ourselves. You can go back first. It is not convenient for you to stay at home today. "
I didn't want to leave, but I had to leave. As soon as I walked out the door, I heard a roar from Mother Wu: "You said, who told you to divorce? "
" Yes, it's a swallow! "Xu Xu replied softly.
"Bah! I knew it was her. Let me tell you, they can’t bear to see you find a good husband and wish you were unhappy! I think you have lived in vain for decades. You can only listen to her and don’t listen to me as a mother at all! "
Listening to what Wu's mother said, my heart suddenly became cold. It turned out that in her eyes, my goodness to swallows has a purpose!
4.
. The divorced Xu Xu was obviously in a bad mood. In order to relieve her, I still often called her to the house: "Don't stay at home alone, go out for more trips, our house has always been open to you. "
is coming, drunk, I didn't let her go home, and placed it in the guest room;
In order to let her relax, Zeng Hao and I drove her out for a ride and took her out for an outing;
I told her more than once: Divorce is not a big deal that cannot be overcome. If you don't say goodbye to the wrong person, how can you meet a better person? When you are unhappy, come to my house and just put it this way I treat it as your safe haven.
Maybe it was because the divorce had a big blow to her. I always feel that she is different from before. It is not because she was introverted, but because she felt that she would rather bury her in her heart than tell me.
Every time we go home together, when we come back, she looks at me strangely, and can't say something is wrong.
"Is your mother scolding you again? "
She nodded.
"It's okay, go back and ask Zeng Hao to cook a few dishes, let us drink some wine, and forget the unhappy things."
Xu Xu finally smiled: "You often call me to your house, aren't you afraid? "
" What are you afraid of? Aren't you my best friend? Can I still not trust you? ”
After returning home, I specifically instructed Zeng Hao: "When I am on a business trip, you can call Xu Xu over for a meal when you have time. I see that she is like that. The pressure from home is too great. If you don’t give me some advice, you will not be able to get out for a while. "
After this day, Xu Xu came to my house more frequently. Sometimes I called it, sometimes Zeng Hao called it, and sometimes she came by herself.
Once I went home on a business trip, it was already past 11 o'clock in the evening when I came back. I pushed open the door and the two of them were still sitting at the dining table, drinking with laughter. Xu Xu looked much more relaxed at that time.
Seeing that I was back, Xu Xu stood up and walked out: "You are back, so I should leave too. "
sent Xu Xu away, and I shook Zeng Hao: "You are quite capable. I think Xu Xu is in a much better state recently, so I will continue in the future. "
, drunk Zeng Hao looked at me, but didn't say anything, and walked to the bedroom.
Xu Xu still often came to my house. As soon as he entered the door and greeted me, he would squeeze into the kitchen to help Zeng Hao. The two of them cooked and washed vegetables, and they cooperated very well.
I asked Xu Xu: "What kind of man are you going to find next time? "
Xu Xu looked at Zeng Hao: "Looking for someone like your husband is down-to-earth and considerate. "
" But Zeng Hao doesn't know how to make money, and he is not very good at doing things, so he can't say sweet words. "I said jokingly.
but Xu Xu sat upright and answered me seriously: "Don't you just need such a man in life? Grill words are left to people outside. "
I pulled Zeng Hao's hand and said, "Look, Xu Xu has a high opinion of you. Do you have any single colleagues or friends, so be sure to introduce them to Xu Xu. "
Zeng Hao glanced at me, then looked at Xu Xu again, and didn't say a word, he focused on picking up the fishbone in the bowl.
5,
5,
All the unintentional words are heartfelt words, but I was slow to react.
In a year, almost three-quarters of the time, Xu Xu appeared at my house, and it was common to spend the night, even if I was not at home.
I didn't care, after all, she was my best friend.
I came back from a business trip outside the province that day. It was originally a plane that passed ten o'clock the next morning, but the night I actually lost insomnia and couldn't sleep in bed. So I simply changed my earliest flight. When I got home, it was less than eight o'clock.
The underside of the shoe cabinet are scattered high heels, on the sofa is her bag, on the table, and there is an empty red wine bottle.
It seems that the two of them drank a lot the night before!
In order not to wake up the drunken two, I tiptoed to open the door of the master bedroom and planned to wash it first.
The scene in the master bedroom gave me a blow: on the messy big bed, two people were lying crookedly, the jade-colored quilt covered their bodies, the woman's long hair was casually spread on the pillow, the white arms were wrapped around the neck of the man next to me, and the slightly upturned mouth revealed a hint of satisfaction.
The suitcase in my hand fell heavily to the ground, and the sound of hitting the floor suddenly woke them up.
"Ah! "It was Xu Xu's scream.
Then Zeng Hao looked at me blankly.
I walked out and sat on the sofa, my head hurting as if I was struck by lightning.
Ten minutes later, the two of them slowly walked out.
"Swallow, sorry, we didn't mean it. We were drunk, Yan Zi..." Xu Xu knelt in front of me crying.
"Xu Xu," Zeng Hao yelled at her: "Swallow, since you see it, I won't hide it from you. We are indeed together, and this is not the first time. Let's get a divorce. "
"We divorce, and then you get married? "
" Yes, I got married to Xu Xu. "
" No, we didn't..." Xu Xu spoke, but couldn't say a word clearly for a long time.
" Why? "I ignored Xu Xu and continued to ask Zeng Hao.
"Isn't this what you arranged? You asked Xu Xu to our house. When you were not here, you also asked him to come to our house. Didn't you expect something would happen if a man and a woman were together?"
"I will ask you to comfort her, not let you comfort her in this way!" I roared angrily.
"It's already like this now, it's useless to say anything. Moreover, I think Xuxu is more suitable to be a wife than you. I'm not that tired when I'm with her!"
I raised my head and looked at the ceiling, not wanting that tears flow out and be seen by them.
For a long time, I turned to look at Xu Xu and asked her softly: "Aren't you my best friend? Why do you do it?"
"I..."
"It has nothing to do with her, it was me who took the initiative!" Seeing Xu Xu in a dilemma, Zeng Hao once again spoke out to relieve her.
"Okay, then get a divorce!"
6,
and I divorced Zeng Hao, and he moved out of our house.
My parents bought the house for me before marriage, and I bought the car myself. Zeng Hao had nothing, only took away a box of clothes.
He and Xu Xu didn't seem to be able to get married. As for the reason, I don't want to inquire at all.
That day, I was at work, and my mother called me and asked me to go home immediately.
I thought something big happened at home, so I took a leave and drove the car, so I rushed back in a hurry.
There is nothing at home, only my mother, sitting on the sofa and sulking.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"How are you and Wu Xuxu now?"
"No, I haven't contacted you again afterwards."
"Well, this kind of person is ungrateful, ungrateful! I'm so angry!" Mom said while patting her chest.
"What the hell is it that makes you so angry!"
"Today I went back to my original community and chatted with my old neighbors. I heard something about your divorce!"
Our family moved away shortly after I went to college. My mother was nostalgic and would go back from time to time to talk to the old neighbors.
When she went back today, Grandma Wu upstairs was like she inquiring about my divorce, and then said mysteriously: "Xu Xu and Zeng Hao are good, it seems that her mother is instructing her."
Wu Xu Xu's mother firmly believed that it was me who caused her daughter's marriage to fail, which made her bragging before turn into a slap in the face, which was a bit disgraceful.
And I often bring gifts home with Zeng Hao. In the eyes of Wu Xuxu's mother, this is to show off and show off to her.
Wu Xuxu's mother was so angry that she encouraged Xuxu to seduce Zeng Hao. Xu Xu refused, and he was inevitably scolded.
"Do you think Swallow is sincere to you? You have less dreams. People are friends with you just to highlight her own excellence. She asked you to divorce, and she and Zeng Hao are so kind. What is this not showing off? Don't be stupid, but you also consider others as your best friend intimately!"
"Zeng Hao is really good, down-to-earth and responsible, his job is not bad, and he also has a car and a house. If you put someone in front of you, don't you fight for it? Besides, she should pay you her man for the divorce!"
海水水文是水, and under the threats, intimidation and strong demands of her mother, she actually obeyed.
is no wonder. She only comes to my house when I ask me to call her. Every time I come over, I choose when I am on a business trip.
"I also said that Wu Xuxu is stupid, I think the stupidest person is you!" Mom pointed at my head and cursed: "If Wu Xuxu hadn't had a loud voice, Cheng Ri said that Wu Xuxu and Zeng Hao would show off in the yard after they got married, I wouldn't know about this!"
Mom became more and more angry the more she said, but I couldn't get angry at all. I admit that I made a mistake in dealing with the hilarious things, but no matter how cautious I am, I can't resist the other party's intention of harming others.
Unless Wu Xuxu did not divorce at the beginning, as a friend, I really couldn't stand her being ruined by a man.
"Forget it, it's all like this, it's useless to say this.Moreover, didn’t Wu Xuxu’s mother like Zeng Hao’s car and house? She might never have expected that the car and the house were mine, and this was all done by the machine! "
" can only be said to be a blessing," the mother sighed: "Grandma Wu said that Xu Xu did not marry Zeng Hao was also the reason. When she saw that Zeng Hao had no car or house, her salary was only 3,000 yuan a month, Wu Xu Xu's mother regretted it. She also hoped that Wu Xu Xu would find a rich man and take more home. I heard that her mother was looking for a partner for her everywhere again. The only criterion was to be rich. The other party could be fifty or sixty years old, as long as she had money. I said, where can I marry my daughter? This is selling my daughter! "
This is not surprising. Didn't Wu Xuxu's mother always be like this? She is so strong, she doesn't want to be inferior to others. She doesn't have the ability, so she has to hit her abacus on her daughter to satisfy her vanity.
When I was about to return to the city, I went back to the old community.
I heard Wu Xuxu's mother cursing from afar, and saw a person squatting at the door washing clothes. The hunched figure and hairstyle should be Wu Xuxu.
I didn't get close to me, nor did I step forward. I had nothing to say to her.
Wu Xuxu, let's do it!
