I saw him cry. At the door, he kissed me without any hesitation. He kissed me to the point where I couldn't catch my breath.
I said, "I'm sorry, I forgot to buy you breakfast."
He got his salary and took me shopping. He said, "What do you want? Let me buy it for you."
That night, the sky was beautiful with many stars. On the grass, I lay on his lap counting the stars. I said, "The sky is so beautiful, our love is so beautiful."
That night, I bought pineapple buns. What an intimate name.
He liked to eat spinach, which was very cheap. A bunch for a dollar. I could cook spinach in many styles, such as boiled or steamed. He ate it with great relish. Watching him, I smiled.
One of his friends borrowed his savings for a lawsuit. So, his money was almost gone.
There were only thirty yuan left for us to have dinner.
Then, I mixed the rice and eggs all together in the pot and let it steam for a few minutes.
Actually, I didn't eat. I wanted us to get through this month without borrowing money.
In fifteen days, we spent eighty-five yuan.
I accompanied him, taking the bus to his friend's house to return the money.
I said, "I am not a person who fears hardship. But I want us to be able to keep doing anything, like when I came to your city, insisting on abandoning what my parents gave up, giving up my job. Leaving my friends far away. Coming to this strange city, just to be in love with you."
These thirty yuan were for him to take the bus in the morning. Sometimes, when the weather was bad, we took a taxi home.
He said, "It doesn't matter, we can borrow some from friends. It will be fine once I get my salary."
I was afraid he wouldn't eat breakfast, so I often bought him breakfast. One night at 11:30 PM, we both fell asleep, dreaming about many bakeries. After waking up, I realized I had forgotten to buy him breakfast. Wearing my pajamas, I ran downstairs. He stopped me and said, "Where are you going? Be careful not to fall."
He said, "That's the smell of a good wife."
Suddenly, I went to his city with nothing but myself, saying, "Let's be together." He hugged me tightly.
Sometimes, I would only make fried rice with scrambled eggs. This was my specialty, and he often praised me. I learned this from experienced chefs.
In the evening, it was interesting, eggs cost two yuan and forty fen per kilogram. I knew how to pick fresh eggs. The market was dirty, and I squeezed among a group of middle-aged women to choose eggs. I also haggled.
He also liked the smell of the sun. However, he preferred holding me and smelling my scent.
We rented a house in a very quiet neighborhood and bought necessities. After opening our wallet, we counted and found only one hundred yuan left.
I lay on the bed, starting to allocate the money.
I said, "We will be together forever."
Fifteen days, we only needed to endure fifteen more days before he got his salary.
I said, "No borrowing, borrowing once leads to borrowing again. We must endure any hardship to be together forever."
The wind chimes on the balcony made a crisp sound, ding, ding, dang...dang...dong...dong... I looked at them and smiled. That was the applause of our future happiness.
Then, I served it in a large bowl.
He lay on top of me, calling me wife, burying his face in my chest, silent. I knew his heart was hurting.
First, put oil in, then add the rice, stir a bit, and add a little salt.
I recited words for you. Whose do you like? Hmm, Qin Guan's 'Magpie Bridge' or Su Shi's 'Divination Son'. Unknowingly, I recited 'River Town', and he looked up and kissed me. He said, "We won't part."
Take a small bowl, beat two or three eggs, stir. Add monosodium glutamate, salt, and other seasonings. Stir evenly. Then add oil to the pan. Put the eggs in and stir with chopsticks to spread the eggs. Don't overcook them.
Dinner was made by me, buying a little mushroom. Placed in boiling water, then added the beaten eggs, watching it boil. Added a little green onion and chicken essence. Very fragrant. A bowl of soup cost us about eighty cents.
At noon, he asked me if I had eaten lunch.
That was a ring costing only ten yuan.
Thus, we embraced each other, I hummed a tune, and he kept his face buried in my chest, listening to my humming.
Another thirty yuan was for buying breakfast.
Therefore, we said, "Only when the mountains lose their ridges and heaven and earth merge, will we dare to separate from you."
I am so strong, keeping his affection in my heart, refusing to let him borrow money.
So, when he returned and placed a thousand yuan in my hand, I cried.
I said, "Yes."
Then we waited for him to come back and eat.
The first morning, I got up with him, watched him wash his face and brush his teeth, then held hands and sent him to work. Watched him board the bus. There were many people on the bus, I saw him squeeze with them, his eyes full of happiness. We waved goodbye, I watched the bus drive away, then returned home to wash clothes. Cleaned the room, using a very clean cloth to wipe the floor, kitchenware, and doors.
Ten yuan remained as emergency funds, just in case.
We ate from a large bowl. Two spoons, heads facing each other. Laughing happily. A greasy mushroom soup, a big bowl of egg-fried rice. He told me some happy stories.
During that time, I didn't go out, I didn't want to spend money. There was no TV at home, nothing, but I had a lot to do. I wanted to air our quilts. I liked to smell the sun at night when sleeping. Like our love, warm and pleasant.
I took him to a small bustling area I passed every time I bought vegetables. There were many small stalls. I pointed to a ring in a small box and said, "I want it."
That was a happy time, when two people had only one hundred yuan in their pockets.
He said, "This is how much I love you."