Dear readers, I did not make any typos. "Beautiful wife" is not "beautiful wife". The difference of half a word makes a world of difference. My husband, whom I have never met, gave my wife a very popular name "Lan Jiao". Because I thought it was vulgar, I gave my wife a series of antique pen names during my relationship, such as "Qingkan", "Qiteng" and "Jingzi". But the wife was very resistant and gave a lot of reasons. The most unmotivated reason is: I don’t write articles, so what kind of pen name do I need? The most high-sounding reason is: my body, hair, skin, and name are all given by my parents and cannot be damaged, let alone exchanged. The saddest reason is: personal It sounds like a Japanese name, so unpleasant. From before marriage to after marriage, this name change war never stopped with you, but the final result is that "Jiao Wife" remains, but my pen names "Cao Wei" and "Xia Shui" disappear. According to my wife's suggestion, I respect the naming of my parents. Quan will continue to use the more popular single name "Wei" given by his parents than "Lan Jiao" when publishing articles in the future.
? I have always regretted that the "beautiful wife" was not a spoiled wife. In my memory, she only shed tears and never acted coquettishly. Although he is not arrogant, he is not submissive either. Since I was in the Chinese Department of college and exposed to a large number of ancient classics, I have been particularly fond of situations such as "red sleeves add fragrance". I hope that my wife can prepare a pen, lay out paper, grind ink, and light a lamp for me in the evening after dinner, while I concentrate my energy, splash ink, meet Yan Liu, Ou, and Zhao, and create a few classic paintings that can be handed down from generation to generation. However, my "beautiful wife" would rather dance and walk the dog than grind ink and lay paper. She has not even touched my four treasures of the study. Apart from cleaning, it was rare for me to go into the study to accompany me in my painting and calligraphy life. Instead, I was advised to walk outside more and meet all kinds of people, instead of staying at home all the time and acting like a loner. I painted a grand vision for her: one day you may become the great wife of great calligraphers and painters such as Qi Baishi and Zhang Daqian. But she almost choked me to death when she said so calmly: A painting is worth 200 million yuan. You can sell it first and show me how much you can earn 200 yuan. I resented it: Women have long hair but short knowledge. In short, I wanted to transform the "beautiful wife" into a role like an ancient book boy or a personal maid, so that she could often stay in the study to accompany me when I read, but she tried her best to pull me out of the study and become a modern person who understands life. As a result of the tug-of-war, "The Beautiful Wife" won many times but was undefeated. The study room is still her "forbidden area", but when I was teaching in middle school, I often accompanied her to the dance hall for a period of time. When I arrived in college, I often pulled up the dog leash and walked with her and the dog in the garden. And there are far more people who know my dog ??than people who know me, a so-called great professor.
? Another hobby of mine is playing the flute, which I learned when I was in the fifth grade of Wu Ning Primary School. It’s a pity that there was no sixth grade in elementary school at that time, and students had to graduate before they even finished their studies. After entering junior high school, I rarely played the flute again. Instead, I then learned whatever was interesting to me. I have learned erhu, violin, alto horn, trumpet, saxophone, etc., but I have never reached the level of flute playing. After all, it is still somewhat childish. Therefore, starting in 2017, I purchased seven flutes online, C, D, E, F, G, E flat, and B flat, and started another artistic life besides calligraphy and painting. My plan is a demonstration of the current use of bamboo flutes in teaching to carry out artistic teaching; after retirement, my wife and I will perform in various squares. I will play the flute and she will sing and dance. However, after my wife reluctantly cooperated for a while, she began to harm me again: others play the flute and get money, but you play the flute and get your life. She was always worried that my loud playing would disturb the people, so she always had to close the doors and windows tightly every time I played the flute, which was a huge disappointment. Sometimes I was in the mood and didn't respond to her instructions in time. She was even more unhappy and simply used Bai Juyi's "tongue-in-cheek mockery to listen to" to ridicule me. I said quietly: If in ancient times you would have violated the rule of seven outings; she responded forcefully: Now you can also do seven outings. I can only explain myself by citing Confucius' saying, "Only villains and women are difficult to raise."
? My two great hobbies are maintained by my wife's incomprehensible style. I hope that one day I can be recognized by the public. I can be proud of the world with these two skills and make "Jiao" "Wife", look at what it means to be silent and become a blockbuster, making her regret her ignorance of her absence in the process of the great calligraphy and painting artist and flute player becoming famous. The problem is that this prophecy is probably unlikely to come true in this life.
? My wife has a mantra: Professional people do professional things. She is not interested in my calligraphy, painting and flute. The main reason is that she always thinks that my major is teaching rather than performing. She doesn't know how important calligraphy, painting and instrumental music are for a Chinese teacher.
But it is precisely because of her wrong understanding that she will never understand the style. For example, since I was in high school, I secretly read a book called "Lin Hai Xue Yuan" which was still banned at the time. I remember that there was a scene in the book that deeply affected me. That was the beautiful little white pigeon giving the handsome Shao Jianbo a haircut. That kind of The special romantic scenes are what I particularly envy. Therefore, when I was teaching high school, I bought a pair of hair scissors, hoping that my beloved wife could learn the art of barbering and give me a haircut. It didn’t matter whether it looked good or bad. But she never agreed. She thought I was stingy and wanted to save some money for a haircut, and I was too embarrassed to mention the romantic story in the book to her. So, I brought the hair scissors to the class and gave them to the students to cut each other's hair. It turned out that something was not good. It seemed that male and female students were able to sort out their feelings, so they took back their hair clippers to avoid "deliberately planting flowers but not blooming, unintentionally planting willows to create shade", which would lead to premature romance and affect the enrollment rate. Fast forward more than 20 years, and last year I saw an electric clipper set being sold at a special price on Taobao. This brought back my youthful dreams, so I bought one. But the reality is cruel. The stubborn "beautiful wife" still refused my request on the grounds that professional people do professional things. So, for a year, without enjoying romance, I learned the unique skill of cutting my own hair with clippers. However, when it comes to more important occasions, I will still go to the barber shop to get a haircut to avoid exposing my flaws and making a fool of myself.
? It is indeed a great regret in my life that the "beautiful wife" is so incomprehensible to her style. But our husband and wife have always been inseparable and respectful to each other. The reason is that although the "beautiful wife" is not coquettish, she is as docile and kind as her zodiac sign of rabbit, and her stubbornness often contains truths that I cannot refute. Once, I was calling for a doctor on the high-speed train, saying that someone was sick. My wife wanted to get up, but I stopped her: You are a nurse, not a doctor. Don't cure the person and get into trouble. The "beautiful wife" retorted: What are you talking about? I am a nurse, but we have learned everything doctors have learned. How can you be an angel in white if you don't save him? Leave me alone in the high-speed train carriage. I originally wanted to go along, even if I couldn't help, at least I could be my "beautiful wife's" escort. But I can’t worry about that pile of luggage. He was in a dilemma, like an ant on a hot pot. Half an hour later, the "beautiful wife" came back happily. She said that a doctor was already here and she only treated him briefly. The patient was fine. I said, it's a pity that there are no reporters in the car, otherwise I would write a report for you and let you return it. My wife said angrily: Why do you always think of me as the kind of person who is incompetent and loves to show off? I'm ignoring you. But my wife’s laughter point is very low. My joke will make her laugh heartlessly, forgetting all the previous unhappiness. The "beautiful wife" doesn't understand amorous feelings, but as a nurse she really knows how to care. She always gives the best to the elderly and children, and she leaves it to me when they are no longer around. For example, she made me ginseng tea. After I drank it a few times, she reluctantly threw away the ginseng residue and chewed it up herself. I secretly chewed one piece, but after just two chews, I vomited it. Damn, it tastes terrible. My wife loves small animals. She used to keep pet rabbits, but they were difficult to keep. One of them died, and she shed tears when one died. Later, I raised two puppies, one is 80 years old and the other is a ten-year-old child. She didn't know how to train, so she only used love to help two prosperous people with different ages and different breeds to live in harmony. When she walks her dog, she always brings a few pieces of paper or plastic bags with her. When her dog poops, she puts it in a paper or plastic bag and puts it into the trash can. My wife is very kind to the elderly. Not to mention my parents, she is as filial as my biological parents. Even the old ladies and gentlemen in the community like to have daily routines with her.
? Such a "beautiful wife", do you think it is much better than a spoiled wife? Of course, deep down in my heart, I still hope that my "beautiful wife" can be a considerate and charming wife.
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