woheguyancheng，shiliangzhongjieranbutongqueyoushututongguidebushizhe。zainanchengzheigebujianxiaoyandeshangyezhanchangshang，womenhuxiangshiduifangweizuijishoudeliewu，yeshizuizhimingdeduishou。womendemingzizongshikunbangzhechuxianzaicaijingtoutiaodeduilimian，meiyicijiaoshoudoubansuizhezibendejulanghexingyedezhendong。wocengyiwei，womenzhijianzuihepingdejieju，buguoshizaimoucijingbiaoshibaihou，gezhexiangbintayaoyaoxiangwang，yongyanshensisha。zhidaoyifenhunqianxieyibeituidaowomianqian，shangmianbingliezhewomenliangrendemingzi。neiyikewocaihuangmiudiyishidao，yuanlailianggesudizuijizhidejiuchan，bushizhiduifangyusidi，ershidijieyizhihunyue，congcigongxiangtongyizhangchuang，tongyigexingshiderongyaoyujiasuo。
“linzong，gongxi！womenyingle。”
zhulichenjingdeshengyindaizheyayibuzhudexingfen，jiangwocongluodichuangwaidechengshiyejingzhonglalehuilai。wozhuanguoshen，jieguotadilaidexiangbin，beibishangningjiedeshuizhubingdewozhijianyizhan。
“guyanchengneibianshenmefanying？”woqingqinghuangdongzhebeizhongjinhuangdeyeti，chunjiaogouqiyimoyiliaozhizhongdehudu。
“tingshuo……guzongdangchangjiushuailebeizi，liansetieqingdilikailehuichang。”chenjingdeshengyinyadehendi，danneifenxingzailehuoquesihaoweijian，“womenzheicijiehu‘xingchenjihua’，dengyuduanletamengushijituanweilaisanniandehexinzengzhangdian。tanengbuqima？”
woxiaole。naohaizhongqingxidifuxianchuguyanchengneizhangyongyuanbinglengzichi，fangfotiantaxialaiyemianbugaisedelian。nengrangtashitaidaoshuaibeizi，zheifenzhanji，zuyirangwojinwanduoheliangbei。
woheguyancheng，shinanchengshangjiegongrendesiduitou。
congdaxueshiqidemonishangzhan，daobiyehougezizhizhangjiazuqiye，womenzhijiandezhanhuojiumeitingguo。taxiangyibingfenglideshoushudao，jingzhun、lengjing、haobuliuqing；erwozeshiyituanranshaodeyehuo，shanzhangchuqibuyi，yongliaoyuanzhishitunshiyiqie。womendoulezhengzhengqinian，huyoushengfu，bicidehenyizaoyishenrugusui。
jinwan，shiwoying。wocehualesangeyue，dongyonglesuoyourenmaiheziyuan，zhongyucongtazuibianqiangxialezheikuaifeirou。zheizhongshenglide**，birenhezanmeihejinqiandougengrangwochenzui。
“tongzhigongguanbu，xinwengaokeyifachuqule。”wominleyikouxiangbin，xinladeqipaozaishejianzhakai，yiruwocikedexinqing，“biaotijiuyong——linshijituan，kaiqinanchengkejixinjiyuan。”
woyaorangsuoyourendouzhidao，zheichangzhanyi，shiwolinwanyingle，shilinshiyinglegushi。
raner，wozheifenshenglidexiyuebingmeinengchixutaijiu。yigexiaoshihou，wojiedaoleyeyededianhua，tadeshengyinshiwocongweitingguodepibeiyuningzhong。
“wanwan，mashanghuijiayitang，youjishi。”
dianhuaguaduan，woxinlimomingdigedengyixia。yeyeshilinshidedinghaishenzhen，taishanbengyuqianersebubianderenwu，ruciyuqi，biranshichuledashi。
dangwoganhuilinjialaozhaishi，ketinglidenghuotongming，qifenqueyayiderangrenchuanbuguoqi。yeyezuozaizhuweidetaishiyishang，shoulipanzheneichuancongbulishendezitanfozhu，dansuduquebipingshikuailexuduo，xieluletaneixindejiaozao。fuqinhejiweishubodouchuishouzhanzaiyipang，gegemiansechenzhong。
“yeye，chushenmeshile？”wokuaibuzouguoqu，xindidebuanzaimanyan。
yeyetaiqiyan，neishuangyixiangruilidemouzilicikemanshihunzhuodexuesi。tameiyouzhijiehuidawo，ershijiangyifenwenjiantuidaolewomianqiandehongmuchajishang。
“你自己看吧。”
wonaqiwenjian，zhikanleliangye，hunshendexueyejiuxiangshibeishunjiandongjiele。
zheishiyifenguanyulinshijituanzijinliandemimishenchabaogao。baogaoxianshi，youyuhaiwaitouzidejigezhongdaxiangmujielianshili，jiashangyourenzaianzhongeyizuokongwomendegupiao，jituandezijinlianyijingbinlinduanlie。zuizhimingdeshi，womenzuidadeyibiyinxingdaikuanjiangzaixiageyuedaoqi，erwomengenbenwulichanghai。
yidanweiyue，linshijituanzheisouyililebangeshijideshangyejulun，jianghuishunjianqingfu。
“zenmehuizheiyang？”wodeshengyindouzaifadou，“‘xingchenjihua’bushiyijingnaxialema？zhiyaozheigexiangmuqidong，womendezijinwenti……”
“laibujile。”fuqinseshengdaduanwo，“‘xingchenjihua’deqianqitourushigewudidong，womenxianzailianqidongzijindoucoubuchulai。wanwan，women……beibidaojuelule。”
wotanzuozaishafashang，danaoyipiankongbai。jigexiaoshiqian，wohaizaiweijibaiguyanchengerzhanzhanzixi，yiweizijiyingdelezhenggeshijie。kezhuanyanjian，wodeshijiequejijiangbengta。zheijudadefanchaxiangyigewuqingdeerguang，henhendichouzaiwodelianshang。
“zhende……meiyoubiedebanfalema？”wobaozhezuihouyisixiwangwendao。
客厅里一片死寂。
liangjiu，yeyecaihuanhuankaikou，shengyinshayadexiangbeishazhimoguo：“you。haiyouyigebanfa。”
womengditaitou，yanzhongzhongxinranqiguangliang。
“什么办法？”
“和顾家联姻。”
“shenme？！”wojihushicongshafashangtiaoleqilai，nanyizhixindikanzheyeye，“ninshuoshenme？hesheilianyin？gujia？”
“dui。”yeyedemuguangchenjingrushui，quedaizheburongzhihuideweiyan，“gujialaoyezijintianxiawuqinzijiwodaledianhua。tamenyuanyichushoubangzhulinshiduguonanguan，tigongwuxidaikuan，bingqiehewomengongtongkaifa‘xingchenjihua’。dantamenyouyigetiaojian。”
wodexinzangfengkuangdileidongqilai，yigehuangmiudaojidiandecaicezaiwonaozhongchengxing。
“tiaojianjiushi，ni，bixujiajigujiadezhangsun，guyancheng。”
hongdeyisheng，woganjuezhenggeshijiedouzaiwoerbianzhakai。
jiajiguyancheng？neigewohenbudeshiqirou、qinqipidenanren？neigeganggangbeiwohenhenxiuruguodesiduitou？zheibirangwoqusihaiyaohuangtang！
“bukeneng！wojuebutongyi！”wolishengjujue，“yeye，ninzhidaowogentashishenmeguanxi！womenshidiren！ninrangwojiajita，zheijianzhishitiandadexiaohua！”
“wanwan！”fuqindiheyisheng，“zhuyinidetaidu！”
“zheiyijingbushinitongbutongyidewentile。”yeyebishangyan，manlianpibei，“zheishiwomenlinjiaweiyideshenglu。gujiatichudetiaojian，jiushiyaotongguolianyin，jiangliangjiachedibangdingchengliyigongtongti。zhiyouzheiyang，tamencaiganmaozhejudadefengxian，batianwenshuzibandezijinzhuruwomenzheigelantanzi。”
wohunshenfaleng，shoujiaobingliang。wokanzhemanwuzichouyuncandandezhangbei，kanzheyeyeyiyezhijianfangfocanglaoleshisuidemianrong，neixiejujuedehua，xiangbeiyuciyiyangkazaihoulongli，zaiyeshuobuchukou。
我知道，我没得选。
wolinwan，congxiaobeidangchengjichengrenpeiyang，xiangshoulelinjiajiyudeyiqierongyaoheziyuan，neimezaicike，linjiaxuyaowoxishengdeshihou，wojiubixuzhanchulai。
zheibujinjinshiwodehunyin，zheishilinshijituanshangwanmingyuangongdeshengji，shijidairenjiyedecunwang。
wodejiaoao，wodehaoe，zaijiazudemingyunmianqian，yiwenbuzhi。
“wo……zhidaole。”wocongyafenglijichuzheijigezi，meiyigezidouxiangdaoziyiyanggezhewodexin。
santianhou，zailiangjiadarendeanpaixia，wozaiyijiasirenhuisuodebaoxiangli，jiandaolewode“weihunfu”——guyancheng。
tahaishineifuyangzi，shougongdingzhideheisexizhuangyisibugou，chendetashenxingtingbarusong。wuguanlunkuofenming，xiangshishangdizuijingxindejiezuo，danneishuangshensuideyanmouliqueyongyuancuizhebing，kanbuchurenheqingxu。
tazuozaiwoduimian，zitaixianshididuanqichabei，xiuzhangdeshouzhiniezhebaicibeibi，dongzuoyouyadexiangshizaixinshangyijianyishupin。
womenzhijiangezheyizhangzhangzhangdechatai，kongqianjingdenengtingdaobicidehuxisheng。sheidoumeiyouxiankaikou，zheiwushengdeduizhi，jiushiwomenzheiqinianlaizuishuxidexiangchumoshi。
zuizhong，haishitaxiandapolechenmo。
“lin**，kanlainiyijingxiangqingchule。”tadeshengyinhetaderenyiyang，qingleng、pingdan，tingbuchuxinu。
wochelechezuijiao，luchuyimochaofengdexiao：“guzongbuyeyiyang？bieshuodehaoxiangniduoqingyuanside。nengrangnigudashaoyediantouquyigesiduitouhuijia，xiangbinimengujiadechujing，yeweibixiangbiaomianshangneimefengguangba？”
wodehualidaizheci，shitujinuta，kuitanchuyixiezhusimaji。wobuxiangxingujiahuipingbaiwugudidangzheigeyuandatou。zheibeihouyidingyouwobuzhidaodeyinqing，zheijiushiwomenzhijiandexinxicha，yeshiwoweiyikenengfanpandejihui。
guyanchengwenyan，zhishidandanditailetaiyanpi，muguangluozaiwolianshang，neiyanshenpingjingwubo，quedaizheyizhongdongxiyiqiedeyapogan。
“wodechujingruhe，jiubulaolin**feixinle。nizhixuyaozhidao，zheichanghunyin，duiniwoeryan，shiyichangjiaoyi。nijiwogujiaxiangyaodemingfenhehezuo，wojinilinjiaxuyaodezijinheshengji。”
tajiang“jiaoyi”lianggeziyaodejizhong，xiangshizaikeyitixingwo，womenzhijian，chuleliyi，zaiwuqita。
“haoyigejiaoyi。”wolengxiaoyisheng，congbaolinachuyifenwozijinihaodexieyi，tuidaotamianqian，“jiranshijiaoyi，neijiuyaoyoujiaoyideguiju。guzong，guomuyixiaba。”
tachuimou，naqineifenxieyi，yiyeyiyekandejiqirenzhen。
xieyideneironghenjiandan，zongjieqilaijiushi“hunyinsanyuanze”：diyi，hunhoushuangfangcaiwuduli，hubuganshe；dier，zaigonggongchanghebanyanenaifuqi，sixialihuweishiyou，baochijuli；disan，hunyinqixianweisannian，sannianhou，dailinshijituanweijijiechu，shuangfanghepinglihun，hubujiuchan。
zheishiwonengweizijizhengqudaode，zuihoudetimianheziyou。
guyanchengkanwan，lianshangyijiumeishenmebiaoqing。tajiangxieyifanghuizhuomian，zhijianzaishangmianqingqingqiaoleqiao，fachuchenmendeshengxiang，yixiayixia，douqiaozaiwodexinshang。
woyouxiejinzhangdikanzheta，buzhidaozheigekongzhiyujiqiangdenanren，huibuhuitongyiwozheixie“maofan”detiaokuan。
“可以。”
chuhuwodeyiliao，tajingrandayingdeshifengancui。
woxinzhonggangsongleyikouqi，jiutingjiantajixushuodao：
“zheixietiaokuan，womeiyouyijian。buguo，woyeyouyigetiaojian，bixujiajinqu。”
woxintouyijin，jingtidikanzheta：“shenmetiaojian？”
tashentiweiweiqianqing，neizhangjunmeiquebinglengdelianzaidengguangxiaxiandeyufaporen。tademuguangsuodingwo，yiziyiju，qingxidishuodao：
“haiyouyigefujiatiaokuan。hunhou，nibixubanchulinjia，zhujinwodesirenbieshu。bushigujialaozhai，shiwozaiyunqishandingdefangzi。”
我愣住了。
“为什么？”
zhujintadesirenlingdi？zheiyiweizheshenme？
tagouqichunjiao，neishiwodiyicizaitalianshangkandaoleisi“xiaorong”debiaoqing，quebitamianwubiaoqingshigengrangwogandaoweixian。
“yinwei，lin**，”tamantiaosilidizhanqishen，jugaolinxiadikanzhewo，shengyinlidaizheyisiwanweiheburongkangjudeqiangshi，“zuoweijiaoyideyibufen，womende‘enaifuqi’xima，xuyao24xiaoshiquantianhoupailian。wobuxiwangwodeqizi，zaibanyehaixuyaowoquchejishigongliqujiehuijia。”
tadehuayinluoxia，baoxianglidekongqifangfodouninggule。wokanzhetaneishuangshenbujiandideyanjing，huranmingbailetadeyitu。
zheibushishenmepailian，zheishixuanshi**。tayaojiangwochedizhiyutadezhangkongzhixia，rangwoshishikekedoujizhu，zaizheichangbeipodehunyinli，tacaishineigezhangwozhudongquanderen。
这个**！
wozuanjinlequantou，zhijiashenshendiqianruzhangxin。jiuzaiwozhunbeikaikoufanbodeshunjian，taquefangfokanchuanlewodexinsi，dandandibuchongleyiju。
“biewangle，linwan。shini，huozheshuonimenlinjia，gengxuyaozheichangjiaoyi。wodenaixin，shiyouxiande。”
yijuhua，jiudusilewosuoyoudetuilu。
shia，shiwoyouqiuyuta。woxianzaigenbenmeiyoutaojiahaijiadezige。
woshenxiyikouqi，qiangxingyaxiaxintoufanyongdequruhenuhuo，congyafenglijichulianggezi：
“……成交。”