Recently, I was lucky enough to read Zheng Xiu Liyuan, a novella collection by Jiangxi woman writer A Yuan. Her words are enchanting and gorgeous, with the charm of Zhang Ailing, which attracted me at once. In particular, the novella "Dr. Gu's Marriage Economics", a collection of works, made my eyes shine. I feel that the above-mentioned common and puzzling phenomena can be convincingly explained by the theory of marriage economics of Dr. Gu Yan, the protagonist of this novel.
Gu Yan is a doctor who graduated from a prestigious school. He is not only brilliant, but also has excellent scientific research ability. He is slender and looks better than Pan An. During his master's degree, he fell in love with all kinds of girls and swarmed in. His two girlfriends are both beautiful, but the woman he finally married hand in hand is Chen Xiaomei, a short woman with fuzzy eyebrows and sparrows. In addition, Gu Yan never denied the fact that he actively pursued Chen Xiaomei. When many famous schools extended olive branches to him after he graduated from Ph.D., they offered to join Chen Xiaomei as a teacher, otherwise they would not be considered.
Because Gu Yan and Chen Xiaomei's looks really don't match, colleagues in the new unit can't help speculating about their marriage after the initial consternation, and they are extremely mean. For example, a female professor of comparative literature once used the method of comparative literature to say that Dr. Gu Yan and his wife Chen Xiaomei are "cranes and chickens, swans and sparrows, swans and toads".
No matter how the outside world guesses and comments, Gu Yan and Chen Xiaomei are open-minded. They sing with women and show their love, and soon they have a lovely son, which makes others envy and hate. What made Gu Yan give up his beautiful girlfriend and marry Chen Xiaomei, who is not handsome? To know the details, we must start with his first two girlfriends.
The first girlfriend, Shen Nan, is a flower in the Foreign Languages Department. After meeting Gu Yan like a well-proportioned tree in the dining hall, she was immediately shocked, absolutely shocked, and immediately began her indomitable pursuit. Until Gu Yan disarmed. But this enviable love affair lasted only half a year and soon died. Because beauty Shen Nan loves shopping, and shopping is exactly what Gu Yan hates most; Shen Nan is most keen on trying on clothes when shopping. She is graceful, born with clothes hangers, and everything she wears looks graceful. Of course, I hope Gu Yan can appreciate it and give generously to it. This is what a beautiful woman deserves from her boyfriend. However, Dr. Guda's allowance is limited, and he is highly vigilant about it. He neither appreciates nor pays the bill, which always makes Shen Dahua very angry and passive. Finally, I couldn't bear it anymore and left. Gu Yan has long been overwhelmed by this feeling, and she has put it down, happy and relaxed.
The second girlfriend Jiang Feifei is Gu Yan's sister. Although she looks slightly inferior to Shen Hua, she is very talented. "She can write a fascinating article." This kind of amorous feelings and enchanting charm fascinated many male bloggers in Doctor Building. "Jiang Fei Gu Yan coveted. When he saw that Gu Yan was free, he jumped on him while celebrating. Gu Yan thinks that Shen Nan loves material and Jiang Fei pursues spirit. He can enjoy the love between Jiang Fei and Jiang Fei with almost no money. "
Only after they lived together did he find that the spirit still needed material support. For example, they have to pay a lot of rent for the house they live together every month. Gu Yan believes that since they live together, the rent should be shared between them. However, Jiang Feifei turned a deaf ear to this, which made Gu Yan feel wronged while the economy was stretched. After that, when they went out shopping, Gu Yan pinched her purse and evaded paying bills in various ways, including rent. When the landlord stood at the door urging payment, Gu Yan lingered for a long time and couldn't pay it until Jiang Fei couldn't stand bullet. The most exaggerated thing is that Jiang Feifei's best friend wants to kill Gu Yan mercilessly, but it costs money to watch a movie and eat a midnight snack, while Gu Yan is as slippery as a loach, and it is Jiang Fei who bleeds. Jiang Feifei saw through Gu Yan's meanness and shrewdness under his glamorous appearance, and was unwilling to become a miserable woman's life. Finally, he found a grandiose reason to break up with Gu Yan. This relationship is only half a year. Although Gu Yan felt a little sorry, she was soon relieved. Because Jiang Fei is not good at cooking, she relies on restaurants for most of the day. This is by no means a living woman. Might as well break up.
Gu Yan met Chen Xiaomei at a party, and five or six men and women gathered in the house rented by Gu Yan's younger brother to eat Chen Xiaomei with Jane.
The exquisite home cooking cooked by the easy cooker suddenly fell on his ugly body. Although she later learned that she only had a master's degree, her major didn't match him at all, and her appearance was far from that of her two ex-girlfriends, she was still fascinated by the food in Chen Xiaomei. He went to Chen Xiaomei's dormitory more and more times and found her advantages more and more, which are summarized as follows:
First of all, Chen Xiaomei always thought that cooking was a science. Her favorite thing to read at ordinary times is cookbooks, an alcohol stove and a small rice cooker, which can make a delicious meal. This just hit Gu Yan's soft spot, because it is Gu Yan's biggest dream about marriage to eat delicious food at home without spending much money.
Second, Chen Xiaomei never asked men to pay the bill. When going out to spend money with Gu Yan, she always grabs the bill, so that Gu Yan has no economic pressure and can do what she can. It's really like spring breeze.
Third, Chen Xiaomei is simple in nature and likes to live in seclusion at home. It's rare to go out for a walk. You never take a taxi, eat snacks or chase famous brands. What you like best is your own cooking. The longer we spend together, the more Gu Yan likes Chen Xiaomei. Although her appearance is obviously out of control, he has experienced beauty twice. After comparison, he still thinks that Chen Xiaomei, a woman suitable for IKEA, is more suitable for marriage. Her appearance is external and will eventually decline. Good temperament and housekeeping ability are the core and key to determine the happiness of marriage.
Seeing these clearly, Gu Yan became more and more determined to marry Chen Xiaomei. And combined with his own love and marriage experience, he refined the economic theory about marriage, the general idea is: "Marrying a beautiful woman who pays attention to material life, Shen Nan, can't afford it economically;" Marry Jiang Fei, a highly educated woman who pays attention to spiritual life, and can only eat fried tomatoes forever; Only by marrying Chen Xiaomei, who is neither outstanding nor spiritual, and loves recipes far more than professional books, Gu Yan's body, mind, economy and spirit have been properly placed. "
I think Gu Yan's theory of marriage economics can explain the phenomenon that "a good man has no good wife, but Lai Han married a flower branch". After all, people's energy and time are limited. If a man wants to succeed in his career, his main energy will naturally be occupied by his career, and his thoughts and time spent on women are extremely limited. What they urgently need is a virtuous, reasonable and silently supportive woman. Most beautiful women think highly of themselves, are arrogant and willful, and can't tolerate men's neglect and neglect. Therefore, after some comparison, men who pursue their careers are more willing to marry a carefree woman like Chen Xiaomei and stay away from beautiful women who need careful care. Therefore, beautiful women will pass by high-quality men because of temporary pride; A woman with plain appearance and outstanding virtue, because of her insight, has become a solid support for a successful man.
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