Japanese writer Yu Ri's new book Next Home tells us such a thing. This is a novel that redefines "home" and "family", which is chilling but inexplicably warm.
This book has sold 500,000 copies in Japan, which is an amazing work to explore the collapse of human nature.
Author Li Yu was born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan on 1972. Riu Kushiki。 In 20 12, he won the 19 Japanese horror novel award and reader award for "Haunted Campus" (which was later adapted into a movie of the same name and released in 20 16), and won the 25th Subaru Red and White Newcomer Award in the same year, winning the double crown.
The novel tells the story of a housewife, Liu Meizi, who gave up her life because her son died unexpectedly and suffered a blow. She turned a blind eye to her three daughters, accidentally found a little boy with the same name as her son at home, so she took the boy in, and then the boy's mother lodged at Liu Meizi's house, thus opening an unknown secret.
After the unexpected death of his son, the husband did not go home more and more, regardless of family affairs, and did not even do such small things as telephone calls. Because she has no job and no money, she ignores her hard work at home. Grandma also moved out of this home and went to a nursing home. There are only Ma Yina and her three daughters at home, the eldest daughter Qin Mei, the second daughter Mei Hai and the third daughter Ayumi.
Since her son's absence, she has often been listless, not doing housework, and she is also sloppy. Until one day, a skinny little boy appeared in front of her and asked her to use the toilet. She thinks the child is so thin and pitiful, and has the same name as her dead son. She hasn't seen a child as big as her son in America for half a year, which makes her very happy. She resolutely ruled out all objections and took in the little boy's friends for the time being. It's the third week since my friend came to Ji Chuan's house. Ma Yina loves him very much and cooks delicious food for him in different ways, but his friends are very picky and only eat fixed food.
When Qin Mei first saw her, the first thought that came to her mind was "what a strange woman".
She has her back to Qinmei, long hair fluttering, a gorgeous white skirt and a lace umbrella in one hand, but it's not an umbrella, it's a parasol. Qin Mei didn't say "I'm sorry" until she asked who she was. The woman looked back and just saw her face, which scared her to take a step back. Women wear pale heavy makeup, so thick that they can't see the original skin color. It is not so much makeup as oil painting pigment for stage performance. It seems that heavy eyeliner is hooked on the base makeup brushed with a brush, which almost covers the eyes. So are the lips. This is no longer called makeup, but another face is painted on the face.
The beauty of the piano is dumb. A woman is like a broken waist. Give her a deep bow. "Hello, for such a long time, my friend has been taken care of by you-"This sentence finally brought Qin Mei back to her senses. Since she is "my friend" and "taken care of", it seems that this woman is a friend's mother.
A woman with unusually thick makeup is white from the neck to the chest, so people can't see her age. On a hot day, they still wear long sleeves and even elbow-length gloves. The woman said that she had suffered from domestic violence for a long time and was beaten black and blue, so she dressed like this and showed Qin Mei her injuries.
This woman's name is Ye Yue Yamaguchi. She said that she was abused by her husband and was preparing for a divorce. For various reasons, her family can't rely on her and has no job. Seeing that she is so pitiful, studying in the United States temporarily took her in. On the one hand, it was really because she was miserable, and more importantly, she didn't want her friends to leave, so she made this decision. But no one expected that the arrival of this woman eventually became a nightmare for Kikukawa's family.
Five weeks later, when I came to my senses, Ye Yue had completely integrated into all Sichuan families. She contracted all the housework at home, cleaned everywhere and cooked lunch for her daughters. More importantly, she left the problem of taking care of her friends to Liu Meizi. American student Ye Yue Yamaguchi has a loyal audience. She can't stop talking. Her husband's business, daughter's business, son's business, all in all, pushed many things wrong. I couldn't tell anyone before, but now she can tell Ye Yue that Ye Yue is really a good listener. She will cooperate with her from time to time, echo her, and never sing the opposite, which will make the American student more and more excited, including deep inside. She hates her husband and has no feelings for him. After her son left, she couldn't live a good life with him. Qin Mei looks like her husband, and it makes her uncomfortable to see her. Ayumi is her mother-in-law's favorite toy, never hers. As for Meihai, she is even more disgusted.
When Ayumi first met Ye Yue, she was surprised, but now she doesn't hate Ye Yue. On the contrary, she still has some dependence, because Ye Yue will cook a good lunch, and she will not be ashamed to open it when she takes it to school, because her mother used to do nothing. Ye Yue has played the role of Ayumi's mother. She is very considerate, gentle and patient, but she also has a sharp side, that is, when Ye Yue is angry, she seems to be a different person coldly. At this time, Ayumi panicked. Ye Yue is so gentle at ordinary times, it must be her own fault to make her angry like this. This is her only idea. When Ye Yue was angry, she completely ignored her. She will use words to stimulate Ayumi, saying that she has no friends at this time. Being self-centered, she naturally refused to apologize to Ye Yue. A few days later, Ayumi bowed his head because he couldn't stand the loneliness. Nobody cares about her at school or at home, and she doesn't even look at it.
Ayumi experienced the joy of being accepted by Ye Yue. Once she tasted the sweetness, it was too bitter for a person, so she chose to bow her head and apologize. After apologizing, Ye Yue will be nicer, gentler and more considerate to Ayumi. The same dispute has been repeated countless times, each time ending in Ayumi's apology, and then Ye Yue will treat her better. She didn't dare to offend Ye Yue, because Ayumi knew he was being played.
Ye Yue Yamaguchi lets Keisuke enter Ye Yue's younger brother Ji Chuan's house on the grounds that he needs help to deal with the divorce. Qin Mei is basically unpopular with boys at school. After Keisuke arrived, Qinmei basically didn't sleep well, only occasionally took a nap. Keisuke began to ask her for legal knowledge, and then slowly revealed her sister's concern for him and how miserable her experience was. Later, Qinmei also slowly revealed her feelings and past to Keisuke. She hates Ayumi, because Ayumi is willful and self-centered, unable to communicate with Meihai, and even a little scared. As for her younger brother, he died at the age of five and his father had an affair. This is a secret that she has been hiding in her heart. Her mother may know it, so she hates her because she looks like her father. That's it. Qinmei confided her heart bit by bit. Like Ye Yue, Keisuke is a good listener, so they reveal what they are afraid to say to outsiders. Qin Mei hardly sleeps all night. When she feels sleepy, Keisuke will wake her up and continue chatting with her.
During the summer vacation, Meihai stayed at a friend's house for many days from morning till night, almost going home to sleep. She found out very late, and before she knew it, Ye Yue almost controlled all the families in Sichuan. My mother never leaves her friend's pocket or the living room. Ayumi always revolves around the leaves and the moon, which was almost impossible in the past. Father didn't come home, and Qinmei was very interested in Keisuke. No one in the family has any doubts about the arrival of these three strangers. My mother even gave all her wallets to Ye Yue, who was in charge of the family finances. Meihai was speechless, and no one in the family was surprised by all this. The family has ignored her, and now no one listens to her. So she confided to teacher Li Xiang in the school hospital. She told the teacher intermittently, about Peng San, Ye Yue, Keisuke, Ye Yue's control over Kikukawa's family, her sister Ayumi's obedience to her, her sister Qin Mei's infatuation with Keisuke, and her mother's almost out of the living room.
Ye Yue is very afraid of dogs. One day Meihai came home, and a good neighbor came to her door with a dog. She accidentally went in. Ye Yue is very sensitive to dogs. Fortunately, Meihai stopped in time and saved Ye Yue, but Ye Yue said that she deliberately set the dog to scare her. Ye Yue slapped her, Keisuke knocked her to the ground, and her sisters condemned her. She can't tell them that she saved Ye Yue, and no one believes her, because Ye Yue is the center of this family.
The American son takes care of his friends during the day and is dragged to chat by Ye Yue at night. The conversation is still about those stupid things. He basically didn't sleep well. There are only two hours a day, and his consciousness has begun to be confused. Ye Yue wrote down every word the American son said, and asked her to sign and press her fingerprint. American sons have lost their thinking ability, although this is very incredible to outsiders. American sons still have many inexplicable vouchers, all of which are for people around them.
The same is true of Qinmei, who attends classes during the day and is dragged by Keisuke to chat at night. She hardly slept, and after an hour or two, her consciousness began to take on a new look. Keisuke deliberately stirred up trouble, saying that Ayumi spoke ill of her, that she was bullied by her classmates for stealing, and that she was a slut with no concept of chastity. What didn't happen was described by Keisuke. The poor judgment caused by lack of sleep blinded Qin Mei. What she said is naturally not much better. Her words were recorded by Keisuke, no doubt. Ayumi completely succumbed to Ye Yue.
Since the dog incident, Ye Yue has stopped cooking for Meihai. I can only buy simple meals with the money I earn from part-time jobs, and Meihai almost stays in her room at home. Later, Ye Yue asked the teacher for leave on the grounds that Meihai was ill, so Ye Yue locked him in his room, tied a rope around his waist, only enough to go to the toilet, tied his thumbs together, and his mobile phone was cancelled. She can hardly find anyone to ask for help, and Ye Yue only allows her to eat two simple meals.
Ye Yueyou has got confessions of abuse from Miko and Ayumi, including Ayumi's ridicule and dissatisfaction with Qinmei, Keisuke's proof of Qinmei's abuse, and naturally Ayumi's. Ye Yue and Gui used this to prove that Chin Mei can monitor Yayou, and Yayou can also monitor Chin Mei. Ye Yue thinks the time is ripe. Even if they don't continue to monitor, they won't have any problems, disobey orders, go out or sleep without authorization. Even if no one is watching, this has become their instinctive reaction.
I haven't slept in the United States for a long time, and I am mentally abnormal. So are Qinmei and Ayumi. Hai Yitian can only sleep for two hours. She was watched by Ye Yue, forcing her to tell everything she remembered since she was a child. For better or worse, she naturally signed her name and pressed her handprint. But Meihai is different from her mother and sister. She still has a little sense. The two sisters looked at each other, read Ye's confession to them and even hated each other. One day, the two sisters had a fierce quarrel, and then they fought. Qinmei killed Ayumi by mistake. Tuchiko and Iwashima Shangji, crouching outside Ji Chuan Cafe, saw from the window that there seemed to be a fierce physical conflict inside, so they rushed to Ji Chuan's house.
Oh, the Chongyang family was also persecuted by Ye Yue Yamaguchi. My mother died when I was a child, my father remarried and my stepmother gave birth to a younger brother. After my father died, he moved out. There are only my grandmother's stepmother and my brother at home. At this time, Ye Yueshan Pass chose their home. Grandma and stepmother are dead, and my brother's whereabouts are unknown. Maybe he was taken away by that woman. The method used is basically the same as that used by the Kikukawa family, gaining trust, controlling the family, letting the family kill each other, and then moving into another home in the same way. I don't know how many families have been invaded by Ye Yue Yamaguchi, so he decided to investigate Ye Yue Yamaguchi and look for his brother who doesn't know if he still exists.
When Chongyan and Iwashima Shangji rushed in, the two women got entangled. He saw his younger brothers Keisuke and Ye Yue. No, not Ye Yue. Ye Yue's figure is not that thin. Even if he has plastic surgery, his face can change, but his figure will not change. He's not after Ye Yue. Where did Ye Yue go? Who is this woman with the same makeup as Ye Yue? He looked at it carefully. This is Yoshida's sister. Yoshida's family was persecuted by Ye Yue, and their families were separated. It turned out that Ye Yue died a year ago, in a hotel. Keisuke was taken away by Ye Yue when he was three years old. Until a year ago, the eleven-year-old puzzle was taken away by Ye Yue, and he had friends from then on. All three of them came from families destroyed by Ye Yue. After Ye Yue died, they didn't know what to do. They had no education and no family, so one followed Ye Yue's method, parasitized, invaded other people's homes, ate them, drained the last drop, then abandoned them and fled. As for methods, I have seen too much in Ye Yue in recent years. They chose all the Sichuan families from many goals. She knew all these methods of Ye Yue, but no one told her how to live parasitically for a long time. She lost her temper, Ayumi died, and Qinmei was out of control, which made her feel at a loss. After all, Ye Yue didn't change her name. It was not until they rushed in that all this was confessed.
Almost all the families selected by Ye Yue have one thing in common, that is, families with male roles missing or relatively weak men, such as children of several years old, and families with serious problems. Yes, my father died, leaving only my grandmother, stepmother and three-year-old brother. Yes, my husband hardly goes home, and there are only women at home. It can be seen how important the harmony of a family is, and men also play a very important role in a family. A family that is harmonious enough and trusts each other will not give people with malicious intentions an opportunity. As I said at the beginning, this is a novel that redefines family and affection, which makes people feel chilling but inexplicably warm. How to run a family and how to communicate correctly deserves our deep thought.
Home should be a warm harbor, not a purgatory of indifference and injury.