Chapter 34

Ming Yunle took out his camera again. This time, after taking a few pictures of the lotus flowers, he pointed the camera at Ruan Yan and asked, "Take a picture?"

After he finished speaking, Ruan Yan thought for a while, and soon he saw Ruan Yan making a funny pose.

After Ruan Yan determined the pose, Ming Yunle pressed the shutter.

Since he likes it, let's shoot it like this.

Before leaving, Ming Yunle did not forget Ruan Yan's iced watermelon juice.

He bought a cup for Ruan Yan and packed one for himself.

Ruan Yan saw what Ming Yunle was holding and said, "It seems that this time our tastes have finally reached a consensus."

Ruan Yan also remembered the last time they had a huge disagreement about making fruit tea. He said, "Why didn't we notice so many differences before?"

Ming Yunle said, "How could we have experienced so many things in the past?"

Ming Yunle thought about their past interactions.

Although they are very close friends, they are still somewhat polite to each other.

And no matter how close they are, they will not tell each other everything and will not think of sharing it at the first time.

Ruan Yan took a sip of watermelon juice and sighed contentedly.

They bought some watermelon juice and drank it before going back and walking around the lotus pond a few times.

I spent half a day strolling around the lotus pond, then went back to play badminton for a while, and another day passed.

Ruan Yan didn't leave immediately after sending the person back. He and Ming Yunle went to see a movie.

After watching the movie, he hugged Ming Yunle and kissed her for a while before leaving.

*

It is midsummer now, and the cicadas outside are chirping constantly. Ming Yunle's painting time is currently from afternoon to evening.

Ming Yunle woke up a little early today. After breakfast, he sat on the recliner and looked at the picture album. After finishing reading, he went into the billiard room.

Ming Yunle didn't feel good today, so he put the club back after playing for a while.

Qin Bai sent an invitation to dinner at noon, but Ming Yunle rejected it. He wanted to eat at home later and the meal was already arranged.

As a result, Qin Bai came uninvited.

"Are you free lately?" Ming Yunle asked.

"I'm taking a short break today," Qin Bai said. "Now is the perfect time to go to the beach. I just came back from the beach not long ago. I just missed you and came to see you."

Qin Bai smiled and said, "This is a gift for you."

Why do you suddenly want to send gifts?

He took it and found that this was a specialty that Qin Bai brought back from a business trip.

Now it seems that his plan to travel in the fall has been put on hold for a long time.

Ming Yunle asked where Qin Bai was going and also asked for his opinion.

Qin Bai said, "I don't know, but different cities should have different characteristics. The place I went to was not bad either."

Ming Yunle handed Qin Bai a cup of coffee. Qin Bai watched his movements for a long time and asked, "Can you also make latte art?"

"I've been learning recently. I only know the simpler ones now. I can also make smoothies, which I learned from Xia Chen. I won't make them for you this time. I'll make them next time."

"When is the next time?"

"Maybe tomorrow? I don't really feel like eating shaved ice today, so I won't make it."

"Then I'll come for shaved ice tomorrow." Qin Bai made the decision directly.

Ming Yunle played some soothing music, and they sat at the bar, each holding a cup of coffee and drinking quietly.

When the coffee was almost finished, Qin Bai thought of Xia Chen and asked, "What has Xia Chen been busy with recently? Why haven't I seen him?"

Xia Chen is a person who can't stand being talked about by others. As soon as Xia Chen is mentioned, Xia Chen will appear immediately.

Qin Bai was stunned.

Xia Chen was a little surprised to see him so shocked and asked, "Why are you so surprised?"

"I just mentioned you, and then you showed up."

Xia Chen shrugged nonchalantly: "I thought it was something else."

Xia Chen also walked over to the bar, and seeing that they had nothing to do, he said, "It's rare for the three of us to get together, so let's find something to do."

Although he said that, he was just listening to music, drinking coffee, and chatting about recent events.

Ming Yunle listened to Xia Chen talking about what he had been doing recently. When they talked about their recent situation, the topic inevitably turned to Gu Jing's move. Everyone was involved in this matter.

Gu Jing didn't ask for help when he was moving that day, but Xia Chen and Ruan Yan went to help anyway. Even Qin Bai took the time to go and see him later.

Ming Yunle went there later because he caught a cold, and the moving gift he gave to Gu Jing was a pot of green plants.

"I just found out that Gu Jing and Ruan Yan live in the same community." Xia Chen finds it incredible when he thinks about it now.

"They both said they forgot to mention it."

Ming Yunle was speechless. He didn't know what to say.

Neither Ruan Yan nor Gu Jing thought of mentioning this matter, and they only mentioned the new home once.

They said the community environment was good and described the general situation and the approximate distance from the city center of City A.

It seems that I have only described this one incident nearby, and this time it was interrupted due to something.

After the topic was changed, it never came back.

At that time, Ming Yunle was still thinking that what they said was a bit similar, so it turned out that they were in the same community, no wonder.

It was quite incredible that neither he nor Xia Chen had asked what the name of the community was for such a long time.

Ming Yunle’s idea was very simple. Ruan Yan had already bought it, so the location must have been something he had thought carefully about.

You will know when you visit him. Why ask now? Could it be that he doesn't like the location of Ruan Yan's house and wants them to move?

So compared to where Ruan Yan lived, he was more curious about the decoration of Ruan Yan's house.

At first, Ruan Yan even forgot to mention that the decoration was completed.

The two of them always talked about this and that, and the topics were very messy and often had no beginning or end.

It was Ruan Yancai who mentioned it that day because he didn't know how to turn the topic to that place.

At that time, Ruan Yan looked at Ming Yunle's shocked expression and was shocked himself. He asked several times, "Didn't I tell you that?"

After confirming several times, he said, "It seems I forgot to mention it. I didn't mention this."

Ming Yunle was impressed when he thought of that scene.

Ruan Yan's expression at that time was really shocked, and Ming Yunle could still remember it very clearly a few days later.

*

Ruan Yan started preparing for the move at the end of summer. Ming Yunle had already promised Ruan Yan that he would help him pick things, so they acted together.

On the first day they were going to the mall to pick out some ornaments and then buy some books.

By this time the vase they had made had been taken back.

Later, Ruan Yan said that if possible, they could make a handicraft every year and then fill the shelves little by little.

They discussed it again and finally decided to keep the plan of making handicrafts every year, but decided to put the finished products in the study.

Ming Yunle and Ruan Yan spent a long time choosing. Although they had different opinions, they still followed Ruan Yan's opinion because it was Ruan Yan's home after all.

But Ruan Yan didn't think so.

With his insistence, Ming Yunle finally began to add his own opinions.

This suggestion was not to let Ruan Yan choose something he didn't like, but to help Ruan Yan when he had difficulty making a decision.

In three hours, they picked out two ornaments.

It seems that I won’t be able to finish picking today.

Ruan Yan was not in a hurry to begin with, and he had taken this issue into consideration when setting the date at the end of summer.

Realizing it was getting late, Ruan Yan decided to take Ming Yunle out for lunch first.

After Ruan Yan ordered the dishes, he found that Ming Yunle was immersed in his own world, probably thinking about something related to picking food.

Ruan Yan smiled helplessly and said, "Order."

Ming Yunle was reminded by this, picked up the menu and asked, "What did you order?"

Ruan Yan mentioned several dishes, including the ones Ming Yunle liked.

Ming Yunle closed the menu and said, "Let's order these. If we order too much, we won't be able to finish it."

While waiting for the food to be served, Ming Yunle said, "Why don't we buy a few books this afternoon to change our thinking."

Ruan Yan had no objection. He had so many things to buy, so it didn't matter what he bought.

There are also plates, cups and other things, so you can't just use the same one as before.

Ming Yunle also knew that their task was arduous, so he ate a few more bites of his meal.

Ruan Yan couldn't help laughing when he saw Ming Yunle was particularly concerned about his affairs.

The book-buying process went much more smoothly, as their reading preferences were more consistent.

He bought all the books that Ruan Yan liked, and also bought some books that he had not read but was very interested in.

The first time they bought, they probably bought more than twenty copies.

This was their current thought. They didn't think about buying all the books at once. This was impossible, and there was a library nearby, so there was no need for that.

There is a long time to come. If Ruan Yan has any books that he really wants to read and collect, he can just buy them.

“It only took an hour this time.”

Ming Yunle returned to the car and asked, "How about we go pick out some ornaments?"

Ruan Yan said, "It's almost time for today. I can't let you work hard all the time. How about I go play with you?"

Ming Yunle was a little speechless: "What's so hard about this? I just walked a few steps and made suggestions. I didn't even move the books. I only moved one ornament."

Although Ming Yunle said so, they still didn't continue picking things.

After all, they have so much time to shop, so why should they buy everything at once?

Shopping is fun, isn't it? Why not extend that fun?

After they loaded the books into the trunk, they went to the movies.

They rarely go to the cinema, so it's nice to have this experience once in a while.

After leaving the cinema, they didn't rush to do anything and just walked around.

They walked and stopped, had dinner outside, and it was dark when they returned.

It was not until he lay down on the bed that Ming Yunle realized that he had very little time to help Ruan Yan pick things.

Ruan Yan planned to complete the move shortly after the beginning of autumn, so that if Ming Yunle had plans to travel somewhere else, he would be able to participate in time.

Can I really buy all of it if I keep going like this?

Ming Yunle always felt that he had plenty of time and would definitely be able to buy everything.

Now I'm lying in bed reviewing the progress, thinking about the amount of things they want to buy, and I realized that something is wrong.

It seems very uncertain.

They are not free every day, and they may do something else two days after buying it.