After Ruan Changgui and Sun Xiaohui left, the house became quiet and even the air became fresh and cool.

Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua sat on the edge of the bed and breathed a sigh of relief. After a while, Ruan Cuizhi came in from outside again.

Since they had already quarreled, she naturally advised Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua not to be angry, saying that it was not worth getting angry with people like her second brother and his wife, as it would harm their health.

Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie took the opportunity to take out the chocolate, canned beef and other food they had hidden in the morning, pulled Ruan Cuizhi to sit beside the bed, and shared the delicious food with Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua.

Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua just said they didn't want to eat it, so Ruan Xi just broke off some chocolate and stuffed it into their mouths.

After eating something delicious, their mood subconsciously improved. Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua's expressions quickly relaxed. Their faces, which had been wrinkled due to anger just now, now slowly relaxed and revealed smiles.

No longer caring about Ruan Changgui and Sun Xiaohui, Liu Xinghua took Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie's hands and said, "You two grew up in the countryside, never been to the city, never seen the world, I am worried. But you are grown up, when you go there, you have to take care of yourselves. Without grandparents to take care of you, you have to learn to take care of yourself, understand?"

Ruan Xi nodded, "Don't worry, Grandma. I will take good care of Xiao Jie."

Then when Ruan Xi said this, Ruan Jie's eyes became sore, and tears suddenly fell from her pursed mouth. She buried her head in Liu Xinghua's arms, crying and whispering, "Grandma, I suddenly don't want to go anymore. I still want to be with you."

At home, I have grandparents to take care of me, but that’s no longer the case in the city.

When she said this while crying, Ruan Zhigao, Liu Xinghua, Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Xi all had tears in their eyes.

Liu Xinghua patted her on the back and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? What good is there in staying in this mountain? If your mother really wants to find a random in-law to sell you off, I may not be able to protect you. After all, she is your mother. Go to the city peacefully, study hard with Xiaoxi, and find a good in-law with the help of your uncle and aunt. Don't come back to this poor mountain again."

Ruan Jie lay in Liu Xinghua's arms, "But I can't bear to leave you and Grandpa... and my third aunt... my fifth uncle..."

Who could be willing to do that? They also couldn’t bear to let the two girls go.

Ruan Xi sniffed, and with red eyes, she squeezed Liu Xinghua's hand tightly, looked at Ruan Zhigao and said, "Grandpa and grandma, wait for me. When I have a great future in the world, I will buy a very big house and take you all to live happily there."

Ruan Zhigao chuckled and said, "Xiaoxi, don't worry about us. Just take care of yourself and Xiaojie. We were born and raised in this mountain all our lives. We will be buried here when we die. We won't go anywhere else."

Ruan Cuizhi didn't want Ruan Xi to be more upset, so she hurriedly said, "Dad, why are you saying these things now? Who can predict what will happen in the future? Let's talk about the future later."

Ruan Zhigao hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, let's not talk about this anymore."

However, Liu Xinghua was still worried, so she took Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie aside and told them many of her innermost thoughts. She was not afraid of anything else but that the two girls would be wronged in the city, so she had a lot of instructions.

Although Ruan Xi is the biological child of Ruan Changfu and Feng Xiuying, she was not raised by them, and Ruan Jie is their niece. When the two of them moved into the city and lived in their home, it was no different from moving in with two completely unfamiliar country relatives.

When they first arrived, Ruan Changfu and Feng Xiuying would definitely take better care of Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie, after all, the two children had just arrived in the city, but this kind of care would not last long, as people are like this.

Do you expect them to love Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie without loving the children they raised themselves? That's impossible.

Not to mention Ruan Changfu and Feng Xiuying, even Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua themselves, if the other children of the old family were sent back to the countryside, they would not always favor the other children. They would definitely take care of them more in the beginning, but as time went on, they would still love Ruan Xi more.

After all, Ruan Xi was brought up by them.

The child I raised is leaving, and there are so many things to say. Liu Xinghua hugged Ruan Xi on her left and Ruan Jie on her right. Her eyes were wet and she smiled. She talked to them until it was time to make dinner.

Ruan Changfu and Feng Xiuying were unaware of the turmoil within the Ruan family, so when they sat down to eat in the evening, they appeared to be in harmony. But beneath the surface, Ruan Changgui and Sun Xiaohui were feeling frustrated that they had to put on a smiling face even though they were unhappy.

After dinner, the family sat together and talked some more. It looked like a lively and harmonious reunion, but in fact, everyone had their own thoughts, many of which they could not express openly.

Ruan Xi didn't stay at home to talk to Ruan Changfu and Feng Xiuying. She went out after dinner.

She went to the Ling family's stilt house and called Ling Yao out to take a walk and enjoy the evening breeze.

Sitting on a rock and chatting in the evening breeze, Ruan Xi took a deep breath of the mountain wind and said to Ling Yao, "Baby, I'm leaving tomorrow and going to the city with my parents. I may not be able to come and play with you in the future."

Ling Yao was stunned when he heard this, but he had actually expected it.

He forced a smile and said, "That's good. They finally came back to pick you up."

Ruan Xi didn't want the atmosphere to become sad and heavy, and said with a smile: "If you miss me, write to me."

Ling Yao nodded, "I'll write you one letter a month."

Ruan Xi smiled, "Then I'll reply to you with two letters."

Ling Yao also laughed and said, "Then you must take good care of yourself."

Ruan Xi nodded at him, "I will. I'm not here anymore, so you have to take care of yourself. If Gao Haiyang and the others bully you again, go find my fifth uncle and let him teach them a lesson, then they won't dare to do it again."

Ling Yao held a green grass leaf in his hand and subconsciously tore it into pieces.

But he still smiled and said, "Yeah."

Ruan Xi took a deep breath and lay down on the stone, stretching out his voice and saying, "It will be hard to get a breeze like this in the future. I want to sit here and enjoy it for a while, remembering the smell of this wind..."

Ling Yao looked at her and lay down beside her.

The two people turned their heads to each other, looked into each other's eyes, and smiled widely together.

In the evening, Ruan Xi returned to the tailor shop and packed up with Ruan Jie. In fact, there was not much to pack. Apart from a change of clothes, neither of them had anything else to take.

When packing up, Ruan Xi gave all the keys to the tailor shop to Ruan Cuizhi and said to her, "Third aunt, this shop is left to you. Please take good care of grandpa and grandma, and help me visit Master when you have time."

Ruan Cuizhi couldn't help but feel tears in her eyes. She took a breath and said, "Don't worry."

After Ruan Xi packed her luggage, she also packed out a set of textbooks. This set of textbooks is a little older than it was two years ago, but the cover and inside pages are still intact. Now that she is leaving, the things should be returned to their original owners.

So she got up very early the next day, went back home with her textbooks, and took a piece of pork, a bag of sugar, a handful of candies and a bag of peach cakes from home, all of which were left over from Ruan Changsheng's marriage.

She took these things and the books and went to Teacher Jin's house.

She put all the books and food at his door, then knocked hard on the door a few times and hid.

She hid and watched Teacher Jin open the door and come out. She saw him standing at the door and hesitating for a long time, then picking up his textbooks and food and turning back into the house. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief and leave.

When she returned home, Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Jie also came over, and Ruan Cuizhi helped her with her luggage.

They had agreed to leave after breakfast, so before breakfast, Liu Xinghua called Ruan Xi into the room again.

She found a bag from the bottom of the box, stuffed it into Ruan Xi's hand and whispered, "This is all the money you've earned in the past two years. I saved it for you. I also saved some bills in it. Take it with you. Be sure to take good care of yourself when you get to the city."

Ruan Xi didn't want it, "Grandma, you keep the flowers."

Liu Xinghua said, "What should I spend? What can you buy in the mountains? I am too old to go to town. Your fifth uncle is married now, and I have no burden. Your third aunt makes so much money, can your grandfather and I spend it all? Hurry up and keep it. You will not be able to adapt to the city, and you must have money in your hands to feel at ease. And you must remember not to let anyone know that you have so much money, and don't let anyone fool you."

Ruan Xi stopped refusing and nodded, "Grandma, I understand."

Liu Xinghua reached out and hugged her. "I won't say anything else. Remember to write home often."

Ruan Xi sniffed and said in a strong voice: "Hmm!"

When the time of parting really came, except for Ruan Changgui's family and Ruan Changfu's family of three, everyone else had red eyes. Of course, Qian Chuan was infected by other people, and she had no feelings for Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie.

Ruan Changsheng went over and touched his two nieces' heads, deliberately smiling and saying, "Even if you live in the city and become a city dweller, you are not allowed to forget your fifth uncle, understand? If you dare to forget your fifth uncle, I will find you in my dreams!"

Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie laughed, "We will definitely not forget Uncle Wu."

Ruan Changsheng took a deep breath and said, "Go ahead."

The family walked down the mountain path for a while, then restrained themselves from walking any further. They stood on the path and watched Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie walk away with Ruan Changfu and his wife, and their figures slowly disappeared from their sight.

Watching Ruan Jie leave, Sun Xiaohui felt so suffocated that her lungs were about to explode. There was no need to pretend anymore since Ruan Changfu was not around. She said calmly, "I think they shouldn't have let them take Xiaoxi away. They didn't even raise her. They got two girls for nothing, right?"

Liu Xinghua turned around and glared at her, "If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb!"

Ruan Changgui didn't say anything, and Sun Xiaohui didn't dare to challenge Liu Xinghua, so she held her breath and kept her mouth shut.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, but she couldn't do anything about it, so she stomped her feet hard and turned around to go home.

Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie carried their luggage and went down the mountain with Ruan Changfu and Feng Xiuying. Their eyes were wet for a long time. Because they were not familiar with each other and did not want to force herself to talk to them, Ruan Xi took Ruan Jie and walked behind them, keeping a short distance from the family of three.

Feng Xiuying turned around and called them twice, but they just responded without following her, so Feng Xiuying stopped calling.

Outside the territory of Fengyan Village, the surrounding mountains stretch endlessly and no villages are seen.

Ruan Hongbing lay on Ruan Changfu's back, looking around when he had nothing to do. Then he saw a little man on the mountain, who seemed to be following them. He felt curious and looked at it for a while longer.

After confirming that the little man was following them, he said aloud, "Dad, there is a man over there, following us."

When Ruan Changfu and Feng Xiuying heard this, they stopped and looked back, only to see a boy standing far away on the hillside.

They didn't know him, so they naturally didn't pay any attention to him and turned around and continued walking forward.

But their actions made Ruan Xi a little confused, so she looked back in the direction they were looking.

At a glance, I saw Ling Yao following far behind, and was following on the hillside.

Ruan Jie also saw it and just said, "Sister, it's Ling Yao."

Ruan Xi stood there for a while, handed the luggage bag to Ruan Jie, asked her to wait for a while, and then hurried down the mountain path and up the hillside, running towards Ling Yao. Because it was a slope going up, it was very slow to run.

Ling Yao had been struggling between wanting her to find out and not wanting her to find out, but when he saw her running towards him, he stopped struggling and ran directly towards Ruan Xi. He ran downhill like the wind.

The two ran to each other, and Ruan Xi panted and called him: "Baby..."

Ling Yao looked at her and said, "I want to see you off again..."

Ruan Xi tried not to let her eyes get wet and said with a smile, "Didn't we say goodbye yesterday?"

Ling Yao suddenly reached around his neck and took out a pocket watch. He handed the pocket watch to Ruan Xi and said to her: "This is what my grandfather gave me when I was five years old. I brought it here secretly. I give it to you, you..."

He didn't know what to say next and his voice was choked with sobs.

Ruan Xi looked at the pocket watch in her hand and saw the word "尧" engraved on the back. He probably wanted to remember him.

She endured the sourness in her nose and still smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll accept it."

After she finished speaking, she sniffed lightly to prevent the smile from falling from the corners of her mouth, "Don't worry, baby. Believe me, you and your parents will be able to go back to the city soon. Just be patient."

Ling Yao naturally felt that Ruan Xi was just comforting him.

He also made himself laugh, but he could no longer conceal the moisture in his eyes. He said in a trembling voice: "Xixi, I will write to you. I will write to you every month."

Ruan Xi couldn't bear to see him like this, so she immediately lowered her head and pursed her lips tightly.

She didn't want to cry with him here, so she held back her tears, then raised her head and said with a smile: "Okay, then we will write to each other once a month. You have to be good, but not too good..."

She didn't know what she was saying anymore. She lowered her head again to calm down for a moment, then raised her head and said, "Baby, I'm leaving. You have to take care of yourself."

After saying that, she didn't hesitate any longer, turned around and ran down the slope against the wind.

The mountain breeze blew across my face, blowing up my sparse hair and drying the tears that seeped from the corners of my eyes.

Goodbye, baby.