In just half a day, the news that Ruan Qiqi had the ability to see and hear from afar spread throughout the staff housing complex.
The source was naturally Wang Cuihua. She first told Liu Sanmei, with whom she had the best relationship. Then the news spread out of control. Almost all the women in the staff building knew about it and were half-believing and half-doubting it.
But everyone became more and more wary of Ruan Qiqi. They were not afraid of a thousand things, but of the unexpected. What if this crazy woman really had the ability to see and hear from afar?
From then on, the women in the family building no longer dared to talk about Ruan Qiqi behind her back. Even if they mentioned her, they would only say good things about her and praise her to the sky, for fear that she would end up like Ji Xianglian.
Ruan Qiqi got off work early today and went to the vegetable market to buy some vegetables. When she returned to the family building, the sun had not yet set. A dozen women were sitting downstairs, chatting animatedly.
When he saw her, his voice stopped abruptly.
"Why don't you say anything?"
Ruan Qiqi asked casually.
"Nothing to say, Sister Ruan is out buying groceries!"
Everyone laughed dryly and their attitude was very respectful.
"What I'm holding in my hand isn't vegetables, is it grass? Keep talking!"
Ruan Qiqi made a joke, but apparently no one found it funny and everyone looked nervous.
Feeling a little puzzled, Ruan Qiqi planned to go back to the ginkgo tree to ask for information. She carried the vegetable basket and leisurely went upstairs. Immediately, the sound downstairs rang out again.
Ruan Qiqi curled her lips but didn't care. She was still planning to make delicious food in the evening, stir-fried prawns with green onions and stir-fried pork intestines with spicy sauce.
She will go out to collect debts tomorrow, so she needs to eat something good to replenish her energy.
"Qiqi, Qiuqiu is dead..."
Manzai's voice came from downstairs, and it sounded very sad.
Ruan Qiqi had already reached the third floor. She leaned out of the balcony and saw Manzai, holding a dried apple in his hand with a sad face.
"Whose child died?"
The women downstairs were shocked and thought that Manzai's friend had died.
They all knew Manzai and knew that he was the Lou family's child.
"The ball is dead, the hundredth one, and they all don't want to play with me..."
Manzai cried very sadly, but what he said shocked everyone.
A hundred children died?
How come they haven't heard of it?
"Manzai, whose child is Qiuqiu? What disease did he die of?" Wang Shuhua asked with concern.
"I don't know. He's dead."
Manzai shook his head. He was very sad now. He only wanted to talk to Qiqi and Yeye and didn’t want to care about anyone else.
Ruan Qiqi went downstairs, took the shriveled apple from his hand, put it to her ear and listened for a few minutes. Her expression was very solemn, as if she was doing something very important.
The others were so moved by her solemnity that they dared not make a sound.
"Qiuqiu has returned to his hometown. His hometown is called Balabala Happy Planet. The air there is very sweet. Qiuqiu needs to go back to his hometown to replenish nutrients, so he went back."
Ruan Qiqi made up lies in all seriousness.
Wang Shuhua and others were confused. What is this Happy Planet?
Is there such a place name?
"Can I go to Balabala Happy Planet?"
Manzai wiped his tears and asked seriously.
"You can't go now. You have to wait seventy years before you can go!"
Ruan Qiqi shook her head.
"What about Dudu? Is he doing well in Shanghai?"
Manzai thought of Qiuqiu’s mother and felt a little worried.
"Dudu has already returned to his hometown. They are reunited on the happy planet Balabala. This is just Qiuqiu's body. Its brain waves have already returned home. Let's go and bury Qiuqiu's body."
Ruan Qiqi made up a bunch of nonsense and Manzai believed it without a doubt.
Wang Shuhua and the others were racking their brains, but they still didn't understand what the two were saying. The more they listened, the more confused they became.
Then they saw Ruan Qiqi ran back home, took a small hoe, went downstairs, and together with Manzai, dug a hole on the small slope in front of the family building, buried the rotten apple in the hole, and bowed solemnly three times.
"Qiuqiu has been laid to rest. Let's go and have dinner. I'll make you something delicious."
Ruan Qiqi clapped her hands and took Manzai home.
"Qiqi, I want to eat prawns."
Manzai licked his lips. He loved eating prawns the most.
"Okay, what else do you want to eat?"
"Sweet and sour pork tenderloin, sweet and sour spareribs, sweet and sour fish..."
Manzai likes sweet and sour flavors, and all the dishes he orders are sweet and sour.
"I'm making sweet and sour pork ribs for you, but you can only pick one. Don't be greedy!"
"Okay, thank you Qiqi."
Manzai was extremely happy. Although he was a tall and big man, he was like a child in front of Ruan Qiqi and was very well behaved.
Wang Shuhua and others were all watching in amazement. Although Manzai was well-behaved, he was not close to people, especially adults. He ignored them and only played with other children. Unexpectedly, he listened to Ruan Qiqi so much.
"It's really crazy. A bad apple digs a grave. How strange!"
Someone muttered quietly.
"I'm not digging your grave, why do you care about others?"
Liu Dani retorted and rolled her eyes.
Ruan Qiqi cooked a lot of dishes in the evening, including stir-fried prawns with green onions, spicy fried pork intestines, sweet and sour spare ribs, braised pork ribs, and two vegetarian dishes. They filled the table and made Manzai drool.
But Manzai was very well-behaved. Even though he was very greedy, he would not eat secretly. Instead, he would sit quietly and swallow his saliva constantly.
Ruan Qiqi served a few large shrimps and asked him to peel and eat them himself.
He picked out some of each dish, some spicy and some non-spicy, put them on two plates each, and sent them to Yin Liya.
Yin Liya had just got home from get off work and was preparing to cook. When she saw so many dishes, even Shanghai cuisine, she couldn't help swallowing her saliva.
"No enemies have been injured recently, but there should be some in a while."
Yin Liya felt a little embarrassed and explained.
It's not that she is lazy, but the enemy is not competitive and is not injured. In the past few days, she has only received one injured enemy, but the injury is on the buttocks, and she can't just cut off the buttocks.
"Don't worry, take your time to look for it."
Ruan Qiqi was really not in a hurry. That little Japanese bone was enough for her to occupy herself for a while.
Yin Liya then took the dishes with peace of mind and planned to cook more rice in the evening. With so many delicious dishes, she and her husband would definitely eat an extra bowl of rice.
Lu Ye also came back. He rode his bike to the Lou family to say hello and then came back to eat.
Manzai enjoyed the meal very much, and the sadness caused by Qiuqiu's departure was completely healed by the delicious food.
After dinner, Ruan Qiqi made him a cup of milk tea, and Manzai was so happy that he almost flew away.
"Qiqi, yeah, can I be your father?"
Manzai had a bold idea. He wanted to adopt Qiqi and Yeye as his children so that he would have an endless supply of delicious food in the future.
"You're wrong, you're our brother, you can't be a father!"
Ruan Qiqi corrected him and said, "Come to my place if you want to eat next time."
"good!"
Manzai nodded vigorously, thinking that anything would be fine as long as there was something delicious.
After drinking milk tea, Ruan Qiqi and Lu Ye sent Manzai home and brought medicine to Guan Zhihua.
Guan Zhihua's complexion has improved a lot. The medicine given by Ruan Qiqi is effective. She recently went to the hospital for a check-up, and all her physical indicators have improved a lot. The doctors were shocked. Guan Zhihua did not mention the medicine, but only said that she had a strong will to live and wanted to spend more time with her son.
The doctor had no doubt that willpower is indeed magical and can create many miracles.
"Mom, eat the prawns. I've peeled them."
As soon as he got home, Manzai took out a few peeled shrimps from his pocket and happily put them close to Guan Zhihua's mouth.