After dinner, on the way to take Ruan Ruan and Dr. Jiang back to rest, Huo Haocheng told them what had happened earlier. After learning the whole story, the two of them said that they were both quite grown up and never expected to be so childish.
"So you're just going to let Deng Yi go like this?" Ruan Ruan felt that letting it go like this wasn't Huo Haocheng's style.
"This is...this is not the right time. I heard that Deng Yi wants to go back this time and discuss marriage with Jing Yan." Now that we're in Tangcheng, we're so tired every day. It's okay for the brothers to joke around and tease each other. None of them are petty.
Besides, it's undignified to discipline someone here.
Hearing Huo Haocheng say that, Ruan Ruan and Dr. Jiang exchanged a smile, then felt sorry for Deng Yi for three seconds—that was all they could do, since they would be there to watch the show at other times.
"Will you bring Gu Jinghe and his brother along?" Dr. Jiang asked, looking on with anticipation.
Huo Haocheng didn't expect that the usually composed Dr. Jiang would ask such a question at this time, but after thinking about it, he still said, "Of course, after all, he is Jingyan's brother."
Judging from his tone, Gu Jinghe's only role is to occupy the title of "older brother".
"Be mindful of your words. Grandpa Deng seems quite eager to see Deng Yi get married." Ruan Ruan thought for a moment and still said something on Deng Yi's behalf. It wasn't much, after all, her old leader had really treated her very well.
At this moment, the old leaders were also deep in thought as they looked at the data in the report handed over by Secretary Xu.
"Alright, everyone has read the report. Let's come up with a plan. The city can be rebuilt if it's gone. As long as everyone is safe, this is the best possible outcome."
Considering that they clearly felt the tremors from the earthquake a few days ago, one can only imagine how much more the people inside Tang City felt.
You see, if Ruan Ruan hadn't told them about this beforehand, and they hadn't prepared in advance, then when the earthquake struck, they would be facing more than just a damage report.
"Yes, the leader is right. This is the best result we could have achieved."
"By the way, Lao Ruan, I heard that your granddaughter arranged for people to empty out the entire Yuncheng, is that right?" They had received news a few days ago that 20 transport trucks loaded with supplies were heading towards Tangcheng right after the earthquake. It was because of this news that the leaders were not so panicked.
"Yes, judging by the time, it should be here by now!" Faced with his old friend's question, Grandpa Ruan was not at all guilty. His granddaughter was doing a good deed, so what was there for them not to admit? Besides, Ruan Ruan had only been in Yuncheng for a few years, yet she had managed to get the local people to take out their meager food supplies as soon as she released the news.
Even though Huo Haoshen eventually gave them the money for the tickets, this incident still shows that Ruan Ruan has quite a lot of prestige among the people of Yuncheng over the years.
"Ruan has really helped us a lot this time!" Leaders never hesitate to praise those who have made contributions, especially since Ruan has helped and protected so many people over the years, both openly and secretly. They remember all of this.
"Hey, I heard that your daughter really likes courtyard houses, is that right?" The old leader seemed to suddenly remember that a couple of years ago, when Ruan Ruan returned from supporting Huo Haocheng and his team abroad, he had specifically called Ruan Chuanji over to ask about her merits during the reward ceremony because Ruan Ruan was not a soldier.
The former leader still remembered when he asked Ruan Chuanji what his daughter liked. Ruan Chuanji looked at him with a complicated expression. In the end, he told him to speak freely before he said that the girl liked courtyard houses.
At the time, he was thinking that if the timing hadn't been wrong, he would have given her the courtyard in the Prince's Mansion.
"Yes, our girl has everything she needs, but she's a bit lazy. She keeps asking us two old folks about courtyard houses. She even said that looking at the rockeries, bridges, streams, and well-preserved wooden beds and furniture in these courtyard houses makes her think of the wisdom of our ancestors." Seeing the leader ask, Old Master Gu immediately said, afraid that Old Man Ruan, this roughneck, would get carried away after being praised a few times. He knew that the leader was asking this because he must have heard somewhere that Ruan Ruan wanted a courtyard house.
Two years ago, this matter might have been shelved, but now that the situation is better and given Ruan Ruan's contributions, rewarding her with a courtyard house is acceptable.
Hearing his old in-laws say this, even the confused Grandpa Ruan understood the meaning behind their words. However, he had never heard of Ruan Ruan liking courtyard houses.
Seeing the two old men's reactions, the leader knew that Ruan Ruan's fondness for the courtyard house had never been mentioned to them. However, since he had asked and the timing was right, he decided to give it to her during this opportunity.
He initially thought there was a three-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard house) in Houhai. Although it had become a bit desolate in recent years due to lack of maintenance, it was well-preserved and had never been damaged. He could give it to her as a reward.
However, now that it's here, it's no longer appropriate to deliver those 20 cartloads of grain to another dilapidated courtyard.
After thinking it over, the old leader gritted his teeth.
"I remember that the Prince's Mansion courtyard house was always guarded, right?" the old leader asked.
When he said that, everyone present was shrewd and understood the meaning behind his words.
"Yes, we've always had people watching over it."
"Then let's give the Prince's Mansion as a reward to the Ruan family girl. When you two go back later, take the documents to the neighborhood office to transfer the ownership to her."
The leader was referring to a reward, a reward they had always known about. Over the years, Ruan Ruan had done many things that they couldn't do, and they had only done their best to make things convenient for her on the surface.
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