The next morning, when Mr. Gu was about to go out to buy breakfast, Ruan Yunxi said, "No need to buy it for me, I'll go out and eat by myself later. I want to try the food at the restaurant."
Mr. Gu was surprised to find that she had this quirk, so he listened to her and only bought things for himself and Mrs. Gu.
Ruan Yunxi left the house before Gu's father returned.
She went to several state-run breakfast shops nearby and bought noodles with soybean paste, fried dough rings, soy milk, fried dough sticks, and fried liver with steamed buns. It was Ruan Yunxi's first time eating fried liver, and the taste was a bit strange. She didn't like it and only ate it once.
There's also some millet porridge. I'll try it out, and secretly store the leftovers in a takeout container to give to Gu Weizhou later. We can't waste food.
The fried dough sticks tasted good, and paired with tofu pudding, Ruan Yunxi found it acceptable and packed several portions to go.
There are also fried pockets and braised dishes.
The first time I tried the braised pork offal, it was just okay, but after a couple more bites, I found it acceptable.
Ruan Yunxi stocked up on five portions of braised pork offal, so that she could take it out and eat it whenever she wanted in the winter. Hot braised pork offal with flatbread would be enough to fill her up!
The main advantage is that I don't have to cook for myself, which is convenient.
She passed by a roast duck shop, but it wasn't open yet. She planned to go out for a stroll at noon and in the evening, stock up on a few roast ducks in her space, and enjoy them slowly when she returned to Lian City.
I must say, the roast duck in Beijing is really delicious. The skin is crispy, it's fatty but not greasy, and there's meat in the duck carcass too. Ruan Yunxi really likes it and plans to stock up on a few roast ducks at a roast duck restaurant. Who knows when she'll be able to come to Beijing again?
Fearing suspicion if she stocked up on too many at once, Ruan Yunxi could only buy one roast duck from each shop. She rode her bicycle to every roast duck shop within a few miles.
After eating and drinking her fill and stocking up on some breakfast, Ruan Yunxi went back.
Gu's parents were all ready; they were just waiting for Ruan Yunxi.
“Come with us and take a look!” said Mr. Gu.
Ruan Yunxi thought they had left long ago, but she didn't expect them to take her with them.
Since Ruan Yunxi had nothing else to do, she figured she might as well go along and take a look.
Mr. Gu borrowed a car and drove Ruan Yunxi and her mother-in-law to the old hospital, where the files were kept. When they arrived at the archives, someone was already waiting for them.
He took out a gynecology and obstetrics inpatient registration book, which contained Gu's mother's name; it was indeed a record of her hospitalization back then.
This file had never been organized. While Mr. Gu was organizing it, Ruan Yunxi wandered around the old hospital. When she returned, Mr. and Mrs. Gu had already eliminated families with boys and copied down the names of families with girls one by one.
A total of 19 women gave birth to daughters.
Excluding Gu's mother, we need to find 18 other households.
Ruan Yunxi glanced around and saw that they were all from different places.
Mr. Gu told them to get in the car: "Come on, let's go see the nearest family first."
Gu's mother had no objections, and Ruan Yunxi agreed.
Mr. Gu was quite familiar with Beijing, so he drove straight there. When he arrived at the house, he knocked on the door, and the person who opened it was exactly the person they were looking for: "Li Xiu?"
Li Xiu frowned as she looked at the three of them: "What do you want with me?"
Mrs. Gu asked, "Did you take my daughter away?"
Li Xiu looked at Gu's mother as if she were crazy: "Are you insane? How could I take your daughter away? I have my own daughter, and she's already married."
Mrs. Gu frowned: "Where did she marry? Take me to see her."
"Are you sick in the head? Does my daughter even know you?" Li Xiu said irritably.
Seeing that Gu's mother was becoming increasingly offensive, Ruan Yunxi pulled her aside and said to Li Xiu, "I'm sorry, my mother-in-law didn't mean to say that. My mother-in-law's daughter was taken away years ago. I wanted to ask if you knew about it?"
Li Xiu shook her head: "I don't know, but I didn't take her away. This is my daughter. Do you think you look alike?"
Li Xiu took out a photo of her daughter.
This photo was taken when I was seventeen or eighteen years old. I look a lot like Li Xiu.
Gu's parents knew it wasn't their daughter.
After apologizing, the three of them went to the next house.
Ruan Yunxi crossed out the list and said to Gu's mother, "I'll ask when I meet the person, so I don't get called crazy!"
Gu's mother: "..."
Mr. Gu agreed: "Okay!"
The daughter-in-law is young and approachable, and is indeed easier to get along with than his wife.
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