Chapter 76 (Second Update)
Yan Ruyi also found a comfortable position on Song Yiping.
Song Yiping felt that the person and the cat sometimes really did look alike.
It's probably because they've been raised for a long time that some of their behaviors have become assimilated.
For example, right now, she's just as lazy as ever. Song Yiping even suspects that the next second, Yan Ruyi will be snoring away like Da Hua.
Song Yiping patted Yan Ruyi's head and asked, "Have you ever thought that the country might use you as a role model?"
Yan Ruyi doesn't quite understand; she probably doesn't have that many outstanding qualities that make her a role model for the country.
Song Yiping analyzed for her, "Because you are a woman, the current situation is that, whether it is a state-owned enterprise or a newly emerging private enterprise, there are very few women in the top positions. This is an objective fact. The country has always advocated gender equality and that women can hold up half the sky. Under this premise, is it possible for the country to favor female candidates and recommend women as much as possible to set an example for other women?"
Moreover, although your resume may not have as many honors, its value is considerable. For example, you single-handedly founded the first auction company in China, without any prior experience to draw upon. You essentially started from scratch. Looking at the world, you can't find many with such an impressive resume.
Yan Ruyi was overjoyed by the praise from her commander, Song.
And upon closer reflection, what her Commander Song said did indeed make some sense.
As far as she knew, she didn't know about other places, but in Beijing, apart from the Women's Federation and the Women's Committee, she was the only female person in charge.
Extrapolating further, there are probably not many women who have become top leaders across the country.
Only 10 "National Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs" are selected nationwide; the number is too small for her to even imagine.
However, only 90 outstanding young factory directors (managers) will be selected nationwide. If, as Song Yiping said, the country wants to promote her and set an example for other women, she feels she can still give it a shot.
She hugged Song Yiping and kissed him, saying, "Hearing your words is better than reading ten years of books. Tell me, what reward do you want?"
Song Yiping tilted his head upwards.
The meaning is self-evident.
The two of them just did it last night.
Although as long as you are in good spirits, you can do it as many times as you want.
Moreover, her husband, Commander Song, is in an amazingly good physique.
However, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it's generally not good to have that.
Yan Ruyi: "Not approved. Find another one."
Song Yiping's large hand had already reached inside, and he whispered in her ear, "Do you want to change again?"
Yan Ruyi was immediately a little distracted. She didn't care what happened, she just wanted to enjoy herself first.
She lunged forward and wrapped her arms around Song Yiping's neck.
Da Hua was startled and jumped off Yan Ruyi.
Seeing its two owners cuddling and nibbling together, I thought they were fighting, so I meowed around the recliner.
Big Flower is still a young cat, we can't let it be corrupted.
Yan Ruyi looked up amidst her busy schedule and urged Da Hua to leave, saying, "Da Hua, go play outside."
Song Yiping had already picked her up and carried her to the bedroom.
He then casually closed the bedroom door.
Da Hua was locked outside, and she could hear panting and faint creaking sounds coming from inside…
Big Flower was quite helpless. The two owners had just fought last night, and they fought again today, and it was even more intense than last night!
Although Yan Ruyi had a better chance of being named a "National Outstanding Young Factory Director (Manager)," it was unrealistic to put all her eggs in one basket; she still needed to focus on her studies.
Yan Ruyi received a call from Yan Dongming as soon as she started work that day.
"Xiao Yan, I have good news for you. The body of the Buddha head has been delivered to our cultural relics bureau. If you have time, please come over."
"Teacher Jiang, I'll be right there."
Yan Ruyi went to the Cultural Relics Bureau after hanging up the phone.
The Buddha head from the Wei and Jin Dynasties that Feng Dahe and his gang were selling had changed hands countless times, making it difficult to trace the whereabouts of the Buddha body.
Yan Ruyi had also been paying close attention to this matter.
Unexpectedly, they actually found the Buddha statue and sent it to the cultural relics bureau.
When Yan Ruyi arrived, Director Liu, Jiang Dongming, and the others were already there.
The Buddha statue was about half a person's height, and because it was too heavy, it was placed directly in the conference room on the first floor.
The Buddha statue is seated cross-legged, holding a peach-shaped ornament in its left hand and a lotus flower in its right, with smooth lines in its robes.
Even in its damaged state, the exquisite and beautiful carvings are still evident.
The year of its creation matches that of the Buddha head, suggesting that the Buddha head was taken from this Buddha statue.
The Buddha's body wasn't as clean as its head; it was covered in moss, suggesting that the head had been cleaned.
Moreover, the neck area of the Buddha's body was severely damaged.
It is estimated that the Buddha head was removed by force.
This results in the broken edges of the Buddha's head and body not aligning.
That's why cultural relics workers hate antique dealers.
Antique dealers have only one goal: to make money. They wantonly destroy cultural relics for profit, completely disregarding the historical value of these relics.
Countless precious cultural relics have been destroyed by them.
Now that the Buddha's body has been found, the top priority is to restore the Buddha statue.
Director Liu said, “Our bureau rarely does the restoration of stone cultural relics. Old Zhou and his colleagues have no experience and dare not touch them. If all else fails, we will have to borrow people from the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau.”
Yan Ruyi said, "Gao Zhicheng used to work at Fuhe, but he mainly repaired porcelain. I don't know if he understands stone statue restoration."
Jiang Dongming: "Then you should give him a call and ask him if he has ever restored stone artifacts before, or if he knows anyone who knows the expertise."
Yan Ruyi called Gao Zhicheng to explain the situation.
Gao Zhicheng said, "When I was in Fuhe, I restored a Maitreya Buddha statue. However, the fracture on that statue was relatively small, with only two fingers broken. As for the one you mentioned, I'll go and take a look first."
Gao Zhicheng arrived quickly. After inspecting the Buddha statue, he said with certainty that it could be repaired, but because the fracture surface was quite large and the damage was severe, it might take a long time.
Director Liu was already quite satisfied that he didn't have to borrow people from the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau.
As for the long repair time, it's acceptable.
After all, the damage to this Buddha statue was quite severe.
Moreover, the restoration of Buddhist statues is different from the restoration of other cultural relics. Buddhist statues carry the spiritual sustenance of believers, and compared with other cultural relics, the requirements for respecting faith are more special.
To put it bluntly, the goal is to restore the divinity of the Buddha statue without damaging the cultural relic.
This is not an easy task, so it's understandable that it takes a while.
Yan Ruyi was also very happy.
She intercepted the Buddha's head, and if she can witness the Buddha statue being restored to its original state, in a sense, she can be considered to have accomplished her mission.
The postgraduate entrance examination will begin on December 20th and will last for two days.
The first day is for basic courses, and the second day is for specialized courses.
Yan Ruyi was confident that she was well-prepared and went to take the exam.
The next day, after all the exams were over, Song Yiping went to pick her up.
He came directly from the military region, wearing a military uniform and standing tall.
It was already conspicuous enough, but then it also had a bunch of silk sunflowers in its hand.
Yan Ruyi took the exam at No. 4 Middle School. There were a few people standing scattered around the school gate, probably there to pick up the examinees.
Several young women kept glancing in his direction.
Song Yiping stood ramrod straight, his face serious, his eyes fixed straight ahead, his gaze fixed solely on the school gate.
The exams were finally over, the school gates opened, and the students who had finished their exams came out. Only then did a smile appear on Song Yiping's face.
Yan Ruyi spotted Song Yiping at a glance and ran over happily.
If there hadn't been so many people, she definitely would have hugged him.
Song Yiping handed her the sunflower in his hand, "Comrade Xiao Yan, I wish you all the best in winning the championship."
Yan Ruyi took it, her eyes crinkling with laughter.
Her commander, Song, would never have thought of these things; it must have been Chen Feiyong, the strategist, who taught him.
Chen Feiyong frequently went to Hong Kong, where he learned a lot of tricks and tricks.
This was indeed taught to Song Yiping by Chen Feiyong.
Chen Feiyong called Song Yiping and learned that Yan Ruyi was going to take the postgraduate entrance exam, which she had just finished today. So he gave Song Yiping some advice.
"When your sister-in-law finishes her exam, give her a bouquet of sunflowers, symbolizing that she will achieve top honors. She will definitely be happy."
In the past, Chen Feiyong would never have dared to give Commander Song such an idea, even if he were beaten to death.
However, since Commander Song was able to propose in public, giving his wife a bouquet of sunflowers to make her happy is nothing special.
Song Yiping felt that Chen Feiyong's words made a lot of sense.
He went and bought a bunch of silk sunflowers, and brought them over today.
They were both exceptionally good-looking, and Song Yiping even presented them with flowers on the spot.
Everyone looked at them, and the two of them suddenly became the center of attention.
Song Yiping didn't think anything of it, but Yan Ruyi was a little embarrassed and quickly pulled Song Yiping away.
After leaving the school gate, Yan Ruyi stretched and yawned, "Finally, the exams are over."
She felt she did quite well on the exam.
However, it's too early to say for sure that you'll pass the exam.
Whether or not I can go to the capital to study will only be known in a month.
But after the exam, I felt much more relaxed.
Song Yiping, "Shall we celebrate?"
Seeing Yan Ruyi glaring at him, he patted her head and laughed, "Little Yan, what are you thinking? I meant we should have a nice meal."
Yan Ruyi has been studying very hard during this period, to the point that she has neglected to eat or sleep.
Song Yiping prepared the meal, but she would only eat a few bites before rushing off to study.
Now that the exams are finally over, I should at least brush up on them.
Yan Ruyi said, "How about we go eat fast food? Huihui said a new one opened next to the department store. She and Jiang Hao have already eaten there and said it was pretty good. We can go shopping afterwards."
Song Yiping had no objection to what he ate.
The two then went to that fast food restaurant.
The store is called KFC, and it sells hamburgers, fried chicken nuggets, fried chicken legs, fries, and other similar items.
Yan Ruyi was eating this kind of food for the first time and thought it tasted better than the Suzhou cuisine served at Xiaobaihua.
Coke tastes better than the sodas sold outside.
The price was a bit high. They ordered two hamburgers, two servings of fried chicken, two servings of fries, and two bottles of Coke, which cost a total of 13.7 yuan.
After leaving KFC, Song Yiping went shopping with Yan Ruyi.
When Yang Shiyuan and Dong Yingxue saw Song Yiping and Yan Ruyi, Song Yiping was carrying large bags and small packages and following behind Yan Ruyi.
Dong Yingxue called out "Ruyi".
Yan Ruyi turned her head and saw the family of three, so she walked over to them.
"Brother and sister-in-law, are you shopping too?"
Dong Yingxue: "Yang Chi insisted on coming to eat KFC, so your older brother and I brought him here. We just finished eating. I was just telling your older brother that I didn't know how your exam went today, and that I was going to call you tonight to ask."
"I think I did okay on the exam. After the exam, I went out for a walk with Yiping."
Yang Shiyuan joked with Song Yiping, "This is the first time I've ever seen Yiping go shopping. He used to refuse to go shopping no matter what."
Song Yiping had never been shopping.
Even if they have no choice but to go out to buy things, they just buy them and leave.
He honestly had no idea what was worth visiting.
However, he was quite surprised today. Yan Ruyi usually complains of being tired and unable to walk even a few steps, but today she has been walking for almost an hour without complaining of being tired!
It seems his wife's stamina is like a spring, flexible and adaptable.
Yan Ruyi said, "Sister-in-law, I still saved some pomegranates for Yang Chi."
Dong Yingxue smiled and said, "I haven't had time to go there yet."
After she finished speaking, she turned to Yang Shiyuan and said, "You haven't been to their house yet, have you? They have a pomegranate tree that bears lots of pomegranates."
Yan Ruyi said, "My mom made a jar of pomegranate wine. I opened it and tried it the day before yesterday. It was quite delicious. It's perfect that we have it all together today. Sister-in-law, why don't you go with your brother to try the pomegranate wine?"
Yang Shiyuan: "Now that you mention it, I really do have to bother you today."
Yang Shiyuan and his family of three went to Wutong Road.
As soon as I entered the house, the phone kept ringing.
Yan Ruyi quickly took out her keys to open the door, but as soon as she opened the door, the phone stopped ringing.
I don't know who made the call.
However, if there's an emergency, they'll probably call again.
Yan Ruyi ignored it and went outside to pick pomegranates for Yang Chi.
“My mom said that pomegranates last longer if they stay on the tree, so I haven’t picked these pomegranates yet. I was thinking that if you hadn’t come soon, I would have sent them to Yang Chi.”
Dong Yingxue: "There are so many miscellaneous things to do at the end of the year, I haven't had time to do anything."
While peeling a pomegranate for Yang Chi, Dong Yingxue chatted with Yan Ruyi.
It's clear she's living a very comfortable life now.
On the way back, Song Yiping bought two cooked dishes.
After returning home, I cooked two more dishes, and at Yang Shiyuan's urging, I brought out the jar of pomegranate wine.
As soon as the lid was opened, the sweet aroma of pomegranate mixed with a faint fragrance of wine wafted out.
Yang Shiyuan took a deep breath. "This smells even better than wine."
Yan Ruyi couldn't help but praise her mother, "This is the first time my mother has made it. She said that since grapes can be made into wine, pomegranates should be able to be made into wine too. I didn't expect it to turn out so well."
Dong Yingxue said, "Your mom is so skillful. When the grapes are harvested next year, I'll have the chance to learn from her how to make wine."
The pomegranate wine has a mild alcoholic flavor but a stronger fruity aroma and a slightly sweeter taste. Dong Yingxue, who rarely drinks alcohol, also had two glasses.
When Yang Shiyuan and Dong Yingxue left, it was already 8:30 p.m.
Yang Chi was already asleep. Yang Shiyuan was holding him, and Dong Yingxue was holding his arm. Yang Shiyuan would occasionally turn his head to talk to her, and Dong Yingxue would also occasionally turn her head to look at him with a smile.
Who would have thought that just a few months ago, the two of them were still as distant as ice?
Yan Ruyi's words broke the ice between the two, and she felt a little proud.
After seeing off Yang Shiyuan and his family of three, Yan Ruyi thought of that phone call again.
It seems like they didn't call back after that.
"I don't know who made the call."
Song Yiping said, "It's probably nothing important. Otherwise, if they missed the first call, they would definitely have called back later."
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Author's Note: I saw an incredibly beautiful Buddha head in a museum. The description said it was obtained from an antique dealer. Unfortunately, the Buddha body is missing. I'm drawing a circle to curse those antique dealers.
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