Proposal (Twenty-eight)
【When you were three years old, you had your first dragonfly】
The memory suddenly went back to many years ago.
Ruan Qi was only three years old at the time. Because Ruan Fengmian and Yang Liu had fled to Qingyun Village, they had little money and could not go out to work, so before Ruan Qi was five years old, the family's financial situation was not very good.
Therefore, Ruan Qi did not have expensive toys when she was a child. All her toys were made by Grandpa Ruan and Ruan Fengmian.
The grass dragonfly is one of them, and it is also the first toy she remembers since she can remember.
Grandpa Ruan had made that dragonfly. He was a skilled weaver, crafting it with just a few blades of grass to create a lifelike dragonfly. Ruan Qi treasured it dearly, and even after growing up and losing interest in toys, she kept it in her closet, preserving it well.
At this moment, looking at the grass dragonfly delivered by the drone, Ruan Qi's memories flooded her mind like a tide.
This dragonfly...is exactly the same as the one my grandfather made back then.
It is even more exquisite and beautiful than the one back then. You can tell at a glance that it was woven with great care.
Ruan Qi immediately raised her head.
Ruan Qi picked up the wooden sign, which had a line of words engraved on it:
Thinking of her childhood, Ruan Qi felt a little sad.
The beautifully maintained little wooden horse was smashed into pieces on the spot.
She lowered her eyes to look at the dragonfly in her hand, and suddenly the sound of wheels rolling on the ground rang in her ears again.
The Ruan family was heartbroken.
When Ruan Qi was five years old, a couple from the village came to visit her family with their child. The child fell in love with her wooden horse and insisted on taking it home. When little Ruan Qi disagreed, the child, in a rage, threw the wooden horse out of Ruan Qi's bedroom window.
【When you were four years old, you had your first wooden horse】
That day, Ruan Qi, who was only five years old, took action for the first time in her life. She beat the naughty child severely, then cried heartbrokenly while holding the dead body of the little wooden horse.
The wooden horse is made of solid wood and is engraved with various beautiful patterns. On its head hangs a small bell, and next to it hangs a wooden sign.
However, no matter how much she liked it, it was not her first wooden horse. That beautiful little wooden horse became an eternal regret in her childhood.
At the end of the square, a remote-controlled white car was rolling its cute four wheels and driving quickly towards this side.
It soon arrived in front of Ruan Qi. Ruan Qi finally saw what was on the back of the vehicle.
Ruan Fengmian rejected the couple's apology and kicked them out without any hesitation. Grandpa Ruan then built a new wooden horse overnight, hoping to comfort his granddaughter.
It is a small wooden horse with exquisite workmanship.
However, this wish did not come true.
That happened when Ruan Qi was four years old.
Ruan Qi's eyes felt slightly hot.
The new wooden horse made by Grandpa Ruan looks very nice and Ruan Qi likes it very much.
That year, Ruan Fengmian and Yang Liu were busy starting their own business, coming home late every day and having little time to spend with Ruan Qi. To make up for his fatherly responsibilities, Ruan Fengmian personally made a small wooden horse for his daughter.
That was the first wooden horse in Ruan Qi's life. She liked it very much. After playing with it every day, she would wipe it carefully with a handkerchief, hoping that it would always be a beautiful little wooden horse.
She sighed softly and raised her hand to touch the wooden horse that was delivered by the little white car.
This new horse is very beautiful, and its appearance is exactly the same as the old one. Especially the pattern on the horse, it is a replica of the broken horse, even the pattern on the horse's head...
Um?
Ruan Qi suddenly stopped stroking the wooden horse.
Why is there a raised mark on the head of this new wooden horse?
When the wooden horse was broken, Ruan Fengmian tried to repair it with superglue. The glue was strong enough to hold the shattered wooden horse back together. But a broken mirror cannot be mended; even with glue, the shattered wooden horse would never be restored to its original state.
The glued wooden horse had many uneven glue marks, the most obvious of which was the one on the horse's head.
Ruan Qi clearly remembered the location of the glue mark on the wooden horse's head.
And now, she actually found the same mark in the same position on the head of the new wooden horse.
How could a brand new Trojan horse have such marks?
Ruan Qi's heart moved, and she quickly turned on the flashlight on her mobile phone and moved closer to the Trojan horse to observe it carefully.
It was dim just now, so it wasn't very clear. Now that the flashlight on her phone was on, Ruan Qi realized that this seemingly brand new Trojan horse actually had many dark marks on it.
However, these dark marks were not obvious and could not be felt with fingers. In addition, the wooden horse was painted with dark paint, so she did not notice it at first.
Ruan Qi looked at these dark marks, and the broken wooden horse appeared in his mind again.
The location of the glue marks on the small wooden horse after it was glued together seems to be exactly the same as the dark marks on the new wooden horse.
So, could this new Trojan be...
An incredible guess emerged in Ruan Qi's mind.
Just then, the evening breeze blew gently, and the small wooden sign hanging on the head of the wooden horse was blown over.
The words hidden on the other side of the wooden sign were also revealed.
Time cannot be reversed, and a broken wooden horse cannot be restored to its original state. But I will work hard to repair the scars so that you will have no regrets.
——This is actually the little wooden horse that was broken that year!
It was actually repaired by Xi Jiu!
To turn a battered Trojan into a brand new one would require a lot of energy and time. Ruan Qi remembered that Xi Jiu had been running around all the time these days, and finally realized what he was doing.
He was secretly making up for her childhood regrets.
After realizing this, Ruan Qi felt a warm feeling in her heart.
She stretched out her hand, trying to move the wooden horse from the white car. But at this moment, the base of the white car suddenly rose slowly, and a pink and blue gift box was pushed out by the hidden mechanical arm of the white car.
Ruan Qi was stunned for a second and subconsciously picked up the gift box.
The gift box was small enough to be held in one hand. Ruan Qi touched the delicate bow ribbon on the box, then gently opened the lid with her fingertips.
——A book with a familiar cover came into Ruan Qi's sight.
【At the age of six, you had your first textbook】
This turned out to be the first math book Ruan Qi learned when he was a child.
Although Ruan Qi had never been to school, she had studied all the textbooks in school. Looking at the familiar math book cover, Ruan Qi curled her lips and reached out to pick the book up from the gift box.
She flipped through the pages casually, but unexpectedly discovered——
What is written on these pages is not first grade math, but page after page of love poems!
this……
Ruan Qi's eyes widened slightly in surprise, and her hand unconsciously turned to the first page of the love poem.
On the first page, there was only a short line of words:
[The stars love you, the grass and trees love you, and I love you too]
Ruan Qi's tears, which she had managed to hold back, overflowed once again because of these short twelve words.
She blinked hard, pinched the page of the book with her fingers and was about to turn it over when a familiar sound of footsteps suddenly came.
Ruan Qi raised her head subconsciously.
The baby Barley, who was supposed to be charging at home, suddenly appeared in the square. He was dressed very cutely today, with pink bows tied around his neck and wrists, and a heart-shaped headband on his head.
Seeing Ruan Qi look up, Baby Barley stretched out his hand towards her.
"Dad, your love package has arrived, please check it."
Ruan Qi put the math book with the love poem on it on the wooden horse, took a few quick steps and took the express delivery from Baby Barley.
"What is this?" she asked, looking at the box in her hand.
Baby Barley chuckled twice, stretched out his robotic arm and opened the box.
What's inside is actually——
A goose yellow skirt.
【At the age of seven, you had your first princess dress】
Ruan Qi held the skirt and looked at the handwritten card by Xi Jiu in the box with a dazed expression.
Before she could come to her senses, Baby Barley stepped aside, and then Big Fennel with a red bow around her neck came running over, biting a bamboo basket.
Ruan Qi took the bamboo basket and lifted the lace cloth on it.
What was in the basket was a pair of white princess shoes.
【At the age of eight, you had your first pair of dancing shoes】
After delivering the things, Da Hui retreated to the side of Damai Baby, and then Xiao Hui with a bow on her head appeared.
It brought Ruan Qi a sunflower hairband.
【When you were nine years old, we met for the first time】
Ruan Qi looked at the line of words, and the hand holding the sunflower hairband trembled slightly.
The age of nine was a year of mixed suffering and happiness in her life.
She met Xi Jiu that year, and also met Jiang Chunian.
Ruan Qi felt a slight chill on her fingertips as she recalled what happened in Xiaoyao Manor that year. However, before she could ponder further, her childhood friend Wang Yue came running over like a dog.
"Ruan Xiaohua, this is for you!"
Wang Ergou ran over in a hurry, stuffed something into her hand, and then ran away in a hurry again.
Ruan Qi lowered her head to look at the thing in her arms.
It turned out to be a crystal ball.
The crystal ball was only the size of a palm, and inside it was a small snow-capped mountain. In front of the mountain was a small house. A little girl sat in front of the house, staring blankly at the world outside the crystal ball.
At ten years old, you were trapped in a nightmare, unable to escape. That year, I became a vegetable, but my soul will always be with you.
Ten-year-old Ruan Qi closed her five senses due to mental stimulation.
In the same year, Xi Jiu lay in bed and remained in a vegetative state for a full twenty-four months.
They were separated, each enduring suffering that they should not have had. Ruan Qi, who had closed her five senses, had no idea that during the 24 months she lay in bed, Xi Jiu's subconscious mind had been thinking about her.
He never forgot her. Even when his life was in danger, his heart was always with her. Just like the snow-capped mountain in the crystal ball, it had always been silently accompanying the little girl.
Ruan Qi understood what Xi Jiu meant, and the tears that she had been holding back for a long time finally could not be held back any longer, and fell one by one.
This is the most romantic and sincere proposal I can think of. I tried my best. [Kneeling down]
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