Being treated like this by her dearest and most beloved elder sister, Ruan Qiuyang felt even more wronged. The tears that had stopped falling suddenly began to flow down her face without wiping them off. She followed Ye Qiuwen and said, "Sister, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean it."
Ye Qiuwen didn't want to pay attention to her, so she went into the room and closed the door.
Ruan Qiuyang stood outside the door, not knowing whether to go in or not. She stood outside the door, sniffing, crying, picking her fingers, and whispered to the crack in the door, "Sister, I really didn't mean to hurt you..."
As he spoke, he sniffed, "I just saw Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie, Ruan Qiuyang and the others all using good vanishing cream, and I couldn't help itching in my heart, I also wanted to use it. But I didn't dare to ask you for it, so I was confused for a moment... oooo..."
Having said this, he stood up and started crying again.
After crying for a while, she suddenly heard footsteps on the stairs. She quickly raised her hand to wipe away her tears and sniffed to make herself look less miserable and pathetic.
Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie and Ruan Qiuyue went upstairs. When they reached the top of the stairs, they saw Ruan Qiuyang standing outside Ye Qiuwen's room. Ruan Xi looked at her and asked, "What's wrong? Didn't she let you in?"
Ruan Qiuyang didn't look at Ruan Xi, and said with a nasal voice: "It's none of your business."
Ruan Xi smiled, but before she could say anything else, the door opened from the inside, and Ye Qiuwen's voice came out, "Come in quickly, don't stand outside anymore, as if I bullied you."
Seeing that Ye Qiuwen paid attention to her, Ruan Qiuyang couldn't help but feel tears in her eyes and pursed her lips, then she walked sideways into the house.
In order to prevent Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie and Ruan Qiuyue from continuing to watch the fun, she naturally closed and locked the door immediately after entering the room.
Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie and Ruan Qiuyue certainly didn't have the time to watch them having fun, so the three of them went into the next room, sat down at their seats at the desk, and continued to read, study and do their homework.
Ruan Xi was actually reviewing the knowledge he learned in junior high school and had basically no problems. But Ruan Jie was a beginner starting from scratch, so it was more difficult for her and it was quite hard for her to learn on her own, so she had to rely on Ruan Xi for guidance.
When it was almost noon after reading and studying, Ruan Xi took out his pen, filled it with ink, and wrote a letter to his family and Ling Yao. Since we are thousands of miles apart, I naturally report good news rather than bad news, and mainly talk about good things.
For example, the various interesting stories about Ruan Hongjun, how Ruan Qiuyue got along with them, and the warm and friendly Ye Fan. The remaining Ruan Changfu, Feng Xiuying, Ye Qiuwen, Ruan Qiuyang and Ruan Hongbing were all mentioned briefly and not mentioned much.
After writing the letter, she folded it carefully and put it in her pocket.
After going downstairs to eat lunch at noon, she did not go back upstairs. Instead, she went out to buy envelopes and stamps. She wrote the return address on them, affixed the stamps, sealed the envelopes, and then dropped the two letters together into the green mailbox.
After posting the letter, Ruan Jie even looked into the mailbox from the delivery port and said, "I don't know how long it will take to arrive."
Ruan Xi roughly calculated, "The fastest time would be half a month, and the slowest time might be more than a month."
It takes a long time for a letter to go from one stop to Tianfeng Commune. Once it arrives at the commune, the postman takes it up the mountain to deliver it. That postman is responsible for the entire Fengming Mountain, and his letter delivery is also very slow.
The three of them chatted as they walked home from the post office. When they got home, they still did nothing else but went back to their room to read and study.
Ruan Qiuyue didn't have that much homework, so she finished it last night. Today, she read some extracurricular books.
As I was watching, I suddenly heard a light knock on the door.
Of course they could also tell that the door was not knocked on their room.
After hearing the knock on the door, Ruan Qiuyue looked at Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie with a book in her hand and quickly pricked up her ears.
After a while, there was the sound of a door lock opening and then closing in the next room.
Ruan Qiuyue simply got up from the desk and leaned against the wall to listen.
After listening for a long time, I didn't hear anything.
In the next room, Feng Xiuying brought in the steaming food, and Ye Qiuwen immediately locked the door.
Ruan Qiuyang was so moved that he wanted to cry. Just as he was about to speak, Feng Xiuying said "hush" and he immediately swallowed his words back.
Feng Xiuying put the dinner tray on the desk and whispered to them, "Your father is taking a nap now. He is sleeping soundly and will take a while to get up. Hurry up and sit down to eat."
Ye Qiuwen hugged Feng Xiuying and said with emotion: "Thank you, Mom."
Ruan Qiuyang was also moved. He came up to hug Feng Xiuying and sat down to eat with Ye Qiuwen.
Feng Xiuying took two steps back and sat down beside the bed. She sighed and said in a low voice, "Alas, this family has been in turmoil lately. I don't know when we can have peace and quiet. If things continue to get chaotic, we'll have no way to live."
Ruan Qiuyang continued, "Just let Ruan Xi go. It's all her fault. Qiuyue was also led astray by her. Before she came, Qiuyue was so obedient. I controlled her and made her obey me."
Feng Xiuying looked at Ruan Qiuyang, "You are also wrong. Why did you harm your elder sister so many times?"
Ruan Qiuyang muttered, "I didn't mean it..."
Feng Xiuying looked at Ye Qiuwen again, but her tone was soft, "Qiuwen, you too, you have always been valued at home, and your father has always valued you the most. Why are you lying? If you want to use good things, just tell me."
Ye Qiuwen lowered her head, her ears and cheeks were red.
Feng Xiuying looked even more upset than Ye Qiuwen, and continued, "You have had ideas and insights since you were young. You are a person who will do great things and have great prospects! You are an outstanding student representative in school, and you help me a lot at home. I am not very thorough in doing things, so I rely on you to think about things for me. If Xiaoxi hadn't annoyed you as soon as she came this time, you wouldn't have ignored her affairs, and I wouldn't have forgotten to buy things for her..."
After a pause, he said, "Among all the children in the family, you are the most sensible and presentable, and you are the least worrying to us. It is reasonable for you to use some good things for face. Everyone in the family can understand. Qiuyang and Qiuyue also understand and will not compare with you. But you should never, ever use such a fraudulent method to deceive me and your father."
Ye Qiuwen lowered her head and said for a long time: "Mom, I really know I was wrong..."
Seeing her like this, Feng Xiuying suddenly became flustered again. She moved her body and said, "Qiu Wen, don't be too sad. I don't mean to blame you or teach you a lesson. You have always been smart and should understand my thoughts. Your father is angry now, so don't make him angry anymore. Just behave well in the future."
Ye Qiuwen lowered her head and said, "I know, Mom."
Feng Xiuying sat by the bed and waited until Ye Qiuwen and Ruan Qiuyang finished their meal. She picked up her plate and left. Before leaving, she kindly told Ye Qiuwen and Ruan Qiuyang: "Write your self-criticism well, read it carefully at night, and be sincere."
Ye Qiuwen and Ruan Qiuyang responded: "I know, Mom."
Feng Xiuying walked out of the room carrying the food tray. As soon as she walked out, she suddenly saw three people standing outside the door next to her - Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie and Ruan Qiuyue. Judging from the posture of the three people, it seemed like they were deliberately waiting for her to come out.
The moment their eyes met, the air froze.
“…”
Feng Xiuying was stunned holding the plate.
Ruan Qiuyue looked at her and said, "Dad said they are not allowed to eat today."
Feng Xiuying came back to her senses and said, "I didn't eat. I just brought some water for them to drink."
After saying that, she stopped standing and hurried downstairs with the food tray.
Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie and Ruan Qiuyue watched her go downstairs, then looked at each other and turned back to their room.
After entering the room and sitting down at the desk, Ruan Qiuyue picked up her extracurricular book and said, "I can't bear to go hungry for two meals. I don't think I can remember the lesson. I'm afraid I still think I'm completely in the right."
Ruan Xi said indifferently: "Who cares? She is used to being praised. Let her continue to be praised. Ye Qiuwen should have never suffered such grievances since she was a child. It is normal for her to be unable to bear it. Let's not care."
Ye Qiuwen should be the child that Feng Xiuying is most proud of. She has brought her honor since she was young. She is sensible, generous, presentable and capable, which makes her feel proud wherever she goes. That is why she has always been proud of Ye Qiuwen.
In her heart, Ye Qiuwen is the best and the one who cannot be wronged the most, so making some small mistakes will not have any impact.
Ruan Qiuyue didn't want to get involved in this matter, so she just said, "I won't intervene even if you ask me to. Anyway, I've already torn off the fake skin on her face. Don't treat her as a special person at home in the future, and stop acting like a big sister."
Ruan Jie answered from the side, "She knelt down today, so she shouldn't lose face again."
Ruan Qiuyue: "It would be best if it doesn't happen."
Ye Qiuwen and Ruan Qiuyang didn't leave the room all day, except to go to the bathroom.
Although she said she was reflecting in her room, Ruan Qiuyang still read a lot of the novel she hadn't finished. Her ability was limited and she couldn't write a self-review, so she went to Ye Qiuwen and asked her to help her think about it and copy it for her.
Ye Qiuwen did help her with things like this often in the past, especially helping her write essays.
She has a place in Ruan Qiuyang's heart, and naturally she doesn't just rely on the title of "big sister".
She usually put some thought into it and would help Ruan Qiuyang solve some problems that she couldn't solve herself. This little favor made Ruan Qiuyang feel that she was very capable and treated her well, so he was loyal to her and followed her lead.
But Ye Qiuwen no longer liked Ruan Qiuyang and said coldly, "Write it yourself."
Ruan Qiuyang didn't dare to rub against her now, and whispered: "Sister, I really don't know how to write..."
Although she was not very reliable, she had never made any big mistakes at home before, and only very few small mistakes. Ye Qiuwen usually took care of her in everything, and Ruan Qiuyue would not say anything when she was bullied by her, so the family had always been peaceful.
She said: "I have never written a self-criticism..."
Ye Qiuwen turned to look at her, "Do you think I have written it?"
From childhood to adulthood, she has been praised and commended wherever she goes. All she writes and reads are speeches. She has never written a self-criticism. If Ruan Qiuyang hadn't cheated her twice, there wouldn't be this stain in her life!
Ruan Qiuyang was so blocked that she was speechless. After a moment, she turned around, picked up the pen, twirled it in her hand, and wrote three words in the middle of the first line on the red grid paper - Self-criticism.
At dinner time, the whole family sat at the table, and Ye Qiuwen and Ruan Qiuyang stood beside them with their apologies in their hands.
Everyone looked at them, and Ruan Changfu asked, "Who's going first?"
Ruan Qiuyang pursed his lips and said, "Big sister writes well, big sister, go first."
Ye Qiuwen: “…”
Please stop saying that she wrote well!
Ye Qiuwen took a deep breath, unfolded the letter of apology in her hand, lowered her eyebrows and began to read it.
Everyone at the table listened to her reading carefully, especially Ruan Hongjun, who looked like a leader and frowned.
After reading it, before Ruan Changfu spoke, Ruan Hongjun spoke first: "There is too much useless nonsense, most of which are empty words. To sum it up, it can be summed up in three words - fake, big, and empty. There is not much practical reflection."
While he was talking, Ruan Changfu stared at him, as if he wanted to hit him.
After he finished speaking, he met Ruan Changfu's gaze and quickly extended his hand and said, "Commander, please give your comments."
This wasn't a speech contest, so Ruan Changfu naturally didn't comment. He looked directly at Ruan Qiuyang, "What about yours?"
Ruan Qiuyang slowly unfolded the self-criticism in his hand, cleared his throat and said, "Dear Mom and Dad, I'm sorry. I made two serious mistakes recently. The first time was that I let my mouth shut and revealed the fact that my eldest sister could sleep with others, which made her lose face. The second time was that I stole my eldest sister's vanishing cream. Stealing things is wrong in the first place, and I also revealed the fact that my eldest sister could use inferior vanishing cream, which made her lose face again..."
At this point she cleared her throat again, "I know the mistakes I made are unforgivable. I feel sorry for my country, the party, the people, my dear parents, and even more sorry for my dearest elder sister..."
When she read these two paragraphs, Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie and Ruan Qiuyue could not help but laugh quietly with their heads down. Ruan Hongjun didn't hide it at all, he just looked at her and laughed out loud, even Ye Fan couldn't help but pursed his lips.
But Ruan Changfu didn't laugh. He said with a dark face: "I think you don't know where you are wrong at all!"
As soon as he said this, Ruan Xi and the others stopped laughing, only Ruan Hongjun was still laughing.
Ruan Changfu glared at Ruan Hongjun and slammed the table, "Laughing hammer!"
Ruan Hongjun then pursed his lips exaggeratedly, bit his lips with his teeth, and stopped smiling.
Ruan Changfu looked at Ruan Qiuyang again, "Do you know where you went wrong?!"
Ruan Qiuyang felt wronged, "I know, didn't I tell you?"
Ruan Changfu was so angry that he really wanted to stand up and slap her.
Ruan Hongjun couldn't help it and said, "Comrade, let me tell you, you only did one thing wrong from beginning to end, which was stealing Big Sister's vanishing cream. Stealing is wrong. The other things only show that you are stupid, but stupidity is not wrong, and it can even be said to be honest, so you don't need to review it. If you review it like this, it means that you have the intention to protect Big Sister, and this idea is seriously problematic. Comrade, I hope you will pay attention to yourself."
When Ruan Qiuyang heard this, his face darkened and he shouted at Ruan Hongjun: "Stop talking nonsense! You are the stupid one!"
Before Ruan Hongjun could say anything else, Ruan Changfu slammed the table in anger again, "How dare you argue here? Look at what you wrote. I think your mind is full of confusion. Go upstairs and continue to reflect on yourself!"
Ruan Qiuyang put away the letter of apology angrily, turned around and went upstairs again.
Ruan Changfu calmed down, looked at Ye Qiuwen and said, "I hope you really know you are wrong and remember this lesson. In the future, you should be honest and simple in your conduct and set a good example for your brothers and sisters. If you can't change your hedonism, I will consider sending you all to the countryside to work in the fields for two years."
Ye Qiuwen never raised her head and whispered, "Dad, I know."
Ruan Changfu cleared his throat and said, "I must keep my word. If I say you are not allowed to eat today, then you are not allowed to eat. There is absolutely no room for compromise. You should go upstairs and reflect on yourself again."
Ye Qiuwen didn't say anything, just turned around and left with the letter of apology.
When I got upstairs, I saw Ruan Qiuyang sitting at the desk, writing a self-criticism to vent his anger.
Ye Qiuwen ignored her and sat on the other side of the bed, leaning against the pillow and daydreaming.
When she was in a daze, she naturally thought to herself that she could not go to the countryside to join the production team, and she absolutely could not go from the best in the family to the worst. She had always been the best in the family and refused to be sent to the countryside to work as a sent-down youth after graduation, even for two years.
So she couldn't make any more mistakes, and most importantly, she had to stay away from this idiot Ruan Qiuyang.
Downstairs restaurant.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie finished their meal and were about to go back to their room when they were suddenly stopped by Ruan Hongjun.
Ruan Hongjun said to them, "Sister and cousin, there's a movie showing in the square tonight, do you want to go and watch it?"
When she heard the movie start, Ruan Jie's eyes instantly flashed with excitement.
Ruan Xi smiled at Ruan Hongjun and said, "Go ahead."
Ruan Hongjun stood up immediately and said, "Then I'll take you there. I've asked someone to reserve the seats for you."
Watching movies was a regular entertainment in their compound. Sometimes it was shown once a week, sometimes once every two weeks, but every time it was shown on Sunday night. Ruan Changfu and Feng Xiuying naturally didn't care about that.
When Ruan Hongjun led Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie out, Ruan Qiuyue asked, "Is there a place for me?"
Ruan Hongjun went to get the schoolbag and put it on his back, "Let's go together."
Then he asked Ye Fan: "Third brother, are you going?"
Ye Fan thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go together."
Feng Xiuying then hurriedly pulled Ye Fan and said, "Xiao Fan, take your brother with you."
Ye Fan naturally had no objection, and took Ruan Hongbing with him.
Ruan Qiuyang saw from the upstairs window that everyone else had gone out to play, and only she and Ye Qiuwen were locked upstairs to reflect, and Ye Qiuwen now completely ignored her and didn't talk to her, so she was so angry that she pouted and puffed out her cheeks.
Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie and others followed Ruan Hongjun to the square, and sure enough, someone reserved a row of seats for him. The seats are not chairs, but steps. The steps are arranged in semicircles, one step higher than the other.
They sat down side by side on the steps, which was the best position from the movie screen.
Because there were many children, both big and small, in the compound, the square was bustling with people, especially those little boys who were fighting with guns. The sounds of fighting and making noises were endless and very noisy.
When it got dark and the movie started, the square gradually became quiet.
Ruan Jie sat next to Ruan Xi, holding Ruan Xi's arm, watching the movie very seriously without blinking.
After watching the movie for a while in this dim environment, Ruan Xi turned around to look at the people around him, and suddenly remembered the night before the New Year, when they watched a movie together on the playground of Tianfeng Middle School, sitting on the grass.
On her left sat Ling Yao, Zhou Xueyun and Ruan Cuizhi, and on her right sat Ruan Jie and Liu Xinghua.
It wasn't long since she came to the city, but at that moment, she suddenly felt that she had been away from Fengming Mountain for a long, long time. Listening to the sound of the projector, she couldn't help but start thinking about those people on Fengming Mountain.
Grandpa and grandma, my third aunt and fifth uncle, and Ling Yao...
And the old tailor who will never be seen again...
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