After saying that, Ruan Xi packed up a little, put on his bag, pushed his bicycle, and went out with Ruan Hongjun, Ruan Qiuyue and Ruan Hongbing. Ruan Dabao and Ruan Yue were still too young to be taken out, so she did not take them with her.
After going out, Ruan Hongjun rode a bike to carry Ruan Hongbing, and Ruan Xi rode a bike to carry Ruan Qiuyue. They would switch sides when they got tired of riding on the road.
Because they were not in a hurry and were in the mood to ride their bikes for sightseeing, they rode slowly.
Ruan Qiuyue gently held Ruan Xi's waist while they were in the car and talked to her: "So when we went to the countryside with you, when we came back I asked you if your third aunt was not married, and you didn't tell me at that time, was it because your third aunt was divorced?"
Ruan Xi responded: "Yes, you were young at that time, and the matter was quite complicated, so I didn't tell you."
Ruan Qiuyue took a deep breath and said, "I didn't expect Third Aunt to have gone through so much. That period must have been very difficult, but it's all over now. My uncle is doing well now. Third Aunt can be said to have finally gotten her reward after all the hardships she's endured."
Ruan Xisong said in a relaxed tone: "Yes, after all the hardships come happiness, and things will get better and better in the future."
After riding so slowly, it was already noon when they arrived in the city. They were hungry, so Ruan Xi took Ruan Qiuyue, Ruan Hongjun, Ruan Hongbing and others to find a restaurant for lunch.
This is the first time that Ruan Hongjun and his friends come to Beijing, so naturally I have to take them to eat something good.
Ruan Xi took them directly to the western restaurant, parked the car in the carport, went in and found a seat to sit down, took the menu from the waiter, put it in front of them and said: "Take a look, order whatever you want, and eat as much as you want."
Knowing that Ruan Xi is rich now, Ruan Hongjun said with a smile: "Sister, then we won't be polite."
Ruan Xi smiled and said, "Don't be polite. I'm going to get mad at you right now."
After saying this, all four of them laughed.
Of course, they didn't hesitate and ordered what they liked from the menu.
Ruan Xi planned to take them to several famous scenic spots in the city in the afternoon. They would visit as many as they could, and if not, they could continue the tour tomorrow. It would be a good opportunity for them to attend the science lecture that Ruan Jie mentioned tomorrow afternoon.
But the weather was particularly hot at noon, so Ruan Xi did not take them to the scenic spot immediately. It just so happened that she had some things to do, so she took them to Qianmen, to Old Mrs. Zhou's house.
Although Ruan Xi stopped setting up her stall a long time ago and rarely takes on tailoring work, she accumulated a few old customers with whom she has a good relationship during the year she set up her stall. She has been making clothes for them over the years and sends them the finished clothes.
Ruan Xi took Ruan Hongjun to ride to the gate of Grandma Zhou's house, parked the bikes beside the gate, entered the half-open gate and went to the second door, and shouted twice inside: "Grandma Zhou."
After a while, Mrs. Zhou's voice came from the room, "Who is it? Come in."
Ruan Xi led Ruan Hongjun and the other two through the second gate and into the courtyard. When they reached the main room, they opened the beaded curtain on the door to prevent flies and insects. When they entered the room, they saw Old Lady Zhou leaning on the kang couch, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan, and said with a smile, "Grandma Zhou, it's me."
Old Mrs. Zhou seemed to have just woken up. After a long while, she spoke: "It's Xiaoxi."
After saying this, he sat up, looked at Ruan Hongjun and the others and asked, "Who are these three?"
Ruan Xi smiled and said, "They are my younger brothers and sisters. They came here to play."
Mrs. Zhou stopped asking questions and pointed at the chair with her palm-leaf fan and said, "Hurry up and sit down to talk. Grab a chair and sit down."
Ruan Xi didn't plan to stay any longer, so naturally he didn't sit down. She put the finished clothes directly on the kang table and said to Mrs. Zhou: "Grandma Zhou, I have finished the clothes for you. We have things to do, so we won't stay here to bother you any more."
Mrs. Zhou believed in Ruan Xi's craftsmanship, and without looking at the clothes, she stood up and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go get you the money."
She went into the room for a moment and came out to put the wages in Ruan Xi's hand.
Ruan Xi accepted the wages and said politely, "Grandma Zhou, you should take a rest. We will leave first. I will come to see you again when I have time. Next time, if I have more time, I will have a good chat with you."
Mrs. Zhou responded and escorted them out of the house. Just as they were walking out of the main house, she suddenly remembered something and hurriedly pulled Ruan Xi to ask, "Xiao Xi, you are from another place, right?"
Ruan Xi nodded and said, "I'm from out of town."
Old Mrs. Zhou looked at her and said, "Then can you help me ask if there is anyone who wants to buy a yard in the city?"
Ruan Xi thought for a while, then pointed to the ground below him and asked, "Is this the yard?"
Old Mrs. Zhou nodded and said, "I can't take care of myself these days, so I've agreed with my family that I'm going to live abroad in retirement. No one will live in this yard anymore, and they happened to have some problems abroad and are short of money, so they're thinking of selling this yard to get some money for emergencies. But the locals all have houses and are tired of living in bungalows. They all want to live in buildings, so no one is willing to buy. Of course, there are not many people who can pay so much money at once. I thought if outsiders stayed here, they might be willing to buy it."
Ruan Xi blinked, "Are you really determined to sell it?"
Old Mrs. Zhou sighed and said, "It's really hard to sell. I've been struggling for a while."
Ruan Xi swallowed his saliva and asked again: "How much do you plan to sell it for?"
Mrs. Zhou said, "My family has discussed it and it's twelve thousand."
Ruan Xi's heartbeat quickened a few times. She looked at Old Lady Zhou and smiled, "How about...I buy it?"
Mrs. Zhou was stunned for a moment, a little surprised: "You buy it?"
Ruan Xi nodded. "Well, I just happen to have some money, and I don't have a house in the city. I've always wanted to buy one, but I've been too busy to find the time to look for one. If you really want to sell it, then I'll buy it and I won't bargain with you."
This is really a case of looking for something in vain, but finally getting it without any effort. Old Mrs. Zhou smiled happily and said, "If you really want to buy it, that's great. I'll feel at ease selling it to you."
She knew that Ruan Xi opened two clothing stores in the city and had no shortage of money, but she didn't expect that she had the intention to buy the yard, otherwise she would have asked her long ago. Since Ruan Xi wanted to buy it, of course she thought it was great and would feel better than selling it to someone else.
Ruan Xi held the shoulder strap of her purse and said, "Then don't ask anyone else. I'll go back and prepare the money and come to see you in a few days. Is there any problem with the ownership of your house?"
I heard that the property rights of many courtyard houses are unclear, and some courtyards are under the names of many people. The sale of such a yard is the most troublesome because consent from all owners is required and the transfer procedures are complicated.
Old Mrs. Zhou said, "There is no problem with my yard. The property rights are all in my name, so the procedures are simple. If there are several families living in the same yard, that's much more troublesome. We need the consent of each family."
That's very simple. Ruan Xi smiled and said, "Okay, then wait for me to go back and prepare the money, and then come to see you."
Old Mrs. Zhou squeezed her hand happily. "Oh my goodness, you are willing to buy it, otherwise I really can't sell this yard. Xiaoxi, you are a straightforward person, I really like you!"
Ruan Xi smiled and patted her hands, "It just so happens that I also need a place to live."
So the two of them hit it off and were both happy.
Ruan Xi came out of the courtyard gate with the smile on her face still intact.
Ruan Hongjun pushed his bicycle and kicked his legs. He looked at Ruan Xi and said, "Sister, why do I feel that you are happier than that old lady? Is it worth spending 12,000 yuan to buy such an old house, a bungalow at that?"
Ruan Xi pushed his bicycle and said with a smile: "A house in the city, and in the area of Qianmen, is of course worth it. There are no buildings to buy now. If you want to settle down in the city, you can only buy these bungalows."
After saying that, she got on the bicycle and Ruan Qiuyue jumped on the back seat behind her.
Ruan Hongjun also got on the bicycle and started riding. Ruan Hongbing chased him a few steps and jumped onto the back seat and rode away.
Ruan Qiuyue said, "It's a full twelve thousand yuan. Big sister, you said you wanted to buy it without even thinking about it. I was a little confused by your casualness, as if ten thousand yuan was a hundred yuan and buying a house was like buying cabbage."
Ruan Xi couldn't help laughing. "It's not a casual decision. After I opened the store and saved some money, I wanted to buy it. But these days, few people sell their houses. Only when the whole family goes abroad or is assigned a building to live in because of work and the whole family moves out, will they think of selling it. In more practical situations, some families only occupy one side of the yard. The property rights of a yard may be in the hands of four or five households, or even seven or eight households or more than ten households. It's not easy to get so many households to agree to sell. It's rare that Grandma Zhou wants to sell, so I will definitely buy it immediately without hesitation for a second."
Hesitating for even half a second is disrespectful to the courtyard!
Ruan Qiuyue nodded after hearing this, "Then buy it. It will be more convenient to live in the city."
The four sisters and brothers talked while riding their bikes. Ruan Xi took them to TianA Gate, which was very close to Qianmen. They played in the square for a while, and then they felt hot and thirsty and bought some popsicles from the old lady who sold popsicles.
At this time, those who sell popsicles at the school gate, on the roadside or in the square would pull out a box on a bicycle. There would be words on the box and a snow-white quilt inside, and all the popsicles would be wrapped in the quilt.
When I opened the box and pulled back the quilt, the cold air rushed towards me.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Qiuyue ordered the cream one, while Ruan Hongjun and Ruan Hongbing ordered the red bean one.
After eating the popsicles, they felt cooler and more comfortable. They played in the square for a while and then rode their bikes to the Temple of Heaven, eight miles away.
Four people played the Echo Wall in the Temple of Heaven, mainly Ruan Hongjun and Ruan Hongbing who were very crazy about it.
Ruan Hongjun and Ruan Hongbing stood on both sides to test the echo wall. Ruan Hongjun lay on the echo wall, covering his mouth and whispered: "Hongbing, there is a mole on your butt."
Before Ruan Hongbing could say anything, Ruan Qiuyue, who was lying on the echo wall, heard it and rolled her eyes and said, "Childish!"
So Ruan Hongbing continued: "That's right, childish!"
Ruan Xi was laughing beside him.
Originally, Ruan Xi wanted to take them to Beihai Park for boating, but because of lack of time, they didn't go. Around evening, she took Ruan Hongjun and others to the Education Bureau.
Ruan Jie came out of the gate after get off work and was surprised to see them.
Ruan Xi said to her, "Come on, we'll pick you up from get off work, and we'll go to your house for dinner and sleep tonight."
Ruan Jie smiled and said, "Okay, let's go buy some groceries."
Since they were not planning to eat out at a restaurant, five people and three bicycles went to the grocery store to buy meat, then went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, and then carried large and small bags of food home to cook.
Ruan Jie lives in an apartment building in a residential complex. It is a house allocated by her work unit and has three bedrooms and a living room. Nowadays, living in an apartment building in this kind of community is much more prestigious and comfortable than living in a bungalow. Having a house like this would make people envy to death.
As expected, Ruan Hongjun and the other two liked Ruan Jie's house better than Old Lady Zhou's courtyard house.
Ruan Qiuyue also said: "Sister, if you don't resign, you can also get a house like this after you get married."
There is no such thing as commercial housing now, and houses are allocated by work units.
Ruan Xi smiled and said, "I prefer living in a bungalow."
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie went to the kitchen to cook, leaving Ruan Hongjun and the other two to play by themselves in the living room. Ruan Jie and Chen Weidong also bought a TV, and the three of them watched TV outside with great interest.
Ruan Jie knew that Ruan Xi had always wanted to buy a house in the city, and only courtyard houses were easy to buy in the city. When she mentioned the bungalows, she said to Ruan Xi, "Chen Weidong is a bit busy recently. Let him help you find one when he is free."
Ruan Xi smiled and said, "I found a set myself."
Ruan Jie stood by the stove picking celery and glanced at Ruan Xi. "Really? Is it easy to buy? How much does it cost?"
Ruan Xi cut potatoes with a knife: "I have an old customer's house. I often make clothes for her. She wants to go abroad to retire. Her son needs money, so she wants to sell the house. She said it's 12,000."
Ruan Jie thought about it and said, "That's about the price."
Ruan Xi said, "When Chen Weidong is not busy, ask him to continue looking for me. It would be best if he could find two more houses. Then, let San Gu and the others move to the city. They can't live in the countryside forever. The schools are not good."
Ruan Jie nodded, "Okay, I'll ask him to help you watch it."
The two of them were chatting and cooking in the kitchen. After the meal was ready, they asked Ruan Hongjun and the other two to wash their hands and eat.
After turning off the TV and washing her hands, Ruan Qiuyue came to eat, "Aren't you going to wait for your brother-in-law to come back and eat together?"
Ruan Jie said: "He is on duty at the office tonight and will not be back."
Ruan Qiuyue nodded, "Oh."
So they ignored Chen Weidong and the five of them sat down to eat. After dinner, they watched TV, ate fruit, ate melon seeds, and chatted for a while. Then they took a shower and went back to their rooms to sleep.
Although there were enough rooms in the house, Ruan Jie still called Ruan Xi and Ruan Qiuyue to live together. It's a rare occasion for the three sisters to get together. We didn't have a good chat last night, so of course we have to sleep together and have a good chat today.
So the three of them chatted until late at night before going to bed.
Although they went to bed late, all three of them got up very early in the morning. Ruan Jie went to work, and Ruan Xi took Ruan Hongjun and the other two to Beihai Park to play for half a day, rowing boats and enjoying the lake breeze, and they still went out to eat for lunch.
After lunch, the four of them found a place to rest for a while, and then went to the Ministry of Education auditorium at about the same time.
After entering with the ticket, I found that there were already many people sitting in the auditorium, of course, most of them were middle school students around 16 or 17 years old. The seats in the front were full, so Ruan Xi took Ruan Hongjun and the others to sit in the back.
Anyway, the chairs in the auditorium are arranged in rows one higher than the other, and there are speakers in the front and back, so it doesn't matter whether you sit in the front or the back, you can see what you should see and hear what you should hear.
After having a full lunch, the weather was very hot in the afternoon, and Ruan Xi stayed up late last night, so soon after sitting down, she felt her eyelids getting heavy, and she began to yawn and want to sleep.
Although she was sleepy and this lecture was not intended for people of her age, she was already there, so she naturally wanted to see the style of the academicians in the highest research institute, so she forced herself to stay alert.
I forced myself to stay awake until the lecture began. After the host came on stage and gave his opening remarks, he invited an academician with graying temples to come on stage and start speaking.
Ruan Xi leaned back in his chair, holding up his eyelids and listening.
The academician was talking about the universe, stars, black holes, white holes, wormholes and other things. It was actually quite interesting, but Ruan Xi became more and more sleepy the more he listened. She raised her hand to cover her mouth and yawned several times, but she couldn't hold it any longer and fell asleep leaning against the back of the chair.
Ruan Qiuyue sat next to her and listened attentively, not even feeling sleepy at all.
As Ruan Xi fell asleep, his head fell and rested on Ruan Qiuyue's shoulder.
Ruan Qiuyue turned her head and smiled at her, letting her continue to sleep leaning on her shoulder while she continued to listen to the lecture attentively.
She liked everything these academicians said. The more she listened, the more interesting it became. While listening, she felt like she was already in the universe, swimming in the beautiful laws of science.
Then a young speaker suddenly came up to the stage, and there was a small commotion in the auditorium.
Ruan Qiuyue could understand the source of this little commotion, because this young man was very handsome. Not only was he good-looking, but when the host introduced him, he also had many titles, and he had achieved many research results at such a young age.
Although she didn't quite understand what he said, she could tell from what she heard that he was a very powerful person.
The people who had just come up to speak were all grandfathers, and now suddenly a man in his twenties who was good-looking and had these high-end titles came up. It would be abnormal if the girls in the auditorium didn't make a little commotion, especially.
We are all at a young and lively age, and these reactions are completely normal.
Ruan Qiuyue had no one to talk to because there was no girl sitting next to her and Ruan Xi had fallen asleep.
Ruan Hongjun and Ruan Hongbing didn't even understand what this sudden commotion was about, so they turned around and asked Ruan Qiuyue: "What's wrong? Is this one more powerful than the previous two?"
Ruan Qiuyue smiled and said, "No, the first two are both academicians."
To be elected as an academician, one must be at least 40 or 50 years old. This young man in his twenties is definitely not an academician.
Ruan Hongjun and Ruan Hongbing were confused for a moment, but when the people on the stage started speaking, they listened carefully and stopped talking.
Ruan Qiuyue was small and thin, and Ruan Xi was not comfortable sleeping on her shoulder. Her head was aching, so she raised her head in a daze, then leaned back in the chair and fell asleep.
Just as she fell into sleep again, someone suddenly shook her shoulder.
She was shaken awake and opened her eyes in shock, only to see Ruan Jie had come in at some point and sat in the empty seat next to her. She still knew where she was, so she asked quietly, "What's wrong?"
Ruan Jie pointed at the person speaking on the stage and asked in a low voice: "Is that Ling Yao?"
Hearing this, Ruan Xi sobered up a little and turned to look at the speaker on the stage. The moment she saw it, she was stunned for a moment, blinked, looked at Ruan Jie, then turned to look at the speaker on the stage.
Ruan Jie asked again in a low voice: "Is that so?"
Ruan Xi turned her head and looked at Ruan Jie. She spoke with a nasal tone and lowered her voice, "Isn't this an event organized by your unit? You don't know who was invited, and you come to ask me?"
Ruan Jie whispered, "It's not my responsibility, how would I know? I'm just a small follower. I sneaked over after finishing my work, and when I got here I saw this guy speaking on the stage. I thought he looked a bit like him, but at the same time I felt like he wasn't."
After listening to Ruan Jie's words, Ruan Xi turned his gaze back to the stage.
Ruan Jie was right. This person looked like Ling Yao, but she felt that he was not the same. Ling Yao has a childish face, while this young man's facial features are much clearer, and his whole face is more handsome and tough.
Most importantly, the way they speak, as well as the look in their eyes and temperament, are not alike at all.
Ruan Jie asked again, "Do you think so?"
Ruan Xi shook her head, "I don't know."
To confirm, she turned to look at Ruan Qiuyue and asked in a low voice: "What is the name of this teacher who is speaking?"
Ruan Qiuyue thought for a moment and said, "I wasn't paying attention."
Just now she was paying full attention to the commotion and the teacher's face.
Ruan Xi leaned towards Ruan Jie again, looked at the young man on the stage and whispered, "I don't think so."
Ruan Jie looked at it carefully for a while and also said, "At first glance, it looks like him, but after a closer look, it really seems like it's not him."
After all, the other person was speaking and the students were listening attentively, so the two of them stopped talking after this.
Of course, Ruan Xi was not sleepy after a nap, so she sat on a chair and watched the young man on the stage speak. Because she didn't listen from the beginning, she didn't know what was said. She just stared at his face.
When the young man finished his speech, the lecture also ended.
After the host finished his closing remarks, the students in the auditorium slowly stood up and began to disperse.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie stood up together and asked her, "Would you like to go together?"
Ruan Jie said: "Let's go, I have to go back to work."
After saying that, the two of them followed Ruan Hongjun and the others out of their seats and went out directly from the back door of the auditorium.
In the first row of seats in the auditorium, the young man who spoke last and two academicians stood up. He stood there and said a few words to one of the academicians. When he turned around, he suddenly saw two familiar faces standing in the back row.
He paused and focused his gaze on the face of the person on his left. He watched her stand and say a few words to the person on her right, then follow three students out of their seats and out of the back door of the auditorium.
The academician saw that he was distracted while talking, looked at the back row curiously, and asked him, "What's wrong?"
The young man came back to his senses, blinked twice with a tense expression, and said to the academician: "Teacher Chu, I have something to go out for a while."
There were too many students in the auditorium and he couldn't walk through, so he naturally didn't go to the back row, but went out directly through the front door with the students. After going out, he looked around with a tense face, but did not see the person he had just seen in the back row of the auditorium.
My heartbeat was stuck in my throat and it almost jumped out of my chest.
After a moment, he turned back into the auditorium, went on stage, picked up the microphone and shouted: "Ruan Xi! I am Ling Yao!"
"Xixi! I'm Ling Yao!"
"I'm a cub!"
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie had just walked out of the auditorium and turned the corner. Just as they were about to quicken their pace, they suddenly heard their names called out from the loudspeaker in the auditorium. The moment they heard the voice, she and Ruan Jie both froze and stopped.
After a while, Ruan Jie said, "It's Ling Yao, he's calling you."
Ruan Xi came to his senses and turned back with Ruan Jie. As soon as they turned the corner, they saw Ling Yao rushing out of the auditorium door. After he came out, he looked around, and when he turned over here, his eyes met Ruan Xi's.
The two people saw each other from a distance of more than 20 meters, and the whole world became quiet in an instant.
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