After finishing the work in Akabane Village, the sun was still half an inch away from the top of the mountain.
Seeing that it was still early, Ruan Xi and Ruan Cuizhi did not stay another night. The two men decisively packed up their tools and utensils, said goodbye and left Akabane Village in the glow of the setting sun, still following behind them were the two men carrying the sewing machines.
It's not good to gossip about others in the village. It's better to talk about private things after leaving the village. Ruan Cuizhi looked at Ruan Xi and said, "I heard from those who came to tailor clothes that Xie Tao dressed up beautifully and went out this morning. Do you think it's possible that she went to find Xiao Wuzi?"
Ruan Xi and Ruan Cuizhi knew of course that Ruan Changsheng didn't have a girlfriend. They told Xie's mother that Ruan Changsheng had a girlfriend because they didn't want to leave any memories for his family and wanted them to give up the idea as soon as possible and stop messing around with it, which was really boring.
But whether they have given up the idea or not, I don’t know.
The news that Xie Tao returned home and cried for half a day in the evening had not yet spread, and Ruan Xi and Ruan Cuizhi left in a hurry, so naturally they didn't know about it.
Ruan Xi thought for a moment and said, "I think it's very likely."
After all, Xie's mother was able to lower herself to look for Ruan Cuizhi last night and get close to her to inquire about the situation. If it were someone who was extremely concerned about her reputation, she would never do such a thing. Have they forgotten how much they disliked Ruan Cuizhi at that time? Aren’t you afraid of getting embarrassed?
But it was hard to tell what exactly happened, so Ruan Cuizhi said, "Go back and ask Xiao Wuzi and you'll know."
I was thinking in my heart, Ruan Changsheng must not be soft-hearted towards Xie Tao again, otherwise there will be a lot of awkward and embarrassing things happening next.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Cuizhi hurried back to Jinguan Village while talking, and first went to the tailor shop to put down the sewing machines and tools. Seeing that it was getting late, they guessed that their family must have eaten, so they cooked and ate at the tailor shop before going back.
When we got home, Liu Xinghua, Ruan Zhigao and Ruan Jie had already washed up and gone to bed.
Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Xi didn't rush to wash up. They went to Liu Xinghua's room first and asked curiously, "Where is Xiao Wuzi?"
Liu Xinghua hadn't slept yet. She looked at Ruan Cuizhi by the oil lamp and said, "Who knows where he went? Anyway, he went out to fool around again. He also said that he would bring me a daughter-in-law in a while."
Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Xi looked at each other and felt very surprised.
A few days ago, Ruan Changsheng hadn't shown any signs of this, but today he said he wanted to bring his daughter-in-law back. Could it be that...
Are you really soft-hearted towards Xie Tao?
Ruan Cuizhi blinked and asked, "Did Xie Tao from the Akabane Squadron come to see him today?"
Liu Xinghua slowly fanned herself with a palm leaf fan. "No one knows if it was Xie Tao, but two people came one after the other. One wore a white flowered gown, which made her look more plain and pretty, while the other wore a bright red gown, which made her look more fashionable and pretty."
Ruan Xi smiled when he heard this, "Two? Fifth Uncle is so lucky."
Liu Xinghua hummed, "Anyway, I didn't see it. I was inside the house when they came, so someone else saw it. Someone else told me that the man in the white flowered coat with sad eyebrows and droopy eyes left first, and the man in the red coat left later, with your fifth uncle."
Ruan Xi turned around and asked Ruan Cuizhi: "Third Aunt, what is Xie Tao wearing today?"
Ruan Cuizhi thought for a moment, "I remember those people gossiping, saying that Xie Tao was dressed beautifully, and she seemed to be white."
Ruan Xi was curious, "Who is the red one?"
If Ruan Changsheng didn't say it himself, who would know? No one could answer her question. Ruan Zhigao sat on the bed and cleared his throat and said, "He said something about free love. Just don't do anything reckless and don't let the girl's parents come to your house."
Ruan Cuizhi replied, "Dad, don't worry, Xiao Wuzi still knows his limits."
Ruan Zhigao snorted directly, "What a hammer."
After talking to Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua, Ruan Xi and Ruan Cuizhi washed up and went into the room to lie down.
Ruan Cuizhi said: "If that's the case, then Xie Tao is out of luck. Xiao Wuzi must have someone else in his heart."
Ruan Xi said: "As long as it's not Xie Tao."
They had already had a quarrel before, and both families lost face. After the quarrel, Ruan Cuizhi must have been brought up as gossip again. They looked down on Ruan Cuizhi so much, and now they become relatives, wouldn't that be uncomfortable?
Ruan Cuizhi turned over and said, "Fortunately, the quarrel happened before the engagement. If the engagement was carried out without any clear reason, it would be really uncomfortable. We explained it clearly before the engagement, but the quarrel started. Now it's over. It doesn't have much impact."
As she said this, she couldn't help but think more, "Xiaoxi, do you think Xiao Wuzi will meet another one, or will he still dislike me?"
Ruan Xi held her hand and said, "Don't worry, it won't happen. You can tell from the attitude of the Xie family."
Ruan Cuizhi thought about what Ruan Xi said and felt relieved.
It is true that the Xie family looked down on her so much before, but now they come to her again and again in a humble manner, wanting to discuss marriage with Ruan Changsheng again, which means that her existence no longer affects Ruan Changsheng's marriage.
Not only will it have no impact, it may even give Ruan Changsheng extra points.
She felt much better thinking this way. Ruan Cuizhi couldn't fall asleep for a while, so she asked Ruan Jie, "Xiao Jie, did you see the girl who came to see your fifth uncle today? Not the one in white clothes, but the one in red clothes."
Ruan Jie lay down and shook her head, "I didn't see her, but someone saw her and said she was pretty and worthy of my fifth uncle. They also said that this girl didn't look like a village girl, and looked very generous and westernized."
Ruan Xi smiled and said, "Maybe Uncle Wu can't catch up with her at all."
Ruan Jie: "From what grandma said, Uncle Wu is determined to win this time."
Ruan Xi laughed out loud, "You used the idiom well."
Ruan Jie also smiled, "Ling Yao is still the best teacher."
The aunt, niece and their two companions were laughing and chatting happily, and they fell asleep when they were tired.
After everyone in the house fell asleep, Sun Xiaohui was still tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep.
Ruan Changgui was awakened by her and couldn't help asking her, "What are you doing instead of sleeping?"
Sun Xiaohui felt that the air in the room was too stuffy, so stuffy that she had trouble breathing and needed to take very deep breaths, so she said, "It's so stuffy, is it going to rain? Why hasn't it rained yet?"
Ruan Changgui took a deep breath and said, "Why is it raining on such a nice day? I think you are feeling uncomfortable again."
Sun Xiaohui was indeed very uncomfortable, especially recently, and from time to time she began to regret having made a fuss about splitting up the family. If the family had not split up, they would have shared in all the good things the Ruan family is enjoying now, instead of just watching helplessly.
Who can stand living in a house and watching others eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks all day long?
Especially! If the family had not split up now, their whole family would be able to enjoy it too!
She took a deep breath and said to Ruan Changgui, "Two girls came to see Xiao Wuzi today. Did you know?"
Ruan Changgui didn't have time to care about these things, he just said: "Just look for it."
Sun Xiaohui turned over and faced him. "What do you mean by just look for him? What does this incident prove? It proves that Xiao Wuzi has become a hot commodity now. It proves that even people outside know that his family is having a good time now!"
Ruan Changgui was too sleepy to be patient, and his tone was not very good, "So what?"
Sun Xiaohui hesitated for a while, then said tentatively: "How about... asking two old people... not dividing... the family..."
Ruan Changgui knew that this was what she had been thinking about recently.
Before, they wanted to break up because they saw that life was hard, but now that life is good, they want to get back together.
It's not that he didn't regret this matter. As early as when Ruan Xi went home to collect his wages for the first time, he began to regret it from time to time, regretting that he had believed Sun Xiaohui's lies. Later, life became more and more difficult and he had to take care of everything, which made him regret even more.
But he still had some dignity, so he took a deep breath and said, "Save some dignity for yourself."
Sun Xiaohui opened her mouth and said, "Why keep this? Can you eat it?"
“…”
Sun Xiaohui: "If I still had some dignity and was afraid of being stabbed in the back, would I have threatened to split the family?"
“…”
Ruan Changgui turned over and said, "If you want to go and tell her, I won't stop you, but you know my mother's character. If you go and tell her about this, you will get nothing but a slap in the face. It would be strange if she doesn't take the opportunity to slap you to death."
Sun Xiaohui naturally knew Liu Xinghua's character.
The little spark of hope that had just ignited in her heart was ruthlessly extinguished by Ruan Changgui.
She took a deep breath and asked Ruan Changgui, "So what do you think we should do?"
Ruan Changgui: "Hold it!"
Sun Xiaohui was almost suffocating herself, so she clenched her fists and banged herself on the chest twice.
She didn't sleep well that night, but when she woke up the next day, she looked very good to others. She greeted Ruan Xi and Ruan Cuizhi in a friendly tone and called Liu Xinghua "mother" all the time, as if Liu Xinghua had suddenly become her real mother.
Who can't see her little thoughts? Ruan Xi didn't hesitate and said to her with a smile: "Second mother, you suddenly come to curry favor with us. Are you regretting the separation and want to get back together?"
Sun Xiaohui was thick-skinned and said naturally, "We are all family, there is no need to separate or get along."
Ruan Xi smiled and shrugged, wanting to give her a thumbs up.
But she didn't have time to talk nonsense with Sun Xiaohui. After dinner, she went to the shop with Ruan Cuizhi. I spent half a day busy cleaning up in the morning, and then in the afternoon Ling Yao and Ruan Jie went over to read some books and study together.
The content of elementary school textbooks is very simple, and it is actually quite fast to learn without following the school's class progress. In just one year, Ruan Jie had already learned the fourth-grade textbooks and could recite many texts and ancient poems.
For Ruan Xi, Ruan Cuizhi, Ruan Jie and Ling Yao, their daily lives are simple, quiet and fulfilling. There are no worries or troubles, and comfort and stability are the main themes of life.
In the following period of time, Sun Xiaohui started to curry favor with Ruan Xi, Ruan Cuizhi and Liu Xinghua. She didn't say anything about wanting to get back together, but her actions were always to please them. It could be said that she was shameless.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Cuizhi don't spend much time at home, and Liu Xinghua simply ignores her.
She gradually felt bored, ashamed, annoyed and impatient and gave up.
So the two families returned to their previous state, and no one paid attention to each other when they met, which was even worse than outsiders.
Sun Xiaohui was so angry that she said to Ruan Changgui, "I have never seen such biased people like your two elders. They are so partial to each other. They gave your eldest brother the opportunity to join the army, and he became an official and is now living a life in heaven. Their daughter was touched by someone and made such a big fuss that they were taken back home to be taken care of. Now Xiao Wuzi is getting more benefits, and the old tailor's house may belong to him in the future! Look at us, what have they done for us? They are both sons and daughters, why do they treat us like this? Are there any parents like this?"
Ruan Changgui was usually in a good mood, but as soon as he heard Sun Xiaohui nagging about these things, his mood became very bad and he felt so suffocated that he couldn't breathe.
It's not that he disliked Sun Xiaohui's nagging, but he also agreed with what Sun Xiaohui said, so he felt suffocated when it was brought up, because there was no other way except to admit it.
So every time he would just say: "It's like this, what can I do?"
Sun Xiaohui had no choice but to endure it.
The temperature in the mountains dropped day by day, and the fresh green all over the mountains turned yellow in the cold wind. Finally, there was a snowfall, and only a vast expanse of white was left.
It is time for every household to go to the town to buy New Year's goods.
In the evening, the family sat together for dinner. Liu Xinghua took a sip of the hot porridge to warm her stomach. She looked at Ruan Changsheng and said, "Xiao Wuzi, you are the fastest runner in the family. This year, you should go and buy the New Year's goods, just like in previous years."
Ruan Changsheng didn't respond, but looked at Liu Xinghua and said, "That won't work. You and Dad have to go with me this year."
Ruan Zhigao rolled his eyes at him and said, "Why can't I call you now?"
Ruan Changsheng looked at him and smiled, "I can go by myself, but don't regret it if it doesn't work out."
Ruan Cuizhi recognized the words and looked at him and asked, "What do you want mom and dad to do in town?"
Ruan Changsheng put down his chopsticks, cleared his throat, took a stance, glanced at everyone at the table, and said, "Listen carefully, I will only say this once. I, Ruan Changsheng, have found a wife, and I have already agreed to go over and propose marriage!"
Proposing a marriage means that the man goes to the woman's home, and the woman's parents must be present.
Hearing this, Liu Xinghua paused holding the chopsticks and asked after a moment: "Is it true?"
Ruan Changsheng picked up the chopsticks again and asked, "Can you still talk nonsense about this?"
Ruan Cuizhi, Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie also laughed. Ruan Cuizhi asked him, "Is it the one in red who came to see you before? It turns out that her family lives in the town? You are really good, Xiao Wuzi!"
Ruan Changsheng laughed, "I've been struggling for half a year. I almost died from it."
Ruan Zhigao said beside him: "It's your blessing that the girl is willing to marry you!"
Ruan Changsheng looked at Ruan Zhigao and said with a smile, "Then I'll have to trouble you, old man."
The old man was very happy, he couldn't hide the smile on his face and suddenly laughed out loud.
His smile made everyone else at the table laugh along, and for a moment the room was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
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