The moonlight spread on the ground, the light was faint.
Ruan Xi stood outside the gate and watched Ling Yao's figure disappear in the alley. He breathed a sigh of relief, turned back into the yard in a good mood, closed the gate and bolted it, then turned around and went through the second door to the east wing.
Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan still had to continue packing, and Ruan Xi also had to pack, so she didn't stay in the east wing to disturb the couple any longer. She called Ruan Qiuyue and went back to the main room together.
Ruan Hongjun and Ruan Hongbing will sleep in another room in the east wing tonight. Just make a bed.
But they were not idle either. They found clothes and went to take a shower first.
After everyone left, Ruan Changsheng asked Qian Chuan, "Why didn't you let me see Ling Yao off?"
Qian Chuan said as she collected the clothes, "It's so hard for the two kids to meet after so many years of separation. It's rare that you have time to see each other on Sunday. The Red Army has been following them all day, and they're about to leave. Can't you let them talk to each other alone for a few words?"
Ruan Changsheng looked at Qian Chuan and thought for a moment, "What do you mean?"
Qian Chuan raised her head and rolled her eyes at him, "What do you mean by me?"
Ruan Changsheng thought for a moment and came to his senses. He said as if he had suddenly realized something: "Don't tell me, I really remember that when this kid was thirteen or fourteen years old, he was thinking about our Xiaoxi and even held our Xiaoxi's hand! At that time, he played with Xiaoxi and Xiaojie every day and was laughed at by other children in the village. Could he still be thinking about our Xiaoxi after all these years?"
Qian Chuan said, "It's probably true."
When Ruan Xi went back home for the first time to celebrate the New Year after moving to the city, she felt that Ling Yao might be more than just a good friend to Ruan Xi. Of course she wasn't sure at that time. After all, they were still young, and it was possible that they couldn't distinguish between friendship and love.
But when she saw Ling Yao again this time, she felt that Ling Yao's attitude towards Ruan Xi was indeed not that simple.
She thought that it would be great if it was true, as the two of them had known each other since childhood and knew each other well. The fact that they got along so well when they were young shows that they got along well with each other. If they can be together, isn't it better than Ruan Xi just picking someone at random?
Besides, Ling Yao is such a promising kid now.
Ruan Changsheng thought for a moment and said with a smile: "I just don't know if this kid will be so lucky."
Qian Chuan also smiled and said, "I think it's very likely."
Ruan Xi and Ruan Qiuyue returned to the main room to pack up their things together, putting away all the clothes, shoes, bedding, etc. that they could not wear temporarily. Everything you need to wear and use is placed in an easy-to-find place and everything is neatly organized.
They were put into a round tin box with a red border and a yellow background. On the lid was a colorful painting of Chang'e flying to the moon.
Ruan Qiuyue took it in her hand, looked at it, and asked Ruan Xi: "What's in it?"
Ruan Xi took it and said as he opened it, "It's some of the things I collected before, a bunch of miscellaneous things."
When I opened it, I saw some letters and some stamps and other things inside.
Ruan Qiuyue saw a new one, picked it up, held it in her hand and looked at it, then said with a smile: "Huh? Is this an old pocket watch? It's still turning. Big sister, how come you have such a thing? In the past, not everyone could afford it, right?"
Ruan Xi looked at the words on the back of the pocket watch and said with a smile, "It is indeed an antique. It was given to me by someone."
After reading the front, Ruan Qiuyue also looked at the back. When she saw the word "尧", she immediately understood what it meant. She looked at Ruan Xi with some surprise and surprise, "Did Brother Ling Yao give it to you?"
Ruan Xi reached out and took the pocket watch from her hand. After looking at it for a while, he adjusted the time according to the small alarm clock on the table next to him. "Yes, he brought it secretly with him when he went to the countryside with his parents. He gave it to me when I went to the city."
She still remembered the time when they parted. Ling Yao was reluctant to let her go but he didn't say it. He secretly followed her on the hillside for a long time. His look made her shed many tears.
The reason why we were so sad at that time was of course because we were reluctant to part, but the main reason was that transportation and communication were too underdeveloped in that era. We both knew in our hearts that after that separation, the chances of meeting again would be few and far between, and we basically drifted apart.
Is there anything more sad than losing something? If you know that you will not lose anything, and firmly believe that nothing will change, and that distance and time will not change anything, then there is no need to have red eyes, let alone shed tears.
And because it was a sharp knife, it would draw blood, so the pain would be particularly intense. If the same situation happened in a modern society with advanced communications, there would actually be no feeling if the two parties went from having more contact to less contact after separation and then withdrew from each other's world.
After separation, each of them will have their own lives and will no longer be participants in each other's lives. Every day, they will be busy with their own studies and lives, and may even be overwhelmed. Naturally, they will completely withdraw from each other's world.
Being able to meet again is an accident and a surprise in life.
Ruan Xi held the adjusted pocket watch in his hand and looked at it for a while, then reached out and put it on the desk with a smile.
The pointer on the dial moves one tick at a time, following the time forward.
At the end of August, the early morning air was cool and refreshing.
Ruan Xi stood on the platform and straightened the collars of Ruan Hongjun, Ruan Hongbing and Ruan Qiuyue. After that, she patted their shoulders and said with a light breath, "Go, get on the train, and come to see you next time you have a holiday."
They had a great time over the past week and visited all the places they needed to go.
School will start in two days, and we can't delay any longer. We must send them back today.
Ruan Hongjun responded, carrying the luggage bag and taking Ruan Hongbing and Ruan Qiuyue to the train. After putting the luggage away and sitting down, he leaned out of the window and said to Ruan Xi: "Sister, let's go then."
Then he waved to Ling Yao beside him and said, "Brother Ling Yao, see you next time."
Ruan Xi and Ling Yao waved at them and only put down their hands after the train had gone far away.
Ruan Xi turned around and looked at Ling Yao, smiled and said: "Thank you for helping to send them off, let's go back."
Ling Yao looked at her and said, "Isn't that too polite?"
Ruan Xi: "I'm being polite."
As they were talking, they turned around and walked out, got on their bicycles and went into the city.
While riding a bicycle, Ruan Xi asked him: "Would you like to have lunch or dinner?"
Ling Yao thought for a moment and said, "Can't we treat you both at noon and in the evening?"
Ruan Xi: “…”
He is really rude!
Ruan Xi pursed her lips and nodded with a smile, "Okay."
Ling Yao thought about it again, "How about we cook at home at noon and eat out at night?"
Ruan Xi wanted to hit him, but she still nodded at him with a smile on her face, "Okay."
This child has really changed. He is no longer the well-behaved, introverted, cautious and afraid of trouble.
Since it was agreed upon, Ruan Xi did not rush to take Ling Yao back. Instead, they found a place outside to play and stroll around. She went to the zoo with him to see lions, tigers, zebras and giant pandas.
When the peacock spread its feathers, Ruan Xi asked Ling Yao, "Have you been here?"
Ling Yao shook his head and said, "No."
Ruan Xi turned to look at him, "You haven't been out to play before, have you? Haven't you been to other places?"
Ling Yao pursed her lips and nodded, "I haven't been there."
After a moment he said, "How about you take me out to play if you have time?"
Ruan Xi turned his attention back to Peacock and responded subconsciously, "Okay."
After answering her question, he turned to look at Ling Yao, "Why do I feel like you want to rely on me?"
He is no longer the child who needed care.
As if a sore spot had been touched, Ling Yao took a deep breath and said, "I don't have any friends. All the other colleagues have started families. On Sundays, they are either busy at work or at home with their wives and children. You are my only friend."
Ruan Xi looked at him for a while, and unconsciously thought of his childhood, so she held her breath and said, "Then come to my house if you have nothing to do on Sunday."
Ling Yao nodded, "Okay, thank you."
Ruan Xi couldn't help but turn around and look at him again - to say he was impolite, he became polite again.
The peacock didn't spread its feathers, and Ruan Xi lost interest in waiting, so he turned around and walked away.
As a result, before she turned around and took a few steps, her wrist was suddenly grabbed by someone, and then she was pulled back.
While pulling her, Ling Yao said, "It's open."
After Ruan Xi stood firm, he looked inside the iron net and saw a peacock shaking its feathers and slowly spreading its tail.
She watched carefully and attentively, not making a sound, until the peacock's tail was fully opened, as big as a colorful screen. Then she smiled and said, "I'm so lucky today. The last time I came here with Qiuyue and the others, not a single one opened."
Ling Yao looked at her and then at Kong Que, and said with a smile: "I also feel that I have been very lucky recently."
Ruan Xi said modestly: "Everyone who meets me is lucky."
Ling Yao laughed out loud, "Yeah, I think so too."
Ruan Xi looked at him again, and couldn't help but laugh even more happily when he agreed with her, but she said to him, "You're so stupid."
As expected, after the sense of distance was gone, he was still a younger brother, naive and silly. No matter what self-boasting words she said, he would agree with her. Even if she said she was a fairy, he would just say "hmm".
When he seems distant, he exudes an aura that keeps people at a distance, and it seems that no one can reach him. But after we get to know each other, he is still the same as I remember, especially when he smiles.
After visiting the zoo, the two went back to the courtyard to buy some vegetables and meat.
Since Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan were not coming back for lunch, they naturally cooked for two people.
After carrying the vegetables and meat into the kitchen, Ling Yao turned around and picked up the apron and put it on.
Ruan Xi was stunned for a moment, "You do it?"
Ling Yao: "Well, during those years in the countryside, I cooked all the meals for our family. Have you forgotten?"
Ruan Xi was not polite to him, "Then I will help you."
So Ling Yao took the lead in cooking, and Ruan Xi helped. The two of them steamed rice, fried three dishes, and added a bowl of tomato and egg soup. After they sat down to eat, Ruan Xi tasted each dish and gave him a thumbs up.
The two chatted while eating. When they were almost finished, Ling Yao looked at Ruan Xi and suddenly said, "I want to trouble you with something. I wonder if it's convenient for you."
Ruan Xi replied in the same tone: "Isn't that too polite?"
Ling Yao smiled, thought about the wording and said, "I don't want to live in the company anymore. I want to move out. It would be a little more comfortable to live by myself, but I have nowhere else to go. Isn't your west wing empty? Can you rent it to me first?"
Ruan Xi chewed the rice and looked at him, her eyes flickering. After a moment, she swallowed the rice and said, "If you don't mind the hassle of going to and from get off work, then it's fine. You have no relatives or friends here, so I'm the only one who can take care of you."
Ling Yao calmed down and said, "How about...I'll move in this afternoon?"
Ruan Xi put the rice into her mouth and looked at him with the tip of her chopsticks in her mouth, "Are you in such a hurry?"
Ling Yao said: "The accommodation environment at the company is not good. I suffer from insomnia every day. I have wanted to move out for a long time, but I haven't found a place yet."
Insomnia is indeed painful. Ruan Xi nodded, "Then you can move here."
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