Rong Xiangdong was silent for a moment: "Okay, I'll stay here with you tonight. Thank you for your help. I'll stay at a guesthouse tomorrow."
Ning Yuan fell silent: "..."
He Su is dead, and she is considered half of Rong Xiangdong's "mother's killer," so she really doesn't want to share a room with him.
However, Aunt Qian was entrusted by Lao Rong to keep an eye on Rong Xiangdong, and Rong Xiangdong also had to be questioned.
She understands the principle of "when in Rome, do as the Romans do" when staying at someone else's home.
"Let's go, Auntie will cook dinner tonight." Aunt Qian could naturally see that the atmosphere between the two was a bit stiff.
She took Ning Yuan's arm and handed the pork belly and fish in her hand to Rong Xiangdong: "Dongzi, hold these for me and help your sister-in-law with her luggage."
Ning Yuan instinctively wanted to refuse: "I can do it myself!"
But Aunt Qian grabbed Ning Yuan's hand and started walking back: "Come on, come on, little girl, let Dongzi do the work. What's wrong with him helping his sister-in-law carry a box?"
Ning Yuan could only be dragged along.
Once inside the courtyard, Aunt Qian asked the nanny to help bring the fish and meat into the kitchen, and then arranged accommodations for Rong Xiangdong.
"I'll call you when the person who's coming to inquire arrives."
"Hmm." Rong Xiangdong didn't say anything, didn't even glance at Ning Yuan, and went to his room, closing the door with a "thump".
Aunt Qian insisted on helping Ning Yuan carry her luggage upstairs to her and Rong Zhaonan's room.
Ning Yuan wasn't even as tall as Aunt Qian, so she couldn't compete with her and could only follow behind her into the room.
Aunt Qian put down her luggage and said apologetically, "Auntie knows you don't like being in the same room with Dongzi. He Su, that wicked woman, deserved to die."
She paused, somewhat helplessly, "But Dongzi, apart from being a bit spoiled and not as capable as Xiaonan, doesn't have any particularly bad intentions. His father told me to keep an eye on him and not let him wander off, also because he's afraid he'll cause trouble at this sensitive time."
Ning Yuan nodded, a hint of embarrassment flashing across her round face: "Auntie, I understand. I'm sorry to have bothered you at the last minute. Just do as you have planned."
Anyway, it's only for one night, she'll buy a ticket back to Shanghai tomorrow!
Just then, the nanny brought up some washed autumn pears and said with a smile, "Xiao Ning is back. I'll go cook now. You can have some pears first."
Ning Yuan quickly took it: "Thank you."
Then, Aunt Qian patted her on the shoulder and said, "I'll go downstairs and help with the cooking."
"Wait a minute, Aunt Qian, I have something I want to ask you." Ning Yuan called out to her.
Aunt Qian laughed heartily: "What is it?"
Ning Yuan coughed lightly and asked, "What's the situation with Uncle Rong now? Will he pass the review smoothly?"
She didn't care what kind of person Rong's father was, but she was afraid of implicating Gouzi. After all, they were father and son.
Aunt Qian patted the back of her hand: "Don't worry, Lao Rong is just confused about his personal life. Although He Su didn't leak the secret, he was negligent. He'll definitely be punished this time, but it won't affect Xiao Nan much. He's a man who relies on his own abilities. Look, he's gone to Shanghai again, isn't he?"
Ning Yuan felt much more at ease after listening to Aunt Qian's words.
After seeing Aunt Qian off, she immediately picked up the phone and called Ning Bingyu.
Well, taking the train is too slow, she should take a plane instead. Why wait to take advantage of a cheap deal?
Of course, without a doubt, her older brother had another argument with her on the phone.
The jerk was simply scolding her for being brainless and wasting his money and energy. Airfares from mainland China are expensive, and flights are scarce! You have to pull strings and use connections!
After exchanging pointless banter, they got down to something useful—Director Chu was quite efficient; he had Lu Jingui removed from the "interview" job and planned to replace him with someone else.
After finishing the phone call and quickly packing my luggage, it was time to eat.
Ning Yuan had no choice but to bite the bullet and go down to eat, only to discover—
Hey, Rong Xiangdong was being "interrogated" in his study by people sent by his superiors. He couldn't go out, and he even ate his meals in the study with the two cadres who came to question him.
She only needs to eat with Aunt Qian and the nanny.
Ning Yuan's appetite immediately improved—the braised pork belly was delicious, the tofu and fish head soup was very fresh, the steamed fish was tender, and there were also sweet and sour spare ribs and stir-fried cabbage.
We shouldn't have to see Rong Xiangdong's face tonight!
She'll fly back to Shanghai tomorrow!
Having eaten too much for dinner, Ning Yuan thought she might as well help Aunt Qian water the vegetable garden.
She stood by the vegetable garden, carrying a bucket and a ladle, humming a newly learned English tune, as she watered the various vegetables.
"Moon river, wider than a mile, Im crossing you in style some day..."
Five minutes later, a faint voice suddenly drifted over—
"You're singing off-key, stop singing."
Ning Yuan was startled. She turned her head and saw a handsome face with no expression appearing at a window not far behind her.
The light was dim, and Rong Xiangdong stood by the window.
Ning Yuan looked at that face and frowned: "Weren't you being questioned? Why are you eavesdropping here!"
He said expressionlessly, "The cadre who came to inquire has already left. I wasn't eavesdropping when you were singing that strange song by the study window."
Ning Yuan then noticed that he was standing in the study on the first floor, and the study window faced the vegetable garden.
She paused for a moment, coughed lightly, and continued watering: "I wasn't paying attention, sorry."
Under the dim moonlight, looking at Rong Xiangdong again, the initial sense of dread from seeing him so strikingly similar to Rong Zhaonan was much less.
Perhaps because she was too familiar with Rong Zhaonan, when she looked at Rong Xiangdong now, she could only clearly feel that there must be a blood relationship between them.
My mother didn't recognize Rong Zhaonan as her best friend's son at first glance. It was only after she found out he was Aunt Zhou's son that she realized they looked alike, and there was a reason for that.
This feeling is like the character customization games that young people will enjoy playing decades from now.
The handsome features of Comrade Rong Jiuyu in his youth, combined with the exquisitely refined features of the eldest daughter of the Zhou family, make him the equivalent of Rong Da Gongzi (Young Master Rong) and Rong Zhaonan.
With the handsome features of Rong Jiuyu in his youth, combined with the exquisite beauty of He Su, the second young master Rong and Rong Xiangdong, it's like a perfect match.
Ning Yuan's lips twitched. Who said being handsome is useless? Those who say it's useless are definitely not the most handsome!
Comrade Rong Jiuyu's combination of top-notch handsomeness and ability to conquer the world on horseback is truly a bombshell for women!
No wonder her mother thinks he's a troublemaker, and his sons are a whole series of scoundrels, always messing with women.
but……
Based on her experience from both her previous lives, she knew that both handsome and ugly men cheat on their partners.
If that woman has the chance, she should still date a handsome man... at least she'll have had her share of pleasure.
The truly despicable kind of infidelity is the kind that makes you sit up in the middle of the night and slap yourself a few times. What's the point? What gives them the right?
As Ning Yuan watered the plants, her mind was filled with all sorts of strange and wonderful thoughts.
Rong Xiangdong stood at the window and looked at her for a while, his peach blossom eyes cold. Suddenly, he asked abruptly, "Brother, why did I marry you?"
Ning Yuan paused in her watering, then turned to look at him coolly: "Because he has a desire for me that goes far beyond revolutionary friendship; he only wants to build the Four Modernizations with me. Isn't that great?"
Rong Xiangdong: "..."
He continued expressionlessly, "But you look like an ordinary person."
Ning Yuan was taken aback, then she raised an eyebrow. What did he mean by that? Was he provoking her?
She had previously said that he seemed perfectly normal.
As she watered the plants, she chuckled lightly, "It's so much better to be an ordinary person than to be someone who doesn't look like a normal person."
Rong Xiangdong frowned and said coldly, "My older brother is much more outstanding than you."
After saying that, he slammed the blinds shut.
Ning Yuan, holding a water ladle, really wanted to smash it over his head—
Are you sick in the head?
Every time she comes to the capital, people she sees tell her that she is not good enough for Rong Gouzi!
Just hearing that makes me so angry!
She knew that her man was a prominent figure among the younger generation in Beijing back then, but she was also very outstanding!
She snapped and slammed the wooden ladle against the wooden blinds with a loud bang: "What the hell are you talking about?!"
She paused, looking at the figure behind the wooden blinds, and sneered, "What pot needs what lid? I'm really laughing all the way to the bank. Go ask your father who's not good enough for whom!"
Does this guy have a brother complex?
Ning Yuan rolled her eyes without any politeness: "By the way, you know your older brother is outstanding, but you've made him take the blame for so many years. You dare to point fingers at me? Trash!"
After saying that, she poured out all the remaining water in the bucket, picked it up, and strode away.
She was already in a bad mood because she missed seeing her dog and made a wasted trip, and this guy was just asking for it!
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