Su Ruyi and Su Tong found that they couldn't open the courtyard gate, so they stood at the door and listened for a while.
Based on the aroma wafting from them, the two of them understood the general idea.
Su Tong: "Uh... they seem pretty busy. How about we go to the bookstore again? I have a quality inspector exam the day after tomorrow, and I don't know much about it. I'd like to see if there are any relevant books."
Su Ruyi: "Let's go!"
Su Tong: "I think we should have dinner first and then come back!"
Su Ruyi: "That's exactly what I was thinking!"
Su Tong smiled, then said seriously, "Ruyi, now that you've signed up to go to the countryside, you must be even more discreet and low-key these next few days, and avoid causing any trouble, understand?"
"韬光养晦" (taoguang yanghui) was the first idiom Su Tong taught Su Ruyi. She was too young to understand it at the time, so Su Tong taught her "假猪吃老虎" (jiazhu chihu).
So, little Su Ruyi always used the trick of "playing dumb" at home to hide her sharpness.
But now, perhaps it's time to devour the tiger?
Su Ruyi went to the countryside for two reasons: first, to seek revenge on Ding Xiuling; and second, because she was about to do something that would make it absolutely unsuitable for her to stay in Haicheng afterward.
From the moment she was reborn, she vowed to make everyone who had wronged her in her past life pay the price.
No one will escape the net.
However, she would never let her hands get dirty.
She pretended to be obedient and nodded to Su Tong.
She didn't want her fourth brother to worry, because if he had worries, he wouldn't be able to sleep, and if he couldn't sleep for a long time, his heart disease would worsen.
This morning, she actually planned to let her fourth brother drink a bowl of the "Marrow Cleansing Soup" from the space.
She specifically brought her broken water bottle into the space.
However, after pouring the bowl of water into the jar and taking it out of her spatial dimension, she only had to turn around for a moment before she discovered that the water in the jar had turned grayish-black and was emitting a foul stench.
This is clearly not drinkable.
Su Ruyi seemed to understand something—the food in the treasure box could only be eaten in the space, or perhaps… it could only be eaten by her alone.
However, she had already made up her mind not to tell anyone about the space, including her fourth and fifth brothers.
forever.
Because the price she would have to pay to protect such a secret was unimaginable.
...
Dinner at state-run restaurants is always more lavish than lunch, because many people choose to host dinners and have some drinks.
Dinner time is also longer, which is more suitable for conversation.
When Su Ruyi and Su Tong arrived at the state-run restaurant, it was already full.
In this situation, you usually have to share a table.
As the two hesitated at the door, a male voice suddenly called out from inside, "Su Tong, come sit here!"
Su Tong glanced at it, then turned to Su Ruyi and said, "He's my classmate."
The two arrived at a table in the corner.
Two boys, about the same age as Su Tong, were clearing half of the tabletop.
Clearly, they were almost finished eating.
Su Ruyi recognized a boy who often came to see Su Tong.
His name is Ji Xuchang, and he is not tall.
He wore thick, bottle-bottom glasses, which made his already small eyes almost disappear behind the lenses, so much so that you couldn't find his eyes when you talked to him.
Like Su Tong, he loved reading and was said to come from a scholarly family.
Despite the house being ransacked several times, many books were still preserved.
Since Su Tong also had many books, the two often exchanged books to read.
Of course, the reason why Su Tong has so many books is also related to the origin of the Su family courtyard, which is also closely related to Su Ruyi's next plan.
Ji Xuchang looked at the two siblings and smiled, "It's been a while since I've seen you, Xiao Tong."
He then said to Su Ruyi, "Hello, Ruyi!"
Su Ruyi nodded politely.
Ji Xuchang pulled over the tall, thin boy next to him and introduced him: "This is my friend, Shen Heping, the youngest son of Commander Shen Guodong!"
Shen Heping's gaze lingered on Su Ruyi's face for a few seconds before he smiled and said, "Hello."
He then said to Ji Xuchang, "Changzi, I've already told you not to introduce me like that. If I introduced you to your friends—Ji Xuchang, Professor Ji Huazhang's youngest son—would you find it pleasant?"
Su Ruyi didn't know who Shen Guodong was, nor did she know who Ji Huazhang was. She thought for a moment, and if she were to introduce herself in this format, it should be—Su Ruyi, the sixth daughter of Su Dazhi, an eighth-grade fitter.
Su Ruyi was amused by her own words.
Shen Heping's gaze lingered on Su Ruyi's face for a few more seconds.
Ji Xuchang raised his hands in surrender: "Look, even Ruyi is laughing at you!"
Shen Heping looked at the brother and sister and asked, "Are there any dishes you can't eat?"
The two shook their heads blankly.
Shen Heping immediately got up, walked to the order window, quickly ordered the food, and paid the fare.
Su Tong quickly stood up as well: "This is inappropriate!"
He then took out his money.
Ji Xuchang held him down firmly: "Let him buy it, he just loves to show off."
Su Tong hesitated for a moment, then sat back down.
Su Ruyi was also very uncomfortable with Shen Heping's actions.
Su Tong nudged her: "Let's give him the money after we finish eating."
Shen Heping had already brought over two cold dishes: "Have some cold dishes first, the main dishes will take longer to prepare. You're in luck today, the kitchen has brought in a basket of crabs! They won't bring them out unless I go over there."
As he spoke, he looked at Su Ruyi and said, "Don't feel pressured. I like making friends. Maybe I have a strange personality, but you'll get used to it. Changzi has been my friend for many years. You are Changzi's friends, so you are my friends too."
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