Volume 1 Chapter 23 Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared
Du Ruo coaxed the children until 12 o'clock, urged them both to go to bed quickly, and finally ended this headache-inducing and patience-exhausting conversation.
After hanging up the phone, she had no mood to look up materials or write her thesis. She was thinking about something she had just learned from Xu Siyan by chance - Xu Jingmo once wanted to study in the United States.
When they were chatting just now, Xu Siyan asked her how life was abroad, and she complained: "It's just so-so, not that great, the food is bad, people are crazy, people urinate and defecate in public, rob people, take drugs... it's all very common, not as good as in China."
Xu Siyan sighed: "Ah? It turns out that foreign countries are really so chaotic. It seems that my dad was right not to let my brother go abroad."
Du Ruo asked: "You don't let your brother go abroad? What does that mean? Xu Jingmo still wants to go abroad?"
Xu Siyan said, "Well, I heard that my brother wanted to study abroad in college. He had passed the SAT and had contacted the school. He was just waiting for his high school diploma to come out before going abroad. He prepared all this by himself. No one in the family knew about it. Later, my dad found out. My dad didn't agree, but my brother definitely didn't listen to him. He forcefully confiscated my brother's household registration and ID card, and delayed the school registration deadline. So he had no choice but to stay in China."
Du Ruo was puzzled: "Everyone else is eager to send their children to study abroad, right? Why not let him go?"
Xu Siyan said, "I don't understand either. I haven't asked in detail, but I have heard my parents talking. The general meaning is that my father feels that my brother is not obedient even under his supervision. After going abroad, he will be far away from the emperor. If he gets involved in pornography, gambling or drugs, wouldn't it be a disgrace to him?"
Du Ruo: “…”
What kind of thinking does Uncle Xu have? Xu Jingmo is not as bad as he says...
Du Ruo was lying on the bed, her mind full of Xu Jingmo, and she felt a little sorry for him.
He is obviously a rebellious person, yet he has such a powerful father.
When she was little, after Xu Jingmo acknowledged her as the eldest, she once asked him why he always went against Uncle Xu, and if it didn't hurt when he was beaten?
Xu Jingmo said at the time: "If you want someone to listen to you, the prerequisite is respect and equality, and they must be convinced."
"My dad is just full of impotence and rage. He always says, 'I'm your dad! You're my son! You have to listen to me!'" These are the only words he says. No one can believe him!"
"Why does he say that what he says is right? I won't listen. Now he is relying on my young age to resist him, and he has no other choice but to beat me. Anyway, he can't kill me, so he can beat me if he doesn't mind the pain. I won't obey him, even if he beats me to death. I want to see if he can beat me to death. It doesn't matter if I die. After I die, I will be reincarnated earlier than him, and he will be my son in the next life."
Du Ruo was stunned by his rebellious remarks, but he couldn't find the right words to refute him, and even felt that he made sense.
Since then, they often get together to discuss adults' thoughts, as if they were two children who had comprehended the true meaning of life.
Later, on the day she received the college acceptance letter, she went to his house to play with him and wanted to share the news with him. She happened to run into Uncle Xu chasing him and beating him. Perhaps it was because she saw the shocking impact of the stick hitting his skin, and saw Xu Jingmo gritting his teeth and not crying out in pain, being stubborn and unyielding, that she was inexplicably afraid that Xu Jingmo would really be beaten to death by Uncle Xu. She didn't want him to die.
She was a little prodigy. All the adults looked at her with admiration and envy, and her words carried a lot of weight.
At that time, she just thought that Xu Jingmo was her friend and she had to protect him.
She did the first rude thing in her life and scolded Uncle Xu harshly. He could be charged with domestic violence for beating his child to such an extent.
On the moral level and legal responsibility, she said whatever she could think of, regardless of Uncle Xu's sullen and aggressive face.
Finally, she was satisfied only after Uncle Xu was "forced" by her stubbornness to promise not to beat Xu Jingmo again.
Afterwards, she accompanied Xu Jingmo back to the room to apply medicine. Xu Jingmo even said to her with a playful smile: "It turns out that it feels so good to be protected by someone? Look at my dad's face, it's green, like the Hulk, hahahahahahaha."
Du Ruo replied: "I can only protect you this last time. I have to go abroad to study."
She didn't quite remember what she and Xu Jingmo talked about that day. She vaguely remembered that when she left, Xu Jingmo seemed to say to her: "Du Ruo, smile more in the future."
When Du Ruo recalled this, her heart suddenly shuddered for no reason.
"Du Ruo, why are you so cool now?"
"Just smile a little~"
"Let me tell you a joke. Once upon a time... there was a eunuch."
"???-What's next?"
"There's nothing below."
“…”
"Tsk, you're not giving me face. You don't even smile at this. Then I'll smile at you. Hahahahahaha..."
"Smile a little, you look really good when you smile."
…
"Du Ruo, smile more in the future."
The dusty memories gushed out like a spring, and Du Ruo had an indescribable feeling in his heart.
I want to drink coffee.
She went into the kitchen and made herself a cup of instant coffee. It tasted bitter, but it calmed her down a lot.
If you don’t think about it, you won’t know. If you think about it, you will be shocked.
She almost forgot...
When she just came back from the junior class, Xu Jingmo was the first to notice her abnormality and often told her some boring jokes to make her laugh.
“It’s boring,” she said.
Xu Jingmo: "There are no boring things in the world, only boring souls. You have changed. You don't like playing with Rubik's Cube anymore, you don't like to laugh anymore, you don't like to chat with me anymore, and you have a dog outside."
Du Ruo: "...you are comparing yourself to a dog?"
Xu Jingmo: "What's wrong with dogs? They are loyal, clingy, and protective of their owners. People may not be as good as dogs. However, I am definitely better than a dog. I am 100% loyal to you, you don't need to raise me, and I will even tell you jokes. How proud you are."
Du Ruo was amused by his self-deprecating remarks about his race.
What's the point of comparing a good person with a dog?
Once you start to recall many things, you can't stop. Du Ruo didn't fall asleep until after 2 a.m., and her mind was always searching for all the memories about Xu Jingmo.
He was her only playmate in her childhood and also her soul mate.
Xu Jingmo could see things that her parents couldn't.
They share their little secrets...
Before going to bed, Du Ruo suddenly thought, if she had not gone abroad to study, but stayed in China; or if Xu Jingmo went abroad to study, they would have met abroad...
Then she must have lived a very happy life these years.
Unfortunately, there are no ifs.
*
At 6:30 the next morning, Xu Jingmo came over with some custard buns and wontons.
When I opened the door, Du Ruo was still meditating in front of the window.
Xu Jingmo didn't stare blankly today, and asked, "How many hours did you sleep last night?"
Du Ruo: “Four hours.”
Xu Jingmo took note of it in his mind, said nothing more, and walked into the house.
"Come and have breakfast. I have a full schedule this morning and my lunch break is not long. You can have lunch with Sister Fei at the club, or you can come to the school to find me."
"Let's not bother, let's eat outside."
"Okay, I'll come find you after class."
"good."
Du Ruo came over and sat down, taking a bite of the hot meat wontons, and said, "You don't have to come back every day to bring me breakfast. I can order takeout and find my way home. Do you need to get up early for this?"
Xu Jingmo didn't care. "Didn't you say you'll come to Beicheng and follow my instructions? Just follow my instructions."
Du Ruo sneered, "Very domineering."
"ah."
Du Ruo raised her eyes and looked at him carefully. She had never had any idea about appearance because she had never met anyone more handsome than herself. If she wanted to appreciate appearance, she might as well look in the mirror.
But she has aesthetic sense, and Xu Jingmo is considered to be a very good-looking person.
Xu Jingmo's facial features are now more three-dimensional and sharp, and his aura is also very strong. He is no longer the unruly, frivolous little boy who would compete with dogs for status when he was young.
Du Ruo looked at him and suddenly said, "Xu Jingmo, tell me a joke."
Xu Jingmo spoke without thinking: "There is a man named Xiao Ming."
"???-And then?"
"Xiao Ming didn't hear it."
“…”
Du Ruo took two seconds to react. She was so cold that goosebumps appeared all over her body. But she couldn't help laughing and scolding, "You're crazy."
Xu Jingmo looked at her lively smile, was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but smile along with her. He suddenly felt a sense of relief that the clouds had finally cleared and the moon was finally visible.
He jokingly said, "Did they suddenly open up their Ren and Du meridians? They're so cooperative?"
Du Ruo was in a good mood and curled her lips, looking at him with a smile: "I see you have prepared well, this is a reward for you."
Regardless of whether they have grown up or are no longer as familiar as they were when they were children, the human soul remains unchanged.
The two of them have a resonance of souls.
Xu Jingmo raised his eyebrows: "Is this not bad?"
"ah."
Xu Jingmo chuckled and continued, "Cats can meow, dogs can bark, ducks can quack, so what can chickens do?"
Du Ruo: "Gugugu?"
"The chicken is for those who are prepared."
“………”
"Pfft, Xu Jingmo, I want to eat, stop making me laugh."
Xu Jingmo didn't listen to her and kept on making several cold jokes, which made Du Ruo hold her stomach and almost choke with laughter.
He looked at her with a frown, thinking to himself that opportunities come to those who are prepared.
Du Ruo, you were the one who first gave me the opportunity...
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