Ruan Changsheng did not mention the two little brats holding hands, but only asked: "How is the old man?"
For an old man, falling down is not a trivial matter, and breaking bones is not a big deal, so Ruan Xi looked at him and said: "There is nothing you can do, just lie down anyway."
Ruan Changsheng was not familiar with the old tailor, and he was not particularly concerned, so he just asked.
He led Ruan Xi and Ling Yao back with a flashlight, first sent Ling Yao to the hanging building, and then went home with Ruan Xi.
The uncle and nephew were walking on the road, and Ruan Changsheng asked Ruan Xi: "Do you like that little fool very much?"
Ruan Xi answered very straightforwardly, "I like him, he is good-looking and has a good personality."
Where can you find such a cute and adorable little brother? There are many monkeys like Gao Haiyang in the village.
Gao Haiyang was a naughty kid when he was little, and now he is a naughty teenager.
She wanted to beat this kind of teenage boy ten times a day.
Ruan Changsheng suddenly said, "I don't think he is stupid at all."
Ruan Xi looked at him, "He is not stupid at all, didn't I tell you a long time ago?"
Ruan Changsheng couldn't help laughing, thinking that Ruan Xi was still naive and didn't have that kind of thoughts at all, so he didn't understand what he meant, so he didn't say anything more.
He said Ling Yao was not stupid, but that boy knew that Ruan Xi was the most beautiful girl on Fengming Mountain.
The two talked and walked home, and everyone in the family had washed up and prepared to go to bed. Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua both expressed their concern for the old tailor's health. After listening to Ruan Xi's general situation, they went to sleep.
Ruan Xi washed up and went to bed, but Ruan Jie and Ruan Cuizhi were still awake.
The aunt and nephew were originally talking about other things. When Ruan Xi lay down on the bed, Ruan Cuizhi changed the topic of the old tailor and said to Ruan Xi, "In this case, the old tailor can't leave anyone by his side."
Ruan Xi hummed, "I have to go early tomorrow morning." She
was afraid that he would need to go to the toilet, and it would be difficult for her to get up, which would definitely hurt her ribs.
After saying that, she thought of something and said to Ruan Cuizhi, "Third aunt, come with me."
After all, she was a little girl in her teens, and she was not very good in terms of strength or other aspects. It was not easy to take care of the old tailor, especially to help him get up from the bed.
It would be easier if there was someone to help her.
If Ruan Cuizhi went there, she could teach her how to use the sewing machine and make clothes.
Ruan Cuizhi thought for a moment and said, "Will the old tailor have any objections? He has a weird personality."
Ruan Xi said, "He has a weird personality, not a brain problem. You helped me take care of him in the past, so how could he have any objections? He should be very grateful to you. I won't let him teach you the craft, I can teach you myself."
Ruan Cuizhi thought for a moment, smiled and said, "Then I'll go with you."
Ever since the old tailor brought Ruan Xi to the village to make clothes a few years ago, she had been itching to learn when she saw Ruan Xi making clothes and when Ruan Xi taught her how to sew buttonholes.
Since Ruan Xi was taking her now, she was naturally happy.
She fell asleep happily and got up early the next day with Ruan Xi.
After washing up, the two did not eat at home. When the sky in the east was just beginning to turn pale, they went to the old tailor's house.
When they arrived at the old tailor's house, he just woke up, so Ruan Xi and Ruan Cuizhi carefully helped him out of bed. While helping Ruan Xi up, they reminded him: "Don't exert force on your upper body, don't move too much, go slowly and gently..."
After he finished using the toilet, they helped him to wash up, helped him come back and continued to lie down. Then Ruan Xi said to him: "I'll bring my third aunt to serve you together, do you mind?" The
old tailor closed his eyes and didn't look at her. Suddenly, he took out a key from under the pillow, pushed it in front of her and said: "This is the key to the cabinet at home. All the food and drinks in it are available for you to eat and take as you like."
Ruan Xi took it without hesitation, "Tell me what you want to eat."
She knew that the old tailor was thanking her and Ruan Cuizhi, but he couldn't say it.
He was alone all his life, and probably never thought that someone would come to take care of him when he lay in bed in his old age. If it weren't for Ruan Xi, he might have ended his life lying by the water tank in the kitchen during the New Year.
After all, no one except Ruan Xi would come to wish him a happy New Year.
After putting away the key, Ruan Xi asked him again: "Master, I want to teach my third aunt how to use the sewing machine, is that okay?"
The old tailor said straightforwardly: "You can use everything in the house, no need to ask me again."
Ruan Xi's voice deliberately brightened, "I'm in charge?"
The old tailor waved his hand at him, "It's all yours."
Ruan Xi smiled, "You take a rest, I'll go to the kitchen to cook."
But Ruan Cuizhi had actually started a fire in the kitchen, and cooked rice porridge according to the diet suitable for patients.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Cuizhi served the old tailor breakfast, and the two of them ate at the table outside.
Ruan Cuizhi said to Ruan Xi while eating porridge: "If we eat here every day, we still have to bring some food here. If we continue to eat like this, the food in his house will not be enough for us."
In the past, Ruan Xi had a meal here alone at noon, and she didn't eat much rice, so it didn't have much impact. But if she brought Ruan Cuizhi to eat here, the food in the old tailor's house would indeed be insufficient.
She nodded to Ruan Cuizhi: "Okay."
After the two of them finished their meal, Ruan Xi taught Ruan Cuizhi how to use the sewing machine.
She didn't ask people to step on the machine directly like the old tailor did, but she explained to Ruan Cuizhi in detail the various parts on the sewing machine, what each thing was called, what it was used for, and how it worked.
Ruan Cuizhi was also patient in learning, and she didn't even blink when she listened attentively.
Ruan Xi taught her until noon, and after serving the old tailor a meal, the two went back home together.
After all, it was the New Year, especially today was the second day of the New Year, and Ruan Cuilan was going to bring her family back to visit her parents.
Walking slowly on the mountain road back, Ruan Xi asked Ruan Cuizhi: "How is it? Is the sewing machine fun?"
When mentioning the sewing machine, Ruan Cuizhi smiled and said, "It's fun."
In fact, she has always liked these things. When she got married, she mentioned that she wanted a sewing machine as a gift. But Liu Xiong knew that she couldn't do it, and thought it was useless to buy it. In the end, the two families discussed and bought a bicycle.
After marriage, Liu Xiong used the bicycle to go to work, and Ruan Cuizhi had basically never touched it. She
really didn't expect that she would be able to touch a sewing machine in her lifetime.
She and Ruan Xi talked about this topic that both of them were interested in, and went home with smiles on their faces.
With Ruan Cuilan's bustling presence at home, the New Year atmosphere was even more lively.
However, Ruan Xi and Ruan Cuizhi didn't stay at home for long. After dinner, they went to the old tailor's house again.
Seeing the two of them leaving together, Ruan Cuilan smiled and said, "Look at how well they get along as aunt and niece. If you don't know, you would think they are sisters."
Ruan Cuizhi reached out and patted her, "You're talking nonsense all day long."
She was in her thirties, and Ruan Xi was only in her teens. Could a blind person mistake them for sisters?
After Ruan Xi and Ruan Cuizhi finished lunch and left, Ruan Cuilan and her family stayed until the sun set in the west and then returned home.
Then, just as Ruan Cuilan and her family left, the matchmaker came to the door.
Liu Xinghua had already asked a matchmaker to find a partner for Ruan Changsheng, so when she saw the matchmaker coming, she naturally entertained her well.
Matchmaker Fang ate some snacks and drank a bowl of tea and said to Liu Xinghua, "I've got something to recommend. There's a girl in Chiyu Village who's a perfect match for your little fifth son. She's pretty, comes from a good family, and has been to school for a few years."
Liu Xinghua thought it was a good idea and asked, "When can we let the two children meet each other first?"
Matchmaker Fang said, "In my opinion, it'll be the day after tomorrow. Let them meet each other first and see if it's a good idea, and then we'll talk about it later
." Each family had nothing to do during these days, so it would be best to take advantage of this free time to arrange Ruan Changsheng's marriage on the 7th or 8th, which would put their minds at ease. So Liu Xinghua naturally replied, "Okay, the day after tomorrow."
On the fourth day of the New Year, she asked Ruan Changsheng to dress up neatly and tidy, and then go to the agreed place to meet the girl briefly. This is a rough meeting, they just looked at each other, and they didn't even talk much.
Liu Xinghua waited at home, and when Ruan Changsheng came back after the meeting, she hurriedly asked: "How do you feel?"
Ruan Changsheng was very straightforward, "He looks good, I like him."
Liu Xinghua was also satisfied with Ruan Changsheng's attitude, and asked Fang the matchmaker about the woman's attitude. Fang the matchmaker also said that the woman thought Ruan Changsheng was good, the young man was handsome, tall and big, and he looked like a man who could work and endure hardships.
Liu Xinghua felt hopeful after hearing this, and she was very happy in her heart.
Next, she will wait for the two young people to get in touch again. If they feel there is no problem, they can settle down.
When Ruan Changsheng gets married, the pressure on her and Ruan Zhigao will be much less.
Ruan Zhigao said, "After Xiao Wuzi gets married, we will take care of him for a few years. When he can make his own living, we will find a way to get another house and let them live separately. We will take care of the three girls."
Liu Xinghua thought it was feasible, so she waited for Ruan Changsheng to settle the marriage.
However, after waiting for more than a month, Ruan Changsheng suddenly came back and said, "It can't be settled. This matter is over."
Liu Xinghua had already thought that this matter was set in stone. When she heard Ruan Changsheng come back and say this, her face suddenly turned very ugly. She pulled him and asked, "Why is this? Aren't you two satisfied and have already discussed the engagement?"
Ruan Changsheng said, "It's nothing, just that our personalities are not suitable."
Is there such a thing? Liu Xinghua felt that there must be something wrong, so she pulled Ruan Changsheng into the house and questioned him in a low voice: "What's going on? You must tell me clearly."
If he said that he didn't like her at first, that would be fine. But they had been dating for more than a month, and both sides were satisfied. They were already discussing engagement and betrothal gifts. How could he say he didn't want to do it now?
Ruan Changsheng didn't want to say it at first, but he couldn't stand Liu Xinghua's questioning, so he finally told her the truth.
He said, "Matchmaker Fang hid our family's situation. She only told her family that I have an older brother who is an officer in the army, and that my second brother's family has separated and moved out. But she didn't tell them that my third sister got a divorce and is living in her parents' home. Her aunt came over secretly a few days ago to inquire about it, and when she found out about this, her family was a little unhappy."
Hearing this, Liu Xinghua took a breath and sat down on the edge of the bed.
Ruan Changsheng added: "She came to me and asked us to send the third sister back to her husband's family, and she would do the marriage. If the third sister continued to stay in her parents' home, she would not agree to the marriage. I told her directly that I didn't want to do it."
Liu Xinghua looked at Ruan Changsheng, and after a moment she said very straightforwardly: "If that's the case, then forget it."
She has never been someone who can be threatened, and she supports her daughter's divorce. If the person Ruan Changsheng is looking for can't accept this, then she won't force it. It's impossible for her to ignore her daughter in order to marry a daughter-in- law.
It's one thing for the son to marry a daughter-in-law, and it's the same thing for the daughter to divorce.
This is not a matter of choosing one or the other, and she won't choose.
In Chiyu Village, Ruan Changsheng's blind date Xie Tao returned home and told her mother and aunt about this.
Xie Tao's mother widened her eyes after hearing this, "What? He simply doesn't want to get married?"
Because of this, Xie Tao's eyes were still a little red, and she nodded and said, "After I told him about his third sister, he got angry with me. He said that the matter could not be discussed, and then he turned his head and left."
Xie Tao's mother was very angry after hearing this, "Originally, a married girl should not live in her parents' home. They sent her back to her husband's home, and they still have a temper? Since he insists on keeping his third sister at home, then forget it, we won't marry into such a family. They don't feel ashamed themselves, but we do."
Xie Tao lowered her eyebrows and said nothing, with the fingers of her two hands intertwined.
Seeing Xie Tao's expression, her aunt said again: "Taozi, since he is unwilling to send his third sister away and insists on staying at home, then we definitely cannot do this marriage, and we must not give in. It's not all shameful. Look at Ruan Changsheng's attitude towards his third sister. He will have to support his third sister for the rest of her life. If you marry him, you will not only have to support his parents with him, but also his third sister. We can't bear this loss. If he sends his third sister back to her husband's house, this will be a shame. "I know, so I won't give in. Let him go back and calm down and think about it. He may have said it in anger. If he is willing
to send his third sister back, I will get married to him. If he still doesn't want to, forget it. If he doesn't send his third sister away, I don't believe he can find a partner."
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