After saying that, Ruan Xi packed up a bit, put on her bag, pushed her bike, and went out with Ruan Hongjun, Ruan Qiuyue, and Ruan Hongbing. Ruan Dabao and Ruan Yue were still too young to be taken out, so she didn't take them with her.
After going out, Ruan Hongjun rode the bike to carry Ruan Hongbing, and Ruan Xi rode the bike to carry Ruan Qiuyue. When they got tired on the way, they would switch.
Because they were not in a hurry, and they rode slowly with the mood of riding a bike to have fun and see the scenery.
Ruan Qiuyue gently held Ruan Xi's waist while they were in the car and talked to her: "So when we went to the countryside with you, I asked you if Third Aunt was not married when we came back. You didn't tell me at that time. Was it because Third Aunt was divorced?"
Ruan Xi replied: "Yes, you were young at that time, and things were complicated, so I didn't tell you."
Ruan Qiuyue took a breath and said: "I didn't expect Third Aunt to have experienced so much. That period must have been very difficult, but now it's over. My uncle is very good now, and Third Aunt can be said to have finally gotten what she wanted."
Ruan Xi said in a relaxed tone: "Yes, after all the hardships, there will be happiness. Things will get better and better in the future."
Riding slowly like this, it was already noon when they arrived in the city, They were hungry, so Ruan Xi took Ruan Qiuyue, Ruan Hongjun, and Ruan Hongbing to a restaurant for lunch.
This was Ruan Hongjun's first time in Beijing, so he naturally wanted to take them to eat something good.
Ruan Xi took them to a western restaurant, parked the car in the carport, went in and found a seat to sit down, took the menu from the waiter, put it in front of them and said, "Take a look, order whatever you want, and eat as much as you want."
Knowing that Ruan Xi was rich now, Ruan Hongjun smiled and said, "Sister, then we won't be polite."
Ruan Xi smiled, "If you are being so polite, I will be angry with you right now."
After that, the four of them laughed.
Of course, they were not very polite, and ordered some of their favorite food according to the menu.
Ruan Xi planned to take them to several famous scenic spots in the city in the afternoon. They could visit as many as they
could. If they couldn't, they could continue the tour tomorrow. It just so happened that they could go to the science lecture that Ruan Jie mentioned tomorrow afternoon. But the weather was particularly hot at noon, so Ruan Xi didn't take them to the scenic spots immediately. She happened to have something else to do, so she took them to Qianmen and to Old Lady Zhou's house.
Although Ruan Xi had stopped running the stall a long time ago and didn't take many tailoring jobs, she had won over several old customers with whom she had a good relationship that year. She had been making clothes for them all these years and sent them to them when they were finished.
Ruan Xi took Ruan Hongjun and rode to the gate of Grandma Zhou's house. They parked their bikes beside the gate, entered the half-open gate and went to the second door. They shouted twice: "Grandma Zhou."
After a while, Grandma Zhou's voice came from the house, "Who is it? Come in."
Ruan Xi took Ruan Hongjun and the other two through the second door to the yard. When they arrived in front of the main house, they opened the beaded curtain on the door to prevent flies. When they entered the house, they saw Grandma Zhou leaning on the kang couch, waving a cattail leaf fan in her hand, and said with a smile: "Grandma Zhou, come in!" Grandma, it's me."
Old Mrs. Zhou seemed to have just woken up. She paused for a long time before speaking, "It's Xiaoxi." After that,
she sat up, looked at Ruan Hongjun and asked, "Who are these three?"
Ruan Xi smiled and said, "They are my brothers and sisters. They came to play with us." Old
Mrs. Zhou didn't ask any more questions. She pointed to the chair with the palm-leaf fan in her hand and said, "Hurry up and sit down and talk. Take a chair and sit down."
Ruan Xi didn't plan to stay any longer, so she didn't sit down. She put the finished clothes on the kang and said to Old Mrs. Zhou, "Grandma Zhou, I have finished the clothes for you. We still have things to do, so we won't stay here to bother you any more."
Old Mrs. Zhou believed in Ruan Xi's craftsmanship, and didn't look at the clothes for a while. She stood up and said, "Wait a minute, I'll get you the money."
She went into the room for a while and came out, putting the wages in Ruan Xi's hand.
Ruan Xi accepted the wages and said politely, "Grandma Zhou, you should take a rest. We will leave first. I will come to see you again when I have time. If I have more time next time, I will accompany you to have a good chat."
Grandma Zhou responded and sent them out of the house. Just as they were walking out of the main house, she suddenly remembered something and hurriedly pulled Ruan Xi to ask, "Xiaoxi, you are from another place, right?"
Ruan Xi nodded and said, "I am from another place."
Grandma Zhou looked at her and said, "Can you help me ask if there is anyone who wants to buy the yard in the city?"
Ruan Xi was stunned and thought for a while, pointing to Pointing at her feet, "Is this the yard?"
Old Mrs. Zhou nodded and said, "I am not in good health these days and I have agreed with my family that I will retire abroad in the future. No one will live in this yard anymore. It just so happens that they encountered some problems abroad and were short of money, so they thought about selling this yard for some emergency money. But the locals all have houses and are tired of living in bungalows. They all want to live in buildings, so no one is willing to buy it. Of course, there are not many people who can take out so much money at once. I thought if outsiders stay Here, maybe you are willing to buy it."
Ruan Xi blinked, "Are you really determined to sell it?"
Mrs. Zhou sighed and said, "I really can't sell it. I've been struggling for a while."
Ruan Xi swallowed and asked, "How much do you plan to sell it for?"
Mrs. Zhou said, "My family has discussed it and it's twelve thousand."
Ruan Xi's heart was beating fast. He looked at Mrs. Zhou and smiled and said, "How about... I buy it?" Mrs.
Zhou was stunned for a moment, a little surprised: "You buy it?"
Ruan Xi nodded, "Well, I just happen to have "I want to ask for money. Besides, I don't have a house in the city. I have always wanted to buy one, but I have been too busy to find time to look for one. If you really want to sell it, then I will buy it and I won't bargain with
you." This is really a case of searching for something without any effort. Old Mrs. Zhou smiled happily and said, "If you really want to buy it, then of course it's good. I feel at ease selling it to you."
She knew that Ruan Xi opened two clothing stores in the city and had no shortage of money, but she didn't expect that she had the intention to buy a yard, otherwise she would have asked her a long time ago. Since Ruan Xi wanted to buy it, she certainly felt it was particularly good, and it would be more comfortable than selling it to others.
Ruan Xi held the shoulder strap of her purse, "Then don't ask anyone else. I'll go back and prepare the money, and I'll come to see you in a few days. Is there any problem with the property rights of your house?"
I heard that the property rights of many courtyard houses are unclear, and some courtyards are under the names of many people. It is the most troublesome to buy and sell such courtyards, because you need to get the consent of everyone, and the transfer procedures are also cumbersome.
Mrs. Zhou said: "There is no problem with my courtyard. The property rights are all in my name, and the procedures are simple. You see, there are several families living in the same courtyard. That's troublesome. Everyone must agree."
That's very simple, Ruan Xi smiled and said: "Okay, then wait for me to go back and prepare the money, and then come to see you."
Mrs. Zhou squeezed her hand happily, "Oh my god, thanks to your willingness to buy, otherwise I really can't sell this yard. Xiaoxi, you are a straightforward person, I really like you!"
Ruanxi smiled and patted her hand, "It just so happens that I also need a place to live."
So the two of them hit it off and were both happy.
Ruanxi came out of the gate of the yard, with a smile on her face.
Ruan Hongjun pushed the bicycle to kick her legs, looked at Ruan Xi and said, "Sister, why do I feel that you are happier than that old lady? Is it worth spending 12,000 to buy such an old house, and it's a bungalow?"
Ruan Xi pushed the bicycle and smiled and said, "The house in the city, and in the area of Qianmen, of course it's worth it. There are no buildings to buy now. If you want to settle down in the city, you can only buy these bungalows."
After that, she rode the bicycle, and Ruan Qiuyue jumped on the back seat behind her.
Ruan Hongjun also got on the bicycle and rode, and Ruan Hongbing followed a few steps and jumped on the back seat and rode.
Ruan Qiuyue said, "It's a full twelve thousand yuan. Big sister, you said you wanted to buy it without even thinking about it. I was a little confused by your casualness, as if ten thousand yuan was a hundred yuan and buying a house was like buying cabbage."
Ruan Xi couldn't help laughing, "It's not casual. After opening the store, I saved some money, so I wanted to buy it. But these days, few people sell houses, unless the whole family goes abroad or because of work separation. If the whole family moves out of the building, they will think of selling it. And more often in reality, some families only occupy one side of the courtyard, and the property rights of a courtyard may be in the hands of four or five households, or even seven or eight households, and it is not easy to get so many households to agree to sell. It is rare that Grandma Zhou wants to sell it, so I will definitely take it immediately without hesitation for a second. "
Hesitation for half a second is disrespectful to the courtyard!
Ruan Qiuyue nodded after listening, "Then buy it, it will be more convenient to live in the city."
The four sisters and brothers talked while riding their bikes. Ruan Xi took them to Tian A Gate, which is very close to the front gate. They played in the square for a while, and bought a few popsicles from the old lady who sold popsicles when they were hot and thirsty.
At this time, the people selling popsicles at the school gate, on the roadside or in the square all pulled out a box on their bicycles. There were words on the box and a snow-white quilt inside. All the popsicles were wrapped in the quilt.
When they opened the box and pulled back the quilt, the cold air rushed in.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Qiuyue ordered cream ones, while Ruan Hongjun and Ruan Hongbing ordered red bean ones.
After eating the popsicles, they felt cool and comfortable. They played in the square for a while, and then rode to the Tiantan outside Bali.
The four of them played the Echo Wall in the Tiantan, and Ruan Hongjun and Ruan Hongbing were the most crazy.
Ruan Hongjun and Ruan Hongbing stood on both sides to test the echo wall. Ruan Hongjun covered his mouth and whispered, "Hongbing, there is a mole on your butt."
Ruan Hongbing didn't say anything yet. Ruan Qiuyue heard it while lying on the echo wall. She rolled her eyes and said, "Childish!"
So Ruan Hongbing continued, "Yes, childish!"
Ruan Xi laughed beside her.
Ruan Xi wanted to take them to Beihai Park to row a boat, but because of lack of time, she didn't go. At about dusk, she took Ruan Hongjun and the others to the Education Bureau.
Ruan Jie came out of the gate after work and was surprised to see them.
Ruan Xi said to her, "Let's go, we'll pick you up from work, and we'll go to your house for dinner and sleep there tonight."
Ruan Jie smiled and said, "Okay, let's go buy some food."
Since they didn't plan to eat at a restaurant outside, the five of them took three bicycles and went to the grocery store to buy meat, then went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, and then carried large and small bags of things home to cook.
Ruan Jie lived in a building in a residential area. It was a unit-allocated house with three bedrooms and a living room. In this era, living in a building in such a residential area is more prestigious and comfortable than living in a bungalow. Having such a house can make people envious.
Compared to Mrs. Zhou's courtyard house, Ruan Hongjun and the other two really liked Ruan Jie's house more. Ruan Qiuyue also said
: "Sister, if you don't quit your job, you can also get such a house after you get married."
At that time, there was no such thing as commercial housing, and houses were allocated by units. Ruan Xi smiled and said: "I prefer to live in a bungalow." Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie went to the kitchen to cook, leaving Ruan Hongjun and the other two to play in the living room. Ruan Jie and Chen Weidong also bought a TV, and the three of them watched TV with relish outside. Ruan Jie knew that Ruan Xi had always wanted to buy a house in the city, and only courtyard houses were easy to buy in the city. When she mentioned the houses, she said to Ruan Xi, "Chen Weidong is a bit busy recently. When he is free, let him help you find one." Ruan Xi smiled and said, "I found one myself." Ruan Jie stood by the stove picking celery and glanced at Ruan Xi. "Really? Is it easy to buy? How much does it cost?" Ruan Xi took a knife to cut potato shreds and said, "This is the house of an old customer of mine. I often make clothes for her. She is going abroad to raise her children. Old, it just so happens that her son needs money, so he wants to sell the house, saying it’s 12,000.” Ruan Jie thought for a moment, “It’s about this price.” Ruan Xi said, “When Chen Weidong is no longer busy, ask him to continue looking for me. It would be best if he could find two more houses. Then we can let Sangu and the others move to the city. They can’t always live in the countryside, where the schools are not good.” Ruan Jie nodded, “Okay, I’ll ask him to help you.” The two chatted and cooked in the kitchen, and when the meal was ready, they asked Ruan Hongjun and the other two to wash their hands and eat. After turning off the TV and washing their hands, Ruan Qiuyue asked, "Aren't you waiting for your brother-in-law to come back to eat together?" Ruan Jie said, "He is on duty tonight and will not be back." Ruan Qiuyue nodded, "Oh." So they didn't care about Chen Weidong anymore. The five of them sat down to eat. After dinner, they watched TV, ate fruit, ate melon seeds, and chatted for a while. After taking a shower, they went back to their rooms to sleep. Although there were enough rooms at home, Ruan Jie still called Ruan Xi and Ruan Qiuyue to live together. It was a rare opportunity for the three sisters to get together. We didn't have a good conversation last night, so of course we had to sleep together and chat today. So the three of them chatted until late at night before going to bed. Although they went to bed late, the three of them got up very early in the morning. Ruan Jie went to work, and Ruan Xi took Ruan Hongjun and the other two to Beihai Park to play for half a day, rowing boats and enjoying the lake breeze. They still had lunch at a restaurant. After lunch, the four of them found a place to rest for a while, and then went to the auditorium of the Ministry of Education at about the same time. After entering with the tickets, they found that many people were already sitting in the auditorium, of course, they were mostly middle school students aged 16 or 17. The front seats were full, so Ruan Xi took Ruan Hongjun and the others to sit in the back.
Anyway, the chairs in the auditorium are all higher than the other rows, and there are speakers at the front and back, so it doesn't matter whether you sit in the front or the back, you can see what you should see and hear what you should hear.
After lunch, the weather was very hot in the afternoon, and she stayed up late last night, so Ruan Xi felt her eyelids getting heavy soon after she sat down, and she began to yawn and wanted to sleep.
Although she was sleepy, and although this lecture was not prepared for people of her age, she was here, so she naturally wanted to see the style of the academicians in the highest research institute, so she forced herself to be alert. She
forced herself to be alert and waited until the lecture began. After the host came on stage to give his opening remarks, he invited an academician with gray hair on his temples to come on stage to start speaking.
Ruan Xi leaned back in the chair and listened with her eyelids propped up.
The academician was talking about the universe, stars, black holes, white holes, wormholes, etc. It was actually quite interesting, but Ruan Xi was getting more and more sleepy the more she listened. She raised her hand to cover her mouth and yawned several times, but she couldn't hold it back and fell asleep leaning against the back of the chair.
Ruan Qiuyue sat next to her and listened attentively, but she didn't fall asleep at all. As
Ruan Xi fell asleep, her head fell on Ruan Qiuyue's shoulder.
Ruan Qiuyue turned her head and smiled at her, letting her continue to sleep leaning on her shoulder while she continued to listen to the lecture attentively.
She liked everything these academicians talked about, and the more she listened, the more interesting it became. While listening, she felt that she was already in the universe, and had completed her journey in the beautiful laws of science.
Then a young spokesperson suddenly came up on stage, and there was a little commotion in the auditorium.
Ruan Qiuyue could understand the source of this little commotion, because this young man was very good-looking, and not only was he good-looking, but when the host introduced him, he also had many titles, and he had many research results at such a young age.
Although she didn't quite understand what he said, she could tell that he was a very powerful person.
The people who had just come up to the stage to speak were all grandfathers, and now suddenly a person in his twenties came up, who was good-looking and had these high-end titles. Especially the girls in the auditorium, it would be abnormal if they didn't make a little commotion.
Everyone is at a youthful and lively age, and these reactions are completely normal.
Ruan Qiuyue had no one to talk to because there was no girl sitting next to her and Ruan Xi fell asleep again.
Ruan Hongjun and Ruan Hongbing didn't even understand what this sudden commotion was about, so they turned around and asked Ruan Qiuyue: "What's wrong? Is this one better than the previous two?"
Ruan Qiuyue smiled and said, "No, the previous two are academicians."
The youngest person who can be elected as an academician must be in his 40s or 50s. This young man in his 20s is definitely not an academician.
Ruan Hongjun and Ruan Hongbing were puzzled for a moment, and when the people on the stage began to speak, they listened carefully and stopped talking.
Ruan Qiuyue was small and thin, and Ruan Xi didn't feel comfortable sleeping on her shoulder. Her head hurt, so she raised her head in a daze, leaned back on the chair and fell asleep.
Just as she fell into a dream again, someone suddenly shook her shoulder next to her.
She was shaken awake and opened her eyes in surprise. She saw Ruan Jie had come in at some point and sat in the empty seat next to her. She knew where she was, so she asked quietly, "What's wrong?"
Ruan Jie pointed at the person who was speaking on the stage and asked quietly, "Is that Ling Yao?"
Hearing this, Ruan Xi regained some consciousness and turned to look at the speaker on the stage. She was stunned for a moment when she saw him, then blinked and looked at Ruan Jie, then turned back to look at the speaker on the stage.
Ruan Jie asked again in a low voice: "Isn't that right?"
Ruan Xi turned her head to look at Ruan Jie, speaking with a nasal tone, and said in a low voice: "Isn't it an event organized by your unit? You don't know who was invited, and you come to ask me?"
Ruan Jie whispered: "It's not my responsibility, how would I know, I'm just a small follower. I sneaked over after finishing my work, and when I came, I saw this person speaking on the stage. I think he looks a bit like him, but I don't think he is."
After listening to Ruan Jie's words, Ruan Xi turned her eyes to the stage again.
Ruan Jie was right, this person looked like Ling Yao, but she felt that he was not. Ling Yao had a childish face, and the young man's facial features were much clearer, and his whole face was more handsome and tough.
Most importantly, the way he speaks, his eyes and his temperament are not similar at all.
Ruan Jie asked from the side: "Do you think so?"
Ruan Xi shook her head and said, "I don't know."
To confirm, she turned to look at Ruan Qiuyue and whispered: "What's the name of the teacher who spoke?"
Ruan Qiuyue thought for a moment and said, "I didn't listen carefully."
Just now she was paying attention to the commotion and the face of this teacher.
Ruan Xi leaned towards Ruan Jie again, looked at the young man on the stage and whispered: "It shouldn't be him."
Ruan Jie looked carefully for a while and said: "At first glance, he looks like him, but after a closer look, I really feel that it shouldn't be him." After all,
he was speaking and the students were listening attentively, so the two of them stopped talking after talking about this.
Of course, Ruan Xi was not sleepy after taking a nap, so she sat on a chair and watched the young man on the stage speak. Because she didn't listen from the beginning, she didn't know what he said, she just stared at his face.
The young man finished his speech, and the lecture ended.
After the host finished his closing remarks, the students in the auditorium slowly stood up and began to disperse.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie stood up together and asked her, "Do you want to leave together?"
Ruan Jie said, "Let's go, I have to go back to work."
After that, the two of them followed Ruan Hongjun and the others out of their seats and went out directly from the back door of the auditorium.
In the first row of seats in the auditorium, the young man who spoke last and two academicians stood up. He stood and said a few words to one of the academicians, and when he turned his head, he suddenly saw two familiar faces standing in the back row.
He was distracted for a moment and focused his eyes on the face of the person on the left. He watched her stand and talk to the person on the right for a few words, then followed three students out of their seats and went out through the back door of the auditorium.
The academician saw that he was distracted while talking, and curiously glanced at the back row and asked him, "What's wrong?"
The young man came back to his senses, blinked twice with a tense expression, and hurriedly said to the academician, "Teacher Chu, I have something to go out for a while." There
were too many students in the auditorium to walk through, so he naturally did not go to the back row, but went out directly with the students from the front door. After going out, he looked around with a tense expression, but did not see the person he had just seen in the back row of the auditorium.
His heartbeat was stuck in his throat, and his heart almost jumped out of his chest.
After a moment, he went back into the auditorium, picked up the microphone and shouted: "Ruan Xi! I'm Ling Yao!"
"Xi Xi! I'm Ling Yao!"
"I'm Zi Zi!"
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie had just walked out of the auditorium and passed the corner. When they were about to quicken their pace, they suddenly heard their names coming from the loudspeaker in the auditorium. The moment they heard the voice, she and Ruan Jie were stunned and stopped at the same time.
After a long moment, Ruan Jie said: "It's Ling Yao, he is calling you."
Ruan Xi came to her senses and turned back with Ruan Jie. Just as they turned around, they saw Ling Yao rushing out of the auditorium door. After he came out, he looked around, and when he turned over here, he happened to meet Ruan Xi's eyes.
The two saw each other from a distance of more than 20 meters, and the whole world suddenly became quiet.
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