The moonlight was spreading on the ground, the light was faint.
Ruan Xi stood outside the gate and watched Ling Yao's figure disappear into the alley. She breathed a sigh of relief, turned back to the yard in a good mood, closed the gate and bolted it, turned around and went through the second door to the east room.
Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan still had to continue packing things, and Ruan Xi also had to pack, so she didn't stay in the east room to disturb the couple, and called Ruan Qiuyue to go back to the main room together.
Ruan Hongjun and Ruan Hongbing slept in another room in the east room tonight, just making a bed.
But the two of them were not idle, and went to find clothes to take a shower first.
After everyone left, Ruan Changsheng asked Qian Chuan, "Why didn't you let me see Ling Yao off?"
Qian Chuan said as she collected clothes, "It's so hard for the two kids to meet after so many years of separation. It's rare for them to have time to see each other on Sunday. The Red Army has been following them all day, and they're leaving soon. Can't you let them talk to each other alone?"
Ruan Changsheng looked at Qian Chuan and thought for a moment, "What do you mean?"
Qian Chuan raised his head and rolled his eyes at him, "What do you think I mean?"
Ruan Changsheng thought for a moment and came to his senses. He said with a look of sudden enlightenment, "Don't tell me, I really remember that when this kid was thirteen or fourteen years old, he was thinking about my Xiaoxi and even held my Xiaoxi's hand! At that time, he played with Xiaoxi and Xiaojie every day, and was laughed at by other children in the village. He wouldn't have been like that for so many years, Are you still thinking about our Xiaoxi?"
Qian Chuan said, "Eighty percent of the time."
When Ruan Xi went back to the city for the first time to celebrate the New Year, she felt that Ling Yao might be more than just a good friend to Ruan Xi. Of course, she was not sure at that time. After all, they were still young and it was possible that they could not distinguish between friendship and love.
But this time when she saw Ling Yao again, she felt that Ling Yao should not be that simple to Ruan Xi.
She thought that if it was true, it would be good. The two of them had known each other since childhood and knew each other well. They had such a good relationship when they were young, which showed that they were compatible. If they could be together, wouldn't it be better than Ruan Xi just picking someone up at random?
Besides, Ling Yao is such a promising child now.
Ruan Changsheng thought about it and said with a smile: "I just don't know if this kid has this blessing."
Qian Chuan also smiled, "I feel it's very likely."
Ruan Xi and Ruan Qiuyue returned to the main room to pack up things together, putting away all the clothes, shoes, bedding, etc. that they couldn't wear for the time being. Everything they needed to wear was placed in a place that was easy to find, and everything was neatly arranged.
They packed up a round iron box with a red border and a yellow bottom. On the lid of the box was a colorful painting of Chang'e flying to the moon.
Ruan Qiuyue took it in her hand and looked at it, and asked Ruan Xi: "What's in it?"
Ruan Xi reached out to take it, and said as he opened it: "Some things I collected before, all kinds of things."
When he opened it, he saw some letters and some stamps and other things inside.
Ruan Qiuyue saw a new thing, picked it up, held it in her hand and looked at it, then said with a smile: "Huh? Is this an old pocket watch? It's still turning. How come you have such a thing? In the past, not everyone could afford it, right?"
Ruan Xi looked at the words on the back of the pocket watch and smiled: "It is indeed an antique, someone gave it to me."
Ruan Qiuyue looked at the front and the back, and when she saw the word "尧", she immediately understood and was a little surprised and surprised. She looked at Ruan Xi, "Did Brother Ling Yao give it to you?"
Ruan Xi took the pocket watch from her hand, looked at it for a while, and adjusted the time according to the small alarm clock on the table next to her, "Yes, he brought it secretly when he went to the countryside with his parents before, and gave it to me when I went to the city."
She still remembered that when they parted, Ling Yao was reluctant to let her go, but he didn't say it. He secretly followed her on the hillside for a long time. His appearance made her cry a lot.
The reason why she was so sad at that time was naturally because she was reluctant to part with him, but in fact, the most important reason was that transportation and communication were too underdeveloped in that era. They both knew in their hearts that after parting, the chances of meeting each other in the future would be few and far between, and they would basically drift apart.
What could be sadder than losing? If you know you won't lose, and firmly believe that nothing will change, and distance and time will not change anything, then there is no need for red eyes, let alone tears.
And because it is a sharp knife, it will bleed if you cut it hard, so the sadness will be particularly strong. If the same situation is placed in a modern society with developed communications, after separation, the contact will go from more to less, and then you will withdraw from each other's world, and in fact, there will be no feeling. After separation,
each of them will have their own lives and will no longer be participants in each other's lives. Every day, they will rush around for their own studies and lives, and even be exhausted, and naturally they will completely withdraw from each other's world.
Being able to meet again is an accident in life, and also a surprise.
Ruan Xi held the adjusted pocket watch in her hand and looked at it for a while, then stretched out her hand and smiled and put it on the desk.
The hands on the dial moved one by one, chasing the time forward.
At the end of August, the air in the early morning was refreshing.
Ruan Xi stood on the platform and straightened the collars of Ruan Hongjun, Ruan Hongbing and Ruan Qiuyue. After that, she patted their shoulders and took a deep breath and said, "Go, get on the train, and come to see you next time you have a holiday."
They had a great time in the past week and went to all the places they should go.
School will start in two days, and there is no time to delay any longer. I must send them back today.
Ruan Hongjun responded, carrying the luggage and taking Ruan Hongbing and Ruan Qiuyue to the train. After putting the luggage away and sitting down, he stuck his head out of the window and said to Ruan Xi, "Sister, let's go now."
Then he waved to Ling Yao beside him, "Brother Ling Yao, see you next time."
Ruan Xi and Ling Yao waved to them, and only put down their hands when the train went far away.
Ruan Xi turned around and looked at Ling Yao, smiled and said, "Thank you for helping to send them off, let's go back."
Ling Yao looked at her and said, "Is it too polite?"
Ruan Xi: "I'm being polite."
As they spoke, the two turned around and walked out together, rode their bicycles outside, and went to the city.
While riding a bike, Ruan Xi asked him, "Would you like to have lunch or dinner?"
Ling Yao thought for a moment and said, "Can't I have lunch and dinner?"
Ruan Xi: "..."
He was really rude!
Ruan Xi pursed his lips and nodded with a smile, "Okay."
Ling Yao thought for a moment, "How about cooking at home for lunch and going out for dinner at night?"
Ruan Xi wanted to hit him, but she still nodded with a smile, "Okay."
This child has really changed, and is no longer the well-behaved, introverted, cautious and very afraid of trouble.
Since it was agreed, Ruan Xi did not rush to take Ling Yao back, but found a place to play and stroll outside, and went to the zoo with him to see lions, tigers, zebras and pandas.
When the peacock spread its feathers, Ruan Xi asked Ling Yao, "Have you been here before?"
Ling Yao shook his head and said, "No."
Ruan Xi turned to look at him, "You haven't come out to play before? Have you been to other places?"
Ling Yao pursed his lips and nodded, "I haven't been anywhere."
After a moment he said, "How about when you have time, can you take me to play everywhere?"
Ruan Xi put her attention back on the peacock and responded subconsciously, "Okay."
After responding to her, he turned to look at Ling Yao, "Why do I feel like you want to rely on me?"
He is no longer the child who needed care.
As if he had touched a sore spot, Ling Yao took a deep breath and said, "I don't have any friends. All my colleagues have started families. On Sundays, they are either busy at work or at home with their wives and children. You are my only friend."
Ruan Xi looked at him for a while, and unconsciously thought of his childhood, so she held her breath and said, "Then come to my house if you have nothing to do on Sunday."
Ling Yao nodded, "Okay, thank you."
Ruan Xi couldn't help but turn her head to look at him again - she said he was rude, but he became polite again.
The peacock didn't spread its feathers, and Ruan Xi was bored with waiting, so she turned around and went somewhere else.
As a result, before she turned around and took a few steps, her wrist was suddenly grabbed by someone, and then the whole person was pulled back.
While pulling her, Ling Yao also said, "It's open."
Ruan Xi stood up and looked inside the iron net. Sure enough, she saw a colorful peacock shaking its feathers and slowly spreading its tail.
She watched intently, not making a sound, until the peacock's tail was fully opened and as big as a colorful screen. Then she smiled and said, "I'm so lucky today. Last time when Qiuyue and the others came here, none of their tails had opened."
Ling Yao looked at her and then at the peacock, and said with a smile, "I also feel that I'm lucky recently."
Ruan Xi said without modesty, "Everyone who meets me has good luck."
Ling Yao laughed out loud, "Yeah, I think so too."
Ruan Xi glanced at him again, and couldn't help laughing even more happily when she was agreed with him, but she said to him, "You look silly."
Sure enough, after losing the sense of distance, he was still a younger brother, stupid and silly. No matter what self-boasting and arrogant words she said, he would agree with her. Even if she said that she was a fairy who had descended to the earth, he would say "Yeah."
When she was distant, she exuded an aura that kept people at a distance, and it seemed that no one could reach her. Even after they got to know each other, she was still the same as in my memory, especially when she smiled.
After the two of them came out of the zoo, they bought vegetables and meat and went back to the courtyard.
Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan were not coming back for lunch, so they naturally cooked for the two of them.
After carrying the vegetables and meat into the kitchen, Ling Yao turned around and looked around, then picked up the apron and put it on.
Ruan Xi was stunned for a moment, "You cook?"
Ling Yao: "Well, during those years in the countryside, I cooked for our family, have you forgotten?"
Ruan Xi was not polite to him, "Then I'll help you."
So Ling Yao took over the cooking, and Ruan Xi helped beside him. The two steamed rice, fried three dishes, and added a bowl of tomato egg soup. After they were done and sat down to eat, Ruan Xi tasted each dish and gave him a thumbs up.
The two chatted while eating. When they were almost done, Ling Yao looked at Ruan Xi and said, "I have something I want to trouble you with. I wonder if it's convenient."
Ruan Xi replied in the same tone, "Isn't that too polite?"
Ling Yao smiled, thought about the words and said, "I don't want to live in the unit anymore. I want to move out. It would be a little more comfortable to live by myself, but I have nowhere to go. Isn't your west room empty? Can you rent it to me first?"
Ruan Xi chewed the rice and looked at him, his eyes flickering. After a moment, he swallowed the rice and said, "You If you don't mind the hassle of commuting, then it's fine. You have no relatives or friends here, so I'm the only one who can take care of you."
Ling Yao calmed down, "How about... I move in this afternoon?"
Ruan Xi put rice in her mouth and looked at him with the tip of her chopsticks in her mouth, "Are you in such a hurry?"
Ling Yao said, "The accommodation environment of the unit is not good. I suffer from insomnia every day. I have wanted to move out for a long time, but I haven't found a place."
Insomnia is indeed painful. Ruan Xi nodded, "Then you can move in."
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