After the examination, we came out of the hospital. Ruan Xi realized that what happened during the color Doppler ultrasound was very funny. Ruan Xi said with a smile while fastening her seat belt: "I was really scared when I heard about four arms and four legs. I thought I was carrying a Nezha."
Ling Yao also smiled and said: "I was also very scared."
But the shock turned into joy, and now I am naturally very happy.
Driving home, the streets were decorated with lights and colors, and the atmosphere of the New Year has gradually taken shape.
The New Year is always the most reunion and lively time of the year for every family. In this festive atmosphere, everyone returns home from all over the world, gathers together, and is busy cooking a large table of fish, meat, and shrimp, rolling dough and making dumplings, eating New Year's Eve dinner, and watching the Spring Festival Gala.
Fireworks sparkled in the night sky, and the whole city was lit up by the festive atmosphere.
The atmosphere at the New Year's Eve dinner table was lively, and everyone would talk about everything. Ruan Xi was reminded of something by the topic, and asked Ruan Changsheng: "By the way, Uncle Wu, have you been busy with anything else recently?"
Ruan Changsheng was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed and replied: "You can see all this?"
Ruan Xi also looked at him and smiled, "So what are you doing?"
Originally, he planned to talk about it when the business opened, but now that Ruan Xi asked, Ruan Changsheng naturally said: "As for me, I invested in a dance hall and planned to let Chen Peng be the boss. It's almost done, and it will open after the New Year."
Chen Peng and Liu Hongmei had already gone home for the New Year holiday, and they were not here now.
Hearing this, Ruan Zhigao asked, "What is a dance hall?"
Ruan Changsheng smiled and explained, "It's a place that young people like to go to now. They go there to drink, listen to music and dance, and relax after work. I have visited the dance halls in big hotels before. Every night, there are crowds of people inside. It looks like a place that can make a lot of money. Since there are few dance halls in the local area, I plan to open one myself."
After saying that, he looked at Ruan Xi and smiled again. Asked: "Xiaoxi, what do you think of my idea?"
Ruan Xi said directly: "You are asking me after the business has opened, so I don't think it's very good."
Ruan Changsheng still smiled, looked at Ruan Xi and said: "Xiaoxi, give me some confidence."
Ruan Xi said that this idea was not very good, of course not because Ruan Changsheng did not tell her in advance, she had some opinions in her heart and said so deliberately, but because dance halls will soon be eliminated by the times.
In the 1980s and 1990s, there were many young people who went to dance halls to listen to music and dance, but fewer after that.
Now that record companies and entertainment companies have not developed, many singers are making a living in dance halls, which is an important reason for the popularity of dance halls. When these singers sign contracts with companies and debut, dance halls will no longer be a gimmick.
Later, the disco of the 1980s and 1990s became a thing of nostalgia.
Opening a dance hall is only a novelty for a while, and sooner or later it will close down.
Giving him some confidence, it is possible. Ruan Xi said: "Then you can open a dance hall to gain experience. Once you have a foundation, you can start a record company, sign some singers and creators, and help them release albums and CDs. That's it."
In fact, the dance halls nowadays are the prototypes of record companies, but the singers signed by the dance halls are singing on the spot to attract customers, while opening a record company means releasing songs and selling albums, and also accepting commercial performances or appearing on TV.
But later, when the entertainment industry developed, after singing, you can also act in TV and movies. After acting in TV and movies, you can also sing. It doesn't matter whether you are professional or not. As long as you are popular, it's fine.
As he thought of something, Ruan Xi said, "By the way, Xie Dongyang said a long time ago that he wanted to open a record company for Wen Xiao. If you have nothing to do, you can talk to him. If it's suitable, you can start one together."
That's really possible. Ruan Changsheng nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll open a dance hall to try my hand."
In the warm spring, the sunset burns the whole sky red.
Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan helped Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua out of the courtyard gate, and called Ruan Cuizhi, Yue Haofeng and Liu Hongmei behind them, and took them to the dance hall to have some fun, because today was the opening day of the dance hall.
Of course, Ruan Dabao and Ruan Yue were not taken with them, and they were left to do their homework at home. Ruan
Zhigao and Liu Xinghua were so old, so of course they refused, but Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan wanted them to go out and try something new, saying that they had never kept up with the fashion in their lives, so they let them go and see the world.
The family arrived at the dance hall when dusk fell, and Ruan Xilingyao, Ruan Jie and Chen Weidong happened to arrive.
Of course, in addition to family members, there were also friends that Ruan Changsheng had made during his business years, as well as Xie Dongyang and his wife, who were close to them. They all came to show their support, so the scene was very lively.
The busiest person tonight was Chen Peng, because he was the nominal owner of this dance hall.
Ruan Xi's belly had grown big by then, and because she was pregnant with twins, her loose clothes could not hide her bulging belly. But she insisted on exercising every day, so she didn't look bulky.
After entering the dance hall, the family sat down at the largest table.
Ruan Changsheng, Qian Chuan and Liu Hongmei did not sit down with them, they all helped to greet the guests.
Qian Chuan and Liu Hongmei brought over drinks and snacks, filling the table.
Ruan Xi, Ruan Jie and Wen Xiao sat together to chat. Ruan Jie asked Ruan Xi with concern, "How do you feel recently?"
Ruan Xi ate an orange and said, "I haven't felt anything in the past few months."
Wen Xiao said, "It's okay now, but I'll feel very tired when my belly gets bigger. I'll exercise more often."
Ruan Xi nodded, "I exercise every day."
As she spoke, she saw Ruan Zhigao, Liu Xinghua, Ruan Cuizhi and Yue Haofeng sitting on the sofa with wooden expressions. Ruan Xi couldn't help laughing and said to Ruan Jie, "Xiao Jie, look at grandpa, grandma and my third aunt."
The more lively the dance hall was, the more wooden the faces of the four people were, forming an extremely strong sense of contrast. It was as if they were not from this world at all. They looked at the other people in the dance hall as if they were watching TV.
Ruan Xi asked Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua: "Grandpa and grandma, isn't it fun?"
Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua frowned and shook their heads in a very straightforward and clear manner.
They didn't like the current pop songs at all. They didn't know what the love songs were about. They were also not used to the young people with big hair and bell-bottom pants. They didn't understand what this place was for.
Ruan Xi smiled and said: "Let's play for a while longer."
Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua nodded and didn't say a word from beginning to end.
After listening to two songs, Ruan Jie and Wen Xiao got up and went to the bathroom together. Ruan Xi got up and sat next to Ling Yao, and asked him with a curious interview attitude: "Do you like it?"
Ling Yao took a sip of drink and shook his head, "Not very much."
Ruan Xi smiled and said to him: "You are old."
Ling Yao did not deny it, and nodded: "Yes, it is indeed old."
Liveliness and fashion belong to young people in their twenties.
It felt okay to just listen to the singing in the front, and I could still sit still. The ball lights in the dance floor at the back suddenly lit up, and the young people began to go down to dance. Ruan Zhigao, Liu Xinghua, Ruan Cuizhi, and Yue Haofeng could no longer sit still.
Seeing the man and woman hugging each other, Liu Xinghua raised her hands to cover her face and kept saying, "Oh my god, oh my god, what is this? I don't want to join in the fun, I have to go home, hurry up, hurry up."
Then she pulled Ruan Zhigao to stand up, not staying for a minute longer.
Seeing the reactions of people of different generations in this era of change, Ruan Xi laughed happily and stood up with Ling Yao. Seeing Liu Xinghua pulling Ruan Zhigao to leave, Ruan Cuizhi and Yue Haofeng naturally did not sit down.
The scene had been completed, and Ruan Xi and the others accompanied Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua to go home.
Ruan Changsheng saw it and came over to ask, "What's wrong? Why don't you play anymore?"
Liu Xinghua stammered, "Hey, here, here, what are we playing? It's embarrassing just looking at it. Let's go back to sleep."
Ruan Changsheng wanted to stay, but Ruan Xi said with a smile, "Fifth Uncle, no more playing. Grandpa and grandma can't play these, and neither can third aunt and uncle. Even your husband can't play. Let's go back first."
Seeing that Ruan Zhigao and the others really couldn't adapt to such an environment, and they had already eaten, drunk and played, and had tasted new things and seen the world, Ruan Changsheng followed them out, "Mom and Dad, let me take you back."
Ruan Jie and Wen Xiao didn't leave, and continued to play inside with Xie Dongyang and Chen Weidong.
Ruan Xi and Ling Yao drove Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua, while Ruan Changsheng drove Ruan Cuizhi and Yue Haofeng.
On the way back, Liu Xinghua sat in the back of the car and sighed: "This world has really changed."
Ruan Xi looked at the night view of the city outside the car window and sighed: "Yes, it has changed a lot."
Unknowingly, they have entered a new era - an era of feasting and drinking.
She put her face close to the car window, squinted her eyes and blew the early spring evening breeze in the city, with neon lights flashing everywhere.
The dazzling street scene slowly retreated outside the car window, and the gears of time slowly turned forward...
In 1991, Ruan Xi successfully gave birth to a pair of twins, named Lele and Keke.
In 1992, Ruan Changsheng and Xie Dongyang jointly opened a record company and signed the first singer, Wen Xiao. In the same year, Wen Xiao released an album, covering pop songs from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and became popular for a while because of her sweet voice. In
1993, the China International Fashion and Accessories Exhibition was established. Some high-end overseas brands began to enter the domestic market and the public through the exhibition. Ruan Xi participated in the exhibition as a designer and won the highest award.
In 1995, Ruan Xi planned to hold her first personal clothing design exhibition. Since then, her personal custom brand XIXI has become the most well-known clothing custom brand in China.
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1996.
The weather in July was so hot that you could roast chestnuts on the street.
Ling Yao carried the luggage and took Ling Zhiyuan and Zhou Xueyun into the house. They felt a little more comfortable after turning on the air conditioner.
Now Ruan Xi and Ling Yao no longer live in the courtyard house. Instead, they bought a villa and moved into it. The courtyard house is an old house after all, and the old furniture inside is also antiques that are difficult to replace, so it is not so comfortable to live in.
Now there is a nanny to take care of the house, and a gardener is hired to grow flowers in the yard. There are designs and shapes, especially in spring and summer, the whole yard is full of fragrant flowers.
Hearing the door open, the nanny Aunt Feng came out and took the luggage from Ling Yao's hands. She greeted Ling Zhiyuan and Zhou Xueyun politely and considerately, and said to Ling Yao with a smile, "Xiaoxi took the children out."
Knowing that Ruan Xi had taken the children to buy a cake, as today was the birthday of both children, Ling Yao responded and took Ling Zhiyuan and Zhou Xueyun to the living room, turned on the TV for them, and went to the kitchen to make a pot of tea with hot water.
Sitting down on the sofa in the living room, Ling Yao asked Ling Zhiyuan and Zhou Xueyun: "You're not leaving this time?"
Zhou Xueyun smiled and said: "I'm retired, I'm not leaving, I'm staying here to take care of the kids."
Then he asked: "You won't find us annoying living here?"
Ling Yao put down the teacup in his hand and said: "What are you talking about? How could we find you annoying? We've wanted you to come over for a long time. The house is so big and empty, it's just right for you to come over."
Zhou Xueyun asked this casually, she wasn't afraid that Ling Yao and Ruan Xi would find them annoying, but they themselves were a little embarrassed. After all, the young couple was living a good life, and they were afraid of disturbing them by moving in.
But thinking about the nanny and driver living in the house, they naturally didn't think it was a big deal.
Ling Zhiyuan and Zhou Xueyun were drinking tea and watching TV at home, chatting with Ling Yao, and soon it was evening.
Looking at the sky outside, Ling Yao raised his wrist to check the time, and when he picked up his phone and was about to call Ruan Xi, his phone rang. He picked up the phone and put it to his ear, and heard Ruan Xi ask, "Are you home?"
Ling Yao replied to the phone, "Yes, I picked them up, and my parents are here."
Ruan Xi said, "I thought about it, let's go to the third aunt's house today. Grandpa and grandma are too busy to move, so I brought the cake over. Please ask parents to run a little bit and come over for dinner."
Ling Yao had no objection and answered the phone, "Okay, then I'll take them over now."
After saying this and hanging up the phone, he looked at Ling Zhiyuan and Zhou Xueyun and said, "Xixi said she was going to the third aunt's house to celebrate Coco and Lele's birthdays. Grandpa and grandma are too old to move, so we'll go over for dinner."
Ling Zhiyuan and Zhou Xueyun were the easiest to talk to, so naturally they had no objection.
And now it's convenient to go anywhere, you can get there in a short drive.
So Ling Yao said hello to Aunt Feng, telling her not to cook for everyone that night, and then took Ling Zhiyuan and Zhou Xueyun out and drove to the front gate.
Although Ruan Xi and Ruan Changsheng had moved out of the alley, Ruan Cuizhi and Yue Haofeng had not moved yet, because Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua were used to living in the courtyard in the alley and were unwilling to leave, so they stayed there.
Today is Coco and Lele's birthday, and it's a weekend, so naturally everyone gathered together for dinner. When Ling Yao brought Ling Zhiyuan and Zhou Xueyun, almost everyone else had arrived.
Nowadays, when there are such family gatherings at home, Chen Peng and Liu Hongmei will also be brought along.
Chen Peng has been doing very well in the past few years with Ruan Changsheng in running a dance hall and a record company. After he had money, he bought a house a long time ago. The children also came to school two years ago, and they have settled here.
But Ruan Cuilan still doesn't come, and the couple is still farming in the countryside.
From four generations to the next, twenty people, it's really a big party when they get together.
Seeing Ling Zhiyuan and Zhou Xueyun, the most enthusiastic ones are naturally Lele and Coco. The two children ran over together, skipping Ling Yao directly. Lele jumped in front of Ling Zhiyuan, and Keke jumped in front of Zhou Xueyun.
The two people shouted crisply: "Grandpa! Grandma!"
Ling Zhiyuan and Zhou Xueyun were delighted and picked up the two children and held them in their arms.
Others in the family also came out to greet them. Ruan Xi came over and said, "Mom and Dad, you are here."
Zhou Xueyun hugged Keke and smiled and said, "Yes, I won't leave in the future."
Keke hugged her neck and kissed her on the face and said, "Grandma, stay and play with me."
Zhou Xueyun was amused by her and laughed even more, with wrinkles all over her face. "Okay, okay, grandma will play with Keke every day in the future." They
were all family members, so there was no need to be overly polite. Ruan Xi took Ling Yao and went to do other things.
After serving the dishes, they sat down to eat. There were so many people that they had to be divided into two tables.
Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua love to have a good time, so they always sit at the same table with Ruan Dabao and other kids. This time, Ling Zhiyuan and Zhou Xueyun are also there, so there are exactly ten people.
Tonight, Lele and Keke are the protagonists. There are two cakes of the same size on the table, one is the blue one chosen by Lele, and the other is the pink one chosen by Keke. There are five burning candles on each cake.
Ruan Yue said, "You are five years old, make a wish."
Five-year-old kids know what making a wish is. Lele said, "I want to eat cake!"
Keke followed suit and said, "I want to eat cake too."
Since they wanted to eat cake so much, Zhou Xueyun smiled and said, "Then let's blow out the candles."
The two of them blew the candles without hesitation, and blew them all out in two puffs.
After blowing out the candles and sharing the cake, the whole night was filled with excitement.
After dinner, everyone went back to their own homes at the right time, and the yard gradually became deserted. Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan left relatively late because Ruan Changsheng helped Ruan Zhigao take a bath before going back.
Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua are very old now, and there is not much they can do.
When no one is at home, the two are taken care of by a nanny, and in the evening after work, Ruan Cuizhi and Yue Haofeng accompany them. Ruan Changsheng, Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie also come here often, bringing their children to talk and play with them.
The elderly like to be lively, but they will feel tired after the excitement, so they will fall asleep quickly after washing and going to bed. They
go to bed early at night and wake up early in the morning. They get up before dawn and sit under the corridor.
They would sit under the porch and watch the family busy at work, the adults at work, the children at school, and the nanny cooking and washing clothes.
But now it is summer vacation, and the children do not need to go to school, so Ruan Yue sleeps until noon every day before getting up to wash and eat. After eating, she basically watches TV at home, sometimes all day long.
No one wants to play with her today, so she naturally watches TV at home.
Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua are not idle at home. They go out to the alley with crutches to stroll and cool off, watch people play chess and chat with people. They don't want to move to another place because they know more people in the alley.
Liu Xinghua put down the small stool in her hand and sat down to talk with the old lady she is familiar with.
Naturally, what they talk about together are children and grandchildren, and the gossips of their parents. Ruan Zhigao and the old men playing chess would talk about national affairs. After all, there has always been a tradition of talking about national affairs in the imperial city.
Ruan Zhigao could not talk about these big topics when he first arrived, but now he can talk about them endlessly.
Then when he was talking about them with great interest, he suddenly heard someone calling him from the old lady's side.
Ruan Zhigao turned around and saw that an old lady said again: "Sister Liu seems to have heat stroke."
Hearing this, Ruan Zhigao hurriedly got up to see, only to see that Liu Xinghua had vomited, and the whole person looked like an eggplant hit by frost, which was completely different from when she just came out.
Since she had heat stroke, she naturally had to go home quickly. Ruan Zhigao asked someone who was in better health to help him help Liu Xinghua up, and then helped her to the gate and called the nanny in the yard.
Ruan Yue came out with the nanny. Seeing Liu Xinghua like this, she hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with grandma?"
Ruan Zhigao said, "It's probably because of the hot weather that she got heatstroke."
Ruan Yue and the nanny held Liu Xinghua's hands on both sides, and helped her to the room and let her lie on the bed.
Ruan Yue reached out and took the remote control to turn on the air conditioner. While adjusting the temperature, she said, "Hurry up and turn on the air conditioner to cool down."
The nanny went out for a while, and when she came back, she had medicine for heatstroke in her hand.
The nanny helped Liu Xinghua up, let her drink the medicine, and helped her lie down carefully again.
The room was getting slightly cooler. Ruan Zhigao sat down beside the bed and asked Liu Xinghua, "Are you feeling better?"
Liu Xinghua looked at him with her eyes downcast and said weakly, "A little better."
Ruan Zhigao breathed a sigh of relief, "Then you should have a good sleep. Don't go out in such a hot day."
Liu Xinghua nodded, "I'll sleep for a while."
So Ruan Zhigao, Ruan Yue and the nanny didn't disturb her anymore, covered her with a quilt and let her sleep for a while.
Ruan Yue sat down outside to continue watching TV. Ruan Zhigao didn't go out for a walk either, and sat on the sofa with Ruan Yue. Seeing that Ruan Zhigao wanted to watch TV, Ruan Yue turned on the opera channel for him to watch, while she read a book on the side.
Reading is naturally not as interesting as watching TV. Ruan Yue watched for about ten minutes reluctantly, then couldn't sit still and got up to go to the bathroom. After going to the toilet, she looked around for a while, then got up and went to the room to check on Liu Xinghua.
Seeing that Liu Xinghua was sleeping soundly on the bed, she turned around and prepared to leave. But as she turned around to leave, she felt something was wrong. After a moment's hesitation, she walked to Liu Xinghua's bed and called her, "Grandma."
Liu Xinghua usually slept lightly, but she would respond whenever she was called.
Seeing that Liu Xinghua didn't respond, Ruan Yue felt something was wrong, so she called out twice: "Grandma, are you okay?"
After calling out twice, Liu Xinghua still didn't respond, so Ruan Yue got a little panicked, so she reached out to shake her shoulders. Seeing that there was no response no matter whether she shook or called out, Ruan Yue hurriedly called Ruan Zhigao: "Grandpa, grandma can't be woken up!"
Hearing this, Ruan Zhigao hurriedly got up and went into the house. When he walked in too quickly, he bumped into the corner of the table and hit his thigh. He didn't have time to care whether it hurt or not, and hurriedly sat down on the bed to call Liu Xinghua, but naturally he couldn't wake her up. He
was so panicked that he reached out to lift the quilt, only to see that Liu Xinghua's pants were wet.
Ruan Zhigao suddenly panicked and breathed hard, and hurriedly said: "Yueyue, call your uncle quickly, quickly!"
Ruan Yue hurriedly ran out to pick up the phone, but when dialing, she couldn't remember Ruan Changsheng's phone number, so she quickly dialed Ruan Cuizhi. As soon as the call was connected, she immediately said: "Mom, grandma is in a coma, you come back quickly."
Ruan Cuizhi was in the workshop when she received the call.
After hearing what Ruan Yue said clearly, she hung up the phone and hurried out of the workshop. After going out, she happened to run into Yue Haofeng. She didn't have time to say more, and directly pulled Yue Haofeng away, "Go home quickly, Mom is in trouble."
Then she called Ruan Changsheng while walking, because Ruan Changsheng was in the company, and the company was closer to home, so he could go first. After the call was connected, she asked Ruan Changsheng to go home quickly, and she and Yue Haofeng also got in the car.
Just after getting in the car, she received another call from Ruan Yue.
Ruan Yue told her: "Mom, I have called the emergency number, go directly to the hospital."
After Ruan Cuizhi hung up the phone, she asked the driver to go directly to the hospital, and then hurriedly called Ruan Xi.
In the studio, Ruan Xi was watching the workers working.
Her studio now takes a lot of work, and the number of embroidery workers has expanded to more than 80.
While watching, the door of the studio was suddenly pushed open by someone from the outside. There
was a lot of noise, Ruan Xi turned her head to see, only to see Qian Chuan with a nervous and panicked face.
Qian Chuan didn't even have time to catch his breath. He opened the door, looked at Ruan Xi and said, "Xiao Xi, hurry up, your grandma is in a coma and has been admitted to the hospital!"
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