Chapter 53 Mianmian is 20 years old
Many things were added to the room.
A corner of the empty bookshelf was filled with seven or eight comic books and five or six novels.
There was a green fabric double sofa in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, and a snack cabinet was placed against the wall on the left. Ruan Xingyue was bending over and putting snacks into it. There was no expression on her face, and there was a bit of incomprehensible seriousness.
After testing the machine, Ruan Ze is working with workers to install a portable TV.
There is also a pot of cute succulents, a high-tech desk lamp, drawing pencils, and a stack of art books on the table.
There were also several diaries that she couldn't understand, with childish covers and locks on the side.
There is an extra long pillow on the bed.
There is also a silver lamb ornament on the table.
The original owner seemed to be born in the year of the sheep.
After everything was done, the whole room became much warmer and more like a girl's boudoir. Ruan Xingyue was very satisfied.
While the others went to the fields, the two sisters helped in the kitchen.
Old Man Ruan and Ruan Ze are both good at farm work, and they favor the two girls in the family and are never willing to let them go to the fields.
After a week of military training at school, some skin fell off the tip of her nose. Ruan Ze cried loudly and cursed the school for being a bad person. Military training in the middle of summer tortured his beautiful daughter.
When he was in a playful mood, he acted like a child and cried endlessly without any masculinity. Li Xue was almost annoyed.
With the help of machines, the millet was harvested quickly and stored in the old house, which had been waterproofed and isolated early on and became the family granary.
Mother-in-law asked Ruan Xingyue to pick some potatoes for cooking.
Ruan Xingyue stood up and looked at Ruan Xingmian who was standing there cutting vegetables: "Are you done? I'll take you to the old house to play."
Ruan Xingmian: “…”
She didn't say she wanted to play.
A man who eats someone's food is soft-hearted, and a man who takes someone's money is grateful.
Having just collected so many things, Ruan Xingmian nodded and quickened his movements.
When they were going down the slope, Ruan Xingyue suddenly reached out her hand: "I'll hold your hand."
"Okay, thank you."
As soon as he handed over his hand, Ruan Xingmian felt it being squeezed tightly.
Don't let go until you reach a flat place.
Ruan Xingyue did not go to the cellar where the potatoes were stored, but took Ruan Xingmian through the corridor and stopped at the gate.
The two pillars under the eaves are tall and strong. Even after weathering the wind and frost, they still stand upright and support the entire roof.
Ruan Xingyue pointed to the pillar on the left and said, "Xingmian, stand at the bottom."
"Oh." Ruan Xingmian stood over and leaned his head against the pillar.
Ruan Xingyue took out a knife, pressed her palm on the top of her head, and made a mark: "Okay."
She carved two centimeters deep to make it more obvious, and then took out a marker from the basket.
Carefully write down a few small words - Mianmian is 20 years old.
Then squat down and deepen the scales at the bottom one by one, and draw the small characters clearly.
Ruan Xingmian looked down following her movements.
Mianmian is 6 years old.
Mianmian is 5 years old.
Mianmian is 4 years old.
Mianmian is 3 years old.
Mianmian is 2 years old.
Mianmian is 1 year old.
Ruan Xingmian looked up, and Ruan Xingyue also stood up and walked to the right pillar and stood still: "Mianmian, carve one for me."
Ruan Xingmian took the knife in a daze.
Ruan Xingyue picked up her pen and wrote: My sister is 23 years old.
There are nine marks under the right pillar, and the middle is also blank.
It seemed that after Ruan Xingmian was six years old and Ruan Xingyue was nine years old, the two sisters never measured their height again.
Ruan Xingyue was very satisfied with her masterpiece and took out her mobile phone to take a picture for the first time.
"When I was 6 years old, my mother stood here and said that we sisters should be the two pillars that hold up our family and always protect each other."
Ruan Xingmian was infected by her emotions and was so happy about her acceptance that he wanted to cry.
I'm busy at home and don't have time to sit down and talk about my worries.
I was busy until after dinner, then took a shower and sat in the yard to enjoy the cool air.
My mother-in-law braised peanuts, edamame, and chicken feet.
Ruan Ze froze the beer early, took out three glasses, and poured one for each of his two daughters.
"When our Mianmian was little, she loved toasting the most." Ruan Ze took the first sip of ice beer and felt so refreshed that he lay down on the bamboo chair, his mind full of happy memories.
"He was probably less than two years old, not even as tall as the table at home. He would hold up his little bottle and stand on tiptoe to toast with everyone."
Ruan Xingmian listened quietly, with a somewhat sad look on his face, as if he was listening to someone else's beautiful childhood.
A little jealous and a little sad.
Ruan Xingyue kept looking at her.
"Tomorrow morning, I'll take you somewhere." Ruan Xingyue drank the beer in her glass. "I have something important to tell you."
Ruan Xingmian peeled peanuts and ate them, nodding in agreement.
The moon before Mid-Autumn Festival is absolutely beautiful.
The wine tastes even better under the moonlight.
Ruan Xingmian didn't touch the wine in his glass, but ate peanuts and played with his cell phone.
She loved the scenery of Wangshanping so much that while maintaining her main account for updates, she opened a small account to post bits and pieces of her personal life.
The moonlight is so beautiful today, I’m posting this.
Today’s bamboo hairpins are so pretty, I’m sending you one.
If the food is delicious, please send it to me.
The new sofa is so comfortable, I’ll send you one.
…
Ruan Xingmian can post more than a dozen updates a day. She is a mute in real life but a loud speaker on the Internet.
What’s interesting is that the mysterious fan followed her online and gave her more than a dozen Gift King rewards to her secondary account.
Ruan Xingmian looked at the money with a silent expression.
She couldn't help but send a private message to the other party: "Excuse me, who are you?"
What is the purpose.
The other party read my message but didn’t reply. I don’t know if it was because I was scared, but I didn’t give her any reward all day.
Ruan Xingmian put it aside and went to correct Wenzhu's homework.
The silent Ruan Xingyue and the noisy Ruan Ze seem to be drinking buddies for many years.
The father and daughter occasionally clinked glasses and took one sip after another.
After finishing the revision, Ruan Xingmian lay on the bed and cleared his mind. The view from this place was excellent, and he could see most of the center of Lenan City and most of the night sky.
The place with the brightest lights is the city center of Lenan.
Xu Yanzi told me that the shopping mall there only has three floors and has a huge rooftop club where almost all young people spend their free time. The activities there are very fun.
Further in the river, a ship was anchored.
The river flows around the east of the city and hits a quiet private island. The river splits into two and then merges again at the tail of the island.
Still waters run deep, the night is dim.
Suddenly, a red dot flashed not far away.
"A helicopter."
Ruan Xingmian suddenly made a sound.
Ruan Xingyue didn't move, just tapping the glass in a daze, the wine in the glass swaying.
Ruan Ze stood up excitedly: "A helicopter? Not some U Fu Fu."
Ruan Xingmian laughed: "Dad, that's a UFO."
Ruan Ze laughed heartily: "Our youngest son is more educated than the old man."
He took out his cell phone, wanted to record a video, post it on WeChat Moments, and then send a phantom audio.
The helicopter seemed to appear suddenly, flying fast and sharply, as if someone had thrown an unextinguished flashlight into the night sky. The edge of the light was still wrapped in a circle of flickering orange and red, and it moved bumpily over the city.
Ruan Ze bought a new phone with good pixels.
He took the photo just in time and captured the blurry fuselage. When he zoomed in, he was amazed: "How come it's still military-grade?"
It is quite reasonable for a private helicopter to appear in a small place like Lenan, after all, it has a private island.
Military ones are very rare.
Fortunately, the family didn’t take this matter seriously and forgot about it after talking about it.
Ruan Ze did not post on his Moments either. Military items belong to the country, and he must always keep state secrets in mind.
Wangshanping is a place where life is peaceful and tranquil.
After a flurry of activity in the lab, the project was finally nearing completion. Everyone cheered and threw documents, wanting to smash the keyboards but unable to do so. Their fists turned and landed on the table, causing their fragile bodies to scream in pain.
When everyone was cheering, Gu Xing was the first to walk out of the laboratory and reached out to borrow Qin Zhen's cell phone to make a call.
Qin Zhen took a cigarette and dug into his trouser pocket: "Who are you calling? Where's your phone?"
"To Academician Lu." His phone was still in flight mode.
Gu Xing walked aside to make a phone call. After exchanging greetings, he explained his request for help.
"Hello, Professor. I'd like to ask you for some data for my thesis."
Academician Lu mentioned last time that if you have any learning difficulties, you can contact him at any time.
Lu Yibo hummed: "What kind of things do you need? Send me the keywords and requirements, and I'll have my assistant organize them and send them to your email."
"Professor, I can't send it by email. I need a paper version. Is it convenient for you to take a look? Please."
Lu Yibo was puzzled, but he didn't mind the trouble: "It's a small matter. Send the keywords over and I'll ask my assistant to print them out. Come and pick them up whenever you want."
"Tomorrow."
Gu Xing took out Qin Zhen’s WeChat, found Professor Lu, and sent him a few key words - system, world system, soul exchange, system and soul.
"Yes, I received the keywords..." Professor Lu suddenly paused and couldn't help asking, "Have you and Ruan Xingyue encountered any unusual supernatural events recently? She also asked me for a paper on soul swapping."
Gu Xing: "Ruan Xingyue?"
"Yeah, but I already sent her the number she called me yesterday. You have a lot more, and it's probably going to be hard to find. I'll try my best."
"Thank you, Professor." Gu Xing said sincerely.
Lu Yibo suddenly thought of something: "Why are you suddenly interested in this?"
Gu Xing: "Maybe I've been too busy lately, and something's wrong with my brain. I've been thinking too much about the worldview. I'm curious if there's a management system in the world that controls the order of the world, just like the nervous system controls the human body's limbs."
Lu Yibo was amused by his wild idea. "That's a great idea. I'll recommend a few professors who are researching this field. They have an organization and occasionally get together to present their findings. If you have time, go and listen."
Professor Lu was indirectly introducing him to some connections.
"Thank you, Professor."
Lu Yibo pushed over a few business cards, then laughed and couldn't help but sigh: "It would be great if there really was a world system that allowed good people to live longer, bad people to be punished, and people to be happier."
Professor Lu said sadly, "It's a pity that there is none."
Gu Xing said nothing and just listened quietly.
The two exchanged a few pleasantries and hung up the phone.
Gu Xing returned the phone to Qin Zhen and took the high-speed train home that night.
Qin Zhen couldn't stop him.
He turned on the flight mode only after getting on the high-speed train.
Turing said excitedly: "Guess where I was while you were working like a slave."
Gu Xing typed: Where did you go?
Turing: "You said the Turing universe is invincible, and I will tell you."
Gu Xing chose to ignore it and opened the book he had prepared in advance.
Turing waited for a long time but no one paid any attention to him. He said angrily: "I went to see your wife. She was lying on the bed and playing with her phone. She was so happy."
Gu Xing: Can you move freely on the Internet?
Turing said proudly: "Of course, the Internet is my flying machine. I can travel a thousand miles in the blink of an eye."
Gu Xing typed with his left hand with a blank expression: Wow, that's amazing.
Right-handed record-reliant on network lines.
Turing was indeed excited: "Gu Xing, you actually praised me."
Gu Xing continued typing: Can you crack multiple keys?
Turing became sad: "I don't have a dedicated server unit right now. I can only use my phone, computer, and low-intelligence smart machines."
Records - Requires hardware server to update data processing capabilities.
Gu Xing: Can you monitor several places at the same time?
Turing said frankly: "No, the hardware is too bad, and I'm just a baby."
Gu Xing wrote down the information he wanted to know most: Do you have any weaknesses?
Turing was silent, then suddenly said, "Gu Xing, you are so mean! You are trying to trick me!"
Gu Xing changed the subject subtly: I need to know your abilities and whether you are qualified to work with me.
Turing: How can I tell you my weaknesses?
Gu Xing changed the subject again: "Can you let me see Mianmian? I want to know where she is and what she is doing."
Turing rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "Just wait."
A minute later, the phone screen flashed, and Mianmian's face was completely revealed. She was wearing a hairband and taking a picture of her face facing the computer.
The pixels are a bit poor, like a computer camera.
Gu Xing could still clearly see the furnishings in her room and the bright yellow suspender pajamas she was wearing.
There was still moisture on her collarbone and her face was wet.
She patted her face while looking at the phone on the table.
Tap three times to take a look.
Her lips pouted slightly, then pursed, her mind restless, as if she was waiting for something.
After taking the picture of her face, she opened the phone screen.
"Mianmian, I love you."
She clicked it a second time, listened attentively, and had a faint dimple on the corner of her mouth.
Gu Xing was watching intently, and Turing couldn't help but say, "I'm awesome, right? Hurry up and call them, they're waiting for you."
Turing didn't notice that there was a hint of fear and hostility towards it in Gu Xing's affectionate eyes as he looked at his girlfriend.
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