Xu Ruantang: "......"
This older brother and sister-in-law already have a child, isn't that a great-grandson?
The old lady even said she'd skip dinner just to get them to have a baby?!
Xu Ruantang looked up and glanced at Chen Ji beside her.
Chen Ji was also looking at her, a cryptic smile curving his lips.
"You were just watching the show from the sidelines?" Xu Ruantang crossed her arms and scrutinized Chen Ji.
She had just seen Chen Ji; they were arguing, and he just stood there watching without making any move to intervene.
Chen Ji grabbed her wrist and led her forward, his deep, playful voice slowly ringing in her ear: "Weren't you watching the show too?"
Xu Ruantang guiltily shook off his hand, "You saw everything?"
"Hmm." Chen Ji said with a half-smile, "Don't be so hasty next time. There were so many eyes watching."
Xu Ruantang thought she had done it perfectly. When she stuffed the fabric into Jia Shuling's body, she first observed the surroundings and made sure that everyone's attention was on Cheng Dan and Cheng's mother before she made her move.
Chen Ji still saw it.
"I've noticed that every time I do something, you're like a ghost, silently watching me from the shadows."
Xu Ruantang made a comment.
"However, I didn't wrong her. She was the one who cut the clothes. I'm just stating the facts."
"It's so annoying that I finally get to go on stage, and I didn't even get to wear a dress."
This time, Jia Shuling was publicly humiliated, had to pay compensation and write a self-criticism. Even if she harbors resentment towards her, she should be able to keep quiet for a while on the surface.
She and Jia Shuling had no conflicting interests, so she didn't understand why Jia Shuling was always causing her trouble. Was she just bored and living a leisurely life?
Aren't you afraid she'll retaliate against you?
Xu Ruantang pursed her lips. "It's not like she'll stop bothering me if I ignore her. But why does she insist on picking on me?"
The two were walking home. It was already quite late, and most people had gone home after watching the performance.
It's rare to find such peace and quiet in the courtyard.
"She probably doesn't allow anyone to be better than her, especially those she looks down on and those she believes from the bottom of her heart shouldn't surpass her."
"Indeed, human jealousy is truly terrifying!"
Xu Ruantang asked and answered himself, muttering to himself as he walked beside Chen Ji.
Chen Ji listened attentively, letting her continue speaking, occasionally chiming in with a few words.
Xu Ruantang was not afraid at all that Chen Ji would find out what she had done.
She did that simply to retaliate; since someone bullied her first, it was only right for her to get back at them.
If Chen Ji thinks she's causing trouble, or that she should just put up with it, then it means they have incompatible values.
If our values don't align, what's the point of dating? We might as well just break up.
Regardless of who she leaves, she's still herself.
Did you write the speeches you gave on stage?
Under the dim streetlights, Chen Ji's expression was complex, and his voice trembled slightly.
Xu Ruantang nodded. "Yes, did you cry?"
She raised her little face and smiled at Chen Ji, saying, "My grandfather said, there's no one who can't be moved to tears by the erhu, and no soul that can't be sent away by the suona. A thousand years for the pipa, ten thousand years for the zheng, but a lifetime for the erhu!"
She was too young to understand before.
Later, when she grew up and lost her loved ones, she finally understood why.
The erhu surpasses all other musical instruments in its ability to express emotions; it can convey the joys and sorrows, the ups and downs of life.
She began to understand why her grandfather loved playing the erhu so much and why he made her learn it.
Her hand was enveloped by a warm, large palm. Chen Ji led her slowly, his voice gentle and deep: "Wife, come with me to a place tomorrow."
Xu Ruantang originally thought that the matter with the cultural troupe was over, and she could finally sleep in.
I didn't expect Chen Ji to drag me out of bed so early in the morning, "Want some soy milk and fried dough sticks from the cafeteria?"
Upon hearing this, she reluctantly got out of bed to wash up.
It's been a long time since I've had this, but the combination of soy milk and fried dough sticks is still very comforting and warming for the stomach early in the morning.
Especially when fried dough sticks are soaked in soy milk, the greasiness disappears and they become sweet.
After dinner, Chen Ji asked her to take the flowers she received yesterday and borrowed a bicycle to take her out.
"Chen Ji, you're so poor!" Xu Ruantang started causing trouble after she finished eating.
Chen Ji: "For example?"
"You don't even have a bicycle and have to borrow one from others every day. Aren't you very poor?"
"That's true. Let's go buy one sometime."
Xu Ruantang thought for a moment, "No, let's buy a motorcycle instead! You can ride it and take me for a ride when you're on vacation."
"good."
As they left the compound, many people greeted them.
"Commander Chen, Comrade Xu, are you going out?"
"Xiao Xu, where are you going so early in the morning?"
"Good morning, Comrade Xu!"
"Ruan Tang, where are you going? And you're carrying flowers."
Once outside the compound, Xu Ruantang said with a beaming smile, "Chen Ji, have you noticed? Before, everyone would call us 'Commander Chen,' or 'Commander Chen's wife.' Now everyone knows my real name!"
This is a good sign; she is gradually shedding the monotonous title of "Commander Chen's wife."
The two chatted, and it wasn't hot even though it was early in the morning.
"Are you going to the cultural troupe?" The wind carried away Chen Ji's voice, but Xu Ruantang heard it clearly.
Wang Feng also mentioned to her yesterday that she knew about this.
Xu Ruantang, who had been gripping the bicycle seat with one hand, now wrapped both arms around Chen Ji's narrow waist and leaned closer to say, "I'm not going! That place isn't for me, and I don't want to stay there."
She wouldn't tell anyone that the main reason was her fear of military training.
What's more, it's just one show that caused so much trouble; if she were to go in, that would be terrible.
At that time, we'll probably have to adopt the spirit of palace intrigue dramas to guard against those traps.
I'm so annoyed.
Chen Ji already knew the answer before asking: "Okay, if you don't want to go, then you don't have to."
He doesn't have the concept of a secure job, nor does he look down on Xu Ruantang's current job because it's not respectable, which sets him apart from many people today.
After all, Chen Ji didn't have God's perspective. People in this era still valued a secure job.
Xu Ruantang was delighted, and her hands became restless, rubbing against Chen Ji's abs.
The bicycle suddenly swerved a few times, and the two almost fell off.
"What are you doing?" Xu Ruantang asked knowingly.
Chen Ji's voice was a little hoarse: "Hold on tight, don't move around."
mean.
Chen Ji parked his bicycle at the foot of a mountain. Xu Ruantang asked in surprise, "You brought me hiking so early in the morning?"
Help.
She suffers from both low blood sugar and anemia.
She usually kept some candy in her pocket, just in case she fainted one day. Chen Ji actually made her climb a mountain?
Chen Ji took her hand. "No, you'll see when you go up."
Half-dragged, half-carried, Xu Ruantang finally followed him upstairs. Luckily, there wasn't a single person around, otherwise it would have been too embarrassing.
Before she could even process what was happening, she was stunned by what she saw.
From the mountainside to the summit, rows of neat tombstones stand quietly.
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