Xu Ruantang grabbed Li Shuhe, staring intently at her, and asked, "What did you two talk about in the ward yesterday when I went to the restroom? When I came in, I only heard your brother talking about ambition and such."
The suggestion of buying a house was merely her guess.
Li Shuhe was stunned by her question. After recalling for a moment, she said, "I asked Shuyang to help me get the money. He asked me what it was for, so I whispered to him that you wanted to buy the courtyard."
Then Chen Ji overheard this and even asked a specific question about it. Afterwards, Dr. Cheng and Lu Lei spoke sarcastically, one saying you were ambitious, and the other saying you wanted to separate from Chen Ji.
Seeing her tense and serious expression, Li Shuhe described the situation exactly as it happened.
All the mysteries dissipated as if the clouds had parted, and Xu Ruantang couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Chen Ji repeatedly emphasized the importance of trust to her, but he himself neither spoke up nor communicated.
Is he so angry because he thinks she bought the house to move out?
But he asked several times if there was anything he needed to tell him, without even considering the possibility of buying a courtyard.
Li Shuhe patted her shoulder, thinking she was hurt, and comforted her, "Ruan Ruan, don't worry, I confronted them right away and they were speechless. Don't take it to heart, those people just can't stand to see others doing well."
Xu Ruantang nodded. "Yes, I won't take it to heart."
Save your attention for the people you care about; why waste your precious time and energy on those you don't care about?
That kind of person only deserves to be scolded to your face, not to be embroiled in internal strife afterwards.
The two happily went inside to eat cake, and Li Shuhe stayed at the Chen family's house for dinner that evening.
For the first time ever, Xu Ruantang served food to Chen Ji. He was still feeding Xiao Bao porridge spoonful by spoonful when he saw the food Xu Ruantang put in his bowl and was stunned for a moment.
"What? Do you want me to feed you?" Xu Ruantang lowered her voice and said in a volume that only the two of them could hear.
This was the first time Chen Ji had been teased like this. His deep eyes stared at her for a long time, and his eyes began to exude a powerful aura that seemed to want to devour her.
Li Shuhe clicked her tongue twice and put down her chopsticks.
Tang Wan asked her gently, "Shuhe, why are you eating so little? Is the food not to your liking?"
Li Shuhe looked over at Xu Ruantang and Chen Ji and said, "I'm full. I'm full of other food."
Tang Wan remembered the cake she had eaten before dinner, so she didn't say anything more and gave her some of the oranges that Chen Zheng had peeled.
Before going home, Li Shuhe pulled Xu Ruantang aside and whispered, "Ruantang, come with me to a place the day after tomorrow afternoon."
"Where?" Xu Ruantang asked, curious as she looked at her hesitant expression.
Li Shuhe sighed, "My parents want me to go on a blind date. I can't avoid it this time. You have to come with me."
Without a second's hesitation, Xu Ruantang quickly waved her hand in refusal, "No, what would it look like if I went with you?"
It wasn't that she was narcissistic, but rather she was just in case; it would be incredibly awkward if she really encountered a situation where someone was interested in her best friend.
Furthermore, there seems to be no precedent for accompanying someone on a blind date.
Li Shuhe hugged her arm and shook it, pleading in a coquettish tone, "Please~ Ruan Ruan~ just come with me~"
Xu Ruantang got goosebumps all over her body. So this is what acting cute is like. She guessed that when she acted cute towards Chen Ji, Chen Ji would want to punch her a couple of times.
“Then how about this, I’ll go with you, but I’ll sit to the side and you pretend you don’t know me,” Xu Ruantang said thoughtfully. “If you’re fairly satisfied with your blind date, leave with him after dinner.”
If you're not satisfied, smash the cup as a signal, and I'll come to your rescue and find a reason to take you away.
“Okay!” Li Shuhe readily agreed: “It’s settled then. Remember to make time for the day after tomorrow afternoon.”
Xu Ruantang thought for a moment and then said to Li Shuhe, "Shuhe, you're right. I want to distance myself from Chen Ji because I don't quite trust him."
However, I don't quite agree with your point that if you have someone you like, you should treat them without reservation.
If you have ten parts of love, keep two parts for yourself. No matter what happens in the future, you can live with dignity.
If you have ten parts love, but you give twelve, you will suffer greatly in the future.
Xu Ruantang is not a preachy person, but she couldn't help but say a few more words today, only because she considers Li Shuhe a good friend.
Having learned from her mother's example, Xu Ruantang didn't want anyone around her to become like her mother, losing themselves, or even their souls, for love.
The old lady wanted her family of three to stay at the Chen family's house, but Chen Ji saw Chen Lin and Jia Shuling returning late and resolutely refused.
He also came up with an excuse he couldn't refuse: "Grandma, the three of us only see each other once every two weeks, so you have to create some opportunities for me."
The old lady was very pleased and saw them out.
Before leaving, Xu Ruantang secretly slipped her godmother a hundred yuan. When her godmother refused, she pretended to be angry and wiped away tears, saying she would either take her back to live with them.
The godmother was naturally unwilling to go back. Staying with the old lady would allow her to chat and have some fun, so she simply accepted the gift and told Xu Ruantang to come and visit her more often.
Back home, Chen Ji held Xiao Bao and played with him. The child was full of energy and insisted on dragging Chen Ji around the yard to see the newly inoculated flower branches.
Xu Ruantang was brushing her teeth in the bathroom when the two children, one big and one small, came in.
While holding Xiao Bao, Chen Ji also gave Xu Ruantang a kiss on the cheek.
Xiao Bao opened his big, round eyes curiously, looked at Xu Ruantang, and then turned his head to look at Chen Ji, who was holding her.
Soon, Xiao Bao, imitating Chen Ji's earlier actions, stuck out his little head and gave Xu Ruantang a quick kiss on the cheek.
She made a loud noise when she kissed him, and afterwards she laughed nonstop.
Xu Ruantang also smiled.
Chen Ji bent down and kissed her on the lips again.
Both of them stared at Xiao Bao. Xiao Bao's smile disappeared, and the next second, the little boy reached out and slapped Chen Ji's lips.
Xu Ruantang laughed even harder, "Baby, you are truly Mommy's sweet little cotton-padded jacket."
Chen Ji didn't have it; the cotton-padded jacket belonged to her.
Seeing her dry her hands, Chen Ji slipped something into her hand, then stood quietly, staring at her with a half-smile.
Xu Ruantang picked it up, opened it, and found it was a property ownership certificate.
It was the courtyard next to Qiu Liang's house.
"So, the person the landlady was talking about who bought the house this morning was you?"
Xu Ruantang was first shocked, then heartbroken.
What is he doing?!
If Chen Ji didn't buy it, she was 90% certain that she could buy the courtyard for 4,000 yuan.
"Hmm." Chen Ji looked at Xu Ruantang coolly, his voice very calm.
Xu Ruantang was getting a little anxious. With a thousand yuan, she would need to make ten custom cakes, and it would take her several months to get ten orders.
Ignoring costs and the store's revenue sharing, it becomes that she has to make at least twenty custom cakes.
Or, if business is good, it might take three or four months before she receives her share of the profits.
Even though Chen Ji knew she wanted to buy the courtyard, he still bought it without saying a word.
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