"Men can drown their sorrows in alcohol, and so can we women. I want to get completely drunk right now!"
Xu Ruantang was speechless.
Sure enough, after becoming love-struck, my emotions became all over the place, sometimes sinking to rock bottom and sometimes becoming incredibly excited.
"Xiao Bao is still at home."
Xu Ruantang politely declined.
Actually, that wasn't the main reason; the main reason was that she was afraid of Chen Ji.
Besides, getting drunk can't solve all your troubles.
Li Shuhe persisted, staring at Xu Ruantang with her misty eyes after crying, holding her hand tightly.
"Ruan Ruan, you're the only friend I can confide in." Li Shuhe started playing the victim card. "I just had a fight with my parents and I don't want to go home. If I don't come to you, I'll have to go to Shen Qingwen."
She takes a softer approach.
Xu Ruantang just happens to only eat soft food.
Li Shuhe is currently in a frenzy, so how could we let her actually go to find Shen Qingwen?
If the two of them get together and come up with a plan to force the issue, then it will be too late.
"Then wait for me, I'll go up and tell Chen Ji."
Li Shuhe pouted and muttered, "Isn't he being a bit too controlling?"
Xu Ruantang almost laughed out of anger, and retorted without any mercy: "That's how marriage is. You have children to take care of and a husband to serve. You have no freedom at all."
"I'm only serving two people. If you really marry Shen Qingwen, you'll have to serve his whole family."
You're even drinking alcohol! You have to squeeze in time to drink water!
After Xu Ruantang finished speaking, she went straight upstairs.
There was no one in the room, but there were faint sounds of talking coming from the study.
The study door was ajar.
As Xu Ruantang approached, she heard his deep, warm voice.
"The fisherman and his wife lived on a cliff near the sea. Every day, the fisherman would go up to the cliff to make a living by fishing..."
Xu Ruantang gently pushed open the door. Inside, the father and daughter were sitting among a pile of books, with one open in front of them.
Chen Jizheng was reading the words aloud, one by one, while Xiao Bao pointed at the illustrations with his finger, listening attentively and in a very serious manner.
He was content with his simple life, but he knew his wife was not.
Xu Ruantang leaned against the wall and listened quietly without disturbing her.
She watched as Chen Ji's brows slowly furrowed, but she continued reading: "His wife was always angry. The fisherman loved his wife very much, but she was always complaining. When he was lucky enough to catch two fish, she wanted three..."
The sound stopped abruptly.
Chen Ji gently pulled the book away, causing Xiao Bao to turn around and look at his father.
"Xiaobao, Mom is always right. Her complaining just means we haven't done a good job, you know?"
A faint smile played on Chen Ji's lips as he gently tapped Xiao Bao's cheek with his long, slender fingers.
"Daddy, Daddy."
Xiao Bao didn't understand anything; she only knew that there were no more books to read, so she wanted to stand up and go play somewhere else.
Chen Ji also got up, picked up Xiao Bao and put him aside, then turned to face Xu Ruantang, who was watching the two of them with great interest.
His narrow eyes narrowed slightly. "Li Shuhe is gone?"
Xu Ruantang straightened up, raised an eyebrow and said, "No, I need to go out with her. Will you take Xiaobao back to Gao Baoliang's house this afternoon?"
Xu Ruantang was well aware of how vigilant Chen Ji was.
This man is very cunning now.
He knew she had come in the moment she pushed the door open.
When reading a fairy tale and feeling something is off, they will seize the opportunity to express their true feelings.
However, this fairy tale book is also strange.
How can children's bedtime stories contain content that sows discord between couples?
When she has time, she will thoroughly clean up these harmful books.
The man, as gentle as a breeze and as bright as the moon, had a barely perceptible glint of darkness in his eyes upon hearing this. "Where are you going? When will you be back?"
He took a long stride and quickly walked to Xu Ruantang's side, casually tidying up her stray hairs.
His once deep, dark eyes were now fixed on her.
Xu Ruantang inexplicably thought of an animal: a cat.
She may appear aloof, but she's actually a master at captivating hearts.
"It shouldn't be too long, she'll be back this afternoon. She's in a bad mood, so I'm taking her out for a walk to cheer her up."
As soon as Xu Ruantang finished speaking, she felt her legs being hugged by a pair of chubby arms.
Looking down, she saw Xiao Bao looking up at her and smiling, a single, glistening drop of saliva falling to the ground.
Xu Ruantang picked up Xiaobao, pinched the corner of Xiaobao's clothes to wipe his drool, and said, "Baby, how about playing with Daddy at home? Come on, give Mommy a kiss."
Xiao Bao immediately came over and gave him a "smack".
Chen Ji had already sat back down at his desk and picked up a military science book to read.
The man's thin lips were pressed tightly together.
To outsiders, he might appear to be engrossed in reading with a blank expression.
But Xu Ruantang knew that Chen Ji was somewhat angry.
She pretended not to know, walked over and placed Xiao Bao in his arms, turned her head and kissed Chen Ji on the cheek, "I'm leaving."
She took two steps and waved to Xiaobao again, "Baby, Mommy's leaving, say goodbye to Mommy."
Xiao Bao also waved, imitating Xu Ruantang.
It was a bit perfunctory.
Chen Jiyou narrowed his deep eyes and looked at her.
He moved his lips, but before he could say anything, a figure flashed past the doorway and went straight downstairs.
Chen Ji: "......"
Do you stop appreciating something once you've obtained it?
...
In the middle of the day, who would be drinking?
Xu Ruantang took Li Shuhe to a department store, and then took her to see a movie.
Who knew that the movie ticket I randomly picked would be showing a romance film?
Now look what happened, Li Shuhe's eyes are swollen like two big dates from crying.
She insisted on going to drink, and Xu Ruantang had no choice but to comply.
The two went to their usual spot. Knowing she would complain about everything later, Xu Ruantang found the most secluded corner.
Li Shuhe said she had no appetite and didn't eat lunch, while Xu Ruantang had eaten too much in the morning.
Just then, she got hungry, so she ordered some food and wine. Without eating anything, Li Shuhe started drinking by herself.
After finishing her drink, she asked Xu Ruantang, "Ruanruan, tell me, what kind of person is the right one? Are you like Chen Ji? But don't you find him boring?"
Xu Ruantang pursed her lips.
She didn't actually think that Chen Ji's "sullen" needed an extra word.
Simmering.
"I can't really say, but there's one thing that can tell whether you two are compatible."
Li Shuhe put down her wine glass, her large, round eyes gleaming as she asked, "Which point?"
"If you're more happy and less sad than you were before you met him, then it's not too bad."
Li Shuhe stood there, stunned, holding her chopsticks as if struck by lightning.
Xu Ruantang walked past her and her gaze fell on the two men who walked into the store from outside.
It was my second uncle and a strange man.
Perhaps because their position was too remote, Chen Gang did not see the two of them, his eyes fixed on the man beside him.
Surprisingly, despite it being a square table, Chen Gang and the man sat side by side on a stool.
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