Upon hearing this, the expressions of the two people beside her changed.
How dare you say such a thing?
"Sis! Can't you wake up?!"
Li Shuyang sighed heavily.
Xu Ruantang quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Let's talk things out calmly, don't be impulsive."
She pulled Li Shuhe's arm and walked slowly. "Shuhe, marriage is a serious matter and not something to be taken lightly. If Shen Qingwen really likes you enough, he will find a way to persuade your parents. You just need to wait."
"Don't even think about secretly getting a marriage certificate with him. If he really lets you do that, it means he doesn't respect you or your family from the bottom of his heart."
"Think about it, if he doesn't respect you now, do you think he'll choose you over his family after you get married?"
Perhaps it's a case of things reaching their extreme and then reversing; a single sentence from Li Shuyang could trigger Li Shuhe's rebellious streak.
Li Shuhe seemed to have taken in what Xu Ruantang was rambling on about.
She hugged Xu Ruantang's arm, smiling especially happily, "Ruanruan, don't worry, I won't do that, I understand everything you're saying."
I hope she truly understands.
Upon entering the compound, Xu Ruantang chose to separate from the two men.
Li Shuyang and Li Shuhe were still worried and wanted to take her home first.
Xu Ruantang refused decisively.
If this compound isn't safe, then there's no safe place in the world.
Xu Ruantang brought the key and opened the courtyard gate herself to go inside.
She stood in the courtyard and looked up; the study light was on.
Why is Chen Ji still reading?
She went to the main room and opened the refrigerator to find ice water.
I searched for ages but couldn't find it.
I clearly remember that she put it in the refrigerator before leaving the house.
Turning around, she saw a clay pot on the dining table with a lid on it.
Xu Ruantang opened it curiously; it looked like porridge.
There was a spoon and an empty bowl next to her. She picked up the spoon and stirred it. There were yam, lotus seeds, white fungus and red dates inside. If you looked closely, there were also some lily bulbs and longan pulp.
Goodness, we need to replenish this.
Xu Ruantang still happily filled a bowl.
The sweet and soft flavor spreads in your mouth, and the yam melts in your mouth with just a gentle touch.
Chen Ji's porridge-cooking skills are getting better and better.
There must have been rock sugar in it.
He knew Xu Ruantang didn't like sweets, so he didn't add too much, giving it a hint of sweetness without being cloying.
Xu Ruantang felt much better after taking a bite.
She probably knew that stewing yam and red dates together could strengthen the spleen, nourish blood, and benefit the stomach.
For someone like Xu Ruantang who has mild gastritis, it's equivalent to dietary therapy.
Xu Ruantang ran upstairs with the bowl in her arms.
The study door was not closed. Chen Ji was sitting upright behind the desk when Xu Ruantang sat down in his lap while holding a bowl.
"Ah, open your mouth, eat with me."
Xu Ruantang scooped up a spoonful of porridge, blew on it, and fed it to Chen Ji.
Chen Ji ate it without giving him any face.
As soon as she sat on his lap, Chen Ji instinctively reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Did you have fun?"
Chen Ji's voice was deep and inexplicably carried a chilling aura.
Xu Ruantang, engrossed in her porridge, was completely oblivious to what was happening. She nodded blankly and said, "It was alright. We went to the department store first, then went to see a movie. We even picked a romance movie, which made Shuhe cry again."
She chuckled softly, "If I hadn't run into your second uncle today, everything would have been perfect."
As she said this, she turned to look at Chen Ji, pouting, "Chen Ji, I have something to tell you that you may not be able to accept, but it is probably true."
Xu Ruantang and Chen Ji were inseparable, and she would definitely tell Chen Ji about what happened with Chen Gang today.
Chen Ji narrowed his long, narrow eyes slightly, his tone neither warm nor cold: "Is that so? I also have something to tell you, you go first."
His tone was somewhat strange.
Xu Ruantang didn't think much of it. She put down her bowl, patted her hands, and cupped Chen Ji's face in her hands. "I saw your second uncle having dinner with a man named Zhang Chao today."
Chen Ji raised an eyebrow. "Hmm?"
“They were very affectionate.” Xu Ruantang’s mind was in turmoil, and she didn’t know how to put it. “How should I put it, they would hold hands and look at each other with lingering affection.”
Xu Ruantang was really afraid that after she finished speaking, Chen Ji would throw her out of the window.
I feel that as a straight man, he probably wouldn't be able to accept it so easily.
"If I told you that men and women can love each other, and men can love each other, could you accept that?"
Chen Ji was stunned for five seconds. Xu Ruantang saw shock and disbelief in his usually calm dark eyes.
Xu Ruantang swallowed hard, gripping Chen Ji's clothes tightly, trying to explain to him: "I know you can't accept it right now, it's okay, you can process it slowly. This kind of thing will be accepted by the public in the future, and there are even same-sex marriages abroad."
"Men can date men, and women can date women."
Chen Ji's face was stern and his expression was cold and indifferent.
It seems he was really hit hard.
"You... say something, or we'll stop talking if you can't accept it."
Xu Ruantang turned around to get off Chen Ji's lap, but he pulled her back.
Chen Ji's tone was flat and without any fluctuation, "I can accept it, but since this happened to my own family member, I still need to process it slowly."
He pulled Xu Ruantang into his arms, looked down at her, and asked, "Will this kind of situation become common in the future?"
Xu Ruantang nodded, "Especially young people."
How do you know so much? Will it be reported in the newspapers?
Xu Ruantang shook her head.
Chen Ji was too close to her, and the pressure emanating from him was too strong; she always felt like she couldn't breathe.
"Stay away from me." Xu Ruantang pushed his face away with her hand. "I'll tell you slowly."
After Chen Ji stepped back a bit, Xu Ruantang continued, "We currently communicate with others by writing letters, telegrams, or making phone calls. With the development of technology, telephones have gradually become mobile, no longer requiring a wire, and can be used simply by carrying them on your person."
"At first, they were the 'big brother' mobile phones, and you probably still have those now, they were really big, like bricks..."
Xu Ruantang told Chen Ji about the history of the telephone, and when she talked about smartphones, she herself found it amazing.
After listening, Chen Ji nodded thoughtfully.
He asked Xu Ruantang a question: "Will cars fly in the future?"
Xu Ruantang: "......"
"Back then, I couldn't fly yet; what flew was still airplanes, but there were already driverless cars."
The two talked about this topic for a long time, until Xu Ruantang's voice was hoarse.
Chen Ji is like a walking encyclopedia of 100,000 Whys; he's curious about everything and wants to ask about everything.
Sometimes Xu Ruantang was speechless when he asked her questions, and she wanted to punch him.
She waved her hand, "Stop! My porridge is cold, I want to drink porridge."
Xu Ruantang stood up, picked up her bowl, and was about to drink when she glanced at the table and almost choked on a mouthful of porridge.
"Chen Ji! You touched my bag?!"
Her little yellow book, which she had brought from the original owner's house, was openly laid out on the table.
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