Xu Ruantang: "......"
After releasing her, Chen Ji began to casually tidy up the things in the vegetable basket.
Xu Ruantang pulled up a chair, sat down next to him, and rested her chin on her hands as she watched him.
"Chen Ji".
"Um?"
"Come over when you're done."
Chen Ji walked to her side, and Xu Ruantang pulled his arm and carefully examined Chen Ji's watch.
It's the same style as hers, except the women's chain is thinner and looks more delicate.
"Your watch doesn't have a hole in the middle either. Do you think our watches are fake?"
Xu Ruantang was filled with questions.
There shouldn't be many counterfeit goods these days.
Chen Ji answered with certainty, "There's no fake one, why?"
“I went to Sister Xiuxiu’s house today and ran into Shen Youyou. She has a watch that’s the same one you bought for me.”
As Xu Ruantang spoke, she then denied her own statement, "No, it's different. There's a hole in the middle of her watch face."
"He probably bumped or scraped something somewhere."
Chen Ji asked casually, "What do you want for dinner?"
Xu Ruantang's attention was quickly diverted by his question.
Her temperature didn't fluctuate after that, so the recurring fever should be over.
Xu Ruantang originally planned to go to the store, but Wang Xiuxiu came looking for her the next day.
She was still holding the sketches in her hand. "Ruan Tang, I've shown them to President Huan. He said the style is a bit avant-garde and asked you to revise them again."
"Avant-garde? What exactly does that mean?"
Wang Xiuxiu then repeated Huan Yuanliang's original words to Xu Ruantang.
Xu Ruantang quickly understood what he meant.
Upon closer examination, his considerations make a lot of sense; every era has its own popular trends.
Things that are suitable in modern times may not be appreciated by people in this era.
Xu Ruantang spent two days at home pondering, but she was never quite satisfied with the result.
So she simply left and went to pick up Xiaobao to play.
Try to clear your head; inspiration might just strike.
Xiao Bao has grown taller again. It's very obvious how much weight a child can lose; he's grown taller, and his face has become smaller.
Xu Ruantang noticed that Gao Baoliang's wife was acting strangely, deliberately protecting her stomach when she walked, so she asked, "Are you pregnant?"
Gao Baoliang's wife blushed immediately and said shyly in a low voice, "Well, it's not my period yet, so I haven't told anyone."
According to Gao Baoliang's wife, it should have been just over a month.
She went to the hospital for a checkup after her period was late, and that's when she found out.
The weather outside was gloomy, as if a downpour was imminent.
Xu Ruantang didn't take Xiaobao out to play; she stayed at home with her.
Children are tireless and always full of energy, running around everywhere.
Xiao Bao loves to rummage around, but luckily Chen Ji and Xu Ruantang don't have many things, so they're not worried about her grabbing something and hitting herself.
Xu Ruantang sat on the sofa while Xiaobao ran around on the floor.
Without her even glancing at it, Xiao Bao somehow turned on the TV.
The television screen appeared, and Xiao Bao stood still, staring intently at it.
Xu Ruantang was both amused and exasperated.
She discovered this when she went to Gao Baoliang's house; they had bought a television.
After the couple got married, Gao Baoliang's wife stopped working because of their child, and she is now pregnant. It is somewhat inconvenient for her to take care of the child alone.
She would use the television to distract Xiaobao.
Who would have thought this child was so clever? At less than a year and a half old, he already knows how to imitate adults turning on the TV.
"Xiao Bao, let's not watch TV, how about Mommy reads a book with you instead?"
There was nothing they could do about it in the Gao family.
Xu Ruantang still thought that she should watch as little as possible.
She reached out and turned off the TV, intending to hug Xiaobao.
Xiao Bao ran off immediately. She walked up to the TV, grabbed something, and threw it on the ground.
He was muttering something in a language that Xu Ruantang couldn't understand.
Xu Ruantang looked down and saw that what Xiaobao had thrown was her watch, the dial of which was cracked.
Before she could say anything, Xiao Bao started whimpering.
"Electric...electric...."
While shouting, she reached for the TV with her little hands.
Xu Ruantang picked her up and said, "Don't look at the lights. Come on, Mom will take you to play in the yard."
Such a young child has become a TV addict.
On Sunday afternoon, Xu Ruantang and Chen Ji went to the Gao family's house together.
After dropping Xiaobao off, Chen Ji spoke with Gao Baoliang alone.
He didn't say anything extra, just told Gao Baoliang to come to him anytime if he had any difficulties.
It's too tiring for a woman in early pregnancy to take care of a baby; they can help out.
The next day, Chen Ji went to work, and Xu Ruantang also left with her watch.
She planned to first find a watch repair shop, and then go to the bookstore near the art academy to look for professional books.
In this era without the internet, she could only go to bookstores if she wanted to learn.
Xu Ruantang never expected that she would run into Shen Youyou by simply walking into a watch repair shop.
Shen Youyou also came alone.
She wasn't wearing a skirt today; instead, she was dressed in understated black pants and a white shirt, along with a pair of stylish sunglasses.
Xu Ruantang didn't recognize her at first. After entering the store, she thought the owner was busy with business, so she stood aside and waited.
"Boss, can you take a look at my watch? Why isn't it spinning?"
Shen Youyou's voice is very unique, and her sweet and soft voice is very recognizable. Xu Ruantang recognized it immediately.
She looked in their direction.
The shopkeeper took the watch and, seeing Xu Ruantang, asked directly, "Comrade, do you also repair watches?"
Xu Ruantang nodded, "Yes, she came first, you can fix her first, I'm not in a hurry."
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