That night, Ruan Zaiqing went to Lancheng.
Including Qi Siji's three cars, there were six cars in total, rushing towards Blue City in a mighty procession.
In order to keep a low profile, they did not meet at the Mu family again, but found another villa in the suburbs of Lancheng. Mu Baizhi's old house had never been renovated and was probably in disrepair now.
Mu Mingda called the cleaning staff to rush over, packed up briefly, and then took some simple toiletries, Mu Baizhi and Ye Qian to the suburbs.
At dusk, a convoy of jeeps arrived in the suburbs. Although they were very low-key, they still alarmed the local personnel.
Qi Siji sent someone over to say hello, and then let the convoy drive in slowly.
Mu Ruanruan had heard of this place, but this was her first time here.
This is Mu Baizhi's hometown. During the war, she lived here with her family for a long time. It was also here that she met her grandfather.
Nowadays, he should be called step-grandfather. Mu Baizhi has never talked about anything related to her life experience. Everyone has always thought that the gentle man who has never lost his temper in his life is their relative.
I thought he was Mu Mingda's biological father and Mu Ruanruan's grandfather.
Now, things have changed so drastically. In just one day, the grandfather who had been dead for so long turned out not to be his biological grandfather.
Does he know it himself?
The house is at the innermost part of a town. There is a road leading to the door, but the road has been in disrepair for many years and is bumpy and difficult to walk on.
Fortunately, the jeep had a high ground, and although it was shaking, it still managed to get in.
There is a large orchard in front of the house. No one has maintained it for a long time, and the fruit trees are growing very messy, and several of them have withered.
It is early spring now. The fruit trees are beginning to sprout branches, grow new leaves, and have flower buds on top, presenting a thriving scene.
One side of the wall had collapsed and was covered with wooden boards, just enough for the car to enter and park under the fruit trees in the orchard.
Mu Ruanruan and Ruan Zaiqing were in the same car. As soon as the car stopped, she couldn't wait to get out and forgot to support Ruan Zaiqing who was behind her.
After a long time without seeing him coming down, Mu Ruanruan turned around to look. Unexpectedly, she saw a tear-stained face and a tall and straight soldier, but his legs were so weak that he couldn't get out of the car.
The guards supported him for a long time before he was able to get down to the ground.
Mu Ruanruan wanted to help him, but he stopped her: "Go see your grandma."
With the support of her parents, grandma finally arrived at the door. Mu Ruanruan rushed over, hugged grandma and quickly let go. As a result, on Ye Qian's side, the father and daughter supported grandma and waited for Ruan Zaiqing to come closer.
The two of them walked for more than forty years, just a distance of a few meters.
"Baizhi, I'm back."
The sound of crying was filled with the joy of reunion.
Ruan Zaiqing and Mu Baizhi expressed their feelings in the room.
Mu Mingda entertained Qi Siji and his group, and hired a few waiters to cook. The dishes were already prepared.
Everyone started to get busy. Ye Qian was pouring water for everyone and arranging all the big and small matters in the house, including food, daily necessities, and accommodation.
Mu Ruanruan, on the other hand, had some free time. She took the fruit plate prepared by Ye Qian and planned to send it to her grandparents.
She knocked on the door gently, but no one answered. She listened carefully, but there was no movement. Mu Ruanruan became suspicious and quietly opened the door, intending to peek in to see what was going on and ask them if they wanted some fruit or tea.
The door is not locked.
The door opened and Mu Ruanruan poked her head in. The bed, half blocked by a cabinet on the left, was covered with new sheets and quilt covers. Ruan Zaiqing was sitting on the bed, and Mu Baizhi was leaning against him with her head raised.
The two of them were actually kissing.
Well......
Mu Ruanruan quickly retreated, closed the door gently, and her face flushed.
Ye Qian came over: "What's going on? Why didn't you send it to grandpa and grandma?"
Ye Qian also wanted to knock on the door, but Mu Ruanruan quickly stopped her, hesitating and unable to speak.
Seeing that she usually spoke like a machine gun, but now she was hesitating and her face was flushed, she immediately understood. The mother and daughter smiled at each other, linked their arms, carried the fruit to the living room, and put it on the coffee table.
Qi Siji and Mu Mingda are talking.
The guards and medical staff who were traveling with them were drinking tea in the pavilion below the orchard.
"Eat some fruit, dinner will be served soon." Ye Qian said.
"No rush. The two of them haven't come out yet?" Qi Siji asked.
"Still chatting." Ye Qian looked calm.
Mu Ruanruan, on the other hand, seemed to still be affected by the scene just now. Her face was still hot as she picked up a longan and ate it.
"Ruan Ruan, come here and talk to Grandpa Qi for a while." Qi Siji called her.
Qi Siji liked this girl since he met her, not only because she looked like Mu Baizhi, but also because he felt that he had a strong connection with her.
"Grandpa Qi, this longan is so sweet, please try it."
Qi Siji took the longan handed over by Mu Ruanruan. At this time, Mu Mingda's phone rang.
A few days ago, in order to facilitate communication, Mu Ruanruan also bought a mobile phone for Mu Mingda in the space. It was also small and exquisite, and much more advanced than the phones of this era.
Mu Mingda went out to answer the phone, while Mu Ruanruan and Qi Siji chatted casually.
The two mostly talked about things in Shangshui Village, especially those related to Qi Juan.
It can be seen that Qi Siji really loves this granddaughter very much.
"I also have a grandson who is three years older than Juan. He is also very well behaved and is still in school."
"Are you in college?"
Qi Siji shook his head. "He's in his second year of graduate school, but he still wants to continue. He says he wants to get a doctorate."
Mu Ruanruan admired that top student very much. At that time, she had finished her graduate studies and couldn't wait to graduate. She had no intention of studying for a doctorate at all, and now she didn't even plan to go to college.
“He’s excellent.”
"He's quite down-to-earth. I'll introduce you two to each other someday. It's time for him to come back and meet Grandma Mu. Ruan Ruan, where are you planning to go to college?"
Mu Ruanruan laughed dryly. How could she say that she didn't plan to go to college?
"I haven't thought about it yet," she said.
"Don't want to go?"
Mu Ruan Ruan smiled and agreed.
I thought he would persuade me, but when he heard that she didn't want to go to college, he said directly: "It's okay not to go. Start a family soon. You are 19 this year, right?"
hehe......
No matter where you go, you can't escape the fate of being worried about your lifelong affairs.
Mu Ruanruan quickly found an excuse to leave.
Mu Mingda is still on the phone.
"You don't need to talk about this matter anymore. Now that it has come to this, it can be said that our two families are not destined to be together and cannot become relatives. There is no need to mention this matter again in the future."
After hanging up the phone, Mu Ruanruan asked if it was the Zhao family calling.
Mu Mingda comforted her, "Don't worry. Since you don't like Zhao Jinyu anymore, just let it go. A good horse won't turn back to the pasture it belongs to, especially since it's not good grass."
"Well, there's always someone better out there."
"Let's go see grandpa and grandma."
"Uh, why don't you go and chat with Grandpa Qi for a while."
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