Chapter 66: The City
One more
When Ruan Wan woke up, it was almost dark.
She hugged her head and groaned, thinking that it was a tragedy that she hadn't filled the weakness of bad drinking in her two lifetimes. But in the future, you still have to control the amount of zhì, you don't feel it when you drink, and you will feel a headache when you wake up.
Ruan Wan rolled back and forth on the sofa a few times with tears streaming down her face, and finally the whole person was rolled up by the thin blanket covering her body and turned into a freshly baked caterpillar.
"Bang!"
A glass of water was "smashed" on the coffee table beside her, and the liquid in it was slightly golden in the light and smelled very sweet.
Ruan Wan raised her head and smiled flatteringly at her helpless grandmother, before she struggled to break free from the quilt and sit up, grab the warm cup of honey water and drink it. Honey water is not a fairy water spiritual spring, so naturally it is impossible to relieve the headache immediately, but it greatly relieves her dry mouth and soothes the anger in her mouth and stomach. She let out a long sigh of relief, only to feel that her whole person was alive again.
"You little drunkard. β
"Hey, hey......" Ruan Wan stood up and looked around the room, "What about that guy?"
"You drove me away. β
ββ¦β¦ What?"
"Don't you remember?" said Grandma in a faint tone, "after you drank too much, you drove him out of the house with a broom, and chased him for three streets before you carried the broom home as triumphantly as an old pig carrying a nail rake." Why? Such a great achievement that is enough to make the whole town famous, and when you wake up, you don't remember it?"
Ruan Wan: "......"
Really?
Not at all!
However, with her attitude towards Qiao Yi, it is very likely that she would do this kind of thing!
She...... Her fame!qaq
Ruan Wanzheng was extremely sad, but she accidentally saw her grandmother snickering, and she reacted and said indignantly: "Grandma, you are a liar!"
"yes, I'm lying. Grandma looked at her, "And then?"
......Ruan Wan's heart was simply sad and flowed against the current, but she honestly said, "I was wrong, I don't dare anymore." β
"It's useless to just talk about it. Grandma poked her forehead fiercely, "Just keep it in my heart!"
"Oh. Ruan Wan answered honestly.
"Don't take it seriously. Grandma hated iron and said, "If you can't drink it, don't drink it, pretend to be a big-tailed wolf." This is still at home, and if you go out in the future, you will drink it if someone else pours you wine? What if something happens to you when you get drunk? You are not afraid that I will worry?"
Ruan Wan, who was a little sluggish because of drunkenness, reacted at this time, it turned out that her grandmother wanted to use this incident to tighten her strings, so as not to take her lightly on safety matters and cause some terrible bitter fruits. She hurriedly corrected her attitude, saying that she absolutely remembered it and promised not to do it again, so she almost raised her hand and swore it!
But since she didn't get drunk and flirt, that is......
"He went on his own?"
"Otherwise?" said my grandmother angrily, "I was expecting you to send off guests, but you were fine, and you slept until you snored." β
ββ¦β¦ Grandma, I don't snore when I sleep. β
"I say you will hit you. β
"Okay, good, I'll fight, I'll fight. Ruan Wan secretly slandered herself, this is too unreasonable, but she didn't dare to say anything, lest she be beaten violently - don't look at her grandmother's pretending to be "weak" in front of Qiao Yi, she is very clear, if this old man raises a feather duster to chase her now, he can hold on for at least thirty minutes!
According to her grandmother's way, where could she not see that Ruan Wanyan was insincere, she snorted lightly and said, "I let that kid take away all the wine you hid in the room." β
Ruan Wan: "......" Sunny, sunny, thunderbolt, thunderbolt!
Drinking a glass of fruit wine before going to bed once in a while is the joy of her life!
"I think he likes it. β
After saying this...... No, after making up for this hand knife, Grandma was in a good mood and Shi Shiran left, leaving Ruan Wan who gritted her teeth. Well, the latter now has only one sentence in his heart - Qiao Yi, I swear to be incompatible with you!!
Sometimes, curses can work, such as-
"Ahh
"Xiao Yi, why did you sneeze suddenly, is it because it was raining when you came back, isn't it a cold?" Su Fanghua stood up and shouted, "Mother Wu, go make a bowl for the young master......"
"No need. Qiao Yi, who had just entered the house, said, "I'm fine, I don't have a cold." "It did rain when I came back, yes, but as soon as I arrived, I met the driver, where was the chance to get wet.
He hadn't expected it to rain here, but thanks to it, the temperature had dropped a little - just as Wish had said when he came back before, he would feel that it was too hot to come back after visiting that town once in the summer.
Thinking about it this way, it is also remarkable that the little girl can last for half a month.
"Brother, what are you carrying?" Qiao, who had long been curious, asked with a smile.
"Some specialty. Qiao Yi delicately put the things he was carrying on the coffee table. Grandma Su didn't give him anything valuable, so he accepted it without much excuse. At the noon table, he liked the fresh mushroom tofu soup and the plate of cucumber lotus root slices the most, the soup could not be brought, but Grandma Su gave him a lot of cucumber root slices, all of which were packed in transparent glass bottles, and the seal was wrapped in a piece of floral fabric, which looked simple and beautiful.
But......
The relationship between their grandparents and grandchildren is also really good.
His attention fell on the glass bottle for a long time, and Grandma Su said proudly: "This is what my Xiaowan came up with." β
When she took the wine, she said, "Take it away, take it away, take it away, lest this little gluttonous cat steal wine behind my back and be angry." β
When Grandma Su said this, she looked proud and loving, even when she spoke heavily.
There may not be a comparison between affection and affection, but there is a difference in the way of expression - and today he is well aware of this.
Grandpa and Dad are introverted, and even if they care, they will never talk about it;
As a stepmother, Aunt Su can be said to be cautious when dealing with him, even if she cares, she only stops at the point;
For example, in the case just now, if Grandma Su would pinch the little girl's nose and pour a bowl of ginger candy directly, this kind of thing, Aunt Su would never do it to him - of course, the reverse is also true. When Aunt Su entered the door, he was already old, and he did not cultivate a "mother-son relationship" with her, so he could only be said to be respectful.
My aunt loved him like a son, probably because she had been abroad for a long time, and she always exaggerated when she expressed her concern, which sometimes made him a little difficult to adapt;
As for the wishes...... She's still a child who needs his attention, ahem, thank God not being taken by the little girl to talk nonsense, and he doesn't expect her to express "brother and sister feelings" in any way.
Therefore, the way the little girl and her grandmother got along was unfamiliar to him. β¦β¦ Well, or arguably somewhat envious. If his mother were still around, he would probably express his love so affectionately.
Unfortunately, there are no ifs.
Qiao Yi lowered his eyes, laughing in his heart for his strange "sentimentality" today.
"Brother, why are you sighing suddenly?" Qiao looked at his brother, blinked, and whispered, "It can't be the one who arrived, right?"
Qiao Yi: "......" He was stunned for a while, but he didn't react, "That?"
"Well, Mom said that people with menstrual periods are easily affected by the weather!" Qiao wished that menarche would not come too early or too late, just before the arrival of summer - Su Fanghua saw that she was very arrogant and did not take it seriously, and sometimes gave her some knowledge. Xiao Qiao was distracted and half-understood, it happened to be raining today, and compared with her brother's situation, she came to such an astonishing conclusion! "What about Dad...... Where's Grandpa...... Whoa!
Qiao Yi finally reacted, his first reaction was a violent cough, and then he gave his sister a brain breakdown, crying and laughing: "Don't mess around!" What the hell is this.
Joe wished to hold his head: "???"
"I actually coughed. Su Fanghua said uneasily, "It's really a cold, right?"
ββ¦β¦ I'm really fine. Qiao Yi glanced at the "culprit" and replied with a good attitude, "It's just that I accidentally choked." β
ββ¦β¦ Oh. Su Fanghua nodded incredulously.
"Alright, Fanghua. At this moment, Qiao Jingwei opened his mouth and said, "Xiao Yi has always been measured, he won't hide it if he is really sick, you can rest assured." β
Hearing her husband say this, Su Fanghua's demeanor really relaxed a lot - it is difficult to be a stepmother, even if Qiao Yi is not a bear child. Since entering the door of Qiao's house, she can pat her chest and say that she has never embarrassed Qiao Yi in the slightest, and she has never thought of taking anything away from him, which can be seen from the fact that she has not had any more children since she gave birth to her wishes. It's just that when she got married, Xiao Yi was no longer young, so they never got along with the mother-son relationship. Fortunately, the relationship between Xinyuan and Xiaoyi has always been very good, and they will definitely be able to help each other in the future.
Thinking of this, the corners of Su Fanghua's mouth hooked up with a smile.
Speaking of which, she remembered one thing-
"Jingwei, are you free next Friday night?"
"No, what's wrong?"
"It was Sister Luo's birthday party, and she invited me to it. Su Fanghua replied with a smile.
Although because of Ruan Wan's "deliberate smearing", Su Fanghua's impression of Yan Mingxiu is not good, but the relationship is not something that can be broken. Not to mention, Sister Luo, who can speak well, still has a high impression score here, so it is not surprising that there is such a thing - after all, adults can't be like children, shouting "I'll never play with you again" can really do what they say.
After thinking about it, Qiao Jingwei shook his head: "I wasn't free that day, let Xiao Yi accompany you that day." β
Two more
Qiao Yi was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't object, anyway, it's not the first time this kind of thing has happened, no matter how Aunt Su is also his nominal mother, when his father is not available, it is normal for him to accompany him as a son.
"Wish, what about you?" Su Fanghua habitually looked at Qiao Wish.
"Can I not go?" said Joe, wishingly, with an unhappy expression.
"Why?" Su Fanghua looked at her in surprise, "Isn't your Aunt Luo very good to you?" This is also a reason why she has a high opinion of Luo Xiaofeng - no mother will hate people who treat their children well.
"Yes, that's good, that's right. Joe's face puffed up, "But I just don't want to go." "Aunt Luo will indeed give her a lot of things, swimming cards, trinkets, beautiful clothes...... But she always felt that Aunt Luo looked at her strangely, and she secretly told her sister about this, and what her sister said to her at that time made her speechless and felt very reasonable-"Isn't it like a hungry dog looking at bones?" cough, although it seems a bit rude to compare Aunt Luo to a "dog", it is subtle and appropriate.
Su Fanghua was speechless.
"If you don't want to go, don't go. Qiao Yi said casually, "She will be in the third year of junior high school soon, so it's good to read more books at home." β
"Mmmm, I must read well!" Qiao nodded again and again, looking very fond of learning.
Su Fanghua was angry and funny: "When did you love learning so much?"
"I've always loved it so much!"
Su Fanghua shook her head, although Luo Xiaofeng has a good relationship with her, but compared to her daughter, she is nothing. Since she didn't want to go, of course she wouldn't force it, let alone Qiao Yi spoke on this matter. She has always attached great importance to this stepson, and she will think twice about everything he says, so of course she will not dismiss his mention lightly.
As a result, Joe's wish not to go was a foregone conclusion.
As for whether Luo Xiaofeng will feel uncomfortable about this, that's her own business. Anyway, when she secretly threw things on fire, she definitely didn't expect that the "culprit" of this matter was in a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, enjoying her summer vacation freely.
Every Chinese student loves and hates "reading".
What I hate is that since I can remember, the school has been closely connected with me, and this fate is destined to last for ten or twenty years. The wonderful thing is that everyone who is still studying thinks about graduation, and when they graduate, they understand the truth that "graduation equals unemployment", and they can't wait to start all over again.
In the final analysis, people are creatures that probably grow up in regret again and again.
To get back to the point, for students, the summer vacation of elementary school, junior high school and high school should be the happiest time during the study period. There is no other reason - no homework, but there is an anxious anticipation of a new life that is about to begin.
Ruan Wan was in such a "happy time" at this time.
The day after she returned, she went to school with her friends to check the results of the high school entrance examination, which were about the same as what she had estimated beforeβa pretty good result, enough to get her into the first middle school of her dreams. Hearing the news, my grandmother was very happy, and said that in addition to fruit wine this year, she would make a few more bottles of osmanthus sauce for her to eat - osmanthus sauce is simple, but it is osmanthus sugar and a little honey, but it is also a test of patience and work. If the person who does it is impatient and the work is not in place, the final osmanthus sauce will generally have a bitter and astringent taste, and it doesn't matter how much sugar you add.
Ruan Wan likes the osmanthus sauce made by her grandmother, and the most common way to eat it is not to soak it in water, but to make it into a dumpling core. The white and fluffy dumplings are served from the pot, and a bite of the sweet osmanthus sauce overflows into the mouth, which is simply happy!
Song Ting did well in the exam, she had decided to enter No. 1 Middle School with Ruan Wan before, and when she went to school to see her results, she jumped up on the spot, hugged Ruan Wan several times, and her boyfriend was full of strength.
It's a pity that Yu Qiaoqiao's score is a little less than theirs, and it is a bit hanging to enter the first middle school - the specific result depends on this year's score line, but it is definitely no problem to enter the second middle school and the county middle school.
"It's okay!" Song Ting comforted Yu Qiaoqiao, who was a little sad, "The total county seat is so big, and the distance between the three schools is not big, we can meet at any time if we want to meet!
"Yes......" Yu Qiaoqiao said a little dejectedly, "I originally said that I could live in the dormitory with you." β
Well, for kids who never leave home, "living in a dormitory" is a big appeal!
"No, it's okay!" Song Ting didn't know how to persuade her, so she thought for a long time and held back a sentence, "It's better to be newlywed after a long absence!"
Yu Qiaoqiao: "......"
Ruan Wan: "......"
Song Ting herself: "......"
The three of them were silent for a moment, then burst out laughing at the same time.
It was probably because of the imminent separation that in the days that followed, the three of them were so tight that they were almost wearing a pair of pants (grandma's language). In any case, they were the lucky ones compared to the other students who took the exams at the same time - they performed well in the exams and were able to get into good schools with their grades.
In this "special period", there is one more thing to talk about in the town.
"Your child is taking the high school entrance examination this year, right?"
"How's it going?"
"Which school did you decide to attend?"
"My little rabbit cub, usually let him read books and don't read them, saying that he wants to combine work and rest, and as a result, hey!
β¦β¦
Well, parents love to show off so much!
Grandma doesn't like to show off, but no one dares to ask her to show off, because ...... Everyone knows that this old man is extremely good at slapping his face! Of course, for Ruan Wan, there is one more thing that Grandma is good at - Tianyantong!
She had known about this for a long time......
Because no matter what she does, she can't seem to hide it from this old man with his hands and eyes.
For example......
For Ruan Wan, going home is a good thing, but there is also a little trouble, and that is ...... Ahem, it's not very convenient to use a computer. Jinnian went back the day after meeting her, and since then, their contact information has only been email. If it was in the previous life, she would have forced him to stay with tears in her eyes, but now...... Well, how could she do this kind of thing that harms her and benefits her.
The frequency of correspondence between Du Jinnian and Ruan Wan is not high, about once every two or three days - after all, they are not familiar with each other!
However, as the number of exchanges increased, Ruan Wan felt that she had gradually regained her previous tacit understanding, but she didn't know...... Is he the same. However, she thinks that he is really seriously cute sometimes. She just asked him about the situation, and he was able to send thirty or forty photos, which was really intoxicating. But at the same time, cough, it's also a little subtle cute.
At the same time, he also began to ask about some things related to her.
Ruan Wan didn't have a digital camera or a mobile phone at hand, so naturally she couldn't record it with photos, so she could only describe it in words. Fortunately, she also graduated from the Chinese Department in her last life, and her language description skills are not bad.
She didn't want this connection to be severed when she returned home, so she had to bite the bullet and apply to her grandmother.
"Grandma, can you do it?"
"What?"
"Ahem, you see, I'm almost in high school. β
"So you want to raise your pocket money?" Grandma waved her hand very magnanimously, "Okay, one dollar a month." β
Ruan Wan: "......" a piece of osmanthus cake? She secretly vomited blood, and continued, "It's not pocket money." I mean, you see I'm a high school student and I'm totally exposed to new things, right?"
"For example?"
Ruan Wan looked at her grandmother with a smile but not a smile, and said stubbornly: "For example...... Computers and the like......"
"And then?"
And then ...... Ahem, isn't there an internet cafΓ© in town, I go there every few days...... Success?" she assured with four fingers, "an hour at a time!"
"Oh, an hour. Grandma nodded.
"Uh-huh!"
"No, I can't. β
ββ¦β¦βqaq
The town only opened a new Internet cafΓ© last year, and it only took a short time for business to go from the initial mediocre to the boom later, which shows that the Internet is really very attractive to people. Naturally, there are disobedient unlucky children who skip class to go online, and some parents begin to surround, chase, block, and intercept! However, how strong is the fighting power of bear children, when they want to do something with all their hearts, then no one can stop it!
Ruan Wan knew that her grandmother's evaluation of Internet cafes would not be high, but she felt that her credit value should be quite high, but she didn't expect it...... She overestimated herself. qaq
After begging n many times to no avail, she could only give up in tears, wondering if she would go secretly after dressing up, but if she was discovered...... The consequences are very strict, maybe she will be chased and cut by her grandmother with a kitchen knife! Moreover, the town is full of acquaintances, even if she can fool her grandmother, she may not be able to fool others, tangled!
This night, she thought about it, but she couldn't come up with a solution. If it really doesn't work, you can only temporarily cut off communication with Jinnian and wait until school starts......
The next morning, Ruan Wan, who hadn't slept well all night, unexpectedly had dark circles under her eyes.
When she went to the living room with her sleepy eyes rubbed, she unexpectedly saw ......
"Is it okay to put it here?"
"Yes, that's it. β
Ruan Wan stared at the two staff members in blue uniforms, one of them carrying an installation bag, and the other holding a tray of thick white threads in his hands, which was ......
"Help me drive a nail here and hang the cable here. β
"Okay, Grandma Su, don't worry, I'll nail it for you in a while. β
Ruan Wan: "......"
This is......