The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

Chapter 196 Go get the skewers

After hearing Ruyi say this, Darong sat there looking at Ruyi in a daze, feeling a little confused for a moment.

Logically speaking, Xiao Huya is over 30 years old now. If he has not mentioned the idea of ​​getting married to Ruyi, then Darong feels that she is a little unsure about the child's feelings towards Ruyi.

"Didn't Xiao Du tell you that he wanted to get married?" Darong looked at Ruyi thoughtfully.

"At least no one has talked to me seriously about this matter." After Ruyi finished speaking, she pursed her lips unconsciously.

Darong looked at Ruyi and didn't continue the conversation.

In fact, Ruyi did not reject the idea of ​​getting married. She was just waiting for Xiao Huya's proposal. After all, Ruyi was a girl, and she couldn't ask Xiao Huya to marry her first.

Because of the traditional early marriage mentality in southern suburbs, people of Ruyi's generation seem to have to get married immediately after graduating from university.

But Xiao Huya is a child who grew up in the urban area. Even though they both belong to Yutian, there are still subtle differences between them.

For example, when it comes to marriage age, most people in urban areas start dating after the age of 25, and getting married before the age of 30 is the norm.

Ruyi has just graduated from school, so Xiao Huya doesn’t want to get married, but he simply doesn’t dare to propose.

He was afraid that Darong and Zhong Yunxing would think he was too impatient, which would affect the impression he left on him in their minds.

As a result, although both parties were obviously very anxious, it was awkward and no one mentioned it, and Ruyi and Xiao Huya's marriage was put on hold.

In May of that year, Ruyi finally passed the last intermediate exam and obtained the intermediate qualification as she wished.

This is a relatively advantageous professional title level among her peers, and her work in the firm has finally moved away from just doing odd jobs.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Ruyi just came back from get off work and saw Darong sitting on the sofa sulking.

"Your father is such a filial son. He also agreed to bring your grandparents over without even consulting me. He really thinks I'm easy to bully."

In fact, when Ruyi entered the room and saw Darong's appearance, she had already guessed 80% of the situation. Now Ruyi's work and life are relatively stable, and the only thing that can make Darong anxious is the problem of her grandparents.

"Why did you come to our house again? Aren't you living well at home?" Ruyi didn't know what was going on and could only wait for Darong's explanation.

"Your aunt has gone to work, so there's no one to cook for you, and your grandma can't take care of you alone."

"Ah? My aunt is looking for a job?"

It’s no wonder that Ruyi was so surprised. Wenying hasn’t been to work for many years since Zhong Yunsheng’s office opened.

After only cooking for my grandparents for a few months, I was forced to go out and find a job. It was indeed an obvious sign of giving up.

"They are not looking for a job. They are going to work. They are on duty today."

Darong snorted and laughed unhappily, her eyes full of disdain. Wenying really tried her best to avoid the old man.

"Did you have a fight with my dad?" Although Ruyi was surprised about Wenying's affairs, she had no interest in asking about it. Instead, she was more concerned about Darong and Zhong Yunxing's affairs.

"Can we not quarrel? He is not the only child. Why should our family have to sacrifice for everything?" Darong seemed to be feeling aggrieved again, and she unconsciously raised her voice a little while speaking.

In fact, Ruyi didn't know how to respond. She couldn't fully empathize with her parents' feelings. She had no brothers or sisters, so naturally she couldn't understand the feeling of grievance caused by parental injustice.

"So...what are you going to do?"

Ruyi was actually very afraid that Darong would really have a falling out with Zhong's mother in person, so she sounded a little more cautious when asking questions.

"Hey, what can I do? I was just making trouble with your father. If they really came, I couldn't kick them out. Especially your grandfather, he never made things difficult for me. During those years, with your grandfather at home to keep you company, we could both work with peace of mind..."

Darong's tone became calmer and calmer as she spoke, and her voice gradually dropped in pitch.

Darong has this kind of personality. She understands the injustice and grievances, but she always remembers the warmth others have given her, and is able to restrain all her calculations. She is the stupidest, but also the kindest.

Seeing that Darong's mood seemed to have eased a lot, Ruyi leaned on her mother and said coquettishly: "Mom, let's go out to eat, go to the night market to eat skewers, I'll take you on my bike."

Zhong Yunxing used to have a large electric car when he was working on the construction site. Since he bought the car, this electric car has become Ruyi's means of transportation to and from work.

At that time, the community where Darong lived was relatively remote, with only a small vegetable market nearby. If she wanted to buy more things or go shopping in the mall, she had to take a bus to get there.

Darong suffers from severe motion sickness when riding the bus, so most of the time, as long as Zhong Yunxing is not at home, she will not go out after work.

"Is it possible? It's a bit far, right?" Darong thought about it and was still somewhat worried about Ruyi's cycling skills.

"No problem. I usually ride my bike when I go out to do business. It's no problem." Ruyi stood up and changed his shoes with confidence.

After going out with Ruyi, Darong's mood became much brighter. The early summer evening breeze blew gently and made people feel comfortable and relaxed.

At that time, Yutian had not yet implemented new regulations on the management of electric vehicles, so Ruyi and Darong rode their bikes towards the night market.

There is indeed no problem with Ruyi's cycling skills, but his brain is not very good at thinking.

I knew that I had already ridden the bike for several laps during the day, and now that I had one more person on board, the battery would obviously be consumed much faster, but I didn't realize the distance I had traveled at all.

Just when I was halfway through the ride, with no village or shop around, the electric bike ran out of power.

The old-fashioned large electric car that can carry people would have difficulty pushing it once it lost power, let alone Ruyi. Moreover, the mother and daughter happened to be on the side of the ring road, where there was no power.

"What should we do?" Ruyi parked the car on the side of the road, sat on the curb and stared at Darong.

"Why don't you call your dad?" Darong pushed for a while but couldn't push it anymore.

"My dad will definitely die of laughter. We'll have one more joke to tell." Ruyi laughed awkwardly.

After Zhong Yunxing received the call, he laughed without any concealment on the other end of the phone. After asking for the two people's location, he borrowed a small pickup truck from his leader and went to rescue his wife and children.

"You go sit in the bucket." Zhong Yunxing bared his little white teeth and said to Ruyi with a mocking look on his face.