allonlinenovel Chapter 186 First Visit
Chapter 186 First Visit
Darong's job is relatively easy, and she can basically get home around 4 o'clock every afternoon. When she comes back, she sees that Ruyi's luggage has been packed, and she feels a little reluctant.
Although Ruyi's school is not far away and she can come back almost every week, Darong always feels empty inside as soon as school starts and is reluctant to let her child go.
"Mom, make some pancakes with shrimp paste tonight. Don't cook in such a hot day. I'll go buy some pancakes." Ruyi said to Darong, who was sweating profusely when she just came in.
"Okay, you should have called earlier, I could have brought it up just now."
Ruyi changed her clothes and went downstairs to buy some cakes. When she came back, she heard that there seemed to be guests at home and Darong seemed to be chatting with someone.
Ruyi lives in an old apartment building. The anti-theft door at that time was an old style with iron mesh. In the summer, the wooden door inside was not closed, and the conversations in the house could be heard in the corridor.
"Mom, I'm back." Ruyi opened the security door and saw a pile of gifts on the ground.
When I was curious, I looked up and saw Du Yeqiang with small tiger teeth sitting on the sofa in the inner room, looking at me with starry eyes.
Ruyi was so stunned that she stood there in a daze for a long time before she walked into the inner room amid Darong's screams.
The originally planned pancake with shrimp paste was temporarily changed to a sumptuous family dinner. After Ruyi came in, Darong hurried to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
"Why did you come to my house?" After Darong went out, Ruyi asked Xiao Huya in a low voice.
"Since you've confessed, I have to take the initiative." Little Tiger Teeth looked at Ruyi with a smile on his face.
"But you can't just come to my house."
"What's wrong? Am I so unpresentable?"
Ruyi suddenly felt a little shy when being stared at by Little Tiger Teeth. She sat on the sofa, not knowing what to say anymore. She just kept smiling with her lips pursed.
When Zhong Yunxing came home from get off work, he saw Xiao Huya chasing him home. He just smiled briefly and went to take a shower.
He was covered in dust and oil every day at the construction site and couldn't sit down without taking a shower.
For some reason, the originally relaxed Xiao Huya became visibly nervous after Zhong Yunxing came back, and was so restrained that even Ruyi could notice the difference.
"What's wrong with you? Aren't you very confident?" Ruyi asked with a smile as she approached Xiao Huya.
Before Xiao Huya could answer, Darong's voice came from the kitchen: "Ruyi, go downstairs and buy some drinks and beer."
"Oh, okay!" Ruyi replied.
"Auntie, I'll go with her."
Xiao Huya quickly made an excuse and followed Ruyi out of the house.
"I'm a little nervous. Is your dad usually so serious?" Little Huya said truthfully with some embarrassment after going downstairs.
"Is my dad serious?" Ruyi looked at Xiao Huya with a puzzled look.
Little Tiger Teeth nodded affirmatively.
In Ruyi's impression, Zhong Yunxing is the person with the best temper in the family. From childhood to adulthood, he rarely says even a harsh word to her. Ruyi doesn't understand where Xiao Huya's seriousness comes from.
After Ruyi and Xiao Huya went out, Zhong Yunxing also came out of the shower. He looked at the sumptuous meal prepared by Darong and curled his lips sourly.
"What does this kid do? What's his family situation like? How old is he..."
Darong listened to Zhong Yunxing's series of questions and looked at him with amusement.
"I don't know either. If you want to know, just ask yourself. I came in to cook after just a few words."
"You're pretty brave..."
Zhong Yunxing said something and went into the house to turn on the air conditioner. Darong smiled and put the prepared dishes on the plate, and told Zhong Yunxing to set the table.
When Ruyi and Xiao Huya came back with the drinks, the table was already full of dishes.
"Come on, Xiao Du, please sit down. Auntie is not very good at cooking, so just eat whatever you can." Darong happily invited Xiao Huya to sit down and eat.
After Xiao Huya said that Zhong Yunxing was serious, Ruyi kept staring at Zhong Yunxing when she returned home, as if Zhong Yunxing today was really different from usual.
He sat at the dining table with a stern face, and apart from asking Ruyi to pour some wine for Xiao Huya, he didn't say anything else.
Ruyi certainly didn’t understand how Zhong Yunxing felt. She simply thought that Zhong Yunxing was not satisfied with Xiao Huya.
"Xiao Du, are you at work? How did you get to know Ruyi?"
Darong saw that Xiao Huya seemed to be older than Yi, so she tentatively asked about his situation.
"Uncle and aunt, I am Xiang Er's teacher. I taught Ruotong before..."
As soon as Xiao Huya finished saying this, Zhong Yunxing frowned and looked up at Xiao Huya.
As if he became even more nervous after being looked at by Zhong Yunxing, Xiao Huya swallowed unconsciously.
"Well, uncle, don't get me wrong. When she was in school, we had a normal teacher-student relationship. It was only after we met again a few days ago that... only..."
"I just confessed to him today. I was the one who liked him first."
Seeing that Xiao Huya was so nervous that he couldn't speak clearly, Ruyi quickly spoke up to help him.
"Don't interrupt others when they are talking." Zhong Yunxing said to Ruyi with a cold tone and a frown.
Darong looked at Xiao Huya's nervous look and Zhong Yunxing's serious expression, and kicked Zhong Yunxing under the table without saying a word.
Zhong Yunxing then picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine, relaxing his frown.
After Xiao Huya followed Zhong Yunxing to raise a glass, he cleared his throat and continued.
"Uncle and aunt, I am much older than Ruyi. I hope that my relationship with Ruyi can get your consent first. I am not a child anymore. I must be responsible for my feelings."
After Xiao Huya finished speaking, he raised his glass and toasted Zhong Yunxing and Darong.
"Eat some food. Drinking it straight makes my stomach uncomfortable."
Zhong Yunxing's simple words seemed to give Xiao Huya great encouragement, and the tension he had felt since entering the door was relieved a lot.
During the meal, Xiao Huya introduced his family situation to Darong and Zhong Yunxing. He was also an only child born in the 80s in Yutian. Both his parents were retired workers and his family lived in the city.
During a simple family dinner, Xiao Huya took stock of the situation of his family, and Darong and Zhong Yunxing had a better understanding of this boy.
In the evening, after Ruyi sent Xiao Huya downstairs, Darong was busy cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen.
"Am I too old?" Zhong Yunxing leaned on the balcony, still a little hesitant.
"They are both in their early twenties, and I think they are nice people." Darong chatted with Zhong Yunxing while washing dishes.
"Early twenties? You're already twenty-nine, that's clearly the end of twenty!" Zhong Yunxing curled his lips.
"Hehe...but their family conditions are similar, and being a teacher is not a bad job. The main thing is, didn't you see the way your precious daughter looked at him?"
Darong stopped what she was doing, turned around and said to Zhong Yunxing.
It is difficult to conceal the look of love when one truly likes someone. Every time Zhong Ruyi looks at Xiao Huya, the twinkling stars in her eyes are always full of tenderness and attachment.