The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

Chapter 177 Growing up slowly

Ruyi, whose magazine was taken away, stood up and sat at the desk. She took out a piece of beautiful letter paper from the drawer and wrote a sentence neatly: Life is one part coping, two parts obedience, and seven parts loving yourself!

"Zhong Ruotong, are you trying to piss me off to death?"

Darong originally thought that Ruyi had listened to her and was going to sit down and study hard, but she didn't expect that she would use this method to resist her. Darong, who was originally angry, became completely anxious.

With a loud crash, Darong smashed the small teacup on Ruyi's desk into pieces.

Zhong Yunxing, who was originally watching in the master bedroom, also rushed over.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? Why are you so angry? Why are you throwing cups?" Zhong Yunxing pulled Darong and squatted on the ground to clean up the broken pieces of the bowls on the floor.

"Look at what she wrote. I said a few words to her, but she confronted me. She's getting more and more disobedient as she gets older..."

Darong was still mumbling about Ruyi. Zhong Yunxing half-knelt down, stretched his neck to take a look at the words on the desk, and almost couldn't hold back his laughter. He quickly pursed his lips and continued to pick up the broken pieces of the bowl.

Ruyi didn't say anything. She just sat on the chair and let Darong scold her. However, with a defiant look on her face, it was obvious that she didn't hear a word she said.

After Zhong Yunxing had packed up, he took Darong to the master bedroom and said something to her. Only then did Darong's voice of scolding Ruyi finally stop.

After a while, Ruyi heard Zhong Yunxing's footsteps coming towards her, so she got up and lay on the bed, covering her head with the quilt.

Zhong Yunxing came over and patted Ruyi, but seeing that she had no reaction, he happily sat down next to Ruyi's desk.

Ruyi waited for a long time, but saw that Zhong Yunxing didn't say a word and didn't know what he was doing. She couldn't wait any longer and looked at Zhong Yunxing first.

But she didn't expect that Zhong Yunxing didn't do anything but just sat there watching her, so she was caught by Zhong Yunxing as soon as she showed her head.

The father and daughter smiled at each other. Ruyi also sat up from the bed, pouting her lips in a coquettish manner to hide her smile.

"Have you figured out how to coax her?" Zhong Yunxing asked Ruyi.

Ruyi didn't say anything, just sat there leaning against the wall with her head down.

"Hurry up and think of how to coax him, or else both of us will be in trouble."

Zhong Yunxing never criticized Xiao Ruyi from beginning to end. He just happily coaxed her to comfort Darong. He knew that Ruyi actually felt sorry for Darong's hard work and cared about Darong's emotions very much.

After sitting in the room for a long time, Ruyi finally got up and went to the master bedroom.

"Mom, take your time off and make me some stewed pork. I haven't had the taste of that hotpot base for a long time..."

Ruyi sat down on the sofa, took Darong's arm and put her head on Darong's shoulder, blinking her big eyes and giving a flattering smile.

Darong slapped Ruyi on the body and rolled her eyes at the little girl who was as tall as her.

During the Spring Festival that year, because Wu Meifeng moved to a new home, her family of three stayed in their new home to celebrate the New Year. Only the families of Zhong Yunxing and Zhong Yunsheng returned to Zhong's mother's home to celebrate the New Year.

"His second uncle's house is pretty good. It has a loft and a terrace. It's really impressive."

While making dumplings in the evening, Wenying said to Darong in a sour tone.

In fact, Wenying's family conditions are not bad now. Although she does not work, the annual income from Zhong Yunsheng's firm is quite considerable, and the two have already purchased a property in the town.

"It's quite nice. The villa complex is quite large. Your second brother's is called a foreign-style house, right?"

Darong just agreed with them. To her, such a community and environment were too far away. Although she was envious, she did not have any jealousy that would cause her trouble.

"Sister-in-law, my second brother is just a deputy, and she is just an ordinary employee. How did she buy that house for so much money?"

Darong heard that there was something wrong with Wenying's words and did not respond. Instead, she directly called Zhong Yunxing to come over and help roll the dough.

Ever since Mother Zhong moved out of Erdaohezi, Darong and her friends no longer stayed at Mother Zhong's house during the New Year. Basically, they all went home after eating dumplings at 12 o'clock.

Firstly, the bed in the building is far less spacious than the kang in the bungalow. Secondly, after leaving those bungalows, home is no longer a home for them, the brothers and sisters.

After the Spring Festival, there were only a few months left before the high school entrance examination, but Ruyi's homework suddenly seemed to become less busy.

The teachers put a lot of pressure on the children, but since there are no new courses, most of the time they are just consolidating their knowledge and doing exercises.

"Ruyi, your mock test scores are high enough to get into an experimental middle school, right?"

Jindan and Ruyi haven't chatted together for a long time. Since the high school entrance examination is approaching, both of them have been busy with their own studies and rarely get together.

"You will definitely have no problem getting into the Experimental Middle School. Just do your best. I'll give it a try. The scores from these two mock tests are good enough to get into the Experimental Middle School."

Ruyi still looked as nonchalant as before. Although her grades had remained stable, her mentality had always been good and she had never felt anxious.

"If you fail to get into the Experimental Middle School, I will go to Lane No. 2 Middle School with you."

After Jindan finished speaking, her cheeks turned red unconsciously. Ruyi stared blankly at Jindan, who had grown taller than her without her knowing when. It seemed as if she suddenly understood something was different.

"Why are you staring at me?" Jindan asked awkwardly after feeling uncomfortable with Ruyi's stare.

"Can you beat Song Jinyu now?"

"what?"

Jindan was confused by Ruyi's nonsensical question.

"I've decided to date him. If I fail to get into Experimental Middle School, don't go to Lane No. 2 Middle School to look for me."

After Ruyi finished speaking, she dusted off her butt and walked towards her class.

Song Jinyu's performance had not improved much, but ever since Liu Xiang won the 110-meter hurdles, he became obsessed with men's hurdles and was successfully selected into a sports school.

Today, Song Jinyu has successfully passed the examination to become a national second-level athlete and is considered a celebrity in the school. However, she still blushes every time she sees Ruyi.

The reason is simple, because Ruyi always greets him every time she sees him.

She didn't care about other people's whispers, and she was never shy. But every time, Song Jinyu would blush and feel embarrassed when a group of little boys teased her.