The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

Chapter 149 Golden Egg Pleads for Mercy

After Xiao Ruyi and Xiao Ying left, Darong went into the kitchen and started to get busy.

Although she and Zhong Yunxing were in a cold war, she still cooked for him on time every day. The kitchen was filled with the aroma of food, and Darong was busy silently cutting vegetables, frying vegetables, and cooking rice skillfully.

There is always a kind of loneliness in Darong's eyes. The cold war between her and Zhong Yunxing makes her feel tired, but she still feels sorry for Zhong Yunxing's hard work and prepares every meal carefully.

In fact, Darong also hoped that this cold war could end soon, but she had become accustomed to Zhong Yunxing's favor towards her over the years, and had been waiting for him to coax her.

When Zhong Yunxing came back in the evening and found Ruyi was not at home, he asked Darong first.

The cold war between these two people does not mean that neither of them cares about the other, but that neither of them talks much to the other.

Zhong Yunxing asked a question and Darong replied coldly. Seeing that she still seemed to be indifferent, Zhong Yunxing went to the small room to take a shower.

By the time Zhong Yunxing came out of the shower, Darong had already put the food on the table.

"Okay, it's been two days. Don't be angry. Just let it go."

Zhong Yunxing was about to go over and hug Darong with a grin on his face, but when he raised his eyes he saw the little head lying on the window.

"Wow, you scared me! Golden egg, what are you doing there?" Zhong Yunxing asked, looking at the little golden egg in the window.

The window of Darong's house is not high, and when Little Jindan stands in front of the window, his entire head can be seen.

"Jindan'er, Ruyi is not at home, have you eaten?"

When Darong heard Zhong Yunxing talking, she turned around and looked at the little golden egg in the window. She thought the golden egg came to play with Ruyi again.

"Aunt Rong, I'm not looking for Ruyi..."

Xiao Jindan stood at the window shyly, and after replying to Darong in a muffled voice, he kept standing there with his head down, showing no intention of leaving.

"What's wrong, Jindan? Is there something wrong with you? Did Ruyi bully you?"

Darong opened the door, looked at the little golden egg at the door and asked softly.

Xiao Jindan has been honest since he was a child. He looks silly and naive, and is a very cute and simple person.

When they were young, they played in the same yard. Ruyi bullied him, but he didn't say anything. When they grew up and went to school together, Ruyi always helped him out when something happened. The two little guys actually have a very good relationship.

"No, no...Aunt Rong, I am..."

The little golden egg head shook like a rattle, and he was unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Zhong Yunxing was more accustomed to Ruyi's quick words. Looking at Jindan's expression, he came over with a feeling of helplessness and amusement.

"Jindan, if you have something to say, just say it. Don't be nervous." Although Zhong Yunxing didn't like boys being shy like this, he still encouraged little Jindan patiently.

“Wow…Aunt Rong, please don’t get divorced…Wow…Ruyi would be too pitiful if that happened…”

Xiao Jindan's voice was dull and silly, but when she cried it was so powerful and deafening that everyone in the yard pricked up their ears when they heard the word "divorce" and stood at the door with bated breath, ready to come out and mediate.

"Hey, hey, hey... Dabao, let's not persuade others like this. You can rest assured that your aunt Rong and your uncle Rong definitely have a strong relationship of supporting each other through thick and thin, and will never get divorced."

Zhong Yunxing covered Xiao Jindan'er's mouth with his hand and spoke seriously with a righteous look on his face.

"Really?" Little Golden Egg snorted and blinked his little eyes to look at Zhong Yunxing for confirmation.

"It couldn't be more true. Don't worry, Dan'er!" Zhong Yunxing's serious expression made Darong laugh.

"Oh! Oh! Oh! Ruyi is not pitiful anymore!" The little golden egg jumped up and down in joy.

After coaxing the golden egg back home, Zhong Yunxing and Darong sat down at the table with wry smiles on their faces.

"This boy is good. He may be a little silly, but he really protects Ruyi." Zhong Yunxing said happily as he poured himself a glass of wine.

The cold war between Zhong Yunxing and Darong was completely broken by Xiao Jindan's disturbance.

Xiaoying's blind date went smoothly. The two young people had a good impression of each other, so it was natural for them to become friends. Darong's mother's last wish was finally fulfilled.

"I think Xiao Dong is a nice guy. Although he's not tall, he looks good. Xiao Ying likes him too, so let's just date him first."

Darong and her mother sat at the table picking vegetables and chatting.

Darong and Xiaoying went to the blind date together on the day. Xiaodong was a construction engineer who was assigned to Nanjian right after graduating from school. Although he only had a technical secondary school degree, he was considered a technical staff in the company because of his professional qualifications.

"It's fine as long as Xiaoying is willing. I've seen the child, and she looks quite well behaved."

Darong’s mother is different from Darong. She is no longer at the age where she cares about appearance. She just wants to find a stable and reliable home for her child.

"Where is the wedding room? Did we discuss it last time we met?"

Because Darong had lived in the house across the street with her mother-in-law and her family, she knew what it was like to be a young daughter-in-law. What she was most concerned about now was whether she would have a house to live in when she got married.

"Where is the house? They say they want to rent a house for two people. Do you think that's a problem?" After Darong's mother finished speaking, she sighed softly.

"Then what are you going to do? How about sealing up my inner room again?"

Darong gave this answer almost immediately. To her, the house she lived in was originally her mother's house, so it was only natural for her to give a room to Xiaoying.

"Ruyi is old enough now. The dormitory room is so small that even a small bed can't fit in it if it's sealed. I'll think of a solution with your dad later."

"What has my dad been busy with recently? I haven't seen him for many days."

Speaking of Darong's father, Darong suddenly remembered that she had never seen Darong's father during the several times she came here, so she asked this question casually.

"He went to ask for the project payment. The boss from the south is unreasonable. He owes us a sum of money and has never settled it. Your father is going to find a way to get the money back."

There was a period when many unscrupulous businessmen, after receiving projects from the government, embezzled the special funds allocated to them by various means, causing internal deficits in the enterprises, and then defaulted on the project payments to the construction parties.

Those bad companies have maliciously misappropriated funds, causing a considerable number of migrant workers and private construction teams to suffer greatly.

Although Darong's father caught up with the opportunity of opening up in the past few years and made some money with his construction team, he could not escape the objective environment of that period as the market developed in depth.

After Darong's father used his savings to pay the workers' wages, he no longer had the ability to take on new projects.