Chapter 225: Friendship
When Jin Yang introduced Rong Yuan's identity, he still used the name "Gu Yuan", firstly to prevent him from accidentally calling him by the wrong name, and secondly because all the necessary proofs were available for this identity, which existed in the legal sense, saving a lot of trouble. Amirida also changed her words wisely. Liu Ting felt that he didn't look much like the "Gu Yuan" she had seen in the bar a few years ago - this was natural, because Rong Yuan was wearing a mimicry outfit at that time - but for the girl, the memory of the past encounter was not deep, and the dim lighting in the bar made it difficult to see clearly, so she just thought about it and let go of the doubts in her heart.
From Jin Yang's perspective, he naturally hoped that Rong Yuan and Aimiruda would continue to live in his house. But Rong Yuan saw that Liu Ting often lived in this house, and he didn't want to be a light bulb between them. Besides, he was not short of money now, so at his insistence, he bought a house nearby that could be moved in, and moved in with Aimiruda that afternoon.
Even though he felt a little disappointed because of the alienation, he was still happy when he met his old friend again. Jin Yang called his assistant and put off all the tasks in the past few days, making time to accompany Rong Yuan around.
In fact, Rong Yuan was not unfamiliar with this city. He was an adult and could drive. At the very least, Noah could provide global navigation and positioning services around the clock, so he didn't need anyone to accompany him wherever he went. However, he looked at Jin Yang's smile, which seemed to indicate that he was expecting something good, and silently agreed.
Then he knew what made Jin Yang look like that.
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"Come on, Class 2, line up and follow Class 1 in. Don't crowd, go in one by one."
"Zhang Jiajia, put on your hat! Don't pull Gao Xiaomei's braids!"
"Children, please be careful not to touch the exhibits inside, don't make loud noises, don't litter, don't..."
"Teacher, I need to pee!"
"Teacher, Sun Haiming stepped on my foot!"
Rong Yuan: (⊙＿⊙;)...
It was rare to see his expression like this, Jin Yang couldn't help laughing, shaking his shoulders and laughing. Rong Yuan glanced at him helplessly and asked, "What's going on?"
What they saw now was the warehouse that Rong Yuan had converted into a laboratory, which was also the place where marshmallows were first born. But now, with the Jinyang car parked nearby, they saw a group of little kids who were just over one meter tall, wearing little red hats on their heads, holding small colored flags in their hands, and carrying small schoolbags on their backs, who were organized by several young female teachers to line up and enter the door one by one. These children, who were probably still in kindergarten, were put together in groups, which was synonymous with trouble and noise. Sometimes they wanted to drink water, sometimes they wanted to go to the toilet, and sometimes they complained about trivial matters. Several teachers shuttled back and forth like butterflies, very busy, and finally organized these little ancestors to enter the door obediently.
The most amazing thing is that in such a small warehouse, there is actually a row of windows (a total of five) selling tickets outside, and the entrance has been changed to a revolving door like the one in an amusement park that can only let one person in at a time. Although today is not a holiday, there are still more than ten people queuing up in front of the ticket office to buy tickets, and at least half of them are foreigners.
Jin Yang held back his laughter and asked, "What do you think you saw?" He put on a pair of black-framed glasses, pulled Rong Yuan off the car, bought two tickets, and pretended to be an ordinary tourist and followed them in.
After entering the door, Rong Yuan was dazed for a moment.
The warehouse was almost exactly the same as before, and there was hardly any dust on the "exhibits". The chair he had sat on, the bed he had slept on, the pen he had used, and the thick notebooks he had written were all still in their original places. The teacups with almost no patterns were placed in the most convenient position according to his habit, and the swivel chair was not placed upright in front of the table, but slightly tilted so that people could sit on it directly.
As if he had stepped into the past, he sat down, opened the book, and wrote down his thoughts and experiences in the corners. The light only illuminated a small area in front of him, and with the sound of "rustling" writing, countless days and nights flowed by without him noticing.
The only difference was that there were two red ribbons in front, blocking all tourists, including them, from entering his house, which once served as a bedroom, study, living room and other functions.
The sweet-looking tour guide told the tourists with great emotion about the life of "Dr. Rong" who had studied and researched here, and she beautified and embellished it to a great extent, and gave it all kinds of great significance and compassionate feelings that Rong Yuan himself did not understand. Others might blush at her various compliments, but Rong Yuan turned a deaf ear to her and thought she was talking about someone else's business.
The tourists were unexpectedly interested in a simple and ordinary single-family home. They looked at some items that were not lacking in their own lives, such as gel pens, and excitedly speculated about what it was like for Rong Yuan when he lived here. They kept praising his "hard work and perseverance". Some of them even took pictures with their mobile phones, completely unaware that the protagonist of their topic was standing next to them.
Behind the bedroom is the laboratory, where some easily damaged experimental instruments are separated by glass. In fact, the protective glass layer used outside is probably much more expensive than the bottles and jars inside. Rong Yuan remembered that most of these things were moved away when they moved to the new factory, and some of the remaining parts were damaged in the subsequent fight. Now the scene when they were still here is almost completely restored. It is self-evident who did it.
There used to be a wall behind the laboratory, but now a two-story building has been built, or in other words, it looks like a small library. Although it is also within the tour area, there is another entrance and exit. As long as you get a reading card, you can read inside, but you are not allowed to write anything on the borrowed books, nor are you allowed to take the books out.
All the "books" available for people to borrow are books that Rong Yuan has read, notebooks he has written, and even homework books from middle school. There are quite a few people reading, and there are people sitting at almost every table. Tourists also open a few books and flip through them, admire them, and then put them back in the same state.
Rong Yuan and the others didn't look closely, and the tour ended quickly. When he walked out the door, he saw that there was still a queue at the entrance. He sighed and asked, "Why did you get all these things?"
"Although I have participated in some of the work, this was not my idea." Jin Yang walked beside him and said, "It is open to the public because many people have called for it, and this is also the opinion of the higher-ups. In addition to paying employees' salaries and maintaining daily maintenance, the rest of the ticket fees are donated to Skynet in your name. From the opening to now, except for the monthly routine closing days, there are tourists every day , and the number of tourists will increase dramatically during holidays." He smiled and said, "How do you feel about seeing that you are so popular?"
"What do you think?" Rong Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I am still alive, but they commemorate me as if I were dead."
“Cough cough cough!”
Jin Yang was choked.
He wandered around the city at will for a few times. Even though he didn't look for it deliberately, in addition to the "Rong Yuan's Former Residence" which was treated as a tourist attraction, he also saw his own portraits, wax figures, and statues, various peripheral products with his portrait printed on them displayed in souvenir shops and boutiques, and various products sold in his name, such as "Rong Yuan's favorite xx tofu pudding", "xxx oral liquid, make your baby as smart as Rong Yuan !", etc.
——Well, it’s not like I haven’t heard about it before, but hearing about it and seeing it with my own eyes are two different things. Rong Yuan is now treated like a great man + idol star, especially in City A where he was born and raised. He feels like he is obsessed with the whole city, and he feels terrible.
On the contrary, Jin Yang, looking at his expression, the smile on his face never disappeared.
Rong Yuan made up his mind that unless it was absolutely necessary, it would be better not to exchange his identity with Xiao A.
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It was late at night and Jin Yang drove back to his home. While driving, he couldn't help laughing when he thought of Rong Yuan's expression during the day.
In fact, Rong Yuan's personality made him look like that, so his expression didn't change much. At first, he was a little confused, surprised, embarrassed, and a little ashamed when he saw the scene, but he quickly adjusted his mood and turned the tables on him. Someone on the street recognized that he looked like "Dr. Rong", but no one thought that Dr. Rong, who was busy with "human progress", would really wander around the streets. They just thought they looked alike, and took out their phones to ask for a photo, but Rong Yuan refused with a sullen face.
Jin Yang laughed loudly, but Rong Yuan didn't look angry at all, and there was even a hint of helplessness and indulgence in his eyes.
——Even if time has made it impossible for them to return to their youth, who says that feelings will definitely deteriorate? Even if one day they both have their own lives and rarely see each other, even if they become gray-haired in the future, as long as they have similar interests and their souls can understand each other, they will still be irreplaceable friends.
That's why Jin Yang was so happy. He knew that Rong Yuan might still hesitate and try for a while, but it didn't matter, they all needed to get to know each other again.
Jin Yang's smile lasted until he got off the car.
He got out of the car and locked the door. Before he left the garage, his phone suddenly rang. The caller ID showed that it was someone he hadn't contacted for a long time. Jin Yang hesitated for a moment before answering the call: "Brother?"
"Yangyang." Jin Nan's calm and somewhat cold voice came from it: "Your friend, he is back, right?" It was a questioning sentence with an affirmative tone.
Jin Yang was shocked.
