Volume 3 Comprehensive Film and Television Chapter 165 Yuan Xudong is sad
About ten minutes later, Lu Yiming's mother and sister walked into the house. Lu Yiming and Zhang Jingwen hurriedly greeted them and briefly explained the situation. Yuan Xudong stood up with Luo Qian, looked at Lu Yiming's mother and said hello:
"Auntie, hello, my name is Yuan Xudong, this is Luo Qian, I'm sorry to disturb your rest so late!"
Luo Qian also looked at Lu Yiming and others and nodded to apologize:
"Auntie, hello, sorry to bother you!"
"Hello, everyone, please sit down. Don't be polite to an old woman like me!"
Seeing Luo Xi with tears in her eyes, Lu Yiming's mother quickly asked her and Yuan Xudong to sit down, and she sat opposite and sighed:
"I heard about your family's situation from Jingwen. It's my fault for buying this house from Liu Shuhua because I was greedy. I didn't find out what happened beforehand. I just heard her say that someone in her family had died and she needed money for some emergency, so she sold it at such a low price."
"What?"
Without waiting for Yuan Xudong and Luo Qian to respond, Zhang Jingwen on the side slightly widened her eyes and shouted:
"Mom, you're awesome. You bought a house where someone died as a wedding house for Yiming and me. No wonder I always feel chilly when I sleep at night. You really don't mind saving money on buying a house!"
"What are you talking about?"
Lu Yiming glared at Zhang Jingwen and said in a dissatisfied tone:
"If you hadn't insisted every day that you had to buy a house before you could get married, would Mom have used all her savings to buy this old house?"
"You still have the nerve to say that to me?"
Zhang Jingwen glared at Lu Yiming and retorted:
"Other people buy new houses when they get married, but we bought an old second-hand house. My colleagues want to come to visit my house, but I am embarrassed to invite them. You spend lavishly all day long. You have only saved 100,000 yuan after working for so many years. Do you feel ashamed?"
"Are you marrying me or the house?"
"How can we get married without a house? We can't just rent a house and get married, right? If our relatives and friends knew about this, they would laugh at us!"
"We just live our lives, why should we care what others think?"
"Lu Yiming, you really are..."
"Okay, both of you should stop talking. You keep making a lot of noise every day. There are guests here. Don't you feel ashamed?"
Seeing Zhang Jingwen quarreling with her son again, Lu's mother interrupted them directly. After the two of them calmed down, she looked at Yuan Xudong and Luo Qian and said with a smile:
"I'm sorry to make you laugh."
"No, isn't that what life is all about?"
After saying politely, Yuan Xudong looked at Lu Yiming's mother and said directly:
"It's getting late. Let's do as we said before. I'll pay 1 million to buy back this house. Auntie, what do you think?"
Shaking her head slightly, Lu Yiming's mother handed the property certificate to Yuan Xudong and Luo Qian and said with a smile:
"No need. I spent less than 600,000 yuan in total . Just give me 600,000 yuan. Here is the property certificate. Let's sign the contract first and go through the transfer procedures tomorrow. As for Liu Shuhua, you can go to the nearby second-hand housing market to ask around. I have only met her once, and I don't know much else. If she wants to hide, she will definitely not let you find her easily. You have to be mentally prepared."
Before Yuan Xudong could respond, Zhang Jingwen and Lu Yiming's sister Lu Xiaoya quickly spoke up to stop him:
"Mom, we agreed on 1 million, and they are willing to give it, why are you pushing it away?"
"That's right, mom. I support my sister-in-law. If you think the money is too much, just give it to me. How about you give my brother 600,000 and give me 400,000?"
Seeing that the Lu family was about to quarrel again, Yuan Xudong spoke directly:
"Auntie, I'm in the real estate business in SH. Jingyan Group has a lot of real estate projects in XX. How about this? You transfer this house to me, and I'll help you exchange it for a new house of the same size. Wouldn't that make everyone happy?"
"Jingyan Group?"
Seeing his mother's puzzled expression, Lu Yiming handed her a business card and explained:
"Mom, Mr. Yuan is the vice president of Jingyan Group. This is the business card he gave me. It's getting late. He and Miss Luo want to rest here for a night. They have to leave tomorrow morning. So let's just make it happen. Let's take advantage of it."
"Okay, that's decided then."
Nodding slightly, Lu Yiming's mother looked at Yuan Xudong and Luo Qian and said with a smile:
"Mr. Yuan, Ms. Luo, thank you so much!"
"No, it's me and Rosie who are bothering you!"
Asking Lu Yiming for paper and pen, Yuan Xudong wrote him a house exchange contract, and then told Sun Jianhong to stay in XX to be responsible for the subsequent transactions. Yuan Xudong looked at the Lu family and said politely:
"Auntie , it's getting late. I think..."
Before he could finish, Lu Yiming took out a bunch of keys and put them on the coffee table and said with a smile:
"Here is the key to the room. Except for a few quilts and daily necessities, nothing else has been moved. We will go back first. Good night!"
"Good night. I'll let Jianhong take you there and teach you the way. He will be responsible for following up on the subsequent transactions. I'm so sorry!"
"It's okay, you and Miss Luo go in, we're leaving, bye!"
"Bye-Bye!"
Leaving Luo Qian's house and walking out of Beijie Lane, Sun Jianhong opened the car door for the Lu family. After they were seated, he drove according to Lu Yiming's instructions. Sitting in the back seat of the SUV, Lu Yiming's sister Lu Xiaoya looked at Lu Yiming in the passenger seat and said flatteringly:
"Brother, please give me Mr. Yuan's business card!"
Glancing at his smiling sister Lu Xiaoya from the rearview mirror, Lu Yiming smiled and said:
"What do you want to do?"
After rolling her eyes, Lu Xiaoya smiled calmly:
"I'm not a tour guide. He's the head of a big company. If his company arranges employees to travel to our XX, I can be responsible for receiving them. Don't you think this makes sense?"
"You're my sister, and I don't know you?"
Lu Yiming gave Lu Xiaoya a blank look and directly refused:
"I can tell you very clearly that it's impossible. Mr. Yuan likes Miss Luo very much. You don't have to think too much about it!"
"Yes, Xiaoya!"
Zhang Jingwen on the side chimed in:
"Luo Xi is so pretty, and she looks so charming when she cries. Which man wouldn't feel sorry for her? How could Mr. Yuan be interested in an ordinary girl like you?"
"Is it your business?"
Giving Zhang Jingwen a blank look, Lu Xiaoya hugged her mother's arm and pouted coquettishly:
"Mom, my brother and sister-in-law bully me, and you don't do anything about them?"
Giving Lu Xiaoya a cold look, Mother Lu stroked her hair and said,
"Your brother and sister-in-law are right. We are just an ordinary family. You can just find an ordinary boyfriend. Why do you have to rush to find a rich family? Can rich people look down on a family like ours?"
"I think Mr. Yuan is pretty good. He's handsome, young, gentle and considerate. He always speaks softly. This is what my future boyfriend should be like!"
"The most important thing is that he has to have money, right?"
Giving Lu Xiaoya a blank look, Zhang Jingwen suddenly sat up and looked at Lu Yiming in the passenger seat and said anxiously:
"Oh no, I forgot to take the vase, it costs more than 2,000 yuan, Yiming, shall we go back?"
Zhang Jingwen was startled by her sudden reaction. After she finished speaking, Lu Yiming glared at her in the rearview mirror and said:
"People give you a new house, but you can't even give away a vase?"
Lu Xiaoya on the side took the opportunity to attack:
"Yes, sister-in-law, if you want to go, go by yourself. We won't go with you to embarrass you. For a new house of the same size, our family has earned at least 600,000 yuan. Do you have the nerve to ask for a vase?"
After glaring at Lu Xiaoya, Zhang Jingwen waved her hands to comfort herself:
"Forget it, it was given by a patient in the hospital anyway. I didn't spend my own money. I'll just think of it as him not giving it to me. I don't feel bad about it!"
Looking at Zhang Jingwen who was still stubborn, Lu Xiaoya shook her head and sighed deliberately:
"It's more than 2,000 yuan. How many salted ducks do I have to sell to make that much?"
"Lu Xiaoya, can you please stop mentioning salted duck all the time? Is it wrong for me to bring some salted duck back from my mother's house?"
"You are right, I am wrong. I eat salted duck every day and my mouth is a little irritated!"
…
In Luo Xi's house, Yuan Xudong asked Xia Weijun and Sun Jianhong to find a place to rest and come to pick him and Luo Xi up tomorrow morning. He placed the house exchange contract in front of Luo Xi and said:
"Luo Xi, this is the house exchange contract, please sign it."
"I don't want it. This is the house you bought. Why do you want me to sign it?"
"This is the house your parents left for you. It was your former home. It has no use to me. Only you are its owner."
"I don't want it, I don't want it!"
Putting her hands behind her back, Luo Qian looked at Yuan Xudong and said with tears in her eyes:
"Brother Xudong, I know you are doing this for my own good, but I can't pay it back. Please don't force me, okay?"
"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. I'll help you go and rest."
“Hmm~~”
Nodding slightly, Luo Qian looked at Yuan Xudong and said with a smile:
"My room is right next to you. Please help me in. I have a problem with my eyesight, so I've been living downstairs. My father and aunt live upstairs. Brother Xudong, I will have to trouble you with many things in the future, and you will definitely get annoyed sometimes, but no matter what, please give me some time. I will leave quietly and won't let you..."
Before Luo Qian could finish, Yuan Xudong interrupted her and said:
"Luo Xi, please don't say that. From now on, just treat me as your relative, okay?"
“Hmm~~”
After opening the door and helping Luo Xi sit on the bed, Yuan Xudong turned around and left.
"Rosie, you should go to bed early. You have to travel tomorrow morning. Good night!"
Without waiting for Yuan Xudong to turn around and leave, Luo Qian quickly grabbed his right hand and begged:
"Brother Xudong, don't leave, I don't want to be alone!"
Squatting down, Yuan Xudong stroked Luo Xi's right hand and comforted her:
"Don't worry, I won't abandon you!"
Following the sound and looking at Yuan Xudong, Luo Qian shook her head slightly and said:
"That's not what I meant. I've never been so scared before. Brother Xudong, don't leave. Stay with me, okay?"
"Rosie, don't worry. You never have to be afraid with me here. I will protect you well. Just sleep peacefully. I will stay by your side and won't go anywhere, okay?"
“Hmm~~”
After taking off her shoes and lying in bed with her clothes on, Luo Qian grabbed Yuan Xudong's right hand and asked:
"What about you?"
"I'll just lie down and rest for a while, you can go to sleep, I'll call you when the time comes."
"How can that be possible?"
"Why not?"
"You can't do that. You've been tired all day, and you have to go to the mountains tomorrow. How can you not get enough rest?"
"Be good and go to sleep."
"I don't want to. Come up and lie next to me. Don't worry . I sleep very quietly and I won't disturb you. Besides, it's getting late. We can just take a nap here."
"Be good and go to sleep."
Seeing that Yuan Xudong refused to go to bed, Luo Qian sat up from the quilt and pouted:
"If you don't come up, I won't sleep today."
Looking at Luo Xi who was acting like a spoiled brat, Yuan Xudong pinched her nose and said with a smile:
"Rosie, why are you acting like a child? Okay, sleep on the top."
Lying down beside Luo Xi with his clothes on, Yuan Xudong grabbed her right hand and said with a smile:
"Are you satisfied now?"
“Hmm~~”
Nodding slightly, Luo Qian looked at Yuan Xudong and said:
"Do you want to get covered?"
"No, I'm dressed."
"Won't you be cold?"
"No, I'm fine, just cover it up."
“Hmm~~”
Looking at Luo Xi who was so close to him, Yuan Xudong had no intention of doing anything to her, probably because she couldn't see. He just looked at her silently. As if she felt Yuan Xudong's gaze, Luo Xi leaned towards him through the quilt and asked:
"Brother Xudong, are you asleep?"
"Not yet, what's wrong?"
Lifting the quilt and covering Yuan Xudong, Luo Qian blushed and said:
"Brother Xudong, it's cold outside, don't catch a cold, let's talk for a while."
Feeling Luo Xi's slightly trembling body, not knowing whether it was because of fear or coldness, Yuan Xudong covered her with the quilt and said:
"Okay, what do you want to say?"
Feeling Yuan Xudong's warmth, Luo Qian couldn't help but move closer to him and said:
"Xudong brother, are you really going to take me back to SH?"
"Well, don't worry, I will take you home, heal your eyes, and find you a job to support yourself."
“What if it can’t be cured?”
Luo Xi curled up and trembled slightly:
"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean any other thing by saying this. I'm already very grateful that you accepted me and took care of me, but everyone gets tired sometimes.
If...if you really want to help me, please introduce me to a suitable job. I want to earn my own money and rent a house by myself. I am a blind person and I don’t deserve you to do this to me!”
"That's too hard. I have a lot of money. There's no need for you to do this. When your eyes are better, you can work and earn money to pay me back, right?"
"But I don't want to be a burden to you. I want to be independent, you know? When dad was alive, he was my support. Now that dad is gone, you are my support. But after all... after all, you are still different to me."
After covering Luo Qian with the quilt, Yuan Xudong said softly:
"I'm an outsider, right?"
"Brother Xudong, that's not what I meant."
"I understand what you mean. It is indeed very difficult to treat an outsider as one of your own. No one can do it. Even among family members, there may be all kinds of conflicts. But Luo Xi, there is one thing you must remember. I will only say this once. As long as I, Yuan Xudong, am still alive, I will not let you suffer the slightest injustice. Since you call me brother, I will definitely take responsibility to the end. This is my promise to you, Luo Xi, and it will never change. Believe me, okay?"
"Brother Xudong, I want to say..."
"Stop talking, stop talking about anything, Luo Xi, do you know what fate is? This is fate. Remember, if your life is unstable and unhappy, so am I. From today on, I am your brother, remember?"
"Well, Brother Xudong, thank you!"
Snuggling in Yuan Xudong's arms, Luo Qian leaned against his hot chest and murmured:
"Brother Xudong, I'm so cold!"
Holding Luo Xi's body, Yuan Xudong felt her shivering, touched her burning forehead and said:
"Rosie, you have a fever. I'll take you to the hospital."
Getting up from the bed, Yuan Xudong carried Luo Xi on his back and walked out of the house. Holding Yuan Xudong's neck and lying on his back, Luo Xi couldn't help crying silently:
"Brother Xudong, am I useless?"
Feeling the tears dripping on his neck, Yuan Xudong handed the umbrella in his hand to Luo Qian and said:
"Stop crying, can you hold the umbrella for me?"
“Hmm~~”
Taking the umbrella and holding it over her head, Luo Qian hugged Yuan Xudong's neck and said in defense:
"Brother Xudong, I'm not crying!"
"You're still saying no, but I can feel it on my neck. Since you call me brother, everything I do is what I should do. Don't make me angry. If you get angry, you'll fall down as soon as I let go."
“Hmm~~”
Holding Yuan Xudong's neck, Luo Xi smelled his scent and murmured:
"Brother Xudong, can I sing a song for you?"
"Okay, what do you want to sing?"
"Do you like the sound of flowers blooming?"
"I like it. You have such a beautiful voice. I like whatever you sing!"
“Hmm~~”
Lying on Yuan Xudong's back, listening to the sound of wind and rain all around, in the eternal darkness, Rosie once again saw the light of hope, so warm, so gentle, the melodious and graceful female voice floated in the north street alley, drowned in the sound of wind and rain.
Yuan Xudong, who was intoxicated by it, felt as if he was in another world. He thought of his family. Since he traveled through time, he had obtained the wealth he had always dreamed of, but lost the family that loved him and whom he also loved. He silently summoned the system's customized function and tried:
"System, I want to go home, I want to return to my original world!"
"The wish is unreasonable, please make a new wish!"
Feeling the tears on her hands, Rosie couldn't help but said nervously:
"Brother Xudong, are you crying?"
"No, I have never cried since I was a child."
"You're still saying no, but I can feel it. Brother Xudong, what's wrong with you? Is it because I don't sing well?"
"No, you sing really well. I just miss my family a little bit. I don't know how they are doing now and whether they are doing well. I'm fine. Please continue singing. I like this song very much."
“Hmm~~”
In the wind and rain, holding a black umbrella, the brother carried his sister who had a fever to the hospital, stepping on the mud with one foot deep and one foot shallow. The sister lay on her brother's back, humming her mother's favorite song. This is the present of Yuan Xudong and Luo Xi, and also the past of Yuan Xudong and his sister. Childhood memories flooded into his mind, so close yet so far away.
A beautiful song floats in the wind and rain, it is a distant memory, the lyrics are roughly:
It's dark, the moon is blinking
The lights are on, I listen to the wind
It's getting dark, your figure is approaching
The lights are on, that is the sound of flowers blooming
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