Xu Rongrong wants to open a cafe on Red Brick Road.
In this bustling and noisy city, the Red Brick Road has won the favor of many urbanites for its unique quietness, unique city A buildings, and tall and romantic plane trees on the roadside.
Slowly, several Western restaurants and cafes opened on both sides of the road, forming a bar street with exotic characteristics, creating a slow and lazy atmosphere during the day and relaxed and lively atmosphere at night, becoming a relaxing gathering place for urbanites.
A good place to go.
If you ask Xu Rongrong which corner of this city he loves the most, the answer would definitely be the red brick road.
This time happened to be autumn, when the plane trees on the red brick road were at their most beautiful and gorgeous. Xu Rongrong thought that it would be a happy thing to open a cafe here and watch the golden color of each tree slowly peel off.
But the store is hard to find, and since she refuses to compromise on any small flaws, it becomes even more difficult to find the store.
The houses on the red brick road are all the characteristic buildings of City A. They usually have a few houses and a small yard. The branches of the sycamore tree extend over the wall into the yard, and the golden color falls on the ground. Xu Rongrong longs for that scene for no reason.
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Therefore, she asked no less than five intermediary companies to find a store here, but her efforts failed to help the fact that there was no house for rent that she was satisfied with, and she did not want to open the coffee shop elsewhere.
In the end, it was Ji Fanyi who took action to resolve the matter.
Xu Rongrong originally wanted to open a cafe by himself, but Zi Zi An was bored at home and wanted to open a cafe with her, so Ji Fanyi spent money to let Zi An play.
The store Ji Fanyi found was very good and the location was perfect. There were three houses inside, with a large yard and a top floor.
The blueprint of the cafe's decoration had already appeared in Xu Rongrong's mind, and she couldn't be more satisfied. The depressed mood that she had been feeling for many days finally improved a little, and the smile finally returned to the corners of her mouth.
Looking at herself, she suddenly felt that she was very good now, unlike four years ago when she was so lost and decadent because of Zhan Yiyang's departure that she even wanted to end her life.
Now, even if Zhan Yiyang really leaves her forever, she has her own small career and things to take care of. Although she is still sad every day, she is living well.
The next step is the decoration stage of the cafe. Ye Zi'an is very concerned about this matter. After all, it will determine the future passenger flow, so he keeps an eye on it like a monitor every day, not even missing a small detail.
, striving for perfection, and without Xu Rongrong having anything to do, she returned to the Zhan family.
She wanted to go back and see Tianning, and she was also looking forward to maybe meeting Zhan Yiyang.
She did not deny that she wanted to see Zhan Yiyang even though they were divorced.
She really wants to fight Yiyang.
That kind of longing is no less than four years ago, but more painful than four years ago. She clearly knows that he is there, but he no longer belongs to her, and she cannot go to see her.
Xu Rongrong got off the car some distance away from the gate of Zhan's house. This was her habit. When she was in a bad mood and had nothing urgent to do, she liked to walk slowly on a deserted road and think about something quietly.
When she arrived at the door, she forgot that she was no longer the daughter-in-law of the Zhan family. She didn't ring the doorbell, opened the door as she always did when going home, and walked naturally into the house.
As soon as he stepped into the house, Xu Rongrong was stunned, regretting his recklessness and not knowing whether to enter or retreat.
Sitting in the room were Zhan Yiyang, Pin Ruiyun, Commander Zhan and others. From the atmosphere, it seemed that they were discussing something. Her appearance interrupted them vividly, and their eyes invariably focused on her.
She is the ex-daughter-in-law of the Zhan family, and Pin Ruiyun is the future daughter-in-law of the Zhan family. They met on a narrow road in the Zhan family, and the embarrassment spread endlessly in the living room.
Xu Rongrong suddenly realized that she was just an outsider. Pin Ruiyun and the Zhan family in the house were a family. She shouldn't have come in like this.
Just when he was about to say sorry and leave, Xiao Tianning ran downstairs and ran straight to Xu Rongrong, shouting: "Mom——"
When Xu Rongrong saw his son, he couldn't move. He caught his son and hugged him tightly.
After the divorce, she didn't have the courage to go back to Zhan's house. Although she talked to Tianning on the phone and through video every day, she couldn't hug him for real. Only she knew how much she missed Tianning.
The Zhan family members seemed to have just come to their senses and hurriedly let Xu Rongrong in.
Xu Rongrong was a little hesitant. She glanced at Zhan Yiyang. Sure enough, his eyes were slightly impatient and dissatisfied, maybe because she interrupted something important.
"Mom!" Xiao Tianning wanted to cling to Xu Rongrong, "Where have you been these past few days? Why didn't I see you?" As he said that, he pulled Xu Rongrong into the house, "Dad bought me a new toy.
! Very cool new toy! I’ll take you to see it!”
Xu Rongrong could not refuse Tianning and was pulled in to see the new toy Zhan Yiyang bought him.
Xu Rongrong didn't look at the toy carefully. She just stared at the happy smile on her son's face and suddenly felt relieved.
In the past, Tianning couldn't leave her for even a minute. He had to see her when he woke up. But this time she didn't come back for several days, and Tianning didn't cry or make trouble. This shows that he is happy enough to have Zhan Yiyang by his side.
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And her battle with Yiyang and Zhan Jia have become less important to Tianning.
Disappointment and relief surged in Xu Rongrong's heart. She touched her son's head and said, "Tian Ning, my mother can no longer stay with you every day. Please listen to your father, okay?"
Tianning pursed her lips and said in confusion, "Why? Dad said that you just have to go out for a few days for something and you will be back soon. Mom, do you still want to leave when you are back?"
The sourness in her heart squeezed Xu Rongrong's tears out of her eyes. She could no longer control herself and hugged Tianning tightly, "I'm sorry. Tianning, mom gave up. Mom can't be with you every day in the future. But.
, you have to listen to dad, and mom will come back to see you often, okay?"
"No." Xiao Tianning shook his head, "Mom, I want you to stay with me every day like before."
Xu Rongrong knew that she could no longer tell Tianning that she had left, otherwise he would cry immediately. The child's world is very simple, and Tianning would not think too much. He only knew that he could not accept the sudden departure of his mother who had been accompanying him.
She could only stroke Tianning's soft black hair and tell him, "Now, it's daddy's turn to accompany you. Dad hasn't seen you for so long and he misses you so much, so please let daddy accompany you for a while first, okay?"
"Then when can you come back to be with me?"
"……soon."
Xu Rongrong resisted tears from falling.
She knew best that she would never go back to her original state. She told Tianning this to let Tianning get used to the fact that she could only come back to see him from time to time. When he grows older, he will naturally understand that his father and
Mom, we no longer live together.
Time will cruelly take away some things, but it will also gently heal those open wounds, and it will also teach people certain habits.
Zhan Yiyang stood outside the door. After hearing this, he finally entered.
Xu Rongrong stood up and looked at Zhan Yiyang apologetically: "I'm sorry, I didn't know you brought her back today."
Zhan Yiyang's eyes were full of indifference towards strangers, "Before you come back next time, make a call first. I don't want a situation like this to happen again today. Ruiyun will be very embarrassed."
Xu Rongrong felt cold. Sure enough, the only thing he considered was Pin Ruiyun, and she could only nod, "Yeah."
There was a sense of loss in his voice.
She still couldn't adapt to Zhan Yiyang's indifference.
Zhan Yiyang looked at Tianning and stretched out his hand: "Tianning, come here."
Little Tianning obediently jumped over and took Zhan Yiyang's hand. The father and son walked out talking and laughing, leaving only Xu Rongrong in the room.
Tianning's laughter was far away, and so was Zhan Yiyang's voice. Xu Rongrong suddenly felt that the world was far away from her, and she was left wandering alone in the boundless darkness. She watched the most important thing
The person left her, but there was nothing she could do. Her heart suddenly became empty as if it had been hollowed out. She wanted to grab something and stretched out her hand, but only touched the air...
Xu Rongrong took a deep breath and told herself not to cry or shed tears here, and then she walked out of the room.
Grandpa Zhan, Commander Zhan and others were still sitting in the living room downstairs, and Pin Ruiyun was also there. The embarrassment shrouding the living room seemed to have not dissipated. Xu Rongrong did not want to aggravate the embarrassment, so he went to the kitchen to help.
Liang Shuxian was preparing lunch in the kitchen. When she saw her, she smiled slightly and said, "Rongrong, you are finally back. Grandpa has always missed you."
Xu Rongrong just raised the corners of his lips, rolled up his sleeves skillfully, and handled the ingredients.
After a while, Liang Shuxian was called out by Commander Zhan, and Xu Rongrong was the only one left working in the kitchen. On the contrary, she felt more at ease, handling a piece of pork liver skillfully.
After a while, she heard the footsteps of someone walking in. She thought it was Liang Shuxian. When she was about to ask what kind of soup she wanted to make, the person who came in spoke first.
"Pork liver? Yiyang doesn't eat it."
Xu Rongrong looked over and saw Pin Ruiyun, and was slightly startled.
"When he was in the UK, he wouldn't eat anything like liver." Pin Ruiyun added, "It hasn't changed in four years. But you don't know, it's normal. After all, you are together, and you don't even get to know each other."
Half a year." There was a bit of pride in her tone, as if she was deliberately showing off that she and Zhan Yiyang had been together longer than Xu Rongrong.
No one knows what Zhan Yiyang eats or doesn't eat better than Xu Rongrong. She smiled and continued to handle the pork liver on the chopping board, "He ate it." She was so sure because she knew what to do. Zhan Yiyang
Only Yang can eat.
Pin Ruiyun didn't believe it, crossed his hands and raised his eyebrows, "I know him better than you do."
Xu Rongrong just said lightly: "I know him as well as you do."
Pin Ruiyun smiled disdainfully, "We'll see." After saying that, she turned around proudly and left the kitchen.
Xu Rongrong shook her head. She knew the outcome of the bet with Pin Ruiyun, but... she felt even more miserable.