The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

Chapter 147 Revenge for the Golden Egg

Darong just smiled apologetically at Ruyi. With her current financial situation, she was unable to buy a piano for Ruyi to learn. Perhaps only a mother could understand that feeling of helplessness.

"Tomorrow your second aunt will take you and Jixiang to the Children's Palace. You can choose one that you like to learn." Darong held Ruyi's little hand and got up and went to the kitchen.

Ruyi looked at her mother and actually understood why she was unhappy.

The next day, Wu Meifeng took Ruyi and Jixiang to the Children's Palace. Looking at the dazzling array of interest courses, little Ruyi was not thinking about what she liked, but which one could save more money.

In fact, adults can never imagine how simple the world of children is. When Xiaoru saw Darong's lonely look, it seemed that interest no longer mattered.

When Xiao Ruyi chose singing, it was simply because it was a hobby that did not require buying a musical instrument.

Wu Meifeng brought Ruyi to the singing class. The teacher always wanted to understand the child's level, so she asked Ruyi to sing a song she knew on the spot.

At that time, Ruyi didn't know that singing requires talent. She simply sang a song taught in school, but she clearly saw Wu Meifeng's mocking face.

The little girl's self-esteem was probably awakened for the first time, and she instantly felt her nervousness and hot cheeks.

In fact, you should never hand your child over to others easily, because not everyone can treat your child as well as Darong. Perhaps those invisible hands are abusing your child’s young heart in a corner that you don’t know about.

Xiao Ruyi stopped going to vocal lessons not long after she started. For a child whose self-esteem was just beginning to awaken, it was impossible for her to digest such a huge amount of emotions on her own.

"I've paid the money, but you don't go to class. You just cause trouble for me all day long."

Darong had no idea what happened on the registration day from beginning to end, so to her, Ruyi's behavior was simply because she was immature and disobedient.

At that time, little Ruyi was unable to express her emotions effectively. Faced with Darong's anger, she could only stiffen her neck and fight back. Although she was scolded several times, Darong did not pursue the matter any further.

The reason why Darong entrusted Wu Meifeng to take the child to the Children's Palace was because she thought sincerity should be rewarded with true love. However, in the long years that followed, Darong slowly realized how ridiculous and naive her simple thoughts were.

"Jin Xu, you are the squad leader now and you play with me every day. The teacher will scold you again later." Xiao Ruyi said as he picked up a small stone from the side of the road and threw it into the yard of a house nearby.

"Ouch! Who has nothing better to do than throw stones?"

Xiao Ruyi pulled Jindan and quickly hid in the corner of the alley, and saw a woman in her 30s walking out of the yard of a private house.

The woman covered her head with her hands, looked around, and didn't see anyone. She stood at the door and cursed for a while, then turned around and went back into the house.

"Is it her?"

After the woman entered the house, Xiao Ruyi asked the golden egg behind him.

"Yes, it's her." Jindan nodded hesitantly.

"Okay, it's easy now that we know where her home is. You should stay away from Song Jinyu in the future." Xiao Ruyi pouted and instructed Jindan.

Although Jindan is a class leader, he always looks silly and the little boys in the class always like to bully him.

But there is a saying that goes 'even a rabbit bites when it's angry'. After the little boy named Song Jinyu tore up all three of Jindan's notebooks, Jindan couldn't help but push the boy down.

Coincidentally, when the little boy fell, he scratched his arm on the corner of the table. Although he only scraped off some skin, when he got home from school that evening, Song Jinyu's mother slapped Jindan twice without giving in.

Although Jindan felt aggrieved, he did not dare to tell his parents after returning home. Instead, he went directly to the home of the sick Xiao Ruyi to complain.

Xiao Ruyi wanted to take two more days of sick leave because she was sick, but when she saw Tie Hanhan’s eyes were red from crying, she went to school with him the next day.

After school, the two of them followed Song Jinyu's home with their schoolbags on their backs.

"Ruyi, what do you want to do?" Jindan was a little scared and asked Ruyi cautiously.

"I haven't thought about it yet." Xiao Ruyi kicked the stones on the roadside as she walked. Suddenly, she saw a dead mouse and was so scared that she subconsciously jumped back a step.

"Oh my god, there is a dead rat here. I am so scared."

Seeing Ruyi was frightened, Jindan also leaned over to take a look, and indeed, there was a small mouse dead in the corner.

Ruyi looked at the dead rat in front of her, and a wicked smile appeared on her face with the corners of her lips raised.

"Do you dare to take it?" Ruyi asked, looking at the golden egg. In fact, she was also a little scared, so she asked the golden egg first.

"I dare not, I dare not, I dare not." When Jindan heard Ruyi's words, he was so scared that he took several steps back.

"Coward, huh."

Although he said that Jindan was a coward, Ruyi himself was hesitant to take action. He squatted on the ground for a long time and prepared himself mentally. Just when he stretched out his hand, Jindan suddenly spoke.

"The teacher said that mice can spread plague, so you'd better not touch them."

After hearing what Jindan said, Ruyi retracted her hand.

After thinking about it, Ruyi took out a bag of instant noodles from her schoolbag and shared it with Jindan. Then she put a plastic bag on her hand and picked up the mouse's tail on the ground.

When she grabbed it for the first time, Ruyi was afraid and moved away because she didn't expect the mouse's tail to be so hard. She mustered up her courage again and grabbed it for the second time.

Xiao Ruyi carried the dead mouse and sneaked into Song Jinyu's yard. She threw the dead mouse into the laundry tub where Song Jinyu's mother was washing clothes.

After Xiao Ruyi retreated from the yard, he and Jindan hid in the corner of the alley and listened to the noise in the yard.

After a long while, the two finally heard Song Jinyu's mother's howling cries, and then they went home with their schoolbags, feeling proud and satisfied.

"Where have you two been? You didn't go home after school. What time is it now?"

Xiao Ruyi and Jindan ran home but they delayed too long. When they just arrived at the dormitory space, they ran into Da Rong who was pushing a cart and was about to go out to look for them.

"Mom, there's a new horizontal bar in our playground, so we played a little longer at school."

Xiao Ruyi's quick reaction made Darong realize the problem at once. She turned to look at Xiao Jindan, who looked guilty.

"Jindan, tell me, where have you two been?"

"Ah? Aunt Rong, I heard what you said!"

Jindan was frightened by Darong's question and blurted out the answer subconsciously.