Chapter 20: Returning from Huangshan, Don't Look at Yueyang It's always comfortable to not have to go to work and be able to manage your own time freely. Du Ruo sat in the lobby of the homestay, enjoying the air conditioning and playing with her cell phone, occasionally helping Yang Ling with small things like changing light bulbs, delivering slippers and toothbrushes to a certain room. Around four or five in the afternoon, Yang Chenguang called and asked Du Ruo to come to his house for dinner. Today Yang Chenguang returned to the village alone. His wife and children were still in the town. The reason why he called Du Ruo over for dinner was because of his father's strong request, just to make sure Du Ruo was okay. When he saw that Du Ruo was fine, he felt relieved. However, Uncle Yang talked much more today than before at the dinner table, reminding Du Ruo both explicitly and implicitly to go up the mountain less often and to pay attention to safety. Although the words were nagging, Du Ruo listened very attentively. He was no longer in his teens or twenties, and he could still tell who was good to him and who was considerate of him. After dinner, Du Ruo did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he held his teacup and continued chatting with Uncle Yang, listening to the current situation in the countryside, what was happening in the nearby mountains, and what needed to be implemented in the village. Du Ruo gained a lot, and Uncle Yang also had a rare and enjoyable chat. It was basically like this at home. Uncle Yang and Yang Chenguang usually found it difficult to chat with each other. Yang Chenguang always became impatient after a few words. But chatting with Du Ruo was very comfortable. Because Du Ruo always asks a lot of questions, never refutes, and occasionally even talks about something, no elder would be unhappy during such a chat.
"Dad, what's the point of talking about this? I'm tired of hearing it. Let's talk about it next time. Du Ruo, let's go and have a drink. Mom, leave the door open for me, I won’t be going back to town after I drink.” Yang Chenguang didn't want to listen to the two people chatting at home anymore, so he said something to his father and then pulled Du Ruo out. "Du Ruo, what do you think now? Do you want my wife to introduce you to her best friends, or are you interested in the tavern owner?" When they came outside, Yang Chenguang handed Du Ruo a cigarette and started talking about Du Ruo's future. "What? Did my mom ask you to tell me?" Du Ruo glanced at Yang Chenguang. This guy, who he had played with since childhood, seemed a little different. That's right, he is now the deputy secretary of the village and the pillar of the family. It is normal for him to be more mature. "Whether Auntie told me or not, you have to give an explanation. You have established your career now, and your family is well off. It's time for you to start a family." "I know what's going on. Love can't be rushed. Don't worry about it. If I meet the right person, I'll pursue her myself. Forget about your wife's best friend. As for the bar owner... we just met her. Don't worry about it." Du Ruo has finally confessed his mistake. It must be his mother's fault that Yang Chenguang told him this. If he doesn't give an explanation, his mother will definitely tell him in person next time. "It's up to you. I've said what I need to say. But if you really want to pursue the boss lady, you have to be careful. I've known the boss lady for nearly a year. She's beautiful and has a good character, but she drinks..." When Yang Chenguang reached this point, he just kept shaking his head and didn't say anything else. "Okay, we'll be there soon. It's my treat today." The two of them had already reached the door of the tavern while they were talking. Du Ruo ended the topic and pushed the door open with one hand. There seemed to be more people in the pub today than last time. The proprietress was still sitting at the small table in the corner. In addition to the proprietress, there were four other tables of guests. One table among them caught Du Ruo's attention. There were two men and one woman. They were the three special forces college students who had just checked into Du Ruo's B&B this afternoon. But he didn't know why there were only three of them. Du Ruo remembered that they said they were going to hike in the evening, but he didn't know why they didn't go and were drinking here instead. When Du Ruo looked over, his gaze met that of the man named Qiangzi. Du Ruo nodded as a greeting. Then he went to the front desk and ordered two kinds of medicinal wine and some snacks, and then he and Yang Chenguang walked towards the small table where the proprietress was sitting. "Madam, thank you for treating my wound this morning. I'll treat you to the wine tonight." Du Ruo first greeted Xiang Yuanyuan and did not sit down directly. He just stood aside. If the other party refused, he and Yang Chenguang would find another place to sit. There was no need to try to please someone who didn't like him.
"That's great. Please take a seat. Xiaojuan, give me a bottle of Mendaolu. Put it on Boss Du's account." Xiang Yuanyuan was not polite and asked the two to sit down, and also shouted to Xiaojuan at the bar. "Don't call me boss lady anymore, just call me Yuanyuan." Xiang Yuanyuan is a drunkard and quite generous, not the kind of person who would be shy. "Boss...Yuanyuan, are you from Inner Mongolia?" Du Ruo and the other man sat down, then he casually found a topic to ask, the last time he met Xiang Yuanyuan, the other party drank the lasso, and this time the other party ordered Dundaolu, both of which were strong liquors from the grassland, which most people would not dare to drink. "No, I'm from Fujian Province. I drink strong liquor simply because I like it." Xiang Yuanyuan shook her head. There were more than one or two people who asked her this question, and she didn't mind. "That's quite far. Why are you opening a pub here?" The person asking the questions was Yang Chenguang. He knew Xiang Yuanyuan a little, but not too well. After all, he already had a wife. If he asked about such things and his wife found out, he would probably not be able to sleep at night. "I have two hobbies, mountain climbing and drinking. It is said that after visiting Huangshan, you will never want to see another mountain. The first time I went to Huangshan, I was mesmerized by the scenery and I was reluctant to leave. Besides, my family's ancestral wine-making and blending skills were not inherited by anyone else, so I decided to open a tavern here. I have both beautiful mountains and wine." It seemed like Yuanyuan hadn't drunk and chatted with someone like this for a long time, so she didn't hide anything and was open and honest. "I envy you this day." Yang Chenguang is not as carefree as Xiang Yuanyuan who does whatever he wants. He returned to his hometown after graduation and worked diligently to get to where he is today. He is busy making a living and taking care of his family. He is really envious of people like Xiang Yuanyuan and Du Ruo who can make decisions on their own. "I envy you. You are almost in elementary school now." Du Ruo said, life is like this, when you envy others, others also envy you, living a good life is more important than anything else. "Boss, do you mind if I come over and have a drink?" Just as the three were chatting and drinking, Qiangzi came over from the side and said he wanted to drink for free, but in fact he was holding a wine glass in his hand. "Sit down. This is a guest of the B&B. He just arrived today. He is a college student who practices Xingyiquan." Du Ruo didn't mind the other party coming over. They were just chatting, so one more or one less person would be fine. Besides, the other party was a college student, much younger than them, so it was nice to chat with young people. "Boss Du, are you really not going to learn martial arts from me? My master is very powerful. He has a move that fills the chest with air, which is really powerful. Even if you can't learn this move, practicing martial arts to strengthen your body is also very good." Originally, Du Ruo thought that the other party came to chat with him because he was aware of Yuan Yuan's beauty, but who knew that the other party was actually coming for him. While talking, he took out his cell phone to show Du Ruo, as if he wanted to show him the master he mentioned. (End of this chapter)