Chapter 2043 Marriage Proposal (Twenty-Eight)

[At the age of three, you have your first grass dragonfly]

The memory suddenly flashed back to many years ago.

Ruan Qi was only three years old at that time. Because Ruan Fengmian Yangliu fled to Qingyun Village and had little money in his pocket and could not go out to work, the family's economic conditions were not very good until Ruan Qi was five years old.

Therefore, when Ruan Qi was a child, she did not have expensive toys. All her toys were made by Grandpa Ruan and Ruan Fengmian.

The grass dragonfly is one of them, and it is also the first toy that she remembers.

The grass dragonfly back then was made by Grandpa Ruan. Grandpa Ruan's hands are very skillful, and he can make dragonflies lifelike with only a few simple grass leaves. Ruan Qi treasured the dragonfly very much. Even when she grew up and was no longer interested in toys, she always kept the dragonfly in the cabinet and kept it well.

At this time, looking at the grass dragonflies delivered by the drone, the memories in Ruan Qi's heart spread like a tide.

This grass dragonfly... is exactly the same as the one my grandpa made up back then.

It's even more delicate and beautiful than the one back then, and you can tell that it was carefully compiled.

Ruan Qi's eyes were slightly hot.

She lowered her eyes and looked at the dragonfly in her hand, and suddenly she heard the sound of wheels rolling on the ground again.

Ruan Qi immediately raised his head.

At the end of the square, a remote-controlled white car was rolling its cute four wheels and driving towards this side quickly.

It soon arrived in front of Ruan Qi. Ruan Qi finally saw clearly what was carried on the back of the car——

It is a small wooden horse with exquisite workmanship.

The wooden horse is made entirely of solid wood with various beautiful patterns carved on it. There is a small bell hanging on the head of the wooden horse, and there is a wooden sign hanging next to the bell.

Ruan Qi picked up the wooden sign and there was a line of words engraved on it——

[When you are four years old, you have your first little wooden horse]

That happened when Ruan Qi was four years old.

That year, Ruan Fengmian and Yangliu were busy starting a business. They came home late every day and had little time to spend with Ruan Qi. In order to make up for his failure as a father, Ruan Fengmian made a small wooden horse for his daughter.

It was Ruan Qi's first wooden horse in her life. She liked it very much. After playing with it every day, she would wipe it carefully with a handkerchief, hoping that it would always be a beautiful little wooden horse.

However, this wish did not come true.

When Ruan Qi was five years old, a couple from the village came to Ruan's house with their children. The child fell in love with her wooden horse and insisted on taking it home. Little Ruan Qi disagreed, so the naughty kid threw the wooden horse out of Ruan Qi's bedroom window in anger.

The beautifully maintained little wooden horse fell to pieces on the spot.

That day, Ruan Qi, who was only five years old, had her hand moved for the first time in her life. She beat the naughty child severely, then hugged the little wooden horse's body and cried heartbrokenly.

The Ruan family is heartbroken.

Ruan Fengmian refused the couple's apology and kicked them out unceremoniously. Grandpa Ruan made a new wooden horse overnight, hoping to comfort his granddaughter.

The new wooden horse made by Grandpa Ruan is very beautiful and Ruan Qi likes it very much.

However, no matter how much she likes it, it is not her first Trojan horse. That beautiful little wooden horse became an eternal regret in her childhood.

Thinking of what happened when she was a child, Ruan Qi felt a little sad.

She sighed softly and raised her hand to touch the wooden horse that was delivered by the little white car.

This new wooden horse is very beautiful, and its appearance is exactly the same as the old wooden horse. Especially the pattern on the wooden horse is simply a replica of the broken wooden horse, even the one on the horse's head...

Um?

Ruan Qi's movement of stroking the wooden horse suddenly stopped.

Why is there a raised mark on the head of this new wooden horse?

After the wooden horse was broken, Ruan Fengmian tried to repair it with strong glue. The glue is very sticky and can indeed glue the torn apart wooden horse back together. But a broken mirror cannot be reunited, and a broken wooden horse cannot remain intact even if it is glued together.

The glued wooden horse has many uneven glue marks. The most obvious one is the one on the head of the Trojan horse.

Ruan Qi clearly remembered the location of the glue mark on the Trojan horse's head.

And now, she found the same mark on the same position on the head of the new Trojan horse.

How could a brand new Trojan have such marks?

Ruan Qi's heart moved, and she quickly turned on the flashlight on her mobile phone, and walked closer to the Trojan horse to observe carefully.

The light was dim just now, so I couldn't see very clearly. Now that the mobile phone flashlight was turned on, Ruan Qi discovered that this seemingly brand-new Trojan horse actually had many dark marks on its body.

However, these dark marks are not obvious and cannot be touched with fingers. In addition, the outer layer of the wooden horse was painted with dark paint, so she didn't notice it immediately.

Ruan Qi looked at these dark marks, and the broken little wooden horse came to mind again.

The position of the glue marks after the little wooden horse was glued together seemed to be exactly the same as the position of the dark marks on the new wooden horse.

So, could this new Trojan be...

An incredible guess emerged in Ruan Qi's mind.

At this moment, the evening breeze blew gently, and the small wooden sign hanging on the head of the wooden horse was blown over.

The words hidden on the other side of the wooden sign were also exposed——

[You cannot turn back time, nor can a broken wooden horse be restored to its original state. But I will work hard to repair the scars so that you will have no regrets. 】

——This is actually the little wooden horse that was broken back then!

It was actually repaired by Xi Jiu!

To make a scarred wooden horse look brand new, it would take a lot of energy and time. Ruan Qi remembered that Xi Jiu had been running out these days, and finally realized what he was doing.

He was secretly making up for her childhood regrets.

After understanding this, Ruan Qi felt a warm current in her heart.

She reached out and wanted to move the wooden horse from the little white car. But at this moment, the base of the little white car suddenly rose slowly, and a pink and blue gift box was pushed out by the hidden mechanical arm of the little white car.

Ruan Qi was stunned for a second and subconsciously picked up the gift box.

The gift box was not big and could be held in one hand. Ruan Qi touched the delicate bow ribbon on the box, then gently opened the lid with her fingertips.

——A book with a familiar cover came into Ruan Qi's sight.

[You, at the age of six, have your first textbook]

This turned out to be the first math book Ruan Qi had learned when she was a child.

Although Ruan Qi had never been to school, she had learned all the textbooks in school. Looking at the familiar math book cover, Ruan Qi curled her lips and reached out to take the book from the gift box.

She flipped through the pages casually, but unexpectedly found that -

The pages were not about first-grade math, but pages of love poems!

This...

Ruan Qi's eyes widened slightly in surprise, and her hand unconsciously turned to the first page of the love poem.

On the first page, there was only a short line of words -

[The stars love you, the grass and trees love you, and I love you too]

Ruan Qi's tears, which she had managed to hold back, overflowed again because of these twelve short words.

She blinked hard, and when she was about to turn the page back with her fingers pinching the page, a familiar sound of footsteps suddenly came over.

Ruan Qi subconsciously raised her head.

The barley baby, who was supposed to be charging at home, appeared in the square at some point. It was dressed very cutely today, with pink bows tied around its neck and wrists, and a heart-shaped headband on its head.

Seeing Ruan Qi looking up, the barley baby reached out to her.

"Dad, your love delivery has been delivered, please check it."

Ruan Qi put the math book with love poems on the wooden horse, took a few quick steps and took the delivery from the baby barley.

"What is this?" She looked at the box in her hand and asked.

Baby barley chuckled twice, stretched out the mechanical hand to open the box.

It turned out to be--

a goose yellow skirt.

[At the age of seven, you have your first princess skirt]

Ruan Qi took the skirt and looked at the handwritten card of Xi Jiu in the box, her face dazed.

Before she could come back to her senses, baby barley stepped aside, and then Da Hui with a red bow on her neck ran over with a bamboo basket in her mouth.

Ruan Qi took the bamboo basket and lifted the lace cloth on it.

The basket contained--a pair of white princess shoes.

[At the age of eight, you have your first pair of dancing shoes]

After delivering the things, Da Hui stepped aside to the baby barley, and then Xiao Hui with a bow on her head appeared.

It brought a sunflower hairband for Ruan Qi.

[You and I met for the first time when we were nine years old]

Ruan Qi looked at this line of words, and her hand holding the sunflower hairband trembled slightly.

Nine years old was a year of suffering and happiness in her life.

That year she met Xi Jiu, and at the same time, she met Jiang Chunian.

Thinking of what happened in Xiaoyao Village that year, Ruan Qi's fingertips were slightly cold. However, before she could think about it further, her childhood friend Wang Yue ran over like a dog.

"Ruan Xiaohua, here you go!"

Wang Ergou ran over in a hurry, stuffed something into her, and then ran away in a hurry.

Ruan Qi looked down at the thing in her arms.

It turned out to be a crystal ball.

The crystal ball was only the size of a palm, and it contained a small snow mountain. In front of the snow mountain was a small house. A little girl sat in front of the house, staring blankly at the world outside the crystal ball.

[You, at the age of ten, fell into a nightmare and couldn't get rid of it. That year, I became a vegetable, but my soul will always be with you. 】

Ten-year-old Ruan Qi closed his five senses due to mental stimulation.

In the same year, Xi Jiu lay in bed and became a vegetable for 24 months.

They were separated, each enduring suffering that they should not have. Ruan Qi, who closed his five senses, did not know that during the 24 months he lay in bed, Xi Jiu's subconscious mind had always been thinking about her.

He never forgot her. Even when his life was in danger, his heart was always with her. Just like the snow-capped mountain in the crystal ball, it has been silently accompanying the little girl.

Ruan Qi understood what Xi Jiu meant, and the tears that had been held back for a long time finally couldn't be held back anymore, and fell one by one.

This is the most romantic and sincere proposal I can think of. I tried my best. [Kneeling down]