Chapter 256: Chapter 256

"Ni Zi, how do you think this matter will be handled?" After writing the last word, Gong Ruwen looked at the usually lively house, which today turned unusually quiet, and felt quite uncomfortable.

Zhao Guangran, although studying harder than before, would still speak and chat occasionally.

Gong Ruini had no idea about how it would be handled, but it was clear that there were definitely no major problems.

Today, the Zhao Brothers had a good fight; although in the end, Zhao Guangran, as usual, was subdued by Zhao Xuran with force, but everyone could see that they were not in a good mood.

This made the Zhao Gang couple, who normally left things be, take the issue seriously. After dinner, they pulled them for a chat, and haven’t returned yet, indicating the situation is quite serious.

"Actually, I also want a summer vacation." Although Gong Ruwen had never expressed this before and had always completed his homework seriously, as a child, he still liked to play.

If she were simply a child, Gong Ruini would want that too. But thinking ahead to 1977, when the two families would go their separate ways and not knowing where the other would be, Gong Ruini was doing her best to study hard while she could.

One must know that a teacher as good as Hua Miaozhu isn’t someone families like theirs would have the chance to encounter, and even if they did, whether she would be willing to teach was a separate matter.

"Brother, not having a summer vacation is also Xu Ran’s way of doing what’s best for us." Gong Ruini worried that Gong Ruwen might resent Zhao Xuran for this decision and gently advised.

Of course, Gong Ruwen understood this reasoning,

Zhao Xuran walked into the room and looked around, "Let’s talk."

Talk? Gong Ruini shivered. Why would this fox use such a term? The sound of it sent a chill down her spine.

"So, what are we talking about?" Gong Ruini put down what she was doing and asked with a pretense of calmness.

"First, I want to apologize. I rejected the proposal for a vacation without getting your consent." Zhao Xuran sincerely apologized to everyone first.

No way, Zhao Xuran is actually apologizing to them? Gong Ruini was quite shocked.

This guy is actually apologizing, could there be something else waiting for them? Gong Ruini looked at Zhao Xuran puzzledly because the impression he left her with was one of a particularly calculating person.

"Brother Xu Ran." Gong Ruwen was also quite surprised. Why would Zhao Xuran want to apologize?

Gong Ruini kept glancing at Zhao Guangran—this must have something to do with that brat; perhaps they fought quite fiercely earlier?

Alas, it was a shame that to avoid suspicion, Gong Ruini and the others didn’t sneak over to listen.

"It was my fault." Zhao Xuran honestly admitted his mistake again. It was indeed not handled well on his part, "I thought there wasn’t much to do at home, so I figured having classes was fine too."

This much Gong Ruini could understand. Apart from Zhao Guangran being inclined to play more, the others weren’t as keen on playing. It’s quite normal for Zhao Xuran to naturally dismiss the summer holiday, his aim being to prevent Zhao Guangran from playing as if mad and taking a long time to reel him back in.

Unfortunately, no matter how Zhao Xuran tried to cover it up, it didn’t work. Just looking at Zhao Guangran showed how particularly upset the brat was.

Perhaps if Zhao Xuran had discussed with everyone at the start, there might have been room for negotiation. Alas.

Gong Ruini didn’t know how Zhao Guangran felt about Zhao Xuran. Of course, using force to subdue the brat was an option, but was it really viable?

"Actually, I was wrong too; I shouldn’t have made a fuss." Zhao Guangran stepped forward following Zhao Xuran.

Oh wow, what’s going on today? Why is everyone apologizing, and what’s the situation exactly, will there still be a holiday?

Gong Ruini foolishly didn’t know the direction of things.

"There should still be a holiday; from now on, we’ll rest one day after every two days." Zhao Xuran announced the result of their discussion.

Ah, rest one day after every two days? Gong Ruini honestly wanted to howl for Zhao Guangran. After all that fuss, risking offending Zhao Xuran, the result is just such a way of resting.

What can one do in a day? They usually spend half a day going to the mountains to pick herbs, which actually means just a half-day of rest.

The more important thing is that Zhao Guangran wants to hang out with his friends, and those people have been quite busy lately, heading up the mountain to pick herbs to make money.

"You can play in the evenings." Actually, Zhao Guangran realized later that even if he had a holiday now, so what, he didn’t have friends to play with.

Zhao Guangran truly didn’t know how to regret, especially when worried about how his older brother, known for being as stingy as can be, had actually apologized because of him, which was indeed a face-losing act.

Zhao Guangran couldn’t imagine how his big brother would deal with him later, sigh, he could only hope that his big brother wouldn’t be so stingy anymore. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NoveI-Fire.ɴet

Playing in the evenings? Good grief, even without a holiday, if Zhao Guangran wanted to go out and play for a while, it wasn’t impossible; he just needed to put a bit of effort in afterward, wouldn’t this count as a double loss?

"Ni Zi, you can also go out and play later; Erya’s folks are nice." Zhao Xuran noticed today that Gong Ruini seemed to be getting along well with Erya.

Gong Ruini had been in the Northeast for some time, but she hadn’t interacted much with the village kids; Zhao Xuran had been concerned, as she was too quiet a child.

Ah, go out and play with Erya? Gong Ruini was dumbfounded. She did have a chat with Erya today, but they hardly shared interests, "It’s hot outside; I’ll stay at home."

If there’s time, staying at home to read, taking a nap on the kang, or at least practicing calligraphy is all feasible.

Gong Ruini didn’t want to soak in the river. Although she was a little girl and didn’t worry about the issue of exposure, Gong Ruini aimed to become a beautiful little lady and didn’t want to become tanned like an African.

"It’s hot outside; we can soak in the water. Ni Zi, you can’t swim, right? I’ll teach you." Zhao Guangran wouldn’t let Gong Ruini stay home.

It’s obvious that if Gong Ruini stayed, she’d just read, and read some more, putting more pressure on him.

Clearly, when his big brother finally loosened up to give him a break, it couldn’t be spoiled by Gong Ruini, ruining such a good opportunity.

Indeed, Gong Ruwen initially thought if his sister didn’t want to go out, she shouldn’t in such heat, lest she get sunburned; but hearing Zhao Guangran’s reminder—yep, learning to swim is a must.

Ahhh, swimming, Gong Ruini’s face changed drastically; in her past life, she was also a landlubber, a bit afraid of water, thinking she’d hire a reliable coach as she got older.

Never thought she wouldn’t have to wait for the future, someone was willing to teach her swimming now. But the key problem is that Zhao Guangran intends to teach her himself.

Good heavens, Gong Ruini wouldn’t dare let Zhao Guangran teach her swimming for anything, knowing him as a brat, clearly an unreliable person who would seriously teach her to swim?

Just the thought of it seemed impossible.