Rebirth of the Forbidden City: The Troublemaker in the Courtyard

Chapter 394 See you again

Ning Yuan looked at the solid wood coffee table in front of him, where the freshly cut watermelon was placed.

I just had a meal at Lao Mo's Restaurant and I'm a little thirsty.

Little Ningwei didn't even think twice. He just leaned forward, picked up a slice of watermelon in each hand, and started to eat it.

Zhong Yan was originally planning to discuss something with the two brothers, but when she saw her youngest son's mouth full of watermelon juice, she quickly took out a towel and started to wipe it for little Ning Wei.

Ning Yuan also took a petal and ate it while looking at his father.

Ning Wanli and his wife didn't look very serious, so Ning Yuan and Ning Wei were also very casual.

"Dayuan, what are your plans next?"

Ning Wanli looked at Ning Yuan and asked.

Ning Yuan was originally waiting for his father to ask a question, so he responded quickly.

"What are your plans for the future? What do you mean?"

"I've already said hello to a few of my old comrades this afternoon. In two months, a group of new recruits will be able to enlist. I want you to join the army!"

After Ning Wanli finished speaking, he looked at Ning Yuan.

He is not like most parents of this era, who have the final say at home and who must obey his decisions unconditionally.

Ning Wanli was also willing to discuss this matter with his son as it might affect Ning Yuan's future personal prospects.

This is because Ning Wanli has experienced such things in recent years. He is no longer as stubborn as before, and he no longer uses the same corporal punishment to educate the two boys in his family.

Ning Yuan was also very capable. When he and Zhong Yan were imprisoned, he took good care of little Ning Wei.

And since July and August last year, their lives in there suddenly became much better.

Think about that time again, when thousands of young men in the compound started making trouble, and it was him, the good son, who led the way.

How could Ning Wanli and Zhong Yan not guess that their son must have been doing something secretly?

They were really relieved about this situation, especially Ning Wanli.

It was because of him that Zhong Yan suffered this kind of hardship.

Although Zhong Yan never said anything, how could he feel good about it?

Ning Yuan's ability to do this can be considered to have slightly made up for the guilt in his heart.

His son has grown up and even brought his daughter-in-law back home. He really can no longer treat Ning Yuan like a child.

Therefore, this time, even though he really wanted Ning Yuan to go to the army to gain experience and develop, and even directly greeted several of his former comrades and subordinates, he was still waiting for Ning Yuan to come back and ask for his thoughts.

Ning Yuan was not too surprised when he heard his father's question.

So he nodded, put down the watermelon in his hand, pondered for a moment, and replied to his father.

"Dad, I've actually thought about this seriously. I don't want to join the army."

After hearing Ning Yuan's decision, Zhong Yan was a little confused.

"Dayuan, it's not easy to join the army now. Your father worked so hard~"

"It's okay, our son has grown up, it's normal for him to have his own ideas!"

Ning Wanli waved at Zhong Yan and interrupted.

Then he looked at Ning Yuan and asked.

"Are you still planning on going back to Qinling? Have you really thought it through?"

"Dad, I made this decision after careful consideration. Speaking of which, I also have something I want to discuss with you two!"

Ning Yuan looked at his younger brother Ning Wei who was sitting next to him, and said to his father.

"This time when I come back, I plan to let Xiao Ningwei stay in Sijiu City. Let him stay here with you and my mother for two years, and then he will join the army!"

Ning Wei was a little stunned when he heard that his elder brother was going to let him go and not take him back to Fang Village.

He was really a little surprised. After all, to be honest, compared to Fangcun, he definitely wanted to stay in the old city more.

After all, he is still young at heart. Although the city of Beijing is a little chaotic, it is more prosperous after all. For a man of his age, it is naturally very attractive.

And he could also stay with his parents, which made it even more difficult for him to refuse.

But on the other side was his biological brother, who had been taking care of him and raising him over the years.

This suddenly separated the two brothers, and for a moment, Ning Wei was really a little panicked.

So, he hesitated and didn't speak.

Ning Wanli nodded first, then asked with a frown.

"But Ning Wei's roster information is still in the archives of the Youth League Office. It won't be easy to withdraw it!"

Ning Yuan nodded and said with a smile.

"Don't worry, Dad. I've already contacted the West City Educated Youth Office in advance. It won't be a big problem!"

"That's fine. Since you've made your own decision, your mother and I respect it. Let's just rest at home for a few days as a family!"

Ning Wanli felt relieved and nodded to his son.

At this time, Ning Yuan suddenly remembered another thing, so he hurriedly asked Ning Wanli.

"By the way, Dad, did you ask me about the thing I told you last time? I was having dinner with some friends at Lao Mo's today and got some news... We have to go check it out as soon as possible..."

Ning Wanli frowned and nodded, asking in confusion.

"As for the address, I've already found out. But where did the news you mentioned come from? Why haven't we heard anything about it?"

He had called some old comrades in the afternoon, so he found out about …………’s address. After all, he had already made an appointment with his son to go and see him together tomorrow.

What if I don’t even get to see him tomorrow? How embarrassing it would be in front of my son!

So, when Ning Yuan asked about...'s address, he seemed very calm, until he heard the following sentence, he became a little restless.

When Ning Yuan heard that Ning Wanli was still questioning, or unwilling to believe, he had no choice but to tell him some more confidential things!

After listening to this, Ning Wanli fell silent.

Ning Yuan said it very clearly, and he understood it even more clearly. The problem here was no longer something he could get involved in.

(To be continued, I will finish this chapter before noon tomorrow. You can refresh this chapter when you read it! It involves some things, so it is more complicated to write!! Wait for Wuhu)

After a moment of silence, Ning Wanli brought Ning Yuan to the study.

After the father and son sat down, they started discussing directly.

"Dayuan, what do you think? Should we go visit... tomorrow? At this critical moment, there will probably be a lot of people watching!"

Ning Wanli asked in a somewhat heavy tone.

As for himself, he actually doesn't care about those villains hiding in the dark.

However, he has to consider his family, especially now that he has finally come out and little Ning Wei is with them.

This requires careful consideration.

Ning Yuan shook his head and spoke directly to his father.

"We have to go, and we really have to go at this exact time!"

Ning Wanli didn't quite understand what his son meant, and looked at Ning Yuan with some doubt.

"It's actually not that complicated. First of all, you just came from..., so it's only natural for you to go over and take a look during this time! And~"

When Ning Yuan said this, Ning Wanli had already reacted. He raised his hand to signal Ning Yuan, and then continued speaking.

"Besides, I'm a former military officer. If I visit them openly, it will actually put some people at ease. Besides, I don't have any job assignments yet, so I pose no threat at all!"

After hearing what his father said, Ning Yuan nodded repeatedly.

He is worthy of being the commander of the division guard battalion. He has a flexible mind. As soon as he mentioned it, his father had already fully understood it.

"It's settled then. Tomorrow morning, we'll go to the morning market and buy some eggs, flour, and some meat. We'll also take some of the herbs you brought back from the mountains. We'll ride our bikes there!"

Ning Wanli also specifically mentioned that he wanted to go there by bicycle.

Ning Yuan naturally understood that this was telling him that he could not drive that car because it would be too conspicuous.

"I know dad!"

"Okay, go wash up and rest early, it's getting late!"

After Ning Wanli drove Ning Yuan out of the study, he closed the door and began to look through a very secret phone book.

These are the contact information of his former comrades.

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When Ning Yuan came out of the living room, he saw little Ning Wei still eating watermelon on the coffee table.

This kid has eaten more than half of the whole plate.

Ning Yuan walked over and picked up his sister-in-law.

Then he picked up a petal and started eating it.

Little Ning Wei didn't play around with Ning Yuan like he did before. Instead, he secretly glanced in the direction of the study and their parents' room.

After seeing that Ning Wanli and Zhong Yan did not come out, Ning Wei came up to Ning Yuan and asked.

"Brother, what did you say to Dad? Did our parents find out about our fight at Lao Mo's last night?"

Ning Yuan looked at little Ning Wei and saw that he was still a little timid at this time, so he stopped frowning.

"Yeah, Dad knows. I've just been taught a lesson. Just wait, he'll give you a good beating tomorrow too!"

Ning Yuan pretended to be serious, but little Ning Wei looked Ning Yuan up and down.

"Stop it, brother. There's not a single mark on your body or face!"

Ning Yuan finally couldn't hold it in anymore and said with a smile.

"Okay, I'm just teasing you. Dad didn't even mention this. Look how scared you are! Don't worry about it anymore. Go back to your room and go to sleep! I'll take care of everything else!"

Xiao Ningwei finally breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest, and prepared to get up and go to sleep.

Ning Yuan sat alone in the living room for a while, thinking about what he wanted to say to... tomorrow, then he stood up and turned off the lights.

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The next morning, Ning Yuan was woken up by Ning Wanli before he had enough sleep.

After a quick wash, the father and son rode their bicycles straight to the morning market.

I bought everything I needed without much effort.

After leaving the morning market, I went straight to the fourth courtyard.

The distance was not far, so when Ning Yuan entered the yard, he looked at the time and saw that it was just past nine o'clock.

He followed his father and walked deeper into the compound.

"Dad, aren't we here too early?"

Ning Wanli turned his head and smiled at Ning Yuan, then said.

"You do not understand!"

Then he took Ning Yuan with him, and the two of them walked towards the old leader's house with their hands full.

After asking two comrades in the yard, Ning Wanli and his son finally found the place.

This house is almost at the deepest part of the four courtyards.

As they arrived at the door of the house, they happened to meet a woman coming out of the house carrying a small bucket.

When Ning Wanli saw this, he quickly put down what he was holding, walked over quickly, greeted her, and took the bucket from the woman's hand.

"Miss!"

When the woman saw Ning Wanli, she was obviously stunned for a moment. It was not until Ning Wanli took the bucket of dirty water from her hand that she gradually remembered.

"Are you, Wanli? Xiaoning?"

Ning Wanli quickly smiled and nodded in agreement.

He waved to Ning Yuan behind him, and then handed the bucket directly to him.

Ning Yuan was also helpless, but at this moment he could only pour the water himself.

After handing the meat and eggs to his father, Ning Yuan carried the bucket and walked towards the flower garden outside.

Ning Wanli carried these things and followed the woman into the house.

"It's been so long! Look at you, you're here, why are you still bringing these things?"

The woman was very enthusiastic. After asking Ning Wanli to sit down, she started to scold him again.

Then he shouted towards the inner room.

“………………, come out and see, Xiao Ning is here!”

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Ning Wanli was filled with righteous indignation and spoke without restraint.

The woman got up and went to the door. Just as she was about to close it, she saw Ning Yuan coming back with a bucket of water.

"Little comrade, give me the bucket. Thank you for your hard work!"

As he said this, he was about to take the bucket from Ning Yuan.

Ning Wanli, who was sitting in the room, heard the noise at the door and quickly turned his head to look over.

Then he hurriedly stood up and walked over to explain to his elder sister.

"Sister, this child is my son. Yesterday, he heard me talking about coming to see you two, and he insisted on coming over!"

After Ning Wanli finished speaking, he turned to look at Ning Yuan and scolded him.

"Why are you still standing there? You can't even speak when you meet your elders?"

Ning Yuan reacted and spoke quickly.

"Hello, Auntie!"

"What are you yelling about?......"

Ning Wanli glared at Ning Yuan and continued to scold.

"Hey! Why are you scolding the child? What else can you call him if not auntie at home?"

"Come on, kid, come in and sit down. Don't listen to your dad. Just call me auntie. It's so kind!"

The woman took Ning Yuan's hand and walked into the house.