Chapter 31

“When did Dudu disappear?”

Facing this abnormal man, Lu Ye was very patient and spoke very gently, helping to find Dudu?

“It disappeared yesterday. I can’t find Dudu. It must be very scared…”

The man’s emotions were a little broken. He pulled his hair hard and hit his head with great strength.

Lu Ye held his hand and soothed him softly: “Dudu is very brave. It must be playing hide-and-seek with you. Don’t worry, Manzai. I will help you find it. I will definitely find it.”

“Okay, listen to Yeye.”

The man was comforted quickly. Obviously, he trusted Lu Ye very much.

Ruan Qiqi could see at a glance that this man was mentally abnormal and his intelligence was not very high. He must have been stimulated when he was a child, which led to mental problems.

However, the man was neatly dressed, tall and strong, and was obviously well taken care of by his family. He should be a child from someone in the compound, right?

“Is Dudu his pet?”

Ruan Qiqi asked in a low voice.

“It’s an apple. Manzai likes to play with it the most and even sleeps with it in his arms. He named it Dudu.”

Lu Ye answered in her ear.

Ruan Qiqi was not surprised. Normal people would never understand Shen Jingbing’s spiritual world, but she could understand it.

In the mental hospital before, she had met all kinds of pets, including oranges, apples, and chicken bones that were coiled into jade color. These were all normal.

There were also some abnormal ones, such as a smelly sock or a pair of smelly shorts. They would be treated as pets, chatted with every day, and even held to sleep.

This man named Manzai seemed very normal to her.

The apple named Dudu was the only one in the world in Manzai’s heart. If he really couldn’t find it, it would definitely be a great psychological trauma.

“Manzai, where was the last time you saw Dudu?”

Ruan Qiqi asked Manzai in the tone of speaking to a normal person.

“At home, but Dudu may have run away from home. I had a little conflict with him this morning. Dudu was unhappy and said he wanted to run away from home. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have quarreled with Dudu.”

The man blamed himself very much, with tears in his big eyes. He was obviously a man in his thirties, but he looked like a child, pitiful.

“It’s normal to quarrel. Yeye and I often quarrel, and I beat him.”

Ruan Qiqi slapped Lu Ye with considerable force. Lu Ye bared his teeth in pain, forced a smile at Manzai, and said in cooperation: “That’s right, Qiqi and I are like this, I beat her too.”

After saying that, he also slapped Ruan Qiqi, but he didn’t use too much force, he was a little reluctant.

But he forgot his hand strength, even if it was just a little bit of strength, it hurt. Ruan Qiqi gasped in pain, damn, the skin must have been slapped red.

The dog man actually killed him, he deserved to be chopped!

Ruan Qiqi used more force and slapped him back, she couldn’t bear to lose anything anyway. The sound of “Bang” was as loud as thunder. Lu Ye staggered forward and almost fell to the ground. His spine was about to be broken.

He turned his head and looked at her sadly. She was murdering her husband!

Ruan Qiqi smiled awkwardly, feeling a little guilty. She had just used all her strength by mistake and was indeed a little cruel.

The man named Manzai was amused by them. He looked between the two of them curiously and pointed at Ruan Qiqi and asked, “Yeah, is she your cousin?”

“Yes, my cousin, Qiqi.”

Lu Ye answered with a grin, looking very proud.

“Qiqi, hello, my name is Lou Yuanfei.”

The man extended his hand politely and introduced his name.

“Hello.”

Ruan Qiqi smiled and shook hands with him. She probably guessed Lou Yuanfei’s identity.

An old and respected leader lived in the compound. His surname was Lou. He retired from the capital two years ago. Probably because he didn’t want to get involved in the muddy water of the capital, he took his wife and children back to Tanzhou to retire.

Although the old leader has retired, his influence is still there. Even Lu Desheng and Mo Qiufeng dare not act rashly in front of the old leader.

Lou Yuanfei should be the youngest son of the old leader.

Because in Hunan Province, the youngest son is usually called Manzai, which is a nickname of intimacy.

“Manzai? Why are you here? Dudu is found. Here it is!”

A middle-aged woman came anxiously with a red apple in her hand. She was Aunt Li, the nanny who took care of Lou Yuanfei. She came from the capital and stayed in the Lou family for many years.

“Did you find Dudu?”

Lou Yuanfei took the apple happily, but soon his face fell, “It’s not Dudu, you lied.”

“It’s Dudu. Look, the color, the size, and the handle are exactly the same as Dudu!”

Aunt Li was about to cry. She had worked very hard to find an apple from someone else’s house that was 90% similar to Dudu, but she didn’t know that Manzai was so hard to coax.

The real Dudu was eaten by an ignorant child. She didn’t dare to tell the truth for fear of irritating Lou Yuanfei.

“No, it’s not Dudu, Aunt Li, you’re lying!”

Lou Yuanfei was angry, and his gentle and clear eyes became more fierce. Ruan Qiqi knew that if he continued to provoke him, Lou Yuanfei would probably attack and hurt someone.

She took the apple from Lou Yuanfei, put it close to her ear and listened, then asked: “Manzi, is it because you don’t understand what it’s saying?”

“Yes, Dudu tells me stories, but I don’t understand what this one says, it’s definitely not Dudu.”

Lou Yuanfei felt very aggrieved. It was obviously not Dudu, but he insisted that it was Dudu. He was not a fool.

Ruan Qiqi put the apple to her ear and listened for a while, then said seriously: “It is indeed not Dudu, but it is Dudu’s cub, named Qiuqiu. Dudu has found its lover and lives a very happy life. Dudu is worried about you, so he sent its cub to take care of you. The reason why you can’t understand Qiuqiu’s words is because Qiuqiu was born in Shanghai and speaks Shanghai dialect. If you learn Shanghai dialect, you can communicate with Qiuqiu.” Aunt

Li next to her opened her eyes wide, with mosquito coils in her eyes. This beautiful girl was obviously speaking Tanzhou dialect, but why couldn’t she understand it?

What is Qiuqiu, what is the cub?

It’s obviously just an apple, how can it give birth to a cub?

Aunt Li was worried that Ruan Qiqi’s nonsense would anger Lou Yuanfei. Manzi usually has a good temper, but once he gets angry, he doesn’t even recognize his parents, and he is very strong, which is quite scary.

“Manzai, I’ll go look for it again.”

Aunt Li gently comforted Lou Yuanfei, fearing that he would go crazy outside.

But to her surprise, Lou Yuanfei was not angry, but very happy. He looked at Ruan Qiqi with sparkling eyes and asked excitedly: “Is it really Dudu’s cub? Is it called Qiuqiu?”

“Yes, Dudu ran away from home and came to Shanghai City, where he met the love of his life. Qiuqiu is the fruit of their love. It followed Dudu’s instructions and came thousands of miles to take care of you. You must learn Shanghai dialect and be patient to communicate with Qiuqiu. It’s just a little cub.”

Ruan Qiqi pointed at the apple in her hand with a very serious expression.

Aunt Li was confused. Could it be that the apple she found from someone else’s house really flew back from Shanghai City?

Is it really called Qiuqiu?

Lou Yuanfei solemnly took the apple, put it on his face affectionately, and murmured: “Qiuqiu, be good, I will learn Shanghai dialect and take good care of you.”

Then he asked Ruan Qiqi, “What else did Qiuqiu say?”

“Qiuqiu told you not to be anxious and learn slowly.” Ruan Qiqi smiled.

“Well, Qiqi, can you teach me Shanghai dialect?”

Lou Yuanfei asked embarrassedly. He wanted to learn Shanghai dialect quickly and couldn’t let Qiuqiu wait too long.

“I’m going back to my hometown tomorrow and won’t be back for a while. If you can wait, I’m willing to teach you.”

Ruan Qiqi had a good impression of Lou Yuanfei. She liked deep well ice. She had dealt with it too much in her previous life. It was her specialty.

“Manzai, you should learn from Aunt Wu from the Xiao family next door first. She is from Shanghai.”

Aunt Li breathed a sigh of relief. It would be fine if she could coax this ancestor. She glanced at Ruan Qiqi and prepared to go back and tell the old leader that this girl was really amazing and coaxed Manzai easily.

“Okay, Qiqi, Yeah, goodbye!”

The calmed Lou Yuanfei was very easy to coax. He waved his hand obediently and went home with Qiuqiu and Aunt Li.

“Goodbye!”

Ruan Qiqi and Lu Ye smiled and waved.

It was already late at night. Lu Ye rode his bike to send her back to the guesthouse. On the way, he told her about Lou Yuanfei’s situation.

“When Manzai was five years old, he was arrested with his mother and imprisoned for two years. Those people also tortured Manzai, and he had mental problems.”

Ruan Qiqi immediately thought of a child in a textbook, named Xiaoluotou, who was born and raised in prison. He was a very smart and clever child, but was brutally killed by the enemy before liberation.

Although Manzai is alive, he will never be able to live like a normal person.

Our ancestors sacrificed too much for the new China.