Chapter 15: Tonic Soup

The next day, after Ruan Yu and Gu Yanzhi had breakfast together, they left the living room.

The morning sun shone on the girl’s cheeks, her delicate face was flushed pink. Her eyes fell on Gu Yanzhi’s tall figure, she smiled brightly and waved to him, “Be careful on the road, I’ll wait for you to come back.”

Gu Yanzhi turned back to look at the girl, his heart felt warm. If it weren’t for the company needing him, he really wanted to stay at home every day, hold her in his arms.

“Go back, it’s cold outside.”

Ruan Yu smiled lightly, “I’ll go back after Brother Yanzhi leaves.”

Gu Yanzhi got into the car, started the engine, and didn’t disappear from sight until the car was gone. Ruan Yu put away her bright smile and walked into the living room.

She sat on the sofa, Tang Ma cut some fruit for her and placed it on the table. She put down her phone and stared intently at Tang Ma.

Tang Ma felt uncomfortable being stared at, “Miss, if you need anything, just tell me.”

Seeing Ruan Yu’s changes these two days, Tang Ma had developed some good feelings for her.

Ruan Yu patted the space beside her, “Tang Ma, sit down first.”

Tang Ma sat down beside Ruan Yu. Ruan Yu hesitated to speak, after all, it was a little embarrassing for a woman to say this, “Tang Ma, are there any soups that are very nourishing?”

Nourishing soup?

Could it be that their Sir is incapable?

Tang Ma coughed uncomfortably, “There are many kinds of nourishing soups. Miss, are you going to make soup?”

Ruan Yu covered her mouth with one hand, she leaned closer to Tang Ma mysteriously, “Tang Ma, I’m going to make it for Gu Yanzhi, he’s incapable.” She paused, as if she had thought of something, and continued, “You can’t tell anyone. I just swore to him yesterday that I wouldn’t tell anyone.”

Tang Ma nodded, as if she knew some inside information. No wonder their Sir was still celibate at twenty-seven.

This explained everything, “Miss, don’t worry. But there are many nourishing soups. We don’t have the ingredients at home. I’ll have someone buy them, and we can make the soup in the afternoon.”

Ruan Yu nodded, she looked at Tang Ma’s back as she left, and called out to her, “Oh, right, Tang Ma, have someone buy two boxes of Shenbao tablets.”

Tang Ma coughed awkwardly, “Okay, Miss.”

After Tang Ma left, the large villa became quiet again, it was devoid of any human warmth. The empty villa was left with only her, it was cold.

She looked around, she felt that this home could be warmer.

She took a piece of paper and a pen and listed some items that could make the room warmer and more homely. Since she couldn’t go out, she copied the pictures of the items she liked online, added the list, and gave it to the servants to buy.

She wanted to make this home warm, not just a cold villa that could shelter from the wind and rain.

Ruan Yu was bored, so she went to the backyard and worked with the servants, watering the plants and pruning the branches.

The servants looked at Ruan Yu, who was having so much fun, and looked at her with puzzled eyes.

It was really strange. A few days ago, she was on a hunger strike, and now she was smiling and lively.

They exchanged glances and shook their heads helplessly, continuing to work.

Ruan Yu looked at Uncle Zhang, who was loosening the soil with his tools. She was interested and walked over, “Uncle Zhang, can I try?”

“That’s not possible.” Uncle Zhang hurriedly waved his hand, “Miss is so noble, that’s not possible.”

Uncle Zhang was an old man in Gu’s residence, he was also Tang Ma’s husband. They had both worked in Gu’s residence for most of their lives. This was their home.

Ruan Yu pulled on Uncle Zhang’s sleeve and acted cute, “Uncle Zhang, just let me try, okay?”

Ruan Yu’s actions reminded Uncle Zhang of his daughter, who was studying abroad. He hadn’t seen her in years and missed her very much. Plus, Ruan Yu was lively and cute, she looked a bit like his daughter, so he nodded in agreement, “Miss, be careful when using the tools, don’t hurt yourself.”

Ruan Yu smiled sweetly and nodded obediently, “Uncle Zhang, don’t worry.”

Ruan Yu learned how to loosen the soil from Uncle Zhang. At first, she was a little clumsy, but she soon got the hang of it. She did it no worse than Uncle Zhang, “Uncle Zhang, what are we going to plant here?”

“I don’t know yet.” Uncle Zhang watered the flowers.

Ruan Yu looked around. The garden was filled with all kinds of precious flowers. She thought for a moment, “Why don’t we plant baby’s breath?”

Baby’s breath is romantic, pure, and gentle.

She had always loved baby’s breath.

Uncle Zhang nodded, “As Miss wishes.”

He understood that in this house, Miss could do anything she wanted, she didn’t need Sir’s permission. Even if Miss wanted to demolish the house, as long as Miss was happy, Sir would help her demolish it.

When Ruan Yu finished loosening the soil in this area, she was out of breath from exhaustion. A layer of fine sweat broke out on her forehead. In the sunlight, the girl was wearing a beige dress and working with the servants. She was tired but happy, and she didn’t have any airs of a young lady.

Her dress was stained with dirt. When she finished, it was already lunchtime. She went upstairs to take a bath, changed clothes, had lunch, and rested in her room for a while before going downstairs.

At this time, the people who had gone to buy things had returned. A small truck was parked at the entrance of the villa. The bodyguards unloaded the things and put them in the yard.

Most of them were small items, Ruan Yu could handle them by herself. Only one or two large items needed the bodyguards’ help.

Ruan Yu bought a few vases and some fresh flowers. She picked up the vases and flowers, sat down in the gazebo in the yard, and started pruning them, inserting them into the vases.

She nodded in satisfaction. Fresh flowers were still the best. She picked up the vases and placed one in the bedroom, the living room, and the dining room.

She bought two feather floor lamps, the light was warm, and she placed them on the bedside table in the bedroom.

She also bought some succulents, they were plump and cute, and she placed them on the TV table, the bedside table, and in various corners.

Finally, she even put cute succulents in Gu Yanzhi’s study.

Looking at the little items that had been added to the house, they added a lot of color to the large villa. Ruan Yu nodded in satisfaction. Now it had the feel of a home.

But she felt like something was missing. She couldn’t think of it for a moment, so she gave up. She would go and get it later when she thought of it.

The servants who had gone to buy groceries also came back. Tang Ma put the groceries in the kitchen.

She started to prepare the soup.

Ruan Yu wanted to do it herself, but Tang Ma refused, “Miss, let me do it today. Your hand hasn’t healed yet.”

Ruan Yu had to listen to Tang Ma. If she got hurt again, Gu Yanzhi would get angry at Zhang Ma.

She learned the steps of making soup from the side. Tang Ma was making yam and old duck soup, and another ginseng and eel soup.

Ruan Yu blinked, “Tang Ma, are these okay?”

Tang Ma smiled, “Miss, don’t underestimate these soups. They’re very nutritious.”

Ruan Yu looked at the Shenbao tablets in the corner, she picked them up and examined them for a few moments, then she put them in a hidden place, afraid that Gu Yanzhi would see them and hurt his self-esteem.

If she wanted to be his woman, she had to take care of his self-esteem.