Searching for Treasures in the Clouds

The old house of the Yun family,

Yun Zhonghe, Situ Ningzhai, two other old men and a young man gathered at a table, basking in the sun in a yard.

"Zhonghe, Ningzhai, your granddaughter-in-law will be here soon, right? Then we won't disturb her, lest the child become shy when meeting strangers. Your house is too big, and my wife and I are still scared to come to your place now." Wen Zhuomo said cheerfully.

As he said this, he grabbed the hand of his wife Shi Yanchun and was about to leave.

"Why are you leaving? Stay for dinner!" Yun Zhonghe immediately stood up and pulled him. Situ Ningzhai also stood up, took Shi Yanchun's arm and pulled her to sit down.

"That's right. You've finally come here, so stay for dinner. Let me be honest, we are so old, half of our bodies are buried in the ground, and we don't have much time left to live. Every time we see each other, the less time we have. You just stay." Situ Ningzhai said.

Wen Zhuomo and Shi Yanchun looked at each other, both hesitant, but finally they were pushed back to their seats.

"Don't worry about our granddaughter-in-law. We want to bring her over so you can see her and get to know her." Situ Ningzhai said with a smile. "I have to tell you in advance that the child doesn't show much expression when she sees anyone, just like she doesn't like to smile by nature, but she is not impolite. She is actually a good child with a cold face but a warm heart."

"Can't laugh? Is this child mildly autistic?" Shi Yanchun asked curiously.

Situ Ningzhai sighed regretfully, "It's a long story, but we don't know that child very well, so it's hard to say. Shanyuan only brought her back once, and this is the second time. Anyway, you will know when you see her."

"There is another thing. The child is mute and has not been able to speak since he was young. When he meets people, he greets them using gestures or sign language," Yun Zhonghe added.

When Wen Zhuomo heard the words "can't speak since childhood", Yu Ru's little figure and appearance from more than ten years ago instantly appeared in his mind. When he thought of the sadness between Yu Ru's eyebrows, he couldn't help but feel sad. Shi Yanchun beside him didn't notice his abnormality, and was still asking about Yun Zhonghe and Situ Ningzhai's granddaughter-in-law with great interest.

As they were talking, Yun Jixing appeared. Yu Ru did not follow him, but lay on his back.

Yu Ru carefully raised her head and looked forward. Seeing that they were almost in front of the elders, the two hands that were around Yun Jixing's arms stretched forward to Yun Jixing's face. One hand scratched his chin, and the other gestured for him to put her down.

"Aru, don't be in a hurry. There is still a long way to go. I will carry you there." Yun Jixing said with a smile, tilting his head slightly.

Wen Zhuomo and Shi Yanchun on the other side saw them like this, and Shi Yanchun joked: "The two children have such a good relationship. Is it possible that Xiao Yuan can't bear to let his wife walk, so he has to carry her on his back?"

"Maybe not. The child is weak and sickly. Some time ago, a bad guy cast an evil spell on him and strangled him. Maybe something has happened." Situ Ningzhai looked worried, and then stood up and walked towards Yunjixing. Then, Yun Zhonghe also stood up.

Although they are both old, they have taken good care of themselves and are still strong and can walk with big strides. They soon arrived in front of Yunji Star.

"Shanyuan, what's going on? What happened to Xiaoru?" Situ Ningzhai put one hand towards Yu Ru's forehead.

Yun Jixing stopped and said, "Grandpa, grandma, A'ru is fine. She just got carsick and can't walk anymore. That's why I carried her here."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Ru forcibly broke free from his hand and slid down from his back like a big carp. She landed on the ground, standing in front of Yun Zhonghe and Situ Ningzhai, using sign language to greet people in a proper manner.

"You still have a lot of strength, you're fine!" Yun Zhonghe looked at Yu Ru and smiled. "Xiao Ru, if you feel uncomfortable, just let Shan Yuan take you to rest, don't worry about the rest of us."

"Yes, good boy, there's no need to be so formal." Situ Ningzhai held Yu Ru's hand and agreed.

Yu Ru nodded.

When they returned to Wen Zhuomo and Shi Yanchun, Wen Zhuomo stood up in surprise after seeing Yu Ru's face, and Shi Yanchun also looked incredulous. Wen Zhuomo staggered towards Yu Ru, staring at her blankly.

"Child...you...you..."

Yu Ru noticed the old man and looked at him seriously. After a few seconds of reaction, she suddenly remembered that the person in front of her was Wen Zhuomo, the person who took over the case when she was a child.

In fact, they still kept in touch after the case was over. She taught herself to paint, but her current level of painting was also due to Wen Zhuomo's enlightenment. When she was a child, every winter and summer vacation, as long as Wen Zhuomo was free, he would ask someone to take her to study with him.

To repay him, she would carry three pounds of gold to visit him every spring after she could earn money. They hadn't seen each other for almost a year since she carried gold last spring.

"You child...Xiaoru...Yuru, is that you?" Wen Zhuomo asked excitedly.

Shi Yanchun was also very excited. He didn't care who else was around. He went straight to Yu Ru and looked at her face carefully. "Is it Xiaoru?"

Yu Ru looked at them and nodded with a smile.

She nodded, and Shi Yanchun immediately threw himself into her arms and hugged her, tears streaming down his face, "You child, you child... We thought about you coming over every week, but if you didn't come, we couldn't find you. We looked forward to it every day, but we didn't expect to see you here."

By the end of her speech, her voice was hoarse and it was almost impossible to make out what she said.

Wen Zhuomo was even sadder. Before he could say a word, tears were already rolling down his cheeks. He walked forward with trembling hands, grabbed one of Yu Ru's sleeves, and watched her cry. "Good girl, I thought it was spring now, and you didn't come. I thought you weren't coming..."

Wen Nachuan saw his grandparents holding Yu Ru and crying, and he immediately understood what was going on. He stood aside, watching his grandparents crying, feeling a little helpless. He wanted to go forward to comfort them, but he didn't dare to act rashly because the two old people were too close to Yu Ru. When he saw Yu Ru again and thought of the past, he couldn't help feeling guilty and embarrassed.

Yu Ru did not expect to meet Wen Zhuomo and his wife in the Yun family's old house today. She should have thought of this possibility. After all, Wen Zhuomo and Shi Yanchun are both high-ranking officials. They are well-known figures in Shuicheng, so it is not surprising that they know the Yun family.

Looking at the elderly men in their seventies who were holding her and crying loudly, she couldn't speak in front of others and didn't know how to comfort them, so she hugged them on both sides and smiled at them.

But when the two old people saw her smile, they seemed to cry even harder.

"Nachuan, what's going on? Do your grandparents know Xiaoru?" Yun Zhonghe looked at Wen Nachuan and asked puzzledly.

Wen Nachuan nodded, "Yes, Grandpa Yun, I not only know him, but I know him very well."