Searching for Treasures in the Clouds

After buying vegetables at the market, Yu Ru was not in a hurry to take Yin Shiji home. Instead, she drove him to the city for a stroll. She planned not to cook lunch and eat directly outside.

Yin Shiji usually only stays within a few kilometers of his home. If he goes further, he will only come out if Yu Ru takes him with him.

So when he arrived in the city center, he was very curious about everything around him. After not going out for several months, the shops in the city center had come up with some new things that made him dazzled.

"Nier, everything in this city is so colorful that it makes my eyes dizzy." Yin Shiji said as he looked around.

Yu Ru typed on her phone: Second Dad, so you have to come more often. I taught you how to take the bus and subway before, do you remember?

Yin Shiji smiled shyly and replied, "Ni'er, when you're not at home, Second Dad doesn't come here. It's been so long since he came, I don't even remember. Ni'er, you don't have to teach me. Things in this city are too expensive, and it's boring for Second Dad to go shopping alone, so he doesn't need to come."

Yu Ru sighed and typed on her phone: Second Dad, whether you come or not, you have to learn. I will take you to sit later, so you have to remember this. We live in this society, so we have to keep pace with the times, keep up with the times, and try to adapt to the new lifestyle, right?

Yin Shiji nodded repeatedly, "Okay, Ni'er, I'll learn it. Second Dad will definitely remember it this time."

……

Yu Ru took Yin Shiji out for a walk until the afternoon. When she was about to take him home, she accidentally discovered that the mobile phone navigation showed that there was a senior citizen university nearby.

Yin Shiji graduated from junior high school. Because of his abduction experience, he can hardly read. This means he can't chat with Yu Ru on the phone. Yu Ru can't speak, so it's difficult to communicate whether it's a regular phone call or a video call.

Therefore, after Yu Ru became rich, she had always wanted to send Yin Shiji to the senior citizen university. On the one hand, he could learn something to amuse himself, and most importantly, he could learn to read. On the other hand, he might make friends, so that he would not be too lonely when she was not around. Although she bought a cat and a dog to keep him company, animals could not provide the human interaction.

Yu Ru changed the original destination to the senior citizens' university and drove directly there.

After arriving there, she typed on her phone: Second Dad, there is a senior citizen university here, how about I take you in to have a look? If it is suitable, I will enroll you, which means going to school to learn skills and anything else.

Yin Shiji waved his hands when he heard this, "Ni'er, Dad is so old, why should he go to school? I can't read, and my brain is not very smart. What can I do if I go to school? Going to school is expensive, don't waste this money, let's go home."

Yu Ru wrote on her phone: Second Dad, you have to go to school to learn because you don’t know how to read. If you knew how to read, you could use your phone to look at the words and chat with me. Don’t you always want to chat with me?

"Oh." Yin Shiji was a little anxious. He looked around and took out his mobile phone. "Ni'er, I found someone who teaches sign language. She teaches very well. I have been learning from her. I have learned a lot. I will definitely be able to talk to you in sign language soon."

As he spoke, he opened a short video app on his phone.

Yu Ru registered an account for him on this short video platform. He was really bored, so he used these short videos to pass the time.

Yu Ru developed a code a long time ago, and the mobile phones of the elderly in her family are all installed with the script she developed to automatically help click.

Although this inserted program saved many operating steps for using the mobile phone, Yin Shiji was no different from an illiterate, and it was still difficult for him to use the mobile phone. He usually had to look at the hand-drawn instructions by Yu Ru and guess the meaning of the mobile phone icons.

However, there are six words that he must know, and they are "Like", "Follow" and "Collect". His likes, collections and follows are all about sign language, and the most casual one is sign language teaching.

Now, he clicked on one of the sign language teaching videos in his collection and showed it to Yu Ru.

Yu Ru took a look and frowned, because a lot of the sign language taught in the video was incorrect. The correct ones were all suitable for foreign countries and were not used in China. Even if Yin Shi had learned almost all of them, he would not be able to communicate with her.

After watching the video, she reached out and tapped a few times on Yin Shiji's phone, canceling his likes and collection of the video, including following the publisher.

"Ni'er." Seeing that Yu Ru had cancelled all his appointments, Yin Shiji was very confused and worried that he would not be able to find someone to teach sign language in the future. "Why did you cancel all my appointments?"

Yu Ru shook her head slightly and typed on her phone: Second Dad, a lot of what this guy taught me is wrong. You can't communicate with me even if you learn it. You can't understand my sign language. Don't watch the sign language teaching anymore. If you want to communicate with me, the best way is to learn Chinese characters. You can learn them at school. You can also learn other things to cultivate your sentiments. You don't have to worry about money. I spend money in moderation. I won't spend money desperately when I have no money.

"Is that so? How could it be all wrong? How could she lie..." Yin Shiji was very disappointed. He lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong. He didn't dare to look at Yu Ru again. "Ni'er, Second Dad is just afraid that you will spend all your money on me."

……

Yu Ru and Yin Shiji walked around the senior citizens' university and attended a trial class under the guidance of relevant staff.

The environment of this senior citizen university is good, the class atmosphere is nice, and the location is also good. There is a bus stop right outside the door. If Yin Shiji really wants to go to school here, he can take the bus and get here directly from home, which takes about 40 minutes.

After the visit, Yu Ru decided to enroll Yin Shiji in the program for a semester to give him some experience.

But admission requires a lot of materials, which she doesn't have, and registration is only open in early spring and early autumn, so she can't register today. She has to prepare those materials and wait a few months before she can register.

Three days later,

Yu Ru left Yin Shiji and went to her biological parents' home.

Her biological parents are also in Hecheng, and not too far from where Yin Shiji lives. If there is no traffic jam, it will take about an hour to drive there.

Her biological father and mother have been doing hard labor since they were young. Even though she now sends them a fixed amount of money every month for living expenses, they still do it and only come home around seven o'clock every evening. Her grandparents are still in good health and they are outside growing vegetables all day long.

Therefore, she chose to go back in the afternoon.

When she arrived there, it was exactly seven o'clock. Her parents seemed to have just returned. Her sudden appearance shocked her whole family. Her father Yu Yousheng asked, "Yu Ru, is it Yu Ru?"

Yu Ru nodded.

Her mother Gu Yulan came forward and took the things she was carrying and asked, "Yu Ru, why did you come back so suddenly?"

Yu Yousheng also hurried forward to take the bags she was carrying.

Yu Ru's family doesn't know sign language, so Yu Ru communicates with them by typing text on her phone and then using the text-to-speech function. After her hands were freed, she wrote on her phone: Nothing to do, just came back to take a look.