Searching for Treasures in the Clouds

There is a saying in "Random Thoughts and Notes on Leisurely Feelings, Living Rooms, and Houses, Part One": "People cannot live without houses, just as the body cannot live without clothes. Clothes are expensive because they are cool in summer and warm in winter, and the same is true for houses."

A house is very important to ordinary people. Having a house means having a home. With a home, everything seems to be settled temporarily and there is no need to rush. Many things will disappear like smoke, but the pursuit of stability runs through people's lives.

Ming Shisui completed this arduous task ahead of schedule. Although she had not yet got the house, she was very happy because Wei Enqing was a man of his word. He would give it to her if he said so. It was just a matter of time. She could save herself decades of hard work in her life. To celebrate, she asked Yu Ru to go out and play today.

Today the weather suddenly got a little warmer, so the two of them went to the park together to play roller skates.

The shoes were one of the thank-you gifts from Zhang Xingzhi. He gave two pairs at once, which happened to be Yu Ru's size. Ming Shisui's shoe size was one size smaller than hers, so the shoes could be worn by both of them, but she had to use an extra pair of insoles.

The four wheels of the shoes are detachable, so the two of them came to the park to find a fun spot, and sat on a bench to install the wheels.

"Baby, why can't this wheel be put in?" Ming Shisui pushed the wheel buckle and the shoe slot hard against each other, but the two parts still couldn't be connected together.

Yu Ru was also installing her shoes. When Ming Shisui asked this question, she had just finished installing the second shoe. She raised her head, took Ming Shisui's shoes, and installed them for her. Before that, she carefully observed the soles of the shoes to make sure everything was aligned before pushing the two parts together.

She was quite strong and quickly installed Ming Shisui's shoes, and then they started playing.

This was the first time for both of them to play with something like this, and it was much more fun than they had imagined. When they put on the shoes and took a light step back, they could move several meters away, as if they were being lifted up by clouds and as free and light as the wind.

"Hahahaha, baby, I seem to be falling down." Ming Shisui laughed and waved his hands in fear.

Yu Ru, who was standing beside her, quickly reached out and grabbed her hand.

Ming Shisui stabilized her body this time. She turned to look at Yu Ru with a smile, "Baby, it's okay now."

Yu Ru smiled and nodded.

The road they were on was a tree-lined avenue with a huge lake on the side. The lake was surrounded by a fence, and the two of them held hands and slid forward along the circumference of the lake.

It's early now and there are basically no people on the road, so they can slide freely without any obstruction.

"Baby, it's so fun. Let's play again tomorrow, okay?"

Yu Ru nodded.

As the two were talking, a boy who looked about nine years old riding a scooter suddenly jumped out from a fork in the road that was originally empty except for them.

The boy stood still, looking at the two of them with a wicked smile on his face.

Yu Ru and Ming Shisui hurried to avoid him.

"Hey, where did this kid come from?"

Unexpectedly, as they moved to the side, the boy also moved and blocked their way again, so they had to stop.

"What are you doing, kid?" Ming Shi asked.

As soon as he asked this question, two boys, also riding scooters, came out from the side. They also looked to be around nine years old. They stood beside the first boy.

The leading boy, the one who showed up first, made a face, looked shifty and mean, and said with a smile, "I want to see what you guys are playing. I'm usually the only one playing here, what are you guys playing here?"

Yu Ru felt that these words sounded familiar, as if she and Ming Shisui had seen a boy saying such things to other children when they came here before, but at that time, besides the boy, there were also his mother and father. The mother was just as arrogant, and the father just stood by and turned a blind eye and did nothing.

Ming Shisui had no impression of this. She was very unfamiliar with the boy in front of her. She turned her head to look at Yu Ru in confusion, then said to the boy, "This is a public place. Everyone can come and play."

"No, this is my territory. Besides, you are so fat and you are still riding roller skates. Aren't you afraid that the wheels will be crushed?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he laughed loudly, and the two boys beside him also laughed with him. The laughter of the three of them was particularly harsh.

Yu Ruwei's face turned cold. She took off her shoes without thinking and ran towards the boy in her socks. When the boys saw her running towards them aggressively, they immediately kicked off their scooters and ran away. However, Yu Ru was faster. She grabbed the corner of the troublemaker's clothes and pulled him off the scooter.

"baby."

Ming Shisui saw that Yu Ru was about to fight, and he had a bad feeling, so he quickly picked up the shoes she took off and chased after her.

She was right. Yu Ru was very ruthless. After she got the boy off the scooter, she threw him to the ground, pressed his legs with her legs, and held his hands tightly with one hand. After clamping him, she slapped the boy twice with her free hand, slapping his left cheek with the back of her hand and his right cheek with the palm of her hand.

"Help! Someone is going to kill someone!" the boy yelled, "Zhou Yan, Zhang Qiheng, you two traitors! Come and save me!"

However, their two companions had long since vanished without a trace.

"Baby, forget it, let's go. Don't worry about him. This kid is too bad. Beating him will affect you. Let's go." Ming Shi said after coming over.

Yu Ru stared seriously at the boy under her, afraid that if she were distracted he would escape, so she just looked at the boy and shook her head.

"My dad is the director of the Education Bureau. If you dare to hit me, I will ask my dad to find someone to deal with you. Let me go quickly! Otherwise I will really tell my dad." Liu Chengtian kept struggling and shouting at the same time.

Seeing that he was still so arrogant, Yu Ru didn't hold back and slapped him twice.

"You stupid %&@..."

What follows is an endless stream of obscene language.

What Yu Ru wanted was very simple, just for him to apologize to Ming Shisui, but he kept on blaming her endlessly. She was determined to hold on to Liu Chengtian, hoping that she would not give up until he begged for mercy.

"Baby, let's go, okay? It's okay..." Ming Shisui advised kindly.

She leaned over and knelt on one knee on the ground, close to Yu Ru and whispered in her ear, "Baby, his father is a high-ranking official, and he is so bad, his father must be even worse, and bad high-ranking officials are difficult to deal with, why don't we go."

Yu Ru shook her head.

Liu Chengtian got excited when he saw Ming Shisui's cowardly expression. He said arrogantly, "Why, are you scared? I advise you to be more sensible."

Yu Ru's expression was tense, and she squeezed him a little harder.

Liu Chengtian's expression also became a little uglier. "You are bullying a child. This is illegal! What's the point of bullying a child? And you even attacked me by surprise. If you have the guts, let's fight face to face. I don't think you dare, right? Lululu!"