Group Pet Eldest Lady, She Just Wants To Be A Salted Fish

Chapter 39 Part 3一 Ruan Yōu and Ruan Chenchen’s first photo together.

Ruan Yōu struggled to free herself from Gu Fuchen’s clutches. She adjusted her hair, which was styled towards a chicken nest, and stared motionlessly at Gu Fuchen.

“I’m very angry.”

Gu Fuchen rubbed his nose bridge and calmly explained to his sister, “No one else is buying it; it’s clearly a tax on intelligence1.”

Pausing for a moment, he added, “We have money, but we can’t be foolish. We absolutely cannot give money to such actions that violate the right to one’s likeness.”

Ruan Yōu: “Oh!”

“I want to play again.” Ruan Yōu straightened her clothes and went back to join the queue. “If you don’t want to play, I’ll go alone.”

Gu Fuchen hesitated. He didn’t want to experience the adrenaline rush again. As he pondered whether or not to refuse his sister for the second time, a quarrel between a pair of high school siblings broke out nearby.

“You see other brothers playing roller coasters with their sisters, that brother is the number one brother. You are not capable at all!”

In an instant, Gu Fuchen received a lot of praise; Ruan Yōu felt the envy of everyone.

Gu Fuchen felt very proud.

He swallowed his refusal and actively scanned the QR code to queue and buy tickets.

“I’ll play too.”

For the second time, Gu Fuchen was mentally prepared. Just as he took a deep breath, preparing to face the next thrilling two minutes, Ruan Yōu turned her head and said seriously, word by word, “Let’s scream together later.”

Gu Fuchen: ?

Before he could say anything, the roller coaster roared and headed towards the track.

As they entered the first descending curve, Ruan Yōu let out a scream, and not only her, but the screams from behind were also loud.

For the first time in his adult life, Gu Fuchen screamed loudly.

Exhausted physically and mentally, all the pent-up feelings buried deep inside him were released.

Two minutes later, the roller coaster came to a stop.

Ruan Yōu hurriedly got off the car and turned to Gu Fuchen, saying, “Help me take the bag, please.”

Then she swiftly left like a bolt of lightning. Gu Fuchen was slightly stunned, thinking that his younger sister wanted to use the restroom. He casually took Ruan Yōu’s shoulder bag out of the storage cabinet and suddenly realized something when his hand touched the bag. He quickly rushed towards the photo booth where they were taking photos.

There, Ruan Yōu smiled as she received the seventy yuan given back by the salesperson. She proudly turned around and raised the photo in her hand to Gu Fuchen. She grabbed the frame and ran off.

“Ruan…” Gu Fuchen called out loudly, instantly drawing the attention of everyone present. Helplessly, he followed, saying, “Sister, slow down.”

Everyone stared blankly at them, not knowing what had happened.

Among the crowd, the two sisters sitting next to Ruan Yōu and Gu Fuchen while eating squid skewers exchanged surprised glances. They ran to the photo booth and spent thirty yuan to buy a photo.

After seeing it, the up-and-coming online influencer Xiaoyue couldn’t help but exclaim, “What the hell!”

Isn’t this the smiling girl Ruan Yōu?!

In the photo, Ruan Yōu’s mask had slipped down to her nose, revealing her prominent nose bridge and watery almond-shaped eyes.

In that moment of taking the photo, she turned her head and looked at the handsome man beside her, smiling with curved eyebrows and eyes sweeter than honey.

Xiaoyue and her friend couldn’t help but smile when they looked at that smiling face.

Wuwuwu, so sweet.

She must have been very happy at that time!

As a video content creator, Xiaoyue has been editing many videos showcasing Ruan Yōu’s extraordinary beauty. The moment she saw this photo, she recognized her.

The girl is Ruan Yōu, and the person next to her is Ruan Yōu’s brother, who recently gained popularity by using a drone to slap the face of the two top-tier lineup of <Our Youth> a few days ago?!

Xiaoyue couldn’t resist and logged into Weibo to write a short post.

【@Xiaoyue: Today, I went to Happy Valley and coincidentally ran into Ruan Yōu and her brother. Her brother is super cute and gentle. He was so scared on the roller coaster ride! Ruan Yōu seems to be having a great time, and she has the sweetest smile~】

She didn’t post any photos, only a text post on Weibo.

Soon, someone screenshot Xiaoyue’s post and shared it in the Ruan Yōu fan group, attracting a crowd of fans’ attention.

【Wuwuwu, is there a picture? Is she really happy?】

Xiaoyue replied: 【Yes, hehe, I won’t post the picture. She has a very good relationship with her brother. I also bumped into them while having grilled squid skewers with my friends. At that time, Ruan Yōu was wearing sunglasses, so I didn’t recognize her. Later, after we finished the roller coaster ride, we encountered each other again at the photo booth. I can reveal a little secret: according to the salesperson, Ruan Yōu’s brother seems to be someone who cares a lot about his image. He looked scared in the photos and didn’t want Ruan Yōu to buy them, but she ended up playing twice. The first time, her brother pulled her away before she could buy the photo, but the second time, she paid directly and ran off with the picture.】

【Hahaha, Ruan Yōu is so adorable!】

【Just by reading the description, you can feel Ruan Yōu’s energy and liveliness. It was the right decision for her to leave the entertainment industry and pursue a better life.】

. . . . .

The super topic is buzzing with discussions.

The main figures of the discussions, Ruan Yōu and Gu Fuchen, are on their way to find food.

Gu Fuchen is driving, occasionally glancing at the photo frame in Ruan Yōu’s hand.

Ruan Yōu looks sincere: “I think the photo looks great. When we get home, I’ll crop out the other people and only keep the one with both of us to hang in the living room.”

“No!” Gu Fuchen said, “we can take a better picture. This one has bad lighting and angles, it doesn’t do justice to your beauty.”

“I don’t think so. I still look good in the photo~” Ruan Yōu proudly declares, taking a picture of it.

Gu Fuchen’s alarm bells start ringing: “What are you doing?”

“I’m sending it to mom.”

Gu Fuchen: !!!

From that moment on, Gu Fuchen’s image was irretrievably damaged.

Ruan Yōu had a great time today. The hidden food place she found on Little Green Book was truly hidden.

They drove directly to the Chunning District.

After finishing the recommended crab noodles, they unexpectedly passed by the “Springfield Flower Elderly Care Company” on their way back.

Gu Fuchen: “Do you want to get off and take a look?”

There weren’t many people around, just vast empty spaces. Only a few buildings of the Springfield Flower Elderly Care Community stood tall, with a small supermarket at the entrance, looking somewhat lonely.

“Sure! Let’s take a look.”

As the boss, she shouldn’t be completely clueless about what the elderly care community looks like, right?

Gu Fuchen parked the car at the entrance, and Ruan Yōu went in to register.

“Ruan Yōu?” The elderly security guard at the entrance smiled, “I remember you, you’re a little star. Zhou Zhi often mentions you.”

Ruan Yōu paused in her pen-holding posture.

“Zhou Zhi… Aunt Zhou?”

The security guard was surprised and smiled, “You really know each other? Zhou Zhi always praises you whenever she mentions you. She said she saw you when you were little, and we all thought she was making it up.”

Ruan Yōu was absent-minded for a moment, looking at the path in front of her. “Aunt Zhou lives here?”

“She has been living here for over a year. She’s one of the oldest residents.” The security guard was kind-hearted and pointed to the winding path ahead. “Just keep going straight, all the residents of that building are currently in the activity center for training. You’ll see them when you get there.”

Ruan Yōu politely nodded at him and followed Gu Fuchen inside.

Aunt Zhou was her “temporary mother” who had taken care of her at orphanage.

When she was sent back by her first family, Aunt Zhou stood at the door grumbling. She was angry, not because of the child, but because this family insisted on finding an improper reason to send her back.

But she couldn’t express her anger in front of them. In the end, she held her anger inside and could only wait until the family left to scold them.

Aunt Zhou had a bad temper and was straightforward. Whatever she wanted to say, she would say it. However, when facing her, she softened a bit. She knew that Ruan Yōu became more sensitive after being abandoned, so she spent a lot of time with her, doing some handicrafts and playing paper cutting.

During the long hours of doing handicrafts, Aunt Zhou comforted her, saying that she would surely find a second family that was kind. When the second family came to pick her up, Aunt Zhou’s face showed obvious happiness. That was also the last time Ruan Yōu saw her.

When Ruan Yōu grew up and got into college, she went to the orphanage to look for Aunt Zhou. The other staff members said she had retired and was enjoying her life. They didn’t expect to meet her here.

When Aunt Zhou saw Ruan Yōu, she got excited as if she had seen a relative and kept holding Ruan Yōu’s hand, introducing her to the other elderly people, “This is Ruan Yōu, the former big star. She was amazing.”

Everyone nodded repeatedly, their gaze falling on Gu Fuchen, who was standing silently beside them.

Ruan Yōu smiled and introduced Gu Fuchen in a particularly skilled manner, “This is my brother, Ruan Chenchen.”

Gu Fuchen: …

“What a lovely name. It’s a good name,” Zhou Zhi said with a smile.

Upon encountering the approving gaze of the elderly, Gu Fuchen glanced at his sister’s suppressed laughter and nodded helplessly, “Indeed, not bad. The person who named it must have a knack for it.”

Oh well, if it makes his sister happy, then Ruan Chenchen will be Ruan Chenchen.

However一

In the following hour, the frequency of “Ruan Chenchen” appearing was almost greater than the number of times he had been called by his name “Gu Fuchen” in the past year.

At five o’clock, the elderly were going to hold a dance party at the activity center, and there were many places to set up. It was originally the employees’ job, but since the elderly had nothing to do, they came over to help.

Now Ruan Yōu is here, Aunt Zhou encouraged a few other aunties to chat with Ruan Yōu, and naturally, the task of setting up the venue fell into Gu Fuchen’s hands.

Inflating balloons, hanging banners, moving goods, arranging cups 一 whatever Gu Fuchen was asked to do, he actually did it.

“The young lad is strong and hardworking, much better than us.” The elderly kept praising.

Ruan Yōu stood on the side, her eyebrows and eyes twitching. When her gaze met Gu Fuchen’s, who had just finished moving books and was now being ordered by another elderly person to arrange cups, she gave him a complex look of “pitiful, helpless, and scared.”

She was wrong.

She was really wrong QAQ

If she had known that Aunt Zhou would unabashedly make Gu Fuchen do these little tasks, she would have definitely asked her brother to wait for her in the car.

Gu Fuchen remained silent, with his back turned to Ruan Yōu, smiling softly.

Once, he accompanied his mother to watch TV, where the old ladies and gentlemen inside were full of enthusiasm. When they met their grandchildren’s friends, they could become instant friends in three minutes and boss them around to do things.

Gu Fuchen liked this feeling.

In the eyes of others, he was just Ruan Yōu’s older brother, the older brother who could help them with miscellaneous tasks.

Aunt Zhou sat next to Ruan Yōu and said with a smile, “Yōuyōu, we have a great person in our elderly care community recently.”

“Yeah, yeah, this person invested several billion yuan in our elderly care community. The costs didn’t increase, but the living standards, food, and accommodation have all been upgraded. Such a great person.”

“I just don’t know who it is. If I knew, I would worship them like a Bodhisattva.”

Ruan Yōu smiled awkwardly and politely.

Aren’t you all making the great person help you move things?

An hour later, Gu Fuchen and Ruan Yōu had another meal here, and before leaving, Ruan Yōu added Aunt Zhou on WeChat.

“I’ll message you when I get back.”

Aunt Zhou smiled and said, “I saw the news saying you may have found your biological parents, and I’m extremely happy. In the future, you don’t need to come, treat it as if you’ve never met me and live your own life well. Looking at you now, indeed you’re doing well, and I’m satisfied. I was right in telling you, right? Your good days are ahead.”

During their second farewell, Aunt Zhou did say those words.

Ruan Yōu took a deep breath, suppressing the bitterness in her heart, nodding with red-rimmed eyes.

“Don’t come back in the future. You will have a new life,” Aunt Zhou emphasized again, “I’m happy with these people, this is my life, so you should live your life well too.”

She had seen many children in orphanages and couldn’t forget the suffering she had endured in the orphanage and with her foster parents. Even after growing up and having a new life, she still didn’t live well.

Aunt Zhou didn’t want Ruan Yōu to end up like that.

Ruan Chenchen didn’t like to talk, seemed quite indifferent, but he was definitely good to Ruan Yōu. He would do whatever she asked him to do. Nowadays, it’s hard to find such a sincere young person.

Zhou Zhi patted Ruan Yōu’s shoulder, “Let’s take a picture together?”

Ruan Yōu nodded and adjusted her mood, smiling at the camera. In the frame, Gu Fuchen instinctively moved away, and Zhou Zhi waved her hand, “Ruan Chenchen, come over and join us for the photo.”

Gu Fuchen was taken aback, and before he could say anything, he was pushed into the frame by several middle-aged ladies nearby.

The three of them took the picture smoothly, but Zhou Zhi wasn’t satisfied with just that.

“Stand there, let me take a picture of you siblings. How about doing the peace sign? You youngsters understand it the best.” Zhou Zhi said, looking at Gu Fuchen.

Gu Fuchen rarely takes photos. Even when his mom forcefully pulls and coerces him to take pictures, he still didn’t lose.

“Alright, hurry up, it’s getting dark.”

“It’s very simple, just raise two fingers.” Ruan Yōu turned her head and playfully waved the peace sign in front of him.

Ruan Yōu looked cute and lively in that pose, while Gu Fuchen remained awkward and stiff.

“Didn’t you say the photo taken on the roller coaster earlier didn’t look good? Now let’s take a new one that looks good. Can you smile, please?” Ruan Yōu turned to the side, saying helplessly, “You really look good when you smile.”

. . . . .

Zhou Zhi sent the well-taken photos to Ruan Yōu, and after they left, happily posted a video on her Moments.

Half an hour later, this video spread throughout the entertainment industry.

The video was simple, consisting of a photo with a ten-second voiceover.

In the photo, Ruan Yōu tilted her head and made a peace sign gesture towards the camera, looking adorable.

She stood shoulder to shoulder with Gu Fuchen, facing the camera with a radiant smile. The large door behind them was wide open, revealing the dark night. They stood under the lights, with a slight upturn of the corners of their mouths and a gleam in their eyes when they laughed.

They were the brightest presence in the dark night.

And Zhou Zhi’s voiceover said:

“This is Ruan Yōu and her brother, Ruan Chenchen.”

The video spread far and wide, reaching the employee group chat at Bozhan. The entire group was stunned.

The low-key and steady president they see during their monthly meetings, who refuses to accept any magazine photo shoots, is called what?

Ruan what?

Ruan Chenchen?