She washed one and then another, extremely conscientious, and carefully dried them with a dry towel.
Ruan Jiaojiao watched him do it, and only when everything was done, did she poke his increasingly chubby cheek and ask, "You don’t like me eating other people’s candy, huh?"
The little villain nodded quickly, but seemed afraid that she might be unhappy. Looking at her, he explained, "I can also buy candy." He would work hard hunting to earn money in this world and would buy her whatever she wanted.
"Why is that?" Ruan Jiaojiao honestly couldn’t see why this little villain had such a strong possessiveness.
The little villain did not answer but just focused his gaze on her.
Many times, Ruan Jiaojiao simply couldn’t resist his gaze, her heart softened, yet she still said, "You better save your money. I have people who buy me candy, big brother will buy it, grandma will too, and dad will as well." There were plenty of people who would buy her candy; they wouldn’t miss his contribution.
His life was tough, with a stepmom and a dad who didn’t care about him. It was better for him to save money for emergencies.
However, the little villain thought she didn’t want him to buy her candy, and his expression dimmed... he could do it too... why didn’t she believe him?
"But you should save your money with me from now on, or your stepmom might take it away."
"Save it with you?" The little villain’s eyes brightened again upon hearing this.
"I’ll keep it safe for you," said Ruan Jiaojiao. She didn’t have any private savings at the moment, but she knew that no matter how much money she had, the Ruan family wouldn’t touch it, so it was very safe for her to keep his money.
"Mhm!" The little villain nodded emphatically, interpreting it as giving the money to her. After all, in this world, as long as you have money, you can buy anything.
Thinking this, the little villain puffed out his chest, feeling that he must work even harder in the future, to hunt and earn lots and lots of money for her to use, so she could buy delicious things and wouldn’t have to accept candy from other males anymore!
Having thought this, the little villain couldn’t stay put any longer, he gave Ruan Jiaojiao a coy smile and ran off.
This little villain... really so impetuous.
When the Ruanlin matriarch came out of the kitchen, the little villain had already run far away. She eyed his retreating figure with suspicion and muttered, "Where is that child off to again? It’s time for dinner."
"Leave some food for him," Ruan Jiaojiao said, walking to the door and calling to the Ruanlin matriarch, "I’m going to call dad to eat."
"Alright, be careful. There’s a black dog by the Li family at the village entrance, don’t get too close, keep away, got it?"
"Mm-hmm." Ruan Jiaojiao had already walked away. She was quite helpless about that black dog; for others, it was so fierce that both grown-ups and children would walk around it. Even if it was chained up, it would stand and bark for a long time at any sound or footsteps, no matter if the person was a stranger or from the village, it was truly ferocious.
But towards her... Ruan Jiaojiao was embarrassed to say that a couple of times when she passed by, that black dog would just lie down on the ground, exposing its fluffy belly, rolling around and acting coquettishly, with no dignity at all!
When Ruan Jiaojiao arrived at the top of the village, the black dog had already got up, wagging its tail and looking at her eagerly, as if it recognized the sound of her footsteps; it was always especially affectionate whenever it saw her.
Its owner just came out to empty the wash water and seeing this scene, couldn’t help but laugh and get annoyed, "Jiaojiao came to call your dad to eat again? My Xiaohei really likes you, it’s always so passionate every time it sees you, it’s not even this friendly with me."