As for the other kids, who were clearly still young, they didn’t covet Ruan Jiaojiao’s egg custard or show any protest. Even the youngest, Ruan Qun, obediently ate his sweet potato. Whenever he came across an especially sweet piece, he’d break it off and pass it across the round table to Ruan Jiaojiao: "Sister, eat this, it’s very sweet and sticky."
Ruan Jiaojiao didn’t need to reach out to take it herself; her mouth slightly open, her brothers automatically passed it along to feed her.
"Delicious," she said with a beaming smile, "Thank you, brother."
The brothers who had helped beamed with delight as if they had received some rare treasure!
"..." The Li Family matriarch’s eyes nearly popped out of her head, conveying one message: Are these people all fools?
No matter how she looked or what she thought, the Ruan Family treated her as if she were invisible, continuing to eat as normal and looking after Ruan Jiaojiao as usual.
While they were enjoying a warm breakfast, a sudden cry from Ruan Wei could be heard from the second branch of the house.
Followed by Ruan Jiandang’s furious shout, "Let him go!"
"I won’t let go!" Liao Zhaoji held Ruan Wei in her arms, dragging him outside while shouting, "You want to divorce me, then my son stays with me! He’ll take the Liao surname!"
"I don’t want to! Mom, let me go, you’re hurting me!" Ruan Wei cried loudly, struggling to break free from her embrace, but Liao Zhaoji held on tightly to both his arms, refusing to let go.
Veins throbbed on Ruan Jiandang’s forehead, his right hand gripping his cane. Had it not been for the consideration of Ruan Qun in her arms, Ruan Jiaojiao didn’t doubt that he would have thrown his cane at her.
The Ruanlin Family matriarch was also livid with rage.
She hadn’t expected things to come to this and for Liao Zhaoji to still be causing trouble.
She watched with a stern face as Ruan Wei cried his voice hoarse, and Liao Zhaoji showed not a hint of emotion, as if he were not her child. In the end, she couldn’t hold back and shouted to Ruan Jianguo, "Cover Jiaojiao’s eyes!"
After shouting this, she charged forward, one hand grabbing Ruan Wei, the other slapping Liao Zhaoji’s face left and right, giving her two swift slaps!
At the same time, she cursed, "Liao Zhaoji, have you forgotten what I told you? If you dare lay a hand on my grandson again, I will take your life!"
With that, she gave two more slaps, dazing Liao Zhaoji.
The Ruanlin Family matriarch also took the opportunity to pull Ruan Wei out of her hold and push him aside.
The entire Ruan Family, including the Li Family matriarch, witnessed this scene, dumbfounded. Wu Le even subconsciously gulped, silently touching his own face, feeling the pain on behalf of Liao Zhaoji just by watching.
Only Ruan Jiaojiao was spared the sight, as Ruan Jianguo covered her eyes; she saw nothing. By the time she managed to wriggle free from his large hand, the fight had already ended.
However, even if Ruan Jiaojiao didn’t see the scene, just from the loud slapping sounds she had heard and Liao Zhaoji’s current face, marked with the print of a slap, she could tell how fierce those four slaps had been!
Ruan Jiaojiao blinked, stars shining in her eyes, thinking to herself that her grandma was truly formidable!
The Li Family matriarch was also scared by the Ruanlin Family matriarch’s actions. She licked her lips and it took her a while to regain her voice. She approached tentatively and asked, "What happened here?" In front of the Ruan Family, she naturally didn’t dare to trouble the Ruanlin Family matriarch, so she asked Ruan Jiandang instead, "Everything was fine, how did it turn out ?"