"What do you know?! Scram!" Ruan Feng glared at his younger brother irritably and slapped his forehead.
Ruan Qun, having been hit, felt somewhat indignant and wanted to talk back, but before he could speak, he was squeezed to the edge by Little Fatty, who had gained several pounds in the past two months, completely losing his right to voice his opinions.
Ruan Feng, having dismissed his brother, turned back, intending to suggest changing to a different name. However, his words died on his lips when he met Ruan Jiaojiao’s eyes, which were even more pitiful than the little lamb in the backyard.
Ruan Jiaojiao blinked her eyes, her rosy cheeks puffed, looking at him grievously: "Big Brother Six, is the name Jiaojiao picked really that bad?"
What could Ruan Feng even say!
He could only lie through his teeth and say, "It sounds nice. The best name was chosen by Jiaojiao."
Ruan Jiaojiao blinked at Ruan Jie and Ruan Chi, her little mouth almost curling to the sky.
Such a pitiful little thing—
The two older brothers, clutching their chests, unimpressively caved in as well.
As for the other three older brothers, Ruan Jiaojiao simply ignored them. With the approval of these three, the other three wouldn’t dare to voice any objections.
"..." Little Fatty, feeling wronged, patted his soft belly. With his sister not acting coquettishly towards him, it was evident that he hadn’t eaten enough, hadn’t grown tall and strong yet!
Little Fatty, touching his stomach, silently vowed to eat even more in the future! To grow even larger and stronger!
Little Wolf, having had its name settled, thus became a member of the Ruan family. Since it was the darling of the Ruan boys, they spontaneously gathered some straw, asked a village elder proficient in weaving straw sandals to make a straw mat, surrounded it with barriers, and laid an old rag on top as Little Wolf’s nest.
The boys even fought about whose room the grass nest should be in, until Ruan Jiaojiao, carrying the nest, walked away with it, with Little Wolf following by her side, its short and perky tail wagging, seeming extremely cheerful. It appeared quite satisfied with this arrangement.
"..." The older brothers watched on, not daring to interfere. When Ruan Jiaojiao looked their way, they had to maintain their smiles, not wanting to upset her.
Only Xiu Xi’s face visibly darkened at warp speed.
He didn’t even get to share a room with her!
The next day, the first thing Ruan Jiaojiao did upon waking up was to check on the grass nest in the corner. Not seeing Little Wolf inside, she became anxious and scrambled up. Xiu Xi outside didn’t know how, but he reacted extremely swiftly and immediately walked in.
Seeing Xiu Xi enter, Ruan Jiaojiao even suspected that he had been sneakily waiting. How else could he always be so timely? She barely got up, and he instantly noticed?
The task of waking Ruan Jiaojiao had largely been released by the Ruanlin family, now fully taken over by Xiu Xi. In the past, on Sundays, Ruan Jiaojiao’s older brothers could seize the chance to pick up their soft sister from bed, but with Xiu Xi around, they had little to no part in it anymore.
Initially, Little Fatty had expressed dissatisfaction about this.
However, Xiu Xi basically ignored him. Fuming, Little Fatty panted by the side, while Xiu Xi went about his business as usual. Over time, a routine was established in the Ruan family — he was the one to help Ruan Jiaojiao get up.
Even Ruan Jianguo tacitly accepted this arrangement.
Like always, Xiu Xi helped Ruan Jiaojiao out of bed, brought her slippers, then led her to wash her face and brush her teeth in the yard. Only after all this did he let her sit on the small wooden stool in the main hall, and he went to serve her breakfast that was still hot on the stove.