Look at his little sister, so pale, so tender, so chubby! So pretty!
Ruan Jie thought proudly that his sister was indeed the most beautiful person in the world.
Ruan Hao had his school bag on, since today was Sunday. He planned to go straight to school after the photo shoot, too lazy to run back and forth. He handed his bag to Ruan Jie, took a couple of steps forward, picked up Ruan Jiaojiao, and said to the Ruanlin Family, "Granny, let’s go."
"Yes, let’s go." The Ruanlin Family nodded. She looked at Xiu Xi, who had already changed into new clothes, "Xiaoxi, you look good in that outfit too."
"Jiaojiao looks even better," replied Xiu Xi seriously.
"..." The Ruan family members.
They just needed to get used to it! This kid idolized Ruan Jiaojiao even more blindly than the Ruan family members did!
When they went out to catch a tricycle, they ran into Liu Mei again. Seeing the Ruan family dressed in new clothes and looking spirited, Liu Mei curled her lips. On seeing Xiu Xi among them, she snorted disdainfully through her nose and uttered with sarcasm, "A worthless bastard really thinks he’s some kind of young master! Pah!"
The Ruanlin Family slapped Ruan Jianguo and signaled him to start driving.
By now, she lacked even the interest to argue with Liu Mei. Confronting a woman of such caliber was a complete waste of her energy.
And as for Liu Mei, watching the tricycle pull away only compounded her frustration.
When they got to town, with it being nearly summer, ice cream and soda were being sold everywhere. Ruan Jianguo went to negotiate the price with the photo studio, while the Ruanlin Family looked at the mounted photos. Meanwhile, Ruan Hao took the younger ones to buy sodas.
The yellow soda was filled into glass bottles, and you had to drink it on the spot and return the bottle to the vendor; it couldn’t be taken away.
Twenty cents a bottle was not cheap.
Ruan Hao bought four bottles, and the four of them stood by the side of the road to drink.
It was Ruan Jiaojiao’s first time drinking soda. The sweet, tangy, and icy beverage captured her heart as soon as she tasted it. She sipped one mouthful after another. Ruan Hao supported the bottle for her and said with a laugh, "Take it slow, slow, don’t choke." After speaking, he handed his own soda to Ruan Jie and pulled out a handkerchief, carefully placing it under her chin to catch any drips.
"Isn’t that Ruan Hao from Class Three?"
"My god, it really is him."
"I thought I saw wrong!"
Ruan Jiaojiao was enjoying her soda when a group of female students with braided hair and carrying books walked past them. Every one of them had their eyes widen, looking incredulous.
As if they had seen something unbelievable.
Ruan Jiaojiao stopped drinking her soda, curiously watching the female students, who kept looking back even as they walked away. She turned to Ruan Hao, who was wiping her mouth, "Big brother, are they your classmates?"
Ruan Hao shook his head, "Don’t know them, I don’t recognize them." He mainly kept to his books at school and didn’t pay attention to others. He didn’t remember the girls who had just walked past; they probably weren’t from his class.
Ruan Jiaojiao, looking at the unperturbed Ruan Hao, blinked and suddenly felt a subtle sense of bliss.
All nine of the Ruan family brothers were good-looking, but in Ruan Jiaojiao’s heart, this big brother ranked first in terms of looks and demeanor.
Although his clothes were not fancy—just the most common white undershirt and black trousers—Ruan Jiaojiao still felt that he exuded a noble elegance, a delight to behold.