Ruan Jianguo could only switch to persuasion, "Xiaoxi, that is a new building, none of us have lived in it yet, you haven’t lived there either, and Jiaojiao hasn’t lived there either. If you keep this up, the house will just be wasted! No one will be able to live in it in the future."
Ruan Jianguo thought all kids would love to live in an apartment building, so he used this to persuade him.
However, to his surprise, when Xiaoxi heard this, his focus was on an entirely different level.
The new house,ruined before Jiaojiao even lived in it!
He looked at Ruan Jianguo and finally nodded solemnly, indicating he wouldn’t bring any more animals home for the time being, but he still felt somewhat uncomfortable inside, as if he had not beaten some other male.
This left him listless all day long.
Ruan Jie had been warned by the Ruanlin family last night and didn’t dare to say anything rash to others, but he couldn’t concentrate in school all day. As soon as school was over, he immediately began following Xiaoxi, asking him how he did it.
He had witnessed with his own eyes yesterday how Xiaoxi gave those livestock a look, and they all obediently turned around and took the path to the new building!
That was just awesomely cool!
It was even more impressive than the fairies described in the comic books he read!
When Ruan Jie was asking, Jiaojiao was also curiously watching Xiaoxi, wanting to see how he would respond. Although she said nicely that everyone has secrets and she wouldn’t pry into his, she was actually dying of curiosity.
Unfortunately, Xiaoxi did not have that kind of patience for Ruan Jie and walked away without answering anything.
Ruan Jie chased after him, but Jiaojiao didn’t follow behind.
The Ruanlin family and Ruan Jianguo were discussing the restaurant business because the little villain had brought back another batch of livestock, and they had just sold one batch a few days ago. Selling again now would surely attract attention, so they had to move up the schedule for opening the restaurant.
Jiaojiao sat alone in the courtyard, idly kicking her feet, looking bored, and was about to play with her pet when she heard a commotion outside.
She immediately stood up and ran outside.
Having stayed in the village for some time, she too had become assimilated, always running out at the slightest sound, keen to see what was going on.
But she hadn’t expected that today’s commotion would involve her own second uncle.
This was Jiaojiao’s first encounter with Liao Zhaoji in over two months.
Back in the Ruan family’s home, Liao Zhaoji, although not fat, was at least plump and in good spirits, clearly living a life free from worry about food and clothes.
She could hardly believe that this woman, reduced to skin and bones, with a bruised forehead and bulging eyes, wearing tattered clothes, was once her presentable second aunt.
Liao Zhaoji obviously had no shame left.
Clinging to her second uncle’s leg and kneeling on the ground, she wailed desperately, "His father, forgive me, please forgive me, I know I was wrong, I truly know I was wrong, I won’t dare again, please, let me come back! I beg you!"
Ruan Wei and Ruan Chi stood on the other side. Ruan Chi wore an expressionless face, while Ruan Wei seemed a bit shocked, clutching Ruan Chi’s arm and staring dumbfounded at Liao Zhaoji, also struggling to believe that this woman was his mother.
Ruan Jiandang’s leg had mostly healed, still a bit lame, but the doctor said that with diligent medication and rehabilitation, he could recover to his pre-injury condition. However, now Liao Zhaoji was tightly gripping his injured leg, possibly squeezing a sore spot, as his face turned pale and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead.