Ruan Hao rummaged through the wardrobe next to him for clothes, but even though he found some, he now faced a dilemma.
Despite being siblings and with his sister still being young, it seemed inappropriate to change her clothes . He hesitated, but then Ruan Bo shot him a glare, pushed him aside, snatched the clothes from his hand, and at such a time, proprieties couldn’t be minded!
As he extended his hand and was about to reach under the quilt to change Ruan Jiaojiao’s wet clothes, a suspicious female voice came from outside the door, "Is Auntie Ruan here? Auntie Ruan? Eh, what happened to you guys, gone fishing at Team Four? You’re all covered in..."
Before she could finish speaking, Ruan Hao rushed out, grabbed her hand, and pulled her into the room.
This was Auntie Niu from the village. The Ruan Family had been eating well recently, with meat every day, and the Ruanlin Family worried it might draw unwanted attention. So every now and then, she’d go to Auntie Niu’s to buy a couple of pounds of meat to avoid standing out too much.
Auntie Niu had come today to deliver meat, but she didn’t expect to be suddenly pulled into the house by Ruan Hao. She was still confused when she saw Ruan Jiaojiao on the bed, pale-faced and shivering violently; Auntie Niu’s own face turned pale.
"You guys go out, get out!" She was a brisk person and immediately understood why Ruan Hao had dragged her in.
After she drove the boys and the clearly unwilling Xiu Xi out, she swiftly took off Ruan Jiaojiao’s clothes, absentmindedly wiped her down with a towel, and quickly changed her into new clothes.
Throughout this whole process.
Ruan Jiaojiao’s complexion remained deathly pale, her lips tinged with purple, and she shook uncontrollably...
Even Auntie Niu, an outsider, felt her heart tightening at the sight, not to mention Ruanlin who was called back home.
She was so angry she nearly fainted, shooting the boys an evil glare. She didn’t even bother to scold them first, but urgently brought over the hot water that was ready, took off all the newly changed clothes on Ruan Jiaojiao, and had her soak in a wooden basin.
It was already July, the peak of summer, so theoretically, even a cold bath shouldn’t chill someone to this extent. Seeing Ruan Jiaojiao shivering with lips turning purple, Ruanlin felt both distressed and angry.
Her mind was ringing with thoughts.
Especially seeing the peace charm on her chest soaked as well, she was so furious she didn’t know what to say, she felt like dragging those boys over and giving them a harsh beating.
After cleaning her up, Ruan Jiaojiao’s condition didn’t improve at all, but thankfully, Doctor Lu arrived and immediately began his examination.
While Doctor Lu was examining her, Ruanlin glared at the several boys, who were silent as cicadas in winter, and roared, "What did I tell you?! What did I say?! Don’t go near the water, don’t go to the riverbank, do you take my words for nothing?! Do you?! Huh!"
"Auntie Ruan, don’t be angry, Jiaojiao’s symptoms are a bit odd, like she got a fright. You better come take a look, we might need to send her straight to the hospital." After examining her, Doctor Lu touched Ruan Jiaojiao’s hand; she had no fever, but her whole body shivered, her lips turned blue, and even he didn’t understand why. In such hot weather, these symptoms really shouldn’t be occurring.
Hearing this, Ruanlin regained a bit of her senses.
She picked up Ruan Jiaojiao to go to the hospital, but Ruan Jiaojiao, clinging to her neck, shook her head, "Granny, Granny, I’m fine..." It wasn’t that her body was cold, but her heart was chilled!
Thinking about what the original owner might have done made her shudder with fear.