She huddled in that corner, still dreaming, wondering if being beaten by the Ruanlin Family meant this matter was now over.
Ruan Jun came over and said, "Mom, first thing tomorrow morning you go to grandma’s house to get the money, dad is still waiting to use it."
"..." Liao Zhaoji covered her face and said nothing.
"Yes, sister-in-law, after the surgery is done on my second brother, he needs medication every day. Not a single day can go by without money, you better go quickly, in case they buy the car and you can’t get the money back," Wu Le added.
She had to hand it to this sister-in-law of hers.
She was selfish too, but her selfishness was for the sake of her own small family, she had truly not seen anyone who, after marrying, was still so attached to their parental home, to the point of neglecting their own son’s needs.
And now, her husband had fallen into the same pit as well.
"Mom, did you hear that?"
"Heard, heard it," Liao Zhaoji knew she couldn’t avoid it and could only respond.
Ruan Jun looked at her, said nothing else, and turned to leave the sickroom. In a short while he brought back hot water and began to wipe down the bedridden Ruan Jiandang.
The Ruan Family searched all day long, and most of the labor force on the team that had good relations with the Ruan Family also helped with the search, but Ruan Jiaojiao had gone into the front mountain, and no one dared to enter. They only dared to search around the perimeter, but unfortunately, they were not so lucky this time and did not find Ruan Jiaojiao.
Ruan Jianmin and Ruan Jianjun sat on the threshold of the main room, staring outside, lacking even the courage to go to the hospital, afraid to face their eldest brother.
How beloved Little Jiaojiao had been all these years, they had seen it with their own eyes.
Ruan Jie, who had been acting like he was insane at noon, wanting to rush into the front mountain, was knocked unconscious by Ruan Jianmin; now that he had come to, he was much clearer-headed, but he just didn’t speak anymore.
Ruan Hao and Ruan Bo returned to school just after three in the afternoon; Ruan Hao had a classmate whose father was at the police station, and they went back to ask that classmate to help speak to the police station.
At dusk, they first made a trip to the hospital.
"Dad, we’ve talked to the police station, and they will send people into the front mountain first thing tomorrow morning to help look for my sister." No farmer truly dared to enter the front mountain because of the wild animals, but the policemen were equipped with guns, which made it much safer relatively speaking.
"Good," Hearing this, Ruan Jianguo, who had been silent all afternoon, finally said one word.
"You should come with me to get some sleep, we need you to find sister, and we’ll enter the mountain together tomorrow."
"Good," Ruan Jianguo said another word, looking at his son who was now almost as tall as he was, barely holding back tears.
Ruan Hao, though only fifteen, was mature beyond his years, steady like an adult. He feared Ruan Jie at home would not stay calm and might sneak out at night, so after speaking with both aunts, he stood up with Ruan Jianguo and returned to the team.
Ruan Hao shared the news that the police would come the next day, and everyone breathed a little easier, retiring to their rooms to rest. But whether they could actually fall asleep was another matter.
However, there was definitely one person who could not sleep.
From the morning when she learned that Ruan Jiaojiao had been taken into the front mountain by a monkey, Wa Yiting was secretly thrilled.
Having grown up hearing about it, she knew all too well how dangerous the front mountain was. Now that Ruan Jiaojiao had been taken in by a monkey, she feared Jiaojiao might never come out again.
She felt that the heavens had heard her innermost desires.
Soon, there would be no Ruan Jiaojiao in this world!