Chapter 2402

Chapter 2402: Chapter 2402

"Of course, just look at who found a wife." Ruan Jie, who had just come down from upstairs, heard this and immediately felt a bit proud, raising his chin with high spirits.

"Yes, yes, second brother is the best." Jiaojiao was easy to placate, not caring at all about Ruan Jie’s bragging; her whole mind was focused on the egg tarts. She ate three in one go and was about to eat the fourth when Ruan Jie reached out to stop her.

He snatched the egg tart from her hand and stuffed it into his own mouth, munching on it. Then he grabbed two more to eat before tidying up the gift box, while lecturing Jiaojiao, "Three is enough for now, if you eat more, you won’t be able to have dinner later. No one’s touching these, they’re all saved for you. You can heat them up in the oven tomorrow if you want."

"Clearly you just ate three in one go, saying no one touched them." Jiaojiao pouted a little unhappily.

"That’s right, this was made by my wife, I’ll eat as much as I want." Ruan Jie said as he tidied up the gift box and then placed it on the highest shelf of the wine rack, somewhere Jiaojiao couldn’t reach even with a stool.

"Look how annoying he is, Xia Qia!" Jiaojiao hadn’t expected Ruan Jie to be so childish and moved toward Xia Qia with grievances.

Having already heard from Ruan Jie that Jiaojiao wasn’t in good health, Xia Qia knew his actions were for her own good. She smiled gently and comforted her, "It’s okay, I’ll often make some for you in the future. You can eat as much as you want, but just can’t miss regular meals."

Jiaojiao wasn’t someone unappreciative; hearing this, she didn’t make a fuss anymore and pulled Xia Qia into the living room for a chat.

With Ruan Jie as the bridge, the three chatted quite happily. Not long after, Ruanlin Family returned with Rou Rou and Xiaoxue. Having known Xia Qia had come over before she left, she wasn’t surprised to see her, greeted her warmly, and refused her offer of help, going to the kitchen to work herself.

For the Ruanlin Family, life in Beidu was far less lively than in Xiahe Village. But watching her little darling grow up and seeing her children and grandchildren happy made any boredom worthwhile. Especially, these chores around the house became her greatest pleasure every day.

In the evening, when everyone else returned home, the family was bustling with noise, and the slight melancholy Jiaojiao felt due to Xin Miao going abroad was completely forgotten.

The next day, however, Zishu somehow got wind of the news and called to ask her if it was true.

Jiaojiao answered frankly, "Yes."

"When she left, did she mention me?" Zishu asked hopefully.

"No," Jiaojiao knew this was a harsh truth, but she didn’t lie to him.

Zishu didn’t say anything else this time. A few seconds later, he hung up the phone.

——

At the end of March, Jiaojiao got news about Yaya from Ruan Chi.

Yaya’s father had passed away, and legally, she should be raised by the three brothers of the Ruan’s second household. But Ruan Chi didn’t want to take on this hot potato, so he figured out a way to send her to a welfare institution, only paying monthly support fees.

Yaya had heard before that once her parents passed away, she should be raised by her brothers with blood relations. She had originally planned to trick the easiest-to-handle Ruan Wei to go back and latch onto him.

But what she didn’t know was, although Ruan Wei was an adult, he was also being raised by Ruan Chi and Ruan Jun, making it impossible for him to bear the responsibility for her.