The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s
Chapter 397: Shu Jiao’s Tomb (2)_1

Chapter 397: Chapter 397: Shu Jiao’s Tomb (2)_1

"Ah!!" Ruan Jiaojiao let out a piercing scream, startling the Ruan Family who were dining outside. Almost simultaneously, members of the Ruanlin Family and Xiu Xi dropped their bowls and rushed over, followed closely by everyone else.

"Jiaojiao, Jiaojiao!" the Ruanlin Family’s matriarch scooped up Ruan Jiaojiao, frantically patting her small face.

Ruan Jiaojiao opened her eyes in horror, staring unblinkingly at the person before her, as if she did not recognize her.

Her appearance terrified the Ruan Family, and the matriarch of the Ruanlin Family was beside herself with worry.

But as Ruan Jiaojiao continued to stare, it was as if she suddenly came back to her senses, and tears uncontrollably sprayed out as she burst into tears, crying out, "Nanny! I’m scared! I’m so scared..."

Holding the trembling, sweat-drenched, sobbing Ruan Jiaojiao in her arms, the Ruanlin Family’s matriarch’s heart truly shattered.

"My child, my darling, you’re really scaring your nanny to death!" the Ruanlin Family’s matriarch also could not help but let her tears flow.

"Mom, don’t be like this, look, Jiaojiao is alright now, isn’t she?" Du Qing didn’t know what had happened, but seeing the granddaughter and grandmother both crying their eyes out, he couldn’t help his eyes from reddening too.

The younger ones, not understanding the situation, began to cry upon seeing their cries.

For a time, the entire storage room echoed with mourning, and Ruan Jianguo, outside, was sweating profusely, unable to squeeze in.

Finally, having managed to make his way in, and seeing his mother and niece sobbing, he also found himself at a loss, a grown man scratching his head and cheeks on the sidelines, utterly unsure of what to do.

"Mom, Jiaojiao, what’s the matter? What are you crying about?" Ruan Jianguo asked.

"My poor Jiaojiao, what will become of her future days!" the Ruanlin Family’s matriarch wept, saying that others might not know, but she did—Ruan Jiaojiao slept with her every night and would convulse every few nights in her sleep. Her this kind of reaction, wasn’t it just as Qian Xiabai had said? She still had two calamities to face.

Thinking of this, the Ruanlin Family’s matriarch also found herself lying awake night after night.

Sometimes, she would stare intently at her, terrified that something might happen to her granddaughter right under her watch.

Today was just a short while, yet once again she had awoken from a nightmare, how could the Ruanlin Family’s matriarch bear it?

She had asked Ruan Jiaojiao more than once what nightmares she had, but Ruan Jiaojiao always said she couldn’t remember, in reality, how could she not know? Ruan Jiaojiao dare not speak of it.

The more one cares, the more one is afraid.

Ruan Jiaojiao had never imagined that she would one day be so afraid of death, so afraid of leaving her Ruan Family.

Before she knew it, these people had become more important to her than her own life.

"Look, Jiaojiao is fine now, isn’t she? Mom, please stop crying, it’s a splendid day, too much crying is not good. Look at Jiaojiao, she has stopped crying too now," initially, it was Ruan Jiaojiao who was crying, but now a multitude of people ended up consoling the Ruanlin Family’s matriarch.

Ruan Jiaojiao indeed gradually stopped her crying.

And she began to distinguish reality from her nightmares.

Feeling some lingering fear, she clung to the Ruanlin Family matriarch’s neck, quietly sobbing, and took deep breaths, trying her best to calm herself down, as this wonderful day absolutely should not be ruined because of her.

"Nanny, Jiaojiao is alright now," Ruan Jiaojiao said, having calmed herself, and comforting the Ruanlin Family’s matriarch in return, using the back of her hand to wipe away her tears.

The Ruanlin Family’s matriarch looked at her and gradually stabilized her emotions as well.

Seeing that things had settled down, everyone else returned to the main hall, but after such an ordeal, the atmosphere could no longer be as cheerful as before.

In the end, only the matriarch of the Ruanlin Family and Xiu Xi remained in the storage room, with Xiu Xi seated closely beside Ruan Jiaojiao, holding one of her small hands and silently offering her comfort.