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Chapter 505 Jiaojiao is a Little Lucky Star (6)_1

Chapter 505: Chapter 505 Jiaojiao is a Little Lucky Star (6)_1

"Well, that’s for sure, so our Jiaojiao also worked herself to the bone today," Ruan Jiandang said as he recounted the day’s events at the store.

Upon hearing this, the expression of the Ruanlin Family matriarch immediately darkened.

She exclaimed angrily, "Didn’t I tell you? What did I say? I told you not to go through with it, but you wouldn’t listen, and now you see how serious it is, don’t you?"

"Yes, yes, yes," Ruan Jiandang nodded, indicating he had learned his lesson.

The Ruanlin matriarch became even more infuriated seeing his response, "Just you wait, this isn’t over yet!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, Ruan Jianmin and Ruan Jiandang returned home, where Wu Le had been waiting for them. Hearing noises, he immediately climbed out of bed and upon seeing the two men at the door, asked in confusion, "Why are you back so late? How was business today?"

Ruan Jiandang didn’t answer and simply headed to his own side after a greeting, while Ruan Jianmin glanced at Wu Le and said flatly, "Not good."

Wu Le immediately frowned, closing the door as he said, "But we can’t keep losing money like this; it’s not sustainable." He paused, then cautiously asked, "How about this, I’ll go to see big brother tomorrow. We should go back to the factory. My mom said there are still positions available, we can return to the same jobs."

Wu Le hadn’t gone to the store today because of this very matter.

Ruan Jianmin gave her a look and nodded, "Okay, as you wish."

"Really?" Wu Le was somewhat disbelieving that he’d agreed so easily.

Ruan Jianmin nodded.

Now Wu Le felt even more uneasy. As she followed him into the house and brought him water to wash his face and feet, she said, "Don’t take a bath tonight; wait until the morning so you don’t wake the kids. They have to get up early tomorrow."

After finishing, she added, "Are you really okay with it? Are you not angry?"

Ruan Jianmin sighed, pulling her to sit beside him, "What is there to be angry about? I know you’re doing this for our family. Our family isn’t like big brother’s family; we don’t have the capital to squander. Do as you think best."

"Hmm, then I’ll go see big brother tomorrow, and if we have to compensate, we will!" Wu Le said through gritted teeth, despite the pain of thinking about the lost money.

Hearing this, Ruan Jianmin’s face finally relaxed, and his gaze softened as well.

"Don’t worry. I will work hard to give you and the boys a good life," Ruan Jianmin said.

However, as for Ruan Jiandang, he really didn’t intend to get involved anymore. He should not have accepted the responsibility in the first place, thinking too casually about his brothers’ willingness to overlook things, forgetting that they all had families now and some things have to be accounted for.

Early the next morning, Wu Le came to the apartment building.

Ruan Jiandang had gone early to the store with the remaining game from home, Shu Jiao was looking after the elderly and children at home, and Ruan Jiaojiao and Xiu Xi were having breakfast when they saw Wu Le come in. Ruan Jiaojiao’s gaze flickered, and she moved with her rice bowl to the entrance of the kitchen.

Xiu Xi, not understanding, followed her.

"Sister-in-law, where’s big brother?" Wu Le asked from within the kitchen.

Shu Jiao, who was scrubbing pots, paused and looked at her, "If you need him for something, he left for the city before dawn today. But you can talk to me about anything; I can make decisions on his behalf."

Wu Le laughed awkwardly before saying, "It’s like this, I want to check the store’s accounts for the past few days, see how much we’ve lost, and fill in our share first."

"Another thing is about the store... We don’t want to do it anymore. You know how it is with our family’s thin resources; we can’t keep up with these losses. Ruan Feng is about to enter junior high, and I just feel so powerless, so I thought..."