The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s
Chapter 578: Family Reunion (4)_1

Chapter 578: Chapter 578: Family Reunion (4)_1

"Okay," Ruan Jiaojiao nodded, hopped off her bed, and stepped into her cotton slippers before walking out.

Outside, Grandpa Shu was lying on a sun lounger padded with a thick quilt, with a bamboo basket brazier in front of him.

The brazier was woven from bamboo on the outside with a large porcelain bowl inside to hold charcoal. The size of the bamboo basket could vary according to need. The one in front of Grandpa Shu was the largest one in the house, warm enough for several people, covered with an old quilt.

Ruan Jiaojiao came out from the house and, instead of hurrying to wash her face and brush her teeth, she ran over to Grandpa Shu to act cute, "Grandpa, did you sleep well last night? Was it warm enough?" As she spoke, she stretched out her little hand to feel his hand resting in front of him. Finding it warm, she nodded to herself, "Hmm, very warm, Grandpa didn’t catch a cold."

Watching the little one’s actions, Grandpa Shu’s heart truly couldn’t be warmer.

In front of Shu Jie and her two siblings, he wasn’t a tender father but a very strict one. The siblings respected him more than they felt close to him, and they would never act coquettishly towards him or touch his hand to say he wasn’t cold.

At that moment, his heart was really filled with warmth, and he affectionately patted the little one’s head, "Go wash up.

"Okay," Ruan Jiaojiao then went off to wash her face and brush her teeth. While she brushed, Xiu Xi had already prepared warm water for her, which was neither too cold to chill her teeth nor too hot.

Ruan Jiaojiao squatted on the front step of the door to brush her teeth.

Next to her, Xiu Xi had already gone to bring her breakfast. As before, he placed it on the chair and then brought a small stool to put behind the chair, so Ruan Jiaojiao could eat right after washing her face.

The way Xiu Xi and Ruan Jiaojiao interacted had already become a routine. The Ruan family found it nothing unusual, but it was the first time Grandpa Shu had witnessed it, watching with a hint of novelty.

Especially Xiu Xi, he surveyed him with a gaze that left no stone unturned, from head to toe.

Xiu Xi naturally felt his scrutiny but just didn’t care.

Past nine in the morning, Ruan Jianguo rushed back from the city, and the rain outside also stopped. He bought some vegetables, since the house already had plenty of game, but considering the old man’s health, he couldn’t eat anything too rich, so he bought a bass instead.

Concerning the conversation from last night, he acted as if he had completely forgotten it, greeting Grandpa Shu with a simple-hearted smile.

Grandpa Shu glanced at him, thought of something, coughed, and asked, "Is there a photo studio in this town?"

"Yes, are you thinking of taking Jiaojiao to take pictures?" Ruan Jianguo asked.

Grandpa Shu nodded with restraint, "A group photo, take more."

Ruan Jiaojiao, who was eating breakfast, silently blinked. Ever since she learned from her mother that Grandpa Shu did not like to take photos, that a photo meant a portrait for a memorial, she felt a bit strange about going to take pictures together...

After breakfast, Ruan Jianguo took her and Grandpa Shu to town, of course, Xiu Xi accompanied them.

Taking a hundred photos was naturally impossible; they weren’t short on money, but Grandpa Shu’s health simply couldn’t handle it.

By the time they were taking the last photo, Grandpa Shu suddenly pointed towards two onlookers, "You, come here, take a picture with us."

"Me?" Ruan Jianguo pointed at himself. He was thrilled, and he stepped forward, ready to join, thinking to himself that the old man was just as his wife had said, tough on the outside but soft on the inside.

But he had only taken one step when he saw Grandpa Shu shake his head and said, "Not you, him." The direction of his finger was pointing at Xiu Xi.