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Chapter 627 The Peace Rope is Broken (1)_1

Chapter 627: Chapter 627 The Peace Rope is Broken (1)_1

"We used to be in the same class, and I promised to give him some candy, but I kept forgetting. You must remember to give it to him for me," Ruan Jiaojiao said with a smile as she looked at Xiu Jianlin, who was standing there looking dazed.

Xiu Jianlin hesitated for two seconds before nodding finally. His eyes involuntarily glanced at the young man who stood by her side, not knowing when he had appeared. However, the moment he locked eyes with the young man, he immediately averted his gaze and walked away with trembling hands.

Most villagers knew about the Xiu Family’s situation. The Xiu Family hadn’t been doing too poorly in the past, especially in the years after Xiu Jianlin married Xiu Xi’s mother—their lives were actually quite good. But after Xiu Xi’s mother passed away, and he married Liu Mei, their circumstances plummeted drastically.

It seems that one must indeed marry a virtuous wife.

The villagers’ gazes unconsciously fell on the couple walking toward the village. When they saw Liu Mei get angry over wanting candy because Xiu Jianlin was peeling it too slowly, and she kicked him immediately, they all sighed deeply.

No matter how Xiu Jianlin’s days were, he had brought them upon himself... No one else was to blame...

The villagers felt somewhat down because of Xiu Jianlin, but their attention quickly shifted to something else.

It was because Lu Zhiwei had come to give his gift money. Nowadays, in the village, the customary gift money ranged from ten to twenty yuan, at most fifty yuan, yet Lu Zhiwei had taken out a thousand yuan all at once.

Even though everyone’s wages had doubled, a thousand yuan still amounted to an ordinary person’s salary for one or two years.

Watching him take out ten brand-new large denominations and count them, everyone stared with eyes wide open, feeling envious and impressed—Ruan Family had indeed struck it rich by acknowledging such a god-relative.

After Lu Zhiwei gave his gift money, Wu Le didn’t pass him any cigarettes. Instead, he smiled and let him take whatever he liked. Lu Zhiwei picked up a cigarette and was about to light it when he caught sight of Ruan Jiaojiao smiling at him; he then immediately put away the cigarette, tucked it behind his ear, and smiled back at Ruan Jiaojiao, saying, "Jiaojiao, that brat hasn’t bullied you lately, has he? If he does, tell your godfather, and I’ll give him a good thrashing for you."

"Mhm, Lu Zishu hasn’t bullied me recently, but if he does, Jiaojiao will definitely tell goddad, and let goddad beat him up hard!" Ruan Jiaojiao nodded vigorously, looking like a child confident in her powerful backing, which made Lu Zhiwei burst into hearty laughter.

After Lu Zhiwei had given his gift money, it was Ruan Jianmin and his two brothers’ turn to do the same. Over the years, they had all made some money. After discussing among themselves, each branch decided to give two hundred yuan. Although it was not as much as Lu Zhiwei had given, it was still a sizeable amount.

Shu Wen came later to give her gift money.

She was representing both Shu Lang and old master Shu. According to the customs of the Ruan side, children who had not yet married or set up their own households were counted as part of their parents’ household. But since Shu Lang was already working and had economic capability, and Shu Wen had been slowly taking part-time internships that year, coupled with the private savings accumulated over the years, money wasn’t an issue. Therefore, the Shu Family represented three households.

Shu Lang and Shu Wen each gave two thousand, and old master Shu ten thousand.

Watching Shu Wen carry out a black bag and place a well-tied bundle of large denomination notes on the table, the entire Ruan Family buzzed with excitement, crowding around the table where the gift money was given.

Although everyone knew that Shu Jiao came from a not-so-simple background and her family was very wealthy, ten thousand still was a significant amount. Over the years, it was possible that some people had never earned that much in their entire lives.

Fortunately, Ruan Jianmin used to be an accountant. Seeing so much money didn’t faze him. He quickly counted the cash, then instructed Wu Le to keep it safe.