The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s
Chapter 657: Want to Change Desk Mates (2)_1

Chapter 657: Chapter 657: Want to Change Desk Mates (2)_1

Ruan Jiaojiao pursed her chipped little lips silent because she had already tucked away her front teeth before they came in. Xiu Xi and Ruan Lei had no idea her front teeth had fallen out.

Xiu Xi seemed curious too but didn’t ask out loud; instead, he just looked over when Little Fatty asked.

Ruan Jiaojiao kept her silence, not answering.

First, she was still considering Yang Tao’s proposal; second, her tooth was chipped, and she didn’t want to talk!

Seeing that Ruan Jiaojiao was unwilling to answer, Ruan Lei didn’t dwell on the issue and immediately switched the conversation to what they would eat tonight.

Ruan Jiaojiao felt bad about the Ruanlin Family sending meals to school every day. After all, the high school was in the town, almost an hour’s walk away, and she didn’t want her to slog back and forth like that. Therefore, she had lunch and dinner with her three brothers in the cafeteria.

This was Ruan Jiaojiao’s first time eating at the school, and she was a little excited. Xiu Xi was holding her bowl, and when they reached the cafeteria, there was already a long line in front.

The meals and dishes were uniform.

Ruan Lei was picky about food and had darted to the front to check the menu while Ruan Jiaojiao and the others queued at the back.

Ruan Lei came back very quickly, but whereas he was full of anticipation when he left, his face was terribly wrinkled when he returned.

"Dinner is boiled cabbage and stir-fried chili with dried radish," he said, spreading his hands listlessly, utterly disappointed by the night’s offerings.

The Ruan Family had developed rapidly in the last two years, especially regarding food, where there was meat in almost every meal. Even without meat, there were plenty of creative dishes—it had been a long time since they had seen such bland food; the cabbage boiled plainly without a trace of oil, and the dried radish was dry and slightly burnt.

Hearing this news, Ruan Feng and the others all let out a disappointed "ah." Ruan Jiaojiao had eaten a small cake and wasn’t very hungry, so she felt indifferent.

But Xiu Xi frowned; he had always eaten with Ruan Jiaojiao and this was his first time having a school meal as well. He hadn’t expected the dining to be so poor.

He looked at Ruan Jiaojiao, whom he had painstakingly seen grow plumper and fair, and his frown deepened.

It wasn’t long before it was their turn in the queue. Xiu Xi took out two bowls. The cafeteria lady, without even looking, shook her spoon until there were only a few pieces of vegetable leaf left before she weighed the spoon in their direction, dividing the contents into two portions for their lunch boxes.

When it came to spooning the dried radish in the same manner, she casually pointed in another direction and called out, "The rice is over there, go help yourself... Oh my, where did such a handsome child come from?"

Ruan Jiaojiao was standing behind Xiu Xi, clinging to his arm and curiously watching the cafeteria lady serve food. When she met the lady’s astonished gaze, she instinctively wanted to break into a smile, but remembering her chipped tooth, she forcibly held back the grin.

It made her whole little face seem as if it were twitching, but even so, her baby face was still incredibly endearing.

It’s true that Ruan Jiaojiao was delicately pretty, but if it came to handsomeness, Xiu Xi was even more good-looking and handsome than she was.

But Xiu Xi always kept a stern face and carried a coldness and distance not typical of his age, whereas Ruan Jiaojiao was different. Her skin was fair and tender; as they’d say today, she was like the Nian Hua’s poster child for fortune—plump and white, incredibly cute, and irresistibly adorable, especially to those who loved children.

Just like the cafeteria lady who was serving the dishes, she was really fond of her,