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Chapter 973: The Whole Family Takes the Train (9)

Chapter 973: Chapter 973: The Whole Family Takes the Train (9)

Shu Jiao heard this and lifted her head to glance at him, seeing his expression didn’t seem feigned, her face softened slightly as she chided: "Don’t spout nonsense." Though her words were reproachful, the corners of her mouth curved more and more.

Although she couldn’t truly say she had loved this man deeply when she first married Ruan Jianguo.

But Shu Jiao wasn’t heartless; this man had risked so much to marry her, and treated her well for over a decade without fail. Her heart had long since surrendered; it was just her nature that even if she liked or loved someone, she wouldn’t profess it openly.

If anyone dared to encroach on her territory, however, she was not someone to be trifled with.

She looked up at the woman now pale with anger due to Ruan Jianguo’s words, and said with superficial politeness but actually full of coldness: "Big sister, my husband is not slick with his words and not the best at showing affection. If you have any issues, you can come to me. This kind of pulling and dragging is unsightly to others, my husband, being a man, can bear it, but you’re a woman, and it would be better for you to learn some self-respect."

The woman sitting outside was actually younger than Shu Jiao, but far less well-maintained. Perhaps she had some attractiveness, for other men might see her as a woman struggling alone out in the world and show her some tenderness.

But this did not apply to Ruan Jianguo at all.

After all, who would take notice of wild grasses by the roadside when one has a beauty that could topple empires?

The time was near the Chinese New Year, and this train was the line from South City to Beidu; Beidu being the last stop. Very few people travel to Beidu around the big holiday, but there were many heading down south to do business or work before the New Year, so the train was crowded, and most people disembarked at the intermediate stations.

Many people were reluctant to buy sleeping berths or seated tickets and resorted to standing tickets, finding any spot to rest. In Ruan Jiaojiao’s carriage, there were quite a few such passengers, who didn’t mind and just sat on the floor.

When Ruan Jiaojiao and her group first boarded the train, the commotion attracted quite a bit of attention.

The behavior of this mother and daughter pair had been witnessed by numerous people by now.

The young girl, with skin not as thick as her mother’s, was mortified by Shu Jiao’s words and buried her head between her knees like an ostrich, wishing she could just vanish from there.

And the woman, already pale, was choked up by Shu Jiao’s rebuttal, unable to swallow the lump in her chest, feeling suffocated, and yet unable to find words for a retort.

While cursing Ruan Jianguo inwardly for being a coward so afraid of his wife, unlike other men she had encountered, she also cared about face and dignity, awkwardly smiling at those around her before averting her gaze, pretending that nothing had happened.

She had divorced early and had been living with her daughter for many years, wandering from place to place. Flirting with men was her forte, and she considered herself fairly attractive, so she often took advantage of men by acting coquettish, rarely coming up short even if the man was accompanied by his wife and children. In matters of face, most women wouldn’t cause a scene and would swallow the slight in silence.

She never expected to run into a tough nut like the Ruan Family.

No matter how pitifully she acted or how coquettishly she behaved, nothing worked – it was infuriating.

Ruan Jiaojiao, lying in the upper berth, though tired, hadn’t fallen asleep and had witnessed the entire scene, her lips slightly curving up.

Actually, in this era, people were quite cautious about interactions between men and women, calling each other "comrade" when venturing outside, regardless of gender.