The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s
Chapter 977: It’s the Season of Love (3)

Chapter 977: Chapter 977: It’s the Season of Love (3)

But she isn’t Ruan Jiaojiao, Ruan Jie certainly wasn’t in the mood to appease her. He went over to where Ruan Jiaojiao and the others were, sat down on the Ruanlin Family’s bed, took out his game console, and began playing.

"..." Having witnessed everything once again, Ruan Jiaojiao could not help but silently admire in her heart - her brother truly was his father’s flesh and blood.

Shu Jiao and Ruan Jianguo returned after washing the fruit. Since knives were not allowed in the car, knowing that Ruan Jiaojiao couldn’t eat such a large apple, Ruan Jianguo broke it into two pieces by hand and gave half to both Shu Jiao and Ruan Jiaojiao.

However, Ruan Jiaojiao had eaten too much for breakfast and couldn’t eat any fruit, plus the apples in winter were hard on the teeth. The Ruanlin Family couldn’t eat them, so Ruan Jie ended up eating the half apple.

Ruan Jianguo was reluctant to give it, but Ruan Jie snatched it away and took a bite before handing it back with a mischievously irritating grin, "Dad, here you go, I’m giving it back to you."

That playful and lively demeanor bore no trace of the cold and impatient attitude he’d had when confronting the young lady just moments before.

The young lady sitting by the car window seemed to realize this too, her little face turning somewhat pale.

Ruan Jiaojiao inwardly clicked her tongue, wondering if her brother would ever find a girlfriend, seeing as being too straightforward might not be a good thing - he might not be able to sweet-talk a sister-in-law back home in the future.

Yet, her concerns didn’t last long, because the girl who wanted to be her sister-in-law once again moved closer after her brother returned to his own seat.

Ruan Jiaojiao figured that as long as her brother was good-looking enough, there should be no shortage of girls wanting to be her sister-in-law.

This young lady really knew how to play the game. After following Ruan Jie back there, she didn’t stay for ten minutes before coming back. Perhaps after observing throughout the evening and morning, she had realized Ruan Jiaojiao’s status in the family.

When talking with the Ruanlin Family and Shu Jiao, she would exploit Ruan Jiaojiao as a conversation opener.

She first complimented Ruan Jiaojiao on being pretty, which seemed to please the Ruanlin Family. Then she began to share her own background, saying her name was Xu Miao, also bound for Beidu, mentioning how her parents were divorced, and how it was not easy for her mother to struggle along with her alone. Being an only child, she sometimes wished for siblings, preferably someone like Ruan Jiaojiao.

She skillfully flattered the Ruanlin Family again without a trace.

If it were before the age of six, Ruan Jiaojiao would have been anxious, worried someone might take the Ruanlin Family away from her, but not anymore; instead, she found it amusing, keenly observing her try to ingratiate herself with the Ruanlin Family and struggling to make small talk.

Of course, Shu Jiao was also casting her net, but she possessed a naturally refined and noble temperament, not something the average person could withstand. After a few unsuccessful attempts, the girl had no choice but to refocus her attention on the Ruanlin Family.

When she saw the Ruanlin Family take away the book from Ruan Jiaojiao’s hand and replace it with a fruit, coaxing her not to read any further to avoid damaging her eyes, she couldn’t help but salivate over the fruit in her hands.

In Ruan Jiaojiao’s hand was a pomegranate, a large one, brought back from the rural areas by Xiaobai in November. As they couldn’t finish all of them, they preserved them in the cellar to eat slowly, and this one was the last piece.

Ruan Jiaojiao liked eating pomegranates but not peeling them; she disliked the sticky feeling of juice covering her hands.

Upon receiving the pomegranate, she handed it to Xiu Xi, who naturally began to peel it. Shu Jiao took out the lid of a ceramic cup for him to use as a container for the peels.

Xu Miao had been to many places with her mother over the years, so she was quite worldly and recognized pomegranates. However, in this era, supplies were scarce, fruits weren’t abundant, and they were sold at relatively high prices.