Chapter 339: Electricity (2)_1
And today, both Wu Le and Du Qing happened to be off work, so they had moved bamboo beds to the yard to rest and enjoy the cool air.
When the Ruan Jiaojiao and the others arrived, the yard’s gate was open. As Ruan Jie’s front foot stepped into the yard, he heard Wu Le inside asking Du Qing, "Third sister-in-law, what do you think is going on with big sister-in-law not coming back at this time? Didn’t she say she would be back before the school term started?"
Unaware of the people outside, Wu Le did not lower his voice, so the four people outside heard everything clearly.
Ruan Jie’s steps faltered, and Ruan Jiaojiao also stopped behind him.
Du Qing did not immediately respond to Wu Le, and after a long pause, she finally said, "She will come back." Her tone was very firm, because there weren’t many mothers in the world like Liao Zhaoji who could abandon their own children.
Hearing this, Wu Le seemed to say something back, but it was too far away and the surrounding sounds of frogs croaking meant the people outside could not hear clearly.
The expression on Ruan Jie’s face outside changed, and he lost any desire to go inside, turning around and heading back.
Ruan Jiaojiao glanced at Ruan Hao, who patted her little head and bent down to pick her up, taking Xiu Xi and Meaty with them as they, too, headed back home.
The mood on the way back, compared to the joy when they set out, was terrifyingly silent.
For Ruan Jiaojiao, to be honest, whether Shu Jiao came back or not didn’t have such a big impact on her.
But for the other members of the Ruan Family, it obviously wasn’t the same. With the school term approaching, Ruan Jiaojiao had seen Ruan Jianguo squatting by the shed in the backyard smoking multiple times, his expression somewhat vacant.