Chapter 425 Two Mothers (2)_1
"Alright, your mom will make some for you tomorrow. She’s the best at making soup. When you were little and didn’t have milk, many times it was your mom who made you soup," Ruan Jianguo immediately said, striving to mend the mother-daughter relationship.
"Okay, Mommy will make it for you tomorrow," Shu Jiao also said, touching her little head. "Go to sleep early. Mommy will stay with you, alright?" Her tone turned ingratiating at the end.
Ruan Jiaojiao, looking at her gentle expression, despised herself internally, but her body was honest. She nodded and closed her eyes.
After Ruan Jiaojiao fell asleep, Du Qing came over, while Ruan Jianguo was already out with Xiu Xi having dinner in the cafeteria.
As soon as Du Qing entered, she saw Shu Jiao washing Ruan Jiaojiao’s body. Hearing her footsteps, Shu Jiao did not look up. Puzzled, Du Qing approached her and called out, "Sister-in-law?"
"Ah?" Shu Jiao lifted her head, tears flowing from her eyes. She quickly turned her head away and wiped them with her hand.
Then she turned back with a smile, "You’re here. Have you eaten? I’ve made chicken soup; have some."
"Sister-in-law, Jiaojiao is still young. It’s normal for her to be upset after you’ve been away for so long. You really need to take it easy," Du Qing said, having witnessed the scene where Ruan Jiaojiao resisted Shu Jiao. She knew that it wasn’t a matter of right or wrong.
From Shu Jiao’s perspective, she was not at fault either. After all, filial piety is above all else, and as a daughter, being by her parents’ sickbed wasn’t excessive.
From Jiaojiao’s perspective, she was also right. Du Qing had seen what life was like for the Ruan family’s main branch over the year and how Ruan Jiaojiao had barely made it through the Ghost Gate several times.
So in this matter, no one was really to blame. It was just fate playing tricks.