Chapter 540 Big Business (6)_1
Master Zhong sighed heavily.
Ruan Jiaojiao glanced at him and went over to help clean up. Just as she was about to bend down to pick up the broken bowls, Master Zhong scooped her up.
"Jiaojiao, you don’t need to clean this up. Go sit over there, or you might cut your hand," Master Zhong said. Seeing such a delicate child, his heart ached at the thought of her picking up the broken bowls. If she got hurt, when the head of the Ruan Family came back, he would never hear the end of it.
He then placed her gently on a chair.
But at that moment, Ruan Jiaojiao couldn’t sit still. She looked over at Xiu Xi, who was still moving tables, and pleaded softly, "Uncle Zhong, I won’t cut myself if I don’t pick up the bowls. Can I just help by holding onto the chairs?"
Looking at the little one’s red-rimmed eyes, Master Zhong couldn’t bring himself to refuse and could only nod helplessly in agreement.
Ruan Jiaojiao hopped off the stool and helped with the chairs. But the chairs were truly heavy, and Ruan Jiaojiao needed to exert a lot of effort to hold one up. It didn’t take two minutes before her little hands turned red from the strain.
"Let me, go sit outside," Xiu Xi said, appearing at her side without her noticing. He frowned as he took her reddened small hand and led her outside.
After speaking, he went back into the restaurant and moved with greater speed than before, probably wanting to finish up quickly so he could keep Ruan Jiaojiao company outside.
Ruan Jiaojiao didn’t insist any further, for she realized she really was of little use—even moving a chair took a long time.