The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s

Shu Jiao nodded. She didn’t refuse this point. Children are children, and adults are adults; they shouldn’t be conflated. Things that needed to be clarified must be made clear—they of the senior branch had no obligation to take care of and raise another’s child.

She turned to Xiu Xi, who had been silent with a stern face, and said softly, "Xiaoxi, you should go to sleep too. Jiaojiao is fine now."

Xiu Xi lifted his head to glance at her, then nodded and, before leaving, took one last look at Ruan Jiaojiao, who was sleeping soundly.

Shu Jiao silently watched his departing figure.

In fact, she knew that Xiu Xi’s concern wasn’t any less significant than Xiu Xun’s; it was just that this child, his daughter, was exceptionally close to him, so close it seemed as if none of their parents or kin could wedge their way in.

There were some things that Ruan Jiaojiao did not make clear, but Shu Jiao had long been aware of them; she had simply never laid them bare and spoken about them openly.

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As for today’s incident, if it had not been for his kick, she knew that given her daughter’s mindset, she might have kept the whole matter secret from the adults because she cared too much about her brothers—she would rather suffer herself than let her brothers be upset.

When Shu Jiao returned to the room, Ruan Jiandang was sitting on the edge of the bed waiting for her. Seeing her enter, he immediately trotted over to greet her.

"My dear wife..." he called out ingratiatingly.

"Ruan Jiandang, I know you value loyalty and righteousness. When I got together with you, it was this very trait that I admired. But now, I regret it," Shu Jiao said coldly as she pushed aside his approaching body.