Chapter 973: The Whole Family Takes the Train (9)
Shu Jiao heard this and lifted her head to glance at him, seeing his expression didn’t seem feigned, her face softened slightly as she chided: "Don’t spout nonsense." Though her words were reproachful, the corners of her mouth curved more and more.
Although she couldn’t truly say she had loved this man deeply when she first married Ruan Jianguo.
But Shu Jiao wasn’t heartless; this man had risked so much to marry her, and treated her well for over a decade without fail. Her heart had long since surrendered; it was just her nature that even if she liked or loved someone, she wouldn’t profess it openly.
If anyone dared to encroach on her territory, however, she was not someone to be trifled with.
She looked up at the woman now pale with anger due to Ruan Jianguo’s words, and said with superficial politeness but actually full of coldness: "Big sister, my husband is not slick with his words and not the best at showing affection. If you have any issues, you can come to me. This kind of pulling and dragging is unsightly to others, my husband, being a man, can bear it, but you’re a woman, and it would be better for you to learn some self-respect."
The woman sitting outside was actually younger than Shu Jiao, but far less well-maintained. Perhaps she had some attractiveness, for other men might see her as a woman struggling alone out in the world and show her some tenderness.
But this did not apply to Ruan Jianguo at all.
After all, who would take notice of wild grasses by the roadside when one has a beauty that could topple empires?
The time was near the Chinese New Year, and this train was the line from South City to Beidu; Beidu being the last stop. Very few people travel to Beidu around the big holiday, but there were many heading down south to do business or work before the New Year, so the train was crowded, and most people disembarked at the intermediate stations.