Chapter 384 - 384 384 Class Pet (1)_1

Chapter 384: Chapter 384: Class Pet (1)_1 Chapter 384: Chapter 384: Class Pet (1)_1 He had thought that in such a village, girls like Jiaojiao might not be favored, and with two older brothers above her, her life in the Ruan Family might not be so good.

But after arriving at the Ruan Family’s, his perception was completely shattered.

He realized how narrow-minded his previous thoughts and prejudices had been, despite priding himself as an intellectual. What a joke.

Shu Lang had been in the Ruanlin family’s house for quite a while, long enough that Xiu Xi had even come up from upstairs and stood in the doorway staring at him with a cold gaze.

Shu Lang stood up from the bedside and, passing by the boy who was especially close to Jiaojiao and whom he also had a good impression of, he wanted to talk to him. However, he saw the boy sidestep him and enter the room to sit quietly by the bed, seemingly waiting for Jiaojiao to wake up.

“…” Shu Lang. Something felt off, leaving a bad taste in his mouth.

By the time Shu Lang left, Jiaojiao had not yet woken up. And by the time she did, Shu Lang had been gone for quite a while.

Jiaojiao thought she didn’t mind, but when her uncle really left, she realized she was somewhat reluctant to see him go.

After Shu Lang left, when the Ruanlin family went upstairs to tidy up, they discovered a paper-wrapped package under the quilt. Suspicious, she opened it and found two firmly tied bundles of big bills. A quick glance told her it was at least twenty thousand!

Ruanlin Family immediately gasped in shock, quite taken aback.

She quickly called for Ruan Jianguo from downstairs, handing him the paper package and urgently said, “Quick, quick, go after him on your tricycle! So much money, what do we do with this, this child is just reckless!”

Twenty thousand!

Not two hundred, nor two thousand!

This was twenty thousand, a sum some people might not earn in their entire lives!

To just casually leave it under the quilt in their house!

Coming upstairs with her, Jiaojiao was also in shock. Although there were some wealthy households in this era reported in the newspapers, none had appeared in their area.

Her uncle was indeed extravagant, casually giving away twenty thousand.

“Mom, there’s also a note.” Ruan Jianguo, shocked as well, noticed a piece of homework paper sandwiched between the two bundles of money and took it out to read, “For Jiaojiao.”

“Giving it to anyone is not okay. So much money, what does that look like? If someone didn’t know better, they might think…” Ruanlin family didn’t finish her sentence, but her face darkened.

If Shu Lang had given a thousand or two, she would have felt it was too much but wouldn’t feel as uncomfortable as now. After all, Shu Lang had been absent from his role as an uncle for the children over the years. Wanting to make up for it was not blameworthy.

But this was twenty thousand!

Twenty thousand!

Those unaware might think the Ruan Family was just coveting the Shu family’s money!

The relationship between the two families was already unequal. According to old sayings about mismatched social status, Shu Jiao marrying into their family was marrying beneath her. Now to bring in such a large sum of money, what was that supposed to look like?

“Hurry up and chase after him! Go now! What are you waiting for?” Seeing Ruan Jianguo standing still, the Ruanlin family was so angry she hit him a couple of times.

“Mom, it’s not that I’m greedy for the money; I truly can’t catch up. How can my three-wheeler possibly outrun his four wheels?” Ruan Jianguo said helplessly, then after a moment’s thought he added, “How about we keep the money safe for now, and ask Jiaojiao’s mom when she gets back?”