Chapter 542 - 542 542 Overwhelming Luck (1)_1

Chapter 542: Chapter 542: Overwhelming Luck (1)_1 Chapter 542: Chapter 542: Overwhelming Luck (1)_1 The adults perked up at the sound and then noticed Ruan Jiaojiao nearby.

Seeing that she looked only a few years old yet had uttered such slanderous words, they were immediately astonished. They also saw her small face turning red with effort, her eyes reddening with unshed tears, desperately holding back her tears without crying, which left them momentarily stunned.

They didn’t know what had happened, but they all felt a twinge of heartache.

“You’re grown enough, can’t you watch your mouth?” The elder, still sitting on the chair, glared at his son when he saw that Ruan Jiaojiao had finally stopped crying, only for his words to make her cry again, and scolded him with annoyance.

Turning her head, she then coaxed Ruan Jiaojiao: “There, there, grandma will vouch for you, your family’s food is fine, very delicious, don’t cry now. See, your brother is getting anxious again.”

Indeed.

The adults turned their gaze back to Xiu Xi, seeing him staring at them with wide eyes that glinted green, which gave them a start.

The person who had spoken before glanced towards the shop behind them and then back at Ruan Jiaojiao, who was still puckering her lips and struggling not to cry. Even though they didn’t know what had happened, they could guess that it was something bad.

Stepping forward, he apologized softly: “Little one, uncle was wrong, please don’t cry, okay?”

But as soon as he finished speaking, Ruan Jiaojiao, who had been holding back her tears, was comforted and could no longer hold them in, and burst into tears, looking pitifully wronged.

Xiu Xi, glaring at them with fury, pulled Ruan Jiaojiao into his arms and told them coldly, “Go away!”

Master Zeng, who was still tidying up the restaurant, saw that the situation was not right and hurried out.

After asking about what had just happened and seeing that the men didn’t seem like bad people, and given what had transpired today, which couldn’t be concealed anyway, he briefly explained the incident at noon, ending with a sigh: “These two children have had it tough, don’t be too hard on them.”

“That’s not even something worth discussing, we were clearly in the wrong. Little child, your name is Jiaojiao, right? Uncle is formally apologizing to you, is that okay?” The previous speaker felt even more regret after hearing Master Zeng’s account.

No wonder the little guy was so angry—if it were him, he wouldn’t stand for someone bad-mouthing his family’s restaurant either.

It’s just that—

He raised his head and looked back at Master Zeng: “You just mentioned the poisoned person was sent to a hospital? Was it Fukang Hospital?”

“Yes, heard they’re still fighting for his life,” Master Zeng sighed.

Even knowing this might be a trap, without evidence, they couldn’t speak up.

Upon hearing this, the man’s expression grew odd.

He stood up, walked over to the elderly woman, and helping her up, said, “Mom, let’s go home.”

The elderly woman nodded but made her way over to where Ruan Jiaojiao was, smiling as she wiped away her tears: “Is your name little Jiaojiao?”

Ruan Jiaojiao nodded.

“Such a good child, as sweet as you are, you’re bound to be blessed.” After saying this, without explaining further, she walked off slowly, surrounded by her sons.

“???” Ruan Jiaojiao was utterly confused.

What did that mean?

Meanwhile, the elderly woman, supported by her eldest and second sons, sighed as they walked: “This little child, she bears such a striking resemblance to your sister when you were kids.”

“…” The eldest son didn’t see the resemblance, but if Mom thought so, he supposed she did.

“It’s such a shame, your sister didn’t have the fortune to spend a few more days in this world.”