Chapter 786 - 786 786 Watching a Movie (10)_1

Chapter 786: Chapter 786 Watching a Movie (10)_1 Chapter 786: Chapter 786 Watching a Movie (10)_1 After everyone had dispersed, Xiu Xun also went into the back kitchen to help out. Shu Jiao walked over to Jiang Bin and asked, “How did it go?”

Jiang Bin sighed and shook his head. Xiu Xun’s wariness was even greater than he had imagined, and he might truly feel no affection towards his parents. He began to worry that if the truth were told, Xiu Xun might not accept it.

“Take it slow, no rush,” Shu Jiao comforted, “Given Xiu Xun’s cautious nature and the environment he grew up in, it’s only natural that he’d be extra wary.”

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In this era, food is more important than anything else; there is no such thing as waste. So the leftovers from lunch were simply reheated for dinner. However, most of those who stayed for dinner were guests who found it convenient to return, as those living further away had already left.

Although there weren’t as many as the few dozen tables from lunch, there were still about ten tables.

After serving the dishes, Ruan Jianguo asked the cooks and workers to sit down and join the meal.

The Yuan Family had left after lunch, but Yuan Xiaodong had stayed behind. He left with a Ruan Family car after dinner.

Ruan Jiaojiao had just woken up from a nap not long ago and had little appetite, nibbling at her food listlessly. Fearing that she would get hungry later at night if she didn’t eat properly now, and knowing there wouldn’t be anything prepared at home, Ruanlin Family’s matriarch attempted to feed her, prompting Ruan Jiaojiao to quickly snatch the bowl to start eating.

Just as she was getting into her meal, a commotion suddenly erupted from outside.

Ruan Jiaojiao was seated in the dining hall near a glass window. Curious at the noise, she craned her neck to look outside. At the sight, her brows furrowed, and so did those of the Ruan Family members sharing her table.

Ruan Chi was the first to stand up and dash outside. He was met with the shrill wailing of Liao Zhaoji near the entrance and roared at her, “What are you doing here? Get lost!”

“I can’t live like this anymore; life is unbearable, ah! I might as well die, look everyone, judge for yourselves! This is my son, my own son! Because of the Ruan Family’s malicious instigation, he no longer recognizes me now, look at the nonsense he says! Telling his own mother to get lost.”

“Look at my forehead, it was the Ruan Family who caused this injury, a huge bump like this. I was unconscious in the hospital for several days, but they didn’t care at all, they just sat here eating and drinking merrily.”

“Oh, my Heaven, is there no justice left? Doesn’t anyone care about the living anymore? I’d rather just die.”

Liao Zhaoji, her forehead bandaged, sat down with a thump in front of the Ruan Family restaurant, pounding the ground and wailing as if she had suffered the greatest injustice in the world.

It was the time for dinner, and as the sun set, people living on the street would come out for a stroll. Attracting their attention, a crowd began to gather around the scene.

Seeing Liao Zhaoji’s forehead bandaged with blood seeping through, her pale face, and added to the fact that Ruan Chi had told her to get lost as soon as he came out, they couldn’t help but believe a bit of what she said and began to murmur about the Ruan Family restaurant.

Ruan Chi felt the accusatory stares of the people and Liao Zhaoji’s rant infuriated him to no end; he wished she would just explode on the spot.

He even thought about storming into the kitchen, grabbing a knife, and chopping her to pieces!

But he didn’t do it, because the next second a pair of small hands grasped his own. He turned to look at Ruan Jiaojiao, who had come to his side, and all the violent urges in his heart instantly evaporated.

He remembered that this place was his uncle’s restaurant, he couldn’t let Liao Zhaoji defile it.

He reined in his anger, turned his head towards Liao Zhaoji, and shouted, “Get up.”