"Alright, alright, stop crying." Shu Jiao sighed helplessly, holding her: "Jiaojiao, this time your mom and dad must divorce."
Ruan Jiaojiao immediately burst into tears.
Shu Jiaoâs eyes were also slightly red, but she was firm on this matter.
Shu Jiao wanted a divorce, and she did it cleanly and decisively. The first day she brought it up, the divorce agreement was drafted by the next morning, as if she no longer had any feelings for Ruan Jianguo.
This is when Ruan Jiaojiao realized that some things are truly easier said than done; she was so upset she could barely eat all day.
And equally unable to eat was Ruan Jianguo, who stood waiting outside.
The Shu Family home is large, with a designated Door Guard outside. Shu Lao Ye had already spoken early on, so Ruan Jianguo was left outside and couldnât come in.
Upon learning he was kept outside, Ruan Jiaojiao immediately ran out.
Seeing her appear, Ruan Jianguo quickly got out of the car, but in just one night, he had become haggard. He looked exhausted, with red eyes and a stubbled beard, his voice hoarse: "Sweetheart..."
"Dad, why did you do that!" Ruan Jiaojiao was furious at the sight of him: "If you wanted to give money, just give it, why did you hide it from Mom!"
Ruan Jianguo felt bitter in his mouth and even more bitter in his heart.
He knew there was no room for argument on this matter; it was indeed his fault.
When Wu Le asked him for money, he had just overheard an argument between her and Ruan Jianmin.
Ruan Jianmin was the most educated among the four brothers and initially had the best life among them. Especially during the seventies and eighties, he could rely on his knowledge for a living, which was quite exceptional in the village. Whenever people mentioned him, as the eldest brother, he felt proud.
His personality was different from theirs, and Wu Le, with her temperament, managed to live fairly well thanks to his guidance.
But three years ago, after an incident, perhaps feeling he had wronged Wu Le, many times before her, he couldnât speak up, and his status diminished.
During this rare gathering, watching him struggle, he couldnât bear it, especially since due to that incident, the Ruan Familyâs hotel finances were no longer in his hands. No money, no connections, constantly berated and scolded by his wife without being able to retortâit was genuinely hard for him to bear.
He truly couldnât bear it.
This time, with Ruan Jiaojiao and Duan Xi getting engaged, their family came to stay in Beidu, and Wu Le stayed at Ruan Jiaojiaoâs place at Hengya. She envied him blatantly, then complained, especially using their two nephews as leverage, saying how Ruan Feng needed a lot of money for studies now, and finding a decent match without a house in Beidu would be difficult. She also said that if Ruan Jiaojiao married well in future, her cousins doing poorly would bring shame upon her.
Ruan Jianguo always had thoughts of helping his nephews for his daughterâs sake. His thinking was simple; purely hoping his nephews would succeed and better protect Ruan Jiaojiao.
Added to that, he couldnât stand Ruan Jianminâs lowered status in front of Wu Le; swayed by Wu Leâs repeated requests, he was moved.
Now, with the Ruan Family business booming, and branches in more than ten well-developed cities nationwide, and initial investments in the film industry and real estate taking off, thirty thousand was not a significant amount to their family, so he agreed.