Chapter 713: Chapter 713: Snatch (5)_1 Chapter 713: Chapter 713: Snatch (5)_1 Not to waste any firewood, the man sought the Ruan Family’s permission before starting a fire in the courtyard.
Since it was a fire kindled by the Ruan Family, naturally, they should get the first batch to pop.
Ruan Jiaojiao had eaten puffed rice before but it was the first time she witnessed it being made, and she was particularly interested. She crouched on one side to watch, not paying attention to the many children who had suddenly gathered in their yard.
It wasn’t until someone knocked her to the ground that she realized what had happened, her knee hitting the pebble-paved floor.
The pebble-paving in the Ruan Family’s courtyard had been smoothed over from years of use. Even though it wasn’t enough to scrape the skin, the blow was still painfully unbearable, leaving her unable to get up for quite some time.
Just as she was slowly recovering and was about to push herself up from the pebble-paved ground, Xiu Xi immediately rushed over and scooped her up.
“We… it was her own choice to squat here, we’re not to blame!”
“Exactly, she could have squatted anywhere, why there? Even if she had died, it would have been her own fault!”
The two little boys, seeing Ruan Jiaojiao fall, not only showed no remorse but even had an expression that said if she died, she deserved it. Their demeanor was quite aggressive; it was clear they were already accustomed to acting this way.
Ruan Jiaojiao lifted her head to glance at them, feeling that these two children looked somewhat familiar, but couldn’t recall where she had seen them before.
“Wa Wen, Wa Wu, what did you just say? I dare you to repeat it in front of me!” Ruan Qun burst out of the main house, running over and pointing threateningly at the two boys.
Hearing their names, Ruan Jiaojiao finally remembered that the two boys were from Auntie Wa’s family. They were two years apart, one named Wen and the other Wu. Wa Wen was older than her and in the same class as Ruan Qun, while Wa Wu was only in the second grade.
Seeing several Ruan brothers emerge and surround them, the two siblings were instantly frightened.
Especially since Xiu Xi, who had lifted Ruan Jiaojiao, was rumored throughout the village to be sinister, and now with his green eyes trained on them, the brothers were unable to hold their composure and suddenly burst into tears.
“…” the Ruan brothers.
They hadn’t even laid a finger on them, and they were already crying? Could they be any weaker?
Regardless, the ones who needed to be taught a lesson still had to be disciplined. Since Ruan Lei and Ruan Feng were older, naturally, they couldn’t hit kids still in elementary school and had to look towards Ruan Qun, who was still of that age.
Years of tacit understanding meant that Ruan Qun knew exactly what the look meant. He stepped forward with a hand outstretched.
The brothers thought that they were about to be hit, which scared them into shouting even louder.
But Ruan Qun didn’t hit them. Instead, with his hand out, he patted their cheeks, “Boys, you’d better keep your eyes peeled from now on. This is my sister. If I find out you’ve bullied her again, I’ll beat you to death. Do you believe me?”
“We believe, we believe,” Wa Wu nodded hurriedly, too scared to even wipe the snot that he cried out.
Considering them with disdain, Ruan Qun stepped back and pointed towards the courtyard gate, “Get lost, and don’t you come to my house again! You won’t be watching TV at our place ever again!”
The two brothers didn’t dare let out even a peep; they turned tail and ran, not even daring to take the rice snacks and basket they had brought with them.
They’d grown too accustomed to bullying Wa Yiting at home and hadn’t adjusted their behavior, mistakenly directing their habitual aggression towards Ruan Jiaojiao as they would have to Wa Yiting.
Two men who had sat motionless at the front door finally spoke up at this moment.
“Your family’s boys,” Lu Zhiwei raised his thumb in approval.