The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s-Chapter 830 Exam Accompaniment at the Olympiad (2)

Ruan Jiaojiao and Zhao Li both leaned over to look. It was a local newspaper from their city and there was a large headline that read [The ’Flower Thief’ who lurked for ten years, has finally been uprooted by the efforts of our city’s police]

The Ruanlin Family head nodded and said, "This is good news." After saying that, she handed the newspaper back to Ruan Jianguo.

Beside her, Ruan Jiaojiao took it and started to read seriously.

"Mom, aren’t you curious who did this?"

"At this critical juncture, do I even need to ask?" The Ruanlin Family head gave him a look.

"..." Ruan Jianguo.

When they picked up Shu Jiao in the evening, Ruan Jianguo told her about the decision they had made during the day. He thought she might refuse and had already thought about getting the Ruanlin Family head to persuade her, but Shu Jiao agreed quite easily.

This surprised him, because he knew Shu Jiao hated his extravagance the most.

She agreed so easily?

It was only after some questioning that he found out that on Monday, when they were going to the provincial capitaal for the semi-finals, it would be her and another male teacher leading the high school team.

This time, the primary, middle, and high schools were all going to the same place for the semi-finals at the same time, so the city thought it best to send a big bus for everyone, and the schools at the provincial capital had specially arranged accommodations.

"The bus ride is uncomfortable; why don’t you and Jiaojiao take your own car instead? Lu Zhiwei and others are also going, there’s enough room." Ruan Jianguo, caring for his wife, immediately suggested.

"No need, Jiaojiao needs normal social interactions." Shu Jiao said.

Although she would always protect her daughter, normal social interactions were not something Shu Jiao would stop, she hoped her daughter could grow under their protection, so she wouldn’t get hurt where they couldn’t see.

Ruan Jianguo understood what Shu Jiao meant, but hesitated: "Isn’t Darling still too young, in the future..." Rear words dwindled under Shu Jiao’s stern look, his voice got quieter until it faded completely.

Shu Jiao glanced at him, then continued looking out the window, rubbing her temples with her fingers.

Maybe it was the recent stress, but her eyelids kept twitching, she had a bad feeling, this was also why she agreed to let Ruan Jianguo accompany them.

If it were just her, she wouldn’t mind, but with Ruan Jiaojiao, she felt uneasy, always afraid that if something happened, it was better to have the family there to discuss matters.

——

Beidu.

Hospital.

The elderly man leaned on his cane, standing beside the hospital bed, looking at the middle-aged man on the bed whose breaths out were exceeding the breaths in, his gaze obscure.

The middle-aged man was on the brink of death but continuously refused to close his eyes; the old man knew what he was waiting for.

He had been stubborn all his life, believing he would never compromise. But some things ultimately can’t withstand reality.

He lowered his eyelids to cover the obscurity in his eyes at that moment and gestured to the person beside him, who instantly knelt down.

"Go. Go find."

Upon hearing this, the man was surprised; he thought the old master would be stubborn for a lifetime, but in the end, he was defeated by the debts owed to his children.

Indeed, for the Duan Family, finding someone was easy - just locate where that woman had gone to the countryside back then, and a simple investigation would suffice.

But for so many years the old master had refused to send someone to look, even if the young master in such a pitiful state begged him, he was unwilling. He thought this might be the outcome, but in the end... he compromised.