Chapter 9: Chapter 9 The Female Protagonist Appears (1)_1

    And with that, he completely infuriated Liao Zhaoji who grabbed his ear and yanked him to his feet, scolding, "You''ve grown up, and your wings are all strong now, huh? Daring to talk back to your mom over such a worthless girl? Have you even thought about who I''m doing this all for, huh?"

    With his ear being pinched, Ruan Wei rose from his chair, crying out in pain. He twisted himself out of her grasp and ran off, shouting as he ran, "She''s not a worthless girl, she''s the little princess, the little princess!"

    "You little brat!" Liao Zhaoji was livid. She turned to complain to Ruan Chi, but before she could say a word, Ruan Chi stood up from his chair, said he was going to his room to do homework, and walked off, leaving her alone, heaving with anger, almost on the verge of exploding.

    At this point, Ruan Chi, who was now a teenager, never argued with his mother because he knew it was utterly pointless.

    The Ruan family men had been plentiful for generations, and in the last hundred years, not a single girl had been born until Ruan Jiaojiao came along. Liao Zhaoji''s parents had five daughters before finally having a son. Although scarcity makes something precious, her mother''s mindset had been so warped from childhood that she would never understand Ruan Jiaojiao''s importance in their family.

    Besides, compared to his smelly and rigid brothers, he naturally preferred his soft, chubby little sister. Seeing her, his heart would always turn into a soft mush.

    Luckily, her features were delicate, and she was tidy, making her a pretty little girl.

    The girl peeked inside hesitantly, not daring to come in at first, until she spotted Ruan Jiaojiao sitting in the yard, her eyes lighting up.

    "Jiaojiao!" she called out, her voice tinged with a hint of uncertainty, "Are you feeling better now?" As she spoke, she carried a worn little bamboo basket, slowly walking into the yard.

    Ruan Jiaojiao stopped gnawing on the plum, tilted her head back slightly to look at the girl who seemed to glow in the sunlight, and paused. She quickly recognized her as the heroine of the book—Wa Yiting.

    Wa Yiting stopped in front of Ruan Jiaojiao, looking at her lips glistening from the juicy plums. She caught the sour and sweet scent of the fruit and couldn''t resist swallowing longingly. She glanced unintentionally at the fruit in Jiaojiao''s hand and asked softly, "Are your family''s plums ripe yet? They look really tasty."

    After speaking, she licked her lips again.

    Throughout the brigade, only the Ruan family had a plum tree and a peach tree, which the Ruanlin Family had deliberately had transported whole from the neighboring brigade and planted at great expense after Ruan Jiaojiao''s birth, just so she could enjoy them when she grew up.@@@@