Chapter 1195: Chapter 1195: Extreme Misfortune Turns into Prosperity (4)

“And then, how did Mom and Dad end up together?” Jiaojiao, who rarely heard them talk about the past, couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity.

“Hahaha, then we had you!” Ruan Jianguo chuckled awkwardly. He didn’t dare let his daughter know how timid he was back then; he wanted to maintain the most heroic image in her eyes.

“…” Ruan Jiaojiao.

For some reason, she felt the topic had taken on a bit of a colorful turn.

“Alright, Jiaojiao, come over and have breakfast first.” The Ruanlin Family cast a glance at Ruan Jianguo’s nonsense, then turned her head and said gently to Jiaojiao.

Jiaojiao looked at the time; it was indeed getting late, so she had to put aside her gossiping heart and come over to eat breakfast.

Yang Xiaona was very diligent. She got up early to go downstairs and help make breakfast. Even though the Ruanlin Family and Zhao Li kept telling her to rest and sleep a little longer, she insisted on helping, speaking cautiously throughout, afraid of doing something wrong.

The Ruanlin Family sighed, knowing she was even more uncomfortable, so she could only let her be.

However, seeing this, she knew that such diligence and sensibility were definitely not inborn. With her family situation, she couldn’t help but feel a bit of heartache.

When Ruan Jiaojiao sat down at the dining table, she saw Yang Xiaona coming out of the kitchen with noodles and immediately waved her hand to invite her: “Xiaona, come sit over here.” She patted a spot beside her, with Xiu Xi sitting on the other side.

“Xiaona, go sit. The sooner you finish eating, the sooner you can head to school. You shouldn’t be delayed,” the Ruanlin Family added.

Yang Xiaona looked at one person, then another, genuinely feeling the Ruan Family’s sincere goodwill, and walked over to Ruan Jiaojiao’s side.

Ruan Jiaojiao leaned close to her, took her arm to check, and asked, “Xiaona, does your hand still hurt?”

“It doesn’t hurt anymore.” Yang Xiaona immediately shook her head. She wasn’t seriously injured, and such bruises wouldn’t normally bother her. Besides, Shu Jiao had helped her massage it for a long time last night.

Seeing it wasn’t as severe as yesterday, Ruan Jiaojiao felt relieved and, not wanting her to feel uneasy, stretched her body to help grab buns and fried dough sticks for her, saying, “Quick, eat up, take whatever you want.”

“Yes, treat this as your own home,” Ruan Jianguo said. It was the first time their daughter brought a female friend over to spend the night, and the Ruan Family, driven by their affection for her, naturally welcomed her warmly.

Yang Xiaona nodded, biting her lip, glancing again at the kind Ruan Family, and couldn’t help but feel her eyes get misty as she lowered her head.

This was her first time sitting at the table to eat. At home, after preparing meals for the whole family, she never got a chance to sit at the table. The small table could only accommodate her parents, brother, and grandmother. She and her three sisters could only crouch in the kitchen to eat.

Even during the New Year, despite a table full of good dishes, they wouldn’t have a seat. The four sisters still had to crouch in the kitchen to eat.

Yang Xiaona didn’t want to lose her composure, but after enduring hardship for so long, any ounce of kindness made her unusually vulnerable.

She buried her head, trying hard to hold back her tears, but they began to fall anyway.

Ruan Jiaojiao watched her, not knowing what to say, so she reached out from under the table and squeezed her hand. Yang Xiaona slightly raised her head to look at her, and Ruan Jiaojiao immediately flashed a smile. At that moment, Yang Xiaona felt that perhaps the past seventeen years of suffering were just so she could meet her.