Xiao's mother said solemnly, "I will definitely choose to put righteousness above family ties. Ruan'er, I think you would do the same, wouldn't you?"

Jiang Ruan didn't seem surprised by her answer, and chuckled, "No, Mom, I will choose my family, no matter what, I will be infinitely tolerant. Of course, I don't believe my family would do anything that is morally reprehensible or unforgivable. If they did, they are not my family."

The lessons of the previous life were profound enough, as evidenced by the loved ones who fell in pools of blood.

Therefore, Jiang Ruan wouldn't be foolish enough to betray her own family for the greater good.

That was done by a great, upright person; she wasn't.

She was just an ordinary person who was reborn to rewrite her destiny and protect her family.

Xiao's mother was not surprised by Jiang Ruan's answer, because she was clearly biased and protective of her own.

"You silly child, you spoke so bluntly. You can't say that to everyone in the future, or people will think you're a bad person and won't want to be close to you anymore." Mother Xiao scolded Jiang Ruan with a smile, her brows relaxing and her loving kindness overflowing.

“Okay, I’ll listen to you.” Jiang Ruan had no intention of arguing with Xiao’s mother about these matters, and then continued, “Mom, I’m telling you this so you can be mentally prepared. The incident at the resettlement center is primarily the responsibility of Chief Xiao. According to the available information, he actually colluded with local staff to commit filthy acts, and even tried to use the biologists’ abilities to find a drug to control zombies for his own purposes.”

His goal is probably not just to protect the Western Continent, but something much grander.

"What? You mean him? He really interfered with the resettlement office..." The blush on Xiao's mother's face, flushed with anger, took on a stern look under the sunlight.

She never takes charge, but that doesn't mean she's incapable of doing so.

Xiao's father had previously held the position of governor through her maternal clan, but after marriage, wanting to maintain his male dignity, he gave the position to him.

Unexpectedly, he also fell into the foolish habit of wanting more than he could chew.

She had been holding back her anger over wrongly accusing Ruan'er, thinking that it was inevitable for a family to have conflicts. However, she never expected that her forbearance would be seen as a sign of weakness, and he would think that she was weak and easy to bully, and then he would make a huge scene.

"Mom, what's wrong?" Jiang Ruan was surprised by Xiao's mother's strange expression, but she didn't know the deeper secrets of this family.

I died before I could know it in my previous life, which is a regret.

“Child, Mom is fine. Tell Mom that I know everything. You take the baby and rest here. Don’t worry, no one will dare to disturb you. Mom is going out for a bit and will be back soon.”

After a hurried farewell, Xiao's mother left. The little boy watched his grandmother's departing figure, pouting and muttering to himself. If you listened carefully, you could faintly make out, "Grandma is in danger!"

But Jiang Ruan was well aware of this.

So she called out to her mother, "Mom, wait a minute."

Xiao's mother stopped and turned around with a faint smile on her lips. "What's wrong, child? Is there anything else you want to tell your mother?"

Jiang Ruan walked over in a few steps, took out a jade hairpin from her bosom and handed it to Xiao's mother, "Mom, I bought this on the antique street. It's very beautiful. I thought it would be very suitable to give it to you. Please wear it with you."

When the little boy saw the jade hairpin, his eyes lit up. "Grandma, you should wear it. Your grandson really wants to see you wear this too."

Xiao's mother had been hesitant at first, but now all her hesitation vanished. She picked it up and put it on her head. The crisp hairpin complemented her fair face, showing no signs of aging.

"Oh my, my little grandson knows how to care for his grandma. Grandma is so happy. When you come back, Grandma will make you your favorite pudding dessert, okay?"

Xiao's mother half-squatted down, gently stroking her child's head, and smiled with relief.

"Okay, I'll wait here for Grandma. Grandma, you mustn't break your promise."

"Okay, I won't go back on my word."

......

After Grandma left, the little boy kicked the steps out of boredom, his eyes wandering aimlessly, not even noticing the little black dog dangling at his feet.

The jade hairpin that Mom just gave to Grandma is an incarnation of the Azure Dragon. It is given by the owner and can protect the next owner.

But the little one was still worried. His maternal grandmother was very good to him, just like the maternal grandmother at home. She was always looking out for him and gave him all sorts of nice things.

So he didn't want any of them to get hurt, but he was still a child himself, and he couldn't even take care of himself, so how could he protect his grandmother?

At this moment, he felt a sense of helplessness for the first time. He wanted to grow up quickly and protect his mother and all the people who cared about and loved him as much as possible.

"Xiao Hei, why don't we sneak out? Mom and those uncles are busy building the house. We can take this opportunity to go out. Grandma, I'm still worried about her." Xiao Hei tugged at his trouser leg a little, so he picked him up.

"Woof woof woof..." Little Black wagged its tail excitedly and licked his face.

"So you're willing? Let's go then, let's go save Grandma, and save Mom from worrying, okay?"

"No, young master, you can't go out, and you can't get out. The master has placed a restriction on you; if you leave her for more than a kilometer, the alarm will go off. Your idea is unrealistic," Xiaoyu said in time to stop her.

"Oh right, I remember now." The little one squatted in the corner with a helpless and disappointed look on his face, his fighting spirit that had just been raised suddenly extinguished.

Back then, to prevent him from getting hurt, and also because of the hospital incident, Jiang Ruan was terrified, so she used the crystals she had on her to make a deal with the Azure Dragon later. One wanted the crystals, and the other wanted the restriction; the two agreed to the deal.

Looking at Zai Zai's wrinkled face, Xiao Yu felt a little sorry for him. Now, because of the upgrade in her space, she was able to conjure up a phantom image and stand in the real world. However, only three people could see her: Jiang Ruan, Gu An, and Zai Zai. So she wasn't worried about others noticing her.

“Young master, why don’t you go into the space and look at the spy mirror? You’ve been with Madam Xiao for two days, so maybe it’s picked up your scent and can see her.”

"No, I don't want to go there. There's no mother there. I want to stay here with my mother."

The little one resolutely refused.

Helpless, Xiaoyu could only squat there with him, silently gazing at the increasingly dim sky.

"By the way, why does the master insist on building houses? Housing in the city isn't in short supply. We could have discussed with Chief Xiao to let everyone move in. We just need to reinforce the walls, which wouldn't have taken much effort. Why do something so troublesome?"

Xiaoyu didn't understand and couldn't figure it out even after thinking about it for a long time.

The little one tilted his head and slowly looked at the group of people who were anxiously organizing materials not far away. "Because my mother's mother wants to put the greater good before family, this is the only way."