Chapter 549: Good Fortune (8)
This painting only shows the upper body. The little girl is wearing a small Republic of China-era jacket and two small pigtails. She is looking forward, as if she is looking at something.
The lower right corner of the painting also has the time and signature: 1939-1945, Yuan Maner
Ruan Jiaojiao didn’t know why she saw this painting at first sight. There were countless ink paintings on this floor, but the first thing she saw was the painting next to the stairs.
Looking at it, she had an indescribable feeling.
“Jiaojiao, come here.” Seeing that her daughter was staring at a painting without moving, Shu Jie called out and led her into the hall of the Yuan family mansion.
Ruan Jiaojiao retracted her gaze and was led to the hall.
The Yuan family is really well-off. There is a large sofa in the center of the hall, and the furniture around it all looks very high-end. Even the large vase in the corner of the wall, Ruan Jiaojiao guessed that it might be an antique.
Ruan Jiaojiao looked at the bright and spacious hall, and then looked at her father carrying dry goods. She inexplicably felt that they had entered a world that did not belong to them.
Ruan Jianguo also felt it clearly, and he seemed a little restrained.
Only Shu Jie and Xu Xu had normal expressions. Shu Jie might have grown up in such an environment and did not think it was a big deal. As for Xu Xu, Ruan Jiaojiao felt that he did not understand. Anyway, to him, everything was the same.
"Jiaojiao, come and sit down, come." After the old lady sat down with the help of Yuan Hui, she immediately called Ruan Jiaojiao over.
"You guys sit down too, treat it as your own home, don't be shy." Seeing Ruan Jianguo put down the sack in his hand, looking a little shy, the old lady Yuan said with a smile.
Yuan Hui also called them to sit down, and then went back to the room to take a shower and change clothes. He was a doctor and had developed a habit. Whenever he came back from the hospital, the first thing he did was to take a shower and change clothes.
Shu Jie and Ruan Jianguo came over and sat down together. After Xu Xu sat down next to Ruan Jiaojiao, footsteps came from the side door on the other side of the hall.
A woman who looked about the same age as Yuan Hui, but well-maintained and looked quite young, came out, followed by an old woman carrying a fruit plate. The
woman glanced at them, and when she saw the sack at the door, her brows wrinkled consciously, and a bit of disgust appeared on her face, but it was gone in a flash.
Her eyes lingered on Ruan Jiaojiao for a moment, then moved away, smiled, and said to Old Lady Yuan: "Mom, this is the guest you invited."
The tone of her voice was really a bit weird.
Ruan Jiaojiao, who was so young, could hear it, not to mention Shu Jie and Ruan Jianguo.
Old Mrs. Yuan had a smile on her face, but her face immediately turned stern when she heard this: "What's the matter? Do I need your approval to invite any guests?"
"Mom, what are you talking about? How dare your daughter-in-law do that?" The woman covered her mouth with a handkerchief, with an expression of being wronged. When her eyes swept over the leather rain boots on Ruan Jian|guo's feet, a trace of disgust flashed across her face again. She didn't mean to greet them, and said to the old lady: "Mom, Mrs. Wu and I have an appointment to play mahjong, so we won't be at home for dinner. You and your guests enjoy your meal." After saying that, she twisted her waist and walked away.
Old Madam Yuan's expression had been very ugly since she appeared, and it was not until she left the door that it eased a little. She turned her head and said to Ruan Jiaojiao and others, "Don't bother with her. Come, eat some fruit, Jiaojiao."