"Brother, you can't say that. At the beginning, my uncle's family and you went out, leaving us here. Don't you know how hard it is here?"
A trace of resentment flashed in Ruan Yuankuan's eyes. Although all the propaganda now is about how good life is in the country and how bad life is outside, but in fact, through the mouths of those overseas Chinese, everyone knows how comfortable the lives of those Chinese far away in the United States or Hong Kong cities are. At least compared to the current situation in China, it is not so difficult that they have to rack their brains to buy a piece of cloth or eat fine grains.
If it was their family that went out, they could have lived a good life wherever they went with their assets. It was reasonable that the first family should stay to preserve the Ruan family's ancestral assets. The third family had suffered so much, so shouldn't they be taken out to live a good life now? Why are they still making excuses?
He just didn't believe that if his eldest cousin were in their position, he would make a different choice from them.
The old man was already old, and people were targeting him. He would be ousted sooner or later. What was wrong with using the old man's sacrifice to exchange for some benefits for his children? If they hadn't been smart, I'm afraid the final outcome would have been to be sent to the countryside with the old man, and it was not certain whether they could survive.
"Dad, please speak up for us. We are all your sons. You can't just leave us three sons behind when you go to live a good life."
Seeing that Ruan Yuanqing was indifferent, Ruan Yuankuan pointed the gun at the old man again. He didn't believe that his father would be so heartless to them brothers.
"That's right. The incense of our third house must be passed on. Dad, if you don't want to see us, then take Ruan Hui, Ruan Xiao and other grandchildren out."
Yan Li's eyes flickered. On the surface, she took a step back. In fact, in addition to the eleven-year-old Ruan Hui, Ruan Xuan, who was just two years old this year, still needed the care of his biological mother. If the old man felt sorry for his grandchildren, he could let the children cry and make a fuss, and then the parents could leave naturally.
Ruan Yuankuan obviously thought of this, and seeing his wife's eyes revealing a hint of admiration, he also changed his tone: "Yes, Dad, if you don't feel sorry for us, you should also feel sorry for your grandson. Ruan Ruan is just a girl, how can she inherit our Ruan family? We still have to take Ruan Hui and the others out together so that we can help each other."
Jiang Yilu was sitting on the sofa nearby, listening to the shameless arguments of several people. He was also worried that Grandpa Ruan would be reluctant due to blood ties, so he agreed to take the child mentioned by the couple to Gangcheng.
Judging from the horrified expression on Ruan Ruan's face when she heard those names, if Grandpa Ruan really gave in, he would not let Ruan Ruan go to Gangcheng no matter what.
Never underestimate the destructive cruelty of children. When good and evil have not yet been formed, if there is no proper guidance, they will definitely bully a child of the same age, which is as common as stepping on an ant or tearing the wings of a butterfly. Moreover, according to the education of the couple, Ruan Ruan is probably a thorn in their eyes. He couldn't imagine the scene of the innocent and lovely Ruan Ruan and several hungry wolves in the same room.
He would rather Ruan Ruan stayed and accepted the immeasurable dangers in the next five years than put her directly into a cage that was doomed to be riddled with holes.
Fortunately, Grandpa Ruan did not let him down.
"It was me as a father who failed to fulfill my responsibilities." Ruan Yuanjiang sighed. These words made Ruan Yuankuan and Ruan Yuanshu's eyes light up. Even Fang Xiuxiu, who was always calm, couldn't help but clutch the small cloth bag in her hand.
"But..." Ruan Yuanjiang changed the subject, his eyes like knives piercing into the hearts of his sons and daughters-in-law in front of him.
"I never thought that my son, Ruan Yuanjiang, would go from being a good person to a beast."
"I won't help you guys, and I can't help you. Now you have benefited from me, and I don't owe you anything. From now on, I will treat you as strangers. I don't have sons like you, and you don't have to recognize me as your father."
Perhaps because of his Western education, Ruan Yuanjiang was more open-minded about his sons than his brothers. In his opinion, the relationship between father and son required fate, and the current situation was enough to prove that he and his sons were not destined to be together.
They only care about the benefits behind him, not him as a father, so why should he consider them?
Ruan Yuanjiang's heartless words made everyone except the Ruan brothers feel comfortable. That's right, he could even betray his own father and hurt the only daughter of his eldest brother. He was nothing but a beast.
Some beasts still talk about feelings with humans. They are even worse than beasts.
Ruan Yuankuan and Ruan Yuanshu's smiling faces suddenly froze there. Looking at the mocking eyes of the crowd, their faces suddenly turned the color of liver.
"Old man, don't be so shameless. I'm telling you, I'm not good-tempered either. If you keep your mouth shut now, when you die, no one will throw the pot over your head. Be careful not to become a lonely ghost."
Ruan Yuankuan's teeth were chattering, and he didn't want to play the father-son love role anymore. Judging from the old man's look, he was determined to break off relations with them, so why would he bother trying to please him?
So what if he lives in Hong Kong? He still lives under someone else's roof. He wants to see how good the old man's life is. Now his second uncle is still alive. When he dies, none of his cousins will take him seriously.
"Uncle, you've said the wrong thing again. The Chairman has told us that all monsters must be defeated. You say there are ghosts in the world. This is feudal superstition and a remnant of the dregs of the old society."
Jiang Yilu smiled at him innocently, and Ruan Yuankuan's well-intentioned expression immediately turned into a look of eating shit. He glared at Jiang Yilu viciously, his eyes were as cold and vicious as a poisonous snake, he snorted coldly, and left with a flick of his sleeves.
"Brother, I'm kindly reminding you that this little girl has brought disaster to her relatives. If you take her to Hong Kong City, be careful that your whole family will die without knowing how."
Seeing that her man had torn off the superficial layer of skin, Yan Li decided to just throw away the pot. What if the little girl wanted to go to Gangcheng? She would just put a thorn in Ruan Yuanqing's throat, and when there was any disturbance, the power of the thorn would be revealed.
Her pretty face was distorted with cruelty and viciousness. Yan Li seemed to be afraid that the little boy sitting next to her would accuse her and her husband of something else. After saying this, she turned around and left in a hurry to chase after Ruan Yuankuan who had already gone far away.
"Ruan Ruan is not a jinx."
The little girl had tears in her eyes, and the tears were rolling in her eye sockets, stubbornly refusing to fall. She didn't want others to see her like this, so she hid behind Jiang Yiliu, lowered her voice, and sobbed aggrievedly.
"Ruan Ruan is a lucky little star. You see, ever since Ruan Ruan came to our house, Dahua laid double-yolked eggs, Erhei gave birth to sixteen piglets, and now my aunt is pregnant with a baby. Who dares to say that Ruan Ruan is a disaster star?" Jiang Yilu racked his brains to comfort the little girl behind him.
Dahua is the big hen raised by the Jiang family. Ruanruan and Sini gave her the name together. Besides Dahua, there are Erhua and Sanhua. Because Dahua has the prettiest hair on her tail, whenever there is a double-yolked egg in the house, the two biased sisters will think it is Dahua's egg. As for Erhei, she is the big sow in the production team. Last year, she gave birth to the largest number of piglets in the team's history, and she was the talk of the team for a while.
Jiang Yilu attributed all these good things to Ruan Ruan just to reassure her and tell her that she was not a disaster star as Yan Li said. During these years in Qingshan Village, she not only did not cause any trouble to everyone, but brought blessings to everyone.
Although Ruan Ruan was moved by his words, she was still upset and was in a bad mood for a while. Jiang Yiluo, who had raised the girl as his daughter for three years, was very angry and prepared to teach them a lesson tonight.
Because Ruan Yuankuan and his wife had touched the sore spot in Ruan Yuanjiang's heart, Ruan Yuanshu, who had done nothing, was also taken out. After Ruan Yuanjiang said that he would not acknowledge him as his son, he drove him out.
Ruan Yuanshu was a very scheming person. Although he didn't get a good response from others, he still sincerely expressed his guilt and apology to Ruan Yuanjiang, left his address, and then left with Fang Xiuxiu.
Ruan Yuanjiang didn't even look at the note and threw it directly into the trash can. Jiang Yiliu took advantage of everyone's inattention and put the note into his space, preparing to "rob the rich and help the poor" tonight.
In the years since Ruan Ruan and Grandpa Ruan left Haicheng, the army's maintenance money has never stopped. Because of Grandpa Ruan's status as a labor reformer, Ruan Ruan's actual guardian is her second uncle Ruan Yuanshen. Over the years, her maintenance money has long been divided up by Ruan Yuanshen and his brothers, and not a penny has ever fallen into Ruan Ruan's hands.
Since those people dislike Ruan Ruan, the "jinx", so much, they should spit out everything they have eaten over the years.
Jiang Yiliu was a little worried about the Ruan family far away in Hong Kong, so he could only let Ruan Ruan keep as much money as possible for self-defense. He knew that Grandpa Ruan must have made some preparations, and he just wanted to do his best.
That night, everyone in the room was immersed in sleep. Jiang Yilu took out hibiscus oil from the space to make sure that they would not wake up in the middle of the night. Then he changed himself into black clothes, opened the door and left the guesthouse.
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"ah--"
The next day, it was still dawn and Yan Li was about to get up to make breakfast for the children when she discovered that all the rice in the rice jar was gone and the cabinets and drawers in the house were in a mess. The gold jewelry she had hidden and some small antiques that the old man had given her had all disappeared without a trace.
Not only their family, but also the rooms of Ruan Lao Er and Ruan Lao Si suffered the same catastrophe. The house was turned into a mess. Several people couldn't understand why they didn't notice anything at all last night despite such a big noise of rummaging through drawers and cabinets.
"Which one is the one who got killed?"
Everyone in the entire building cried out in grief, hating the thief who stole the things to their core. In order to avoid making his target too conspicuous, Jiang Yilu visited more than a dozen households in the building, and almost every family suffered financial losses.
It was just that the money that other families were short of was exchanged by Jiang Yilu for equivalent fine grains and put into their kitchens. In terms of value, those families actually made more money.
Therefore, although the other residents except the Ruan family were wondering how there could be a thief who liked to steal money but give away food, they could not tell this matter to others. They could only curse with everyone else, but they were a little happy in their hearts because they could earn money again if they lost it, and this kind of fine food could not be bought in ordinary places.
The Ruan family could not tell anyone about the gold ornaments and antiques they had lost. When the Public Security Bureau came to investigate, they could only say that they had only lost some food and money.
The crime was committed at midnight, but no one in so many households heard the noise and there were no cameras in those days, so over time, it was treated as an unsolved case. Except for the Ruan family who suffered the actual losses, other residents even hoped that the thief would come again.
The three brothers of the Ruan family suffered heavy losses. The lost gold ornaments and antiques were treasures they had coaxed from the old man. When these things were stolen, most of their family assets were gone. For a period of time afterwards, several people were busy going to the Public Security Bureau to urge the police to investigate the case. Until Ruan Ruan was taken away by Ruan Yuanqing and Ruan Yuanjiang left with the Jiang family, they did not show up again.
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