Chapter 3: I didn't expect you to deceive people too

"Ruan Ruan, wake up! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, sob..."

Su Ruan Ruan's head felt heavy and throbbing, and someone kept crying and sobbing in her ear, making her feel annoyed and irritable.

"Stop crying!"

As the words came out, Su Ruan Ruan herself was taken aback.

Wasn't she... dead?

The sensation of warm blood gradually flowing out still lingered in her mind, so how could she speak now?

Su Ruan Ruan raised her hand to touch the back of her head, only to feel a hard lump, causing her to gasp in pain, but it also made her fully awake.

Opening her eyes, she saw the familiar ceiling.

This was her home where she had lived for over thirty years - the Su family.

Could it be that her attachment was so deep that even if she died, she could still see the Su family?

As Su Ruan Ruan was thinking, she was suddenly hugged by someone, and then she heard someone crying in her ear.

"Ruan Ruan, you're awake, you scared sister to death. Ruan Ruan, I'm sorry, I accidentally hit you just now. Are you okay? Does your head still hurt? Don't tell Grandma Chen, okay? Otherwise, she will definitely blame me!"

This voice was so familiar to Su Ruan Ruan, who else could it be if not Wang Aijuan?

But why did this voice sound so tender and innocent, more like Wang Aijuan's voice when she was young?

Su Ruan Ruan turned her head to look, and the person with sparse and dry yellow hair tied into two braids, who was hugging her closely, could only be Wang Aijuan from her younger days!

Being held so closely by Wang Aijuan made Su Ruan Ruan feel nauseous, and with a slight effort, she pulled her hand away.

Wang Aijuan raised her head, "Ruan Ruan, what's wrong with you? Are you still blaming me? I really didn't mean to—"

Su Ruan Ruan sat up, and then she saw Liu Xiuli sitting by the kang.

Liu Xiuli smiled kindly at Su Ruan Ruan, "Ruan Ruan, your sister just didn't hold the box steady for a moment, and that's how it hit you on the head. You're fine, so don't blame her. Look, her eyes are all swollen from crying."

Hearing Liu Xiuli's words, Su Ruan Ruan glanced at Wang Aijuan's face, and indeed, her eye sockets were a bit red, but it looked more like they were rubbed red.

As for swelling, there was none at all.

Being stared at by Su Ruan Ruan, Wang Aijuan felt a little guilty and lowered her eyelids, but soon she smiled again, "Ruan Ruan, don't listen to Mom's nonsense, I'm fine."

Liu Xiuli got up, sat down in front of Su Ruan Ruan, and reached out to grab Su Ruan Ruan's hand, but Su Ruan Ruan dodged it.

Liu Xiuli was stunned for a moment, and then she smiled again, "Ruan Ruan, about what I told you before, have you thought about it? You're only fourteen this year, going to work in the textile factory alone. Even if Grandma Chen is not worried, I am also worried. Why don't I go instead? I'm just the right age. After all, you are sisters, it doesn't matter who goes, right?"

Wang Aijuan also smiled brightly and looked at Su Ruan Ruan with a doting expression, "Ruan Ruan, I'll go to work, earn money to buy you delicious food, and you don't have to do anything, you can still accompany Grandma Chen, isn't that better?"

Su Ruan Ruan lowered her eyes and finally understood what was going on.

"Grandma Chen just mentioned it to me, it hasn't been confirmed yet!"

Su Ruan Ruan said, looking at the two people in front of her with clear eyes and a calm tone, showing no signs of lying.

Wang Aijuan and Liu Xiuli looked at each other, and in the end, they believed Su Ruan Ruan's words.

After all, for so many years, Su Ruan Ruan had always been accommodating to them, so she wouldn't lie to them.

Liu Xiuli chuckled, "Then... let's wait until it's confirmed. Ruan Ruan, you rest for now. It's getting dark, so we'll go back first!"

They left decisively, without any concern about whether Su Ruan Ruan, a young girl, would be scared at home.

Su Ruan Ruan watched their retreating figures and a cold smile appeared on her lips.

"I didn't expect you to lie too."

Suddenly, a clear male voice sounded in the air, startling Su Ruan Ruan. She looked towards the door and saw a slender figure walking in against the light.

As he walked closer, the dim light in the room shone on his face, and the young man's face appeared before her.

He had a smile that seemed like a smile but not a smile, as if he was laughing at her lie just now.

Wasn't this Xiao Chengjin, the grandson of the village chief?