Grandma Chen patted Su Ruanruan's back gently as she spoke, just like comforting a child.
Hearing Grandma Chen's loving voice, Su Ruanruan's eyelashes trembled, and tears uncontrollably rolled down her cheeks.
"Grandma!"
Su Ruanruan threw herself into Grandma Chen's arms, holding onto her tightly.
No one would ever be able to hurt her grandmother in this lifetime!
Hearing the commotion inside, Xiao Chengjin hurried over and, upon seeing the situation, immediately said, "Are you crying because they bullied you? Don't cry, I won't let Wang Aijuan take away your job."
Grandma Chen, who initially didn't know why Su Ruanruan was crying, quickly understood upon hearing Xiao Chengjin's words. She hurriedly comforted Su Ruanruan, "Don't cry, Grandma is here, the job is yours, no one can take it away. Trust me! Trust me!"
Su Ruanruan was filled with gratitude, sorrow, self-blame, and regret, a mix of emotions that made her unable to stop crying.
After she cried herself out, feeling dizzy and exhausted, Grandma Chen helped her lie down on the kang, and she soon fell asleep.
As Grandma Chen was tidying Su Ruanruan's hair, she felt a lump on the back of her head, and her expression instantly turned cold and frightening.
"Chengjin, do you know anything about this? Tell Grandma!" Grandma Chen said.
Xiao Chengjin nodded and recounted everything he had heard since he arrived.
Upon hearing this, Grandma Chen's expression became even more grim.
She had allowed the Wang family to have contact with Su Ruanruan because they were her flesh and blood relatives, but now she regretted it.
Su Ruanruan was simple-minded and sincere, and she never expected to be deceived and manipulated by the Wang family.
How shameless!
She had gone out of her way to find a job for Ruanruan, and now the Wang family had the audacity to try and take it away!
"Chengjin, it's getting dark, you should go home now! Thank you for staying with Ruanruan today," Grandma Chen said.
Xiao Chengjin smiled and scratched his head, "No need to thank me, Grandma Chen. I'll leave now."
With that, Xiao Chengjin took one last look at the sleeping Su Ruanruan on the kang before leaving.
When she was asleep, she looked even more like a child!
...
Su Ruanruan was awakened by the heat.
Opening her eyes, she found herself covered with a thin blanket.
Although the blanket was thin, it was already June, and the early morning sun was intense and glaring. It was strange not to sweat under the blanket.
Even so, Su Ruanruan was still happy.
She knew that Grandma Chen had covered her, as the old lady was always afraid that the child would catch a cold.
Su Ruanruan neatly folded the blanket and put it in the kang cabinet, then put on her shoes and walked into the outer room.
In the outer room, Grandma Chen was preparing breakfast. When she saw Su Ruanruan come out, she smiled and said, "Are you up? Go wash your face, we'll be able to eat soon!"
Su Ruanruan nodded, "Grandma, I know."
She walked to the cabinet against the wall and reached for an enamel basin with "Labor is the most glorious" written on it.
Inside the basin were her toothbrush and toothpaste, which Grandma Chen had specially bought for her from the village supply and marketing cooperative.
Most people in the village used willow twigs dipped in coarse salt to clean their teeth. If they didn't brush properly, their mouths would be rubbed raw by the twigs.
Not to mention others, even Wang Aijuan had been envious of her toothbrush and toothpaste for a long time.
If Grandma Chen hadn't kept a close eye on them, she wouldn't have them now.
After Su Ruanruan finished washing up, Grandma Chen had just finished preparing breakfast.