On their way home, Qiu Yan and Ling Chuyi babbled in her arms.

Qiu Yan reached out and touched his little hands that were waving around everywhere.

Ling Chuyi's eyes flickered, glancing at Qiu Yan one moment and Gu Qian the next. Finally, she clung to Qiu Yan's front with both hands, as if searching for something.

Unable to find it, he hummed a few times and fell asleep on Qiu Yan's shoulder.

Qiu Yan gently patted his back.

"Chu Yi, how can you be so well-behaved?" Ling Chu Yi was the most well-behaved baby she had ever seen.

Gu Qian took Ling Chuyi from Qiu Yan's arms, thinking to himself, "She's quite well-behaved."

She's much better behaved than his son, Xiao Ran.

He couldn't help but think of Xiao Ran as an infant, how adorable she was in his arms.

Honestly, Xiao Ran drove him crazy back then.

On their way home, the two ran into Old Man Zhao and Zhao Juan.

Old Zhao's eyes were cloudy, and he walked with a shaky, unsteady gait.

After seeing Qiu Yan, he stared at her for a long time.

Only after Qiu Yan and the other person approached did he say:

"Girl, when did you get back?"

Zhao Juan stared at the child in Qiu Yan's arms, her eyes filled with envy. At the same time, she was also thinking, where was the child's mother?

Qiu Yan: "Great-Grandpa, I came back before the New Year." It was rare for Great-Grandpa to recognize her again.

Qiu Yan stepped forward and, together with Zhao Juan, supported her great-grandfather. She then said to Gu Qian behind her, "..."

"You go back first, I'll take Great-Grandpa home."

Gu Qian nodded.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to say to Old Man Zhao, "Great-Grandpa, I'm going back now."

Old Zhao nodded happily.

"Good, good. The man the girl found is really good; he's very polite."

"My dear girl, your great-grandfather hasn't had your minced meat soup in ages."

After hearing this, Qiu Yan said something to Gu Qian's retreating figure.

“Bring some meat home and tell Master and Mistress that we’re having lunch at Great-Grandpa’s house today.”

"Okay." Gu Qian turned around and nodded with a smile.

He really is growing to like his Yan Yan more and more.

Zhao Juan wiped away her tears.

She didn't know why, but she just wanted to cry.

At Old Zhao's house, Qiu Yan helped him lie down on a recliner in the courtyard.

However, Old Zhao got up again as soon as he lay down.

Then he searched the yard thoroughly.

After a long while, he pulled out his only remaining medical book and a box of acupuncture kits.

Finally, there was still half a bag of medicine left.

“Girl, these things will be useless after your great-grandfather passes away. I’m giving them all to you.”

"Great-Grandpa, you mustn't say such things." Qiu Yan's nose felt a little sore.

"Great-grandfather, where did you find these medicinal herbs?"

Qiu Yan remembered that her great-grandfather had long ago given her all the medicinal seeds he had painstakingly collected.

“When Great-Grandpa had nothing to do, he always liked to run around in the mountains,” Zhao Juan said softly, her head lowered.

Who knows how exhausted she was with just that simple sentence?

However, there was no hint of resentment in her words.

Before long, Gu Qian's meat arrived.

"Great-Grandpa, the minced meat soup will be ready soon."

At Qiu Yan's instruction, Gu Qian used both hands to begin chopping the meat.

Qiu Yan was nearby, tending the fire and cooking.

Looking at the two people busily working in the kitchen, Zhu Juan couldn't help but think of her husband.

From now on, she needs to treat her husband better and not always bully him.

For lunch, in addition to minced meat soup, Qiu Yan also stir-fried a few side dishes and steamed rice.

Old Zhao ate the simple, home-cooked meal with great relish.

He has no teeth, so he can't eat anything else and can only drink soup.

On their way home, Qiu Yan and Gu Qian saw Zhou Zifang standing at the gate of the Qiu family compound from afar.