After saying that, she turned and left. She had to go back to the original owner's compound to ask around. She didn't believe Yun Jingqiu would go to the Youth League Office to inquire about her assigned place. If she had, the director of the Youth League Office would have told Uncle Yu and the others, but Uncle Yu hadn't said anything. That meant that either she or someone else had gone to the original owner's former home to inquire. She had to ask the original owner's old neighbors if anyone had asked about her.

I always feel uncomfortable if I don't find out those who help the evil.

After leaving the black market and entering an alley, he made sure no one was around. He slipped into the space, removed his disguise, and took a pill, changing his appearance. He packed two more fruit containers. Seeing there was extra milk powder in the space, he took two cans and placed them in each of the two fruit containers. He teleported back to the compound, floated into the alley, grabbed the gift he had prepared, and slipped out of the space.

Walking into the courtyard and looking at the courtyard that was once both familiar and unfamiliar, I felt as if I was in another world.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, she felt someone staring at her. She looked around fiercely and noticed that the curtains of a house were shaking slightly. She sneered in her heart and turned to knock on Grandma Li's door. After waiting for a while, the door opened. Seeing the person outside, Grandma Li was a little stunned. An Ran called out, "Grandma Li, do you still recognize me? I'm An Ran."

Old Lady Li reacted, pulled An Ran into the house, and poured her a cup of hot water. She asked, "Child, did you ask for leave to come back? Or did you return to the city?"

An Ran put the fruit down and said, "Grandma Li, I'm back in the city. I came to see you today. I brought some fruit and a can of milk powder. Please don't be disgusted. Don't be reluctant to eat it either."

Old Mrs. Li refused and said, "I'm so happy that you can come to see an old lady like me, kid. Why would you bring anything else? Besides, when you were in the countryside, you still thought about us. These old neighbors have sent us so many things by mail. You don't know how warm our hearts are! Listen to grandma and take it back for yourself."

An Ran smiled and said, "Grandma Li, you can keep some for yourself. I was just eating some snacks at the back! Besides, I'm not short of food, so this is just a way to show my filial piety to you. By the way, I also want to ask you something."

Old Mrs. Li said, "Child, go ahead."

An Ran asked, "Grandma Li, I want to ask, after I left for the countryside, have any strangers come to our compound to ask about me? Or, has anyone asked where I went to the countryside?"

Old Lady Li frowned and thought for a long time before she began to speak: "There aren't any strangers. Even if there were, we wouldn't tell anyone we didn't know. After all, we don't know what the other person's relationship is to your family, and you're a girl. What if the other person is a bad person? Wouldn't that harm you? But...but, the Liu family in this compound did inquire about where you went to the countryside. Moreover, they inquired more than once. Later, it was that Zhou family's daughter-in-law who was too talkative and said that you went to the countryside in Jilin Province. Your aunt Zhu and I also gave the Zhou family's daughter-in-law a good scolding. We don't know what she is doing or what her purpose is. How could she say where you went to the countryside? Wouldn't that cause you trouble? Child, why do you think of asking this? What happened?"

An Ran comforted her, "Don't worry, Grandma Li. It's nothing. Nothing happened. Grandma Li, who is the Liu family? Who do they usually interact with? Do they have any relatives from other places?"

Old Lady Li took An Ran's hand, walked to the window, pointed to a house in the southwest, and said, "Child, look over there, that's the Liu family."

An Ran stared at the family, the one where she had noticed the curtains swaying. She wondered if they were related to Yun Jingqiu.

Old Lady Li pulled him back to the table and made him sit down. He continued, "The Liu family moved in later. It's been about forty years. We didn't have much contact when they first moved in. But when we got to know each other better, I found that the old Liu couple were very nice people, polite and quiet. They have two sons and three daughters. The daughters married early, and the eldest son moved out after his wedding, far from the compound, leaving the youngest son to live with the old couple. The three daughters were all born first, and they're pretty, hardworking, polite, and filial. The eldest son is also okay, and his wife is nice too. But the youngest son, I don't know if he's been spoiled or just bad by nature. Not only is he lazy and gluttonous, he also has a bad temper and is the boss of the family. It really worried the old couple. How could they find a wife for their lazy and gluttonous son? Later, they found a temporary job for Liu Cheng. About two months into the job, Liu Cheng and his wife started dating. His parents were delighted, thinking that with a wife, their son would become more restrained and change with her watching over him."

Old Lady Li sighed, took a sip of water, and continued, "But I didn't expect that. That wasn't marrying a wife, it was clearly marrying an ancestor! Even lazier and greedier than Liu Cheng. Not only that, but he treated his parents-in-law badly, always scolding them. The old couple was afraid that their daughter-in-law would divorce their son, so they chose to swallow their anger. Old Liu was old and in poor health. A year after the young daughter-in-law came into the house, Old Liu was so angry that he almost died."

An Ran frowned. Is this person really that stubborn? In this era, a woman actually dares to scold her parents-in-law? Isn't she afraid of being struck by lightning?