"This..." Mrs. Qiao hesitated, "I didn't notice it either."

"So, Yuge didn't know you were the one who saved him?" Qiao's father asked.

"You should know, I left a message there, saying that I wasn't afraid my parents would worry if I stayed outside for too long, so after saving him, I came back as soon as possible..." Qiao Qiu lowered her head, looking like she had done something wrong and was waiting to be punished.

Mr. Qiao sighed, unsure of what to say to her.

"Go back to your room first. You must be tired from yesterday. By the way, where is Young Master Yuge? It's not good for him to recover outside. I had someone carry him back."

Qiao Qiu also felt that it was better to recuperate at home than outside. "There's a cave on the right side of the mountain where he was."

"Okay. You can go back now."

"Yes, Father." Qiao Qiu replied and turned to walk back.

Seeing that Qiao Qiu had returned, Qiao's mother moved a little closer to Qiao's father and asked, "Master, what were you thinking when you brought Yu Ge home to heal her wounds?"

“My daughter does a good deed, so as her father, I can’t fall behind, can I? I can’t let my daughter ruin her reputation for one thing alone,” said Mr. Qiao.

"Alright, let's bring them back first and then make further plans."

...

Inside the room, Qiao Qiu took the rice seedlings out to examine them. After such a long time, they were actually ready to be transplanted into the paddy fields.

However, Qiao Qiu didn't know where to plant it; if she planted it elsewhere, it would be too easy for someone to find out.

Qiao Qiu looked at the jar; adding water directly into it didn't work.

Or find another jar with a wider opening and transplant it into it. As for where to put it, just find a place where no one will be able to find it.

In the afternoon, as expected, Qiao's father sent someone to find Yuge and arranged for him to recuperate in a guest room.

Qiao Qiu heard about this but didn't rush to find him; now was not the time.

When Xiao Hui came to report this, she was a little surprised to see how calm Xiao Hui was.

“His injury isn’t serious, why should I go over there? There are so many people there.” Qiao Qiu poked at the red paper with her hairpin out of boredom.

“That makes sense.” Xiao Hui nodded in agreement. “When I went to see him, Young Master Yuge was only a little disheveled, but otherwise he was fine. He just needed to wash up and change.”

At this moment, someone came and called Qiao Qiu to the upper room.

Qiao Qiu raised an eyebrow slightly, tossed aside the hairpin, stood up, and walked out.

Xiao Hui followed behind her, and seeing her increasingly dignified and upright figure, she admired her more and more.

In this situation, how many people can remain so calm?

Xiao Hui knew she definitely couldn't do it.

Qiao Qiu went up to the main room, where her parents were. It seemed they had already settled Yu Ge in.

"Father, Mother."

"Qiu'er, your father has already asked Yuge, and he is willing to marry you and settle down in the village," said Qiao's father.

Qiao Qiu was slightly surprised, but quickly calmed down and said, "Daughter will follow Father's arrangements in everything."

Her composure surprised Mr. and Mrs. Qiao, who looked at her with strange expressions. Their daughter seemed to be able to control her emotions even better than they could.

Qiao Qiu raised her eyebrows slightly. "Father, Mother, what's wrong?"

"Don't you have anything else to say?" Mr. Joe asked.

Qiao Qiu paused for a moment, then asked, "Father, may I go see him?"

"Go ahead." Only then was Mr. Qiao relieved. His daughter was alright; she was still the same daughter he knew.

"Thank you, Father. I'm off now."

Mrs. Qiao nodded. "When we left, we instructed the servants to prepare some food for him. Ask him if it suits his taste."

"good."

Qiao Qiu walked out without saying a word of thanks to her mother. In her heart, her mother was no stranger, and there was no need to say thank you. Her mother's kindness was greater than mountains and deeper than the sea, and it was enough to keep it in her heart.

As Qiao's mother watched her retreating figure, a loving smile appeared on her face.

Qiao Qiu walked to the guest room and saw Yu Ge eating, with a boy of about ten years old serving him.

The young man greeted her with a smile when he saw her come in, "Miss."

Qiao Qiu nodded. "You go out first. I have something to say to him."

"Okay." The boy glanced at the two of them ambiguously, then chuckled and walked out.

Xiao Hui also left with a smile, showing great tact.

Qiao Qiu remained unfazed by their glances. Yu Ge, on the other hand, felt somewhat embarrassed by their stares.

"Is it tasty?"

"Huh?" Yuge was a little confused, not knowing which one she was referring to. She looked down at the bowl and nodded. "Delicious."

"I asked about snake soup."

"Snake meat..." Yu Ge's expression changed instantly. The meat in yesterday's pot of soup was overcooked and mushy, making it impossible to tell what kind of meat it originally was. He only thought it smelled delicious, but he never expected it to be...

"Snake meat is very nutritious, and the more venomous the snake, the better it is for nourishing the body. You look disgusted, don't you?" Qiao Qiu pouted. She had cooked it for so long, but she hadn't drunk a drop; she had given it all to him.

"No, it's just that I'm a little..." afraid of people. Yu Ge didn't finish his sentence. With his high level of martial arts, no one would believe him if he said he was afraid of snakes.

"It's only natural that you're averse to it. Just make sure you don't get bitten by a snake again." Qiao Qiu saw through his act but didn't say anything, giving him some face.

Yu Ge nodded, suddenly finding himself unable to eat the food in front of him.

Qiao Qiu sat down, interlaced her fingers, and rested her chin on her hand. "I heard that you lose your appetite after eating snake soup?"

"no."

"Just eat, and I'll take your pulse after you've eaten."

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