When Jiang Qiao's story was brought up again, people felt nothing but sighs and anger.

Zhou Yaru was even more so: "How could she do this? She's grown attached to even a cat or dog, but this is a child she raised herself. How could she be so heartless? Why doesn't she think about the child's future?"

Aside from blood ties, our Qiao'er is not much different from her children. Why can't she treat our Qiao'er well?

Jiang Qiao sighed, "Grandma, don't be angry anymore, it's all in the past—"

The old lady hugged Jiang Qiao and wiped away her tears again. "Tell me, if your mother heard about this, she would be heartbroken for you. Our children are almost as precious as pearls and jade. Who would have thought that you would suffer so much?"

Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "Grandma, I'm not suffering that much. I'm used to it now—"

She didn't really suffer much. Not long after she arrived, she started arguing with the Jiang family. If anyone suffered, it was probably Xiao Jiang Qiao.

Wen Songtao sighed, "If you suffer when you're young, you'll enjoy happiness when you grow up. Our Qiao'er will definitely live a happy and blissful life from now on."

Jiang Qiao quickly changed the subject, and everyone chatted while drinking tea. Qiao Jie also casually asked about the old lady's condition.

After the old man finished his tea, he and Jiang Qiao worked together. The old man gave instructions while Jiang Qiao performed the procedures. They thought it would take a long time for the old lady to recover, but unexpectedly, after Jiang Qiao's intervention, the old lady's foot felt much better. After applying the plaster prescribed by Qiao Jie, she could walk almost without any problems.

"Hehe, I really didn't expect Brother Qiao's cooking skills to be so good—"

Qiao Jie smiled and shook his head. "Not at all, it's just an ancestral recipe. I'm just trying to make a living."

Now that the old lady could walk, she quickly pulled Jiang Qiao to see the gift she had prepared.

As Jiang Qiao left with the old lady, she turned back and said, "Grandpa, please prepare a room for my Grandpa Qiao. He must be tired after all this journey. Let him wash up and get some rest."

Wen Songtao waved his hand and said, "Alright, you don't need to worry about it. Grandpa has already made arrangements."

After such a long train ride, not to mention the old man, even Jiang Qiao felt a bit tired. If the old lady hadn't dragged her to look at things, she would have wanted to find a place to sleep for a while.

When the old lady took out a box, Jiang Qiao was a little dumbfounded. Especially when he saw what was inside, he couldn't help but sigh. As expected of a wealthy family in Jiangnan, they really have a rich heritage. Look at the gifts they gave, they are all very generous.

Moreover, she noticed something: it seemed that the Wen family had a habit of giving jewelry as gifts.

Thinking back to when she reunited with her biological mother, Wen Jingwan seemed to have brought out a large box of things like this, and her maternal grandmother did the same. I guess this is a tradition of the Wen family.

However, she could readily accept Wen Jingwan's things because they were her own parents. Parents are selfless towards their children, and she could feel their genuine affection.

But the woman in front of her, although she was her maternal grandmother, was still a distant relative. She had grandsons and granddaughters, while she was just a granddaughter. She didn't think she was any more noble than her own granddaughter.

Especially since the old lady suddenly took out so many things, it seemed unbelievable to her as a child. It wasn't that the Wen family didn't have the financial resources, but the old lady's blatant offering to a small child made her think twice.

"This is too much, Grandma. I can't take it. You should keep it for your older brother, older sister, younger brother, and younger sister. You don't have all your family's things here, do you? To be honest, I wouldn't feel at ease if I took this."

Zhou Yaru glanced at Jiang Qiao and silently nodded in approval of the child she was meeting for the first time.

As long as she's not a child who's easily swayed, that's fine. She had worried about this before, but now it seems that her granddaughter is much better than she thought.

She pulled Jiang Qiao down to sit and said kindly, "They all have gifts, they receive gifts every year, but you don't. Over the years, Grandma has saved up all of them, and this time she'll give them all to you. You can't say that Grandma is biased in the future. Your mother only has one daughter, and both are equally precious to her. She suffers in her heart, and as her mother, I feel bad too."

Now that you've found them, take good care of your parents from now on. They've really had a tough time; we've all seen how they've fared all these years.

Girl, don't hate your parents. They really had no choice. If time could turn back, they would rather lose themselves than lose you. This is your grandmother's gift, so please accept it.

If the Wen family hadn't run into some trouble back then, your mother wouldn't have sent you to your grandfather's place, and none of what happened afterward would have occurred. It was all just a coincidence.

Jiang Qiao looked up at the old lady in surprise, "Is there something else here?"

In front of her granddaughter, Zhou Yaru had nothing to hide. "Back then, they asked your grandfather to take us there, but we were so old, it was hard to leave our homeland. Besides, the Wen family has lived here for generations, how could we just leave like that?"

"Look, they came both openly and secretly. We were barely able to take care of ourselves, let alone you. We were worried that because of your status, they would find a pretext to use against you. Who would have thought that something would happen to you on your way back?"

Jiang Qiao accepted the gift box with peace of mind this time. "Grandma, I won't stand on ceremony with you. If you ever run out of money, just ask me for it. This is all thanks to you."

The old lady patted Jiang Qiao's hand with amusement. She hadn't expected her granddaughter to be such a wonderful person. At first, she thought that since the child had been raised by someone else, she might not know what kind of person she had become. Now it seemed that all her previous worries were in vain. The little girl was very interesting.

"Qiao'er, would you like to change your clothes? Grandma has prepared everything for you. I was going to mail it to you, but I didn't expect you to come first."

Jiang Qiao shook her head. "No need, Grandma. These clothes are fine as long as they fit. It's just that everyone outside is like this, and it wouldn't be good if I wore something too conspicuous. My parents have actually bought me a lot of nice clothes, but since everyone around me is like this, I feel embarrassed to wear them out."

This time, it was Zhou Yaru's turn to praise her. She hadn't expected the child to think so much. What little girl doesn't like wearing new clothes? But this one was completely unexpected.

He patted Jiang Qiao's hand and said, "Good child, I'm sorry to trouble you. I'll get you some clothes. Wear whatever you like."

Jiang Qiao was quite puzzled, "Grandma, why is only my younger uncle at home? Where is my older uncle? And where are the children in the family?"

"Your eldest uncle is at work, he's very busy, and so are your aunt and uncle. But they've all separated and moved out, so your grandfather and I have moved here. They have their own house now. Your older brother, older sister, younger brother, and younger sister have all gone to school, and you'll see them in the evenings."

Let's have them all come over for dinner tonight. It's rare that your dad is here too, so let's have a proper get-together. It's a pity your mom isn't back. Sigh, I haven't seen my daughter for years.