After giving the items to Fu Lin, Jiang Qiao had nothing more to do. What she was most concerned about now was what Wang Dahua and Ning Zhengtao were talking about, and why the old lady was so excited to leave the Ning family.

After dinner, Jiang Qiao went to visit the Ning family. Ning Boyuan had already left with his wife. Jiang Qiao wanted to know how the Ning family's matter had been resolved.

Seeing Jiang Qiao arrive, Zhu Lin warmly pulled Jiang Qiao to sit down. "Girl, we haven't been able to visit you these past few days because you've been so busy. Grandma has something to tell you. Look, are these things yours?"

The old lady was quite frank. She took out something wrapped in red cloth from the cabinet, and when she opened it, Jiang Qiao was stunned.

Because inside was a child's gold bracelet and a gold lock.

"this?"

She didn't understand why the old woman was showing her this.

Zhu Lin sighed, "Girl, look, the words engraved on this all contain the character 'Qiao'. I reckon this was something you wore back then, but I just don't understand why your grandmother didn't take it out when you were going through such a difficult time, since she hid it."

Jiang Qiao examined the small bracelet and gold lock. Sure enough, they were engraved with the character "Qiao". Her mother had told her that she was wearing these jewelry pieces when she lost them, but they were hollow. Back then, she was afraid they would be too heavy and tire her out.

However, the three of them felt that if Wang Dahua didn't give it to her, she most likely sold the items and kept the money to support her family.

Since it was just material possessions, Gu Zhengfeng and Wen Jingwan felt there was no need to pursue it further. They were already very grateful that their daughter had been raised to adulthood; nothing else mattered.

But this thing was right in front of him, small and exquisite. Jiang Qiao fiddled with it for a while and then sighed.

"I never expected that, so many years later, I would still see the things I used to carry with me. Sigh, I don't even know what to say now."

"Grandma Ning, why did my grandma give this to you?"

Zhu Lin sighed, "She wasn't just giving it away. Wang Dahua is such a shrewd person, how could she just give this away to anyone?"

She needed money, but these things wouldn't fetch much at the bank, so she had no choice but to beg me to buy them. You know your Grandpa Ning and I don't have many expenses and we have retirement pensions, so she set her sights on us old folks.

"Well, after much pleading, my family urgently needs money, and it's not a small amount. Especially after seeing the words on it, I bought it—"

Jiang Qiao sighed, "I really didn't expect that my grandma could be so calculating. I guess she probably knew what was written on it, which is why she came to you. She also knows that our two families are on good terms. If it's handed over to you and you tell me again, I will definitely have to buy it back."

"Alright, let's not talk about her anymore. Grandma Ning, how much did you pay for this? I'll give you the money. I want to keep it as a keepsake; maybe I can use it to find my parents someday."

Zhu Lin had no right to accept Jiang Qiao's money. Putting aside the fact that the child didn't earn money, she couldn't accept the money based on how the child had treated her and her husband before. Although it was a lot of money, she felt it was worth giving to Jiang Qiao.

However, Jiang Qiao wasn't about to accept the old lady's things for nothing. "Grandma Ning, one thing is one thing. Even if you gave me something so valuable, I wouldn't dare accept it. Otherwise, I would feel uneasy. Just name your price."

Ning Zhengtao sighed from the side, "Old woman, don't you understand Jiang Qiao's personality? I told you, this child would definitely insist. Never mind, girl, your grandma bought it for a hundred yuan."

Jiang Qiao readily went home and brought back 100 yuan.

Zhu Lin sighed, "Tell me, I was even planning to give it to you as a gift."

Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "Grandma Ning, you don't need to give me such an expensive gift. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to accept it. Didn't Grandma say she urgently needed the money for something?"

Zhu Lin shook her head. "They didn't say. Who knows? We don't understand this family anymore."

Jiang Qiao skipped the topic of Wang Dahua and instead brought up Ning Ailin's matter.

"Sigh, my eldest son stepped in and beat the other man up. He also issued an ultimatum: if he dares to hit his sister again, he'll lock the man up. My daughter agreed that if this happens again, she'll divorce her husband. Her brother also said that if they divorce, he'll arrange for them to find work in his military unit."

Sigh, having many sons and daughters brings many worries. My Haozi is so much easier to manage; I never expected he'd end up going to university.

Jiang Qiao didn't know what to say to the elderly couple. "Do you really believe your son-in-law can change for the better?"

"Whether you believe it or not, things have already come to this. At least with her older brother stepping in, her husband's family should have some fear."

Jiang Qiao smiled and shook her head. "I'm afraid that old habits die hard. But when my brother Ning Hao comes back, maybe we can teach that person a lesson again."

Actually, I think that Erin's aunt's children are all quite grown up. When their father was abusing them, these children could have easily helped. How could they just stand by and watch their mother get beaten?

Speaking of his grandsons, not only the old lady, but Ning Zhengtao also sighed, "What kind of seed grows what kind of seed? With the father in such a state, how good can the children be?"

The children live with their grandmother and have been corrupted by their upbringing. Only my silly daughter feels sorry for them. Pity them my foot! They're practically animals. Don't let their status as grandchildren fool you; I don't like any of them.

Not to mention his grandson, the old man had seen through even his grandsons and granddaughters. Apart from Haozi, none of them cared about the old couple.

Look at your grandson, he's already in school, yet he still sends money and tickets to the little girl, asking her to take care of the two of them. You wouldn't know unless you compared the two of you. Now they feel incredibly ashamed; their family has let this child down.

They were chatting when they suddenly heard crying coming from the courtyard. At first, Jiang Qiao and the others thought it was just a couple arguing and didn't pay much attention to it.

But the noise grew louder and louder, and she seemed to hear people in the yard starting to argue as well.

Ning Zhengtao muttered in dissatisfaction, "Who is this? It's so late at night, can't a person get any rest?"

Before they could even step outside, a ghostly wailing sound rang out: "Grandma, Grandpa, please save us! We're starving!"

Even though Jiang Qiao wasn't familiar with the voice, she could guess who it was. The old lady and the old man couldn't sit still any longer and quickly pushed open the door to go out.

Jiang Qiao followed behind and saw Ning Ailin's husband, Wang Zhongquan, arguing with people in the yard. The children then ran to their maternal grandmother's door and started wailing.

Those sons of the Zheng family are no pushovers. They disturbed the other party's rest, and the other party wouldn't allow it, which led to an argument with Wang Zhongquan.