The three women all looked at Song Zhi. "What did you say, Dad? Tell us already, why are you keeping us in suspense?"

Song Zhi smiled and said, "Your fourth uncle said back then that my daughter could do whatever she wanted, even if she didn't go to school, he would support her, as long as she wasn't blind. His only requirement was that she be an upright person and not harm society or others. You see, how low his requirements are, so we can't have too high expectations, can we?"

Cheng Yingli sighed, "The fourth brother said that because he felt guilty for not being there for his children as they grew up."

"You know, I've taken good care of all of our children. It's normal for me to have some demands. But don't listen to your father, you all need to focus on your studies."

The siblings didn't have time to talk right now; they were busy eating. The food delivered to the hospital was much better than what they ate at home.

After Gu Hanting visited his son's new home, he was quite satisfied. The two of them lived in peace and quiet. His only worry was that his son and grandson wouldn't be able to eat properly.

"Whether you two cook or not, you both need to learn properly. If you don't eat well, your health will suffer, and you won't be able to work or study normally. Don't follow my example."

Gu Zhixuan smiled and said, "Grandpa, I'm cooking now. Overall, it tastes alright. I'll learn more so I can cook for my dad later."

Jiang Qiao spoke up from the side, "Grandpa, don't worry. When I go to high school, I can come and help out. I definitely won't eat in the cafeteria."

The grandfather and grandson didn't stay with Gu Zhengkai for long. Jiang Qiao and Gu Hanting left first, while Gu Zhengfeng wanted to take his father back.

"Forget it, all this back and forth is too much trouble. Uncle, you still don't trust me? You go back. Brother, go over early tomorrow at noon, I'll go and confront the people who beat you up."

Gu Hanting was quite at ease with his granddaughter. It was true that she was protective of her own, but she would never do anything reckless. When necessary, she had never hesitated to use her methods.

Sure enough, Jiang Qiao ate lunch early the next day, told Chunming and the others, and rode her bike straight to the high school.

Those guys who fought with Gu Zhixuan didn't suffer any losses yesterday, but Gu Zhixuan still dared to challenge them to a fight today. They were all suspicious, thinking that he had probably brought reinforcements.

However, everyone thought about it again and realized that even if they were to find help, who could help the landlord's grandson? It would be suicide.

Sure enough, the eight grown men arrived at the school's woods as agreed, where Jiang Qiao and Gu Zhixuan were already waiting.

Upon seeing Gu Zhixuan and Jiang Qiao, these people started using foul language again.

"That little bastard of the landlord's, he's such a coward! We all told you to find some help, but you actually sent a little girl to help you. He's such a coward."

"Gu Zixuan, I advise you to be smart and kneel down right now, kowtow to us, and we'll let this go today. Otherwise, we'll beat you to a pulp, you believe me?"

Seeing these eight arrogant men, Jiang Qiao couldn't help but feel angry. When she saw her brother's injuries yesterday, she knew things weren't that simple. She never expected that eight young men would gang up on her brother. Even though Gu Zhixuan was much stronger than before, he would only suffer losses against so many people.

No wonder his uncle had such a bitter smile yesterday; he probably felt sorry for the child but could only accept it helplessly.

With his arms crossed and a look of disdain on his face, he said, "Oh, what a big mouth you have. You have the nerve to talk about Gu Zhixuan? Look at yourselves, who's the coward? Eight of you are bullying one person. I think you're the biggest cowards. If you're so tough, let's have a one-on-one fight and see if Gu Zhixuan can beat you."

These eight men weren't fooled. Although they won yesterday, they had taken quite a few punches from Gu Zhixuan. One of them, in particular, trembled when he heard about the one-on-one fight, because Gu Zhixuan had specifically targeted him yesterday. Having taken the most beatings, he knew in his heart that Gu Zhixuan's fists were not soft.

"Why should we listen to you? If you're so capable, then beat us up too. If you win, we'll listen to you. Otherwise, from now on, he'll have to do whatever we tell him to do."

Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "Think it over. You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. You need to think about the consequences. If you really lose, you'll be very embarrassed. You'll have to listen to us in the future. I advise you to think twice before you act. Besides, we're all classmates, and we don't have any deep-seated hatred. Why bother?"

Jiang Qiao's words only fueled the fighting spirit of the eight young men. "We're afraid of you? What a joke! You're all like sickly chickens. I advise you to kneel down and admit defeat, or you'll get another beating."

Jiang Qiao realized that if she didn't beat these people into submission today, Gu Zhixuan would face endless trouble in the future.

"Fine, so what if it's a fight? We're all in. But we need to sign an agreement. Don't get beaten up and then go home crying like a girl to complain. We don't do that, and I hope you don't either. Let's make an agreement first, and then we'll fight."

"Damn it, even a fight is so complicated. Fine, we'll sign it. We're not afraid of you."

The two young men took the pens and wrote their names directly on the paper that Jiang Qiao had written.

The others followed one after another, but they weren't stupid; they knew to look at the contents of the agreement. However, there were too many words on it, and they were too embarrassed to read it carefully in front of Jiang Qiao. Everyone in front had already signed, so what were they afraid of? In their minds, it was just a piece of paper, nothing special. They were sure to win anyway, so they signed it without hesitation.

"It's just a fight, why make it so complicated, like you're selling yourself into servitude."

Jiang Qiao smiled and, without even saying hello, made her move directly. "Hey, why are you like this? You didn't even say a word."

Jiang Qiao said as he fought, "Look at who gives each other a heads-up before they start fighting. Is that what fighting is? That's called sparring."

These eight men were a bit hesitant to fight Jiang Qiao. She was a young girl, even younger than them, and so thin. If they accidentally hurt her, they would be held responsible.

Unfortunately, while they hesitated, Jiang Qiao quickly kicked and punched them, knocking all eight of them down at once.

Even after being knocked down, these people were still not convinced. They got up and continued to attack. Jiang Qiao said to Gu Zhixuan while fighting, "Brother, you should learn from this."

If he could get up, it meant he wasn't hurt too badly. Jiang Qiao wasn't going to hold back this time; she would return the favor exactly as her brother had been beaten.

However, she used a clever technique when hitting people, so even though they fell to the ground groaning, there were hardly any visible injuries on their bodies.

All eight people fell to the ground at once, and Jiang Qiao stopped, looking down at them from his superior position.

"How about that? Now you know what it feels like to be beaten up. I'm ashamed for you guys. Eight people beating up one person, and it was your own classmate. How can you be so shameless?"

What kind of deep-seated hatred is this? Did he eat your food, drink your drinks, or dig up your family's ancestral graves to treat a good student like this?

Let the pain linger, it will eventually subside.