A few days after the old couple left, Jiang Qiao received a letter from Ning Hao. This time, Ning Hao explained things in more detail, since the matter involved someone else's mother, and it was estimated that Song Shutian had given him some instructions.

Although Tong Yun didn't directly poison anyone, she was still involved in the process, so the sentence was already lenient. Of course, she can forget about her military status and job.

In addition, Ning Hao also revealed that Ning Boyuan has filed for divorce.

Even without Jiang Qiao saying anything, Ning Hao himself expressed his feelings in the letter.

“I used to think my father was cold-hearted towards my mother, but now it seems he's the same to everyone. I even thought Tong Yun was his true love. Compared to his own future, what is true love? It's all bullshit. He's just a selfish person.”

To be honest, I feel ashamed that I have his blood in my veins. How could I have such a father?

If he were truly in love with Tong Yun, I wouldn't have so many feelings. Both women were ruined by her, especially my mother, such a good and intelligent person, yet she was completely destroyed by such a scoundrel.

Jiang Qiao, sometimes I've even thought about changing my surname, like you. Or, do you think Grandpa Qiao would agree to let me take his surname, Qiao?

Ning Hao wrote quite a lot of bits and pieces. Jiang Qiao could tell from the contents of the letters that Ning Hao was in a really bad mood when he wrote them.

Yes, Ning Hao gave his deceased mother an explanation, but the consequence of this explanation was that he saw someone clearly. After struggling for so many years, he always thought that it was Tong Yun's existence that made his father ignore him so much.

It turns out that after all these years of agonizing, she finally discovered that her father was actually this kind of person. You can imagine how lost and disappointed she must have felt, as someone who longed for her parents' love. You can see it in every word she wrote.

When Jiang Qiao was about to put the letter back, she was surprised to find that there was another piece of paper inside the envelope.

Upon opening it, Jiang Qiao's expression immediately changed; the letter was clearly written in a hurry.

The gist of it is that he won't be coming back for the Chinese New Year; he's received a mission, and we'll talk about it when he gets back.

Jiang Qiao also had no idea what kind of mission Ning Hao, a student soldier, could have, and why it was all so mysterious.

Thinking about tomorrow's exam, Jiang Qiao stopped studying and went straight to sleep.

After the exams were over, Jiang Qiao went to find Liu Zhanyu. "Hey, you've all finished the exams? How did it go?"

Jiang Qiao plopped down in a chair. "Not very good, probably about the same as last time."

Liu Zhanyu curled his lip. "No way, I've tutored you a lot. What, you have to repay me for all that effort?"

Jiang Qiao snorted, "What, do you have to make me get in the top of the class? Look at all the tutoring you've given me, I don't have the extra energy to study. Besides, those who get in are all top students, it's not like studying will guarantee you a top score."

Seeing Liu Zhanyu packing his luggage, I asked, "What, are you leaving here?"

Liu Zhanyu sighed and sat down in front of Jiang Qiao. "Little girl, I won't be able to stay with you for the next few days. My work here is finished, and I just received a new assignment. I have to leave."

"Another mission? Why are you being sent to monitor enemy agents again?"

Liu Zhanyu chuckled, "You little rascal, what enemy agent are you talking about? Don't forget, I'm a soldier, a real soldier. I bear the responsibility of protecting our country. From now on, when I'm not here, take good care of yourself, learn more, and protect yourself."

Thinking of Ning Hao and then looking at Liu Zhanyu, Jiang Qiao felt something was amiss.

Suddenly, a possibility occurred to her, "Old Liu, don't tell me a war is about to break out?"

Liu Zhanyu smiled. He genuinely liked Jiang Qiao; she was straightforward and smart. Actually, he didn't really want the girl to know these things, but he couldn't stop her from thinking so fast.

"Yes, it's in the south, so I received orders to go there."

"What am I supposed to do if I need to find you in the future? You just left like that, without even a thought of me?"

Liu Zhanyu brought over hot water. "Here, have some water. Little girl, what else do you want to remember me by? I've been with you for so long, isn't that enough?"

Later, when I have a fixed address, I will write to you, or you can go to Song Shutian; he knows my whereabouts.

Jiang Qiao, if you can, find someone to practice your skills with. I've heard about what happened to you. Even if you don't want to stand out, some people definitely know what's going on here. Be careful in the future, and don't let strangers get close. I still want to watch you grow up and go to university.

After all, this was a student he had taught, and the two were like teacher and friend. He genuinely didn't want anything to happen to this child.

Jiang Qiao nodded, somewhat moved. "Teacher, if I need to mail anything later, I'll have Song Shutian forward it to you. Once your work location is fixed, if you need anything, you can write to me. As long as I can help, I will definitely find a way to help you."

Liu Zhanyu was leaving, and Jiang Qiao had originally planned to invite him out for dinner.

"Forget it, I still need to hand over to the other teachers. Besides, with our relationship, what's the big deal about a meal? Come visit me sometime, and I'll treat you."

"How about this, I'll prepare some food for you when we get back at noon, so you can eat it on the train. You can't refuse that, can you? I'll also prepare some gifts for you. After all, we're friends, so you can't refuse these things."

After Liu Zhanyu boarded the train, he opened the things Jiang Qiao had given him and was surprised by the girl's generosity. Putting aside the food, the medicine Jiang Qiao gave him included not only some common medicines but also a ginseng.

Upon seeing the note, Liu Zhanyu looked out the window with a complicated expression. Unfortunately, Jiang Qiao was no longer in sight.

He acknowledged that the little girl was clever, but he hadn't expected her to be so intelligent. Just look at the medicine she had prepared; there was nothing he didn't understand. She had even prepared medicine for frostbite, as well as fur leg warmers and a vest. His eyes, gazing out the window, welled up with tears at that moment.

At this moment, I was also silently praying for my student Jiang Qiao, hoping that she could grow up safely and peacefully, and that all troubles and worries would pass her by.

Jiang Qiao had no idea that Liu Zhanyu had prayed for her in his heart.

The fact that her familiar teacher was changing had some impact on her mood. However, some people interpreted her behavior as a sign of poor exam results and disappointment.

"What's wrong? You look so down. It's just that you didn't do well on the test. We'll try again next time. I didn't do well either, but what can we do? Getting into high school already shows how great we are. Compared to those who didn't get in, we're already doing very well. Don't be discouraged. I have a lot of faith in you."

Jiang Qiao took Li Ling's arm and gave a wry smile. "It's not that bad. It's just an exam. I haven't taken it to heart."

"I thought so too. You don't have to go to such lengths. Are you really going on a long trip during winter break?"

Jiang Qiao shook her head. "I'm not going. I'm going back to the countryside to be with my grandpa. Okay, I won't argue with you anymore. I'm going back to prepare. I'll come visit you when I have time."