Before they could even eat, Jiang Qiao heard shouting and cursing coming from the backyard. As for the reason, she didn't say, but her family understood. They all knew that Jiang Xintong had returned. How could her daughter feel good seeing her own mother like that?

Qiao Jie said with a sigh, "Tell me, isn't this old lady bringing this on herself? She gave me a perfectly good granddaughter, and then she brought home a son. Now, things are getting worse every day. Now, no one wants to give her any medicine at all. I'm the one who added the medicine to her medicine. The Jiang family will take advantage of her whenever they can. I don't think they want to spend a single extra penny on the old lady."

Jiang Qiao slept for so long that she didn't have time to pay attention to Wang Dahua's matter. When she woke up yesterday, she didn't even remember Wang Dahua. If she hadn't seen Song Lianfeng, she would have almost forgotten about her.

"Grandpa Qiao, have these treatments been effective all these days?"

Qiao Jie shook his head. "The effect isn't very obvious. However, your grandma's speech is much clearer now, at least most people can understand her. It's just that her legs and body still can't move."

Jiang Qiao raised an eyebrow. "Didn't she tell you that her son and daughter-in-law treated her badly?"

Qiao Jie gave a bitter smile. "How could she say that? I can't take care of her. After she says it, we still have to rely on our son and daughter-in-law. She has to swallow her pride and bear it."

But with her daughter here, things might take a turn for the better.

Ma Liu disagreed with Qiao Jie's idea. "That's not necessarily true. How did the old lady and the eldest son's family treat that girl back then?"

Yes, she is a daughter and should be filial to her elders, but there is a prerequisite: she must not have a brother or such heartless family members.

To be honest, I used to hate my parents, but they did it all for my own good, just wanting me to have food so I wouldn't starve. They just never imagined that family would sell me to the palace.

Jiang Xintong is different from me, so the outcome is still uncertain. Do you think Jiang Xintong doesn't hate that couple? Would she let them get away with it so easily?

Gu Hanting nodded in agreement, "Maybe that's really the case."

"Alright, let's eat. Talking about their family matters will ruin our appetite."

Wen Jingwan spent the entire morning studying and neglected her son. When the little guy was eating, no one could hold him except his mother, which showed how much Wen Jingwan, as a mother, had neglected her son.

Jiang Qiao ate first, then took over feeding her younger brother. The little guy ate with a big smile, waving his arms and pulling Jiang Qiao's hand to stuff food into his mouth. It was obvious that he liked it.

"Call me 'sister,' and I'll cook you something delicious tonight."

Gu Hanting laughed from the side, "He's too young to talk yet. He'll probably start talking after his birthday. Boys usually start talking later."

Whether Little Stone understood what the adults were saying or was just unaware of it, he just kept grinning at Jiang Qiao.

Seeing her younger brother like this, Jiang Qiao's heart melted completely. She leaned over and kissed her brother's forehead hard.

The little guy cupped Jiang Qiao's face and vigorously smeared saliva on it.

Watching the two siblings having so much fun, Wen Jingwan smiled and ate her rice bowl while watching.

At this point, Gu Hanting asked everyone for their thoughts: "Why don't we all go back to the countryside? It would be more convenient. The city is definitely not as good as the countryside. You feel so constrained in everything you do. It's such a small place, it's better to go back."

Ma Liu didn't mince words. "Okay, brother, I'll go back with my niece and the child first. You and Qiao'er stay here. Sigh, I don't know what Wang Dahua's decision will be. If it really doesn't work out, just give up. That disease is really not easy to treat."

Qiao Jie sighed, "I have to hold on for at least a month. By then, I'll have done my best."

Wen Jingwan knew what was going on with Ma Liu, and turned to look at her daughter, "Qiao'er, aren't you going to make a move?"

Even without Jiang Qiao saying anything, Ma Liu spoke up for her, "Girl, you absolutely cannot intervene now. Putting aside your own health, given the current situation, whether or not it can be cured, Wang Dahua and the Jiang family won't be grateful to her, and she might even end up with a lot of resentment. Besides, this illness is inherently difficult to cure, and it's not something just anyone can do. It requires a lot of expensive medicinal herbs, and is the Jiang family willing to spend that much?"

Ma Liu wasn't bragging; he knew the truth about it. Although he hadn't seen some of the medicines he took back then, he could tell the difference just by tasting them. It probably wasn't something that could be done with money; there also had to be something available for sale.

When the topic of money came up, Wen Jingwan fell silent. She had heard a lot about the Jiang family these days, and her daughter had kept a lot from them.

"It's better that they don't make a move, so as to avoid getting into trouble. That family is no good."

Since he had suggested going back, his family quickly helped him pack. The adults were easy to help, but Little Stone had quite a lot of things to pack.

Jiang Qiao and the others set off in the afternoon, and she personally escorted them back, planning to return the next day.

However, when she got home, Jiang Xintong was already waiting for them.

"Aunt?"

Upon seeing Jiang Qiao, Jiang Xintong gave a wry smile. "I didn't have anything else to do. I just came to inquire about my mother's situation. I also want to thank you for your help. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to understand anything my mother was saying."

Jiang Qiao, are you feeling better?

Jiang Qiao nodded. "It seems okay for now, but I need to recover slowly. You've probably heard about my situation from the people in the courtyard. My mother even brought my younger brother to stay with me. At the time, my family probably thought I was going to die. Luckily, I'm lucky. God didn't take me. I guess He took pity on me and let me live a couple more years."

Aunt, what are your plans now that you're back?

Jiang Qiao didn't want to waste any more words and went straight to the point. Jiang Xintong wasn't at home taking care of her elderly mother; she had come to their house, probably not just to inquire or express her gratitude.

Jiang Xintong said with a distressed expression, "What can I do? My mother is like this now, it's difficult for me to take her back. Besides, I haven't discussed this with my family yet. After all, my mother has a son. If she didn't have a son, I wouldn't have said a word."

Jiang Xintong wasn't stupid. It was true that her mother was her own mother. Since ancient times, it had never been heard that a daughter would be expected to support her son in his old age. She could support her mother in her old age unless the son abandoned her. But judging from the old lady's attitude, it seemed that she didn't have that intention. Moreover, she didn't want to benefit Jiang Ping's family.

Jiang Qiao sized up Jiang Xintong. This woman was ruthless; she seemed to have come prepared.

"I can't get involved in your family's affairs. We've done all we can. Besides, I need my Grandpa Qiao to support me. Aunt, please think it over before you act."

Jiang Qiao guessed that Jiang Xintong already had a plan in mind. Just because she didn't want to get involved didn't mean she wanted to see the woman in front of her suffer.

Jiang Xintong was quite a character. She smiled at Jiang Qiao and said, "My mother's biggest mistake in her life wasn't giving birth to Jiang Ping, that scoundrel, but conspiring with others to scheme against you. Don't underestimate her just because she's my mother. I still have to say, she was really short-sighted."