Although she couldn't see the other person's face, her intuition told her that this person looked exactly like her father.

"Come here, Jiang Qiao, look who this is?"

Gu Zhengfeng turned to look at his daughter, Jiang Qiao's eyes lit up, and she excitedly rushed over, "Dad, why did you come here?"

Holding his daughter, Gu Zhengfeng looked her up and down. "You've lost weight. Have you been neglecting your meals again? Tell Dad, are you really feeling better?"

Jiang Qiao nodded excitedly, "Okay, there's no problem now. Dad, why did you come to the school? And why are you sitting here?"

Gu Zhengfeng chuckled and patted his daughter's head. "Why can't Daddy come? My daughter is such a good student, I have to come and experience it for myself."

Come, let me introduce you. This is someone you should call Uncle, a friend of Dad's—"

Jiang Qiao was dumbfounded. This cold-faced principal actually had connections with her father?

Although that's what I was thinking, I still greeted him politely, "Hello, Uncle Gao!"

Gao Zhongde nodded with a smile, "Jiang Qiao, I really didn't expect you to be Gu Zhengfeng's daughter—"

Jiang Qiao grinned and said, "Uncle Principal, I never expected that someone as serious as you could have such a warm and infectious smile."

Gao Zhongde laughed heartily, a rare occurrence for him. "Little girl, you're not afraid of me anymore? Hehe, there's nothing your uncle can do. You students are all so mischievous and naughty. Do you think I can keep them in check if I don't put on a stern face?"

Come, sit with your dad, let's have a chat—

Since the person in front of her was her father's friend, Jiang Qiao simply asked to take leave after May Day.

Gao Zhongde couldn't help but laugh. "Jiang Qiao, have you been holding this in for a long time, afraid that I'm hard to reason with?"

I'd heard your junior high principal mention you before, and I was just waiting for you to come over and ask for leave.

I waited and waited, but you never came. I never thought I could finally hold back today.

"You can take leave whenever you want, but there's one thing: during the college entrance exam, you must perform as well as you did during the middle school entrance exam. We can talk about anything then, okay?"

Jiang Qiao raised an eyebrow with a smile. "Uncle, you wouldn't happen to be classmates with our Teacher Bai, would you? You two always say almost the same thing."

"Bai Guiru, right?"

Jiang Qiao was dumbfounded. Even her homeroom teacher knew about it. But then she thought about it and realized that it made sense. They were both teachers in the education field, so it was inevitable that they would run into each other at meetings and get to know each other.

Gao Zhongde chuckled. "Jiang Qiao, you didn't know, did you? Bai Guiru and I are cousins. I've heard her mention your situation, but I really didn't expect you to be Gu Zhengfeng's daughter. Sigh, this whole thing is a mess—"

Gu Zhengfeng sighed, "Who would have thought you'd come here? I thought you'd gone back to your hometown."

Gao Zhongde sighed, "I'd like to too. Ever since the incident involving enemy agents at this school, the organization transferred me here. No matter what, these kids are all talented people, they are our future. We can't afford to have any problems with them. After all, I've served in the military before. After considering it all, I guess they think I'm the most suitable."

Taking this opportunity, Jiang Qiao spoke with the principal about Gu Zhixuan's plan to skip a grade and take the college entrance exam, as she was worried that something might go wrong.

"Don't worry, your brother's grades should be fine. I'll keep an eye on it."

Considering that the father and daughter hadn't seen each other for a long time, Gao Zhongde didn't want to delay their reunion. He waved for Jiang Qiao to go home for a vacation and come back whenever she wanted to go to school.

Of course, Jiang Qiao made a guarantee, meaning that even if people are on vacation, their studies cannot fall behind.

As Jiang Qiao walked out of the school, she felt a surge of emotion. "If I had known that the principal was your old friend, I would never have gone to school. There are so many things I'm already too busy to handle."

Gu Zhengfeng, riding his bicycle with his daughter on the back, said, "I didn't know either. I was thinking of coming over to say hello to your principal, but I didn't expect it to be this guy. Come to think of it, we haven't been in touch for many years."

He was also in the army back then, but he was an instructor. He was injured later and was discharged from the military. Who would have thought that he would end up here?

"From now on, if you want to take a vacation, you can take one. If you don't want to study, then we won't. Whatever you do, Dad will support you."

Jiang Qiao chuckled from behind, "Dad, aren't you afraid I'll be idle and unable to do anything?"

"My daughter, as long as you are happy, that's all that matters. I don't have many demands. Your mother and I can support you."

Jiang Qiao sighed, "Dad, you are definitely the most enlightened father of this era. Dad, I have a few things to tell you..."

Jiang Qiao told Gu Zhengfeng about her plans and the things that needed to be resolved temporarily.

Having a father around is great, that was Jiang Qiao's first thought. The two of them could discuss things together, and there were some things she needed help with temporarily. With her father here, he was naturally her helper.

Gu Zhengfeng rode his bicycle with his daughter to the police station first; he needed to let his brother know.

"Fourth brother, you're back! Why didn't you say anything? I would have come to pick you up."

Gu Zhengfeng went over and hugged Song Zhi, patting him on the back. "It's not that far. I didn't need to pick you up. I walked here. Let's have a couple of drinks tonight and then go to Qiao'er's."

Song Zhi nodded. "Okay, I'll treat you to lunch to welcome you back."

Gu Zhengfeng waved his hand and said, "Let's not stand on ceremony, we're on vacation. We have plenty of time. We can get together tonight, and I plan to visit my nephew at noon."

My eldest son has left, and I'm worried about leaving these two kids at home alone. We'll have a good talk tonight, brothers. I'll be going now.

Gu Zhengfeng left Song Zhi with some wild mountain produce and took his daughter home first.

As luck would have it, Li Meilan had just bought everything today. When she saw Jiang Qiao appear, she quickly greeted her and handed her the things.

She had seen Gu Zhengfeng once before, but he was helping the old man with chores at the time, so she only saw his profile and never really looked at him closely.

Upon learning that the man before her was Jiang Qiao's biological father, Li Meilan exclaimed repeatedly, "No wonder Jiang Qiao is so handsome; she's inherited it from her father. Girl, quickly take your father inside. If you need anything later, just let me know."

Jiang Qiao smiled and nodded. "Auntie, thank you. We'll talk about it later. My dad just got off the train, and I need to take him back to the house to wash up."

Gu Zhengfeng nodded to Li Meilan, took his things, and followed Jiang Qiao into the house.

As Li Meilan walked, she sighed, "Like father, like daughter. Look at Jiang Qiao's parents, not to mention anything else, their looks alone are one in a hundred. No wonder they gave birth to such a beautiful daughter."

She was secretly relieved that she hadn't done anything too outrageous back then, otherwise, the other person's parents would have come knocking on her door. Judging from their demeanor, they were clearly officials. Although she hadn't met many officials, their aura was different from that of ordinary people.

Who would have thought that the poor little thing in the courtyard back then would have such a powerful background? Things are really different now.