After learning about the children's situation from Ma Zongxiang and his wife, Jiang Qiao got up to go find Song Zhi.

However, it was the end of the year, and Song Zhi was busy. He wasn't even in the office. Jiang Qiao left her things in the office, took a bag and distributed some food to everyone, that was about it, and then went directly to find Chen Fang.

"Jiang Qiao, I have to congratulate you this time. You've finally joined us, haha—"

Chen Fang knew how unhappy Jiang Qiao had been before, and he couldn't help but laugh when he saw Jiang Qiao.

"Laugh, laugh. Haven't you been wanting to laugh ever since you heard this news?"

After laughing enough, Chen Fang pointed at Jiang Qiao and said, "So you didn't want to join, now you can't escape it, can you?"

Jiang Qiao sighed and sat down in front of him. "Come on, stop laughing. You can't run away now. Tell me, how many people know my true identity?"

Chen Fang pointed to himself and said, "There's me, Shutian, and our section chief. As for the higher-ups, I don't know. Then there's your grandfather. I guess the people around you can guess. I think these people are fine, and we're fine too, so don't worry too much."

Come on, fill out a form and collect your things. Your grandpa is quite serious. At first, he didn't want money or coupons. He didn't even dare to collect these welfare benefits. He hadn't collected them for the past two months, but you collected them all this time.

Actually, the pay is quite good to work with us; we don't even want other people who want to join us.

A pile of various tickets and certificates was placed in front of Jiang Qiao. After examining them, even Jiang Qiao couldn't help but sigh, "This treatment is really good. My father didn't even get this kind of treatment."

Chen Fang smiled and said, "The pay is good, but the missions are also very dangerous. Take you for example, every time you've risked your life to get what you deserve."

Young comrade, this is what you deserve. You earned it yourself, so you can spend it with peace of mind.

Here, this is your identification and weapon. Keep it safe. You know the regulations, right?

Jiang Qiao nodded. "Understood. I won't use this unless absolutely necessary. Give me more bullets. These unlucky enemy agents, I don't know when they'll set their sights on me again."

Chen Fang patted Jiang Qiao's shoulder with amusement. "Well, I don't know what happened to you, but you caught their eye. People we usually have a hard time finding all seem to be coming to you."

Jiang Qiao, keep up the good work, we're looking forward to your next achievement.

Jiang Qiao rolled her eyes. "You're kidding me. Going up against these people will never end well. I barely escaped death this time; I almost died."

Chen Fang also knew about Jiang Qiao's situation, and it was precisely because he knew that he was worried for the girl.

"It's already quite an achievement to have escaped unscathed. At least everything is under control now. Jiang Qiao, you've done a great job. Here, this is your salary for the past two months—"

Jiang Qiao didn't even look at the items before shoving them into her bag. Chen Fang couldn't help but exclaim, "You silly girl, you don't even look at them! Do you even know how much you earn a month?"

Jiang Qiao shook her head and said honestly, "I don't know, but I'll find out when I get back. I guess it won't be low."

Chen Fang nodded with a smile, "Good to know. From now on, come over every now and then when you have nothing to do. We can keep in touch anytime if anything comes up."

Now that you're back, shouldn't the medicine be prepared?

Jiang Qiao said with a bitter face, "Brother, I just got back today. Can you let me catch my breath? How am I supposed to go into the mountains in this weather? It's snowing everywhere."

Besides, I still need to study. Just wait, I'll definitely do it when I have time.

Chen Fang smiled and approached Jiang Qiao, "Hey, let's talk about it, maybe you can make me some medicinal wine or something."

"That's easy to explain. Tell me, who is it for, and what's wrong with it?"

Chen Fang scratched his head. "Well, this is for my father-in-law. The old man isn't in good health, but he likes to drink, so I could only make him medicinal wine."

Jiang Qiao nodded. "Okay, I know. If you're in a hurry, come pick it up tonight. If not, I'll bring it over when I've calmed down."

"Okay, no rush."

After chatting with Chen Fang for a while, Jiang Qiao left with her things. Chen Fang was still worried and repeatedly told her to put her things away carefully, as if she couldn't lose them.

"Don't worry, even if I'm lost, I won't lose this thing."

After completing this round of business, Jiang Qiao went to the store for a stroll. Even though she had the receipts for some items, they were out of stock, so there was nothing she could do.

However, after buying everything he could, including oil, he returned with his basket on his back.

Qiao Jie and the others have already gone out to take a shower, leaving only Gu Hanting at home.

Jiang Qiao handed the remaining tickets to the old man. "Grandpa, take a look at these and buy them. We can't make it today. Tomorrow, you and my brother can go out and buy as many as you can. I still have some things here that I need to get rid of. If anyone asks, just say that you prepared them."

Gu Hanting smiled and nodded, watching his granddaughter take things out of the space one by one.

Gu Hanting felt that some things were not suitable, so he asked Jiang Qiao to take them back. He moved everything that could be displayed to the kitchen, and packed up the rest to take back for the New Year.

Jiang Qiao took out her salary and handed it to Gu Hanting. "This is two months' salary. What do you think you should do with it? How much should you pay me?"

Gu Hanting smiled and said, "You should count for yourself how many you're willing to pay."

After Jiang Qiao finished counting, she chuckled to herself, "I feel like this is a bit too much. How much do workers earn in a month?"

Gu Hanting sighed, "You can't compare to factory workers. Although the division of labor is different, your situation is special. You're all risking your lives. If I could, I'd rather you didn't do this job. But there's no other way for now. You'll have to leave it like this when you go to university."

"Joey, have you decided where you want to go to school?"

"I'm from the same place as my older brother, and I want to go to school there. What do you think, Grandpa?"

Gu Hanting nodded approvingly, "That's fine. Since you're going to take the exam, then study hard."

"Are we going back home for the New Year or staying here?"

"Let's go back. It's more lively in the countryside. Besides, this place is too small to make a fuss."

Grandpa, you guys go first. I'll bring the things back later. No one will ask where they came from. I'll just say I went to the neighboring city. Is that alright?

Gu Hanting nodded. "Grandpa knows you want to improve the family's life, but you need to have a good enough excuse, that's essential."

Gu Hanting refused to accept the salary, saying, "I have some here. You can give it to Grandpa Qiao and Grandpa Liu as pocket money later."

Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "They're not short of money either. Okay, I'll keep this for now."

"Oh, right, Grandpa, I'll have Chef Hou come over for dinner tonight. It's been so long since I've seen him. How about we all get together?"

“Okay, of course. I’ll pack the things and head over right away. You hurry up and prepare dinner. Call Chunming later.”