Cao Mingyuan explained with a smile, "My hometown is in the same province as your uncle, so we can go there on the way. It's been a long time since I've been back, so this is a good opportunity to go home and see my mother."

Song Shutian sighed, "This time, stay home a few more days. You're always running around outside all year round. We children really don't have time to be filial."

However, after the vacation, I had to hurry back to report for duty.

Jiang Qiao, if you don't have any requests, go back and take good care of your health. Let us know when you're getting married; after all, we've fought side-by-side. Even if it's a simple wedding, a few of us will be there.

Jiang Qiao waved her hand and said, "Okay, I'll let you know when the time comes. However, I can't go back for a while. Wait for my notification."

After giving the little mute boy acupuncture, Jiang Qiao left some over-the-counter medicine and a prescription, along with her address, so they could contact her anytime if they had any questions. Then she set off with Song Shutian and the others.

Because Jiang Qiao had prepared gifts for everyone in advance, none of them really had to worry about what gifts to prepare when they left.

The things Jiang Qiao bought for them were exactly what they wanted. If they had to go out and buy them themselves, they definitely wouldn't have thought of such thoughtfulness.

Halfway there, Jiang Qiao and Cao Mingyuan parted ways with Song Shutian and the others, and boarded a train to a neighboring province.

Cao Mingyuan wanted to invite Jiang Qiao to his hometown, but Jiang Qiao declined.

"No, I'm in a hurry to see my uncle, so I won't go. I have other things to do later. If I hadn't come all this way, I would have come much earlier."

"Old Cao, this is a gift I brought for your parents. Please don't refuse it. It includes some food and medicine for their health. You two work away from home all year round and don't have much time to take care of the family. Leaving some medicine at home will at least ensure their health. I hope you won't mind. I don't have anything else to give them."

Cao Mingyuan exclaimed in surprise, "My God, you even prepared this for me! I couldn't be happier! You've been so busy, I was too embarrassed to ask you for this. You actually prepared it for me, that's wonderful. Everyone knows how good your medicine is, so I won't stand on ceremony."

Jiang Qiao, please be extremely careful. As long as Lone Wolf and his gang haven't been caught, they could be watching you at any time.

Jiang Qiao nodded. "Don't worry, I've already learned my lesson once, do you think I'd let myself suffer again? Let's go, we'll contact each other again when I get back."

When Cao Mingyuan returned home and saw the medicine and herbs Jiang Qiao had given him, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. He owed her a huge favor. The prepared medicine she gave him was something that money couldn't always buy. Take this ginseng, for example; it could fetch a lot of money if sold elsewhere.

However, seeing his parents' happy faces, he felt nothing but gratitude. He never expected that his parents would like such a thing.

Jiang Qiao headed south without stopping, heading straight for the farm where Wen Zhongxuan and his group were.

Jiang Qiao had brought too much stuff, so she found a carriage to deliver it to her along the way. Otherwise, she really wouldn't have been able to take it all out when she arrived at her destination.

Fortunately, giving them some travel expenses meant they could come directly, so it was worth it.

Wen Zhongxuan and his son, who were harvesting crops in the fields, never dreamed that Jiang Qiao would come at this time.

I heard someone was looking for them, and I thought it was someone sent by my brother-in-law to come and see them.

Who would have thought that they would see a girl waving excitedly at them from afar?

Although he had met Jiang Qiao before, Wen Zhongxuan had never seen what Jiang Qiao looked like after she grew up since he left.

Especially considering that Jiang Qiao had been ill for four years in between, he couldn't connect his niece with the beautiful girl in front of him no matter how hard he tried.

However, upon closer inspection, although the person's appearance had changed somewhat, their eyebrows and eyes were still there, and they had become so thin that they were almost unrecognizable.

However, Wen Zhongxuan still tentatively asked, "You, are you Jiang Qiao?"

Jiang Qiao grinned and pounced on Wen Zhongxuan, calling out, "Uncle—"

Upon seeing his niece, Wen Zhongxuan blinked hard, but he couldn't stop the tears from welling up.

"You child, you're not fully recovered yet, how did you manage to run out?"

"Let your uncle see you quickly, you've lost so much weight! If it weren't for the fact that your eyebrows and eyes haven't changed much, your uncle almost wouldn't recognize you. You've grown into a young lady!"

Jiang Qiao pulled Wen Zhongxuan up and down, and found him to be in good spirits.

"Uncle, you're getting old too—"

Wen Zhongxuan sighed, "I'm already so old, but I'm not old yet. You all have grown up. If your uncle doesn't get old, won't he become an old monster?"

When you came here, how old were you? Six or seven years have passed already. Sigh, time really flies. In the blink of an eye, you've all become adults.

"Come on, tell your uncle how you are doing. Is there anything seriously wrong with your health?"

Jiang Qiao smiled and shook her head. "No problem. If there were a problem, would I dare to come out? Your sister would be watching me at home. How could she let me run around like this?"

"Uncle, where's my brother Shaoyang?"

"He's working in the fields, it's the autumn harvest, he's busy. Come on, your uncle will take you home, we can chat as we walk."

Wen Zhongxuan's biggest concern is his parents. You said that he had an accident and his parents have no one to take care of them. Before, the old couple were in good health and did not need their children to take care of them.

But so many years have passed. The old man and woman are getting old, and they can't live without someone to take care of them. But he doesn't know where his parents are.

Looking back now, he was really an unfilial son. His parents had been gone for so long, and he didn't even bother to come out and look for them, or even just ask around.

It's a pity that he doesn't have the will or the ability now. Although he's quite successful in this area, he's not really free, is he?

The only person he could think of was his niece. His father had always favored this granddaughter, and he felt that she might know the whereabouts of his parents.

However, Jiang Qiao had been asleep for more than four years, and he was genuinely worried. Without Jiang Qiao secretly taking care of him, if anything happened to his parents, he, as their son, would probably never be able to get over it in his life.

"Hehe, it's rare that you still remember my grandfather. Not bad, you deserve praise. I thought you had forgotten about the two elders."

Wen Zhongxuan was a little embarrassed. "The old couple were in good health before, so I didn't think too much about it. I just assumed that the old man and woman liked a certain place, so they settled down there."

You said it's been so long and I haven't heard anything. I'm worried. I'm in this state; shouldn't my parents have given me some news by now?

Jiang Qiao sighed, "It's not that my grandfather didn't want to leave you a letter, but how could he? He was worried about you, but he couldn't help you. That's their biggest worry."

Given your current situation, it's better not to cause you any more trouble. Ultimately, it all comes down to your grandfather's background. If he keeps it hidden, your problems won't be too big. But if he comes out, you'll probably suffer even more.

Why did your grandparents keep their identities a secret from you? Not only from you, but also from my mother and the others. They wouldn't let you tell anyone.

Firstly, there are limitations due to my mother's position, and secondly, my mother's character is such that she wouldn't lie, so we simply decided not to let her know.