Seeing Jiang Qiao and Wen Jingwan push the door open and come in, Chunzi, who was in charge of running errands, rushed over to Jiang Qiao with surprise.

"Sister, Auntie, what brings you here? Come in and sit down. Grandpa Liu and the others are inside. What would you like to eat? I'll have the kitchen make something for you."

Jiang Qiao smiled and shook her head. "No rush. I'll go check on everyone. How are they doing so far?"

Chunzi nodded happily, "Yes, of course we can. We can support ourselves now."

It was a bit inconvenient to talk outside, so Jiang Qiao and Wen Jingwan followed Chunzi into the inner room, which was a large room that had been divided into several small private rooms.

Jiang Qiao and his group didn't go into the private room. Instead, they kept walking inside. Ma Liu and his group were next to the kitchen, which was a place where people in the restaurant would temporarily rest.

Upon seeing Jiang Qiao arrive, Hou Diankui quickly waved to the mother and daughter, "Come on, come and have something to eat. We just finished our work, and we didn't expect so many people to come today."

Girl, have you seen those things outside—"

Jiang Qiao nodded. "I saw it. It's for people down below who need rehabilitation, right?"

Hou Diankui nodded. "Haozi called this morning, saying we should keep an eye on where they were being sent."

Jiang Qiao looked at the old men in surprise. "What do you mean? Is there someone he knows among them?"

Qiao Jie sighed, "Haozi didn't explain clearly. He just told us to come and take a look, saying that these people might eat here. It's quite a coincidence that they actually came to eat here."

Haruko just secretly inquired and found out that all these people have been sent to the island.

Jiang Qiao did know that there was a sea at the easternmost part of their county, but she had never been there, let alone knew where the island was.

"He didn't say anything else?"

The old man shook his head. "I guess it's inconvenient to say. Girl, why don't you contact Xiao Song? These people don't seem like ordinary people to me."

Jiang Qiao nodded. "No rush. I'll ask him when we get back, Grandpa, whether we want to eat here or go home for lunch?"

Qiao Jie said with a smile, "Go home. Your sixth grandpa just came over to help out and give some pointers. Actually, everything at home is almost ready. Your Aunt Jian can just stir-fry it and we can eat."

Jiang Qiao thought of Zhou Yu, "Where is my Uncle Zhou? How is he feeding himself in the city? You all came here?"

Hou Diankui smiled and said, "He won't go hungry. There's a canteen at the company, and everyone eats there now. Besides, he has to go to work. Your Aunt Jian is bored staying at home. And besides, there's Chunming. If anything happens, the two of them can keep each other company. If I'm not around, let Chunming take care of Zhou Yu."

Speaking of Chunming, Jiang Qiao hadn't seen him in a long time. "I wonder if Brother Chunming has a girlfriend now?"

Hou Diankui actually knew about this. "Sigh, he's in a difficult situation. He's busy with work and picky. It seems your third aunt has had quite a few girls introduced to him, but unfortunately, he hasn't liked any of them."

Oh right, I didn't tell you, did I? Jianjun got married. Your grandpa went back to attend the wedding. He married the daughter of his boss. Tsk tsk, sigh. Such a good childhood sweetheart, and he just gave her up like that. That guy is ruthless. He didn't even show mercy to his teacher and ex-girlfriend.

Sigh, that kid has really changed completely—"

Jiang Qiao sat down next to the old man. "Grandpa Qiao, what is Yin Jiaqi doing now?"

The old man sighed, "What can he do? He's cleaning with his father. Uncle Yin Jiaqi is studying abroad. The Zhao family used to envy his good conditions and remittance certificates. Now, all of that has become a fault in their eyes. Sigh, this person changes his mind too quickly—"

Jiang Qiao snorted twice. "That's just how people are in their family. They haven't changed; they're just like that at heart. They just didn't show it so obviously before. Now that they feel their opportunity has come, they have to seize it and climb the ladder. Otherwise, why would Zhao Jianjun marry the leader's daughter?"

Speaking of Zhao Jianjun, even though he grew up with Chunming and me, he's nowhere near as good as my brother Chunming. My brother Chunming is kind and honest, while Zhao Jianjun is cunning to the core and wicked inside.

Qiao Jie nodded with a smile, "You know what, our Qiao'er's analysis was right. By the way, how did the surgery go today? Was it successful?"

Jiang Qiao nodded, "Professor He personally guided me, and I did as he said. There shouldn't be any major problems. If this person gets better, I think it's a waste to keep him at the brick factory. He's such a good surgeon. If any of us country folk get sick, we can go to him for treatment. It's so convenient!"

Jiang Qiao is back, and the old men can't stay in the restaurant any longer. They called Ma Liu to hurry home for dinner.

The group exited through another door, and Jiang Qiao and her mother treated it as accompanying the old men for a walk.

"Sister, sister—"

Stone started calling for Jiang Qiao from afar, with Gu Zhengfeng following behind. The little guy hadn't seen Jiang Qiao since he woke up that morning and was initially unhappy, but Gu Hanting took his grandson to play at the team for half a day, and only then did the little guy stop fussing about looking for his sister.

Jiang Qiao hugged her younger brother who rushed towards her, patted the little guy's head, and then picked him up.

"Does our Stone miss his sister?"

Little Stone was a little embarrassed, but he liked being held by his sister.

"Sis, why didn't you take me out?"

Wen Jingwan explained from the side, "Your sister had important things to do, so she couldn't take our Shitou with her. Look, as soon as she finished her work, she came back to be with our Shitou. Are you not angry now?"

The little guy leaned on Jiang Qiao's shoulder a little shyly, but he still couldn't help but defend himself.

"I'm not angry, I just miss my sister. Sister, can you take me next time? I'm fine, I never say anything."

Jiang Qiao patted her little brother's bottom. "Okay, next time, I'll take our Stone to do something meaningful, okay? Now, let's go home for dinner."

Gu Zhengfeng walked over and took his son, "Shitou, your sister is very tired. Don't let her carry you. Dad will hold your hand. Our Shitou is a man now. He should protect his sister and not let her get tired, right?"

The little guy was quite sensible, nodding earnestly, "Stone is the man of the family, I have to protect everyone in our family—"

Jiang Qiao smiled and patted her younger brother's head. Gu Zhengfeng walked along and told his daughter about the second phone call he had received.

"Chen Fang said that you should go back and contact Xiao Song immediately, as if it's urgent."

Jiang Qiao responded, "Dad, why do you think Ning Hao asked Grandpa and the others to come and see if anyone was coming for dinner? What does that mean?"

Gu Zhengfeng frowned and said, "I've been thinking about this too. Perhaps someone here wants to find out about them, or wants to take care of them. You'll have to ask Haozi about this. Have you heard anything?"