Jiang Qiao smiled and nodded, then introduced Lu Ben to Ning Hao. Upon seeing Ning Hao, Lu Ben was dumbfounded.

"You got married so quickly? That's too fast! Your older brother doesn't even have a girlfriend yet. You're moving at lightning speed, not even giving anyone else a chance?"

Ning Hao pulled Jiang Qiao aside and asked, "What's up, bro? What other opportunities do you want?"

Lu Ben quickly waved his hand, "I'm not talking about myself, I have a girlfriend. I'm telling you, bro, take good care of our Jiang Qiao from now on, or you'll get a beating—"

Lu Ben still remembers the scene when he fought Jiang Qiao. It really hurt, but he was completely defeated by Jiang Qiao.

"Don't leave at noon, I've prepared lunch here. Lu Ben, you stay too, let's have a good get-together. I wonder how the others are doing?"

Speaking of his brothers from back then, Lu Ben was filled with emotion.

"Pan Yunqiang and your brother got into university. The rest of us can only try to find jobs. But speaking of which, we should thank you. Back then, our files included a record of catching bad guys."

With this sum of money, we're all doing alright; at least we're all workers with jobs.

I'm working at the commune's grain station right now. I'm off today, so I'm waiting for you guys to come over so I can see if you, Jiang Qiao, are the same person I knew back then.

I never expected that when we met again, you would be a married woman. Haha, I really can't believe it.

I remember Old Pan saying back then, "Anyone who can marry a wife like you will be incredibly lucky."

"Brother-in-law, from now on, treat Jiang Qiao well. Let me tell you, all eight of us in our dorm, including your brother-in-law, are absolutely on Jiang Qiao's side—"

This brother-in-law who suddenly appeared out of nowhere left Ning Hao speechless. This guy was even younger than him, yet he was already being called brother-in-law.

Who told his young wife to be so young? "Oh dear, brother-in-law, I'm going to be staying here for a while, and I'll have to ask you to take good care of me during that time."

See? I brought my grandma with me. If she wants to stay here someday, you'll have to help me out, since you're a local.

Lu Ben chuckled, "Brother-in-law, you've come to the right person. My uncle is the team leader, so I'll take care of this. Come on, let's go help."

Jiang Qiao never expected to meet Lu Ben in this place. It was like she had just missed something. With him here, she didn't have to worry too much about the old lady staying here.

Jiang Qiao and the others brought enough food to treat everyone to a meal. There was meat and vegetables, and a whole truckload of it. Zhu Lin brought all the food and drinks she could from her home. With Jiang Qiao's help, there was no shortage of food and drink.

Ning Zhengtao didn't expect the old woman and grandson to arrive so quickly. However, the old man's mood had been fluctuating these past few days. Even when he saw his grandson, he didn't dare to show his face because there were so many people around. He stayed quietly in the house, keeping watch over Fang Yuejin. The two of them had each other for company.

Fang Yuejin knew a bit about the situation, and at this moment, it was even more inappropriate for him to step in and cause trouble.

However, the commotion outside didn't stop them from having a meal. Jiang Qiao and the people who came to help prepared the food, and they naturally brought it over to the two people in the house.

Upon seeing Jiang Qiao, not only Fang Yuejin, but even Ning Zhengtao himself couldn't help but feel happy.

They both knew exactly what they had been eating these past two days. They were lucky to have enough to eat, as this place was poor and the locals ate fruits and vegetables for half the year and grains for the other half. Their situation was already considered quite good.

"Grandpa, Uncle, come and eat. Grandma will be here, so you don't need to worry about food and drink. I'll bring you a thermos in a bit. There are a lot of people here today, but it will be better in the future."

Fang Yuejin gave Jiang Qiao a thumbs up, "You're something else, girl!"

Ning Zhengtao was dumbfounded. What was going on? His granddaughter-in-law actually knew this person next to him? Judging from the tone of their conversation, they were clearly acquaintances, and not in a very polite way at that.

"You, you two know each other?"

Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "Grandpa, this person is my eldest uncle's former boss, so he's practically a relative. You should get along well with Uncle Fang in the future, so you can look after each other. If you don't understand what to do or say here, ask Uncle Fang. Also, listen to my grandma's advice."

Fang Yuejin knew what Ning Zhengtao was all about. He had observed him over the past two days and knew what kind of person he was and what his character was.

"Uncle, you should listen to the younger generation more in the future. If I'm not mistaken, it was Jiang Qiao who helped you a lot later on. Otherwise, you wouldn't be just staying here."

Jiang Qiao quickly brought the food to the two of them. "Eat it while it's hot, Uncle. Let me take a look at your leg—"

While Jiang Qiao was taking his pulse and examining his legs, Fang Yuejin also told her about what had happened in the past few days.

"The people in the village are quite nice. They know my leg is injured, but they haven't made things difficult for me, which is already very kind of them. Girl, I've been taking good care of it these past few days. My leg should be alright, right?"

Jiang Qiao nodded. "It's alright. Wait here. You guys eat first. I'll give you a few acupuncture needles in your leg so you can get better soon. This place is not as good as home. There's no way to properly recover here."

While the two were eating, Jiang Qiao quickly gave Fang Yuejin acupuncture. If his leg continued like this, it would have problems even if it healed. Therefore, this was not the outcome Jiang Qiao wanted to see.

This time, Jiang Qiao put in a lot of effort. Without saying a word, she sat down straight at Fang Yuejin's feet. Ning Zhengtao wanted to say something, but seeing his granddaughter-in-law like this, he didn't say anything.

Fang Yuejin knew a bit about the situation. When Jiang Qiao was focused on giving acupuncture, she wouldn't allow outsiders to disturb her. So he shook his head at Ning Zhengtao.

Everyone ate their own food. To be honest, the food was delicious. Although it was just cornbread, it was still a good meal. When families hibernated in winter, they would drink porridge. They would not be willing to eat dry food like this.

Needless to say, the vegetables are incredibly juicy and oily, and they even contain large chunks of meat.

Jiang Qiao stayed in the room for almost half an hour. Then, she left Fang Yue some medicine that she had just prepared. It was made with fish bone powder. As for its effectiveness, she didn't know. She would only know after seeing how well Fang Yue recovered.

"Remember, try not to move your leg. I'll talk to the captain later. If there's work, you can wait until your leg is better before doing it."

Grandpa, please take good care of him during this time, Grandma. Grandma will stay here with you from now on. Tell Grandma and Haozi what you want to eat. Haozi will also be staying here for a while, and I'll come check on him every few days.

Ning Zhengtao nodded awkwardly, "Okay, Grandpa understands."

Fang Yuejin didn't stand on ceremony with Jiang Qiao. "Girl, do I need some nourishment?"

Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "Uncle, just say you're craving something. Don't worry, I'll have my grandma take care of all of you. You'll definitely get plenty of bone broth. I brought a lot with me this time."