Jian Ling glanced at the portrait in the photo. Although there were some differences, the overall outline, expression, and eyes matched.

"It's her. I'd recognize her even if she were ashes. Damn it, I even talked to her about the investigation into my friend back then. There was definitely something fishy going on, but after all that investigation, it just fizzled out."

"They must have been drugged by that Xu Shaoqing. I thought the people sent from above would uphold the law impartially; they're all the same."

“Aunt Jian, Aunt Jian, please don’t get agitated. Even if this woman is the one you met back then, we don’t know where she is for the time being. So please be patient and wait until after the New Year, then my daughter and I will go to find her.”

Although Jian Ling didn't say anything else, it's safe to assume that the woman's attitude at the time wasn't good, otherwise Jian Ling wouldn't have reacted this way.

Thinking about Xu Shaoqing again, she could roughly guess how Jian Ling and the others were treated later.

Jian Ling sighed, "It's better not to look at these people. Just looking at them makes me angry. If it weren't for my husband, Lao Zhou, stopping me back then, I probably would have fought them to the death."

Qiao Jie patted Jian Ling on the shoulder. "Daughter, don't be sad. It's all in the past. Those people weren't good people anyway. You and Qiao'er will deal with them later."

As they were talking, someone outside called Jiang Qiao's name. It wasn't just Li Meilan, but also the familiar voice of the postman.

Just as Jian Ling and I stepped out, good heavens, the postman brought over a huge pile of packages. "Oh my god, Jiang Qiao, hurry up, these are all yours. I haven't seen you come to pick them up these past two days, so I might as well just deliver them directly. Look, these are all yours. Take a look at the receipts and sign here."

Jian Ling checked it, nodded to Jiang Qiao, and the two of them signed for it. Then, Li Meilan pulled Jiang Qiao out.

"Girl, the person in that car is looking for you. Go and see if you know them or not, just in case they're a bad guy or something."

Li Meilan is quite vigilant now. Ning Hao isn't home, and she's worried that some villains might have designs on Jiang Qiao. Besides women, there are only elderly people at home. If something really happens, she'll feel guilty and she'll also feel sorry for Jiang Qiao's kindness to her over the years.

When the truck driver saw Jiang Qiao coming, he quickly got off and came over to greet her.

"Jiang Qiao, right?"

Jiang Qiao nodded, and then the other person handed her a letter. Jiang Qiao opened the letter and read the contents. It was written in Zhou Baorui's handwriting.

"Comrade, thank you for your trouble. You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Come on, let's go eat at home."

The driver really hadn't eaten. He came to deliver the goods in the morning, and after unloading them, he rushed over to find Jiang Qiao. His former boss had told him to personally hand the goods to Jiang Qiao, so he had been waiting for her to come back.

Where is the stuff?

Jiang Qiao quickly called Jian Ling over, "Let's unload the goods right away. Auntie, you come and help too."

Li Meilan shouted into the house, and Wang Tiezhu came out. "Come quickly and help the child unload the truck. Relatives have brought some things for the child."

Wang Tiezhu had just come over to lend a hand when Du Chengsong came out to work. He parked his car aside and everyone quickly came over to help.

These things weren't just a gift from Zhou Baorui's family; they were also given by Zhou Tianyu and Tian Yu's family. So, after discussing it, everyone got together and brought them over.

Not only is there food, but also medicine, and most importantly, seeds. Zhou Baorui got them from somewhere, saying they were quite precious and he had no use for them, so he brought them to Jiang Qiao to see if they could grow anything.

Jiang Qiao asked Jian Ling to prepare something for the driver to eat, while she quickly packed her things to prepare a return gift.

I also wrote a letter to explain the distribution of the gifts before seeing off the driver who had eaten his fill.

Jiang Qiao then sent some gifts to Li Meilan and Song Lianfeng before going home to prepare lunch.

Cao Mingyuan and Liu Zhanyu arrived relatively early and chatted with the old man for a while. Jiang Qiao's things were almost ready.

With supplies at home, she wasn't worried about entertaining guests. By the way, she could add some more things to the house, since Jian Ling wouldn't be able to tell anything anyway.

After a sumptuous meal, Jiang Qiao prepared gifts for the two people to take back, and also asked two other people to deliver New Year's gifts to Song Shutian and Jiang Jinyu.

After finishing their work, the three of them drove back immediately, first delivering some food and drinks to Gu Hanting and the others, and then going to the beach to treat Hua'er's sister-in-law's illness.

Even Jianling was surprised to see the woman's appearance; she looked much better than yesterday.

Qiao Jie knew his granddaughter's medical skills best. Seeing the patient's complexion, he nodded knowingly. "Girl, give the patient acupuncture. Your Aunt Jian and I will go for a walk on the beach. Maybe we can find something."

Upon hearing that the old man in front of them was Jiang Qiao's grandfather, Hua'er and her daughter quickly urged their daughter to go out and accompany the two of them for a walk on the beach.

"Be careful, don't let the old man fall—"

The girl named Hua'er readily agreed, found some tools and a basket, and led Jian Ling and the others out.

Jiang Qiao unloaded a lot of things from the car. "Auntie, these are for your daughter-in-law to nourish her body. Even if I cure her illness, if she doesn't get enough nutrition later, the illness can easily relapse."

Also, these are medicines, so you don't need to buy them yourselves—”

How could the old lady not know what Jiang Qiao was thinking? Not to mention her, everyone present knew that he was helping them. Their family's resources were limited, and they really didn't have much to give their child.

Moreover, the family had already spent all their money and were in debt. Even if their daughter-in-law went back, they would be too embarrassed to borrow money to eat good food at home. She herself felt embarrassed. The things Jiang Qiao brought really solved a big problem for their family.

"Miss Qiao, tell us, how should we thank you?"

Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "Grandma, if you feel bad, I'll come over to your house for a meal from now on. We can visit each other often and take our time. Besides, Auntie needs this too, so let's not be so polite with each other. As long as Sister-in-law is well, that's more important than anything else."

After Jiang Qiao finished giving the woman acupuncture, he casually mentioned how to consume these foods to achieve the best results.

"Once you finish all the medicine I brought, your sister-in-law should be feeling much better. You should go to the hospital for a check-up later. I'll be busy here before and after the New Year, so I'm afraid I won't have time to come over. If you have any questions, you can write to me. You all know my address. I'll come to see you when I have time."

Jiang Qiao didn't stay overnight. After the old man and Jian Ling finished going to the beach, the three of them got into the car and hurriedly went back.

Qiao Jie and Jian Ling were the most excited. They had a good haul today, and the flower girl even helped them pick up quite a few things.

The old man kept muttering in the car about how to eat these things when he got home.