Jiang Qiao almost wanted to curse. What kind of thinking was this? This guy had actually set his sights on her again.

With a sigh, he resignedly replied with an "okay," and quickly got up and dressed.

"Haozi, I have to go out for a bit. Take care of things at home. Song Shutian might be in some trouble. I suspect they're after Dou Yanhua."

Ning Hao was dumbfounded. "What do you mean? They want to rescue Dou Yanhua?"

Jiang Qiao nodded. "My intuition tells me that if that woman doesn't make proper arrangements for Dou Yanhua, she won't have any other ideas. If there's anything, wait until I get back to talk to her. I'm going to find Uncle San."

Ning Hao wanted to go with Jiang Qiao, but Jiang Qiao stopped him, saying, "Grandpa Qiao, I'm worried about you being home alone. What if the enemy attacks my base? You stay home and wait, I'll be fine."

Although Ning Hao was worried, he knew that Jiang Qiao could work without worry as long as things were safe at home.

"Be careful, those remaining people are not simple characters."

Jiang Qiao nodded, then put on her cotton-padded coat and turned to leave. Qiao Jie was drinking tea inside when Ning Hao walked into the room.

"Grandpa Qiao, I'll sleep with you tonight."

Qiao Jie looked at Ning Hao with surprise. "What's wrong? Is your wife up to something again?"

Ning Hao sighed, "We have a mission. Brother Song is probably too busy, so we can only send Qiao'er."

Sigh, tonight, it'll just be the two of us, grandpa and grandson, sleeping together.

Qiao Jie unconditionally supports his granddaughter's work: "Sigh, Qiao'er has it tough too, so please be more understanding."

Ning Hao smiled and said, "Grandpa Qiao, I don't have any particular ideas. As long as Qiao'er wants to do it, I will support her unconditionally. A wife is meant to be pampered, not to be around the stove all day long."

Besides, Qiao'er is excellent in every way; I'm the luckiest one.

The old man smiled and patted Ning Hao's arm. "You'd better keep a close eye on your own affairs. Your Aunt Jian is a good person, but she tends to be stubborn."

If she sets her mind to something, she's single-minded and impatient. If you ask her to help, I reckon those young men wouldn't be able to get out of bed.

The old man was right about this. However, Ning Hao also admired Jian Ling's methods. She was a ruthless person to be able to train these people and keep them from complaining.

"Don't worry, there won't be many more days of training. We'll select from these people and then conduct intensive training. After all, it's a big competition, so we'll have to choose the strongest people, right?"

"So you'll still be the one training these people from now on?"

Ning Hao nodded. "That's what the leader said, but I don't know if there have been any changes later."

"Haozi, Grandpa knows you've sacrificed a lot for this family and for Qiao'er. If you hadn't come back back then, you might be a high-ranking official now—"

Ning Hao could roughly guess what the old man was going to say.

"Grandpa Qiao, please don't say that. I did it willingly. Besides, without Jiang Qiao, there would be no me."

I had my reasons for retiring back then. You know my health, right? Actually, I felt that whatever I did wouldn't prevent me from contributing to the revolution.

Jiang Qiao and I are husband and wife. Jiang Qiao is more capable than me, and I am proud of her.

I can't boast about my other skills, but my wish is to let my wife go out and do what she likes without worry.

As long as Qiao'er is happy, that's all that matters. As for who does what, or who gets ahead of whom, that's not an issue at all. We've already discussed that.

Qiao Jie smiled and nodded, "I'm relieved that you think this way. I was worried that if this went on for too long, you would feel unbalanced, and the couple would easily have misunderstandings and estrangement."

Grandpa's life has been tough, but meeting you two children at my age makes it all worthwhile.

Ning Hao got up and put the bedding out for the old man. "Grandpa Qiao, this is nothing. Our good days are yet to come. You must take good care of yourself. Qiao'er said that she is counting on you to help us take care of the children."

Hearing this, Qiao Jie couldn't help but laugh. "That's great! Grandpa will teach your child acupuncture, and your grandpa will teach him to read. Our child won't lack anyone to take care of him. There are so many old men here; each one can lend a hand, and the child will grow up in no time."

Especially your sixth grandpa, that guy loves children the most. Later, I'll have him teach my great-grandson about connoisseurship; sixth grandpa is best at that.”

The old man was eager for the young couple to have a child soon, believing that having a child would strengthen their relationship.

The key point is that the old man had some selfish motives. After all, Qiao'er was a girl. She had experienced so many life-and-death situations over the years. He had no other expectations but to hope that his child could live a peaceful and safe life. With her skills, she wouldn't have to worry about going hungry.

However, the old man couldn't say these words aloud. He could only pin his hopes on Jiang Qiao's belly, hoping that his granddaughter would get pregnant soon. Once she had a child, the family would have someone to care about, and the child wouldn't have to go out so often.

Ning Hao had no idea that the old man had so many hidden thoughts in his mind.

"Grandpa Qiao, don't worry, Qiao'er will be careful. She went to find Third Uncle. Let's go to sleep first. Maybe she'll be back in the middle of the night."

The old man has a fixed time for going to bed. When it's time, Qiao Jie will definitely go to bed. Going to bed early and getting up early is a habit he has developed over the years.

Although Ning Hao was a little worried about Jiang Qiao, he also drifted off to sleep in a daze.

After Jiang Qiao found Song Zhi, she conveyed Song Shutian's opinion.

"What? You mean Dou Yanhua isn't safe where she is right now?"

Jiang Qiao nodded. "That's how it is for now. Third Uncle, where exactly are you hiding Dou Yanhua?"

I'm not saying this place is unsafe. I think maybe many people know about it, and some might accidentally let it slip, or maybe someone deliberately leaked the news. It's all uncertain.

The key point is that Dou Yanhua's suspected biological mother might take this opportunity to take this person away.

Therefore, for safety's sake, we have to make this trip.

Song Zhi gave a wry smile. "I really didn't think that much about it. Dou Yanhua is in the farm where your uncle was imprisoned. There shouldn't be any major problems, right?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qiao immediately said, "Oh no, we need to get going right away. Don't forget, Jiang Hong is cooking for someone over there."

This time, Song Zhi was dumbfounded. He slapped his forehead, "How could I not have thought of that? Hurry up, let's go, let's go—"

In Song Zhi's eyes, the Jiang family members were not good people. Although Jiang Hong was standing behind Jiang He, Song Zhi felt that Jiang Hong had been involved in many things.