Seeing this, Aunt Zhou quickly instructed the maid who had followed her in from the courtyard to pour water for Qiao Qiqi before answering the old lady's question—

"Hey, don't even mention it. I just finished buying groceries and tripped over a potato in front of the grocery store. Luckily, this little girl was passing by, helped me up, and then carried me all the way back."

The old lady looked at Qiao Qiqi in surprise, clearly astonished that Qiao Qiqi, with her small frame, could carry Zhou Sao all the way back. But since Zhou Sao had said so, the old lady knew it must be true, so she immediately looked at Zhou Sao and asked, "Is your leg okay? Should we go to the hospital to get it checked out?"

Just as Aunt Zhou was about to speak, Qiao Qiqi, who was sitting on the ground, suddenly said, "Her leg is fine, she just scraped her skin a little. It will be fine in a couple of days. She doesn't need to go to the hospital."

The old lady looked up at her as she listened to her speak, and saw that she was a fair-skinned and pretty young girl. Her bright eyes flashed, "You know medicine?"

Qiao Qiqi shook her head, "No."

"Then how can you be sure her leg is okay?"

“That’s easy. I could tell just by looking at that old lady when she took a couple of steps outside that her bones were definitely fine, otherwise she wouldn’t be able to walk,” Qiao Qiqi said matter-of-factly.

Aunt Zhou was amused by her words.

Through brief conversations along the way, she could tell that the girl was indeed from the countryside and had a straightforward personality.

So hearing her say that now was not surprising at all.

“Madam, this young girl is right. My leg is indeed fine, just a scraped knee, but it’s much better now.” Aunt Zhou rolled up her pants, revealing her scraped knee.

The wound had scabbed over by the time I walked back, but it still looked quite scary.

The old lady immediately had a servant bring a first-aid kit to apply medicine to Zhou Sao.

Qiao Qiqi drank half a glass of water and stood aside watching. Seeing that the maid was clumsy and seemed a little scared, she took the tweezers directly and said, "Let me do it!"

As he spoke, he pinched the cotton ball, dipped it in mercurochrome, and quickly applied the solution.

Although Aunt Zhou was in pain, she still said gratefully, "Luckily you were here, otherwise I would have suffered even more."

"You are welcome."

As the two were chatting, they suddenly heard a car drive in from the courtyard.

The old lady turned her head and glanced into the courtyard. Not seeing him, she asked, "Is it Baoguo or Tanghai who has returned?"

The maid glanced out the window and replied, "It's the young master."

The old lady nodded, looked away, and gestured for Qiao Qiqi to sit down, but Qiao Qiqi shook her head, "No need, I have to go."

Just then, a short, slightly overweight man with a small mustache walked in from outside.

The man, dressed in a suit and tie, looked quite wealthy. Upon entering and seeing the unfamiliar Qiao Qiqi, he immediately raised an eyebrow. "Mother, is this your new maid?"

The old lady frowned. "What nonsense are you talking about? Aunt Zhou fell when she went out to buy groceries, and this kind young girl carried her back."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Tanghai glanced at Zhou Sao, who wasn't exactly slender, and then at Qiao Qiqi. Seeing that she could actually carry Zhou Sao on her back, he frowned and said disapprovingly, "Mother, there are all sorts of people out there these days. It's best not to bring just anyone back. After all, as the old saying goes, you can know a person's face but not their heart!"

It would be perfectly normal to say such things behind someone's back.

But now that the person is right in front of you, it's a bit much to say that in front of them.

The old lady frowned in disapproval.

But before she could speak, Qiao Qiqi had already put down her water glass. "Now that the person has been returned, I'll be leaving now. Goodbye, everyone."

After saying that, without waiting for a response from the others, Qiao Qiqi quickly walked to the door, put on her shoes, and left.

"Oh, young lady..." Aunt Zhou wanted to express her gratitude, but seeing the young lady leave in a hurry and with a bad temper, she became a little anxious.

The old lady also felt this was inappropriate and immediately sent a servant to call the person back.

Just as Qiao Qiqi stepped out of the courtyard, she heard someone calling her from behind.

She kept walking, her face filled with anger.

But soon, the servant caught up and blocked her way. "Miss, don't be angry. Second Master didn't mean it. He was just being a little too cautious. Please don't take it to heart."

Qiao Qiqi was forced to stop. Although she was still angry, she said nonchalantly, "I didn't care. Anyway, I don't know him. I'll just pretend he's talking nonsense."

The maid was stunned by Qiao Qiqi's straightforward words.

Qiao Qiqi's next words were: "Could you please go in and get the pastries for me? I just bought two pounds of pastries, and I forgot to take them out of the old lady's basket. Could you please get them out for me? I'll be going now."

"Okay, please wait a moment." The maid immediately went back.

Qiao Qiqi glanced back and saw her walk into the courtyard. She hesitated for a moment, then turned back to the courtyard gate to wait.

After waiting for about five minutes, the maid came out carrying pastries. "Miss," she said, "our matriarch specially sent a driver to take you home to thank you for bringing Aunt Zhou back."

Qiao Qiqi took the pastries but declined, saying, "No need, I can go back by myself."

After saying that, she turned around, but the car quickly pulled up to her side and stopped. "Miss, please get in the car. If you don't accept, the old lady will feel guilty."

Hearing the maid's explanation, Qiao Qiqi only found it amusing. "Isn't it because you suspect I have ulterior motives that you deliberately came with me to see where I live and whether I'm a bad person?"

"..." The servant froze.

His thoughts had clearly been exposed.

Qiao Qiqi chuckled and this time opened the car door directly. "Alright, to put your minds at ease, I have to get in this car."

With someone to take her home, she didn't have to walk or spend money on transportation, making Qiao Qiqi even happier and more carefree.

She gave Fang Ke's address directly, and then stopped talking.

Soon, the car arrived at Fang Ke's house.

Qiao Qiqi remained silent, pushed open the door, got out of the car, unlocked the door, entered the yard, and slammed the door shut.

Back inside, Qiao Qiqi stood quietly for a while. She heard the sound of a car starting outside the yard. After waiting for a while, she went out of the house, looked at the yard gate, and made sure that the person had left before returning to the house.

This time, it wasn't entirely a wasted effort.

At least, she discovered something important.

"Sister, you're back." Xin Xin, perhaps woken up by the noise, suddenly rubbed her eyes and came out of the room.

Qiao Qiqi reached out to her, and after Xin Xin snuggled into her arms, she reached out and stroked Xin Xin's hair. "Xin Xin, do you still remember what Grandma looks like?"

She thought she must have helped Chenchen and Xinxin find their relatives!