Knowing that she wouldn't agree immediately, the old lady gave Qiao Qiqi three days to consider.

Back upstairs, Qin Huai asked her, "Do you plan to stay in Beijing?"

Qiao Qiqi looked into his eyes, didn't answer, but asked instead, "If I want to stay, will you stay with me?"

Qin Huai fell silent.

Qiao Qiqi knew this would happen.

She knew that Qin Huai definitely couldn't let go of Wang Guihua and Qin Baojun, and similarly, she couldn't let go of Lin Chunying and Qiao Weiguo either.

But she will definitely leave Qingyang Brigade!

Qiao Qiqi had already made up her mind. If the four elderly people were unwilling to leave their hometown, she wouldn't force them to leave. At worst, she would just travel back and forth between the two places more often. Anyway, she was young, so it wouldn't be a big deal for her to travel back and forth a few more times.

It will be much more convenient when we have airplanes in a few years.

"Although I really like Beijing, I won't stay here for the time being, and I won't agree to let the old lady work at the bearing factory. We'll go home in a few days."

Qiao Qiqi didn't wait three days; she told the old lady about her decision the very next day.

"I'm sorry, Qin Huai and I have decided to go back."

The old lady was not surprised that she would make this decision. Even Aunt Zhou said, "See, what I told you? Miss Qiao will not agree to this."

The old lady sighed helplessly. How could she not know the truth? She was just clinging to a sliver of hope.

"If you're turning me down because you don't want to work at the bearing factory, then fine, you can stay in Beijing without worry. Even if you stay here indefinitely, my Qin family can support you. In fact, if you're not comfortable here, I can even buy you and your husband a house nearby. As long as you can come back to visit this old woman from time to time, I'll be perfectly content."

The old lady was truly reluctant to let Qiao Qiqi leave.

Qiao Qiqi understood that she also liked the old lady very much, but she couldn't be with her parents in Beijing, and she couldn't be with the old lady when she returned to Heilong City. This was a dilemma for her.

But she could only say helplessly, "I've been away for a month. My parents are worried about me at home, so I have to go back to see them. I promise you, I will definitely come to Beijing to see you before or after the New Year."

There are only three months left until the Lunar New Year. When the old lady heard that she would be back before the New Year, her eyes lit up immediately. "Are you serious? You're not lying to me?"

"Of course, if you don't believe me, I'll pinky swear with you."

"Okay, let's pinky swear."

The old lady immediately stretched out her hand and made a pinky promise with Qiao Qiqi as proof.

In the afternoon, Qiao Qiqi and Qin Huai went to the train station and bought sleeper tickets for three days later.

Ever since Xin Xin learned that Qiao Qiqi was leaving, she hasn't stopped crying.

Although Chenchen didn't cry, her little face was full of reluctance, and she seemed quite depressed.

Finally, Qiao Qiqi promised them that she would definitely come back to see them in two months, which made the two children a little happier.

Qin Baoguo came over after dinner.

After returning from Heilong City, Qin Baoguo had been wanting to find time to talk to Qiao Qiqi alone, and he finally had the time today.

The two entered the study.

Qin Baoguo spoke first: "Are you really not considering staying in Beijing?"

Qiao Qiqi smiled helplessly when she saw that even Qin Baoguo was trying to persuade her. "Everyone has their own ambitions. Although I don't want to stay for the time being, it doesn't mean I will always think this way. Maybe in a few years, I will settle down in Beijing. I would prefer to stay by my own efforts rather than by relying on anyone else."

Qin Baoguo's eyes lit up when he saw the confident girl in front of him.

From the first time he met Qiao Qiqi, he discovered that she was a very opinionated girl.

Hearing her words, Qin Baoguo felt even more certain that he hadn't misjudged her. "Okay, I believe that day will come."

Qiao Qiqi transmigrated with her memories intact, knowing what would happen later, which is why she dared to say such a thing.

But she has to admit that the feeling of being recognized made her very happy.

The two then discussed Xiao Tanghai's situation. Qin Baoguo said that it wouldn't be easy to find dirt on him, but since he was able to harm Chenchen and Xinxin, he certainly wouldn't have done just this one bad thing.

If you do too many bad things, you'll eventually be exposed.

Upon hearing his words, Qiao Qiqi immediately thought of the people who had been guarding her outside the courtyard and told Qin Baoguo about it, "Perhaps you can capture those people and force them to reveal the bad things Xiao Tanghai has done."

Upon hearing that Xiao Tanghai had attacked Qiao Qiqi when he left, Qin Baoguo's eyes flashed with murderous intent. "I never expected that such a ravenous wolf was lurking in our family. If you hadn't saved Chenchen and Xinxin this time, we would still be in the dark."

"It's not that retribution won't come, it's just that the time hasn't arrived yet."

Qiao Qiqi left Qin Baoguo with one last sentence before departing.

Three days later, no matter how reluctant they were, it was time for Qiao Qiqi and Qin Huai to leave.

After Qiao Qiqi said she was leaving, the old lady asked Zhou Sao to prepare a lot of things for her to take back and distribute to her family.

Qiao Qiqi had already bought many gifts for her family when she was at the Fang family's house, and now with the addition of the old lady's gifts, she quickly ran out of space.

"Godmother, I really can't carry it anymore, please stop pretending..."

The old lady took one look at the items and realized there were too many. So she simply said, "Then let's send a car to take you back. We can put all these things in the car and still have room for more. Aunt Zhou, you can go to the storeroom..."

"Godmother, I really can't lift it anymore!"

When Qiao Qiqi saw that the old lady still wanted Zhou Sao to fetch it, she was both amused and exasperated. She quickly said, "Godmother, please don't bother. Qin Huai and I have decided to take the train back. The train is not only faster, but we also bought sleeper berths, so we can lie down and be more comfortable."

The old lady wasn't really worried about the car; she was clearly reluctant to let Qiao Qiqi leave. "Can't she stay a few more days?"

Qiao Qiqi said helplessly, "I promised Chenchen and Xinxin that I would definitely come back to see you in two months."

"That means we won't see each other for two months..." the old lady muttered under her breath, her childlike manner making Qiao Qiqi both amused and exasperated.

Before the old lady could say anything more, Aunt Zhou suddenly reminded her, "Madam, it's almost time. Young Master Baoguo hasn't returned yet. We're afraid we won't have enough time."

The old lady immediately agreed, "Perfect, then we won't leave today, we'll leave in a few days."

Even Aunt Zhou was left speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

The reason they were waiting for Young Master Baoguo was because he said he would try his best to take Qiao Qiqi and Qin Huai to the train station today. Even if Young Master Baoguo didn't go home, there was still a car at home.

Seeing that there was no time to spare, Qiao Qiqi immediately asked Qin Huai to load the things into the car and prepare to leave.

Seeing that she couldn't stop them, the old lady took advantage of the fact that the group wasn't paying attention to her while they were moving things and quickly stuffed the things that Qiao Qiqi had picked out earlier into the box.