"I'm a relative of the Qiao family, just visiting." Seeing that she couldn't get any more information, Fang Jingru took her leave.

Just as they reached the gate of the courtyard, the old lady's voice suddenly came from behind them, "I remember now, the third son of the Qiao family has a big birthmark on his body, right on his belly, about the size of a child's palm, but because it is very dark, it looks quite scary."

Fang Jingru's eyes lit up, and she immediately went back to ask, "Grandpa, are you sure?"

The old lady thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes! It must be the third son of the Qiao family. I said before that this birthmark would probably grow bigger as he gets older, and the area would be quite large. When Lu Xiufen heard me say this, her eyes showed her dislike for the child. She said that such a big spot would be very unsightly. I comforted her that it was on her stomach and no one could see it anyway, so it didn't matter."

"But Lu Xiufen wasn't very good to this youngest son before, and I suspect it's because of this birthmark," the old lady sighed.

The next afternoon.

Qiao Qiqi had just woken up when Fang Jingru came in carrying a bowl of crayfish. "I caught these this afternoon. Let's take them to the Qiao family's house and eat them together!"

When Qiao Qiqi saw that Fang Jingru had caught three or four pounds of crayfish by herself while she was sleeping, she was both amused and exasperated. However, seeing that Fang Jingru loved to eat them, she naturally wouldn't refuse.

"Okay, my parents also want noodles, so shall we have crayfish noodles again?"

Fang Jingru had no objection, but was concerned about Lin Chunying's leg, "I wonder how your mother's leg is doing, we should go and see her."

"Okay." The two took the crayfish to the Qiao family's house. Qiao Weiguo hadn't returned yet. Since becoming the village group leader, he would never go home before dark.

Qiao Qiqi started cooking, calculating the time. In addition to crayfish noodles, she also made a pot of green beans, potatoes and pumpkin, which was especially fragrant when cooked with lard. Although there were noodles, Qiao Qiqi also stuck ten pancakes on the side of the pot. If they couldn't finish them, they could eat them tomorrow morning, so that Lin Chunying wouldn't have to get up early to cook.

Just as the food was cooked, Qiao Weiguo returned.

The first thing I do when I get home is wash off all the dust.

Lin Chunying had placed towels and a basin of water in the yard early on, preparing them day after day for ten years, so that Qiao Weiguo could wash up as soon as he got home.

"Miss Fang is here, why don't you come inside?" Qiao Weiguo warmly greeted his guest.

Fang Jingru just smiled and said, "It's cool in the yard, so it's nice to stay outside for a while."

Qiao Weiguo said no more, took off his outer shirt, and began to wash his face, neck, and arms in his vest. Country men don't have many fuss, and he splashed water everywhere while washing, which made Lin Chunying disgusted. "Can't you be a little gentler? People will laugh at you."

Qiao Weiguo just chuckled and said, "I'm used to it. I'll be more careful."

Then, the number of movements really decreased significantly.

Fang Jingru watched from the side, admiring the wonderful relationship between the couple. Her gaze fell on Qiao Weiguo's vest, and after a moment's hesitation, she suddenly turned and went into the kitchen.

Qiao Qiqi had just finished serving the noodles.

Fang Jingru picked up a plate and turned to carry it into the house. On the way, as she passed Qiao Weiguo, she suddenly stumbled and spilled half of the noodles, which ended up all over Qiao Weiguo's vest.

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry!" Fang Jingru looked guilty and quickly asked Qiao Weiguo, "Are you burned? Take off your vest quickly, the fabric will burn your skin if it's pressed against your skin."

Qiao Weiguo had already quickly lifted the vest up with his hands.

Although it was slightly hot, I didn't feel any pain.

Just then, Qiao Qiqi came out of the kitchen, smiling and saying, "It's okay, I rinsed the noodles with cold water beforehand, so they're not hot anymore."

As she spoke, she carried the noodles forward, lifted Qiao Weiguo's vest to look at his lower back, and sure enough, there was no mark on his skin. Reassured, she put the vest down. "Dad, why don't you go inside and change your clothes? I'll throw these noodles in the chicken coop to feed the chickens later."

"Okay!" Qiao Weiguo grabbed a towel, wiped his face and arms, and then turned around and went inside to change his clothes.

Fang Jingru followed them inside, but just as she was walking with Qiao Weiguo toward the east room, Qiao Qiqi grabbed her arm. "My dad went to change his clothes. Let's go in later."

Fang Jingru: "..."

In less than ten seconds, Qiao Weiguo changed his vest and came out of the house, moving very quickly.

A look of seriousness flashed across Fang Jingru's eyes, but she said nothing.

After finishing their meal, Qiao Qiqi and Fang Jingru headed home.

On the way, Fang Jingru suddenly asked casually, "Does anyone in your family have a birthmark?"

As a transmitter, Qiao Qiqi really had to think about this matter carefully, but the original owner's memories she received were incomplete, so she couldn't be sure. Therefore, she said ambiguously, "I don't think so? Qiao Tianyou had a blue mark on his butt when he was a child, but it seems to have disappeared when he grew up."

Fang Jingru asked nervously, "Don't your parents have any?"

Qiao Qiqi thought for a moment and shook her head, "I haven't seen any of the places I've been to, and I don't know about the places I haven't seen."

Places I've never seen before...

Fang Jingru felt a little embarrassed.

Qiao Qiqi chuckled, "Why are you so concerned about whether my family members have birthmarks?"

"It's nothing. I just saw a woman in the village today with a pretty big birthmark on her stomach, and I just asked her about it casually." Fang Jingru's eyes flickered.

Qiao Qiqi nodded knowingly, "I see."

Then, he didn't say anything more.

The next day, Fang Jingru went out again.

Qiao Qiqi thought she was bored staying at home and wanted to learn about the local customs and culture of the countryside, so she didn't follow her every time, so as not to interfere with her conversations with the villagers.

But today, Fang Jingru had only been out for less than half an hour when someone rushed into her house and called out, "Qin Huai's family, you'd better go to the brigade quickly! The person who came from Beijing with you is fighting with Lu Xiufen!"

"What?!" Upon hearing that Fang Jingru and Lu Xiufen had started fighting, Qiao Qiqi was afraid that Fang Jingru would be at a disadvantage, so she ran out without even locking the door.

When she reached the brigade, she heard Lu Xiufen wailing, "Captain, you have to help me! This woman is trying to kill me! If a villager hadn't passed by, she would have beaten me to death!"

Qiao Qiqi rushed into the room and saw Su Shangjin sitting in a chair with a headache on his face. Opposite him, Lu Xiufen was sitting on the ground, and Fang Jingru was standing three meters away with a rather unpleasant expression.

Qiao Qiqi immediately looked Fang Jingru up and down. Seeing that there were no signs of injury on her body, she breathed a sigh of relief and then walked to Fang Jingru's ear and whispered, "What happened? Why did you fight with her?"