"Zhang Qing asked me to go catch fish, do you want to come with me?" Qin Huai suddenly asked after finishing washing the dishes.

Qiao Qiqi thought about it and, since she had nothing else to do at home anyway, nodded in agreement.

With baskets in hand, the two set off.

Zhang Qing brought his younger brother, Er Lengzi, with him today. The little guy is 7 years old and has a dark complexion, looking like a potato.

"You take Er Lengzi to play by the river, Zhang Qing and I will go into the water. The stones in the river are slippery, so be careful not to fall," Qin Huai specifically instructed before going into the water.

But the weather was already hot, and Qiao Qiqi came to the river to cool off. As soon as Qin Huai left, she immediately took off her shoes, rolled up her trousers, and went into the water.

When Er Lengzi saw her go into the water, he immediately followed suit.

Unfortunately, the two could only stand upright on the riverbank, not daring to venture into the deeper water.

Qiao Qiqi was standing there bored when she suddenly noticed that the stones by the river were all flat. She picked up two, weighed them in her hand, and then suddenly bent down and threw the stones away forcefully.

With a whoosh, the stone splashed three beautiful times on the water's surface before sinking to the bottom of the river.

"Amazing!" Er Lengzi exclaimed.

The sound attracted the attention of Qin Huai and Zhang Qing. They looked over and saw Qiao Qiqi throw out a stone.

Then, whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh, this time there were five splashes of water.

"Wow! That's amazing!" Er Lengzi got even more excited and immediately looked at Qiao Qiqi, saying, "Teach me! Teach me! Teach me!!!"

Qiao looked smugly at Qin Huai, who was standing in the middle of the river.

The other person was also looking at her with a surprised expression.

Meeting the smug look in Qiao Qiqi's eyes, he couldn't help but smile.

Then, the two continued catching fish, while Qiao Qiqi taught Er Lengzi how to skip stones on the water from the shore. It has to be said that the kid was quite talented, and soon he could skip three or five stones in a row.

"Not bad, not bad. With a little more practice, you'll surpass me." Qiao Qiqi praised without reservation.

Er Lengzi was overjoyed and immediately played even more energetically.

Qiao Qiqi sat by the river for a while, and then suddenly saw a group of small fish swimming towards her feet.

Her eyes lit up, and she immediately bent down and carefully put her hand into the water.

Unfortunately, these fish were too clever; the moment her finger touched the surface, the entire school of fish swam away.

Qiao Qiqi had no choice but to withdraw her hand, get up and stretch.

She was a little sleepy because she hadn't taken a nap at noon.

Seeing a large willow tree by the river, she went ashore, found a spot near the tree roots to sit down, closed her eyes, and slept for a while.

A gentle breeze, a small river, and green willows—everything was so beautiful.

Qiao Qiqi had a beautiful dream in which she returned to the 21st century and saw her parents and younger brother again.

She couldn't help but hug them and cry, telling them how much she missed them.

But the others seemed to know nothing, saying she had just taken a nap.

Qiao Qiqi didn't know how to explain it, since she really did travel to this place while sleeping. In the end, she simply said that she had a nightmare.

Her mother was heartbroken and immediately prepared a delicious and nourishing meal for her.

Soon, a familiar aroma wafted from the kitchen, making Qiao Qiqi's stomach rumble.

Then she opened her eyes.

Before them lay the same river, grassland, and tall willow trees, and Qin Huai and Zhang Qing catching fish.

Upon realizing that it was all just a dream, Qiao Qiqi suddenly felt a little sad.

"Sister, look! A big fish!" Er Lengzi suddenly called out to her from the riverbank.

Qiao Qiqi took a deep breath, sweeping away her unpleasant feelings, and immediately stood up. "Coming!"

When I got to the riverbank, I was surprised to find that I had caught more than ten fish in the short time I had slept. Although most of them were small, the result was still gratifying.

After all, there were other fishermen in the river; they arrived later than the others, but they caught the most.

Seeing that it was almost time, Qiao Qiqi grabbed a bundle of wild grass from the side, held it up through the gills of the two big fish, and then said to Qin Huai and Zhang Qing in the river, "I'm going home to cook first. We'll have braised fish tonight, and Zhang Qing and Er Lengzi can eat at our house tonight."

Qin Huai straightened up. "Okay."

"You can head home in about an hour. Don't wait for me to call you," Qiao Qiqi said before leaving with the fish.

My good mood vanished the moment I bumped into Hou Yan at the village entrance.

unlucky!

The two words flashed through Qiao Qiqi's mind, and she immediately looked away, intending to pretend she hadn't seen the person and leave quickly.

As it turned out, that was what she thought, but someone was tactless and directly blocked her way.

Hou Yan suddenly put on a deeply affectionate expression and looked at her, saying, "Qiao Qiqi, I was wrong to treat you like that before. I apologize to you and hope that you can forgive me."

"..."

Is this man out of his mind? What nonsense is he spouting?

Qiao Qiqi believed that she had already broken off relations with Hou Yan last time and made everything clear. The two of them were now complete strangers.

When Hou Yan suddenly ran over to apologize to her, Qiao Qiqi just thought this man was really sick.

Could it be that after he returned the money, he deeply reflected on his mistakes and came to apologize to me?

Anyway, Qiao Qiqi had no interest in knowing what it was.

She said coldly, "If you want to forgive me, then forget it. From now on, let's just be strangers and not bother each other."

Qiao Qiqi is not the original owner of this body, and has no right to forgive Hou Yan's past actions on behalf of the original owner.

All she could do was distance herself from this person.

So, after saying that, Qiao Qiqi walked around the man and planned to leave directly.

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