"My dear niece, what brings you here?" Su Shangjin was taken aback when he saw Qiao Qiqi again.

In just a few days, the two had met three times, a probability that was equal to the total number of times they had met in the previous 18 years. No wonder Su Shangjin was surprised.

After entering the house, Qiao Qiqi went straight to the point and told them about the two orphans who had come to her home.

"The older boy is named Chenchen, who is 12 years old this year, and the younger girl is named Xinxin, who is 5 years old this year. According to Chenchen, their parents died in a car accident three years ago, leaving only the two siblings to depend on each other."

"But Chenchen wouldn't say exactly where they came from. Another key point is that Chenchen said that people in police uniforms once tricked them into opening the door, took them into a car, and were going to sell them. So now they are particularly resistant to the police station and refuse to come with me to find their relatives."

Upon hearing this, Su Shangjin immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.

In those days, child abduction was a frequent occurrence, but due to the lack of information, some news did not spread. However, as the head of the commune, he naturally knew more than the average person.

Seeing these bad guys so brazen, even daring to impersonate police officers, Su Shangjin's face immediately darkened.

"This person is absolutely despicable! They should all be arrested and shot!"

Qiao Qiqi no longer had any expectations for this.

Others may not know, but she, as someone who traveled from the 21st century, does know that the laws against child trafficking have not been perfected even in the 21st century.

Those damned human traffickers, after serving about ten years in prison, can come out and continue to commit evil.

She didn't know what the people who drafted the laws were thinking, but many people were dissatisfied.

“Now the two children are homeless, and I can’t bear to just kick them out, but they refuse to go to the police station. I’m afraid that if I insist on taking them there, I’ll scare them. So I’d like to ask you for help in finding a solution,” Qiao Qiqi said to Su Shangjin.

Su Shangjin considered for a moment before saying, "To investigate the relationship between these two siblings, we have to go through the town's police station. I suspect that the person they mentioned wearing a police uniform is definitely an imposter, but if we go directly to the police station, that situation will definitely not occur."

Qiao Qiqi agreed, "That's what I thought too, but they didn't want to go to the police station myself."

This is difficult...

This was the first time Su Shangjin had ever heard of such a thing in all these years.

At the same time, it seems like the Qin family recruited this person; otherwise, why would Qin Baojun adopt Qin Huai, and now this brother and sister have suddenly appeared in Qin Huai's family...

He thought for a long time before saying, "Well, I'm going to town the day after tomorrow anyway. I'll go to the police station by myself first to ask about the situation and register it. I'll trouble the officers at the police station to check it out and let you know if there's any news."

This is the only thing we can do now.

But Qiao Qiqi didn't have much hope.

In this era without the internet, population registration and census relied entirely on notes. Even if the investigators did help with the investigation, the country is so vast, and the black market alone is an astonishingly large area. How easy would it be to investigate?

But we have to investigate eventually, and there's no better way.

Therefore, Qiao Qiqi had no choice but to agree with Su Shangjin.

"Alright, then I'll trouble you to put in some effort."

"No trouble at all, it's my duty." Su Shangjin took a pen from the pen holder. "What did you say these brother and sister were called again?"

“Chenchen and Xinxin, Chen is the Chen of morning and Xin is the Xin of fragrance,” Qiao Qiqi said.

Su Shangjin glanced at her in surprise before remembering.

“I remember your dad sent you to school before, right? It’s different when you’re educated; there are always benefits to it.”

Qiao Qiqi recalled the original owner's memories of going to school...

Haha, I went to school purely to have fun.

I quit after three years because I found it boring.

Therefore, the original owner of this body was completely illiterate, and all her knowledge came from the 21st century.

However, having studied for at least three years still has its advantages; at least in cases like Su Shangjin's, those three years can be used to explain things.

After writing down the names of the two children, Su Shangjin didn't forget to remind Qiao Qiqi.

"Have you thought about what would happen if those two kids kept staying at your house? They're two teenagers, they're at the age where they need to eat a lot. It's not easy for you and Qin Huai, with only Qin Huai going to the fields to earn work points, and there are four mouths to feed in the family!"

Qiao Qiqi was about to tell Su Shangjin about this when she mentioned that Chenchen was going to harvest the autumn crops with Qin Huai.

In those days, it wasn't uncommon for children as young as twelve or thirteen to work in the fields. Qin Huai was only eight years old when he started working in the fields with Wang Guihua.

Su Shangjin didn't think it was wrong for Qiao Qiqi to not get out of bed herself but let a child get out of bed. After all, the fact that they were kind enough to adopt two children was something that others couldn't do.

He had also heard about the recent rumors circulating in the village about Qiao Qiqi going to town every day.

But Qiao Weiguo didn't care, or rather, he couldn't care. As an outsider, he shouldn't meddle and annoy people.

Thinking of this, Su Shangjin said directly, "Okay, I'll remember this. I'll let you know as soon as I have any news. You can go back now!"

"good."

After saying what she needed to say, Qiao Qiqi went back first.

As soon as she entered, she saw Chenchen chopping firewood by the courtyard wall, while Xinxin was sitting at the door. Upon seeing her return, she immediately got up and rushed over.

"Pretty sister, you're finally back."

Qiao Qiqi looked down and met the tension in the little one's eyes. She realized that the little one was afraid of being kicked out and felt a little sorry for her.

"Okay, I'll make lunch for you when I get back. What would you like to eat for lunch? How about stew in an iron pot? We happen to have some fish at home, so let's make fish stew, okay?"

Xin Xin had no idea what iron pot stew was, but she excitedly said, "I like to eat whatever my sister makes!"

"Is this little mouth coated with honey?" Qiao Qiqi pinched her cheek, then remembered there was some candy in the drawer of the cabinet, so she went into the room, grabbed a handful, and put it in Xin Xin's little pocket.

"Here, have this. I'll go cook. You stay here and wait patiently."

When Xin Xin saw the candy, her eyes lit up. After thanking Qiao Qiqi, she immediately twisted off a piece and put it to Qiao Qiqi's mouth, saying, "Sister, you eat first."

Qiao Qiqi opened her mouth and rolled the candy ball into her mouth.

Xin Xin smiled and immediately ran over to Chen Chen's side with her short legs. She then twisted open a piece of candy and offered it to Chen Chen's mouth, saying, "Brother, have some candy. It was given to me by the pretty older sister."

Chenchen had already seen it when Qiao Qiqi put the candy into Xinxin's pocket.

When he saw Xin Xin come to him, he subconsciously glanced towards the kitchen, his eyes filled with gratitude.

Seeing that Qiao Qiqi was cooking with her back to him, he turned his gaze away and smiled at Xin Xin, saying, "If your brother isn't eating, Xin Xin can keep it for herself."