Bi Qiaoan looked at the slender Li Yueya, opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
Turning to Qin Yiren, he smiled and said, "Yiren, it's been a long time!"
Qin Yiren smiled and nodded: "I thought you wouldn't recognize me after I've changed like this."
Looking at the other person's face, which was noticeably darker, thinner, and scarred, Bi Qiaoan shook her head: "How could that be? We've been together for over two years, how could I not recognize you? I can identify you just by your voice."
Upon hearing this, Qin Yiren smiled happily: "Hmm, it seems our working relationship hasn't been in vain."
"Hmm, are you settled in? Would you like to come over for a bit?" Bi Qiaoan invited.
Qin Yiren glanced at the couple, her gaze lingering on the baby for a moment, and said with a smile, "If it's convenient."
"It's convenient, let's go. Your wound needs to be treated too. And Lao Ji, come along too."
Upon hearing this, Kou Guangshi quickly patted Ji Kangyong on the shoulder and said, "Go on your way. I'll give you a day off tomorrow so you can get some rest."
Ji Kangyong didn't stand on ceremony, thanked them, and left with the couple.
Once the group had walked away, the onlookers finally came to their senses. Their gazes towards the Li family of three became even more hostile.
"Oh, so she and that girl are colleagues. How could she do this to her? She's good-looking, how could she be so heartless?"
"Exactly, I never expected that she would go to such lengths to smear a good man without batting an eye. If that man hadn't had someone protecting him, we might have been fooled by her. If we forced him to admit it, wouldn't we be accomplices in this evil deed?"
"Who can argue with that? I never imagined the world could be so cruel, and people's hearts so corrupt. What happened to our promise to unite and overcome difficulties together?"
"Hey, do you think she's as stupid as you? Don't let her gentle appearance fool you, she's actually quite shrewd. Who was that person who was wrongly accused? A patrolman! Don't be fooled by how busy and tired he is every day. He doesn't actually do any hard work and gets the same treatment as the guards."
"Really? The pay is that good? Tell me, can we apply for the job?"
"Pshaw, what a pipe dream! Those who join the patrol team are either police officers or retired guards. It's impossible for ordinary people."
The man clicked his tongue with regret: "That's a pity. No wonder that shameless person insisted on clinging to them. It's only because they stood firm that they weren't forced to become the sucker."
"The girl who stood up for him got a good deal. She might gain his favor and find her Mr. Right."
Li Yueya's face grew increasingly grim, clearly having taken these words to heart. In her mind, she cursed, "You bitch, you'll die a horrible death!"
As Qin Yiren left, she sneezed violently. She rubbed her nose and muttered, "It must be that Li Yueya cursing me."
Bi Qiaoan raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong with you two? You used to get along quite well, so why are you suddenly at odds?"
Qin Yiren shrugged: "It's a long story."
"Then we'll keep it short when we get home."
"Okay! Let's go, take me to see your beloved little home."
"good!"
After Bi Qiaoan finished speaking, she saw a reserved woman not far ahead, holding the hand of a little girl who was about the same age as Nuan Nuan.
“Sister Wen Nuan!” Bi Qiaoan exclaimed excitedly.
Song Wenwen smiled and nodded: "Qiao An!"
Bi Qiaoan stepped forward, about to ask what was going on here, when she heard the other person say gratefully, "I didn't expect to run into you here. Before... thank you for all the things you gave me. Niu Niu and I were able to get through the winter smoothly."
Bi Qiaoan was a little stunned, thinking to herself that she hadn't given anything. Just as she was about to deny it, she saw her husband wink at her.
Bi Qiaoan understood and smiled, saying, "Of course. How are you and... Wei Liang doing? Is this your little daughter? She's so cute!"
Song Wenwen smiled, a rare occurrence: "Yes, she's only three years old, about the same age as your twins."
Song Wenwen patted Niu Niu's head: "This is Aunt Qiao An, the one who brought you medicine and candy."
Niu Niu nodded, smiled shyly, and said sweetly, "Hello, Auntie!"
"Hmm, so good!" Bi Qiaoan praised without reservation. Then, feeling that it wouldn't look good to be empty-handed, she quickly took out a lollipop from her backpack. "Here, this is a candy from your auntie."
Niu Niu turned her head to look at Song Wen Nuan, and seeing her nod, she smiled and accepted the gift, saying thank you.
Song Wenwen rarely saw old friends and had a thousand words to say, but seeing the disheveled Ji Kangyong and Qin Yiren, she smiled awkwardly and said, "You have something to do, then hurry up and get on with your work."
Bi Qiaoan nodded: "Sister Wen Nuan, I'll come and chat with you another day."
After saying that, he took out two packages wrapped in leaves from his bag, put them in the basket, and handed them to Song Wenuan.
Song Wenwen wanted to refuse, but Bi Qiaoan said, "They were all picked from the mountain, they're not that rare."
Seeing this, she had no choice but to accept it. Song Wenwen smiled gratefully, "Thank you so much, Qiao An, I..."
Bi Qiaoan noticed the faint tears in her eyes, stepped forward and gently hugged her: "I just want you to be okay." Without asking, she could guess most of what was going on.
"Okay, you go ahead and get busy!" Song Wenwen patted Bi Qiaoan's shoulder and gave her a little push.
"good!"
Bi Qiaoan left, leading the group home. Song Wennuan watched their retreating figures, her face filled with gratitude and emotion.
Once she was out of sight, she took Niu Niu home. The things in the basket were green, and others just assumed they were wild vegetables and didn't pay any attention to them.
Song Wenwen closed the door before daring to open the green leaf. Inside were dark red mulberries and plump mushrooms.
"Mommy, can we eat this?" Niu Niu asked, her mouth watering, as she had never seen mulberries before.
Song Wenwen nodded: "Yes, it's a kind of fruit."
Niu Niu hugged Song Wen Nuan's arm and leaned on her shoulder, saying sweetly, "Mommy, Aunt Qiao An is so nice."
"Yes, she even saved our Niu Niu's life."
Meanwhile, Bi Qiaoan brought her people home, and Shen Yanming went into the bedroom to get out a first-aid kit and treat the two people's wounds.
"Do it to her first, I'm afraid it will leave a scar if I wait too long." Ji Kangyong pushed away Shen Yanming's hand that was holding the cotton swab.
Before Shen Yanming could speak, Qin Yiren chuckled and said, "Let me treat you first. What difference does it make if I have one more scar or one less scar on my face?"
"You're a girl..." How can you not love beauty?
Ji Kangyong's second half of the sentence stuck in his throat, because he saw that Qin Yiren had no less than seven scars on her face.
"Alright, I'll treat Yiren's wound. You two go at the same time, no one goes first or last." Bi Qiaoan said, cleaning Qin Yiren's wound and then disinfecting it with alcohol.
Shen Yanming, after disinfecting Ji Kangyong's wounds, laughed at their disheveled appearance.
"You two look exceptionally well-matched right now."
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