"How about this, since no one in the Du family knows her anyway, I'll just say I met a neighbor from the countryside. I'll have Kang Shu stay with me at the Du residence for a couple of days, eat and stay with me, and we can look after each other. We can discuss the rest after this period."
Kang Quan could tell from his sister's expression that she was willing. It must be tough for such a young girl to be locked up at home every day. But Kang Quan was also worried about causing Jin'er trouble. He knew her life in the Du family wouldn't be easy. He hesitated and didn't agree.
Seeing that Xu Keke was still insistent, Kang Quan smiled and said, "Jin'er, don't worry. The Sun family thought I really sent her to the countryside these past two days, so they haven't come looking for me again. Maybe this matter will pass in a few days."
"Alright, if anything happens, just come find me. We're all in this together, we're sure we can figure something out."
Kang Quan sighed, "Jin Jie'er has grown into a young lady. She's not like when we left, hiding behind the door crying and refusing to see anyone."
Xu Keke understood to some extent why Kang Quan didn't want to trouble her. In Kang Quan's eyes, the original owner of this body was probably still a little girl who needed to be protected.
The original owner grew up in the countryside and was gentle and kind-hearted. Because she didn't interact much with outsiders, she knew very little about the scheming and backstabbing involved. Therefore, she never thought the worst of people and mostly accepted whatever came her way.
When Xu Keke asked about the old servants of the Du family, Kang Quan was somewhat puzzled. "Why did you suddenly think of asking about them?"
"There's nothing else, except that all the servants in the Du family are new, and they've only been with the Du family for less than five years at most. I remember my grandmother saying that when she left the city, she left all the old servants in the house with my father."
Kang Quan was somewhat embarrassed. "Since I came to the city, I haven't paid much attention to the Du residence. I don't know where those servants went. Master stayed in Nanjing for half a year. Could he have left all the servants there?"
"Probably not. I heard my grandmother say that the house in Nanjing was borrowed from a friend by my father, and the Du family does not own any property in Nanjing."
“This…” Kang Quan thought for a moment, then suddenly said, “In Osmanthus Lane in the North City, I once saw Uncle Mao, the old steward of the Du family, when I was treating patients there. He’s the one with the big head and a scar on his face. Do you remember? When I was a child, he brought pumpkin cakes when he went to the old house to pay his respects to the old lady. He was drinking tea at the teahouse there that day, and when I greeted him, he remembered my mother. But I don’t know where he lives.”
Xu Keke asked for the name of the teahouse again and memorized it. She planned to find time to investigate.
The brother and sister wanted Xu Keke to stay for dinner, but she declined. Du Bingtian, whenever he was home, insisted on the whole family eating together. Xu Keke didn't want to upset him over such a small matter.
Before leaving, Xu Keke reminded the brother and sister that if they needed anything, they should definitely come to the Du residence to find her.
Xu Keke had made up her mind. She would wait two more days. If Kang Shu was still hiding inside and wouldn't come out, she would do everything she could to persuade Kang Quan to let her take Kang Shu away.
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