When Jiang Qiao arrived at school, her deskmate Li Ling was bragging to someone about how hard she studied. Otherwise, there would be no way to explain her rapid improvement in grades this time. Today, the teacher praised her in front of the whole class.
Although the students had their suspicions, they had no evidence. The correct answers were the same as Jiang Qiao's, but the wrong answers were different for both of them. They really didn't dare to say that Li Ling had plagiarized.
Seeing Jiang Qiao approaching, Li Ling stopped showing off and started whispering to him.
"Jiang Qiao, Zhao Jianjun's birthday is coming up soon. What do you think I should get him? What kind of gifts does he usually like?"
Jiang Qiao blinked. Li Ling's slightly flushed face looked like she was experiencing her first love. She just didn't know what Zhao Jianjun was thinking.
Jiang Qiao shook her head. "To be honest, I really don't know. I used to be older than them and we didn't usually play together. It was only because I skipped a grade this time that I started walking with them."
"Li Ling, I'm so sorry, I can't help much with this. But receiving a gift is already very kind of you; you put so much thought into it."
Li Ling slumped over the table and sighed, "I want to prepare a unique gift for him, but I don't know if others will have the same one as me."
Jiang Qiao shook her head with a smile. "That's a bit difficult. The things sold in the mall aren't unique; anyone can buy them. If you ask me, you should just give him two steamed buns; that would be more practical and would fill his stomach."
Li Ling rolled her eyes at Jiang Qiao. "Tch, I'm stupid to discuss this with you. What would a little girl like you know? Fine, I'll figure it out myself. But you have to keep this a secret for me and not tell any other classmates."
Jiang Qiao nodded, "Okay, okay, I'll keep my mouth shut, I absolutely won't tell anyone."
However, he felt sorry for the young girl, as Zhao Jianjun might not necessarily care about Li Ling.
But she couldn't say that, or her deskmate might think she was jealous. Besides, she really didn't have any evidence to prove that Zhao Jianjun had other romantic partners.
When get out of class ended, people in the school were talking about it, mainly the teachers discussing it in private, but the students had no idea what had happened.
Jiang Qiao roughly knew what had happened. On the way home from school, Chunming and Zhao Jianjun told Jiang Qiao the news that Teacher Du had been taken away.
"Oh, they took them? Who did they take?"
Both of them shook their heads. "Two men, we don't know who they are, but the principal didn't say anything, so they must be good people. Otherwise, our school wouldn't have allowed it."
Chunming remembered something. "By the way, Qiao'er, your grandmother and her daughter-in-law suddenly left. I don't know why."
Zhao Jianjun snorted, "They should have left long ago. What are they doing here? I heard that when they left, they went to see Grandma Ning and the others. I don't know what they talked about, but they left the Ning family's house happily. My grandma saw that."
Jiang Qiao, don't you know why they left?
Jiang Qiao shook her head. "How would I know? I don't usually have any contact with them. At most, I'll give some good food to my grandma. That's all I really know. Oh well, I'm leaving anyway. I'm going back to his son's house in the countryside. It's not right for so many people to stay at home. It's better to go to the countryside; at least I can find something to eat there."
Although she didn't say anything, Jiang Qiao had a vague feeling that something was off about Wang Dahua's departure this time. She seriously suspected that the old lady wanted to follow the same path they had taken before.
However, she didn't think Zhou Songyuan and his group would cooperate with her. She had already severed ties with Wang Dahua, and Zhou Songyuan knew that too. Besides, how could they possibly cooperate willingly just by offering money?
Besides, the things that were supposed to be sold have already been sold. Even if they have some left, it's only for their own family to eat. Right now, money is not as important as food.
He sighed inwardly, hoping the old lady wouldn't be too clever for her own good, or they would suffer the consequences.
After arriving home, she didn't rush to find Grandpa Ning, whose son hadn't left yet. She glanced at her watch and realized it was almost time to meet Wang Datou.
They skipped dinner, slung their bags over their shoulders, rode their bikes out the gate, and agreed to meet at the mall entrance.
When we arrived, Wang Datou was already squatting in the corner to keep warm. Although he was wearing a cotton-padded coat, it looked like he had been wearing it for many years. Although the cotton wadding was not showing, the patchwork of patches on top of patches showed that he had been wearing it for many years.
"Brother Wang, over here—"
Seeing Jiang Qiao wave at him, Wang Datou stood up excitedly. However, because he had been squatting for a while, his legs were a little numb. He stomped his feet and then limped over to Jiang Qiao.
Jiang Qiao didn't ask him if there were any results in the past two days. "Let's go eat first. We can talk about anything after we eat."
Wang Datou didn't want Jiang Qiao to give him a ride. He thought it wouldn't look good for a grown man like him to be driven by a young girl; it would seem like he was being bullied.
"I'll do it—"
Jiang Qiao didn't refuse. Wang Datou rode the bike while she sat behind him. He pointed out the direction, and the two of them headed towards the restaurant she was familiar with.
Wang Datou got on his bike and couldn't wait to share the news with Jiang Qiao: "I've found a place. It's a pretty big courtyard, and the surrounding houses are far away, but it's on the edge of the city. It's just an old couple and their grandson. From what they said, they want to go to their son's place. They just need to give them some food. Jiang Qiao, I think you should consider it."
Jiang Qiao frowned and asked, "Then what is the identity of this elderly couple?"
Wang Datou had inquired about this matter. "They seem to be educated people. The neighbors said that the old couple used to be professors. After retiring, they bought a house here. However, their son works in the south, and the old couple wants to take their grandson to their son's place, so they want some food to take with them."
As you know, even if you make some money from selling them, it's not easy to do anything with it. You can't buy food. These days, what's expensive isn't gold or silver jewelry, it's food.
Jiang Qiao, you need to think this over carefully—"
Jiang Qiao nodded. "Okay, let's talk about this over dinner."
Jiang Qiao was also considering that since the elderly couple had no problem, she could exchange the house. Moreover, it wasn't right for her second uncle and eldest brother to live separately like this for so many years. She wanted to find a place for the two of them to live.
This way, her grandfather would at least have a place to stay when he came out. Their house had enough rooms for the time being, but she felt it wasn't very convenient. With so many people around, it would be noisy and complicated, so it was better to keep things quiet and make things easier for everyone.
Wang Datou was really hungry these past two days. Although Jiang Qiao gave him money and tickets, he was too embarrassed to spend it. When he was starving, he went to a restaurant and ordered a steamed bun and a bowl of soup. Even so, it was much better than what he had at home.
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