Jiang Qiao tilted her head and looked Qian Bicheng up and down. Judging from his shoulder insignia, he was clearly of a higher rank than her father, probably a division commander.
This person was specially invited by her father, so the relationship between the two is probably not simple. There was also Song Zhi before, whose relationship with her father also made her feel strange. The two of them seemed to be not careful about what they said to each other, and their relationship was not comparable to that of ordinary comrades.
The only explanation is that they are brothers. Suddenly, he smiled and said, "Uncle, you wouldn't happen to be my dad's brother, would you?"
Qian Bicheng laughed heartily, "Look, there's no need for introductions, this girl knows it all. Xiao Qiao'er, you should call me Uncle. Here, take this, keep it to buy candy later."
Since he was her uncle, Jiang Qiao readily accepted the gift. Seeing the woman beside Qian Bicheng, she wondered, "Could this be my aunt?"
Lin Cuiping smiled and nodded, patting Jiang Qiao's little face. "Our little Qiao is so smart. Your uncle gives you pocket money, so your aunt gives you something for a girl to wear."
After saying that, Jiang Qiao took out a silver lock from her pocket. She hesitated for a moment, glanced at Song Zhi, and Lin Cuiping and Song Zhi laughed heartily.
“Who says a child is too young to understand anything? This child understands everything. Girl, accept this. This was prepared when you were born. Unfortunately, we were fighting a war outside, so we never had the chance to give it to you. Your aunt would prepare a gift like this for the girls of other uncles and aunts. Please accept it.”
Since everyone had some, Jiang Qiao readily accepted them.
As Qian Bicheng led Jiang Qiao into the house, he sighed, "It's a pity that some of your uncles and elders aren't here. If we have the chance in the future, we can ask them for gifts. Your father gave them gifts back then."
Gu Zhengfeng spoke up from the side, "Big brother, what are you saying? Be careful not to corrupt our Qiao'er."
"You think you're going to corrupt your Qiao'er? You're kidding me. If my son hadn't called me, I wouldn't have known how capable our little Qiao'er is."
"Little Qiao, you should teach that brat a lesson today, stop him from talking so rudely—"
Jiang Qiao still understands everything. The soldier at the shooting range is clearly the son of her uncle. No wonder her father and Song Zhi had smiles in their eyes back then.
"Then, Uncle Song, are you with them?"
Qian Bicheng smiled and said, "He is the third son, but it's good that he understands. In the future, just call him Uncle when you meet him."
Jiang Qiao nodded knowingly. "Uncle, please come in and sit down. I'll go get the food, and we'll start eating right away."
Seeing Jiang Qiao leave, Qian Bicheng punched Gu Zhengfeng in the chest, and then hugged his brother tightly.
"The child is back, everything will be alright—"
Gu Zhengfeng's eyes also welled up with tears. "I've caused you all so much worry over the years."
Qian Bicheng gave a bitter smile and said, "What are you talking about? We're brothers. Your child is our child too. If your child is lost, we'll be heartbroken too."
Fourth brother, tell me properly, how exactly did you find this child?
Not to mention his curiosity, even Song Zhi and the others were all eagerly waiting for Gu Zhengfeng to explain to them. Yesterday, he had only let his family reunite, and he didn't have a chance to hear what was going on with the child.
They did look for him back then, and they've never given up searching all these years, but they just couldn't find him. Now, the child has come to them on his own initiative. Isn't that strange?
After Gu Zhengfeng finished explaining the whole story, everyone present sighed with emotion.
“There are some things that the child didn’t tell me. My father told me in a letter. The child’s current adoptive grandfather has met my father. If it weren’t for him, my father would not have met the child.”
As soon as Wen Jingwan stepped into the courtyard, she saw her daughter and Song Junqiang going in and out.
She hurried into the kitchen. "Qiao'er, is there anything else I haven't done? Mom will help!"
Jiang Qiao handed her a plate. "Everything is ready. We're just waiting for you to come back. Mom, your uncle and aunt are here. Go in and tell them to come and eat."
Jiang Qiao originally wanted to put the table in a shady spot in the yard, but since talking was inevitable during the banquet, she moved the table to the living room for safety reasons.
When Qian Bicheng and the others came out, they saw a table full of dishes. Just looking at the dishes made them want to eat.
"I never imagined our little Qiao'er was so capable! She looks so adorable!"
Jiang Qiao came out carrying a bottle of wine. "If you're craving it, then hurry up and bring it to the table. Food is meant to be eaten, so don't be shy."
Once everyone sat down and took a bite, they couldn't put their chopsticks down.
You can't eat without wine, but considering that everyone has to go to work in the afternoon, Gu Zhengfeng didn't dare to pour too much for everyone, just a small wine cup for each person.
"Let me tell you, don't underestimate this wine. One cup is enough to nourish your body. This is a highly nourishing wine brought by our Qiao'er."
Putting everything else aside, just look at that bright red color, and what else could the gentlemen present not understand?
"Good heavens, deer blood wine, this stuff is rare. Fourth brother, do you have any more at home? Take some with you when you leave."
Song Zhi also asked for some, and Gu Zhengfeng agreed, but still gave him a private reminder: "I can give it to you, but you can only drink it after your sister-in-law and the others arrive. Let me tell you, don't make a mistake by drinking it. It's not just deer blood in there, there's something else too, you know what I mean."
Seeing his winking and gesturing, Song Zhi understood everything and punched his good brother hard.
Then, with a smile, he drank the wine in the cup dry. Although it wasn't much wine, after it went down his throat, it felt like every pore on his body opened up, and he felt completely comfortable.
"Good wine, but we can't drink too much. Let's take it home and drink it. Come on, everyone, eat more. My niece's cooking is delicious."
Jiang Qiao felt that it wasn't necessarily because of her good cooking skills, but rather because these people hadn't had a good meal in a long time. Usually, what they considered a good meal was just two or three pieces of meat, which was enough to satisfy their cravings. Today, their family not only had plenty of meat, but the dried seafood was also delicious.
After eating for a while, Jiang Qiao saw that it was almost time, so she got up and brought everyone a bowl of soup.
Gu Zhengfeng quickly urged everyone to drink the soup, saying, "This is good, it's fresh and nutritious."
Everyone knew what kind of background Gu Zhengfeng had, so if he said it was good, it must be good. No one cared what kind of soup it was, and everyone followed Gu Zhengfeng and ladled out a bowl to slowly savor it.
"I must say, it's really delicious—"
Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "Elders, I only arrived yesterday and didn't know you were here, so I didn't bring you any gifts. Please take something with you when you leave; I've prepared everything."
Qian Bicheng glanced at Gu Zhengfeng and pointed at Jiang Qiao, "Look, our eldest niece is the one who knows how to do things. You only know how to dote on your daughter, and you didn't even send a message. Later, I'll punish you by making you cook meat for us again. It's settled then."
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