The little guy pouted and reluctantly agreed, "Goodbye, Daddy. Be a good boy, Stone, and wait for your sister to come back—"
Qiao Jie and Ma Liu sighed inwardly. Their granddaughter was no longer the same as before when she came back. It was heartbreaking to think about. Their granddaughter was perfectly fine before she left home, and now, just a few days later, she had an accident. Who could they turn to for justice?
After seeing Gu Zhengfeng off, Qiao Jie went to Ning Zhengtao's house with his hands behind his back. He didn't mention how Jiang Qiao was injured, only saying that Jiang Qiao had an accident and was currently unconscious. The doctor didn't know when she would wake up, and that she might be like this for the rest of her life.
"Old Ning, that's the gist of it. You can tell Haozi later. We know that the child has feelings for our Qiao'er, but now that the child has had this accident, nobody wanted it to happen. But since it has already happened, there's nothing else we can say."
We're bringing this up because we don't want to delay Haozi's search for a partner. Qiao'er's current condition is so serious that we don't know when she'll recover, or if she'll stay like this forever.
You've explained things clearly to your child; whatever choice he makes, we'll understand.
Zhu Lin looked at Qiao Jie in surprise, "Brother Qiao, really? The child was fine before the New Year, how could something have happened so suddenly?"
Qiao Jie sighed, "We just had bad luck. He tripped and fell while picking herbs and hit his head. Sigh, the child was supposed to take the college entrance exam this year, but now it's all over."
Zhu Lin kept nagging, "Why is this girl picking herbs in the dead of winter? She should just stay home. Brother Qiao, which hospital is the child in? I need to go see him."
Qiao Jie shook his head dejectedly. "There's no need to go. The child's mother is taking care of him in the hospital. It's too far. We didn't dare send him to a hospital near us. We'll talk about it when the child comes back."
Ning Zhengtao said, "You know, this girl is too reckless. What is she doing going out during the New Year? Sigh, she seems like a very quiet child, how come she is so troublesome?"
"Old Joe, who's going to take care of the kids? Just the two of you, are you sure you can manage?"
Qiao Jie gave a bitter smile. "The child's mother is back. Things are like this now. She has no choice but to come back."
Remember to talk to Ning Hao about this later. We have no objection to whatever decision he makes. I'm off; I have to go home and get back to work.
Ning Zhengtao clicked his tongue. "You old man, what are you busy with in the middle of the Lunar New Year?"
Qiao Jie gave a wry smile. "How can I compare to you? I'm someone who makes a living with my family's traditional skills. If I don't work, I won't eat. My child is sick, so I have to earn more money to support my family. I'm leaving now."
After seeing Qiao Jie off, Zhu Lin sighed at home, "Tell me, why does Qiao'er have so many misfortunes? Last time, she was unconscious for many days because of our Haozi, and this time she has injured her brain. Sigh, I feel so sorry for Brother Qiao and the others."
I'll write a letter to Haozi and talk to him about this.
Ning Zhengtao quickly pulled his wife aside, saying, "You don't need to write it. Your eyesight is worse than mine. I'll write it. You go and do something else."
The old lady was worried. "Let me tell you, don't impose your ideas on our grandson. Haozi is a very principled person, so don't give him bad advice."
Ning Hao and Zeng Tao rolled their eyes at their old wives impatiently. "Do you think I'm that kind of person? I also like Qiao'er. She's filial. With such a granddaughter-in-law in the future, do you think we old folks will suffer?"
But given the current situation, what do you think we should do? Make our grandson wait for her for the rest of his life? Whether the child will even wake up is another matter entirely, and even if he does, it might be years from now.
What if she doesn't agree to be with our grandson? Wouldn't Haozi have waited in vain? He's so old, he should be thinking about his personal life.
Don't worry, I'll explain this to the child.
Zhu Lin sighed. What the old man said wasn't without reason, but Jiang Qiao was like this. If they said too much, their grandson might develop a rebellious streak. The more you forbid him from doing something, the more the child will insist on doing it.
Qiao Jie went back and quickly made the medicine. Having something to do would keep him from overthinking. Besides, the child had already promised, so he had to finish the job for the child.
When Gu Hanting heard that his granddaughter was in trouble, tears streamed down his face.
"How could this happen? How much pain must the child be in? These damned bastards, if they had the guts, they should have come after us instead of our Qiao'er. The child has already suffered enough. If we had known it would end like this, we would have made the child chase after these bastards every day and see where they could hide then?"
The old man was filled with grievances. What a wonderful granddaughter she was! She never had to worry about anything. But fate is so unfair. She had finally grown up after all the hardships, and then this happened. Wouldn't that be devastating for any family?
"Father, I feel sorry for you too, but there's nothing we can do now that it's already like this."
Master Hou is also trying to find a solution. He said, "We must keep hope in our hearts."
You know, Qiao'er misses her family the most. Maybe, as she walks along, she'll think of home and won't want to leave.
Gu Hanting sighed deeply, "Second son, I don't even know what to say about this. Did this child have a premonition? Before leaving, he filled up the cellar and the secret room in the house, and even gave me a savings book with a lot of money in it."
Sigh, our Qiao'er is better than ten sons from other families.
Gu Zhengfeng secretly turned his head and wiped his eyes; his father's tears hit his heart.
“Dad, let Uncle and the others bring Qiao’er back with us later. We can take care of the child in our hometown. That way it will be more convenient. My daughter, even if she never wakes up, my husband and I will take care of her for the rest of our lives. Even if we are gone, we still have Shitou.”
Besides, our Qiao'er is very lucky; maybe she'll just come back tired from playing outside.
Gu Hanting sighed with a heavy heart, "That's all we can think about. We'll take care of our own child. We can have children and raise them ourselves."
Despite feeling sorry for his son, Gu Hanting remained relatively calm. No one wanted to be in this situation, but there was nothing he could do about it. However, he had to remind his son of something that needed to be considered.
When Gu Zhengfeng went down to the cellar, he secretly wiped away a tear.
This child is so lovable! She's thought of everything. Could it be that she really has a premonition?
However, to Gu Zhengfeng and his team's surprise, Hou Diankui came looking for them that night.
Upon seeing Gu Zhengfeng and Gu Hanting, the old man exclaimed with emotion, "Your place is really far away. I traveled all the way here by car. Quickly, get me some food and drinks."
Gu Zhengfeng was somewhat dumbfounded; he hadn't expected Hou Diankui to come looking for him.
"Uncle Hou, what's wrong with you?"
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