Jiang Qiao was taken away by Ying Boda, and just as Jiang Qiao had predicted, Director Cui really did call and have someone check on Jiang Qiao's situation. Almost everyone around her knew about Jiang Qiao's affairs, and soon he received a reply. Even Director Cui himself had to sigh.
He truly hadn't expected that this girl's background would be so tragic. She had no parents, was schemed against by the grandmother who raised her, left the Wang family, and was even asked for so much money.
Two hundred yuan! Now he understands why the girl asked for a reward. She's such a young child, she can't even support herself, where would she get two hundred yuan?
Fortunately, he met a good neighbor; otherwise, such an excellent child would have been ruined by that Wang Dahua.
After Jiang Qiao arrived at Ying Boda's house, she first called home and asked the neighborhood committee to notify Grandpa Qiao to answer the phone.
Qiao Jie has been anxious these days. He received a telegram from Gu Zhengfeng saying that the child would be back in a few days, but there has been no news of the child, and he is still worried.
"Girl, how are you? Where are you now? Why aren't you back yet?"
Jiang Qiao held the phone and began to explain, "Grandpa Qiao, I'm currently in prison, trying to find a way to take care of your eldest son. His condition is not bad so far, and they have agreed that the family can meet with him in the future."
Go back and talk to Grandpa Gu to see if they're interested. If he can't, then bring the child out too. At least let the father and son meet.
I'll probably stay here for a while. There's more to Uncle Gu's story than meets the eye. I wouldn't dare say he was wronged, but it's highly likely he was.
So, there are some things I'd like to know the details of. Don't worry, I'll take care of myself. I'm visiting the warden's house right now..."
Qiao Jie never expected that his granddaughter could have a connection with the prison warden.
You said this child is really capable, she can go and find her parents and even visit her uncle on her own, but he also sensed the veiled meaning in the child's words.
He had discussed Jiang Qiao's identity with Gu Hanting, but Gu Hanting felt that the current situation was not appropriate. As a landlord, he was already struggling to take care of himself, so there was no need to drag his granddaughter into it. Whether she came back or not, she was still their Gu family's granddaughter, and he should keep that to himself.
He figured the child shouldn't be too open about things in front of others, so he only gave a few instructions over the phone and then hung up.
Jiang Qiao hesitated for a moment. Should she make this call to his father?
However, she still felt it wasn't quite appropriate to be at someone else's house, so she didn't make a second call and decided to discuss it when she got back.
Upon leaving the house, Jiang Qiao saw Ying Boda busy preparing things for lunch and went over to take a look.
To be honest, the Ying family's living conditions weren't much better, especially seeing the ingredients Ying Boda was arranging in the kitchen.
Just like any other city family, how could Jiang Qiao possibly stay at their house and eat a ready-made meal without offering anything in return?
"Uncle Ying, I'm going out to take a look around. I haven't seen the area yet. You don't need to rush to cook. I'll help you later."
Ying Boda didn't think much of it. It wasn't that he was worried about Jiang Qiao getting lost, but the fact that he could travel all the way to their prison, intercept him, and take him to the police station showed how bold the kid was.
"Jiang Qiao, don't go too far, come back for dinner soon."
Ying Boda was also anxious. He really didn't have any decent food at home. He knew his family's situation, but Jiang Qiao had come all this way, so it wouldn't be right not to cook something presentable.
However, he didn't have any tickets or anything like that, so even if he wanted to buy some, he couldn't. His only hope was that his wife could come back soon. Every time he came home, his wife would cook something nice.
However, Ying Boda's wife is busy with steelmaking. His children have all returned, but his wife hasn't shown up yet. As for Jiang Qiao, I don't know where this little girl got her skills, but she went out and brought back several fish and a pheasant. She said she just happened to run into someone selling them and bought them.
"Don't give me money, I'll eat it. Besides, I feel bad for bothering you at your house. Consider this a small gift from me. Don't say anything else, otherwise I'll just call you Comrade Ying Boda from now on."
Ying Boda was speechless at Jiang Qiao's words, "You little girl, you're not calling me uncle anymore, you're calling me comrade directly. Fine, then uncle won't stand on ceremony with you. You must have some tricks up your sleeve, anyway, I can't compare to you, come on."
I'll pluck the chicken feathers, and you can cook for me. To be honest, I can cook, but the taste isn't great.
So Jiang Qiao took care of the entire lunch at the Ying family's house, and when Ying Boda's wife returned, she was left to eat alone.
The children all knew Jiang Qiao, and his wife was quite surprised to see her. Why was there a little girl in their house? At first, she thought she was a classmate of the children, but after asking around, she found out that her husband had brought her home.
"You mean, this girl came here on her own, or was she running errands for someone else? That's amazing! My goodness, whose child is this? Her family must really trust her."
Fan Hongjuan felt really embarrassed when she learned that the chicken and fish were brought by Jiang Qiao himself.
Ying Boda sighed, "This girl is strong-willed, so let's take her in. Otherwise, she won't feel comfortable staying in our house. Besides, there's plenty of time in the future. We might not only have this one interaction with her."
There are some things he knows, but he won't tell his wife.
I don't know if it was because Jiang Qiao cooked so well, or because the kids in the family hadn't eaten meat in a long time, but in the end, not even the soup was left.
Even Fan Hongjuan couldn't help but exclaim, "Jiang Qiao, if you ever come over, stay at your aunt's house. Your cooking is better than your aunt's, really, I'm not lying to you."
Jiang Qiao smiled modestly, "It's not that mysterious. It's probably just because there's fish and meat available. Unfortunately, you can't catch fish in the city at all. If you want to eat fish, you can only catch them in the countryside."
The Ying family children were all very regretful. "We still have to go to school. If we go to the countryside, we might not be able to come back for a whole day. Besides, we don't know where we can catch her. Sister Jiang Qiao, you are welcome to come to our house in the future. We will be in for a treat then."
Jiang Qiao was still worried about Sha Junchi's situation, so she called Director Cui, mainly to remind him that since Sha Junchi had been able to hide for so long and even infiltrate a government agency, his file should be fine. The only thing they could investigate was the spies who had already been arrested; they might be able to get some clues from these people.
Jiang Qiao really did Director Cui and his team a big favor. Their colleagues there did check Li Cheng's file, and it was spotless. Their intuition was that it was fake, but they had no evidence to prove Li Cheng was Sha Junchi. They also found that Li Cheng wasn't actually in the area; he said he had taken leave to visit a sick friend.
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