Wen Jingwan picked up her son and pressed her face against his. "Mommy is happy. The bad guy who hurt your sister has been caught. From now on, our Shitou will practice his kung fu hard and protect his sister, okay?"
The little guy nodded seriously, "Mom, I will protect you from now on. I will definitely practice hard and won't slack off."
Ning Hao patted his brother-in-law's head and said, "What about your brother-in-law? Why don't you protect your sister with him?"
Shi Tou turned his head and glanced at Ning Hao with some displeasure, then snorted, "You've taken my sister away, now I have no one to play with."
Faced with such a brother-in-law, Ning Hao was both amused and exasperated. "How about your brother-in-law plays with you? Come on, your brother-in-law will take you out."
With someone by his side, Shi Tou was happy, but his little face remained tense. "That's more like it. But I'm telling you, you're not allowed to bully my sister. My mom said that my sister has had a really tough time these past few years. If you bully my sister, I'll beat you up when I grow up."
Ning Hao nodded with a smile, "Don't worry, your brother-in-law will definitely love your sister just like a rock, okay? Come on, your brother-in-law will take you to catch birds."
The capture of the lone wolf finally dispelled the gloom in the family's hearts. At noon, not only Gu Zhengfeng, but even Qiao Jie happily drank an extra glass of wine.
"Oh dear, let's just live our lives in peace from now on, and wait for Qiao'er to give us a great-grandson. We old folks can stay home and help the girl take care of the child."
Gu Hanting nodded in agreement, "That's right. Things are looking up more and more. When Zhixuan and the others get married, our house will be even more lively."
Speaking of her cousin, Jiang Qiao was even more curious about whether Gu Zhixuan and Yang Anxiu had made any progress.
Gu Hanting smiled and said, "You'll have to ask your brother about this. I heard your uncle mention it. It seems the two of them are exchanging letters. Your brother also sends things to that girl regularly. As for how far things have gone, he's tight-lipped, so I don't know. Anyway, when the time comes, he'll naturally tell you."
Ning Hao asked, "Grandpa, how is my older brother doing? Has anyone been giving him a hard time?"
Gu Hanting shook his head with a smile, "Why is it difficult? Last time, your Aunt Jian and the others made a scene, which was enough for them. Do you want to do it again?"
Don't you think about it? Your Aunt Jian and your Aunt Dong, which one of them is easy to deal with?
Haha, but with these people around, I'm really not worried about my grandson being bullied.
Not only them, but even you, Master Hou, are not a simple person. If you really go against your elder brother, wouldn't you be going against yourself?
Don't worry, your uncle and Uncle Yang are there, and they're doing quite well for now.
I've already told them that we must always be low-key in our conduct and actions. No matter what, we must never betray our conscience.
As they were talking, someone came in from outside; they were there to see Qiao Jie for a medical checkup.
The old man quickly put down his chopsticks. "You all eat first, I'll go check on things—"
Two women arrived, one older and the other a young woman in her early twenties.
Jiang Qiao didn't pay much attention at first, until Qiao Jie called her from next door, then she got up and went over.
"Grandpa Qiao, what's wrong?"
The old man walked to the door and whispered to Jiang Qiao about the patient's condition.
"I can't treat this, you should try it—"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Wang Datou rushed over. "Oh, old man, has a patient arrived yet?"
Jiang Qiao turned to look at Wang Datou and asked, "What's wrong? Are the people inside your family relatives?"
Wang Datou sighed, "My uncle's future sister-in-law, tell me, is there any connection? How is she?"
Qiao Jie came out and sighed, "Sigh, this child is too capable. How come he has so many illnesses at such a young age?"
Wang Datou gave a wry smile. "The famous Iron Lady, you can imagine. My mother-in-law only chose her because she thinks the girl is capable. Now, she heard that the girl is not feeling well and, knowing my relationship with Jiang Qiao, asked me to come to you to take care of her and get her properly treated."
Upon hearing the name "Iron Lady," Jiang Qiao could roughly guess what it meant even if he had never met her.
“Wait here, I’ll go in and take a look. Even my Grandpa Qiao is helpless. I guess this girl’s health is in terrible shape. We’ll talk about it later. Big Head, you go in and have something to eat with my grandpa and the others. Grandpa Qiao, you go back to your room.”
After Jiang Qiao entered the room and took the girl's pulse, he looked at the girl in front of him with a complicated expression.
"Comrade, you've had this illness for more than just a day or two. Why did you only think of getting treatment now? This illness is easy to get, but treating it is quite difficult."
As soon as Jiang Qiao finished speaking, the elderly woman beside him pleaded, "Doctor, could you please treat her? We've tried to treat her, and we've consulted several doctors, but nothing has worked. We heard that you have an experienced doctor here, so we came all the way here."
Sigh, I won't lie to you, this is my sister-in-law. This girl is just too competitive. She always has to be the first to do things and grab the initiative. She's getting married soon, and she's already stopped menstruating. How is she going to have children in the future?
Oh my god, we're really at our wits' end. My mother-in-law's mouth blister just won't go away because she's so angry.
Everyone outside says how capable my sister-in-law is, but we family members know in our hearts that this girl has all sorts of health problems. Please, please, take a good look at her and see if you can help her get better. At least she can have someone to rely on in the future, right?
My father-in-law passed away early, and the family relied on her and my husband to support them. Not to brag, but my sister-in-law is truly exceptional; she's not lazy, she's incredibly capable—”
Jiang Qiao sighed, "No matter how capable you are, your body is made of flesh and blood, not iron."
Comrade, I have no problem treating you, but can you promise not to work as hard as you used to?
Before the girl could answer, her sister-in-law spoke first, and Jiang Qiao glanced at her.
"Can you do that? Treating your illness will cost a lot just for the medicine. I can charge less for Wang Datou's sake, but if you keep going like this after the illness is cured, there really won't be a second chance."
Do you know that your illness has almost penetrated to the bone marrow? I reckon none of the doctors you've seen can cure you, right?
The girl lowered her head and nodded. Jiang Qiao spoke again, "Although we don't know each other, because of Brother Datou's connection, I still want to give you some advice. You still have a mother to take care of, and you will have children in the future."
If you keep messing around like this and don't take care of your health, do you really want to watch your child call another woman "Mom"? Are you so sure that a stepmother will treat your child well?
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