Jiang Qiao had considered asking Shen Ruifang for help, after all, her old friend had previously worked with Xu Shaoqing. However, she also knew that Shen Ruifang had not come this far easily, and she did not want to drag her good friend down with her.
"Aunt Jian, this matter is not as simple as you think. Those who can stay are not simple people. You'd better not get involved. You won't understand if you do."
Jian Ling glared at her. "Why don't you understand? It's just catching someone, what's the big deal? When the time comes, you can tell me, and I'll help. Anyway, I'm just sitting around doing nothing. If we work together, we might even be a perfect team. I'm not afraid of any of this. I want to make a contribution, so I can hold my head high."
She knew her own background well. Although she hadn't done anything against her conscience, she still lacked confidence. If she could be like Jiang Qiao, who would dare to bring this up?
Jiang Qiao genuinely disagreed, saying, "You're already so old, why are you still making a fuss? It's much better to just stay home and enjoy your retirement. When we have kids, we can have you help take care of them, and then you won't feel so bored."
Jian Ling waved her hand. "That's for later. This matter is settled. I'll help you. I don't believe that anyone is so powerful that they would dare to mess with you. Even if it's not for anything else, just because they tried to harm you, I can't stand idly by.
Although your Aunt Jian isn't particularly capable, I'm not afraid to face them.
Jiang Qiao sighed and patted Jian Ling's shoulder. "You, let's talk about it when your Lao Zhou comes back. My body won't recover so quickly."
"Mom, have you really decided on this?"
Wen Jingwan nodded. "It's settled. We're just waiting to set a date. Once you've recovered enough, we'll handle things simply with Ning Hao. Your grandfather said there's no need for a big celebration. Just invite some relatives and friends and have a meal together."
Things are different now than before. Your grandfather said he's been somewhat unfair to you, his granddaughter.
Jiang Qiao hadn't thought much about whether or not to have a wedding. The main thing was that she genuinely had no plans to get married. Unexpectedly, her family elders were getting anxious.
Seeing her daughter's expression, Wen Jingwan spoke the truth: "Your Grandpa Qiao is not young anymore. How long are you going to make him wait? Settle down and get married sooner so that it will be more legitimate for Haozi to come and take care of you."
Ning Hao also said that he makes the decisions regarding his family, and his father doesn't have much contact with him. You didn't know, did you? His father retired from the military and was assigned to a local area, so it won't affect your future lives.
Jiang Qiao snorted, "That person, I never thought it was a big deal. He's a selfish person, he shouldn't have had children. I think it's best for him to live alone."
Jiang Qiao couldn't refute it even if she wanted to. Grandpa Qiao was indeed getting old, and she had also taken a liking to Ning Hao, but she felt that the time was a bit rushed.
However, since it was bound to happen sooner or later, she didn't need to worry about it so much. Once she thought it through, it wasn't a big deal.
Besides, she has so much stuff in her space, she really doesn't worry about lacking anything.
People usually prepare for their weddings in advance, but she felt that even if she got married tomorrow, it wouldn't be a big deal.
Jiang Qiao wasn't worried, but Jian Ling and Wen Jing'an were. The old man spoke easily, but the things that needed to be prepared weren't ready yet. Not to mention anything else, just the quilts alone, preparing them would take more than a day or two.
Besides, the old man said to make simple preparations, but their daughter has gone through so much hardship, can he really just send her away so easily? He should at least arrange some proper accompaniment.
However, thinking about the couple's wages over the past few years, Wen Jingwan was a little worried. She hadn't received any wages for four years, and she felt embarrassed to spend her daughter's wages.
So, while her daughter took Jianling out for exercise, she went back inside to search through the family's belongings.
With Jian Ling's help, Jiang Qiao and her younger brother went to the riverbank. It was shady there, and Jiang Qiao also wanted to catch some fish to improve her family's diet. If she didn't go anywhere else, where would her family get good food? Relying solely on Ning Hao would only exhaust him.
The situation outside is such that, apart from having enough people, they lack everything else. Even if Ning Hao had three heads and six arms, he wouldn't be able to immediately improve the family's quality of life in a short period of time. Besides, he doesn't have three heads and six arms, so it's better to rely on himself.
So, Shi Tou carried a basket containing the fish bait that Jiang Qiao had prepared. The three of them planned to exercise by walking along the river and catch some fish and shrimp to improve their lives.
To be honest, the river that flows through Gujia Village is really not very big. Usually, it only has small fish and shrimp, which is just a way to lure children to play.
If you want to eat big ones, there really aren't any, unless there's a heavy rainstorm, the river rises, or the reservoir releases water, then they won't see any big fish here.
However, Jiang Qiao didn't think that small fish and shrimp were bad. They could be fried and dried into small fish, which was also delicious.
Stone, carrying a small basket on his back, hopped and skipped along beside Jiang Qiao.
While other children had older siblings to play with, he was all alone. Moreover, his family was worried about him and usually wouldn't let him play by the river.
That's good now, his sister has woken up, and he has someone to play with.
"Sister, are you tired? Would you like some water?"
Jiang Qiao smiled and shook her head. "I'm not tired. In a little while, I'm going to catch some fish and shrimp for you. Aunt Jian, let go of my hand and let me walk slowly—"
Jian Ling sighed, "What could be in the river? They're so small, can they even be eaten? Or, this afternoon I'll go into the mountains and sneak some from the reservoir?"
Jiang Qiao shook her head. "Forget it. It would be bad if I got caught. I'll go after I've recovered for a couple of days."
Jian Ling couldn't help but sigh, "You can't deny getting old. By the way, Jiang Qiao, can you tell me who exactly attacked you?"
Jiang Qiao sighed, "This matter still hasn't been investigated clearly. They say the code name is Lone Wolf, but I don't know who Lone Wolf is."
Aunt Jane, have you heard of this code name before?
Jian Ling shook her head. "I've never heard of this code name. This person must have received specialized training and be exceptionally talented. We've been investigating for four years without finding anything. This person is probably even more capable than we imagine."
Jiang Qiao sighed, "That's right. Once I recover, I'll investigate. I refuse to believe he can do anything."
Stone, who was waiting impatiently, cried out, "Sister, hurry up and go!"
Jianling took Shitou's little hand and said, "Is our Shitou in a hurry? Come on, Auntie will take you there first."
Jiang Qiao glanced at her thin legs, patted them, sighed, and realized she still had no strength. It seemed she should eat more nourishing foods in the future.
Both banks of the ditch were covered with grass. Jian Ling scattered the bait that Jiang Qiao had prepared and prepared to use a basket to scoop it up.
Upon seeing her like this, Jiang Qiao couldn't help but shake her head. This girl, after all these years, still hasn't learned how to catch fish.
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