Song Zhi smiled and said, "It's the small courtyard where the enemy agent used to live. It's a good size for the children, and it's fully equipped. So, we'll leave it all for the children. I'll help them with the subsidies later. As for their household registration, I've already heard about it from your grandfather and the others. They did a good job."
Jiang Qiao hadn't expected the house to have a story behind it. "Sigh, I really didn't expect that catching the enemy agent would actually help these children. I'm already very satisfied."
"Girl, what other benefits do you want? Uncle will help you figure it out. After all, you've put in a lot of effort in all of this. I can't be the only one to benefit."
Jiang Qiao waved her hand, "No, it's better if you always take the lead. Let me live my life in peace. Those things have nothing to do with me. I'd love for you to get promoted. Having such a capable third uncle makes me, as your niece, happy too."
However, please take good care of yourself and don't overwork yourself. I brought some health supplements with me, so feel free to use them. I have to go now; I just got off the train this morning and haven't even had time to unpack. I need to go back now; I have to visit my grandfather tomorrow, and then it'll be time for school again.
Speaking of school, Cheng Yingli was genuinely worried for Jiang Qiao. "You silly girl, why don't you care at all? The good news has already been posted. Goodness, you beat the second place by so many points! How did you study?"
Before Jiang Qiao could even answer, Song Zhi spoke up directly, "Jiang Qiao, she doesn't need to study hard to do well on the exam. Don't you see how smart the fourth brother and his wife are? They were both college students back then, how could their daughter be any worse? By the way, girl, remember to bring some vegetables back for your uncle when you go to the countryside."
"What's wrong? Are vegetables in the city restricted again?"
"Then it was never open. Alright, just remember that."
Both of them were very busy. Jiang Qiao didn't have time to waste any more words, and Song Zhi was in a hurry to get to work. The two of them left home one after the other and went their separate ways.
Jiang Qiao went to her teacher's house to see when school would start. Besides, she had graduated, and her teacher had taken good care of her over the past year. Just for that reason alone, she had to bring some things to visit her.
When Jiang Qiao's homeroom teacher, Bai Guiru, saw her, she first scolded her, "Tell me, how can you be so carefree? You don't care about your exam results at all. You did so well, we can't even find anyone to praise you. I've never seen a student like you before. But it really surprised me. You've been delayed for so long, and you still managed to get first place. Jiang Qiao, only you could do that. I doubt anyone else could."
The teacher was naturally happy when the student did well on the exam, and received a much higher bonus than her colleagues. The key point was that she got to shine so brightly, which made her feel very proud.
In the past, many people privately discussed that she was an incompetent teacher. How could she not care about students who missed class every day?
Fortunately, she and the principal withstood the pressure. Look, this student really gave them a big surprise.
Jiang Qiao was genuinely embarrassed. "It's not that I didn't want to come, it's just that I went on a long trip to help take care of postpartum women. I came back as soon as my postpartum period was over."
Teacher, to be honest, it's my blessing and my good fortune to have a homeroom teacher like you. I've caused you a lot of trouble this past year, please forgive me. There are some things I can't explain clearly in a short time; I'll tell you slowly when there's a chance later.
Bai Guiru still remembered Jiang Qiao's previous actions. "Jiang Qiao, have you finished everything you helped with? If not, hurry up and finish it. High school is a completely different thing from junior high. Only the best students are concentrated in high school. The pressure and competition are great, so you must not fall behind in your studies."
Nothing is more important than studying. You're a promising student; I've never seen anything like it in all these years. Little girl, work hard! I want to see you go to university someday; then your teachers can be proud of you.
The teacher talked to Jiang Qiao for a long time, and Jiang Qiao listened attentively. Speaking from the heart, she hadn't spent much time with the teacher and was often absent from class. It was rare for Bai Guiru to be so genuinely considerate of her, and she was very happy.
The teacher originally wanted Jiang Qiao to stay for dinner, but Jiang Qiao declined.
By the time she came out, the sun had already set. She hurried home on her bike, her back soaked with sweat. In this kind of weather, she really didn't want to be out in the sun anymore. She wanted to get home quickly and get some rest. She hadn't had a proper chance to sit down and catch her breath all day.
Jiang Qiao had just entered the door when she ran into Li Meilan. She didn't know if Li Meilan was bored after cooking or if she was missing her too much since she hadn't seen her for a while. Anyway, Jiang Qiao didn't think it was the latter.
"Qiao'er, Qiao'er, you're back! Come here quickly and let me see you. Oh my, girls change so much as they grow up! You've become so beautiful now. Tell me, how you used to look? Honestly, you wasted all the good food I gave you."
Jiang Qiao was both amused and exasperated. "Auntie, are you praising me or making fun of me?"
Li Meilan waved her hand. "I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but I just think that back then, even wolves would cry if they saw you. You were just too skinny. Now that you've gained weight, you've become more beautiful. Eat more from now on. Who are you saving for? There are only two people in your family. What's the point of saving food? Let me tell you, did you know that Jiang Mei from your grandma's family got divorced?"
Jiang Qiao shook her head. "I just got back. How would I know? Auntie, do you know?"
With someone willing to listen, Li Meilan's gossip-loving spirit was ignited.
"I know more than I know. Jiang Mei was caught red-handed by her husband's family while having an affair with another man. After all these years of marriage, she still doesn't have a child. How could they possibly want her? Besides, it was your grandmother who forced them to marry Jiang Mei. Just for that reason, they can't accept her as their daughter-in-law anymore."
I overheard people whispering that the man must have had a lover in another city, otherwise why would he have divorced so easily? After all, the two of them were attracted to each other.
"Oh dear, you have no idea what your grandma's family is like now. They're arguing and making a scene every day, not wanting Jiang Mei to come back. It's shameful! This isn't just petty theft; it's downright immoral conduct. Tsk tsk, such a fine young lady, and she's just made a fool of herself. She's made herself infamous."
Jiang Qiao gave a wry smile. "The blisters on my feet are all from walking around on my own. Who can I blame? Just listen to it and forget about it. I have to go back and cook. I'm starving. Oh, by the way, I brought you some mushrooms. I'll give them to you in a bit."
Although I don't like Li Meilan, she's not entirely useless; she might come in handy when needed in the future.
"Oh, you even brought me something. I'm so sorry."
Li Meilan said this, but she was already following behind Jiang Qiao. Jiang Qiao handed her a bag of dried mushrooms. "You know better than me how to eat them, so I won't explain it to you. Auntie, take care, I have to cook."
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