Gu Hanting felt that his granddaughter's schooling was too complicated and distressing, as she had to ask for leave before even starting school.
Jiang Qiao had originally planned to send something to Jiang Weihan, but she could only entrust this task to Qiao Jie. She packed her things and quickly set off on her bicycle.
I first went to Song Zhi's place to bring him some vegetables and such, and then told him about asking for leave.
"Okay, since Xiao Song has already asked you to go, it wouldn't be good for us not to go. I'll take care of the leave. I'll also take care of the kids' move later. You can go without worry. If anything happens, just give me a call."
Song Zhi couldn't offer much advice on this matter, but he told Jiang Qiao that if she needed anything, she could ask Lu Zhiyuan for help.
He hadn't been to the capital city many times, so he wasn't really familiar with it. But since his second brother was there and his niece had gone there, he had to help take care of her.
However, Song Zhi felt that Song Shutian should be able to take good care of his eldest niece. When this kid was here, the two of them, uncle and nephew, helped him a lot. Qiao'er even dropped out of school. For that alone, he should thank Jiang Qiao.
Seeing the things his niece brought back for him, Song Zhi felt as sweet as if he were eating honey. He hadn't even enjoyed the blessings of his own children yet, but he was already enjoying his niece's filial piety. Just thinking about it made him happy.
Touching his leg, he realized it healed much faster than others, and without any aftereffects. He attributed it all to his niece, Jiang Qiao, whose medical skills were probably more sophisticated than they appeared.
Jiang Qiao had no idea that Song Zhi had so many thoughts on her trip to the capital.
However, along the way, she was both excited and conflicted. Who exactly was this Jiang Jinyu, whose identity she still didn't know? How did her second brother's jade pendant end up in this person's hands? Could he be her second brother?
Once she stood in the capital, Jiang Qiao suddenly calmed down. She didn't care if he recognized her or not; he wouldn't recognize her anyway. She just needed to be careful.
"Jiang Qiao, Jiang Qiao—"
Looking in the direction of the shouts, Jiang Qiao saw an unfamiliar man in military uniform holding a sign and calling her name.
He slowly walked over with the package in his hand. "Comrade, who are you?"
"Are you Jiang Qiao?"
Jiang Qiao nodded, then cautiously sized up the young man in front of her. Seeing Jiang Qiao's expression, the other person smiled and said, "I'm Song Shutian's colleague. He has something to do today, so our director asked me to come and pick you up. Let's go."
Jiang Qiao glanced at the other person but didn't move. "Show me your work ID."
The man chuckled and pulled out his ID. Jiang Qiao opened it, checked it, and finding no problems, handed it to him.
"Our section chief said you would definitely do that, and he was right. Comrade Jiang Qiao, I didn't realize you were so wary?"
Jiang Qiao gave a wry smile. "If I'm not heavy, what if you're a scammer? I'd better check. Comrade Zhang Dalei, could you please carry my luggage for me? Where should we go first?"
While helping Jiang Qiao with her things, Zhang Dalei said, "We'll go to your workplace first, and then arrange a place for you to stay. Our director said he wants to see you in person. Let's go."
Jiang Qiao got into the jeep and looked around. He had to admit that things had changed quite a bit. Well, after all, it was the capital. It had been so many years since liberation, and some places definitely needed to be renovated.
Of course, she also kept an eye on Zhang Dalei's driving route so that she could react immediately if she noticed anything amiss.
Zhang Dalei never expected that the pretty young girl behind him was ready to retaliate at any moment. Luckily, he was a good person; otherwise, if it were someone else, Jiang Qiao would probably have snapped their neck long ago.
When they arrived at the location and saw the soldiers standing guard at the entrance, Jiang Qiao began to struggle again. What should she say when they met?
"We've arrived, get off the bus."
Jiang Qiao steeled her resolve; she was bound to see him sooner or later, so the sooner she saw him, the better. She lifted her foot and got out of the car nimbly.
She glanced at the office location; if she wasn't mistaken, it was an old building. The fact that these people worked here showed how pragmatic they were.
"Comrade Zhang Dalei, lead the way—"
Jiang Qiao followed Zhang Dalei into the courtyard. Jiang Jinyu, who was standing by the window, saw the figure in the courtyard and couldn't help but smile.
This little girl is really not to be underestimated. She can remain so calm and composed even in this place. I really underestimated her before.
Zhang Dalei knocked on the door, and Jiang Jinyu came to open it himself. When she saw the face in front of her, Jiang Qiao was stunned. How could she not have thought of this? The person in front of her was not her second brother, nor her eldest brother, but her cousin whom she had lost contact with. She never dreamed of this.
"Comrade Jiang Qiao, welcome, welcome! Please come inside."
Jiang Qiao didn't know what expression to use to deal with her cousin. She composed herself and put on a faint smile.
"Director Jiang, hello, you're too kind—"
The two followed Jiang Jinyu into the house. Zhang Dalei had completed his mission and went to take care of his own business.
"Jiang Qiao, please sit down. I'm really sorry to have invited you here on such a hot day. We made an agreement, but I really have no other choice but to ask you to come and help."
Jiang Qiao sat down gracefully, glanced at her cousin, and thought, "He's aged, he really has aged. Back when they parted ways, my cousin was just a young man. Who would have thought that when we meet again, it will be after two lifetimes?"
"Director Jiang, please don't be so polite. Since I've accepted this certificate from you, we're practically colleagues. If you're in trouble, I'll naturally help if I can."
Last time your wife went, she left in a hurry. I was thinking of bringing you something back. Well, I brought some this time. Here's some tea for you to drink; use this to brew it. Later, could you please take this to your grandson for me?
Jiang Qiao had a big bag at his feet. When the little girl took out a tea box from it, Jiang Jinyu didn't think much of it at first. But when he opened it and smelled it, the aroma was incomparable to the kind they had given him. Especially now that tea was in short supply on the market, he really knew that.
"My goodness, little girl, where did you get this? I'm so lucky! I'll go make some right now."
Seeing Jiang Jinyu busy making tea, Jiang Qiao casually asked, "Director Jiang, has Fang Ming's name been changed? What's his current situation?"
"It's changed. His name is Jiang Pengfei, and his nickname is Jiang Ming. Let the child have some time to adjust. Come, have some tea—"
After taking the first sip of tea, Jiang Jinyu couldn't help but exclaim, "Excellent tea, Jiang Qiao! Where did you get this from?"
Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "It was a gift from someone else. I'm glad you like it. Director Jiang, may I ask you a question?"
Jiang Jinyu gestured for Jiang Qiao to continue, "How many family heirlooms do you have? I heard my grandfather say that many years ago he saw a jade pendant like this on a young man. Obviously, this person shouldn't be you, because the name doesn't match."
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