Jiang Qiao sighed, "Auntie, I know a friend who's looking for his sister, and he's holding an earring—"
Upon hearing about earrings, Song Chunyu immediately looked for the earrings her parents had left her. Huang Ying, worried that her mother would be anxious, quickly took them out.
"Here, here—"
Seeing the item taken from her daughter, Song Chunyu understood everything.
However, she didn't have time to scold the child at this moment. Instead, she handed it to Jiang Qiao, saying, "This is the size. This was left to me by my parents."
Jiang Qiao nodded. "Auntie, how about this? I'll contact my friend when I get back and see if he can come over. Whether he can or not, we need to confirm it."
"May I ask if you have any other distinctive markings?"
Earrings don't tell the whole story, but the symbol shouldn't change. Just to be safe, Jiang Qiao added another comment.
The woman rolled up her slender arm, revealing a red birthmark on the back of her elbow.
Jiang Qiao nodded knowingly, then took out two bags of milk powder from her bag.
"Auntie, I don't know when they're coming. During this time, remember to drink this. It's the first thing to do to stay alive. You must stay alive until your family arrives."
Before leaving, he slipped some money to Huang Ying, saying, "Sister, take this for now in case of emergency. I don't know when they will arrive. If they do, I will bring them with me. Please take good care of your mother and brother. Don't be stingy with the food. The food at home is all hidden well. Don't let any unrelated people search it."
After Jiang Qiao left, Song Chunyu and her two children sat on the bed and sighed for a while. They had met a good person today. Jiang Qiao not only brought them food, but also brown sugar and milk powder. Song Chunyu was not the kind of ignorant woman. After all, her husband was a soldier.
She knew how precious these things were right now, and she didn't have the means to thank the girl for the time being. She told her two children to remember the girl's kindness and to repay her in the future.
He saved the lives of the entire family of three at a critical moment. Even the husband's and wife's families couldn't do that, yet a stranger was willing to do it. Where can you find such a kind person?
On the way back, Qiao Jie sighed repeatedly, "I never expected that Song Chunyu would be Song Shutian's older sister. What a difference! I saw that child, and he clearly comes from an extraordinary family. I never imagined that his sister would end up like this."
Jiang Qiao snorted, "They'll regret it someday. Do you think the Song family is so easy to bully? We don't even need them to do anything."
Soldiers' salaries aren't low; even if they bought food on the black market, it shouldn't have led to this situation for the mother and her three children. This is favoritism! To treat people like this, this isn't a family anymore.
The father and son were in a hurry to go back and prepare dinner, as they were going to invite guests over. The food was so bad that not only the old man but even Jiang Qiao felt bad about it. After all, they were asking for a favor, and eating some food was nothing to them.
After agreeing on the menu on the way, Jiang Qiao went to mail and call first. She only knew Song Shutian's address, but this was an urgent matter, and she was worried that things might change if she relied on writing a letter.
However, she knew Zuo Zhankui's phone number and went directly to the capital. Coincidentally, Zuo Zhankui happened to be at home.
"What did you say? Song Shutian's sister, girl, are you sure?"
Jiang Qiao told the old man everything she had found out, “Grandpa Zuo, you should contact Song Shutian as soon as possible. I don’t know his phone number. Song Chunyu’s situation here is not good. We should act sooner rather than later.”
"Girl, call back in ten minutes. I'm going to find Old Song right away. Remember, call back in ten minutes."
The old man was also anxious, so he slipped on his shoes and ran out of the house. Fortunately, the Song family lived next door to them. The old man ran and shouted, and the Song family thought something had happened to the old man.
"Old Song, sister-in-law, come quick, answer the phone, we have news about your daughter."
Upon hearing that there was news of her daughter, Fang Yun's legs went weak, and she grabbed her husband, "Old Song, quick, go pick her up—"
Song Zhanguo couldn't care less about his wife. He had his orderly help the old lady while he stumbled and ran outside. When he saw Zuo Zhankui, the old man couldn't contain his excitement.
"Old Zuo, what's going on? How did you know about my daughter?"
Zuo Zhankui helped his old friend home, telling him about Song Shutian's acquaintance with Jiang Qiao and asking the girl to help him find his sister.
No one expected that Jiang Qiao would be so lucky as to actually run into the Song family's lost daughter.
"Let me tell you about the child first. Besides the earring you left for her, the girl also has a red birthmark on the back of her right elbow, right?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Yun, who had been helped over by the orderly, immediately burst into tears, crying, "My poor daughter—"
Song Zhanguo glared at his wife with red eyes, "What are you crying for? The children are fine. Hurry up and go inside."
While waiting for Jiang Qiao's call, Zuo Zhankui also explained Song Chunyu's current situation to the two of them.
"Jiang Qiao has left some food, milk powder, and brown sugar for your daughter. She can get more when she comes back if she's not feeling well. She's waiting for your reply. Are you sending someone over, or are you sending the child back? Please give the child some news so she can arrange her return time."
Upon hearing this, Fang Yun and his wife realized that Jiang Qiao was not a local.
Regarding Jiang Qiao, Zuo Zhankui only said what he could, "If you want to know the specifics, you'll have to ask your son. Think of a plan quickly—"
Fang Yun immediately made a decision: "I'll go, I'll go pick up the child."
Song Zhanguo felt the same way. His child had suffered too much outside, and he knew the situation there. It was lucky that his child had met Jiang Qiao.
Soon, Jiang Qiao called again, and after confirming the time and place for the meeting with Song Zhanguo and the others, she hung up the phone.
Fang Yun and his wife quickly went back to pack their things, planning to take a plane there.
Jiang Qiao treated the invited neighbors to a good evening. With everyone as witnesses, Ma Liu signed the agreement, and the neighbors all signed and put their fingerprints on it.
The matter was handled very smoothly, mainly because everyone felt that Ma Liu and the two men were really good. At least they weren't stingy when entertaining guests, and they gave them food, including steamed buns made from two different types of flour.
The group of people had all come from home hungry. They hadn't had a proper meal in the past year, but tonight, they finally knew what it meant to be full; they were truly stuffed.
After seeing off the old neighbor, Ma Liu started chatting with Jiang Qiao and the others about what was happening outside. "Girl, you haven't been to the store in ages. You wouldn't believe it! There's nothing left on the shelves. Not a single piece of food is left. My old hoarders have been tightening their belts to buy back what they can, but they finally couldn't hold on any longer."
When I went there today, they all looked like wilted chickens; none of them seemed willing to sell.
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