Wang Dahua was about to stop her, but her daughter-in-law spoke too quickly, and Qiao Jie was even more unexpected.
"Okay, two hundred it is. I'll lend it to Jiang Qiao first, and she can pay me back later."
"It's settled then, no backing out. Ning Hao, hurry up and find the neighbors in the compound, get a few witnesses, draw up a written agreement or something, have the neighborhood committee members witness it, and get on with the important business. I need to take Jiang Qiao to see a doctor first."
Wang Dahua hurriedly grabbed Ning Hao, who was turning to leave, and said, "No! She's talking nonsense. How can you listen to her?"
Qiao Jie glanced at Wang Dahua and asked, "What's wrong? You think you're not getting enough?"
Chunming, who was standing to the side, understood what was going on. "Grandpa Qiao, Brother Ning Hao, you two go to the street office in a bit. I'll go back and find someone now."
Wang Dahua tried to stop one person but failed to stop another. Chunming ran away as fast as a rabbit and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Chunxia secretly laughed to herself.
"Comrade Qiao Jie, aren't you meddling a bit too much in this matter?"
Enraged, Wang Dahua abandoned all pretense and confronted Old Master Qiao directly with a sullen face.
"Hmph, so what if I meddle? I'm going to take care of Jiang Qiao's affairs. You may not care, but I like it. If you have any objections, go to the police station and see if they listen to Jiang Qiao or you."
Last night, the old man went out to see a doctor and missed Jiang Qiao's matter. So, Ning Hao went to inquire about the separate household registration this morning. Just like Zhao Jian said, after thinking it over, he realized that only Old Master Qiao was suitable for Jiang Qiao to register his household registration.
Old Master Qiao has no children or spouse, and his adopted daughter has married and moved away. She doesn't have much contact with him. This kind of person is most suitable for Jiang Qiao.
So, with the aim of saving money and trouble, he went to see the old man and also wanted to come over to discuss this matter with Jiang Qiao.
After saying this, Qiao Jie pushed open the door and went into the ward. Ning Hao followed behind, and before closing the door, he gave Chunxia a look, telling her to keep a close eye on the door.
Niu Guihua was about to stand at the door and eavesdrop when Chunxia stopped her.
"What are you doing? You're such a grown man, don't you have any shame?"
Niu Guihua cursed, "You brat, you're such a busybody! Mother, what should we do?"
Wang Dahua rolled her eyes at her daughter-in-law, annoyed. "You've said both the good and the bad, what can I do? Just wait for them to give Jiang Qiao the money to move out of the household, sigh—"
She never dreamed things would escalate to this point.
"Let's go, let's wait on the street!"
Inside the house, when Qiao Jie saw Jiang Qiao's injuries, the old man couldn't help but want to curse, "How could someone be so heartless to do this? They really went all out! Girl, bear with it, I'll put some ointment on you."
Ning Hao explained to Jiang Qiao why he had come.
As Qiao Jie listened, he sized up Jiang Qiao. "Girl, what's your opinion? How about we, the two of us, get together and take care of each other?"
Jiang Qiao sighed softly, then smiled and said, "Grandpa Qiao, I never thought we would be so destined to be together. If you don't mind that I'm a burden, then let's become a family. I'll do your laundry and cook for you, and you can teach me some skills when you have time."
"Sure, why not? We've got a deal. From now on, I'll be in your care, my old bones."
Seeing that the two had reached an agreement, Ning Hao quickly relayed Niu Guihua's earlier opinion.
“Perfect timing. I haven’t touched the envelope you gave me yesterday. I’ll use the money inside. Grandpa Qiao, Jiang Qiao has saved some money. You don’t need to pay for it. Her money is enough.”
Although it was unclear where Jiang Qiao got the money, Qiao Jie felt that Jiang Qiao was no ordinary girl, as long as she remembered to bring her household registration and food ration book under those circumstances.
"Okay, you guys take care of it. I'll be waiting for our good news."
Jiang Qiao guessed that the old lady must be regretting it now. This price was proposed by Niu Guihua. If it were the old lady, she would definitely have asked for more. Perhaps the former grandmother would have asked for other conditions, but this stupid daughter-in-law had held her back.
Jiang Qiao and Chunxia were in the hospital, completely unaware of what was happening outside.
However, Jiang Qiao felt that her back was not so painful anymore. Even she had to admire the old man's expertise in treating sprains and bruises.
"Good news, good news—"
Chunming was the first to run in. He had been there all morning. When Ning Hao and the others went to register their household registrations, the young boy ran back to report the good news.
"Ah? It really worked! Hehe, that's great!"
Jiang Qiao was genuinely surprised that she was able to leave the Jiang family so smoothly. Wang Dahua was temporarily confused because of her son's family, which is why things went so smoothly. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so simple under normal circumstances.
When Song Lianfeng arrived, the three children had already eaten. Since no one was there to bring them food, they got their own from the cafeteria.
When Jiang Qiao took out the money and meal tickets, Chunming and Chunxia were taken aback.
At the time, they thought Wang Dahua was quite nice to Jiang Qiao, since she had so much pocket money. But after Jiang Qiao explained, they realized that she earned it by collecting recyclables.
"Girl, you've heard about what happened this morning, haven't you?"
Jiang Qiao nodded, unsure of what Song Lianfeng meant.
"This old lady is really something. You're just a kid, you can barely support yourself, and she's asking you for two hundred yuan. Is she crazy for money?"
Jiang Qiao gave a wry smile. "After all, she raised me, so it's normal for her to ask for some money. I'll pay her back slowly when I can earn money in the future. At least Grandpa Qiao's family doesn't have any children or grandchildren chasing after me asking for money."
Song Lianfeng sighed, looking frustrated. "People are really hard to understand. Your grandma seemed like such a nice person, how come she keeps doing stupid things? Why did she agree to let you transfer the property?"
"You silly child, all the words I said to you this morning were wasted. Although Grandpa Qiao is a good man, he's a man after all, and in some ways, it's not as convenient for him to take care of you as your grandma."
Jiang Qiao gave a bitter smile. "It's already like this, Auntie, so don't worry about it. I didn't expect things to go so smoothly either. How should I put it? Maybe we really aren't meant to be family."
Chunxia, standing to the side, was displeased and pouted, "Mom, look at what you're saying. It's good that Jiang Qiao left. She's so young, yet the Jiang family is already planning to make her Jiang He's wife. They're heartless. It's better to stay away from people like that."
Song Lianfeng patted Jiang Qiao's head and said with a loving expression, "Girl, since things have come to this, just stay here and rest. I've already asked around, and this is a serious matter. If there are any problems, you'll be the one suffering later. Don't rush to leave the hospital."
In the evening, Ning Hao and Qiao Jie came to see Jiang Qiao with the newly issued household registration book and grain ration book.
“Little girl, you’ll keep the household registration and food ration book. From now on, you’ll be the head of our household, and I’ll just be responsible for earning money to support the family. Hehe, you don’t know, when your grandma and aunt saw us take out the household registration and food ration book, their faces turned almost green. Seeing that made me feel so relieved.”
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