Fang Ke didn't want Qiao Qiqi to leave in the first place, and upon hearing her mother's words, she immediately chimed in, "Qiqi, look how reluctant my parents are to part with you, why don't you stay for another week?"
As she spoke, she immediately asked Qiao Qiqi to take out the train ticket so she could go to the train station to change it.
Looking at the three people's reluctant eyes, Qiao Qiqi wondered how she herself could bear to leave. But she didn't belong here, and leaving was inevitable, even if she stayed for another week.
So she comforted the Fang family, "It's not like I'm not coming back. Maybe I'll be back in two months. Just don't find me annoying then."
“How could that be? It can’t be!” Fang Ke said immediately.
The topic of changing tickets was thus moved on, and after the family finished dinner, they sat on the sofa to watch TV.
Fang Ke and her mother sat on either side of Qiao Qiqi, both of them reluctant to part.
Xin Xin sat on the single sofa next to her sister and watched. She also wanted to sit next to her sister, but seeing how Fang's mother and Fang Ke wouldn't let go of her sister, she could only obediently sit in her own seat and decided to be generous today and let them have her sister.
After watching TV for a while, Fang's mother suddenly went upstairs and took out a jade pendant from her jewelry box. "Qiqi, since you're leaving, I don't have anything to give you. This jade pendant was brought back from another place by Xiao Ke's father a few years ago. It's not worth much, but it's a token of my appreciation. I hope you won't find it offensive."
"Auntie, this is too precious!" Qiao Qiqi was flattered.
But Fang's mother personally put the pendant around her neck, saying, "This is a peace buckle, it means to keep you safe and sound, you can't refuse it."
Qiao Qiqi was overwhelmed with gratitude for receiving two valuable gifts in one day. As a result, she couldn't sleep at night because she kept looking at the two gifts.
Fortunately, I still got up on time in the morning and made a sumptuous breakfast for the Fang family, which naturally included Fang Ke's favorite steamed buns.
For today's steamed buns, Qiao Qiqi specially splurged on meat filling.
Fang Ke couldn't stop eating and ate four in one go, until she was completely stuffed.
Fang's mother and father also ate three each, and they were even more reluctant to see Qiao Qiqi leave.
"If Uncle and Auntie like it, I'll steam another pot this afternoon."
Because the minced meat doesn't keep for long, and the weather is hot now, she only dares to make enough for two meals. So Qiao Qiqi only steamed 20 in the morning, and now there are only 6 left.
In the afternoon, she steamed another pot of vegetarian filling. Vegetarian filling doesn't spoil as easily as meat filling, so it can be eaten tonight and tomorrow morning, enough for at least two meals.
Just as Fang's mother was about to say that this was too troublesome, a voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard, "Excuse me, does Miss Qiao Qiqi live here?"
"Huh?" The family exchanged puzzled glances.
Even Qiao Qiqi looked puzzled, completely unable to believe who would come looking for her.
However, you'll know once you go out and see for yourself.
So the whole family came out of the house. Qiao Qiqi opened the courtyard gate and immediately saw the person standing outside. No wonder the voice sounded familiar. When she saw that it was Qin Baoguo, Qiao Qiqi was shocked.
"Why are you here?"
Seeing that he had found the right place, Qin Baoguo immediately stepped aside, revealing the car door behind him.
Madam Qin was sitting in the car, looking at her with a smile. "I asked Baoguo to bring me here. Am I being presumptuous?"
Qiao Qiqi opened her eyes wide in surprise.
Before he could react, Mr. Fang recognized the other person, "Mr. Qin, how could it be you?!"
Mr. Fang stepped forward excitedly, looking at the elderly man with gray hair in front of him with unprecedented excitement and respect.
In contrast, Old Madam Qin's expression was much calmer.
"It's you. If I remember correctly, your surname is Fang, right? You're the director of the Cultural Bureau. If I think about it, it must have been more than ten years. When I went there with some people for an inspection, you were the one who led the reception."
When Mr. Fang saw that the other party still remembered him, he became even more excited.
"You still remember me? Yes, I am Xiao Fang. I was the deputy director back then, and I was only promoted to director a few years ago."
"I only said that because I knew you'd definitely be promoted." The old lady got out of the car with a smile on her face.
Qin Baoguo immediately stepped forward and supported the old lady's arm.
The old lady leaned on her cane, looked up at the house in front of her, and then glanced around: "The houses here are quite nice, each with its own courtyard, and it's very quiet."
"If you don't mind, please come inside."
Mr. Fang was quite perceptive. Remembering that the person calling from outside the door was Miss Qiao, he realized that Old Master Qin must be looking for Qiao Qiqi. Although he didn't know how the two knew each other, he would know once he entered the house.
"Okay, then let's sit inside."
The street was bustling with people; it was definitely not a place to talk.
Madam Qin immediately released Qin Baoguo's hand, stepped forward and grabbed Qiao Qiqi, who was still looking bewildered, and smiled, "Let's go inside!"
Qiao Qiqi then came to her senses. Before she could figure out what was going on, she quickly helped the old lady inside.
After everyone sat down in the living room, the old lady briefly explained the story of Qiao Qiqi carrying Zhou Sao on her back.
Fang's mother knew that Qiao Qiqi would buy pastries, since she would have something to eat herself, but she didn't expect that Qiao Qiqi would save someone on her way to buy pastries. So she immediately said, "This child is really good. She came to Beijing this time to bring her cousin to see a doctor. Although she is staying here with me, we have benefited from her during these days. She not only cooks three meals a day for us, but she also cleans the house. I feel very embarrassed."
Old Madam Qin held Qiao Qiqi's hand tightly the whole time. Listening to Fang's mother's words, she looked at Qiao Qiqi with a loving expression and said, "She is indeed a good child."
Their eyes met.
Qiao Qiqi didn't know what to say because she was thinking about Xin Xin. Seeing that only the old lady and Qin Baoguo had come, Qiao Qiqi felt that this might be an opportunity.
Although Xin Xin said her grandma has a fleshy mole on her eyebrow, what if she remembered it wrong?
Just as Qiao Qiqi was about to confirm whether it was only the two of them who had come, the door was suddenly pushed open...
A man with a small mustache suddenly walked in and said to Qin Baoguo, "Why didn't you tell me you brought Grandma here? Grandma has just recovered and should be resting at home. What if something happens to her if she keeps going around like this?"
Qin Baoguo turned around, about to speak, but Old Madam Qin interrupted, "I asked him to bring me here."
Xiao Tanghai stepped forward and immediately softened his attitude when facing Old Madam Qin.
"Mom, I'm worried about you. You can't be so willful as to go out without a doctor in the future."
Madam Qin knew that he was worried about her and didn't really want to blame her, so she replied, "Okay, I understand."
While the two were talking, Qiao Qiqi quietly stepped back to Fang Ke's side, leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Go to the room and check on Xin Xin, don't let her come out."
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