Hidden identities of the AI Heiress-Chapter 979: A Beautiful Ring

"Just her?"

Xu Qiao had a ’you must be joking’ expression on her face and said incredulously: "What help can she provide? This is the Huo Family after all, even with the backing of the Qiao Family, they can’t compare to the Huo Family."

At this point, she paused, then suddenly realized: "I get it now, you want Qiao Yun to ask Li Hanzhou for help? That’s actually a good idea, but Qiao Yun is unlikely to help you."

Who would help their rival, and she is not a saint anyway, much less overflowing with the compassion of one.

"Let’s think of another way, otherwise I’ll go ask Fu Yun to step in and help you, alright? Fu Yun likes you so much, she won’t just sit idly by."

Jiang Jing choked speechlessly: "If my godmother finds out that I know her secret, she’ll probably be the first one who wants to kill me."

Xu Qiao was utterly puzzled and urged: "What on earth do you know? It must be serious."

"It’s something very important, I don’t want to drag our family into this, so better not to ask."

Jiang Jing was selfish but knew her limits. She said: "I’m going to find Qiao Yun to contact Pei Ya. What I know involves Pei Ya, so he will surely help me. I can’t move freely now, Huo Lin must be looking for me. Mom, only you can help me now."

"Alright, alright, I get it." Xu Qiao was already unnerved by all these events, being a person lacking firm opinions. Seeing Jiang Jing had a plan, she suppressed the anxiety in her heart and promised: "Jingjing, don’t worry, mom won’t let anyone hurt you, even if that person is Huo Lin."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jing’s nose tingled with sourness, her voice hoarse: "Mom, I’m sorry for worrying you."

"You’re my daughter, if I don’t help you, who will?" Xu Qiao furrowed her brows, worriedly asked: "But is seeking Pei Ya really useful?"

"I don’t know, but we have to try." In this situation, Jiang Jing really couldn’t think of anyone else who could help her.

Now she dared not indulge in wishful thinking, only wishing to extricate herself from this situation.

Jiang Jing took a deep breath, pushed Xu Qiao: "Mom, you should leave now, I’ll wait for your good news."

"Then I’m going."

Xu Qiao looked back three steps at a time, reluctant to leave her daughter in such a dilapidated place.

Jiang Jing forced a smile: "I’m fine, I will take good care of myself."

Xu Qiao gritted her teeth, hating the Huo Family immensely, she gripped the door handle. Before she could open it, there was a knocking sound from outside.

Both Jiang Jing and Xu Qiao’s hearts tightened, before they could react, the door was kicked open.

Jiang Jing screamed instinctively.

Following that, several burly men surged in.

...

On the outskirts, at a rural tourism spot.

Li Family’s old lady had a gentle and dignified appearance, which was evident at first glance that she was a well-mannered and high-class lady; however, when she met Qiao Yun, she could barely maintain her composure.

She first greeted the Lu Family, then excitedly grabbed Qiao Yun’s hand, her voice gentle and tender: "Professor Qiao, I have finally met you."

Qiao Yun politely responded: "Grandma Li, hello."

"Very good." Mrs. Li beamed, asking: "May I call you Qiaoqiao?"

Qiao Yun nodded: "Yes, you may."

"What a good child." Mrs. Li smiled, the fine lines around her eyes showing, yet not diminishing her beauty, "I always thought Zhouzhou would be lonely forever, thankfully you appeared, thank you for agreeing to take him on."

Li Hanzhou grimaced, his words sounding almost as if he was garbage and Qiao Yun was the recycling station.

Mrs. Li then seriously turned to the Lu Family: "If Zhouzhou does something wrong, don’t hesitate to criticize or punish him."

Old Mr. Li added: "That’s right, don’t be polite with me, just go ahead and scold or punish him."

Li Hanzhou: "..."

The Lu Family members were somewhat flattered, having thought that the Li Family’s old lady was a stern old woman, but turned out to be so approachable and obviously sincerely fond of Qiao Yun.

With this thought, they immediately felt comforted and quickly said.

"Han Zhou is also a good kid."

These words were said by the elderly lady of the Lu Family.

Su Mian smiled and said, "He has helped Qiaoqiao a lot. Speaking of which, I still owe Han Zhou thanks. Were it not for him, Qiaoqiao wouldn’t have changed so much."

When Qiao Yun first returned to the Lu Family, before she fully integrated into this family, it was indeed Li Hanzhou who stayed by her side.

Mrs. Li politely said, "Not at all, it’s our family who has reached above our station."

"We really can’t accept that. It’s clearly our family who has reached above our station."

"Qiaoqiao is Professor Qiao, while Zhouzhou is nothing."

"Han Zhou is indeed an outstanding young entrepreneur."

"..."

The two families complimented each other’s children back and forth, seemingly enjoying themselves.

Qiao Yun was getting a bit tired of listening, wondering how long this meal would go on at this rate.

Li Hanzhou coughed lightly, "Let’s order first."

This remark successfully made both families stop, and after some pushback, they ended up ordering a big table of dishes, evidently intent on showing their enthusiasm to each other.

After the order, the two families started chatting again.

Qiao Yun didn’t interject much, quietly eating. She didn’t eat much and put down her chopsticks when she was almost full, while the elders from both families, immersed in praising each other, barely touched their food.

Li Hanzhou looked down, his voice warm as he asked, "Eating so little?"

Qiao Yun wiped her mouth: "Not very hungry."

Hearing this, Li Hanzhou didn’t urge her to eat more, but personally served her a bowl of soup, placing it in front of her, then giving her a look suggesting she drink some soup.

Qiao Yun paused, then picked up the spoon and slowly sipped the soup.

The little gestures of the two did not escape Mrs. Li’s eyes, a hint of a smile showing through her expression.

Before coming to China, she had thought that Li Hanzhou had deceived Professor Qiao, but now it seems that was not the case; Professor Qiao was voluntary.

She finally felt a weight lift from her heart and softly called out, "Qiaoqiao, I have a gift for you."

Qiao Yun put down her spoon and looked earnestly at Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li then brought out her gift.

It was a beautifully crafted ring, with a gemstone in the middle.

The style was understated, but given it was from Mrs. Li, it certainly wasn’t cheap.

Qiao Yun did not hurry to accept it.

It was Li Hanzhou who, seeing this ring, slightly raised his eyebrows.

Mrs. Li explained, "It’s nothing of great value. If you like it, wear it. If not, just put it anywhere."

Mr. Li twitched the corner of his mouth upon hearing this – if other members of the family heard this, they would be shocked.

The ring symbolizing the Mistress of the Li Family was suggested to be casually placed somewhere.

Qiao Yun looked at Mrs. Li’s warmly smiling eyes, and finally accepted it, "I will take good care of it."

Seeing Qiao Yun accept the ring, Li Hanzhou’s lips curved into an arc, lightly smiling.