Jiang Ran, Pei Huai, and Chen Bing quickly walked out of the gate. After the three of them left, the courtyard fell into silence.

Nobody knew how much time had passed before Jiang Tongyuan spoke.

"Old Jiang! No matter if it was in the past or now, ultimately, you all wronged her. Since her biggest wish is for you not to disturb her, you should just do as she says."

Jiang Zhi, hearing this, glared at Jiang Tongyuan, "It’s easy for you to say. After all, she’s not your granddaughter."

"If she were my granddaughter, I wouldn’t have let her be taken away."

As soon as he said it, Jiang Tongyuan looked regretful.

He blamed his quick mouth for letting the words slip out.

Jiang Tongyuan glanced at Jiang Zhi’s expression, seeing Jiang Zhi’s face darkened, he felt a bit embarrassed.

"Well... I didn’t mean to imply that your past actions were unrelated to you, don’t take it to heart."

Jiang Zhi chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Saying it has nothing to do with me—that’s just lying to myself. Back then... not to mention back then, what about now?"

Both of them fell silent, and no one knew exactly how long it took before Jiang Zhi finally snapped out of his thoughts.

"Alright, you take a rest; I’m heading back. I really should deal with the things at home properly."

Jiang Tongyuan knew exactly what Jiang Zhi was referring to, so he didn’t hold him back.

After seeing Jiang Zhi off, Jiang Tongyuan shook his head helplessly.

"The world is unpredictable, the world is unpredictable."

Who could have thought that one day, things would turn out like this?

——

After Jiang Ran and the others left Jiang Tongyuan’s small courtyard, they walked out of the alley and got directly into the car.

Once in the car, Pei Huai gently patted Jiang Ran’s shoulder, "The issue has been resolved, so try not to dwell on it too much."

Jiang Ran smiled at Pei Huai, "Don’t worry."

What was there for her to dwell on?

As long as the Jiang Family people stopped bothering her, she wouldn’t waste any extra energy thinking about them.

Pei Huai, of course, understood what kind of person Jiang Ran was and knew she wasn’t just putting on a brave face, so he nodded reassured.

"Do you guys have other things to do today? After dropping me off home, you can go about your business."

Chen Bing looked at the two of them worriedly from the rearview mirror.

"Or—"

Before Chen Bing could finish, Jiang Ran shook her head again, "Brother Chen, I’m fine. Let him go about his work; there’s no need to delay things because of me."

Chen Bing looked at Pei Huai through the rearview mirror and saw Pei Huai nod.

Since Pei Huai had already agreed, Chen Bing naturally didn’t say more.

Before long, the car stopped at the gate of the house.

Jiang Ran got out of the car, waved to the two, and watched as the car slowly drove away before turning around to knock on the door.

Almost as soon as she knocked the first time, footsteps headed toward the door.

Before long, the door was opened from the inside.

The person who opened the door was none other than Wang Cuilan.

Clearly, Wang Cuilan had been waiting in the courtyard all along.

Seeing Wang Cuilan’s concerned expression, Jiang Ran smiled at her.

"Mom, I’m back."

"It’s good you’re back, it’s good you’re back," Wang Cuilan said, and after Jiang Ran entered the door, she closed it.

"Mom, everything has been talked through. This kind of thing shouldn’t happen again in the future, so you can rest assured."