Qiao Jiusheng heard a sound.

This time, he did not pretend not to hear her. Instead, he turned around and looked at the young man. Qiao Jiusheng did not speak, nor did she show any disdain. Her gaze at the young man was extremely calm, like a cool lake.

The boy looked up at the beautiful woman in front of him. He clenched his fists and said sincerely, “Thank you for saving our lives, Madam. I heard from the police that you and your husband discovered us. You saved all of us.”

After being locked up for so many years, he thought that he would live like this for the rest of his life. He did not expect that they would really wait until the day they escaped.

What gave them freedom and life was this woman and her husband.

He was sincerely grateful to Qiao Jiusheng as a child.

He would remember this favor for the rest of his life.

The young man suddenly knelt down and pretended to kowtow to Qiao Jiusheng. Qiao Jiusheng quickly took a step back and said before the young man’s knee touched the ground, “Don’t kowtow. Your kowtow will shorten my lifespan.” Qiao Jiusheng’s tone was quite firm and she disagreed with the young man’s actions.

Shorten my lifespan…

Upon hearing this, the boy froze on the spot before slowly standing up again.

Qiao Jiusheng could tell that the boy clearly had something else to say, but for some reason, he had been too embarrassed to speak. She did not like this child who did not even have the courage to speak. She did not have the patience to wait for the boy to speak, so Qiao Jiusheng turned around and was about to leave.

Seeing that she was about to leave again, the boy was anxious and blurted out, “Madam, I… I have a presumptuous request.”

“Tell me about it.” Qiao Jiusheng stopped in her tracks again.

The boy said, “I want to study. I want to change my future. I need your help. I’m very smart, really. Among the twenty or so children, only I’m still healthy. From this, you should be able to tell that I’m very smart.”

Qiao Jiusheng admired this child’s shamelessness.

However, what he said was true.

The place where the boy had lived before was inhabited by a pack of jackals. Those people were extremely vicious and inhumane. When they were unhappy, they could casually hit these children. The child in front of her actually did not lose an arm or a leg. In Qiao Jiusheng’s opinion, this was indeed very rare.

“So?”

“You can nurture me. When I grow up, I will bring you results that will make you satisfied. Madam, please take me away.” It was better to work for their family for a lifetime or be a gardener for a lifetime than to do nothing.

Someone like him had no education or knowledge. The boy did not dare to imagine what awaited him in the future.

Qiao Jiusheng looked at this young man.

He did not have the inexperience that a young man should have. He was tenacious, steady, and reliable. On the other hand, it was not necessarily a good thing for such a person to be deep-minded and shrewd.

He was a wolf.

After bringing a wolf home, they did not know if this wolf would side with them or go against them in the future.

“What’s your name?” She was suddenly interested in this young man.

With Fang Yusheng’s nurturing of Qi Bufan, Qiao Jiusheng was also tempted.

The young man looked up, his gaze firm and his voice clear. “He Yu.”

“He Yu…” After tasting the name in her mouth, Qiao Jiusheng carried Fang Taoran and placed her in the car. The boy thought that she had rejected him and his heart was empty.

He stared at the unfamiliar but beautiful lady and the cute and kind little girl.

It didn’t matter. It didn’t matter if they didn’t take him away.

He would remember their faces well. He would be grateful to them for the rest of his life. Even if he had to work for the rest of his life and live a hard life, it would still be better than the days when he had no self-respect and humanity.

He would remember the person who had given him salvation.

Qiao Jiusheng got into the rented car. The door was still open. She turned back and stared at the young man’s red eyes. He was willing to bend down and beg for a better future. After being rejected, he would also keep his last shred of dignity.

In this half a minute, He Yu did not say a word of pleading. Instead, he sent Qiao Jiusheng and the rest off with a respectful gaze. He did not know that his forbearance and solitude had moved Qiao Jiusheng.

“Get in.”

The young man was stunned. A second of disbelief flashed across his eyes. When he realized that he had not heard wrongly and Qiao Jiusheng was really taking him away, he was pleasantly surprised and quickly asked Qiao Jiusheng, “Are you taking me away?”

“Get in.” Qiao Jiusheng did not want to say it a third time.

“Okay.”

The young man sat on the other side of Qiao Jiusheng. His sitting posture was reserved, afraid that his legs would touch Qiao Jiusheng. Although he had taken a shower last night and changed his clothes, the tough days from before had left some unpleasant smells on him.

Qiao Jiusheng was such an imposing lady. He Yu did not dare to dirty her.

Noticing He Yu’s avoidance, Qiao Jiusheng did not say anything.

He Yu did not have a household register and could not buy a plane ticket. Qiao Jiusheng called the police and asked them to give him some certification before buying a plane ticket for He Yu. That was the first time He Yu took a plane. He sat in economy class with Qiao Jiusheng and the rest.

In the past, Qiao Jiusheng usually took first class when she went out. If she did not take first class, it had to be business class. Later on, when she married Fang Yusheng, she was influenced by him and was used to taking economy class.

Economy class was quite good and affordable. Anyway, the flight time was not long.

When the plane arrived at Binjiang City, He Yu got out.

He stood on an unfamiliar land and felt a little uneasy, but he yearned even more for the future. Fang Zikai was participating in the violin competition today, and Fang Yusheng and Fang Zicheng were accompanying him. They did not have time to pick Qiao Jiusheng up.

Fang Yusheng sent a chauffeur to pick them up.

After so many years, Fang Yusheng still drove the Cayenne. Due to frequent maintenance, the Cayenne car looked quite new. He Yu recognized that this car was very expensive. His family used to have one too.

This time, the three of them were still sitting in the last row. Qiao Jiusheng was sitting on the rightmost side, Fang Taoran was sitting in the middle, and He Yu was sitting on the leftmost side. The car drove into the city center. He Yu turned his head and looked at the bustling city outside through the window.

Binjiang City, Yu City, and Junyang City were the most prosperous places in this country. The tall buildings actually seemed to cover the sky.

He Yu felt that he was just a tadpole.

His arm was suddenly poked.

He Yu looked down and saw Fang Taoran. He tilted his head and asked.

Fang Taoran said, “At home, there’s still Dad, Grandpa, Grandma, and two brothers.”

She was introducing He Yu to her family.

It was necessary to have good interpersonal relationships in an unfamiliar environment, so He Yu listened seriously.