Early in the morning, Jiang Zhiyu's nose woke her up first.

The aroma of food climbed up the stairs, specifically targeting her nose.

She opened her eyes, stretched, quickly got up, washed up, and went downstairs.

Good morning, godparents.

Qi Zhengli and Liu Hong were already sitting at the table, which was set with millet porridge, fried eggs, pickled vegetable shreds, and a plate of leftover red bean cakes from yesterday.

"The girl's awake, come and eat."

---

Halfway through breakfast, Jiang Zhiyu suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, godparents—"

She put down the bowl, got up, and went back to her room.

When I came out again, I had a stack of things in my hand.

Property ownership certificate.

A thick stack of papers was placed in front of Qi Zhengli.

With a "whoosh".

Qi Zhengli and Liu Hong were both stunned.

Jiang Zhiyu continued before they could react:

"I have some houses here; some may need repairs, while others don't."

"I'm quite busy and don't have time to take care of it."

"Godfather and Godmother, please come and take a look when you have time. If it needs repair, please do so. If there are any extras, you can rent them out."

"Whichever house you think is closest to your workplace, you can clean it up and move in."

"Anyway, I'm leaving it to you guys. You handle it as you see fit."

She paused for a moment, her tone becoming more serious:

"Consider the money from renting it out as a gift to you two."

Qi Zhengli quickly declined:

"You child!"

We'll reserve the rent for you!

"The hospital we live in now is pretty good. It's not too far from work, and most importantly, we've lived here for so many years, we've grown attached to it."

Liu Hong nodded in agreement.

"Yes, we'll keep the rent for you, and store it away for you after it's cleaned up—"

"As your dowry!"

Jiang Zhiyu sighed and rubbed her forehead.

Why is she so obsessed with her dowry?

Is she someone who lacks a dowry?

She reached out and pulled Liu Hong close, saying very solemnly:

"Godmother."

"I'm telling the truth."

"Don't be stingy with yourselves. Eat whatever you want, and buy whatever you want to wear."

"You can keep the rent for now."

"Since they're now my godparents, it's a bit too formal to keep this up."

Qi Zhengli and Liu Hong exchanged a glance and slowly nodded.

Deep down, they all knew that they wouldn't use the money.

But they will definitely complete any tasks assigned to them by their children.

Jiang Zhiyu took out another 20,000 yuan from her small bag, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Qi Zhengli.

"Godfather, take this money to repair the house. If it's not enough, consider it a subsidy for your goddaughter."

This time, Qi Zhengli did not refuse.

The two had just returned to the city and were indeed out of money. They had left all the money they couldn't convert into cash with Zhiyu.

But that didn't stop him from asking one more question—

"Isn't 20,000 yuan a bit too much?"

"Repairing the house won't cost that much."

Jiang Zhiyu pointed with her chin to the stack of property ownership certificates:

"Let's see if we need that many."

Qi Zhengli opened the first book with some skepticism, glancing at the address.

Turn to the second book.

Turn to the third book.

He flipped through the pages faster and faster, his expression becoming increasingly animated.

When he got to the last few books, his hand paused for a moment as he turned the pages—he could picture that location with his eyes closed; it was a prime spot that he used to avoid when passing by.

He looked up abruptly, staring at Jiang Zhiyu in shock:

"Where did you get so many houses?!"

Jiang Zhiyu picked up the bowl of porridge and slowly took a sip.

"Hmm... some were gifts from Song Yanzhou's grandfather, some from his parents, and another set was a gift from an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor."

She paused for a moment, then added:

"They were all gifts from others."

Qi Zhengli opened his mouth, but couldn't close it for a long time.

Liu Hong leaned over to take a look, her hands trembling slightly—this location, any one of these apartments would be something others would covet for half a lifetime.

A stack of papers lay heavily on the table.

Qi Zhengli took a deep breath, and a surge of pride welled up inside him.

Look.

The girl he casually took in is truly remarkable.

"OK!"

"You'd better put the property certificate away carefully—"

He patted his chest:

"I'll go and visit them one by one this afternoon to see which ones need repair and which ones should be rented out."

Liu Hong secretly slipped the 20,000 yuan into the drawer, muttering to herself:

"This child, really..."

---

The three of them got ready and left the house, heading towards the alley entrance.

They walk together so intimately, they look like a family.

The long-necked man in the alley immediately stretched out.

"Old Qi—who is this?"

Qi Zhengli straightened his back and spoke with a strong voice:

My daughter!

When did you have a daughter?

"My newly adopted goddaughter!"

Qi Zhengli raised an eyebrow:

"My husband and I were able to come back entirely thanks to my goddaughter!"

Everyone gasped.

They all knew how miserable Qi Zhengli was when he was sent to the countryside—

The neighbors witnessed firsthand how they were criticized, how their homes were ransacked.

Everyone thought that since he came back in less than a year, he must have some powerful connections.

Unexpectedly—

He adopted a goddaughter with a powerful background.

Those who had originally planned to do something about it had their little schemes shattered.

Originally, Qi Zhengli and his wife had no son or daughter, so they wanted to adopt their son and end up getting a courtyard for free.

They didn't know that Qi Zhengli and his sister had fallen out long ago, and that his nephew was still eyeing Qi Zhengli's house—Qi Zhengli probably wouldn't give it to him anyway.

I never imagined that they would have a daughter now.

Now I need to make sure this message gets through properly.

Qi Zhengli's sister must be furious, right?

They always felt that the house would eventually belong to them.

Unexpectedly, a Cheng Yaojin appeared out of nowhere.

This is going to be interesting.

A few women huddled together at the alley entrance, exchanging glances. No one spoke aloud, but the news had already spread three miles away.

The three of them walked out of the alley, and the murmurs behind them hadn't stopped.

Qi Zhengli didn't care at all, walking steadily with his back straight.

---

As he walked out of the alley, Qi Zhengli turned to Jiang Zhiyu and asked:

Where are you going now?

"Godfather and Godmother, you can go to work. Don't worry about me."

"I'm going out for a walk."

No one from the management bureau called her; they probably haven't prepared the supplies yet.

She can just wait for the news.

Qi Zhengli nodded, wanting to offer a few words of advice, but then remembered that this girl wasn't someone who needed advice—

He only said one sentence:

"be safe."

Jiang Zhiyu paused for a moment and turned to look at him.

These four words again.

She smiled slightly, but didn't speak, only giving a soft "hmm".

Godfather probably didn't even realize it himself—

He had said those four words countless times since she first left home.

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