Yu Hang had intended to return by train together with Chiang Xiao.
However, they had not completely finished their business with that family.
Yu Zhensheng and Xi Guoyou had both suggested they should simply stay at home for a few more days, so Chiang Xiao returned alone.
On that day, without a word, Bai Laer spent ten thousand Yuan to buy her cup, and the next day, at the Bai Family Old Residence, Old Bai invited her and Old Tang, Tang Qing to have a meal together.
Learning that she knew Old Tang and after hearing Old Tang mention the tea snacks made by her family, Old Bai left her his phone number, placing a one-time order for twenty boxes of tea snacks, and expressing the hope that she would deliver them in person once they were ready.
Chiang Xiao understood his intention.
She mentioned that her family had already accepted quite a few orders for tea snacks, and that it would probably take ten days to complete his twenty boxes.
Old Bai then hoped she would deliver them herself after ten days, presumably to see what effects he would achieve with the cup after that time.
For the sake of twenty boxes of tea snacks, she was indeed willing to make the trip.
Moreover, there were several historical sites in City J that she wanted to check out.
This trip to City J had been quite fruitful for her; she had finally sold her first cup.
The cup had been ready for nearly a year, and only now had she started to sell.
When Chiang Xiao arrived home, she sensed that something was amiss in the atmosphere.
Chiang Songhai opened the door for her. He looked happy to see her return, but he hesitated as if having something to say.
"Did Little return?" Ge Liutao wiped her eyes.
Chiang Xiao’s heart skipped a beat.
"What’s wrong? Grandpa, Grandma, did something happen?"
Chiang Songhai sighed, closed the door, and said to her, "The orchid in your room is missing."
Chiang Xiao’s first thought was that a thief had entered their home.
She looked at them, anxious, and asked, "Grandpa, Grandma, are you both alright?"
"We’re fine, we’re fine," Chiang Songhai quickly replied. "Everything else is here, just the flower is gone."
Chiang Xiao put down her bag and entered her room to look around. She immediately noticed that in addition to the orchid being gone, one of her pillowcases, which she had just finished drawing a Nourishing Talisman on and was going to use as a spare, was also missing.
Her grandmother had sewn the pillowcase for her by hand. One was already on a pillow in use, and the other, with the Nourishing Talisman drawn on it, had been left on a chair next to her to air out after finishing it, and now it too was gone.
She would certainly not overlook such an item.
The entire room was missing just the orchid and that pillowcase.
If it was a thief, this was a very unusual one. Why take an orchid and also steal a pillowcase?
Could they know that there was something special about her pillowcase?
She returned to the living room and saw Ge Liutao wiping her tears again. Chiang Xiao immediately asked, "Did someone come over?"
Chiang Songhai’s expression grew serious as he nodded and said, "Your eldest uncle and his wife came over with Caijiao yesterday."
Chiang Xiao’s room had always been locked, and they hadn’t paid it much attention. It was only just before, when Ge Liutao had wanted to go in to clean the floor for her, that they discovered the missing floral fragrance upon opening the door and realized the orchid was gone.
As for the pillowcase, they were unaware.
No one else had visited the house, and thinking back to how odd Xiyun had acted the day before, what else could be unclear about the situation?
Upon hearing Chiang Songhai recount the events of the previous day, Chiang Xiao was so angry she felt steam rise from her head.
She had never imagined that even after moving to the county town, she still couldn’t escape the people from Old Chiang Family!
"I’ll go find her," Chiang Xiao said, moving to walk out the door.
Ge Liutao quickly grabbed her arm. "Little, do you know where they live? Besides, it’s just a plant, maybe let’s just forget about it..."