Qiao Cong took off his straw hat, glanced at the two people huddled together on the shore and let out a small sigh. He also got ashore, pulled up the small boat, and picked up his and Gu Ling's bundles, along with the food ingredients they had purchased halfway.
"Old Qiao?" Cen Man called out in the direction where Qiao Cong was.
"Hmm." Qiao Cong responded, "Let's go back first."
Cen Man then started following the sound of Qiao Cong's footsteps and left.
After walking some distance, she started talking, "That girl looks forward to seeing Gu Ling every day, and I was genuinely worried that you might not find him."
Qiao Cong asked, "How is Qianqian doing?"
"I can't see for myself, but she should be a lot better than when you first left." said Cen Man.
"Hmm. Thank you." said Qiao Cong, "You can go if you have something else to do."
Cen Man paused, "I'm not leaving."
Qiao Cong frowned, "You want to stay?"