The two of them were stuck in a long back-and-forth battle.

Gu Yanqing watched from the sidelines and, feeling a bit jealous, remarked, “I’ve never seen you so patient with me.”

“If you were like this, I’d have already knocked you out,” Qiao Wanqing sighed deeply and typed out a long response, “So frustrating dealing with this fool.”

“Just let him leave a bad review. There’s no need to waste more time on him.”

“I told him to leave a bad review, but he refuses. He insists on compensation, clearly trying to extort me,” Qiao Wanqing said. Having been in e-commerce for almost half a year, she had never encountered such a bizarre customer before.

The customer’s intent to extort money was blatant.

Gu Yanqing, who had never dealt with such strange customers either, suggested, “Just ignore him. Stop dealing with him.”

Not responding to customer service messages might slightly lower her store’s rating, but it wouldn’t have a significant impact.

The main concern was whether the customer would file a complaint.

If the complaint was successful, it could result in a rating deduction, which would be serious.

However, the Taobao platform would review the chat records and wouldn’t make decisions based on false claims.

Qiao Wanqing reviewed the chat logs and didn’t think it would be too unfavorable to her, so she decided to ignore the customer.

After that, no further after-sales issues arose.

Qiao Wanqing and Gu Yanqing first went to visit Mrs. Lu’s family to deliver gifts.

Mrs. Lu’s mother was still alive, over 80 years old, and in good health.

Qiao Wanqing had met Mrs. Lu’s mother before during a full moon celebration.

This time, hearing that they were delivering wedding gifts, Mrs. Lu’s grandmother was very pleased.

“Last time, Wanqing suffered some grievances here, and I heard about it from Xiao Chu,” Grandmother Lu said. “Some of our relatives can be quite harsh with their words. I’ve already talked to them about it, so I’m sorry you had to go through that.”

“It’s fine, I’ve already forgotten about it,” Qiao Wanqing was surprised there was a follow-up. Actually, Gu Yanqing had already made things right for her, and she hadn’t thought about it since. “Thank you, Grandmother.”

“Just don’t take it to heart. I’d feel bad as your grandmother if your first visit here was met with such trouble.”

In reality, Qiao Wanqing’s premarital pregnancy had caused some gossip behind the scenes, even among Gu Yanqing’s uncles, though they were reprimanded by Grandmother Lu.

Gu Yanqing, at 30, was relaxed about his marriage, and this elderly woman worried for her daughter.

Now, not only did she have a daughter-in-law, but a son as well.

Though premarital pregnancy isn’t ideal, it’s better than having nothing.

And it’s not like she stole or committed any crime.

It’s not a conservative society anymore; many are getting married after pregnancy, so it’s just a matter of degree.

Grandmother Lu scolded Gu Yanqing’s uncles in front of everyone, and after that, no one dared to upset the old lady.

Those relatives who gossiped were reprimanded by Grandmother Lu and promised to apologize to Qiao Wanqing the next time she visited.

“No need for a face-to-face apology,” Gu Yanqing said after hearing this. “Wanqing is generous and doesn’t hold grudges over these minor things.”

“That’s good,” Grandmother Lu agreed. “It saves everyone from further embarrassment.”

Qiao Wanqing: “……”

So straightforward!

KuoKuo had fallen asleep on the way here and wasn’t awake yet.

Grandmother Lu had them carry him to the room to sleep.

Madam Gu had prepared four gifts: two for the uncles and two for close cousins.

Mrs. Lu asked them to go ahead with the deliveries while she watched Koukou, and then they could come back for lunch.

Since it would take a while to drive to the other two uncles’ homes, Qiao Wanqing took out her phone again to check on the troublesome customer.

She found that the customer had sent a long message.

Seeing that Qiao Wanqing wasn’t responding, the customer started to panic.

After a prolonged back-and-forth where the customer insisted on a 50 yuan compensation, Qiao Wanqing ignored him.

The customer then began to lower his demand, from 45 yuan, to 40, 30, and so on, until it reached 20 yuan.

Finally, he said: “Alright, 15 yuan is fine. Send it to my Alipay account: 135…”

“What’s this guy’s deal?” Qiao Wanqing showed the messages to Gu Yanqing.

“He probably really likes the product but doesn’t want to return it. Instead, he’s trying to extort you,” Gu Yanqing analyzed. “Otherwise, why would he insist on keeping something he knows he can return?”

That was a good point.

Qiao Wanqing replied: “I’ll only offer 10 yuan. No more. Do as you wish.”

Even though she was being extorted, paying 10 yuan for a bad review was still reasonable.

The customer quickly responded: “How about 12? As a big seller, you can afford it, right?”

Qiao Wanqing ignored him again.

Fearing that she might disappear again, the customer quickly agreed to the 10 yuan, asking her to send it via Alipay to settle the matter.

Qiao Wanqing asked him to confirm receipt of the product and leave a five-star review before sending the money.

She requested a screenshot of the review.

This was to ensure that he wouldn’t take the money and leave a bad review or add more negative comments afterward, which would leave her empty-handed.

The customer, likely afraid of her non-responsive behavior, complied without further argument.

Qiao Wanqing sent the money through Alipay and then promptly blocked him.

One less troublesome customer was a win.

Gu Yanqing held her hand and comforted her, saying, “Don’t let people like this upset you.”

Qiao Wanqing, who was used to dealing with troublesome buyers on Taobao, smiled and replied, “I’d rather deal with this kind of problem than with unreasonable bad reviews.”

“Right,” Gu Yanqing nodded. “If money can solve the problem, it’s not really a problem.”

“…” She thought maybe next time she should let Gu Yanqing handle such issues.

After delivering gifts to the two uncle’s families, they quickly returned to the Lu family home, worried that Koukou might wake up and cry if they were gone too long.

At the Lu family home, Koukou woke up groggily in a strange place and instinctively looked for his mom.

Mrs. Lu and the nanny, Sister Qin, heard the commotion and went in.

Seeing Koukou looking at her with sleepy eyes, Mrs. Lu smiled and said, “Koukou, sweetie, you’re awake! Do you remember who I am?”

Koukou looked at her blankly, clearly having forgotten her after six months.

“Where’s Mommy?” Koukou asked, not understanding.

“Mommy and Daddy went to Uncle’s house to deliver gifts. They’ll be back soon. Don’t get out of bed, it’s cold. Let’s get you dressed,” Mrs. Lu said.

Mrs. Lu could hold Koukou, but dressing him wasn’t as easy.

Sister Qin quickly went to get Koukou’s clothes and tried to dress him.

“No, I want Mommy,” Koukou refused to let a stranger dress him.

“Mommy will be back soon,” Mrs. Lu said. “Grandma will help you get dressed, okay?”

“No,” Koukou said, burying his head in the pillow, pouting and looking both pitiful and amusing.

Sister Qin worried about him getting cold and quickly covered him with a blanket.

Koukou moved the blanket aside deliberately, continuing to face down and ignore the blanket, showing his displeasure.

Mrs. Lu asked Sister Qin to increase the room temperature and to call Gu Yanqing.

She sat by the bed, listening to Koukou complain, “Daddy, Mommy, don’t want Koukou anymore, wah wah.”

Seeing Kuo Kuo crying made Grandmother Lu very anxious.

She quickly tried to comfort him: “Mommy and Daddy will be back soon. They haven’t left you. Be good and stop crying. Your great-grandmother is so upset to see you cry.”

But Kuo Kuo cried even harder.

Grandmother Lu wanted to pick him up, but Kuo Kuo didn’t want her to.

He just buried his head and cried.

Grandmother Lu felt heartbroken and called for Aunt Qin to bring in her phone to video call Gu Yanqing.

Aunt Qin had just finished a call and said, “Mr. Gu said they’ll be here soon. If Kuo Kuo is crying, he’s probably hungry. Just give him some milk, and he should calm down.”

“Then go quickly,” Grandmother Lu urged.

After Aunt Qin went out, Grandmother Lu continued to soothe Kuo Kuo, saying, “Don’t cry, sweetheart. I’m having someone make your milk. Just wait for a bit.”

Hearing there was milk coming, Kuo Kuo’s crying quieted down.

Grandmother Lu kept urging Aunt Qin to hurry.

When Gu Yanqing and Qiao Wanqing arrived home, they found Kuo Kuo happily drinking his milk and laughing while Aunt Qin made funny faces at him.

He looked completely content and had no sign of missing his parents.