Hearing the commotion, Xiao Zhiming came out of the house, wanting to see if Ye Zhaozhao had run into trouble again.

He secretly hoped that Ye Zhaozhao would run into trouble, so that when he stepped forward, Ye Zhaozhao would notice him.

The two of them never expected that these people were after their family.

When Xiong Mao's uncle and elder brother arrived, they saw Xiong Mao squatting down washing clothes.

Their hands were frozen red, and the two of them instantly got angry. When Xiao's mother saw her in-laws, she quickly went to greet them.

"My in-laws are here. Come in and sit down. Xiong Mao, go and pour two cups of brown sugar water."

"No need. We came here today to take Xiong Mao away. Your son is in such a state, how dare you still drag my Xiong Mao along?"

Although Xiong Mao was not good-looking, he was still the darling of the Xiong family.

How could they treat her like this? When Xiao's mother heard that they had come to take her away, she also got angry.

"Uncle, you can't just take Xiong Mao away like this because my son is like this."

"If Xiong Mao hadn't insisted on marrying my son, he could have found anyone he wanted."

Mentioning this makes Xiong Mao's uncle angry; if it weren't for his niece's lack of ambition...

He didn't need to curry favor with the Xiao family; he didn't care about anything else and just grabbed Xiong Mao and left.

"Uncle, where are you taking me?"

“Go home. If you don’t come home with me, our family won’t want you anymore.”

Hearing this, Xiong Mao got scared and had no choice but to leave obediently; Xiao Zhiming didn't stop him.

It was because he understood Xiong Mao's personality; she would be back in less than two days.

Xiao's mother didn't stop him; once Xiong Mao left, she could introduce her son to someone even better.

In her eyes, her son was good enough to be with anyone who was outstanding.

After Xiong Mao was taken away, the family ran out of money, and Xiao's mother and Xiao Zhiming couldn't even afford pickled vegetables.

Ye Zhaozhao specifically asked Sister Liu to cook meat these past few days, just to make the other side drool.

Every day, Xiao's mother would sit at the doorway and eat cornbread, enjoying the aroma of meat from Ye Zhaozhao's house.

Since Xiong Mao went back, Xiao Zhiming has been left without anyone to take care of him.

The wound that should have healed in a month has now reopened and will take two months.

Xiao's mother wanted to go out and borrow money, but almost no one in the neighborhood would lend her any.

The mother and child were so hungry they were dizzy and lightheaded; it had been a whole week.

Xiao Zhiming didn't eat a single bite of food except for drinking water, just when the two of them were in despair.

The man who had previously been with Xiao Li came to their door, and Xiao's mother was angry when she saw him.

But she no longer had the strength to hit him, and Xiao Zhiming no longer had any good feelings towards him.

I originally thought I could get a government position by associating with him, but who knew he wouldn't care about me at all.

The man took out a wad of cash from his pocket, and Xiao Zhiming's eyes lit up as he looked at the money.

"I need you to do something for me."

"I agree."

Xiao Zhiming didn't ask what it was about; given the current situation, whatever it was, he had to do it.

The man had someone buy them rice and flour, and Xiao's mother was overjoyed.

"What do you need me to do?"

"Our boss has taken a liking to the woman next door. If you could give her to our boss..."

You can have whatever you want then.

Although the man was not satisfied with Xiao Li, Ye Zhaozhao was so beautiful.

Firstly, it can be given to the boss, and secondly, it won't affect their experiments.

Xiao Zhiming also liked Ye Zhaozhao, but compared to his career, it was nothing. Xiao Zhiming nodded in agreement.

"good."

"There's one more thing I need you to do. Can you find any young, unmarried girls here?"

"Yes, you can."

"Send it to this address once you find it."

The man left after speaking, trusting Xiao Zhiming's decision; he still had experiments to do.

Xiao Zhiming didn't think much of it; he just assumed that men liked pretty girls.

For several days in a row, Xiao Zhiming ate exceptionally well. He needed to recover quickly so he could help the man with his business. Ye Zhaozhao went to work as usual every day.

Fang Siwan moved into her cousin's house.

Every night, her cousin would come to see her while his wife was asleep. Fang Siwan wanted to refuse, but now she was living under his roof.

Her mother knew she was living at her cousin's house and would come to visit her from time to time.

When her mother came to visit her that day, she saw her in the house with her cousin. Her mother immediately understood why her cousin was willing to help her.

Her mother pretended not to notice, and only after her cousin left did she quickly grab her daughter's hand, pull her aside, and ask her.

"Siwan, did your cousin threaten you? He said if you don't make it, you should come with me. He has a child and a wife, and he won't take responsibility for you."

Fang's mother was angry; how could her daughter have fallen for such a person?

Fang Siwan has been immersed in her cousin's love these past few days, so naturally she won't listen to what her mother says.

"Mom, you should go back. My cousin and I are truly in love."

Fang Siwan felt that her cousin must have feelings for her, and that's how her daughter felt.

Fang's mother then fell silent, only telling her daughter to be careful and not to be discovered.

Fang Siwan didn't pay attention, and in the days that followed, she and her cousin became bolder and bolder.

Once something like this happens once, it will happen again, and Fang Siwan also got lost in this love triangle.

However, secrets don't stay hidden forever, and Xiangqiao eventually caught the two of them.

My cousin still wants this family; he just thinks Fang Siwan is easy to bully.

"Xiangqiao, it was Fang Siwan who seduced me. I am innocent."

Fang Xiangqiao thought that her son was still young, so she naturally couldn't divorce the man. She couldn't rely on her family, so she could only rely on this man.

So she vented all her anger on Fang Siwan. When Fang's mother arrived, she saw Xiangqiao hitting her daughter and immediately went over to protect her.

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