The news of the severing of ties had already spread throughout the family compound before it was even published in the newspaper.

"Deputy Factory Director Jiang is ruthless enough. He's willing to publish a notice in the newspaper to sever ties with Qiaoqiao for just over two thousand yuan."

Although Jiang Qiaoqiao was not liked by the Jiang family during the two years she returned to the family.

But it has a very good reputation in the courtyard.

Because she was diligent and didn't talk much.

Back then, many neighbors in the courtyard saw that the Jiang family treated her badly and that she was living a pitiful life, so they would always help and advise her in private.

Now that the Jiang family is acting so heartlessly, naturally some people will speak up for her.

"That's over two thousand yuan, no small sum. Anyway, she's a married daughter, so it's normal to sever ties to avoid being implicated."

"Two thousand yuan is not a small amount for us, but it's not a lot of money for the Jiang family. Before, when Jiang Yiran opened her supermarket, didn't she borrow two thousand five hundred yuan from loan sharks, and the Jiang family helped pay it off?"

"They help their adopted daughter pay off her debts, but sever ties with their biological daughter when she owes them money. I don't know what Director Jiang and his family are thinking?"

Most people in the courtyard couldn't understand the Jiang family's behavior.

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Meanwhile, Jiang Qiaoqiao was unaware that Jiang Jiahua was going to publish a notice in the newspaper to sever ties with her.

After Guo Tao led Jiang Qiaoqiao out of the family compound by her arm, he quickly let go and bowed deeply to apologize, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I was forced by circumstances to offend you. I apologize to you."

"No, no," Jiang Qiaoqiao quickly said, "You've helped me so much, I'm so grateful!"

So, I'll treat everyone to dinner today to thank you all for your help.

"Hehe!" Guo Tao chuckled憨厚ly, raised his hand with the tiger tattooed on it and scratched the back of his head. "It's nothing, it's nothing, sister-in-law, don't be so polite."

"Your sister-in-law said she'd like to treat you to dinner, so just go. Why all the nonsense?" Guo Tao had barely finished speaking when he heard Huo Beixiao's cold, deep voice.

Guo Tao quickly smiled sheepishly, "Okay, okay, then I'll thank your wife on behalf of my brothers."

At this moment, Huo Beixiao suddenly extended his hand to Guo Tao, who was smiling like a flower, and said, "Come on, it was a pleasure working together today, let's shake hands."

Guo Tao's smile vanished instantly. "Ah—Boss Huo, um, um... I guess we don't need to!"

Huo Beixiao's sharp, hawk-like gaze fell on Guo Tao's face.

Guo Tao stretched out his hand with a bitter face.

The next moment, Huo Beixiao grasped his hand.

His face instantly contorted like a bitter gourd, and he even gasped in pain.

At first, Jiang Qiaoqiao didn't know what kind of riddle they were playing, and thought it was some kind of ritual between the brothers.

Seeing Guo Tao's pained expression and his hand, which was almost deformed from Huo Beixiao's grip, she seemed to suddenly understand something.

He quickly stopped Huo Beixiao, "Huo Beixiao, let go right now. He was just trying to help, and you're crushing his hand."

Huo Beixiao's deep eyes grew even more intense. Seeing Jiang Qiaoqiao's nervous expression, he finally let go of her hand.

Guo Tao quickly took several deep breaths to relieve the pain.

After calming down, he smiled and said to Jiang Qiaoqiao, "Sister-in-law, don't be nervous. I didn't handle things properly, so Boss Huo's punishment is... justified..."

Before Guo Tao could finish speaking, Huo Beixiao's cold gaze swept across his face.

He quickly shut his mouth, feeling embarrassed.

Watching Huo Beixiao and Jiang Qiaoqiao leave, Guo Tao scratched the back of his head, looking bewildered. What had he done wrong today?

Could it be that when he threw the knife and it pierced the Jiang family's door, it scared his sister-in-law, which is why the eldest brother got angry?

That shouldn't be happening!

The boss knew about his knife-throwing skills; they were incredibly advanced and never missed.

He scratched the back of his head vigorously, looking puzzled.

Even during dinner, he was still depressed, drinking as he brought up the matter himself.

He had followed the boss for so many years, and this was the first time he had ever been punished by the boss, and he didn't even know why.

Zhu Dong looked at him like he was an idiot, "You still don't know why?"

"I don't know!" Guo Tao's eyes were clear and foolish at this moment, as if he were a completely different person from the fierce and menacing debt collector Jiang family he had been dealing with earlier.

"How dare you lift your sister-in-law's arm? The boss hasn't crippled your hand; he's being lenient with you!" Zhu Dong said bluntly.

Guo Tao suddenly realized that the problem lay here.

But then he scratched the back of his head in confusion, "But when we did this before, wasn't this how we took people away?"

Zhu Dong gave him a disdainful look.

Can other people be compared to the younger sister-in-law?

Don't you know the difference between people is greater than that between people and pigs?

Jiang Qiaoqiao treated everyone to dinner and thanked them before going home with Huo Beixiao.

She remained silent as she walked along the road.

As they approached the cement factory's residential compound, Huo Beixiao finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked her, "Are you still angry about me squeezing Guo Tao's hand?"

Jiang Qiaoqiao shook her head, stopped and looked into Huo Beixiao's eyes, saying, "Guo Tao was very skilled at bringing those people to the Jiang family to collect debts today."

As soon as she said that, Huo Beixiao immediately understood what she meant.

They were husband and wife, and he had no intention of hiding his past from her.

“Doing business in the black market used to be very chaotic. Especially dealing in antiques, there was always a lot of backstabbing and rigging, so the brothers all knew a bit of all sorts of tricks.”

After Huo Beixiao finished speaking casually, he looked at Jiang Qiaoqiao with a serious expression, "But Qiaoqiao, don't worry, I won't do those businesses now, and I won't allow them to do them either."

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