Hearing Jiang Yiran's words, Jiang Jiahua felt much more at ease.

Patting her hand, he sighed, "If your sister were half as sensible as you, your mother and I wouldn't be in this situation...sigh!"

Jiang Yiran rolled her eyes, but didn't say anything more.

*

On the other side, as Lin Xiaohui walked out of the Jiang family home, she couldn't help but grab Jiang Qiaoqiao's hand and burst into tears, "Qiaoqiao, I'm sorry, Mom was wrong, Mom was really wrong this time!"

Mom believed what outsiders said and almost ruined Beixiao's life, Mom..."

Lin Xiaohui was filled with remorse. She didn't know what had gotten into her at the time. When she heard the fortune teller Huang say that Huo Beixiao's wealth from the cement factory was all due to absorbing their family's luck, she lost her mind.

They actually believed his nonsense and forced Huo Beixiao to sell the cement factory.

Seeing Lin Xiaohui's state, Jiang Qiaoqiao felt sorry for her, but in order to teach Lin Xiaohui a lesson, she still said coldly, "Mom, you shouldn't apologize to me, but to Bei Xiao."

Lin Xiaohui looked at Huo Beixiao with eyes full of guilt, "Beixiao, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Mom almost caused a disaster this time..."

As she spoke, she nervously twisted the hem of her clothes.

Huo Beixiao did not blame her.

Having just experienced such a major upheaval in her family, Lin Xiaohui had no choice but to step up and help manage the duck products shop. Under such circumstances, she was already emotionally vulnerable, so it was understandable that she was easily fooled by charlatans like Huang Banxian, who had some local fame.

Moreover, when he was being harassed earlier, Lin Xiaohui stood in front of him to protect him without hesitation.

The reason he forced him to sell the cement factory was simply because he was considering his family's situation and choosing the lesser of two evils.

"Mom, I don't blame you, and you don't need to feel guilty. But after this incident, I hope that no matter what happens in the future, you will trust us."

"We're family," Huo Beixiao said patiently.

Lin Xiaohui nodded emphatically, "Beixiao, Qiaoqiao, don't worry, after this experience, Mom really understands everything, and I will definitely listen to you from now on."

It was only then that Yang Jianguo and Zheng Yulan, who had been wandering around the city, finally found them.

"Mom, Beixiao, Qiaoqiao!" Yang Jianguo rode his bicycle straight up to them.

After the bicycle stopped, Yang Jianguo didn't care about anything else and asked Huo Beixiao anxiously, "Beixiao, didn't you listen to your mother and sell the cement factory?"

Jiang Qiaoqiao quickly told Yang Jianguo the whole story.

Yang Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

But she still couldn't help but say to Lin Xiaohui, "Mom, what are you thinking? You can believe what that fortune teller Huang says? Have you forgotten that fortune teller Huang was forced to study every day for those years?"

If this had happened ten years earlier, you would have been sent to study too!

Lin Xiaohui looked even more ashamed.

Jiang Qiaoqiao advised, "Alright, brother, stop talking about Mom. So many things have happened in our family recently, Mom is under a lot of pressure, which makes her easily deceived."

As she spoke, she recalled Huang Banxian's strange behavior when he saw Jiang Jiahua and Jiang Yong'an earlier...

It seems she'll have to find some time to visit that fortune teller Huang again.

On the way back, no one mentioned the matter again, and Jiang Qiaoqiao inquired about Yang Jianguo's duck-raising shed.

Yang Jianguo told Jiang Qiaoqiao everything in detail.

As the family talked, they arrived at the courtyard where Lin Xiaohui and Zheng Yulan lived.

After they parted ways, Jiang Qiaoqiao told Huo Beixiao about Huang Banxian's strange behavior.

"I'll go with you to find him tomorrow." After hearing Jiang Qiaoqiao's words, Huo Beixiao instantly understood what she meant.

Jiang Qiaoqiao nodded, but still couldn't help asking, "Brother Xiao, when exactly did Huang Banxian see Jiang Jiahua and Jiang Yong'an? Why was he so afraid of them?"

"Do you think it might be related to Dad's death?" Jiang Qiaoqiao subconsciously guessed.

She still refused to believe that Yang Minghui had gone up the mountain on his own and accidentally fell to his death.

If that's the case, the extortion letter and the phone call to the village committee are completely inexplicable.

However, there is currently no other evidence to prove that Yang Minghui was murdered.

Huo Beixiao held her hand tightly and squeezed it gently. "Wife, don't think too much. We'll find out by asking Master Huang tomorrow."

Jiang Qiaoqiao nodded and didn't say anything more.

Shortly after she arrived home, there was a knock on the door.

When she opened the door and saw Jiang Yiran, she wasn't surprised at all.

She had anticipated that Jiang Yiran would come looking for her back at the Jiang family's residence.

After all, Jiang Guozhi said that they would be returning to Beicheng tomorrow.

Jiang Yiran wants to return to the Jiang family as the eldest daughter, and tonight is her last chance.

"Jiang Qiaoqiao, you promised to help me return to the Jiang family, you won't go back on your word, will you?" Jiang Yiran asked Jiang Qiaoqiao anxiously as soon as she saw her.

Jiang Qiaoqiao slightly curled the corners of her lips, "Actually, Jiang Guozhi and Bai Yuzhu also want to acknowledge you. But they are afraid that if they do, the Jiang family will cling to them because they have raised you."

Jiang Qiaoqiao's words were quite clear, but Jiang Yiran couldn't help but frown and look at Jiang Qiaoqiao with suspicion.

"Jiang Qiaoqiao, are you giving me advice? You're trying to kill me!"

The Jiang family raised me for twenty years. If I sever ties with them now, Jiang Guozhi and the others will think I'm an ingrate. Even if they accept me out of blood ties, they'll still be wary of me!

Jiang Qiaoqiao looked at Jiang Yiran and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly.

Jiang Yiran did indeed have some brains after all.

She didn't speak, and Jiang Yiran became anxious, "Jiang Qiaoqiao, you dare to play me!"

"Jiang Yiran, since you know this, can't you find a way to solve it?" Jiang Qiaoqiao looked at Jiang Yiran and said coldly.

Jiang Yiran began to calm down and frowned in thought.

Jiang Qiaoqiao continued, "When Bai Yuzhu swapped you and me, she was actually reluctant to part with you, so she placed a jade pendant, a family heirloom, next to you."

When Peng Cuiying saw the jade pendant, she thought it had been accidentally dropped by someone in the hospital into her daughter's swaddling clothes. Overcome by greed, she kept it.

You tell me the Jiang family's address, and I'll tell you something in return. Then we're even.

After saying that, she closed the door.

It looks like things will be very lively at both the Jiang and Jiang families tonight.

Presumably, Jiang Yiran will be able to get her wish and return to the Jiang family to enjoy a life of luxury.

very good!

She just wants her to go back!

Only when she goes back will she know what despair is, what it means to be worse than dead.

She will definitely avenge the grudge from her past life.

But she wouldn't let Jiang Yiran die easily; a quick death would be too good for Jiang Yiran!