Jiang Qiaoqiao lived a glorious life, only to be killed by her own mother and adopted daughter on her fortieth birthday. Her three brothers helped dismember and bury her remains.
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Yang Qiaoqiao learned about Jiang Yiran's situation in Beicheng two months later.
Since she became pregnant, Huo Beixiao has strictly followed the doctor's advice and taken her for check-ups every month.
On the three-month mark, the test results showed that not only were she and the fetuses healthy, but she was also carrying twins.
Huo Beixiao was so happy that his lips stretched to the back of his ears. He immediately went and bought over a hundred kilograms of sugar and distributed it to the employees at the cement factory, the electronics store, and the garment factory. He even distributed it door-to-door in the cement factory's residential compound.
When Xu Yizhou came to find him, he asked before Xu could even speak, "How did you know your sister-in-law was pregnant, and with twins no less?"
Xu Yizhou looked completely bewildered. "I don't know!"
Huo Beixiao raised an eyebrow. "So you know now?"
Xu Yizhou nodded repeatedly, "I understand, I understand."
Then, he readily looked at Yang Qiaoqiao and said, "Congratulations, sister-in-law!"
Yang Qiaoqiao glared at her smug husband and said to Xu Yizhou, "Ignore your brother Xiao, what brings you here?"
Xu Yizhou chuckled, scratched the back of his head, and pulled out the invitation. "It's nothing much, just inviting you to my wedding."
Yang Qiaoqiao took the invitation from Xu Yizhou, which had Xu Yizhou and Luo Yingzi's names on it.
Although she had known for a long time that their wedding was approaching, Yang Qiaoqiao was still happy for them now that she had actually received the invitation. "Congratulations on your marriage to Yingzi! Don't worry, Beixiao and I will definitely be there for your wedding banquet!"
"Sister-in-law, Yingzi and I are having two wedding banquets, one here and one in Shanghai. I heard from Yingzi the other day that you're going to Shanghai. Why don't you take this opportunity to go there and have our wedding banquet there?" Xu Yizhou invited with great anticipation.
Before Yang Qiaoqiao could speak, Huo Beixiao immediately blocked her way as if facing a formidable enemy, "No, no, didn't you see your sister-in-law is pregnant? Pregnant women are not suitable for long-distance travel and the fatigue of journeys."
Xu Yizhou scratched the back of his head. "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry. I didn't think it through."
After Xu Yizhou left, Huo Beixiao muttered, "That brat, he's getting more and more insensible, wife..."
He turned to talk to Yang Qiaoqiao.
"snort!"
Yang Qiaoqiao crossed her arms, snorted coldly, and turned her face away, looking like she didn't want to talk to him at all.
Huo Beixiao's heart jumped into his throat. "Wife, what's wrong? Are you angry? Tell me what I did wrong, and I'll change. Don't be angry."
The doctor said that since you're pregnant, you need to maintain a happy and cheerful mood; getting angry is bad for both you and the baby.
Yang Qiaoqiao said angrily, "You watch me like a prisoner all day long. You won't let me go here or touch that. Even if I read a book for a little while, you will stop me. I'm so bored that I'm picking my toes. Tell me, how can I be happy?"
Now it was Huo Beixiao's turn to scratch the back of his head. "Honey, I won't let you go anywhere or touch anything. I'll go shopping with you if you want, and I'll let you go to the store if you want. The reason I don't let you read for too long is because the doctor said that sitting for too long can cause poor blood circulation and damage your eyes."
"Yes, you're accompanying me shopping, but whether it's Yun County or the provincial capital, it's just the same few streets over and over again, what's so great about shopping?"
You sent me to the store, and once I got there you watched me like I was a criminal, not letting me do anything.
I want to go see how my garment factory is being built, and I want to go to the mall to see how my new shop is being decorated. But every time I'm more than two miles away, you won't let me get any closer!
I had been planning my trip to Shanghai since before the Lunar New Year. Now I can go and also attend Yingzi's wedding, but you won't let me go.
Is there any freedom left in my life? Is there any happiness left?
As Yang Qiaoqiao spoke, she became increasingly angry and aggrieved, and tears streamed down her face.
Huo Beixiao panicked even more, "Wife, don't cry, don't cry, you can't cry when you're pregnant."
He comforted her while frantically wiping away her tears.
Yang Qiaoqiao knew in her heart that Huo Beixiao's restrictions on her were all for her safety.
Having experienced the pain of losing a child in her previous life and the psychological torment of being unable to conceive, she cherishes the two children in her womb all the more.
But once the feeling of being wronged came over her, she just couldn't control it.
And sometimes, for some reason, the more Huo Beixiao restricted her, the more she wanted to go or do certain things, the more she wanted to go or do them.
Seeing Yang Qiaoqiao crying uncontrollably, Huo Beixiao's mental defenses finally crumbled. "Wife, be good, don't cry. We'll go to Shanghai, I'll go with you, okay?"
Hearing this, Yang Qiaoqiao finally stopped crying and let Huo Beixiao wipe away her tears.
Continuing to fight for her rights, she said, "Brother Xiao, the doctor said that after three months the pregnancy is stable, but I still need to go to the garment factory in person to be at ease."
Fearing that Huo Beixiao would disagree, she hugged the man's arm and said coquettishly, "The garment factory is almost finished now. Come with me, let's take a walk around the outside so I can get a general idea and have a general idea of what's going on, okay?"
“If you don’t let me go, I’ll be thinking about it every day, and I won’t be able to eat or sleep well, which is even worse for my pregnancy.”
Huo Beixiao couldn't persuade her otherwise. Remembering that the doctor had indeed said that the pregnancy would be stable after three months and that he could relax a little, he could only look at Yang Qiaoqiao helplessly and nod, "Okay, I'll go with you to see a doctor. I really can't do anything with you."
Zhou Yang has been in charge of the construction of the garment factory during this period.
It was during this inspection that Yang Qiaoqiao learned that Qin Haiyang's second brother, Qin Erniu, was actually working as a laborer on the construction site of her garment factory.
When she arrived, she happened to run into Yang Dani, who was bringing food to her husband.
"Sister Dani." Yang Qiaoqiao was quite happy to see Yang Dani from afar and quickly greeted her.
Yang Dani turned around and was surprised to see Yang Qiaoqiao. "Qiaoqiao, what brings you here? I heard you're pregnant, and with twins no less. Why aren't you resting at home? Why are you here at the construction site?"
Yang Dani looked at her with a puzzled expression and asked.
Before Yang Qiaoqiao could reply, Yang Dani lowered her voice and said to Yang Qiaoqiao, "Qiaoqiao, do you know? Our third son's wife was also pregnant with twins. She was almost due two months ago, and then something happened."
It took Yang Qiaoqiao a moment to realize that the third son Yang Dani was referring to was Qin Haiyang, and his wife was Jiang Yiran.
She hadn't heard from those two people in a long time and had almost forgotten about them.
Yang Dani told Yang Qiaoqiao about Jiang Yiran's fall and the subsequent hysterectomy, and concluded with a sigh, "What a tragedy! It's better that the boy is gone, but the poor girl is so pitiful. She was just born, and before she knew anything, she was burdened with the guilt of causing her brother's death. Her father and mother don't love her..."