Jiang Qiaoqiao breathed a sigh of relief as she sat on the back of Huo Beixiao's bicycle.

Jiang Jiahua and Peng Cuiying also breathed a sigh of relief.

Given Huo Beixiao's behavior just now, they were genuinely worried that he might pursue the matter of the arranged marriage.

Peng Cuiying watched Jiang Qiaoqiao's departing figure, still feeling somewhat resentful. "That brat is quite adept at climbing onto a bicycle, but our Ranran has married into a poor rural family. I wonder if that ungrateful wretch will ever lend a hand to our Ranran in the future."

Jiang Jiahua took a puff of his pipe and glanced at her. "Didn't you see Huo Beixiao's attitude just now?"

Peng Cuiying suddenly realized and slapped her thigh, saying, "That's right! Huo Beixiao's reaction clearly shows that he has feelings for our Ranran. Even if that brat doesn't reach out, Huo Beixiao can't just watch Ranran suffer."

Jiang Jiahua tapped his pipe with satisfaction. "Alright, hurry up and pack up. Let's go to the Qin family to support Ranran."

*

Where are you taking me?

Half an hour after Huo Beixiao's bicycle had been gone, Jiang Qiaoqiao finally realized something was wrong.

This isn't the direction to the cement factory compound where Huo Beixiao lives; instead, it's the direction leading out of the city to the countryside.

"Go to the Qin family."

Three words drifted into Jiang Qiaoqiao's ears.

Jiang Qiaoqiao stiffened for a moment and subconsciously gripped the back seat of the bicycle.

An indescribable bitterness spread through my heart.

Huo Beixiao had once saved her life, and she fell in love with him the moment he saved her.

In her previous life, she married Qin Haiyang and buried this youthful stirring deep in her heart.

In this life...

She composed herself and mustered her courage to ask, "You... really like Jiang Yiran?"

"It's none of your business." Huo Beixiao's cold voice seemed to be filled with shards of ice.

A bitter smile appeared on Jiang Qiaoqiao's lips. "It's no use going to Jiang Yiran now. Jiang Yiran was the one who wanted to change the marriage. She probably doesn't want to see you now."

In her past life, before Jiang Yiran divorced Huo Beixiao, the two were a resentful couple.

After her divorce, Jiang Yiran encountered many bad men and blamed all her suffering on Huo Beixiao.

After her rebirth, she couldn't wait to consummate her relationship with Qin Haiyang, clearly determined to cling to him.

This time, Huo Beixiao didn't respond to her at all.

Soon, the bicycle entered Qin Family Village.

Upon arriving at the familiar place from her previous life, Jiang Qiaoqiao felt a chill rise from the soles of her feet.

Even in the middle of summer, she felt cold, extremely cold.

The entire Qin family lived crammed into three mud-brick houses in their previous life...

Thinking of her past life, she couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Fortunately, Jiang Yiran married into the family in her place.

As soon as Huo Beixiao got off his bicycle, he saw Jiang Qiaoqiao tremble, looking as if she was terrified.

He spoke coldly, "Since it was Yiran who took the initiative to change the marriage, what are you afraid of?"

Jiang Qiaoqiao quickly snapped out of her horrible memories of her past life, puffed out her chest, and declared, "I'm not afraid!"

The Qin family's dilapidated mud-brick courtyard walls were still adorned with bright red "double happiness" characters, just like in their previous life, and a lively banquet was taking place in the courtyard.

In her past life, she lost face along with the Qin family at this wedding banquet, and it took her ten years to recover.

The Qin family was dirt poor, so their wedding banquet wasn't anything to show any particular regard for their new bride.

Instead, they simply wanted to earn some money as gifts.

In order to control costs, there was no meat at all on the table. Of the nine dishes, there were only pickled vegetables and salted vegetables. The last dish was a wild vegetable soup, and there wasn't even a drop of oil in it.

The main dish was a large bowl of thin porridge, so thin that you could count every single grain of rice.

The Qin family is cunning and scheming. Despite the banquet being arranged in such a way, all the money from the gifts clearly went into their own pockets. However, they told the outside world that the money was all collected by the new bride, and that they didn't see a single penny. They even claimed that they had to pay for the banquet themselves.

Her reputation for being stingy and mean spread throughout the village.

So much so that no matter what kind of treatment she received in the Qin family, the villagers all felt that she deserved it.

Huo Beixiao had already entered the Qin family's courtyard.

Jiang Qiaoqiao mustered her courage and followed.

"elder sister!"

As soon as she entered the door, Jiang Yiran's boastful, clear voice reached her ears, "Today is also my sister's wedding day. Why didn't my sister go to her husband's family to meet relatives and entertain guests? Why did she have time to come here?"

Jiang Yiran raised an eyebrow and looked at Jiang Qiaoqiao.

His eyes gleamed with an undisguised smugness.

Huo Beixiao is just a wooden stake; forget about wedding banquets.

In their past life, on their wedding night, he even slept in the factory.

In this lifetime, she made the right choice in choosing Qin Haiyang.

Although the Qin family is still somewhat poor, they still know how to hold a wedding banquet. Everyone greets their new daughter-in-law with a smile, which shows how much they value her.

"Yiran!"

Huo Beixiao took two steps forward and stood in front of Jiang Yiran.

He frowned, looked at Jiang Yiran, and asked in a deep voice, "Was this marriage exchange your own choice?"

Jiang Yiran was so startled by Huo Beixiao that her legs went weak.

She was about to blurt out, "Of course it was her own choice. Who would want to marry such a blockhead?"

She never even experienced the joys of being a woman in her past life.

Still talking to Ocean Bro today...

But just as she was about to speak, she caught a glimpse of Jiang Qiaoqiao beside her out of the corner of her eye.

Her eyes darted around, and she immediately changed her expression, saying bitterly, "Comrade Huo, I am not the Jiang family's biological daughter, there's nothing between us..."

"We are destined to meet but not to be together..." Her voice was tinged with sadness. "You should live a good life with my sister from now on, and treat my sister well."

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