Jiang Yong'an's expression changed.

In fact, when he was rescuing Qin Haiyang, he had already learned the whole story of Qin Haiyang's detention from the police.

Jiang Yiran, however, wanted to protect Qin Haiyang.

He felt sorry for his sister being beaten like that, so he could only cause trouble for Jiang Qiaoqiao, who had slapped Jiang Yiran twice.

Although he knew that Jiang Qiaoqiao hadn't done anything wrong, her attitude still made him very unhappy.

"Jiang Qiaoqiao, all you say is threats. Is this how you talk to your brother?"

“Brother? Ha…” Jiang Qiaoqiao sneered, “I don’t have a brother who only knows how to pin charges on me.”

It was the same brother who dismembered her in her past life.

"you……"

Jiang Yong'an was so angry that he was speechless.

Jiang Qiaoqiao didn't want to waste any more words with Jiang Yong'an. "I've already said that I'm married. A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup. I have nothing to do with your Jiang family. You'd better not bother me in the future."

Jiang Yong'an clenched his fist. "You think I want to see you? Dad said you haven't had a proper meal with us since you got married, so he wants you to bring Huo Beixiao back tomorrow night for a proper meal."

“Okay,” Jiang Qiaoqiao replied immediately.

Jiang Jiahua has been planning for so long to become the factory director. The results will be out tomorrow, and she should go back and take a look.

*

Before we knew it, it was the afternoon of the next day.

Huo Beixiao made a point of arriving home early and going to the Jiang family home with Jiang Qiaoqiao.

"You're back."

As the two entered, Peng Cuiying came out of the kitchen and greeted them, "Qiaoqiao, come to the kitchen and help me cook a meal. Your second brother and his girlfriend should be arriving soon."

Jiang Qiaoqiao: ...

No wonder it's so heavy today, and they were specially called back; it turns out Jiang Yongchang is coming back.

In his previous life, Jiang Yongchang also returned with the regimental commander's daughter around the same time, except that she had married into a rural family and no one in the Jiang family remembered that she existed.

She ran into Jiang Yongchang and his girlfriend while she was selling ducks at the market, and that's when she learned he had returned.

However, Jiang Yongchang was quite kind to her at the time. Seeing that she was having a hard time, he even gave her fifty yuan.

Just as Jiang Qiaoqiao was about to go into the kitchen with Peng Cuiying, Huo Beixiao grabbed her hand. "Mom, Qiaoqiao is tired today. Let her sit down and rest for a while. I'll go help you."

Peng Cuiying was used to ordering Jiang Qiaoqiao around.

But now that Huo Beixiao was going to help her, she immediately smiled awkwardly and said, "No need, no need, Beixiao, just sit down and wait for your third brother to pick up your second brother so you can chat with them. Qiaoqiao is tired, so sit down and rest too. There's nothing much to do in the kitchen, I can handle it myself."

After saying that, she gave Jiang Qiaoqiao a wink, meaning that Jiang Qiaoqiao should follow her into the kitchen.

But Jiang Qiaoqiao acted as if she hadn't seen it.

Peng Cuiying glared at Jiang Qiaoqiao, gritted her teeth, and went into the kitchen.

A short while later, Jiang Yong'an brought Jiang Yongchang back.

Jiang Yongchang was accompanied by a tall, slender, and dashing girl.

She is Jiang Yongchang's girlfriend, Yu Hanfei.

Hearing the commotion, Peng Cuiying immediately came out of the kitchen while helping out. "Oh, second brother, is this Feifei? She's so pretty, Auntie liked you the moment she saw you."

"Hello, Auntie." Yu Hanfei greeted her politely and handed the gift in her hand to Peng Cuiying. "Auntie, I didn't know what you liked, so I just bought some random things. Please don't mind."

Peng Cuiying beamed from ear to ear, "Oh my, I'm so happy you're here! Why did you bring any gifts?"

"Qiaoqiao, quickly pour your second sister-in-law a glass of water. Third brother, help your second brother and sister-in-law carry their luggage upstairs. Second brother, sit with Feifei for a while, the food will be ready soon."

Peng Cuiying made the arrangements with a happy expression.

Jiang Qiaoqiao got up and poured Yu Hanfei a glass of water. "Second sister-in-law, have some water."

"Thank you." Yu Hanfei politely accepted the teacup with both hands. "You must be Ranran? You're so beautiful. No wonder your second brother always talks about his little sister."

"Cough cough..."

Jiang Qiaoqiao smiled faintly, but before she could speak, Jiang Yongchang cleared his throat and awkwardly explained, "Feifei, this is Qiaoqiao. Not Ranran."

Yu Hanfei thought for a while before suddenly realizing, "Oh, Qiaoqiao. You are Yongchang's younger sister who was mistakenly taken to the countryside to be raised when she was little."

Yu Hanfei looked at Jiang Qiaoqiao with a hint of sympathy in her eyes. She reached out and took Jiang Qiaoqiao's hand. "It's our first time meeting. Your brother and I have prepared a gift for you. Do you like it?"

As Yu Hanfei spoke, she took out a beautiful little box from her bag and handed it to Jiang Qiaoqiao.

Jiang Qiaoqiao opened it and found a very exquisite gold bracelet that shimmered brilliantly in the sunlight.

Jiang Qiaoqiao was slightly stunned. She looked at Yu Hanfei, never expecting that the first truly meaningful gift she would receive in her life would be from her second sister-in-law.

But Yu Hanfei never gave her this bracelet in her previous life.

"Here, let me put it on for you." Yu Hanfei gently helped Jiang Qiaoqiao put on the bracelet.

Neither of them noticed that Jiang Yongchang's expression tensed for a moment. When Yu Hanfei gave the things to Jiang Qiaoqiao, he subconsciously wanted to stop her, but he held back in the end.

Jiang Yongchang chatted with Huo Beixiao for a while, and when he learned that Huo Beixiao had married Jiang Qiaoqiao, he frowned slightly.

But he didn't say anything.

He quickly made an excuse and went upstairs.

Looking at Jiang Yongchang's tall and straight back, Jiang Qiaoqiao felt a mix of emotions.

In her past life, Jiang Yong'an unconditionally protected Jiang Yiran. On the surface, Jiang Yongxian treated her and Jiang Yiran equally, but whenever interests were involved, he would ask her, as the older sister, to give in to her younger sister and help her more.

She always felt that Jiang Yongchang was the one in the Jiang family who treated her the best.

Moreover, after Qin Haiyang became the richest man, only Jiang Yongchang noticed that she was not living a good life. He told her privately that if she had any grievances, she could come to him, and as her older brother, he would stand up for her.

But now it seems...

Seeing that Peng Cuiying had already served all the dishes, and Jiang Yongchang and Jiang Yong'an still hadn't come downstairs, Yu Hanfei couldn't sit still any longer. "Qiaoqiao, I'll go upstairs and call your brother. You sit down first."

"Hey, it's almost time to eat, why has everyone gone upstairs?" Peng Cuiying came out of the kitchen with the dishes and saw that only Huo Beixiao and Jiang Qiaoqiao were sitting in the living room. She couldn't help but mutter to herself.

"Qiaoqiao, go upstairs and call your brother and sister-in-law. Beixiao, go to the factory and see if your dad has come back yet."

*

“Yongchang, don’t be impulsive! This is such a big deal as a marriage exchange. You can’t just listen to Yong’an’s side of the story and go looking for trouble with Qiaoqiao. I just talked to Qiaoqiao for a while, and I don’t think she’s that kind of person.”

Jiang Qiaoqiao had just reached the corner of the stairs when she heard Yu Hanfei's voice coming from upstairs.