As Huo Beixiao finished speaking, Jiang Qiaoqiao suddenly felt her eyes filled with golden light.

Upon closer inspection, Huo Beixiao opened an exquisite red velvet box containing a gold necklace, a gold ring, a pair of gold earrings, and a delicate peony hairpin.

"Qiaoqiao, there are many things I didn't prepare for you when we got married. I will make up for them one by one in the future."

Huo Beixiao's deep, magnetic voice rang in my ears.

He had been thinking about how to rekindle Jiang Qiaoqiao's passion for him.

He couldn't think of any good solutions, but he had a conversation with Old Xia today, and Old Xia gave him an idea.

It means giving gifts.

Give me whatever you see, and whatever's expensive!

Not only should it be given to the person in question, but also to the mother-in-law.

After hearing what Old Xia said, he felt as if he had been enlightened. On his way here, he passed by a jewelry store and immediately went in to pick out the pieces he thought looked nice and bought them all.

Jiang Qiaoqiao looked at the gold jewelry, then at Huo Beixiao.

For a moment, I didn't react.

Why would Huo Beixiao suddenly give her so much gold when it's neither a holiday nor anyone's birthday?

It has to be said, the color of gold is just beautiful.

Perhaps she was just an ordinary person at heart. In her previous life, when she was still healthy and before Qin Haiyang had sidelined her, she bought herself a lot of jewelry.

But no matter what kind of jewelry she wore, gold was her favorite.

Because only gold can give her a strong sense of security.

She looked at the gleaming gold and pushed it back without much hesitation, saying, "This is too valuable, I can't accept it."

The gold jewelry that Huo Beixiao gave away today weighed at least a hundred or two hundred grams. Even though the price of gold was cheap in this era, it was definitely a luxury item for people in this time.

Huo Beixiao's deep eyes deepened even further. "Qiaoqiao, you still don't consider me family."

He said it outright.

Lin Xiaohui paused in her action of taking off the necklace to return it to Huo Beixiao, looking at Huo Beixiao and then at Jiang Qiaoqiao.

For a moment, I couldn't decide whether or not to return the necklace.

I returned it, afraid that my son-in-law would be angry with my daughter.

They wouldn't return it, but the daughter wouldn't accept the gold jewelry given to her by her son-in-law.

Jiang Qiaoqiao stared intently at Huo Beixiao with her beautiful eyes. "No. Even if we're family, we should keep things clear. As the saying goes, even close brothers should keep clear accounts. This isn't the feudal society where women had to rely on men to support them anymore. Women hold up half the sky, and I want to get what I want through my own efforts."

"Qiaoqiao, if that's what you're saying, then you should accept it even more. You said that even close brothers should keep clear accounts. We're not brothers, we're husband and wife."

Huo Beixiao looked at her, paused for a moment, and said, word by word, "Husband and wife are those who share a bed and are even closer than brothers."

Jiang Qiaoqiao: ...

For some reason, she suddenly remembered that Huo Beixiao had been standing at the door of the inner room watching her every night before she went to sleep these past few days.

Until she said goodnight to him.

So his purpose in standing there was to remind her that she had promised to try to be a real couple with him, so they should share a bed?

Jiang Qiaoqiao's ears turned red.

Standing outside the ward, Peng Cuiying witnessed the whole thing through a small window in the door. At that moment, besides shock, she was also filled with regret.

Huo Beixiao was able to buy so much gold for Jiang Qiaoqiao with just a few words, and even Lin Xiaohui got a share.

How could he be so rich?

Could it be that Huo Beixiao really bought the cement plant?

If that's really the case...

She turned to look at Jiang Jiahua.

After all, they were an old married couple, and Jiang Jiahua understood her meaning. He sighed and said softly, "Knock on the door. My eldest son called yesterday; his father-in-law wants him to have a house in the north of the city before he'll agree. Our family is now..."

His gaze fell into the ward.

The meaning was clear: they could only rely on Jiang Qiaoqiao to pay for it.

“That brat wants to cut ties with us now. Do you think she’ll help her older brother?” Peng Cuiying gritted her teeth as she spoke of Jiang Qiaoqiao. How could she have given birth to such an ungrateful daughter?

If it were Ranran...

The moment she thought of Jiang Yiran, she realized that the current Ranran was no longer the obedient Ranran she used to be.

It's all Qin Haiyang's fault. Poor and remote places breed wicked people, and he's corrupted her perfectly good daughter!

“You were too biased before, and Qiaoqiao holds a grudge against us. If we come once, she definitely won’t help us. But if once isn’t enough, we’ll come twice, and if twice isn’t enough, we’ll come three times… The boss’s matter is a big deal. We can’t delay it no matter what.” Jiang Jiahua said firmly through gritted teeth.

At the same time, he didn't forget to warn Peng Cuiying, "You better control your temper later. If you upset Qiaoqiao again and delay the boss's business, I'll really divorce you!"

Peng Cuiying also straightened her posture and said, "Don't worry, I figured it out a few days ago. It's always better to have a biological daughter. I will definitely apologize properly this time and ask Qiaoqiao for forgiveness."

Her gaze lingered on Lin Xiaohui with a hint of greed.

That gold necklace was particularly dazzling.

That should have been hers!

If it weren't for that shameless woman Lin Xiaohui breaking her promise and coming to find Qiao Qiao again, how could Qiao Qiao have broken off relations with them?

If Qiao Qiao hadn't broken off ties with them, then Huo Beixiao would be honoring her as his mother-in-law!

If Jiang Qiaoqiao really refuses to listen to reason and has to suffer the consequences, perhaps she can...

Her gaze swept over Lin Xiaohui with a hint of malice...

At this moment, Jiang Jiahua had already knocked on the ward door.

Peng Cuiying quickly concealed the malice in her eyes and revealed a smile that was even somewhat humble.

"Hey, Beixiao, is your Aunt Lin feeling any better? My headache has just gotten a little better, and I was thinking of coming to see her right away."

Huo Beixiao opened the door, and Peng Cuiying, smiling broadly, squeezed into the ward.

As soon as she entered the ward, her eyes were fixed on the gold necklace around Lin Xiaohui's neck. "Oh, Xiaohui, you're so lucky. You've only been in the city for a short time and you're already wearing a gold necklace. I've worked in the factory for decades and I've never seen a single piece of gold."

Lin Xiaohui was never an assertive person.

The last time she threw that two hundred yuan in Peng Cuiying's face, it was only because she saw Jiang Qiaoqiao being bullied that her maternal love was unleashed.

At this moment, Peng Cuiying spoke to her kindly, and she couldn't bring herself to hit the smiling person, so she could only smile back.

Jiang Qiaoqiao's gaze swept over Jiang Jiahua and Peng Cuiying.

She felt disgusted when she saw those two faces that were forcing friendly smiles.

"What are you doing here again?" she asked coldly.