Qiao's mother was completely unaware. She was always looking for reasons to lecture Qiao Sirui, and this time was no different. Chang Yaozu suddenly came to the capital without her knowledge, and she suspected that Qiao Sirui knew about it but did not report it.
Chang Yaozu suddenly walked over and grabbed Qiao's mother's arm. Qiao's mother, who was talking non-stop, stopped and turned to look at him.
Everyone present looked at Chang Yaozu, and even Zhou Hongyu was no longer in a hurry to go back.
"Mom, Dad sent me to pick you up. You've been in Beijing for too long!" Chang Yaozu's eyes were icy.
As if sensing something, Mrs. Qiao ignored all her doubts and readily agreed: "Go back, go back, wait for us to pack our things!"
Going back was out of the question. She discovered that the Chang family was wealthier than she had imagined. She needed to stay longer to find out more about their situation.
Or, they might simply stay and never leave.
It seems the Chang family owns a lot of houses...
Qiao's mother hugged Enen and patted Qiao Sirui hard. As if sensing her intention, Qiao Sirui quickly pulled Chang Yaozu into the house, leaving a bunch of onlookers behind.
Inside the room, Qiao Sirui stood in front of Chang Yaozu, nervously fidgeting with her fingers.
Qiao Sirui asked cautiously, "Brother Yaozu, Mom wants to stay a little longer, is it possible...?"
"cannot!"
Chang Yaozu frowned, speaking in an unprecedentedly cold and hard tone.
"Qiao Sirui, let me tell you! Don't push me to the brink, I know everything your Qiao family has done!"
Qiao Sirui's face turned pale. She asked herself, and there was only one thing she dared not tell anyone: when her child was born, her mother secretly registered the child on the Qiao family's household register and named the child Qiao En!
She was terrified when she found out not long ago, and in a panic, she took her child and ran away from home to the capital.
Qiao Sirui murmured to herself, "How did you know..."
Chang Yaozu laughed angrily: "You still ask me how I know! You left your household registration book on the bed, that's how you let me know!"
Qiao Sirui suddenly ran away from home with her child. When Qiao's mother called to complain, Chang Yaozu didn't take it to heart. No one could stand his mother-in-law, so it was only natural that she ran away.
When Chang Yaozu was on a business trip and passed by his home, he went back to get something and accidentally found the Qiao family's household registration book in their room.
His only son changed from Chang En to Qiao En!
The Qiao family is so despicable and their methods are underhanded. He hates this family to the core!
If he was going to find a son-in-law to live with him, he shouldn't have bothered with him in the first place. It doesn't matter who he marries, he doesn't have to marry Qiao Sirui. Now his only son has inexplicably changed his surname, and Chang Yaozu is furious.
Seeing the furious look on Chang Yaozu's face, Qiao Sirui nervously tugged at her sleeve, her mind repeating, "It's over, it's over..."
Qiao Sirui mustered her courage and tried to salvage the situation: "Could you please keep this a secret for now and not make a big fuss? I'll talk about it when we get back..."
His eyes suddenly became dull and lifeless.
No matter what, she has no power to change Qiao's mother's decision. Even if she makes a fuss and changes it back, Qiao's mother will not give up having a descendant of the Qiao family, even if she forces her to get a divorce!
Qiao Sirui stared blankly at Chang Yaozu, her eyes full of pleading.
She cannot lose anyone, whether it is her own mother, her husband, or her children; losing any of them would break her heart.
Chang Yaozu sneered: "Qiao Sirui, let's get a divorce. Your family has been too bullying. Go out and ask around, who else acts like your family!"
Qiao Sirui pleaded, "Maybe there's still a way..."
There's no way!
Compared to her disappointing son-in-law Chang Yaozu, Qiao's mother only wanted one descendant of the Qiao family.
If Chang Yaozu goes through with a divorce and both families fight for custody, Qiao's mother will still use any means necessary to achieve her goal, regardless of Enen's physical and mental health.
Chang Yaozu and Qiao Sirui were both perfectly aware of this.
The domineering and ruthless mother of Qiao, the weak and incompetent Qiao Sirui, and the woman who secretly switched the baby with someone else's grandson, Enen—why did he have to marry this woman in the first place!
Seeing that Chang Yaozu remained silent for a long time, Qiao Sirui burst into tears, grabbing Chang Yaozu's arm and pleading, "For the sake of the child, just let this matter go..."
What else could she do? Her mother was as hard-hearted as iron; she didn't even have much affection for her own daughter, let alone the child her daughter had.
Qiao Sirui blamed herself for not being careful enough, which allowed her mother to successfully register her household registration. As Enen's biological mother and Yaozu's wife, she had a great responsibility.
But she really didn't want to ruin her family because of this.
Chang Yaozu gripped her slender wrist and said coldly, "I can pretend this never happened, but you have to agree to two conditions!"
Overwhelmed with joy, Qiao Sirui eagerly nodded in agreement.
"First, after we go back, we'll move out of your house, and you're not allowed to obey your mother anymore!"
Chang Yaozu was allocated a one-bedroom apartment by his work unit. Before the wedding, Qiao's mother used various reasons to prevent Chang Hongbing and his wife from buying a house locally. After the wedding, the young couple moved directly into Qiao's house and have lived there ever since.
Qiao Sirui's face was heavy. She could manage the first part by gritting her teeth, but the second part...
She glanced at Chang Yaozu's face, which was frighteningly cold. If she dared to say no, the marriage would be doomed.
Qiao Sirui nodded with difficulty, her breath coming in short gasps like an old man who wouldn't live much longer: "I promise..."
"Second, since you want me to pretend this never happened, then fine, I'll grant your and your daughter's wish. Enen will belong to your Qiao family, and from now on..."
Qiao Sirui quickly interrupted, "According to the policy, we can't have a second child, you!"
Chang Yaozu sneered: "You know you can't have a second child!"
Qiao Sirui immediately fell silent.
Chang Yaozu continued: "From now on, Enen will be your Qiao family's child, and will have nothing to do with our Chang family. She will only be treated as an ordinary relative. She will voluntarily give up the Chang family's property, which will all belong to my sister's child in the future!"
Qiao's mother's despicable methods were also evident in one aspect: although she had become the grandson of the Qiao family, she still wanted to occupy the title of the grandson of the Chang family, planning to take the lion's share of the Chang family's property in the future.
Chang Yaozu wouldn't allow her to have all the good things!
Since he has no descendants, his sister does, so how can it be the Qiao family's grandson who inherits?
Qiao Sirui agreed immediately after hearing the second condition. She had always lived under her mother's control and didn't have much of a concept of money. Even her mother didn't know much about the Chang family's wealth. She would rather give up the Chang family's things than keep her own little family.
In the future, Qiao Sirui would regret the decision she made that day for the rest of her life, simply because the Chang family was far wealthier than she had ever imagined.
Chang Yaozu warned Qiao Sirui: "If you break your promise, I will break mine too!"
Qiao Sirui kept nodding. As long as Chang Yaozu didn't pursue the matter, her little family would be safe for the time being, and she could slowly plan for the future.
Qiao Sirui came out of her room and went straight to her mother to tell her that she wanted to go home.
Qiao's mother was unhappy and angrily shoved the child into Qiao Sirui's arms, and even made up a plausible excuse to question Chang Yaozu.
"Coming back and leaving immediately? Anyone who didn't know better would think your in-laws were kicking you out. Yaozu, what you're doing is wrong. I have to speak up for your mother..."
"Mom!" Qiao Sirui mustered her courage, holding the child in one arm and grabbing her mother from behind with the other.
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