The next day, Jiang Qiaoqiao was awakened by the noise outside.
After being woken up, she felt the man beside her stealthily trying to get out of bed.
She rubbed her sleepy eyes, opened them, and habitually began, "Huo Beixiao..."
Then, remembering that someone was jealous because she always called her by her first name, she quickly changed her tone and asked, "Brother Xiao, what happened outside?"
Huo Beixiao smiled and kissed her forehead. "It's nothing, honey, get some rest. I'll take care of it."
Upon hearing the man say that, Jiang Qiaoqiao subconsciously assumed that he was from the Huo or Chen family.
It would be more appropriate for Huo Beixiao to handle things here than for her to show up.
But she got up immediately, looked into the man's eyes, and said firmly, "I'll go with you."
Huo Beixiao's lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something.
Jiang Qiaoqiao said, not allowing him to refuse, "Husband and wife are one, I'm already standing with you."
"Okay." A large, dry, warm hand gently rubbed the top of her head.
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"Qiaoqiao, your mother and I wronged you in the past, and you can forgive us if you don't acknowledge us. But as your father, I'm begging you, please let your third brother go!"
He's only twenty-two, and not even married yet. If you put him in jail, his life is over!
Jiang Qiaoqiao thought that the people outside were from the Huo and Chen families, and that Huo Yuanshan and the Chen family had come. Unexpectedly, early in the morning, it was Jiang Jiahua and Peng Cuiying who were crying and wailing outside with Jiang Yiran.
Upon seeing Jiang Qiaoqiao, Jiang Jiahua wailed and kowtowed repeatedly to the ground.
He was putting on a very convincing act of begging for help.
The people in the courtyard had already been woken up by their noise to watch the commotion.
Seeing this, everyone secretly glanced at Jiang Qiaoqiao out of the corner of their eyes and whispered among themselves:
"Why did Jiang Qiaoqiao send her own brother to jail again?"
"I heard that the person who threw manure at her new shop yesterday was her own brother!"
"What? Her own brother is such a scoundrel!"
"What do you mean her brother is a scoundrel? Think about it, now she and Huo Beixiao are buying cement factories and opening new shops, making a fortune, but they've severed ties with the Jiang family."
Isn't the Jiang family practically sitting on a mountain of gold and silver but not getting a single penny? If this were your daughter and son-in-law, your sister and brother-in-law, wouldn't you be envious and jealous?
The man thought about it and realized that made sense.
Who could swallow this insult?
"Speaking of which, Jiang Qiaoqiao is quite ruthless. During the two years she was in the Jiang family, even if they didn't treat her well, they at least gave her food and didn't let her starve to death, right? But as soon as she turned around and hooked up with Huo Beixiao, she immediately turned her back on them, forcing the Jiang family to sever ties with her..."
Those who overheard this glanced cautiously at Huo Beixiao again, half-covering their mouths, and whispered, "Which of them isn't ruthless? Didn't Huo Beixiao send his own father to jail too?"
"You can't just say things like that. If Huo Beixiao hadn't sent his own father to jail, would your wife be earning such a high salary? I heard your wife received over two hundred and thirty yesterday, right?"
“Yes, our previous fixed salary was only a little over 130 yuan, so we received almost 100 yuan more! Bei Xiao is much more conscientious towards us workers than his father is.”
...
As the conversation went on, the topic veered off course.
Before Huo Beixiao and Jiang Qiaoqiao could even speak, Jiang Jiahua and Peng Cuiying had already become anxious.
They came early in the morning and blocked Huo Beixiao and Jiang Qiaoqiao at the door, hoping to use the public opinion of the people from the cement factory to force Jiang Qiaoqiao to forgive Jiang Yong'an and get him out of trouble.
But to everyone's surprise, these people went off-topic and their words were full of gratitude towards Huo Beixiao.
Under these circumstances, how could these people possibly speak up for them and offend Huo Beixiao and Jiang Qiaoqiao?
When Jiang Jiahua realized this, everyone else also realized it.
No matter how ruthless Huo Beixiao and Jiang Qiaoqiao are to their own blood relatives, the wages that these cement factory workers are receiving now are real and tangible.
I can't afford to offend Huo Beixiao and Jiang Qiaoqiao and ruin my own livelihood by standing up for others.
"Let's go, it's getting late. Everyone should go back to work or go home to cook. Don't bother Director Huo and his wife with their household chores."
Someone said something, and everyone stopped eating the melon and dispersed in a flash.
Seeing that everyone had left, Peng Cuiying became anxious. This was completely different from what Jiang Jiahua had discussed with her at home!
"Hey, you...you all come back!" In her anxiety, Peng Cuiying couldn't help but shout to the crowd.
But nobody paid any attention to her.
Jiang Qiaoqiao's lips curled into a slight chill. "The audience's all gone, are we still going to act?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Jiahua abruptly stopped kowtowing.
He looked up and saw that his forehead was indeed bruised from the impact.
He looked at Jiang Qiaoqiao with tears streaming down his face. "Qiaoqiao, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I failed as a father and raised such a scoundrel as your third brother. I know you hate me and your mother, and you hate your third brother too."
But if your third brother goes to jail, your second brother's promotion in the army will also be affected. Your second brother has been so good to you; can you really bear to watch him risk his life for military merit, only to be unable to get promoted because your third brother is in jail?
Jiang Jiahua spoke with tears streaming down her face.
Jiang Qiaoqiao stood still, her face expressionless.
Peng Cuiying looked at Jiang Qiaoqiao, her eyes darting around. Remembering Jiang Jiahua's instructions before she came, she quickly tugged at Jiang Yiran and ordered through gritted teeth, "You brat, hurry up and say something!"
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