Upon hearing this voice, Jiang Qiaoqiao's expression turned cold.
It's really a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road. She never expected that she would run into Peng Cuiying and the Jiang family just by going out for a meal.
When she looked up and saw Jiang Rou with the Jiang family, she understood.
It turns out that Jiang Rou invited the Jiang family to dinner.
That's true.
The Jiang family and Jiang Yongxian's wife's family have been friends for generations. Even if we don't consider that Jiang Yiran and Qin Haiyang saved Jiang Chengzhi, we should still invite the Jiang family to dinner out of respect for Jiang Yongxian's wife.
Jiang Qiaoqiao's cold gaze swept over, and Jiang Jiahua immediately pulled Peng Cuiying, who was carried away by Jiang Rou's arrival, back to her senses.
He adopted a hurt fatherly expression and said to Jiang Qiaoqiao, "Qiaoqiao, don't mind, your mother is too..."
He stopped mid-sentence, then sighed, "Well, we'll be going now, we won't bother you any longer."
His appearance perfectly captured the essence of an old father heartbroken by his daughter.
Jiang Rou glanced at Jiang Qiaoqiao and said, "Miss Jiang, I'm new to Yun County and I'm here to treat my uncle and aunt to a meal. I didn't expect to run into you here."
If you're free later, come over for a drink. Your aunt and uncle will be very happy to have dinner with you.
Jiang Qiaoqiao nodded slightly to Jiang Rou, then took Lin Xiaohui's arm and left.
Lin Xiaohui couldn't help but ask, "Qiaoqiao, who was that girl just now? Judging from her appearance and the way she spoke, she seemed pretty impressive."
"Mom, that's just a distant relative of the Jiang family, nothing special," Jiang Qiaoqiao explained succinctly to Lin Xiaohui.
Everyone has worked hard these past two days, so Jiang Qiaoqiao ordered a few extra bottles of wine so that everyone could eat and drink well and relax.
Especially for Guo Tao and his group of eight, she directly served them three bottles of Moutai.
Meanwhile, in the private room where Jiang Rou and the Jiang family were, halfway through the meal, Jiang Jiahua came out of the room and deliberately passed by the room where Jiang Qiaoqiao and the others were.
A flash of ruthlessness crossed his eyes when he saw Jiang Qiaoqiao serving food to Lin Xiaohui.
Perhaps Peng Cuiying made many mistakes, but she was right about one thing: if it weren't for Yang Minghui and Lin Xiaohui, those two peasants, let alone if they treated Jiang Qiaoqiao badly, even if they beat or scolded her, Jiang Qiaoqiao would just grit her teeth and endure it, just like she thought the Yang family didn't want her anymore a couple of years ago.
Instead of turning their backs on us and severing all ties with them like this!
Perhaps only by getting rid of these two troublesome things can Jiang Qiaoqiao return to their control.
Jiang Jiahua silently returned to his private room.
Jiang Qiaoqiao was in a good mood today and drank a few glasses of wine.
Huo Beixiao was delayed by something in the provincial capital, and they haven't returned yet even after they finished eating.
When she returned, Yang Jianguo and Zheng Yulan saw her off.
Although she was slightly drunk, she still felt Zheng Yulan pause at the entrance of the family compound.
She knew that Zheng Yulan probably had a lingering resentment towards this place.
He pulled his arm away from Zheng Yulan's grasp and said, "Alright, brother, sister Yulan, you can stop here. I can go in by myself."
"Are you sure you can handle this?" Zheng Yulan asked with some concern, instinctively reaching out to help her up again.
Yang Jianguo quickly reached out to help her.
"Don't worry, I'm not drunk," Jiang Qiaoqiao said with a hint of helplessness.
She was just a little dizzy, but her mind was still clear.
Just then, her body staggered uncontrollably.
Zheng Yulan quickly helped her up, "Qiaoqiao, don't be stubborn, let me help you back!"
She looked at the gate of the family compound, took a deep breath, and subconsciously comforted herself, thinking that the old woman no longer lived here, so she wouldn't run into her.
"No need." Jiang Qiaoqiao was about to wave Zheng Yulan's hand away.
A person rushed out of the courtyard and helped her up.
Yang Hongying exclaimed, "Oh my, Qiaoqiao, how come you drank so much?"
"Yulan brought Qiaoqiao back, didn't she?" Yang Hongying helped Jiang Qiaoqiao up, her ambiguous gaze shifting from Zheng Yulan to Yang Jianguo.
"Is this Qiaoqiao's brother? He's really handsome, much better than Wang Dacheng."
As she spoke, she nudged Zheng Yulan with her elbow in a suggestive gesture, "Yulan, good men are hard to find, so you must hold on tight when you meet one!"
Not to mention Zheng Yulan, even Yang Jianguo blushed to the roots of his neck after hearing her words.
Taking advantage of this moment, Yang Hongying said, "Alright, Yulan, I won't say any more to you. Qiaoqiao is drunk, I'll help her back first."
Only after Yang Hongying and Jiang Qiaoqiao's figures disappeared into the night did Yang Jianguo realize what was happening. "Yulan, who was that person who helped Qiaoqiao away? Is she reliable? Would she do anything to Qiaoqiao?"
Zheng Yulan frowned and quickly chased after Yang Hongying.
Yang Hongying was a gossipy woman in the compound, on par with her former mother-in-law. Moreover, she had never been very fond of Qiaoqiao when she lived in the compound before.
I don't know why I'm being so nice today; I came out specifically to help Qiaoqiao.
She remembered hearing that Huo Beixiao had fallen out with Huo Yuanshan and had sent all of Huo Yuanshan and the Chen family's employees at the cement factory to the police station.
What if Yang Hongying has been bribed by Huo Yuanshan's people and is going to do something to Jiang Qiaoqiao while Huo Beixiao is away...?
"Oh, Qiaoqiao, you're so kind. You promised your sister-in-law, right..."
Zheng Yulan and Yang Jianguo had just caught up with Yang Hongying when they heard her excited voice.
But Jiang Qiaoqiao's voice was not heard.
Zheng Yulan quickly stepped forward, grabbed Jiang Qiaoqiao's other arm, and pulled her back.
"Hey, Yulan, why did you catch up again?" Yang Hongying asked in surprise, "Don't you trust me?"
Don't worry, I would never harm Qiaoqiao. Qiaoqiao is my boss, the breadwinner of our family.
Yang Jianguo and Zheng Yulan were both confused when they heard this. "When did Qiaoqiao become your boss?"
Yang Hongying grinned and said, "Just now, oh my, Qiaoqiao just said that her shop is short-staffed and wants me to start working there tomorrow. The salary and everything else are negotiable."
Yang Jianguo and Zheng Yulan looked at each other in bewilderment.
Jiang Qiaoqiao was drunk and unconscious at this point, so what could she possibly agree to for Yang Hongying?
Yang Jianguo immediately said, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, my sister is a little drunk. What she says when she's drunk doesn't count."
or……"
Before he could finish speaking, Yang Hongying put her hands on her hips and said, "Qiaoqiao's shop, if Qiaoqiao doesn't keep her word, do you?"
"Alright, alright, I won't waste any more words with you. I'll go find Qiaoqiao directly tomorrow after she's sober."
After Yang Hongying finished speaking, she turned and walked away.
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