"Huo's son, off to sell scrap metal!"
Jiang Qiaoqiao got up even earlier today, but to her surprise, the people in the courtyard got up even earlier than her.
By this time, some people were already sewing shoe soles and mending socks under the banyan tree with their sewing baskets.
Although Jiang Qiaoqiao didn't know many people yet, she still politely replied, "Yes!"
Her sister-in-law, who greeted her, glanced at Huo Beixiao and winked at her knowingly, "Engineer Huo is so good to you. Unlike my man, who never lends me a hand."
“My husband is the same. He comes home from work every day and acts like a king, expecting to be served food and clothes without lifting a finger,” another woman chimed in.
"Newlyweds are definitely different!"
...
Jiang Qiaoqiao was in a hurry to set up her stall and didn't say much to them.
He smiled and said, "Sisters, you can continue chatting. We'll be going now."
As soon as she left, the women who had been smiling and praising Huo Beixiao for being good to them started to purse their lips.
"It's only because they've just gotten married that Huo Gong is spoiling her and doesn't think she's embarrassing him. But wait until after some time, it'll be a miracle if Huo Beixiao doesn't find her repulsive."
"Hey, do you guys really think she's collecting and selling scrap? It doesn't look like it to me."
"I don't think it's very likely. Which scrap collector is like her, always dressed in fancy clothes?"
"I think Aunt Zhao might be right. She might be out there... collecting scraps might just be a pretense to fool Huo Beixiao."
...
The group of gossipy women speculated, exchanging knowing glances.
As Zheng Yulan walked under the banyan tree, she couldn't help but frown.
These women really have nothing better to do all day long; they're just bored out of their minds.
They've only been married into the family for less than three days, and they're already making up all sorts of lies.
She didn't like to gossip under the banyan tree, but her mother-in-law was the main force there.
For the sake of neighborly relations and mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relations, she couldn't say much, and could only try to remind Jiang Qiaoqiao when the opportunity arose.
*
Jiang Qiaoqiao arrived at the market quite early today. She tied up the makeshift clothes racks at the spot where she had set up her stall yesterday, and then neatly arranged the clothes and pants and hung them up one by one.
After Huo Beixiao helped her move her things to the place, he rushed off to work.
Yesterday, the customers who bought stirrup pants and floral shirts went home and wore their new clothes and pants, which also helped promote Jiang Qiaoqiao.
She had only been setting up her stall for a short time when someone came looking for her.
“Here, right here, the shirt and stirrup pants I bought from her yesterday.”
A young girl who bought a shirt and stirrup pants yesterday came with her group of girlfriends.
On her opening day, Jiang Qiaoqiao sold five floral shirts and five pairs of stirrup pants, earning a direct income of 210 yuan.
She had originally planned to close her stall early today, and if she couldn't sell everything, she would take it back and store it before going to the Jiang family's house.
Unexpectedly, before 10 a.m., she had sold out all 20 pairs of stirrup pants and 10 floral shirts.
She still went home first. Although the clothes were sold out and she didn't need to take them home to store, she still needed to bring the money back to store.
Moreover, she couldn't wear this outfit back to the Jiang family home.
She changed into a brand new white dress with a red ruffled collar, which she had also gotten from a wholesale stall in the provincial capital.
Her skin was already fair, but the red dress made it appear even fairer, almost glowing.
The white ruffled collar made her already delicate, small face look even more exquisite and petite.
She's been eating well these past two days, with plenty of oil and fat, and her complexion has improved a lot. She's also gained a little weight in her face, and she looks like a delicate flower.
Finally, she carried a small leather bag she had bought in the provincial capital that day before setting off for the Jiang family.
She changed into an even more flamboyant outfit and went out, inevitably attracting the attention of the women under the banyan tree once again.
However, Jiang Qiaoqiao was completely unaware of their discussion.
Even if she knew, she wouldn't care much, since this family compound was just a temporary residence for her.
She'll be out of there soon.
When Jiang Qiaoqiao arrived at the Jiang family home, there were already quite a few people sitting in the living room.
Not only were Qin Haiyang and his wife there, but Jiang Yong'an was also there, along with Peng Cuiying's brother and sister-in-law, who are the Jiang siblings' uncle and aunt.
As soon as Jiang Qiaoqiao entered the room, she saw Jiang Yiran's red and swollen eyes from crying.
Then she met Peng Cuiying's angry gaze.
Peng Cuiying gritted her teeth and said with a fierce look in her eyes, "Jiang Qiaoqiao, you bullied your sister, how dare you come back!"
Even though she had already anticipated that her return would be like this, her heart still couldn't help but clench with pain.
If it weren't for the fact that she had secretly done a paternity test with the Jiang family in her previous life...
She was starting to doubt whether she was really the Jiang family's biological daughter.
She lowered her eyes, her voice full of disappointment, "Mom, you asked me to come back the day before yesterday... I thought you wanted me to come back. Since you don't want to see me, I'll leave now."
After saying that, she turned and walked outside.
But in the next instant, Jiang Yong'an rushed forward and grabbed her hand.
"Jiang Qiaoqiao, you think you're all grown up now, all wings have grown strong, huh? You did something wrong, and when Mom said a few words to you, you just turned your back and walked away. You really think that just because you married Huo Beixiao, you can turn the world upside down, don't you!"
"You come here right now!"
As Jiang Yong'an spoke, he grabbed Jiang Qiaoqiao and pulled her toward Jiang Yiran, saying, "Apologize to Ranran, or I won't let you off today!"
Jiang Qiaoqiao looked up at Jiang Yiran.
The jealousy in Jiang Yiran's eyes turned into smugness.
Hmph, it's already a blessing that she didn't ruin her marriage with Huo Beixiao and let Jiang Qiaoqiao marry him in her place.
Jiang Qiaoqiao still dares to step on her head? She's dreaming!
However, she pretended not to care about anything, wiping away her tears as she pleaded, "Third Brother, don't treat Sister like this. It's all Ranran's fault. Ranran made Sister angry yesterday, that's why..."
Jiang Yong'an looked at Jiang Yiran with heartache and said helplessly, "Ranran, she's bullied you so much, don't take her side. You're just too kind, that's why she always bullies you!"
Jiang Qiaoqiao could only laugh when she heard this.
Yes, in the hearts of the Jiang family, Jiang Yiran will always be kind.
Even when Jiang Yiran stabbed her in the heart with a fruit knife in her past life, the Jiang family still thought Jiang Yiran was kind.
It was her wickedness that drove the kind-hearted Jiang Yiran to murder her by using her life as a wealthy wife to provoke the impoverished Jiang Yiran.
"But, Third Brother..."
Jiang Yiran looked at Jiang Qiaoqiao with a reluctant expression, as if she wanted to persuade her.
But before she could speak, Peng Cuiying said, "Ranran, don't worry about this. Let your third brother teach her a lesson so she doesn't get too cocky just because she married well."
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