Jiang Yongchang also felt a pang of pain in his heart.
She was his own sister, whom he had doted on since childhood, and he couldn't bear to sever ties over such a small matter.
He said, "Dad, since Ranran already knows she was wrong, and this matter is over, let's just let it go."
Jiang Jiahua's face was grim. "It's not going to end like this! Either she divorces her husband and cuts ties with the Qin family, or she cuts ties with our family!"
His life cannot be tainted.
He owed the Qin family a debt of gratitude and had no choice but to marry his daughter off to them.
But his original plan was to marry Jiang Qiaoqiao. It was perfectly reasonable for him to marry his own daughter, and it would bring him a good reputation.
Besides, Jiang Qiaoqiao's relationship with his family was just so-so, and he understood Jiang Qiaoqiao's personality fairly well. Once she got married, she would most likely not come back unless they gave her a friendly look.
In this way, any criticism will only fall on Jiang Qiaoqiao and won't affect him.
Who knew that Jiang Yiran would actually...
The thought that all of this was caused by Jiang Yiran's foolishness in doing that thing, switching marriages with Jiang Qiaoqiao and being married into the Qin family, made him furious!
Jiang Yiran's tears fell like beads from a broken string, and her eyes became red and swollen from crying.
She clutched her lower abdomen with one hand and shook her head desperately, "Dad, I can't divorce Haiyang, I'm pregnant with his child..."
"What?! You..." Jiang Jiahua stared at Jiang Yiran in shock.
In the end, he compromised, "Alright, we won't sever ties. Now that you're married, try not to visit your parents' home too often."
After saying that, he waved his hand, signaling Jiang Yong'an to take Jiang Yiran back.
Peng Cuiying whispered a reminder that they hadn't eaten yet.
Jiang Jiahua frowned as he glanced at the extremely haggard Jiang Yiran and said, "Pack some food for her in a lunchbox so she can take it home and eat it."
His attitude was clear: he didn't want to have dinner with his daughter, who was no longer of any use.
Helpless, Peng Cuiying could only find two lunchboxes and pack some good dishes for Jiang Yiran to take away.
Jiang Yiran sat on the back of Jiang Yong'an's bicycle, still sobbing incessantly, making Jiang Yong'an's heart break.
Hearing that Jiang Yongchang refused to give Jiang Yiran the money, he gritted his teeth and said with determination, "Ranran, don't be sad. If your second brother won't give you that money, your third brother will help you find a way."
Jiang Yiran cried even harder, "But... Third Brother, they want me to pay within three days. Your monthly salary is so low, what can you do? Waaaaah..."
She knew that Jiang Yong'an had already spent all his savings and incurred some debts when he helped Qin Haiyang get out of trouble.
So this time she really didn't have any hope for Jiang Yong'an at all.
"It's alright, Third Brother will borrow it. Once you get through this difficult time, Third Brother will find a way to pay it back slowly."
Moved, Jiang Yiran hugged Jiang Yong'an tightly around the waist and pressed her face against his back. "Third Brother, thank you. You're the only one who's ever been good to me."
At that moment, Jiang Yong'an's heart almost stopped beating.
He felt that everything he had done for Jiang Yiran was worthwhile.
*
From Yuncheng to Luer Village, you have to pass through a forest and a cemetery.
By the time Huo Beixiao pedaled his bike through the woods, it was already getting dark.
Jiang Qiaoqiao sat in the back of the tricycle, curling up as tightly as possible, looking around warily.
"Croak—"
A crow flew overhead, cawing.
Jiang Qiaoqiao's body trembled uncontrollably, and she felt as if her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
After finally making it out of the woods, we entered a graveyard.
Looking at those small, ghostly mounds...
She was already afraid of these things, and now that she and Jiang Yiran had both been reborn, her materialistic beliefs were shattered, and she firmly believed in the existence of those things, which scared her so much that her face turned pale.
"Croak—"
With the sound of a crow, Jiang Qiaoqiao suddenly felt something icy cold crawl onto the back of her foot.
"ah--"
She finally couldn't help but scream.
Huo Beixiao quickly stopped the tricycle.
Turning around, she saw a branding iron tip already crawling up Jiang Qiaoqiao's instep.
Startled by Jiang Qiaoqiao's scream, the iron-headed creature stood up, assuming a posture ready to attack at any moment.
Huo Beixiao was startled.
He never expected that snakes could climb onto the tricycle even as it was moving forward.
He quickly jumped off the tricycle, ready to help Jiang Qiaoqiao chase the snake away.
But to his surprise, Jiang Qiaoqiao realized that what had crawled onto her foot was just a snake, and she reacted even faster than him.
Jiang Qiaoqiao's small yet powerful hands suddenly gripped the seven-inch mark of the branding iron tip, and with a skillful flick of her wrists, she gave it a sharp jerk.
The iron tip, which had been so spirited just moments before, suddenly became limp and lifeless, as if all the bones in its body had fallen apart.
Jiang Qiaoqiao threw the dead snake she was holding into the truck bed and asked Huo Beixiao, "Are you alright?"
Huo Beixiao was still in shock from the scene he had just witnessed.
After a slight pause, she finally spoke, "It's nothing."
He originally wanted to ask Jiang Qiaoqiao if she was afraid, but now it seemed there was no need to ask, since Jiang Qiaoqiao had already shown him the answer through her actions.
He was about to sit back down on the tricycle seat and continue pedaling when suddenly a strong wind blew by with a howling sound, and at the same time, a few will-o'-the-wisps flickered on some new grave in the distance.
Jiang Qiaoqiao's face, which had just been brave and fearless, turned deathly pale in an instant.
She looked at the snake carcass she had just thrown into the truck bed and felt an overwhelming sense of unease.
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