Facts have proved that people have the leisure to talk about benevolence, filial piety and morality only when it does not harm their own interests.

When they learned that Qiao Weiguo knelt down because he wanted to force Qiao Qingqing to intercede for Qiao Chuan and release Qiao Chuan, the people of Hongsheng Brigade became extremely angry.

"You shameless bastard! You didn't take good care of your son. It's your luck that we didn't go to the Qiao family to cause trouble. How dare you say such a thing?"

"The captain said that Qiao Chuan set the fire in order to kill people, which is illegal! Why don't you go find the comrades from the Public Security Bureau instead of forcing Qiao Zhiqing to do something?"

"Get out! The Qiao family is not welcome in our fishing village—except for the educated youth Qiao."

Seeing Qiao Qingqing standing there, the aunt belatedly added a touch of gauze.

Qiao Qingqing waved her hand and said, "Don't count me in. I have severed my relationship with the Qiao family. The severance agreement is here. It was signed under the witness of the commune and the public security bureau, and it even has their seals on it."

"Well, Qingqing is now a single person, and we are her only family." Lu Heng agreed seriously.

The aunt also remembered and grinned, "That's right, Qiao Zhiqing, you severed your relationship with the Qiao family a generation ago. You have long since severed all ties with the Qiao family. There is no relationship between you and the Qiao family anymore."

"Yes."

"I heard there is no Captain Qiao. Zhiqing Qiao has nothing to do with you guys. How can you be so shameless to harass Zhiqing Qiao?"

Hearing that everyone was speaking up for Qiao Qingqing, Qiao Weiguo and his son all looked unhappy.

For the sake of his youngest son today, Qiao Weiguo repeatedly lowered himself and apologized humbly. He even knelt down to Qiao Qingqing, and he knelt twice!

But Qiao Qingqing, she, she didn't treat herself like this?

Qiao Weiguo was greatly stimulated, and all kinds of emotions such as anger, despair, embarrassment, and frustration burst out at the same time.

“That’s enough!”

Qiao Weiguo suddenly shouted loudly, stopping the villagers from laughing and sarcasm.

He raised his head with red eyes and looked at Qiao Qingqing, "Qiao Qingqing, you are so kind! Whether you recognize me or not, I am your father, the one who gave birth to you! Do you think that a letter of severance can sever your blood relationship with the Qiao family? I tell you, dream on! Unless you bleed and take out all the bones in your body, you will have the right to say that you don't owe me anything!"

"As a child, what do you think of your parents? Today I kneel down to beg you because I really ignored you in the past, and I really did do stupid things that were not good to you. Moreover, I still think of you as my biological daughter! I don't want to see you and your own brother killing each other, and turning from biological siblings into enemies! Do you really think that no one knows what you did? I am saving your face!"

As Qiao Weiguo was talking, he stood up. Qiao Shan and Qiao Hu both had red eyes and reached out to support their father.

At this moment, Qiao Weiguo felt that he could finally speak with his head held high in front of his biological daughter, which was a sense of pride in another sense.

For a moment, the villagers were affected by these remarks and talked in low voices.

"That seems to make sense..."

"Qiao Zhiqing, as the saying goes, family members don't hold grudges overnight. What Weiguo said does make sense. After all, you are biological father and daughter. Even if your bones are broken, your tendons are still connected. You should have a good talk with him."

The reversal of public opinion made Qiao Qingqing narrow her eyes.

Suddenly, she raised her foot and walked towards Qiao Weiguo.

Qiao Shan and Qiao Hu immediately stared at her vigilantly.

Qiao Qingqing looked at Qiao Weiguo steadily, and suddenly curled her lips and smiled.

"Qiao Weiguo, look in the mirror. With your inferior genes, can you give birth to a daughter like me?"

When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

The look of astonishment in Qiao Weiguo's eyes was extremely intense.

"What do you mean?"

"My point is very simple. If I could mistakenly take the daughter of the Shi family, it doesn't necessarily mean I can't mistakenly take the child of your Qiao family."

For a moment, everyone was confused by her sudden change of thinking.

Qiao Shan laughed angrily: "Qiao Qingqing, what nonsense are you talking about? Do you think it's so easy to take the wrong baby in the hospital? Besides, didn't Wang Meifang admit it? Didn't she really exchange the two babies?"

Qiao Hu also frowned and said: "Qingqing, I know you are angry, but you are the daughter of the Qiao family. The matter has been settled long ago. What are you doing now..."

Qiao Weiguo looked sad, as if he had lost all hope: "Qiao Qingqing, your personality is too extreme, just as stubborn as your mother! Don't I know whether you are my daughter or not?"

Qiao Qingqing showed disdain: "You think you don't know? If you knew, how would you explain why you didn't recognize me back then? If you knew, why would you make up rumors about me for Shi Lanlan, throw dirty water on me, and slander me?"

Qiao Weiguo was suddenly speechless.

He is always at fault in these matters...

He couldn't admit that he couldn't accept it. His daughter, from being an excellent and beautiful girl named Lanlan, suddenly became worse than the other girls in the village, Qingqing...

"Since Wang Meifang can exchange the child, it doesn't mean that others can do it. Wang Meifang is famous for not caring about me. She tried to kill me more than a dozen times. Maybe the Qiao family's child has been tortured to death by her. As for me? Maybe I was picked up from somewhere by someone else and was sent back by my parents when I was a child."

Qiao Qingqing would not say that the Qiao family's eldest daughter was replaced twice in the hospital. After all, according to the hospital's official records, only two newborns were born in the hospital that day.

Although her speculation is not entirely reliable, what she wants is to make people think of that "what if" scenario.