When the Xia family returned home from work in the evening, Xia Wan had already prepared dinner for the three of them.

She anticipated a major battle tonight, so she thought she should feed herself first, but to her surprise, the Xia family remained calm until she went to bed.

At most, when Qiao Qiao came to her room to move her luggage, she made a few green tea-like remarks in front of her brother, but she quieted down after her brother retorted.

The Xia family was unusually quiet. Even Xia Yuanbao, who didn't know what they had told him, didn't make a sound during the meal.

Could it be that she's overthinking things, and they're really just after the money her brother gave them, and now that there's no way to back down, they're giving up?

Xia Wan lay on her bed, completely baffled, unaware that Old Man Xia and Old Lady Xia were also discussing her on the other side.

After making the bed, Old Mrs. Xia said to Old Mr. Xia, who was smoking opium next to her, "Old man, I think all these things that have happened recently were caused by that brat Xia Wan. Why don't we just get rid of her?"

Old Man Xia glanced at her, his face full of impatience: "Get rid of her? How do you get rid of her? It's not like we haven't thought about it before, and we've already dealt with that little girl, haven't we?"

Grandma Xia didn't dare to refute his words. Indeed, they hadn't found an opportunity to deal with Xia Wan these past few times. That brat was very clever and completely beyond their control.

However, this time she didn't mean to kick her out directly. She tentatively said, "Old man, what I mean is to find that brat a husband and marry her off."

Old Man Xia was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "No, that brat is too troublesome. Don't let her cause any more trouble that will be hard to handle! Leave her for now. Go and send a letter to Jianlin tomorrow and see what he says."

He knew that the family his wife was talking about finding him was definitely not a good one, and if the girl made a scene, it would be even harder to handle.

They can't afford any more trouble here. They should send a letter to their son and hear what he has to say.

"Should we still make a phone call?" Grandma Xia asked tentatively.

She couldn't write; her husband used to write letters at home, and she would take them to the commune to mail them.

Old Man Xia nodded: "Just make a phone call, sending a letter takes too long. By the way, you should also try to find husbands for Chunxi and Chuntao these days."

These two young women earn very few work points a day, but they eat a lot. They've reached marriageable age and it's time for them to get married.

This time, Grandma Xia had no objections. The purpose of raising a daughter was to get her married and raise money for a dowry, and both of her children were of marriageable age.

Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Xia couldn't help but think of Xia Wan again, but without the old man's permission, she dared not provoke Xia Wan again.

That brat goes berserk and attacks anyone she sees.

...

After breakfast, Xia Tao went to the Wu family and called Wu Zhaodi over.

Wu Guangli accompanied her. Although the two of them looked gloomy, they kept quiet and didn't say much.

Xia Wan couldn't help but wonder how her father managed to control these two people.

Unfortunately, she asked yesterday, but her father only said that she would know in a few days, and that he had promised Wu Guangli that as long as Wu Zhaodi agreed to the divorce, he would keep it a secret for them.

Actually, Xia Jianguo just didn't want those things to offend his daughter's ears, so he didn't want to talk about them.

Wu Guangli borrowed a bicycle from somewhere and carried Wu Zhaodi behind them.

Xia Wan rode her bicycle directly to the Civil Affairs Bureau, got a divorce first, then went to the hospital for a follow-up examination, and then went to look at houses.

Her house is fully equipped, ready for immediate move-in. Her father can rest in the house for a while while she goes out for a stroll.

"Xia Jianguo, I'll ask you one more time, do you really want to divorce me? Have you thought this through? After we divorce, there will be no one to take care of you."

At the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau, Wu Zhaodi gritted her teeth and asked Xia Jianguo again, "And Taozi, he's your only son. Can you bear to let him not be able to find a wife because of our divorce?"

Wu Zhaodi spoke with such sincerity, as if Xia Tao, her son, was incredibly important to her.

She seemed to have forgotten how she had repeatedly abandoned her own son because of her nephew.

Xia Jianguo sneered: "Stop talking nonsense. Whether he can find a partner or not is up to him. It has nothing to do with whether I get a divorce or not."

Even Xia Jianguo, who suffers from amnesia, wouldn't be affected by her words, let alone Xia Jianguo, who has memories of the 21st century!

He was utterly disgusted with Wu Zhaodi and didn't want to say a word to her. The more he looked at her, the more unlucky he felt.

"Fine, let's get a divorce. Let's see who regrets it then. Don't come begging me later."

Seeing that she couldn't reason with him, Wu Zhaodi stopped talking and simply walked into the Civil Affairs Bureau with a haughty smirk.

Xia Wan raised an eyebrow, wondering what she was up to. She didn't seem to care about the divorce as much as she had a few days ago.

When they came out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, Xia Jianguo felt relieved and carefully put the divorce certificate into his pocket.

This divorce certificate can be seen as his farewell to the past.

Xia Wan got back on her bicycle and rode towards the hospital, unable to resist asking out of curiosity.

"Old Xia, I'm still quite curious about how you got these two to agree? Aren't you really going to tell me? Wu Zhaodi seems to be in much better spirits today than she was a few days ago. How did she come to this realization?"

Xia Jianguo paused for a moment, then said calmly, "I don't know what she's thinking. Maybe she's already found someone else."

He wasn't just making things up; after all, it was the same in his previous life. Three days after divorcing him, Wu Zhaodi married a widower.

I suppose it will be the same this time. After he threatened Wu Guangli, the Wu family should have already arranged a place for Wu Zhaodi.

How could they allow Wu Zhaodi to eat and drink for free at home?

I just don't know how they tricked Wu Zhaodi into willingly marrying that old widower.

Xia Jianguo sighed, shook his head, and stopped thinking about those things. Since they were already divorced, he shouldn't pay attention to those matters anymore.

Xia Wan didn't hear what she wanted to hear, so she pouted and pedaled her bicycle a few times, as if venting her anger.

Finally, the bicycle stopped at the hospital entrance. Xia Wan did not rush to borrow a wheelchair from the hospital. Instead, she carried her father all the way to the hospital corridor and put him on a chair to rest.

"Old Xia, wait here for me for a moment. I'll go borrow a wheelchair so it'll be easier to go anywhere else."

She should need to do some checks today; she can't just carry Lao Xia up and down the stairs all the way, it would attract too much attention.

Speaking of which, he's even thinking of going to the black market in Yongmao County to buy a wheelchair for Lao Xia, so he can take a stroll around the yard in it.