Xia Jianguo knew his daughter was stubborn; once she decided to do something, nothing could stop her. Besides, the reason she was doing this was for his sake, so naturally he wouldn't try to stop her.

The daughter said confidently, "Don't worry, Dad, I'm sure of it."

Xia Wan already had a plan in mind. If things didn't go as planned, she could simply use some of the points she had accumulated to buy some medicine and then find a way to get Grandma Xia to take it.

After all, no matter what, she would never allow an old woman to actually harm her father.

Hearing his daughter's words, Xia Jianguo smiled gently and replied softly, "Okay, Dad believes you."

"That's good. Old Xia doesn't need to worry about anything now. Just wait for the surgery. Everything is up to your daughter. If all else fails, you still have your son here."

In fact, Xia Wan has now accepted Xia Tao as her older brother. Although he has some minor flaws, he is still acceptable.

At this moment, Xia Wan clapped her hands and said loudly, "Alright, Lao Xia, you just sit here and rest for a while. I'll go to the kitchen and prepare the food. I reckon my brother will be back from work soon!"

After saying that, she hurriedly walked out of the house like a whirlwind.

Once in the kitchen, Xia Wan quickly got to work.

However, she only prepares enough food for three people. As for the ingredients, she naturally uses the old Xia family's stored grain.

Even the eggs and rice that Grandma Xia had specially locked in the cupboard had been pried open and taken out for her to enjoy.

Deep down, Xia Wan believed these things belonged to her family. The rest of the Xia family were, in her eyes, nothing more than parasites dependent on her father and brother. Therefore, she felt no guilt whatsoever when using them.

Meanwhile, Qiao Qiao hurriedly pulled the man away from everyone's sight and headed straight for the back mountain. However, both of them knew very well that the back mountain was fraught with danger, so they dared not venture deep into it and simply stayed at the foot of the mountain.

"Brother Erzhu, you should go back quickly. I'm really fine, just a little dizzy. I'll feel better after resting here for a while." At this moment, Qiao Qiao was leaning weakly against a big tree, speaking listlessly. Her delicate appearance made it seem as if she could be blown away by a gust of wind.

Sun Erzhu looked at her with concern, then slowly squatted down beside her and said softly, "Qiaoqiao, why don't you rest at home? I, Erzhu, have already done all the work for you today. Just rest and recuperate. No one will say a word about it."

Hearing this, Qiao Qiao lowered her head slightly, her expression becoming even more dejected: "I... I can't rest at home, Brother Erzhu. You know, I'm only temporarily staying at the Xia family's house now, it's different from before."

At this point, she sighed softly, and her eyes gradually reddened.

Seeing this, Sun Erzhu couldn't help but ponder in his heart, and imagined countless scenarios of Qiao Qiao being bullied.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became: "The Xia family is really too much! No matter what, you lived here for more than ten years before, they watched you grow up, how can they be so heartless and ungrateful? Were all the good things they did for you before just a lie?"

The doting affection that Xia Tao and Xia Jianguo had for Qiao Qiao was common knowledge throughout the entire brigade. Everyone knew about it.

Some gossipy people would even secretly discuss behind Xia Jianguo's back, saying that Xia Jianguo must be mentally ill.

How can you treat your own daughter better than your own son? Daughters will get married sooner or later, so they'll be considered outsiders. How can you compare them to your son?

You know, in our village, which girl doesn't honestly go to work and earn work points?

But Qiao Qiao was the only one who didn't have to do any work and just wandered around outside every day. She didn't even have to lift a finger to do any of the miscellaneous household chores.

Because of this, many people were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred, their eyes almost turning red like rabbit eyes.

However, since Qiao Qiao was capable enough to find her biological parents in the city, she simply packed her bags and went back to the city to live a more comfortable life.

When Qiao Qiao left, many people in the brigade took the opportunity to make fun of Xia Jianguo.

Everyone says that he put so much effort and energy into pampering his daughter, but in the end, she became someone else's child.

All those years of raising her were for nothing. And when she left, she didn't leave her father a single thing; she's definitely ungrateful.

Everyone thought the matter would eventually calm down, but unexpectedly, not long after, Qiao Qiao ran back to the countryside on her own.

Not only that, she also became an educated youth after returning this time. Now, it will be even more difficult for her to go back to the city. She can only work in the fields with everyone else.

With this incident, everyone's attention was focused on Qiao Qiao. They all had the mentality of watching a good show and were just waiting to see how she would be tormented by the heavy farm work in the fields, crying out in agony and screaming for her parents.

However, to everyone's surprise, Qiao Qiao was much more capable than they had anticipated.

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