After applying the medicine, the doctor examined Xia Wan, then frowned and looked at Qiao Chunsheng: "This child is malnourished and has so many injuries, you..."

The doctor didn't say it explicitly, but his expression clearly said that they were abusing the child!

With the doctor's assessment, Qiao Chunsheng and his companion couldn't explain themselves even if they had ten mouths. In order to prove that they hadn't abused the child, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and get Xia Wan admitted to the hospital.

After everyone had left, only the Qiao family of three remained in the ward. Xia Wan stopped pretending and leaned against the bed like a grandpa.

"I will never marry a fool, so don't bother trying!"

Qiao Chunsheng's face was dark and ugly: "If you don't marry me, are you going to go back to the countryside? And what happened to your face?!"

How come he never realized that his adopted daughter was so cunning? Was her previous dazed and stupid demeanor all an act?

Xia Wan looked at him, her eyes devoid of any emotion: "How about I publicize your selling your daughter for personal gain? Do you think that deputy factory director can protect you then?"

"Qiao Xiawan, you have to marry him whether you like it or not. You're no longer a daughter of the Qiao family. Do you expect us to raise you for nothing?" Zhao Chunlan threatened, pointing at Xiawan. "If you don't marry him, you can go back to your hometown!"

Qiao Xiawan used to be most afraid of going back to her hometown, after all, she had heard the real heiress Qiao Qiao talk about her family in the countryside, which was an even bigger den of wolves!

But now they are facing Xia Wan, who can destroy a wolf's den. Will she be afraid?

Of course not!

However, she could still cooperate. Xia Wan's eyes flickered, as if she was frightened: "I still have my mother's job to take over!"

"Then forget about the job. Your Aunt Zhao is right, if you don't get married, you'll have to go back to the countryside!" Qiao Chunsheng threatened a few times, then started to coax him again.

“I’ve watched you grow up, and I’m doing this for your own good. If you marry into the family, I can get Deputy Factory Director Guo to find you a job. You’ll be able to go to work every day and won’t have much contact with the idiot.”

Xia Wan lowered her eyes, as if considering his words, before finally saying, "Dad, if you let me marry into that family, how much money will you give me for my dowry?"

"What? You brat, you want a dowry? We're already doing you a favor by letting you marry the deputy factory director's son. You don't even need to thank us, why do you want a dowry?" Zhao Chunlan exploded like a lit firecracker the moment she heard the word money was mentioned!

Xia Wan ignored her and stared straight at Qiao Chunsheng!

"The dowry will be prepared the same as everyone else's. Since you are my daughter, your dowry will certainly not be less than others!" Qiao Chunsheng glared at his silly wife before speaking.

When a daughter gets married in their factory, the dowry is just some cabinets, cloth, quilts, and the like! It doesn't cost much to prepare, but the deputy factory director's family gave 800 yuan as a bride price!

Most importantly, the deputy factory director has already agreed that as long as Qiao Xiawan marries into the factory, the position of director will be his!

Xia Wan wanted more than just those things. She said directly, "I need a thousand yuan to prepare my dowry. Just give me the money, and I'll buy whatever I need myself!"

Qiao Chunsheng and his colleague were both shocked by his outrageous demands. The deputy factory director had only given her eight hundred yuan as a bride price, and she wanted to take a thousand? How could that be?

"Xia Wan, you don't need to worry about the dowry. Just have Aunt Zhao prepare it for you! Just prepare it on the same scale as our neighbors!" Qiao Chunsheng persuaded gently, but in the end, he just didn't want to give any money!

Xia Wan smiled, looking desperate, her eyes full of threat: "One thousand yuan, not a penny less!"

"Don't even think about using any tricks to send me to that idiot's house. If I beat his son badly, do you think the deputy factory director will let you off the hook? Anyway, I have nothing to lose, so I might as well fight to the death!"

Qiao Chunsheng's face was grim. He knew that Qiao Xiawan was capable of such things now, and that he had been tricked by her today.

This brat is no longer the Qiao Xiawan who could be manipulated by anyone!

"Six hundred? You know our family's situation; we can't afford that much money!"

“The deputy factory director’s family gave 800 yuan as a bride price, so you can add another 200 yuan for my dowry!” Qiao Xiawan shook her head, leaving no room for negotiation: “If I marry him, you can become the director, but I’m sacrificing my happiness for a lifetime!”

Qiao Chun gritted her teeth angrily, her eyes glaring at Xia Wan as if she wanted to kill her: "I'll let you take the betrothal gifts with you, and I'll prepare some receipts for you. That's all I can give you! Otherwise, you can go back to your hometown!"

"Deal! Then hurry back and prepare the money, and send it to me today!" Qiao Xiawan agreed so readily this time that he couldn't let out the anger that had been building up inside him!

Qiao Chunsheng snorted coldly, turned around and left. If he stayed any longer, he would be so angry that he would die!

Qiao Xiawan looked at Zhao Chunlan, who was standing there in a daze, with a smile on her face: "Aunt Zhao, don't forget to bring me lunch!"

Only after watching the couple leave did Xia Wan truly relax. This body was far too weak; she had been forcing herself to deal with those two people!

In the end, the original owner's death was inextricably linked to that family. Even though Qiao Qiao hadn't been back for long, she had been involved in arranging for the original owner to marry a fool, since she was the one who brought back the initial news!

The deputy factory director didn't openly announce that he was getting a wife for his mentally challenged son, since it was just a business deal after all!

It was precisely because Qiao Qiao brought back this news that Qiao Chunsheng took the initiative to come to her door!

Xia Wan thought about it and felt that something was wrong with Qiao Qiao. She was able to come to Xia Wan's door to recognize her relatives and knew information that no one else knew!

This person definitely has a secret!

Xia Wan is someone who can't stay still. After resting in bed enough, she decided to go out for a walk!

I was wandering around and somehow ended up in a dead-end alley next to the hospital, where I happened to run into a group of unruly kids bullying someone.

"You're a bastard without parents, you don't deserve to eat candy!"

"Give us the candy, or I'll kill you!"

"Hit him! Kill him! He's a bastard!"

Xia Wan stood at the entrance of the alley and shouted, "What are you doing! Stand still, all of you!"

The children were clearly startled by the sound, and they all looked in the direction from which the sound came with terrified expressions.

"You ugly thing, mind your own business! He stole our candy!" shouted the slightly older-looking brat.

Xia Wan grinned, took a few steps and cornered the brat in the alley: "Little brat, you have to pay the price for saying the wrong thing!"

As he spoke, his hands followed suit, grabbing the brat who had just been talking and slapping him on the bottom.

[Congratulations, host! You have earned one point for disciplining the brat!]

Xia Wan's eyes lit up like light bulbs. "This works?! You can earn points for beating up naughty kids!"

Xia Wan quickly grabbed the unruly kids next to her and started spanking them one by one!