It was time to start work, and the Xia family courtyard was quiet.

Xia Wan frowned. Based on the Xia family's attitude towards her biological father, they certainly wouldn't give him a nice room, so she only looked for a room in the corner.

Fortunately, the courtyard wasn't very big, and there weren't many rooms, but she couldn't find anyone even after searching for a long time.

When she heard a cough, Xia Wan turned to look at a room next to the main house. She wondered: Could the Xia family really let her own father live in such a room?

The location had excellent natural light, and the room was quite spacious. Xia Wan quietly pushed open the door a crack and peeked inside.

The room was comfortably and neatly furnished, but the smell emanating from it made one frown.

A gaunt, middle-aged man sat leaning against the bed, his eyes vacant, as if the whole world had lost its color. He seemed to have lost the will to live, yet something else compelled him to keep going.

Xia Wan's pupils contracted slightly as she looked at the familiar face and eyes. Her eyes reddened and welled up with tears.

She had seen that look in Lao Xia's eyes in her past life!

She was still young at that time, and Lao Xia's company was facing bankruptcy and owed huge debts. They were constantly being harassed by creditors.

Back then, as a little girl, she saw such despair and emptiness in Lao Xia's eyes!

However, every time he faced her, Lao Xia would pat her head and say with a smile, "It's okay, Dad will handle it! Our Xiao Wan was born a princess, and she deserves to live the best life."

Later, Lao Xia was busy with various social engagements every day, drinking until he was unconscious before being sent home. This did solve their predicament and allowed her to return to a life where she didn't have to lift a finger!

Xia Wan's tears had already welled up, and the word "Old Xia" stuck in her throat. She choked for a long time but couldn't say it out.

She didn't disturb the people inside, but she was already certain in her heart that the person was her father!

To put it sentimentally, the sixth sense between family members cannot be faked.

"System, why did you bring us into this world?"

Xia Wan let out a soft sigh and left the Xia family home. Feeling troubled, she wanted to chat with the system to relieve her boredom.

[Since this system is bound to the host, it certainly can't let the host die! However, this system only includes the host; Xia Jianguo is not within the scope of this system's services!]

"What do you mean? You're saying that wasn't Old Xia just now? Impossible, my intuition is never wrong!" Xia Wan's voice was full of certainty.

The appearance, name, and eyes were exactly the same. Most importantly, it was her sixth sense that everything proved that the person was Lao Xia!

[But this system didn't bring anyone else with it, and Xia Jianguo isn't bound to the system!]

"Maybe my dad isn't bound to a system? Maybe he has an even more powerful cheat system!" Xia Wan insisted, trusting her intuition!

[Impossible, there's absolutely no unusual energy fluctuation from Xia Jianguo!]

"Whether it's true or not, we'll find out when we ask!" Xia Wan didn't press the matter further.

The system was indeed a cheat code, but she still trusted her own heart more. The heartache she felt when she saw the person lying on the bed was undeniable!

It was a magical feeling, indescribable, but she was absolutely certain it was right!

She strolled back to where she had been working, only to find that Aunt Cuihua and the others had already far surpassed her.

Xia Wan didn't plan to chase after them, but followed at a leisurely pace, considering whether she should go and recognize her relatives today!

Should she go directly to his door, or meet with her father alone first?

"When did Xia Wan, the educated youth, come back? You've been working for so long!" Aunt Xiulan went to the edge of the field to get a drink of water and saw Xia Wan return. She asked with concern, "If you're not feeling well, just rest and work. If you can't take it anymore, you can ask for a leave of absence!"

Xia Wan smiled and looked up: "I know, Auntie. I know what I'm doing. I'm much better now!"

"That's good, that's good!" Aunt Xiulan smiled and continued walking towards the edge of the field.

Xia Wan kept repeating the action of husking corn with her hands, but her mind had already wandered far away. Now that she had decided to acknowledge her biological father, she had to think carefully about what would happen next.

Sure enough, the morning flew by, and after work she went straight to Grandma Wu's house.

The old lady had said in the morning that she would go home early to cook lunch, so that Xia Wan could come over directly after work, eat, and then go back to rest for a while.

"Sister Xia is back!" Erdan saw Xia Wan from afar and ran towards her like a gust of wind!

Aunt Cuihua was surprised and laughed, "This lad and you get along quite well. He wasn't this enthusiastic when we were educated youth sharing a meal!"

"Erdan is quite sensible. He's been well taken care of by Third Grandma!" Xia Wan smiled and patted Erdan's head.

Aunt Cuihua nodded in agreement upon hearing this: "This child is indeed sensible. Sigh... Actually, I had my own reasons for helping you and them team up. Third Grandma is still in relatively good health, but she is getting old and can't do some of the work! I thought that if you team up, you can look after each other!"

“Indeed, the elderly need someone to take care of them.” Xia Wan nodded in agreement, but she had something on her mind. She took Aunt Cuihua’s hand and said, “Auntie, I have something I want to talk to you about. Shall we go to Third Grandma’s house for a while?”

"Okay, then sit down for a while." Aunt Cuihua said cheerfully, "What's the matter? Why are you being so mysterious?"

Xia Wan smiled slightly and pulled her into the courtyard: "Auntie, don't worry, we'll talk when Third Grandma arrives."

When Grandma Wu heard that they had returned, she put down her work and came out of the kitchen: "The food was ready a long time ago. Why did you finish work a little later than usual today?"

She had timed the cooking perfectly; Xia Wan was supposed to be home by the time the food was ready. However, she ended up reheating the food before she even got home.

"Oh, it's not late, it's not late. We went to that plot of land at the foot of the mountain today. It's quite far away, so we came back a little late. We were delayed on the road," Aunt Cuihua said with a smile.

Grandma Wu nodded knowingly: "No wonder you came back late, it really is quite far!"

"Alright, you can tell me now." Aunt Cuihua gave Xia Wan a reproachful look: "What is it? Do we have to wait until everyone is here before we can talk?"

Xia Wan organized her thoughts before speaking, "There's something I'm really sorry to say to my aunt and third grandmother, but I haven't told you yet. Actually, I'm Xia Jianguo's biological daughter who was switched at birth..."

"What? You are... So you don't want to acknowledge them?" Aunt Cuihua exclaimed in surprise, her eyes wide like saucers.

Xia Wan pursed her lips and continued, "Qiao Qiao said... oh, you should call her Xia Qiao. She said her biological parents favored boys over girls and wanted to sell their daughter for money, so I didn't plan to acknowledge them. I just wanted to come here to see what kind of people my biological parents were."

However, I've heard from my aunt and third grandmother these past two days that my biological father isn't doing well, and that incident happened again this morning... He's still my biological father, and I still want to reconnect with the Xia family... to take care of him."