Xia Wan was also startled, but she didn't expect herself to be so bad!

Although she wasn't used to it at first, she got used to it after riding it a few times. After all, she knew how to ride a bicycle in her past life, just not this kind of old-fashioned bicycle.

She forced herself to save face and looked at Li Chengjun, saying, "Thanks, I can do it, it's just that I haven't ridden in a long time and I'm a little rusty!"

Li Chengjun watched with amusement as the little girl avoided him like the plague, and suddenly felt somewhat defeated: "Fine, then you better watch out!"

He didn't know where these emotions came from, or why he felt this way, but he just didn't want this little girl to treat him like this!

Xia Wan had no idea how complicated this person's heart was. She rode her bicycle to the machinery factory to find Cai Guifang. Since she had bought the bicycle, she naturally had to tell her. It wouldn't be good to ride it away without saying a word!

Cai Guifang was still busy with work, so Xia Wan said goodbye and went back to the hospital.

When Xia Wan returned to the hospital, the most excited person was not Xia Jianguo and his son, but Wu Zhaodi.

For some reason, Wu Zhaodi hurriedly left the hospital as soon as Xia Wan returned today.

However, Xia Wan ignored it; if the other party wanted to court death, she couldn't just stop them.

Xia Jianguo only glanced at it and didn't pay it any mind. He turned to his daughter and asked, "Xiao Wan, did you buy the bicycle?"

Xia Wan said proudly to her father, "Of course, I bought a 28-inch bicycle! I can take you home on my bike tomorrow..."

After showing off enough, he turned to Xia Tao and said, "Brother, when you go back to rest later, ride your bicycle back! Get some rest when you get back, and come back tomorrow when Dad is discharged from the hospital!"

"I'll borrow a bicycle this afternoon, and I'll go back to Huaihua Brigade with you guys tomorrow." Xia Tao got up, preparing to go back to his dormitory to get some things before returning.

As for rest, he doesn't really need to. He slept very well at the hospital yesterday, much better than when he was driving.

"Okay, then you go ahead, I'll stay here."

Xia Wan originally wanted to say that there was no need to borrow a bicycle, but then she thought that she still had a lot of luggage to take back, and borrowing a bicycle would be more convenient, so she didn't object.

After Xia Tao left, the ward returned to silence.

Xia Jianguo hesitated several times before finally asking, "Xiao Wan, what are your plans after we return to the brigade?"

Xia Wan didn't hesitate at all: "Of course I'll go home with you! I'm your own daughter, Lao Xia, so of course I'll be wherever you, my father, are."

Xia Jianguo didn't expect her to say that, and he felt bad. It wasn't that he didn't want his daughter to come home with him, but with all the mess at home, his daughter would definitely have a lot of troubles after coming home.

His mother and sister-in-law were both quite troublesome.

Xia Jianguo was a little worried, but he really couldn't bring himself to say that he wouldn't let his daughter come home.

Xia Wan seemed to know what he was thinking, and patted his shoulder reassuringly: "Don't worry, Lao Xia, I won't suffer any losses, and I will definitely make those people pay back everything they owe you!"

Xia Jianguo remained silent. He actually wanted to separate from his family, but his son was right. After separating, he would need someone to take care of his every need, and his son would have to go out to work and earn money. It would definitely be inconvenient for his daughter to take care of him alone at home.

Xia Wan didn't care about his father's thoughts. He was definitely going back anyway, and the house in the educated youth compound would save him the trouble of spending money to repair it.

The two chatted about the issue for a while longer, but Xia Jianguo ultimately couldn't win against his daughter.

"Oh, Lao Xia, it's decided then. I'll go home to live. Otherwise, there's no room in the educated youth compound. Can you bear to see your daughter squeeze onto a kang (heated brick bed) with a bunch of people?" Xia Wan said pitifully.

Xia Jianguo looked at her helplessly, even more worried: "Do you think home is some kind of paradise? You can't live alone when you go back. Your uncle's family has two daughters, so you'll definitely be sharing a room with them when you go back."

Xia Wan's lips curled into a wicked smile: "That's not necessarily true, Lao Xia. Don't worry, now that I'm back home, I'll definitely do whatever makes me comfortable."

When she was sharing a meal with Grandma Wu, she had already noticed the Xia family's courtyard. The courtyard was quite large, and it looked like it had been built in two separate phases, with the houses inside being of different ages.

Given that there are so many rooms, is it really that difficult to make room for her?

Even if it's difficult, there's nothing we can do. What the Xia family thinks doesn't matter. What matters most is what she thinks. She just wants to live in her own room, and no one can stop her.

Xia Jianguo sighed helplessly. He couldn't persuade her, so he stopped trying.

Anyway, given his daughter's temperament, she probably won't let him suffer too much.

It was almost lunchtime again, and Xia Wan was about to go to the cafeteria to get her food when she saw Wu Zhaodi enter the ward with two people wearing red armbands.

"That's the girl, Comrade. She's a speculator! She somehow managed to get her hands on a bicycle." Wu Zhaodi pointed at Xia Wan and said to the two people wearing red armbands.

Xia Wan was quite surprised by her this time. It seemed that Wu Zhaodi had used all her intelligence to scheme against her.

What grudge do they hold against each other?

This is because they've concluded that she bribed the police last time, so this time they directly summoned the officers in red armbands.

Xia Jianguo was so angry that he was trembling all over. He was even more worried about his daughter, as he knew exactly how he got that bicycle.

The connections his daughter mentioned must be extraordinary; if you can buy a bicycle without a bicycle ticket, you must be going to the black market.

Wu Zhaodi is such a ruthless woman; she won't rest until she kills his daughter.

Xia Jianguo gritted his teeth and glared at her, looking like he was about to bite her to death: "What nonsense are you talking about? How could a young girl like Xiao Wan do something like speculation and profiteering?"

Wu Zhaodi wasn't scared at all. Instead, she said smugly, "Don't think I don't know. This brat went out this morning and got a bicycle. She said she has connections, but who knows what kind of crooked tricks she's using!"

She heard Xia Wan talking to the father and son clearly, and she refused to believe that she couldn't kill that wretched girl this time.

The man in the red armband narrowed his eyes and sized up Xia Wan: "Then come with us and cooperate with the investigation."

Xia Wan's expression turned slightly cold. She knew she definitely couldn't go with the two of them. Judging from the way they were looking at her, they didn't seem like decent people.

If I were to leave with these two like this, things would definitely not end well!

Besides, who knows where these two people came from? She didn't believe Wu Zhaodi could really find any decent people; they were probably imposters from somewhere!