Chapter 2 exposes the true colors of the Wang family couple.

Before Yang Zhaodi could even think of a retort, Yun Xia, with her short legs, circled around to the front of her, spread her arms wide to shield her behind her, glared at her, and said in a cute but fierce way:

“Aunt Yang is a good person. Xiaxia is sick and in pain, and she wants to take me to see a doctor.”

"This girl seems to be in good spirits. She probably just has a low-grade fever. I'll use a folk remedy and cover her up for a while, and she'll be fine."

Grandma Zhang's suggestion was quickly met with agreement from many.

"Grandma Zhang, Xiaxia has a high fever. If you don't believe me... come and touch her!"

Grandma Zhang leaned on her cane and stepped forward, placing her calloused hands on the little girl's forehead.

"Oh dear, it's burning hot! Get him to the clinic right away, or his brain might get damaged."

Not wanting to give anyone cause for gossip, and certain that the good-for-nothing girl was dead, Li Cuihua dared not expose her shortcomings to her face. She took a deep sniff and forced out a few tears.

"She still had a low fever this morning. She would have been fine after being covered up and sweating it out, but Xiaxia wouldn't listen and insisted on playing in the yard. Then Yang Zhaodi made a fuss over her, so how can the fever go down? Xiaxia, tell me yourself, how does your aunt usually treat you?"

Yang Zhaodi's eyes were filled with anger, her throat moved slightly, and she threatened the child to defend her. "Do you even have a human being?"

Yunxia turned her head and smiled sweetly at him, giving him a reassuring look. The proud little girl, with a simple and innocent expression, began to recount her everyday life.

"Aunt Li is such a kind person. She cooks special meals for Xiaxia every day, with pickled vegetables, cornbread, and even the leftover porridge from the bottom of the pot. Tianci's brothers never get any of that!"

"I lived in a storage room with a mysterious smell. The bed board and quilt were hard as a rock. Uncle Wang said that the three Tianci brothers were crammed into one room, and they couldn't even live in the storage room if they wanted to."

"The clothes I brought were too small, and it would be a pity to throw them away, so I altered them and gave them to her niece."

"Uncle Wang said that poor children learn to be independent early. Xiaxia is already a little adult and needs to support herself. Every morning, she carries a bamboo basket and walks four miles to the railway tracks to collect broken coal!"

"Uncle Wang said that 'spare the rod and spoil the child,' and that Aunt Li beat me for my own good, so she would give me a light beating every day and a big beating every three days... Waaah!"

Li Cuihua had long wanted to shut her up, but Yang Zhaodi's burly figure, like a big tree, blocked the girl's way.

When the topic of being beaten came up, Wang Dali also got anxious. He bypassed Yang Zhaodi, grabbed Yun Xia, and used his dark hands to cover her mouth tightly.

"Hmph, children don't lie. If you shut Xiaxia up, will the mess you two made disappear?"

"Yunxia, ​​you ungrateful wretch, you jinx! We'd give you our hearts and you still get nothing in return. When have Dali and I ever mistreated you? You rebellious brat."

Yang Zhaodi snatched the child back, spat into her palm, and tried to tear Li Cuihua's mouth apart, but someone beat her to it.

"Wang Dali and Li Cuihua, for beating and abusing children, those who commit serious offenses will go to jail. These reckless bastards are making Huaimin Street no place peaceful."

The person who came was wearing a dark blue work uniform with a red cloth strip with yellow lettering on his arm. He had a stern face and spoke in a dignified tone, perfectly embodying the demeanor of a leader.

Yunxia frantically searched for the original owner's memories, and finally, her eyes lit up – it was Director Liu!

She walked up to him with her short legs, her eyelashes trembling with tears, her wet eyes filled with grievance and pleading.

"Director Liu, Xiaxia doesn't want to eat brown rice, doesn't want to get up in the dark to collect coal, doesn't want to sleep in a drafty, leaky room, doesn't want to wear... You're the best, please help me, okay?"

Having personally overseen the foster care process, he was immediately filled with remorse.

"Xiaxia, I'm sorry, it's the director's fault. If he had been more careful, you wouldn't have suffered so much!"

"Dad said that to succeed, one must first go through countless trials and tribulations. Director Liu, it's okay, Xiaxia is super, super strong."

“This tenacity is exactly the same as Jianfeng’s. Today, I will make the decision. Xiaxia will leave the Wang family. We will decide where she will be fostered after the organization discusses it. Dali, Cuihua, return the three hundred yuan and thirty feet of cloth coupons as soon as possible.”

The Wang couple, stakeholders, were immediately displeased.

"Director, Xiaxia has been raised in my home for a year, and the three hundred yuan we spent is almost gone, not to mention the cloth ration coupons. In recent months, Dali and I have been putting money out of our own pockets!"

Upon hearing this, not only Yang Zhaodi but also the neighbors who were watching didn't believe it. Wang Dali even went so far as to meticulously list all the expenses, which angered Yang Zhaodi so much that she rolled up her sleeves and continued the fight.

Director Liu pulled Yunxia back and noticed that her small hands were a little hot, so he quickly placed his hands on her forehead.

Hiss, it was terribly hot. He grabbed a glass bottle from the corner and smashed it violently onto the blue brick floor.

A loud bang startled the onlookers, causing them to stumble backward, and the three men who were fighting were also stunned!

"The child has a high fever and still has the mood to fight. Wang Dali, Li Cuihua, and Yunxia, ​​write down all the expenses for the year. Hmph, don't try to play tricks. Hand over the rest of your money and cloth coupons obediently, or else... you'll be going to the police station for a chat!"

"Yang Zhaodi, don't argue with them. Come with me to the clinic. It's not very convenient for grown men to take care of a little girl. We've had enough of this farce, everyone disperse!"

His gloomy and violent aura was almost overflowing, and it was clear that he was truly enraged. The onlookers, in twos and threes, went home to hide away.

Once they got to the police station, the nature of the matter changed. The Wang couple exchanged a glance, both seeing the fear in each other's eyes. They smiled a few times, made their promises, and ran away looking disheveled.

Director Liu and Yang Zhaodi then carried Yunxia to the health center.

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"39.3°C, a high fever. The parents didn't even pay attention. Now they're panicking. Where were they before?"

While administering an IV drip to Yunxia, ​​Dr. Gao reprimanded the parents.

"Doctor, you've mistaken me for someone else. Neither she nor I are the child's parents. Poor little girl!"

"Director Liu, Xiaxia is asleep. Please keep your voice down and don't wake her!"

Yang Zhaodi brought over a basin of hot water, wrung out a towel, and gently wiped Douyacai's cheeks and the back of her hands. After giving some instructions, the doctor went out to treat other patients.

Yunxia, ​​who was burning with fever, felt as if she were lying in lava. Her internal organs were burning hot. This feeling was extremely familiar. Wasn't it the same abnormal reaction that occurred when she awakened her superpowers in the apocalypse?

Could it be that superpowers will awaken again in a child's body?

In the midst of tense yet expectant torment, the misty space once again gathered in her mind, and after a moment, it condensed into a round bead emitting green light. Yun Xia frowned slightly, and her consciousness tried to enter the green bead space.

Measuring 60 meters long, 40 meters wide, and 10 meters high, the storage space was exactly the same as in the post-apocalyptic world, except for the addition of an iron gate. Driven by curiosity, Yun Xia pushed open the iron gate and was greeted by ten acres of fertile farmland, with green mist swirling in the air, exuding a strong vitality.

The reason why the white bead turned into a green bead is actually here!

Has the space been upgraded?

Before Yunxia could even think, a sharp pain shot through the back of her hand, and she quickly withdrew her will from the space.