Qiao Wanwan pushed her hand away and said, "Of course I believe Xiao Jiu, but now both sides have their own version of events, and you can't provide any concrete evidence that they bullied Xiao Jiu. Even if I wanted to take action against them, I wouldn't have any proof."

Qin Shujun was even angrier. "Even if there's no evidence, you shouldn't be thanking them so publicly! What are you thanking them for? For bullying your son?!"

"Please calm down," Qiao Wanwan said gently. "Why did you bring the entire Zhao family to the capital without making a big show of thanking them? I'm pregnant now and it's inconvenient for me to go out. Do you expect me to go to Haicheng to settle accounts with them while I'm heavily pregnant?"

Qin Shujun was taken aback. "What do you mean? You just deliberately sent them to the capital, instead of genuinely wanting to thank them?"

"I need all the men, women, and children of the Zhao family to come. Only by finding concrete evidence that they bullied Xiao Jiu can we have a reason to stand up for her, understand?"

Qin Shujun was extremely annoyed. "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you just now."

"It's alright, we're all doing this for Xiao Jiu's own good." A cold glint flashed in Qiao Wanwan's eyes. "Since we're here to avenge Xiao Jiu, we won't hold back, so we need to have solid evidence, otherwise it won't make sense."

"That's true." Qin Shujun said with some worry, "But the Zhao family will definitely deny it outright. They can even give the same answer in front of me, let alone in front of you and Master Zhan. They will be extremely cautious!"

“I have my own methods, you don’t need to worry.” Qiao Wanwan changed the subject. “My master will start treating you today, so you can stay here without worry.”

"Thank you, Miss Qiao." Qin Shujun was extremely grateful.

"You are welcome."

......

Qiao Wanwan took Xiao Jiu to the hospital for a comprehensive examination. There was indeed no physical problem, and it could be temporarily determined that the cause of the aphasia was more psychological.

Qin Shujun went to the hospital with them. After Zheng's mother took the child to eat, she hurriedly asked, "Miss Qiao, how should we treat Xiao Jiu now? Should we see a psychologist?"

“Of course we need to find a psychologist, but after the psychologist comes to see Xiao Jiu, we need to find out what he has been through first,” Qiao Wanwan analyzed. “Tell me about Xiao Jiu’s experiences over the years, so that we can prescribe the right treatment.”

"I've said everything I needed to say. Xiao Jiu fell out of favor after falling into the water. Apart from my parents-in-law, everyone else in the Zhao family thought I was a jinx. Although my parents-in-law didn't like me either, they valued the Zhao family's reputation, so they didn't kick Xiao Jiu and me out after my husband passed away," Qin Shujun sighed. "But Xiao Jiu and I didn't have a good time in the Zhao family. The adults kept calling us 'little monsters,' and the children were even worse. They often snatched Xiao Jiu's things, and if they couldn't take them away, they would beat him."

“Xiao Jiu’s personality is becoming more and more introverted. Of course I know it’s because of the wrong living environment, so I wanted to take Xiao Jiu to move out, but my parents-in-law refused.”

“They felt that if we moved out, people would think that the Zhao family couldn’t tolerate us, a widow and her child. Plus, I’m sickly and Xiao Jiu is a child who can’t speak. If we went out, people would laugh at us. So they were even more against us moving out.”

"My second sister-in-law came up with an idea: we moved to the backyard and lived in the same building as the maids. As a result, even the Zhao family's maids and bodyguards looked down on my son and me..."

Qiao Wanwan closed her eyes in anguish. "I never imagined that my son would have to rely on the Zhao family's favor to survive, and that he would suffer so much just because he lost that favor..."

"Miss Qiao, don't be too sad. What's done is done, and there's no going back," Qin Shujun comforted her.

"You're right, things are beyond repair, and being sad won't help."

"So, do you have any ideas? Have you figured out how to treat Xiao Jiu?"

"We have a direction now, but ultimately, Xiao Jiu's loss of speech is still due to falling into the water. We need to find out how he fell into the water before we can find a way to treat him."

"That's true."

Qiao Wanwan took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her chest. "If this matter isn't resolved, not a single member of the Zhao family will be able to return to Haicheng!"

"Hmm..." Qin Shujun wiped away her tears, her heart aching. "Ever since my husband passed away, no one has stood up for us, a widow and her orphan. You're the first..."

"You were just telling me not to be sad, but now you're the one who's sad." Qiao Wanwan patted her shoulder. "Let's go find Xiao Jiu."

"good."

Xiao Jiu was eating cookies in the lounge when she saw them come in, and immediately took two cookies and offered them to them.

"Thank you, baby, Mommy isn't hungry." Qiao Wanwan led him to sit down on the sofa. "When the doctor asked you to try speaking, was there anything that felt uncomfortable?"

Xiao Jiu shook her head.

"It would be best if it weren't there."

Xiao Jiu picked up her iPad and wrote: "Am I seriously ill?"

“Xiao Jiu isn’t sick.” Qiao Wanwan looked into her eyes and explained earnestly, “Xiao Jiu was just frightened when she was little, which is why she can’t speak for the time being.”

"You need to listen carefully to what Mommy is saying. It's temporary. Children are often very timid when they are young, so this is normal."

Xiao Jiu smiled with relief and nodded vigorously.

"Sweetie, let's go home."

......

In the evening, Cheng Zaozao returned to Wutong Bay for the first time and exclaimed in surprise, "Sister, Xiao Jiu looks exactly like Eleven!"

"They are twin brothers, of course they look alike."

Cheng Zaozao took out the bag she had brought back. "This is a gift I prepared for Xiao Jiu. It includes clothes, toys, and a silver bracelet. People in our crew said that silver bracelets are very good for children."

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