Chapter 2: Abandoning the Past

"Girl, drink slowly. Is it hot?"

Xia Wu was half leaning against the bedside, and Liu Guizhen fed her porridge one spoonful at a time.

Xia Wu obediently shook her head, "Mom, it's not hot." She flexed her wrist and said, "I'm almost done. Let me do it myself, okay?"

"No, the doctor said you need to take good care of yourself for a while. The food in the big city is not nourishing. When we go back, I'll ask your grandfather to go to the mountains to dig wild ginseng to replenish your qi and blood, and your mother will cook for you in a wood stove. It's more delicious than this!"

Liu Guizhen was very happy. At first, she was a little upset about the two families' daughters being taken away by mistake, but she soon came to terms with it. Xiaowei was her daughter, and Xiaowu was also her daughter. Having two daughters was a good thing that others could not have.

It was because Xia Wu was not close to her and looked at her like an enemy that Liu Guizhen did not dare to get close to her.

Who would have thought that after Xia Wu was hospitalized, his attitude towards her would change so drastically. Liu Guizhen was so happy that she forgot about it a little.

Yang Guojun nudged her from behind, signaling her to stop talking. He cleared his throat and asked Xia Wu, "Xiao Wu, I heard from your father Xia that you are studying abroad, right? You are still young, and you can't delay your studies. When you recover from your illness, you should continue your studies and finish them."

Although he was born in the countryside, Yang Guojun attached great importance to his children's education. Otherwise, he would not have worked so hard to support Yang Wei to become a university student at a prestigious university, which was something that had never happened in the surrounding area.

"Yes, yes, you are still young and you have to study. Don't be afraid, we have money, you can continue to study if you want!" Liu Guizhen also hurried to comfort Xia Wu.

They have figured out something these days. The adopted daughter returned to the Xia family and changed her name to Xia Wei. The biological daughter was hospitalized, but no one from the Xia family came. It was obvious that they wanted to exchange the two children back.

If they want to replace her, then they can. Yang Guojun and Liu Guizhen have discussed it. They have not treated their adopted daughter badly over the years and have done their best to give her the best. Their own daughter has not suffered either. They are just afraid that Xiao Wu will not be able to accept it after the replacement.

After all, the Xia family's financial situation is there.

Fearing that Xia Wu could not bear the huge gap, Yang Guojun and Liu Guizhen decided to let Xia Wu continue to study abroad, even if it meant selling everything they had.

Otherwise it would be too unfair to my daughter.

Xia Wu felt warm in her heart. If it were in her previous life, she would have shamelessly asked her parents for money. In her heart, she only regarded the Xia family as her home, and she despised her biological parents so much that she even thought it was their right to give her money.

But now, she had already decided to abandon the past and focus her attention on observing her parents. Their clothes were not torn, but they were very old, and they looked like they had been worn for many years. They would quietly exclaim that food in the city was too expensive, but they would generously order the best nutritious meals for her.

They had no money, but they were willing to spend money on Xia Wu.

How could Xia Wu possibly ask them to sell everything they had to continue studying abroad?

"Dad, Mom, I don't want to go to school anymore. Dad Xia sent me abroad to gain experience because I was not good at studying. It would be a waste of time for me to go abroad. I won't learn anything." Xia Wu was so frank for the first time. She went abroad just to eat, drink and have fun. Even if she went back now, she would be a joke in the study abroad circle.

"and you……"

"I want to go home with you. I haven't been home yet," Xia Wu breathed a sigh of relief, tilted her head and smiled, "Don't I still have my brother and grandfather at home? I want to see them too, is that okay?"

Liu Guizhen couldn't make a decision. She turned back to look at her husband and asked, "What should we do?"

Yang Guojun thought about it and said through gritted teeth, "That's fine. You're too weak, you need to take good care of yourself for a while, then we can talk about studying later!"

This was not the first time they had met Xia Wu. The first time this child met them, she was full of disgust and was extremely spoiled. Now that she had become so well-behaved, it was hard not to wonder what had happened to her.

Yang Guojun doesn't want to push his daughter too hard. It's okay even if she doesn't go to school, the family can support her!

Xia Wu nodded, then dropped another bombshell: "Dad, I still want to change my last name back."

After staying in the hospital for more than a week, Xia Wu was finally discharged.

Before leaving Beijing, she folded her mobile phone card, went back to her home to get the necessary documents, booked a ticket back to Tong City, and embarked on the journey home with her parents.

The tall buildings gradually disappeared from sight, and Xia Wu's heart was filled with peace. She turned her head, looking forward to the new life that was about to begin.

On the contrary, Liu Guizhen was a little nervous. She knew what her daughter's life was like in the past and was always worried that she would not be able to accept it when she returned to her hometown, so she kept preparing her for things to do in her hometown along the way.

"Your brother is five years older than you. When he had a fever as a child, I didn't take good care of him, which damaged his brain. He wasn't noisy, just like a five or six-year-old child. You don't have to pay attention to him."

"Your grandma passed away early. Your grandpa used to be a barefoot doctor, but he later earned a license and started treating patients in the village. Anyone in the village who had a headache or a fever would go to him. Now the village isn't as populated as it used to be. The young people have all gone out to work, leaving only the elderly and children...

Xia Wu listened carefully, and was looking forward to her brother and grandfather whom she had never met. She had been to a farm stay before, but had never lived in a real countryside, and she didn't know if she could accept it.

But no matter what, she will face it bravely.

Xia Wu's slight nervousness was eased a lot by Liu Guizhen's gentle comfort.

After an eight-hour high-speed rail ride, they finally arrived in Tong City. They stayed overnight in Tong City, and after breakfast around six or seven the next day, they boarded another bus. Three hours later, Xia Wu's face was pale, and she felt like she was about to vomit...

"Dad, do we still need to take the car?" Xia Wu asked pitifully.

Liu Guizhen feels sorry for her daughter. They are now in town, and it takes half an hour to take the bus to go home. The bus stops and starts frequently, and the child will definitely not be able to stand it.

Yang Guojun immediately decided: "Let's not take the bus. I'll see if I can find someone I know who can give us a ride!"

It was autumn, the sky clear and the air crisp. Yang Guojun went to look for someone he knew, while Xia Wu and Liu Guizhen stood at the intersection. Their breaths filled their nostrils with fresh, green oxygen, dispelling much of their motion sickness.

Xia Wu finally had the mind to observe his surroundings. The sky was azure blue, with large white clouds like cotton candy. The road was lined with lush greenery, with butterflies flying by from time to time. Occasionally, there was the roar of cars in the distance, but it was not very clear. Unlike the city, here there was a hint of vitality in the quiet.

Although the sun was shining, it was occasionally obscured by clouds, so it wasn't too hot. Xia Wu squinted his eyes and could faintly see the mountains in the distance.

"Do you see those two mountains? They are called Mother and Zi Mountains. The taller one is Mother Mountain and the shorter one is Child Mountain. Our home is not far from the mountains!" Liu Guizhen introduced to her.

Although it was tiring to change trains, Xia Wu felt inexplicably excited at this moment. She liked this place very much and felt much better as soon as she arrived here!

At this moment, Yang Guojun came running back and shouted, "Guizhen, my daughter, come here, we found the car to go back!"