Chapter 87 My Dad's an Idiot 9 My Hero

Li Huihui talked on and on, but Qi Xiaobao's response was perfunctory, as if he had no interest at all.

Feeling a bit bored, she decided to chat with other classmates instead.

After Li Huihui left, Qi Xiaobao continued writing calculation problems with his head down, but as he scribbled on the paper, his mind had already wandered far away.

She had never understood why the Zhang family, who had abandoned her, were now trying to bring her back.

She didn't know who to ask these questions. Her father wasn't very intelligent; he only knew how to protect himself. Qi Xiaobao didn't know anything else.

The Zhang family's affairs were like a thorn stuck in Qi Xiaobao's heart; she felt uneasy if she didn't find out the truth.

So she secretly went to Zhangjiawo and inquired about some information from the sidelines.

Then she learned that after the Zhang family was arrested by the police, they never returned. Some people said that the family had contracted a strange illness and were locked up.

Qi Xiaobao wore a hat and a mask, concealing his face, which resembled Liu Jianmei's.

She went to the Zhang family's house and saw their courtyard.

The people of Zhangjiawo say that the Zhang family is actually not bad off. Although they are not the richest family in the village, they are still a well-off family.

However, this family was extremely patriarchal. After giving birth to their eldest son, Zhang Yaozong, they became pregnant again a few years later. Everyone said it was a son, so they kept the baby.

After ten months of pregnancy, she gave birth to a baby girl.

These days, things are different from the past; feeding multiple people can bankrupt a family.

Given the Zhang family's circumstances, raising another daughter wouldn't be a problem. There are families in the village that prefer sons to daughters, but even those families would keep their daughters.

But the Zhang family was exceptionally cruel. They didn't want a daughter, so they abandoned the child before she was even a month old.

As Qi Xiaobao looked at the Zhang family's imposing brick and tile house, his mind was filled with the information he had gathered from the villagers.

The Zhang family came looking for her because Zhang Yaozong was getting married, and they wanted to sell her off. As for why they would sell her off...

Because the Zhang family members had contracted a strange illness, rumors started circulating in the village. In this rural area, gossip spreads very quickly, and even people from other villages could get a lot of information about it.

They said that Zhang's eldest son seemed to have contacted someone who wanted to sell the daughter they found to have children.

"You don't know, do you? Their strange illness is related to selling their daughters."

They said that recently, many villages have experienced misfortunes. Families that originally had daughters have suddenly disappeared. When asked, they were told that the daughters had gotten married and that's why they haven't been seen.

But even though marrying off a daughter isn't as grand as marrying off a wife, it's not something that can be done casually.

We absolutely have to hold a banquet for the bride's return to her parents' home.

As a result, these families who were supposed to be marrying off their daughters not only didn't hold a homecoming banquet, but after the daughters left, they never saw them again.

There are no secrets in the countryside; everyone knows each other inside and out. Some things can be discovered as soon as you let your mouth slip.

They said that those people weren't marrying off their daughters, but rather selling them to have children.

Some even sold their wives to have children.

These people are also promoting it privately, saying that this is a business with no risk and huge profits. They say that selling a virgin will fetch a higher price, while selling their own wives will fetch a lower price, but it's still better than letting them rot at home.

Seeing how lavishly they spent their money, some people became tempted and set their sights on their own women.

Before they could take the next step, a strange illness broke out.

I heard that all the families who sold their wives and daughters contracted a strange disease, their bodies covered in worms, including maggots and leeches. Those who contracted the strange disease were taken away and never came back.

These people may be sexist or they may want money, but the prerequisite for wanting money is that they can spend it.

After selling the women in his family, he got the money back, but he also contracted a strange disease and lived a life worse than death. What was the point of selling women then?

They dared not do such a thing, so they naturally became the side of justice and launched a barrage of attacks against those families who had contracted the disease.

It's as if by belittling them, you can prove that you're not one of them.

Qi Xiaobao also took advantage of these opportunities to find out a lot of useful information.

However, everything was pretty much as she had imagined. It was just that she had become useful, so they wanted to capture her and sell her.

If my father hadn't arrived in time that day, my future would have been bleak.

As for whether she felt sorry for the Zhang family's plight, Qi Xiaobao said that she was not familiar with the Zhang family at all, and to her, they were just strangers who wanted to sell her.

Some people may value blood ties and believe that only those with blood ties are family, but for Qi Xiaobao, only Qi Wang is her family.

The others are all insignificant and there's no need to pay them any attention.

After evening self-study ended, Qi Xiaobao packed his schoolbag and ran out of the classroom as fast as he could, heading towards the school gate.

After that day, she begged and pleaded with Qi Wang to come to the county town with her.

Anyway, the house they lived in in the village was the old house of the village chief. The village chief's child was getting married and wanted to demolish the old house and rebuild a new one.

It was only because Qi Wang and Qi Xiaobao had been living there that the village chief took pity on the father and daughter and didn't drive them away.

Qi Wang wasn't very intelligent and couldn't see through the intricacies of the situation, but Qi Xiaobao could.

Actually, she had planned to take Qi Wang to rent a house in the county town, but Qi Wang was unwilling and insisted on staying in the village. Qi Xiaobao tried to persuade him several times, but he was stubborn and never agreed.

However, after Qi Xiaobao was almost kidnapped, Qi Wang was also scared, so when Qi Xiaobao said he wanted to move, Qi Wang obediently listened.

The father and daughter didn't have much stuff to begin with, and the village chief felt bad about it, so he specially drove a tractor to help them move.

The two rented a small two-bedroom apartment in the county town for 800 yuan a month. It was less than a ten-minute walk from the county's No. 1 Middle School, making it very convenient for Qi Xiaobao to go to and from school.

After renting a house in the county town, Qi Xiaobao started commuting to school and would go home every night.

No matter what she said, Qi Wang would pick her up from school every day without fail at the same time.

"Xiao Bao!"

Seeing Qi Xiaobao come out, Qi Wang raised the starch sausage in his hand and greeted her cheerfully.

With a big smile on his face, Qi Xiaobao walked over to Qi Wang's side in a few steps.

"Dad, didn't I tell you you didn't need to pick me up? It's such a short distance, I can walk back."

However, Qi Wang just shook his head and said very seriously, "I have to protect you and not let others harm you."

Helpless, Qi Xiaobao asked again, "Then why don't you eat the grilled sausage? Didn't I say that if you buy me something, you should buy two portions, one for you and one for me?"

Qi Wang shook his head: "I won't eat it, Xiao Bao will."

Looking at her father's simple and honest appearance, Qi Xiaobao felt a little helpless, but she still took his hand and walked home with light steps.

"Dad, I took another test today, and I got first place again."

"Dad, the teacher said I need to go to the city to participate in a math competition in a couple of days. This time it will be three days. Be a good boy and wait for me to come back at home."

"Dad, the food in the school cafeteria is actually quite good, you don't need to cook for me tonight..."

These are just trivial things in life, but it is these trivial things that make people feel at ease.

Qi Wang responded to every word, ensuring that Qi Xiaobao's words did not fall to the ground.

After overcoming the ordeal in his life, Qi Xiaobao's life took a completely different turn.

The original owner's wish was very simple: he wanted to save his daughter and let her grow up healthy and live an ordinary life.

Such a simple wish is also easy to fulfill.

If the source of evil is eliminated, Qi Xiaobao will naturally not encounter any danger.

But that's not enough.

Now that the main quest is complete, it's time to start doing some side quests.

Those who sell their daughters are guilty, but those who treat them as commodities are even more unforgivable.

The first to suffer retribution are not the people who sold their daughters, but those who used them as commodities or tools.

Because of the original owner's wish, Qi Wang wanted to stay by Qi Xiaobao's side and accompany him. So this time, Qi Wang changed his strategy and used some methods that transcended the rules of this world.

Of course, these people are like a cancer in this world; if you use a little trickery, they won't have much impact on the world.

Qi Wang was quite sensible.

During the three days that Qi Xiaobao was away participating in the math competition, Qi Wang also took the time to do his own side quest.

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Yuanmeng Hospital is an ordinary hospital that treats infertility. Once you enter this hospital, no matter what the reason for your infertility is, we can guarantee that you will have a child of your own.

The entry requirements for this hospital are very high, requiring verification of funds. The hospital's security facilities are also very good, and those who can enter this hospital are all trustworthy people.

However, only the parts of the hospital that are in the sunlight are glamorous; the three floors below are the core of the hospital.

Qi Wang was wearing a white lab coat, and the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose obscured his eyes. He walked down the long, dark corridor, his shoes making a dull thud as they hit the ground.

The buildings above ground are bathed in sunlight, and every ward faces the sun and is decorated in a very warm and inviting manner.

There are also many wards in the basement, and in each ward, there are three pregnant women with very large bellies.

Because they rarely see sunlight, their skin is sickly pale, and long chains around their necks prevent them from leaving the ward even a meter away.

They eat, drink, and relieve themselves all on this hospital bed.

All the pregnant women looked lifeless; they lay on the hospital beds like still-breathing corpses.

Those ridiculously large bellies were like parasites growing on their bodies, sucking away their blood and life force.

They are all very young, the oldest being only twenty-five and the youngest only fifteen.

They entered this place for various reasons, becoming stepping stones to other people's dreams.

Qi Wang has destroyed many such places.

This time, rescuing these people was also a breeze.