Xia Tao couldn't understand how he could be so stupid. Actually, looking back, there were many loopholes in his previous work. If he had just been more careful, he could have found them!
"What are you thinking about, you brat!" Xia Jianguo slapped his son on the shoulder to wake him up!
Xia Tao was hit by his father, and he winced in pain: "I didn't mean anything! Dad, you've got a really strong hand now, it really hurts!"
Xia Jianguo rolled his eyes. How could he not know that his son was getting stubborn again? He didn't know who the child took after. Sometimes he was so dull that it was infuriating, and sometimes he was so carefree. He always liked to take the blame for things!
Xia Jianguo thought to himself with satisfaction, "My daughter is so clever and efficient, she knows how to handle things properly!"
Once the aunt and niece stopped arguing, Xia Wan finally had enough of the drama and remembered to ask about the important matter.
"By the way, brother, did you go to Suzhou to look for me? Did you look for me at the plastic factory's residential compound?"
Actually, Xia Wan is quite curious about what's going on over there.
I bet none of the Qiao family members, except for Zhao Jiaojiao, are in Suzhou anymore! I wonder what Qiao Qiao's situation is now. Actually, she still has a chance to extricate herself, but I don't know if that woman is smart enough!
However, Xia Wan felt there shouldn't be any problem. Apart from being a bit arrogant, that woman was quite cunning!
After all, if she wasn't mistaken, Qiao Qiao was a reborn woman who had lived an extra life, so she should be able to think about things calmly!
This world is truly extraordinary; there's someone like me who transmigrated, and someone like Qiao Qiao who was reborn.
As far as she knew, she had encountered the main characters from the book.
Although Xia Wan is not a character in the book, she unintentionally stumbled into the plot and became a minor character.
Xia Tao had already told his father the story once, but since his sister asked, he didn't mind repeating it.
"I did find the plastic factory's residential compound, but I didn't find your adoptive parents, nor did I meet Xia... Qiao Qiao."
"However, your adoptive father's family is quite well-known in the plastic factory's residential compound. You can easily find out about them by asking around. I heard from other people in the compound that the Qiao family has been arrested by the police and their house has been taken back by the factory."
"I only heard that the Qiao family still has a few children living on their own. It seems that the only boy was taken away by people from their hometown. There are also two girls whose whereabouts are unknown. One of the two girls they mentioned should be Qiao Qiao."
"Then I managed to find out about your godparents and learned from them that you had been sent to the countryside as an educated youth in Heping Commune. So I rushed back, but when I got back to the village, the first thing I heard was that Dad was hospitalized."
Xia Wan simply nodded after hearing this. She knew that Zhao Jiaojiao had signed up to go to the countryside and should already be on the train, but she didn't know anything about Qiao Qiao!
She asked a few more questions about her godmother and was surprised to learn that her godmother had asked Xia Tao to bring her some things.
"Really? What did my godmother bring me?"
Xia Tao took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to her: "The package was too big and I left it at home. This is a letter from your godmother."
Xia Wan took the letter and opened it to read it on the spot.
There wasn't much else to say. Her godmother just mentioned that she had already met Xia Tao, and from their brief conversation, it seemed that the Xia family genuinely wanted to take her back.
Furthermore, she genuinely cared for her as her biological daughter; otherwise, she wouldn't have sent Xia Tao all the way to pick her up.
Tell her to live a good life with her family in the countryside, and that if she encounters any difficulties, she can send a letter or make a phone call to Suzhou at any time, and they will definitely help her.
They also said they would come to Harbin to see Xia Wan when they had time, and asked Xia Wan to write to them more often.
Xia Wan read the letter and felt a warmth in her heart. In this world, besides Old Xia, she still had other relatives who cared about her, and that felt wonderful.
After reading the letter, Xia Wan put it away and calmed herself down.
"Xiao Wan, your godparents treat you really well, right? Sigh, you should have stayed in the city back then."
Xia Jianguo couldn't help but sigh again. Why did his daughter choose to go to the countryside? Life in the countryside is too hard. Although his daughter is strong, it's still suffering to do farm work under the sun all day long!
Xia Wan grinned, showing off her white teeth, and said, "Old Xia, do you think it's so easy to make a living in the city? I'm just a helpless little girl with no job. How am I supposed to live there? I'd rather come to the countryside to find you. I'm strong and can do the work. I can also take care of my family. Isn't that much better than staying in the city?"
She deliberately made herself sound miserable, just so that Lao Xia wouldn't feel guilty.
Sure enough, these words silenced Xia Jianguo. According to his daughter, the countryside was indeed better than the city.
The main problem is that her adoptive father's family are not good people, and it is indeed unsafe for a helpless little girl!
He believed Xia Wan's words, mainly because they were indeed plausible.
"By the way, Lao Xia, I helped a lady out today and heard from her that she has a bicycle to sell. I heard it's still new. I've already agreed on a price with her and we're going to make the deal tomorrow."
Xia Wan spoke as if no one else was around, unaware of the calculating glint in Wu Zhaodi's eyes.
"You bought a bicycle? Do you have enough money? Dad... I still have some money, but I didn't bring it with me!" Xia Jianguo clenched his fist and asked.
"I have enough money here to last me a while. Old Xia, keep your own money for yourself." Xia Wan waved her hand, refusing his next words.
His thought was that Lao Xia hadn't worked for so many years, how much money could he possibly have? He should let him keep it for himself to spend later.
Little did they know that Xia Jianguo had a huge sum of money, which he had left behind before he was injured. He hadn't taken it out in the past few years, and even his own son didn't know about the money.
Xia Tao was even more straightforward, pulling all the money out of his pocket: "Little sister, this is my salary that I just received, it's all for you!"
He'd already paid the money he was supposed to give to his family, and he wasn't planning on giving any more money to his mother.
His mother gave all her money to outsiders, but he wouldn't even glance at his own family members when they were sick. Xia Tao felt like his heart was about to explode when he thought about this.
Xia Wan glanced at him in surprise. She hadn't planned to accept the money, but when she saw Wu Zhaodi staring at the money in her brother's hand out of the corner of her eye, she changed her mind.
Reaching out to take the money, Xia Wan joked, "Don't worry, brother, I'll save it for you. I'll give you a dowry when you get married."
She didn't think much of it when she said it, but Xia Tao's face turned bright red.
While waving his hand, he stammered, "Sister...you keep your flowers, it's still...not sure...about when I get married."
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