Xia Wan sighed, her face full of longing: "I want to find my biological parents. No matter how bad they are, they are still the ones who gave me life!"
"No way! You've already taken the money, you can't back out now!"
Zhao Chunlan's voice became high-pitched with excitement as she nervously watched Xia Wan, afraid that she might lose her way and leave. Who would marry her then?
Xia Wan patted her shoulder, as if to comfort her, and said, "Don't be nervous. If I really wanted to take the money and run away, you couldn't stop me, right? But I'm not the kind of irresponsible person. If I take someone's money, I certainly won't let them be without a wife!"
How could she easily run away and let these people live peacefully? She had to make arrangements for all of them before she could leave with peace of mind.
Even if it's just to do something for the original owner!
"Then what do you mean? You went to see your biological parents, and you're going to come back?" Zhao Chunlan looked at her suspiciously, clearly not believing that she would come back after leaving.
"Of course I won't come back. I'm just an adopted daughter of the Qiao family. To secure a future for Qiao Chunsheng, he should marry his biological daughter." Xia Wan shook her head, quite honestly: "How about we use Qiao Qiao's identity to get the marriage certificate today, and I'll sign up for the rural service program..."
Zhao Chunlan hesitated. Xia Wan's offer was very tempting, but if this matter didn't go through, it would affect Lao Qiao's promotion to director, and her future would be bleak!
"But your dad wants you to get a marriage certificate. Qiao Qiao is just a country girl. What if the deputy factory director looks down on her..."
Xia Wan chuckled, a meaningful smile appearing on her face: "Did Qiao Qiao remind you of this? Did she say that she really wanted to help Dad, but unfortunately she came from the countryside and was worried that the deputy factory director wouldn't approve of her?"
Although Zhao Chunlan didn't say anything, her face clearly showed a "how did you know?" expression, which said it all.
"That's her cleverness—she can keep you all willingly at home, but in reality, she could easily get that job if she wanted it. Do you still think she's naive and like a country bumpkin?"
"Actually, I could have easily snatched your household registration book and signed up to be a sent-down youth in the countryside. I'm only telling you this now because of our friendship over the years!"
As Xia Wan spoke, she clenched her fist to remind herself of her fighting prowess, proving that snatching the household registration book was not just empty talk.
Zhao Chunlan frowned, clearly considering the feasibility of marrying Xia Qiao to the mentally challenged man. However, she didn't believe Xia Wan would really go to the countryside and was worried that Xia Wan was lying to her!
"Why do you want to go to the countryside? Going back to a family like that won't end well!"
Xia Wan pouted and pointed at herself: "Look at me and Qiao Qiao, it's obvious that she's doing better in the countryside, right? That woman is a complete liar, only you guys believe her!"
Zhao Chunlan only realized this after being reminded by her. Qiao Qiao always acted timidly in front of them, making her seem like a transparent person who wouldn't be noticed.
Looking back at what Qiao Qiao had said earlier, many of her words had loopholes. She was indeed as scheming as Xia Wan had said.
Thinking this through, Zhao Chunlan immediately made up her mind: "How can you prove that what you're saying is true? If you really marry Qiao Qiao and the idiot, what will you do if you don't go back to the countryside?"
"It's still early before the time we agreed on with the deputy factory director, so why don't we go to the educated youth office first? But have you thought about how you're going to explain this to Qiao Chunsheng when we get back?"
She was so proactive today, leaving home so early, because she expected things would come to this.
"You don't need to worry about that, let's go to the educated youth office first!" Zhao Chunlan pulled her and walked directly in another direction.
As for how to explain it to Qiao Chunsheng, she didn't care too much.
Having lived together for so many years, she understood her husband well. As long as it didn't affect his future, he would still sell his own daughter!
She would then say that Xia Wan had caused a scene at the Civil Affairs Bureau, and in order to avoid upsetting the deputy factory director and causing trouble, she had no choice but to use Qiao Qiao's identity to take her place.
At most, Qiao Chunsheng would scold her a few times, but it wouldn't hurt her much. In the end, for the sake of his own future, he would definitely help send Qiao Qiao over.
Xia Wan naturally agreed without hesitation and went to the educated youth office with Zhao Chunlan.
It is now 1972, and people already know what kind of hardships they will experience as educated youth sent to the countryside. As a result, very few people are willing to sign up to go to the countryside. The comrades in the educated youth office are having a hard time doing their job, and they have not yet completed their tasks for this month.
Xia Wan has now volunteered to go to the countryside, which is a way of supporting the work of the comrades in the Educated Youth Office. Therefore, when she asked to choose her own place to go to the countryside, the comrades in the Educated Youth Office did not make things difficult for her.
However, they could only be assigned to Heping Commune. The specific brigade would be assigned there later, which was beyond the control of the educated youth office!
Xia Wan naturally didn't hesitate. They had already arrived at Heping Commune. How far was Huaihua Brigade?
And so Xia Wan became a sent-down youth. When she transferred her household registration, she changed her name to Xia Wan, and from then on, she no longer had the surname Qiao!
After finishing their business at the educated youth office, Xia Wan and her companion went directly to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Deputy Factory Director Guo only sent a secretary over, and Qiao Chunsheng didn't specify which daughter he was marrying, so the marriage certificate was processed smoothly.
Only after the deputy factory director's people left did Zhao Chunlan breathe a sigh of relief: "Everything's taken care of, go back now!"
"Go back by yourself. I'm going to buy some things for my trip to the countryside. I'll be back later!" Xia Wan waved and left, ignoring Zhao Chunlan's calls behind her.
The office for educated youth just said that the educated youth going to Harbin will be on the train in three days. Time is a bit tight, and she still has a lot to do.
She didn't go to buy anything, but instead went to the only road from Deputy Director Guo's house to the plastic factory.
I'm going to give the deputy factory director a surprise. Even though she's not the one who married him, it won't stop her from standing up for what's right!
Beating up this old man who buys and sells people will definitely earn her a lot of points, and she wants to try her luck in the lottery again!
The secretary just mentioned that Deputy Factory Director Guo is still at home, and he will go back to deliver the marriage certificate to him.
Xia Wan decided to wait on the road and block people, so she could get some exercise and earn some points!
She didn't have to wait long before the deputy factory director and his secretary came out.
Xia Wan suddenly darted out from the corner, kicking the two men to the ground with one kick each, and then proceeded to beat them up.
"Um...who...factory manager...are you alright...?"
"Stop... I'm Guo Changfeng... You... You've mistaken me for someone else..."
The secretary tried to stand up to help her boss, and Deputy Factory Director Guo even directly stated his name, which could make Xia Wan stop!
After all, the neighborhood is mostly populated by plastic factory workers, and he believed they had attacked the wrong person!
Xia Wan punched and kicked the two of them, not letting them stand up or even get a chance to see her face clearly!
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