It was December, and the reservoir was frozen over.
Ten-year-old Liu Zhaodi saw her younger brother and several boys breaking holes in the ice to catch fish. Fearing for his safety, she told him to go home.
Liu Chengcai refused to leave, so Liu Zhaodi scolded him a few times.
Liu Chengcai, the little tyrant, felt he had lost face in front of his friends, and in a fit of anger, he pushed Liu Zhaodi into an ice hole.
Liu Zhaodi clung to the edge of the ice hole with both hands, but the biting cold water gradually drained her strength, and she slowly sank down.
Being so young, all the children were terrified, including Liu Chengcai.
Realizing he had caused trouble, he grabbed Liu Zhaodi's hand in a panic, trying to pull her up.
The cotton-padded coats in winter became incredibly heavy after absorbing water. Although seven-year-old Liu Chengcai was much taller and fatter than other children his age, he still couldn't pull the person up.
He lay on the ice, holding Liu Zhaodi's hand, and gritted his teeth to hold on for three minutes.
Finally, a passerby heard the children's cries and came down to rescue them.
Liu Zhaodi suffered from fever and dizziness for half a month and almost died. Liu Chengcai was frightened and frozen, and his fever lasted for three days.
Liu Cheng told everyone that Liu Zhaodi had fallen down on her own.
The other boys were terrified and, fearing beatings from their families, all gave him the same story.
Liu Zhaodi was so frightened and had a fever for so long that it caused memory damage.
She couldn't remember how she fell.
Everyone says that her younger brother saved her.
The reason why Liu Zhaodi later grew up to be such a typical "brother-supporting demon" was not only due to the brainwashing by her parents from a young age, but also because of this incident.
Liu's mother told her, "Your brother saved your life. Without him, you would have died long ago. So you must repay your brother well in the future."
Little Zhaodi nodded earnestly, and from then on, she kept it firmly in her heart.
Qi An didn't know about this at first, but after Liu's mother brought it up, she "looked" at Liu Cheng's memories.
So she decided to "save" her younger brother this time as well, to repay his "life-saving grace".
Even though it was summer, Liu Cheng felt the water was bone-chillingly cold, just like when he pushed Liu Zhaodi into an ice hole when he was a child.
He can't swim, and he was thrashing around in the water, choking so badly his lungs felt like they were going to explode.
Looking at her son's barely visible head, Liu's mother knelt before Qi An, weeping and kowtowing repeatedly.
“Chengcai was young and didn’t understand things at the time. He didn’t do it on purpose. He did save you later. Please save him. I’m begging you.”
Liu's mother was filled with remorse.
Unexpectedly, it was actually her son who pushed Liu Zhaodi down that day.
She had completely forgotten about it, but she had to bring it up out of the blue, hoping to get something in return. Instead, it reminded her of the culprit.
Qi An looked down at Liu's mother and said, "I can't swim either. If I go into the water, I'll most likely die. Are you sure you still want me to save him?"
Liu's mother did not answer, but kept kowtowing and begging her until her head bled.
The answer is self-evident.
Qi An sneered inwardly; she had asked that question unnecessarily.
In Liu's mother's heart, Liu Zhaodi could never compare to her son.
As a woman, she firmly believed that men were more precious than women, which was both hateful and pitiful.
Qi An waited until Liu Cheng stopped breathing before throwing out a rope to pull him up.
Qi An stomped on his chest a few times, and Liu Cheng vomited a lot of dirty water and began to breathe weakly.
Qi An looked completely innocent: "I guess you could say I saved his life. Now we're even. Don't ever say he saved my life again."
Liu's mother knelt to one side, weeping uncontrollably.
Liu Chengcai woke up in the trunk of the car.
Fu Gui thought he was dirty and had soiled his Maybach, so he just threw him in the trunk.
Liu Chengcai's face was pale, and his whole body was trembling uncontrollably. With each breath, his lungs felt like they were about to explode.
The fear of near-death made him unable to muster any resistance against Qi An.
The car drove into the village.
The luxury car was so eye-catching that it attracted a lot of onlookers when it was parked in front of the villa.
Nobody knows the exact value of that car, but it's definitely very valuable.
After Mr. and Mrs. Liu got out of the car, their steps unsteady, they saw the villagers looking at them with envy.
"Oh, Master Liu is back. This car doesn't look cheap; it must be worth at least 200,000."
“Zhao Di is so filial. She built a Western-style house for her parents and bought a house and a car for her brother. My selfish son should see this. He wouldn’t even give his brother 100,000 yuan when my son was buying a house. Look at how Zhao Di does it.”
"Old Liu, your family's ancestral graves are really emitting auspicious smoke. If my debt-collecting devil had half the ability of your Zhao Di, I would be happy."
"Sigh, I can't help but envy them. They have such a wonderful daughter and they're living a life of endless happiness."
“Zhaodi, why don’t you take my daughter Laidi with you when you go to the city this time? Let her earn money with you. Your brother Yaozu should buy a house and find a wife soon.”
"And bring my Yingdi along too..."
"And my Pandi..."
Qi An and Fu Gui felt disgusted by the various things Qi An and Fu Gui were saying.
Qi An gave a forced smile.
“I’ve made enough money and I don’t plan to do this anymore. I’m afraid I won’t be able to help my brothers earn money to buy houses and get married, with your daughters by my side.”
Have you made enough money?
Those present were even more envious. How much money must someone have made to say something like that?!
Mr. and Mrs. Liu used to love seeing others envious of them and would flatter them with a sour and envious tone.
But at that moment, they only felt irony and embarrassment.
They wanted to quickly hide inside the small villa, but Qi An didn't move, so they didn't dare to move.
And, my son, who looks like a dead dog, is still in the trunk.
With a flick of his finger, Fu Gui sent Liu Cheng out of the trunk.
The crowd stopped showering him with compliments and looked at him with puzzlement.
"Why is Cheng Cai in the trunk, and his clothes are still wet?"
Fu Gui laughed and said, "Cheng Cai insisted on going for a swim in the reservoir, but he was afraid of getting the seats wet, so he sat in the trunk."
Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to the unfamiliar wealth.
I'd heard before that Chengcai from Lao Liu's family had a girlfriend; this must be her.
"Oh my, Cheng Cai brought his girlfriend home. She's really beautiful, like a movie star."
"Yes, she looks like a rich girl from the city, and she can even drive."
A middle-aged woman with a mean face said sourly to Liu's mother:
"Sister-in-law, ask your Chengcai's wife if she has any sisters or classmates who could introduce them to my three sons."
She has three sons, all over thirty years old, and none of them have found wives yet.
Looking at the beautiful and wealthy "Liu family daughter-in-law," the woman was furious.
Liu Zhaodi is both good at making money and filial, and Liu Chengcai has found such a glamorous city wife.
Why does the Liu family always seem to get all the good things?
When everyone addressed Fugui as "Chengcai's wife" and "daughter-in-law," Liu's parents and Liu Chengcai turned pale with fright.
Please, just shut up!
If we anger the she-devil, the three of us will be eaten alive.
"No, she isn't..."
Fu Gui's face turned green, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, ready to smash all these blind fools to pieces.
How could she, Lord Qiongqi, endure such a humiliating disgrace!
Qi An grabbed her fist and pulled her close, then put his arm around her shoulder, and Fu Gui immediately became obedient.
"Are you sure you're not mistaken about something?"
Qi An raised an eyebrow and said to everyone, word by word, "This is my boyfriend."
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