Chapter 4 Impotent Rage
After listening to Xia Qianqian's words, the leader of the Revolutionary Committee said, "I understand your idea. I will arrange for someone to publish it in the newspaper. Give me your address, and I will have someone mail it to you."
This saved her a lot of trouble, and Xia Qianqian thanked her leader sweetly.
After everything was settled smoothly, she left the office with the staff of the Revolutionary Committee.
Because she was to depart with the main group, she stayed at the Revolutionary Committee's guesthouse tonight.
Just as Xia Qianqian was walking towards the guesthouse, she suddenly heard a scream.
"Xia Qianqian, you stop right there!"
Xia Qianqian turned around and saw that it was actually Xia Qianqian and her daughter.
Xia Wenwen's originally delicate face now looked somewhat ferocious.
"Did you do this? You thief! You stole everything from my house! And you smashed my piano!"
Her eyes were bloodshot, and when she woke up in her room, she found that all her beloved trinkets and other items were gone.
Those were all "borrowed" from Xia Qianqian, and the piano was also smashed. It was her favorite thing, which she snatched from Xia Qianqian as soon as she got back.
Xia Wenwen couldn't swallow this insult. She went to confront Xia Qianqian, but her mother quickly stopped her, telling her that Xia Qianqian was gone and no one would compete with her anymore.
Xia Wenwen was somewhat incredulous and ran to Xia Qianqian's room.
The room was completely empty, as if it had been ransacked by robbers.
Xia Wenwen stomped her feet in anger, forcing her mother to take the things back. Xia's mother hadn't expected her adopted daughter to be so insensible, taking everything without a word.
These things are nothing to the Xia family. Rather than taking them away, they might as well appease Xia Wenwen so that they can prepare a dowry for her out of respect for their daughter.
Ha, he's not even my own child after all, he's so easily swayed!
She could see her daughter's chest heaving with anger, and fearing it would harm her health, she had the driver take them to the train station, hoping to catch Xia Qianqian there.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they got off the bus, they saw Xia Qianqian with people from the Revolutionary Committee.
Xia's mother's pupils suddenly contracted. She usually avoided people from the Revolutionary Committee. How could Xia Qianqian be hanging out with these people?
"Wenwen, those things aren't worth much money, so why don't we just let it go?" Xia's mother started to back down.
Xia Wenwen, however, persisted, shouting, "How can that be? These are all our family's things, how can we let that country bumpkin get them!"
Before she could finish speaking, she screamed and rushed towards Xia Qianqian.
Xia Qianqian turned around and saw that it was the mother and daughter. Her expression was indifferent.
She thought she could avoid this family, but she didn't expect to run into them in the end. However, she didn't take them seriously. She had plenty of ways to deal with Xia Wenwen.
She was already taller than Xia Wenwen, and now that she was looking down at her, she exuded an even more imposing aura.
Xia Wenwen was even more furious when she saw that not only did the woman not admit her mistake, but she also looked down at her like a queen.
"What do you mean by this? You did the thief but you're too ashamed to admit it?"
"Thief? Ha, I wonder who the real thief is. The necklace you're wearing now is a birthday present that Aunt Xia bought for me last year."
Xia Wenwen was speechless after being choked by Xia Qianqian's words. At this moment, many educated youths came out of the dormitory and gathered around them to watch the excitement. Many of them were their classmates.
"you--"
Xia Wenwen's face turned bright red as these people pointed and whispered among themselves.
After returning from the countryside, she always acted like a spoiled princess in class, and her biggest fear was losing face. Unexpectedly, Xia Qianqian actually exposed her shortcomings to her face.
"Am I wrong? Not only the necklace, but even these custom-made lambskin shoes from Qiulin Company are mine. Aren't they big enough for you?"
Seeing her daughter being taken advantage of, Xia's mother stepped forward and said, "Qianqian, how can you talk to your sister like that? These things were indeed bought for you, but at that time, we thought you were our own daughter. So, in the end, you benefited from your sister's influence."
She almost wore the words "ungrateful" on her face.
After hearing what Xia's mother said, everyone looked at Xia Qianqian with a strange expression.
The news of a rich heiress falling to the status of Cinderella was so explosive that it instantly attracted everyone's attention.
Seeing so many people watching her, Xia Qianqian thought to herself: There are so many people, I have to make good use of them. In the future, these people will be strong witnesses for me to sever ties with the Xia family.
Thinking of this, she feigned a manipulative attitude and raised her hand to wipe away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes.
With a face full of grievance, she said, "Aunt Xia, it was my fault. I'm just a fake heiress, I shouldn't have taken Xia Wenwen's things. Even if she came to take my things, I should have given them all to her. I was wrong, I apologize, sob sob."
Hearing this, Xia Wenwen became smug, but Xia's mother sensed something was wrong and quickly stopped her daughter from saying what she was about to say.
The Revolutionary Committee members are still watching. If they find out that our side is bullying others, we'll be in trouble if they put a bad name on us.
Just as Xia's mother was about to explain, she saw the comrades from the Revolutionary Committee sternly rebuking her: "This is a new society now. Even if she is an adopted daughter, she should enjoy the same treatment as a biological daughter. What you are doing is truly disheartening. No wonder Comrade Xia wants to sever ties with you!"
"Comrade, you've misunderstood—" Xia's mother hurriedly explained upon hearing this.
This comrade from the Revolutionary Committee was young and impetuous, and had a fiery temper, so he didn't give Xia's mother a chance at all.
Instead, he defended Xia Qianqian, saying, "Comrade Xia has already donated those things to our Revolutionary Committee for revolutionary construction. If you're not satisfied, then go find our leaders and get them back."
He was referring to gold bars, but Xia's mother thought Xia Qianqian was donating her own clothes and jewelry, so she was stunned.
She never expected Xia Qianqian to do such a thing.
Since she had already donated it, how could he dare to ask for it back? What if he angered the Revolutionary Committee and they kicked his family out of the countryside?
Thinking of this, Xia's mother could only suppress her resentment and force a smile for the staff, saying, "What should be donated, what should be donated, why would we want it back?"
"Mom!" Xia Wenwen exclaimed anxiously, "My favorite ornaments are in here! You have to get them back for me!"
Xia's mother never expected her daughter to be so insensible, still thinking about such a worthless thing even at a time like this.
He wanted to scold her, but then he felt sorry for her.
If she hadn't been switched at birth, my daughter wouldn't be like this. She's supposed to be a pampered young lady, but she's been raised like a country bumpkin.
"Wenwen, come home. Mom will talk to you when I get back." She used a little more force on her hand to prevent her daughter from continuing to talk nonsense.
Xia Wenwen's arm was pinched painfully. She didn't expect that her mother would side with that country bumpkin who stole things!
She was so angry that she wanted to curse and hit someone, but before she could do anything, Xia's mother dragged her away.
The staff member said, "Xia, if they bully you again, just come to me."
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