Chapter 84 My Dad's an Idiot 6 My Hero
Qi Wang put the kneaded dough into the pasta machine, and upon hearing this, looked up at Qi Xiaobao.
"But what if this money isn't enough?"
As he spoke, Qi Wang whispered, "What if Xiao Bao doesn't get those rewards and then doesn't have money to go to school? Dad can't let Xiao Bao drop out of school."
Playing a fool is something you get used to after a few tries. Qi Wang, who had received all of the original owner's memories, played the role of the original owner so convincingly that he didn't reveal the slightest flaw.
He turned the wheels of the pasta machine, which made a creaking sound as the thick dough was pressed into a thin sheet.
"What if Xiaobao doesn't do well on the exam and doesn't get that much bonus?"
“Dad is strong, Dad can earn money, Xiao Bao can go to college, university, and even higher university, Dad can afford it all.”
Qi Wang, who is not very intelligent, does not know what a graduate student or a doctoral student is. He thinks that any higher level of school is just adding a big word to it.
Although Qi Xiaobao told him not to work so hard, Qi Wang still had to consider his daughter's future.
He couldn't bear to see his daughter, whom he had raised, suffer.
He can figure out how to make money; his daughter just needs to focus on her studies, and he'll take care of everything else.
Qi Xiaobao saw that Qi Wang was still unmoved by reason. She knew that her father was worried about her, but Qi Xiaobao did not want Qi Wang to be in danger.
As long as she studies well enough, the scholarship will be enough to cover her living expenses. If she participates in competitions or something, the prize money she wins will also be enough for them to live on.
Qi Wang doesn't need to work so hard.
Qi Xiaobao also understood her father, knowing that he was wholeheartedly devoted to her and that he was willing to do anything for her benefit.
So after much deliberation, Qi Xiaobao pulled out his trump card.
"But Dad, if you keep being as busy as before, you won't be able to take care of me, and I might encounter danger again like today."
Qi Wang was stunned, his face turning deathly pale instantly.
"Xiao Bao won't be in danger, Daddy will protect you. Xiao Bao won't be in danger, Daddy's here, Daddy's very strong..."
Seeing that Qi Wang seemed to be flustered, Qi Xiaobao knew that she had gone a bit too far, but in order to achieve her goal, she hardened her heart.
"I know my dad is very powerful, and I also know that if my dad is around, no one can hurt me."
“But what if Dad isn’t here like today? If Dad goes to work, he won’t have time to take care of me. If Dad isn’t here, I won’t be able to deal with those bad guys.”
As he spoke, Qi Xiaobao lowered his head and put on a pitiful look.
"What happened today really scared me. I don't think those people will let this go. They might wait for me in front of the school, and they might kidnap me as soon as I leave the school gate..."
"So, if Dad really keeps going to work in the coal mine, I'll have no choice but to stop going to school and stay at home..."
"No, no, Xiaobao needs to go to school..."
All the children in the village have to go to school, and his little Bao is also a child, so naturally he has to go to school too. If he doesn't go to school, he won't amount to anything and won't be able to earn money in the future. His little Bao can't fall behind others...
Qi Xiaobao sighed, "I want to go to school too, but Dad is unwilling to rent a place near the school to stay with me. What can I do?"
"If I get arrested and never see my dad again, I'd better stay home."
"No, it's not safe to stay at home either. Dad's not home, they might try to catch me when I get home, and then they might kidnap me when I'm not looking..."
Qi Wang: "!!!!"
Is Qi Xiaobao threatening him?
Qi Wang frowned, caught in a dilemma.
Qi Xiaobao seized the opportunity, moved closer to Qi Wang, tugged at his sleeve, and whispered something.
"Daddy, you don't want to see me being bullied, right? Daddy loves Xiaobao the most, so please promise me, okay?"
The young girl used both soft and hard tactics; what could Qi Wang do? He had no choice but to agree.
"Then I'll listen to Xiaobao."
Seeing that Qi Wang agreed, Qi Xiaobao finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew Dad was the best."
Qi Wang ruffled Qi Xiaobao's hair, but he didn't notice that his hands were covered in flour, and Qi Xiaobao's hair was also covered in flour.
Qi Wang: "..."
Qi Xiaobao didn't seem to care. He casually patted his hair and stayed close to Qi Wang, unwilling to leave.
Qi Wang made hand-pulled noodles and stir-fried hot eggplant sauce. After the father and daughter ate, Qi Xiaobao diligently took the bowls and chopsticks out to wash them.
While she was washing the dishes, Qi Wang boiled the water. After the father and daughter finished washing up, they went back to their rooms to rest.
But in the middle of the night, painful groans came from Qi Xiaobao's room.
Qi Wang was a light sleeper. Upon hearing the noise, he immediately got dressed and went to Qi Xiaobao's room.
Qi Xiaobao's door was unlocked, but Qi Wang still knocked on the door and called out to Qi Xiaobao a few times.
"Xiao Bao? Xiao Bao?"
However, Qi Xiaobao was trapped in a nightmare, and Qi Wang called out several times, but he could not wake her from her sleep.
Qi Wang had no choice but to push open the door and enter Qi Xiaobao's room.
He turned on the light, and the soft light dispelled the darkness of the room. Qi Wang saw that the blanket on Qi Xiaobao had been kicked off the bed, and her body was curled up tightly. Uneasy and painful groans escaped from between her teeth.
"don't want……"
"Let me go..."
"What are you going to do..."
Qi Wang's hand landed on Qi Xiaobao's forehead, and through their touching skin, he glimpsed Qi Xiaobao's dream.
Her dream was chaotic. Qi Wang saw blinding shadowless lights, half-meter-long needles, and embryos being implanted into Qi Xiaobao's body, followed by the removal of children one by one.
"Waaaaah..."
The cries of the newborn and the woman's painful screams mingled together, piercing the eardrums.
"No anesthesia is allowed. Anything that could potentially harm the child's health is prohibited."
"It's okay, there are many mothers, and they are very resilient. They won't die without anesthesia."
"She's still pregnant. Take it out quickly, inject adrenaline to keep her conscious, and she can't die before she gives birth..."
Countless chaotic, disgusting, and dark messages surged in. Even Qi Wang felt nauseous upon receiving them, let alone a little girl like Qi Xiaobao.
Perhaps it was an unknown force that allowed her to glimpse the tragic future in the story during her sleep. The little girl's soul was entangled by this darkness and could not break free.
Qi Wang's fingertips gently caressed her forehead, and a warm power flowed into her soul, peeling away those foul-smelling memories.
As the painful memories that did not belong to Qi Xiaobao were stripped away, the girl's tense body relaxed, her breathing gradually returned to normal, and her tightly furrowed brows quickly relaxed.
Qi Wang picked up the blanket and gently covered Qi Xiaobao with it.
Qi Wang quietly stayed by Qi Xiaobao's side. Enveloped by the familiar scent, Qi Xiaobao, who was initially uneasy, gradually returned to normal. She sniffed and stretched her hand out from under the covers.
Qi Wang grasped the hand she had extended.
A warm palm enveloped the little girl's cold hand, and the warmth of the palm was transmitted through their touching skin.
The unease and fear were swept away, and light appeared in the desolate dreamscape after the darkness was stripped away. In the dream, Qi Xiaobao seemed to have returned to his childhood.
She was mocked as a motherless orphan, so Qi Wang went to her parents' house and beat them up.
“My little one isn’t a wild child. If your child says that again, I’ll beat you up every time I see you!”
The child who had cursed the wild child was severely beaten by his parents and ran to her crying to apologize.
"Xiao Bao, I'm sorry, I'll never call you a wild child again. Please don't let your dad beat up my parents..."
Qi Xiaobao, who was initially saddened by others calling her a wild child, suddenly stopped being sad.
Although she doesn't have a mother, she has the best father in the world. After all, no one in the village would go after another child's parents just because the other child said something offensive.
Her father loves her so much, why should she get angry over such trivial things?
"Dad is the best."
Qi Wang carried the tiny girl on his shoulders and took her to town to buy candied hawthorns.
"As long as my little one is happy, that's all that matters."
"With Dad around, no one can bully our little one."
Qi Xiaobao sat on Qi Wang's shoulder, feeling the warm spring breeze. A bright smile appeared on her face, and her heart was filled with happiness.
It's so good to have Dad around.
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The Zhang family member was slashed by Qi Wang and received more than a dozen stitches after being taken to the hospital.
Zhang Dashu was in the worst condition. He suddenly went mad and jumped into the river. Although he was rescued by a fisherman, his wounds became infected due to the pollution of the river water. The wounds rotted and festered, emitting a foul stench.
The doctor said his injury was very serious and that the rotten flesh had to be removed, otherwise it would rot to the bone, and then the whole arm would be lost.
Unfortunately, during the surgery, for some unknown reason, Zhang Dashu developed a resistance to the anesthesia, and the anesthesia had no effect whatsoever.
The nurse wiped the sweat from the doctor's forehead, and the doctor said, "It's too late. We have to do the debridement surgery. His wound is too strange. If it continues to fester like this, not only this arm, but his whole body will probably rot away."
In all my years of medical practice, I have never seen anything like this; it completely defies common medical sense.
Even though the patient had been injured for less than three hours, the wound was festering and rotting at an alarmingly rapid pace, as if someone had pressed an accelerator button.
At this rate, he'll be completely rotten within twelve hours.
Even if all the necrotic tissue in the wound is cleaned out, it may not save the person, but as a doctor, I can't just stand by and watch someone die; I have to try.
Since the anesthetic wasn't working, we'll just clean the wound directly. Pain is better than death.
The patient's family members happened to be at the hospital, so the doctor took the surgical consent form out and informed the family of the situation.
What else can the Zhang family do? They have no choice but to sign the papers.
Soon after, Zhang Dashu's pig-like screams echoed from the operating room.
Hearing his piercing screams, the Zhang family members outside the operating room turned ashen-faced.
This is terrifying! Is Zhang Dashu really that badly injured?
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