Chapter 2

“Nuannuan, listen to me. Daddy didn’t abandon you. It’s just that it’s hard to get ID cards over there. Your uncle only helped us get three. But don’t worry, after we settle down there, Daddy will definitely find a way to take you over as soon as possible. You have to believe Daddy!”

Xiang Nuan looked at him with an ambiguous expression, “Dad, will you really take me away?”

Xiang Jinghua nodded firmly, “Yes, I will! You are daddy’s most beloved daughter, daddy will never abandon you.”

Xiang Nuan looked at his loving face and felt only irony. He had an affair while the original owner’s mother was seriously ill, and within two months after her death, he married Zhu Qingyuan, who was three months pregnant. In the past, he had at least some father-daughter affection for the original owner, but since Xiang Yuan was born, the original owner had completely become an insignificant person in this family.

What’s the point of talking about father-daughter love nowadays? The belated love is cheaper than grass!

In addition, she knew that Xiang Jinghua did not bring the original owner to Gangcheng later, so she disliked him even more.

“But I’m scared. How am I going to live if you all leave? School is closed now. I don’t know what to do.”

When Xiang Jinghua was young, he was also a famous handsome young man in Beijing. Xiang Nuan looked 80% like him, with skin as white as cream, bright eyes and white teeth. Her watery almond eyes made Xiang Jinghua feel pain in his heart. He felt sorry for this child.

He leaned forward and patted Xiang Nuan’s hand in a soothing manner, “Dad will leave you some money and tickets, enough for you to use for a month or two. When I get there, I will pick you up as soon as possible. Nuan Nuan, you are already an adult. Dad can’t protect you forever. You should learn to grow up.”

Oh, in just one or two months, you and I both know how many times we have died!

Xiang Nuan suppressed the nausea in her heart and nodded resignedly, “Okay, I’ll listen to Dad. Then you have to come pick me up soon.”

“Yes, Dad promises you.”

Xiang Jinghua was relieved to see that she was so considerate. He wanted to hug her, but Xiang Nuan dodged him.

“Dad, I have something to do. I’m going out first.”

She picked up her bag and went straight to the nearest Youth League Office.

When the people in the Youth League Office heard that she wanted to sign up to go to the countryside, they didn’t make things difficult for her. They all felt that a bourgeois lady like her should go to the countryside to receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants. The girl in charge of the registration couldn’t stand people like Xiang Nuan the most, so she deliberately arranged for her to go to the most remote and poorest commune in the Northeast.

Xiang Nuan took a quick look and saw that it was the Hongshan Commune she wanted to go to, so she didn’t say anything. She took the household registration book and rushed home. She had taken it out from the study in the middle of the night yesterday, so she had to return it quickly.

At noon, Xiang Jinghua gave her three hundred yuan and some tickets.

“We don’t have much money anymore, so you should spend it sparingly. When Dad goes to Hong Kong, we can start over. I believe we can go back to our old ways in a few years.”

Xiang Nuan nodded obediently, “Okay, I believe Dad.”

Damn stingy guy!

As far as she knew, the family had about 10,000 yuan in cash, so who would be disgusted by two hundred yuan?

“Good boy.”

Xiang Jinghua nodded with satisfaction and went out to continue packing.

After he left, Xiang Nuan lay down at the crack of the door and observed secretly. She didn’t look away until Xiang Jinghua stealthily took out a suitcase from the study.

During dinner, she said she felt uncomfortable and wanted to take a nap, so she didn’t go downstairs. When there was no one upstairs, she sneaked into Xiang Jinghua’s room, and quickly put all the money, gold bars and jewelry in the suitcase into the space, and then replaced them with fake items of similar weight that she had prepared long ago and put them in.

These fake goods were just small gadgets worth one or two hundred yuan that she sold in her live broadcast room. They were nothing compared to these. Anyway, it was dark when they left and she couldn’t see clearly.

“Nuan Nuan, we are leaving, you have to take care of yourself.”

It was almost time to go out, and Zhu Qingyuan shed two hypocritical tears.

“Dad, aunt, you have to take care of yourselves too. I’ll wait for you to come back and pick me up.”

Xiang Nuan really couldn’t cry and could only act pitiful.

“Good boy, we will.”

Xiang Jinghua reminded her again, “Nuannuan, remember what dad said. No matter who asks about our whereabouts, you should say you don’t know. Remember?”

Xiang Nuan nodded, “I remember it.”

The family said a few more words of farewell before the three of them sneaked out with their luggage.

After watching them go out, Xiang Nuan locked the door and started to clean up the place.

Although the Xiang family donated all their property, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and Xiang Jinghua couldn’t take anything away, so they still left some good things behind.

She first went to the study on the second floor and put all the antique paintings collected by Xiang Jinghua into the space. She didn’t know if there was anything else in the safe. She didn’t have time to figure out how to open it, so she just put the box away.

After searching the study, he went to Xiang Jinghua’s bedroom and put all the ornaments on the table, the paintings on the wall, and the quilts and clothes in the closet into the space.

Next, she came to her own bedroom and collected all the valuables, clothes and bedding. They were all made of good materials and she didn’t want them to be given away at a low price to others.

The room of that little brat Xiang Yuan was not spared either.

After cleaning the second floor, it’s time to clean the first floor. Sewing machines, bicycles, radios, etc. should all be taken away, and the pots, pans, oils, salt, sauces, vinegar, rice, flour, grains and oils in the kitchen should not be left out.

All the snacks, chocolates, egg cakes, etc. in the cupboard were cleared out, and all the calligraphy and paintings on the wall were also removed.

When everything was almost packed up, Xiang Nuan searched the house inside and out again. After making sure everything was in order, she looked at the solid wooden furniture in the house with a look of regret.

What a pity! If I hadn’t done the whole thing, I would have emptied the house!

After everything was packed up, she sneaked out.

The streets were in chaos, and some people were parading and making trouble at night. She hid all the way to the vicinity of the hospital, looked at the brick in her hand, took a deep breath, and then hit herself on the forehead without hesitation.

“Hiss~ I’ve spent a lot of money on this show!”

After she finished cursing, she quickly took out the life-saving potion that she had exchanged with the people from the 24th century using spicy strips, gulped it down, and then ran towards the hospital with her hands covering her head and tears in her eyes.