Ban Xia's Treasure

As the saying goes, "Husband and wife are birds of the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly their separate ways." Let alone a remarried couple.

Qin Xiu said, "This child stole something expensive from our home and stubbornly refused to say where she hid it. That's why her father told me to beat her."

Gu Fadian was about to go look for Ban Xia, but hearing Qin Xiu's words, he turned back. "Auntie, just now you slandered me by saying I took protection fees from Ban Xia, and now you're framing her with a crime. Ask the ladies here if anyone believes you!"

The elderly ladies nodded in agreement. "Qin Xiu, keep making up stories!"

"She really took something from the house! It's worth ten gold bars! Her father desperately needs money and said himself that as long as I didn't beat her to death, I could handle her however I wanted!" Desperate to avoid arrest, Qin Xiu resorted to every trick she had.

"Ha, ten gold bars? Are they in Ban Xia's pockets?" Hu Jie sneered.

Officer Zhao also laughed. "Letting a child play with ten gold bars? I don't think you're that generous."

Qin Xiu had finally told the truth for once, yet nobody believed her. Talk about frustrating!

She was on the verge of kneeling. "I beg you, Officer, as long as you don't arrest me, I promise I won't touch a single hair on Ban Xia's head in the future. Besides, if you arrest me, who will raise the children?"

Although the onlookers were furious, they also realized the problem: if Qin Xiu was arrested, what would happen to the children?

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Gu Fadian was about to continue looking for Ban Xia when he turned around and saw her struggling in front of the shoe cabinet, seemingly searching for something. Her entire body was crawled inside the cabinet, which was why he couldn't find her earlier.

Finally, she crawled out, neatly arranging each pair of leather shoes and wiping them clean with her hands.

The little girl turned around, her eyes meeting her brother's. She immediately smiled.

Gu Fadian once had a younger sister who died very young. In his memory, that baby had done nothing but cry. His parents had to take turns holding her, unable to sleep day or night. His mother was so tormented that her weight dropped to only thirty-five kilograms. Even if Gu Fadian just walked by or coughed, it would make his sister sob. Thus, the mention of little girls always annoyed him.

But at this moment, for the first time, he realized that a little girl's smile could be so adorable!

It was a cheap candy jar, which the little girl carefully held up. "Brother, for you!"

Gu Fadian thought it was some precious treasure, but when he opened it, he saw only two feather shuttlecocks.

Ban Xia pursed her lips and smiled, her voice incredibly sweet. "Grandma made these for me. They are my most precious treasures. I gave them to Mom, but she didn't want them and said she wanted to throw them away. Brother, you want me, so you want them too, right?"