The Truth (2)

"Tomorrow, you need to bring Ban Xia back. You cannot hit her; you must cherish her, coax her, and properly ask her where the silver dollar is. Although she is not your biological child, you brought her to me, so you must cherish her as your own.
If I ever find out you mistreat her again, I will hit you again, and perhaps one day I might accidentally kill you. If that happens, I'll just have to find another mother for Ban Xia and Xiao Long, don't you think?" Shen Si Bao said gently.
These words were terrifying enough, but Qin Xiu's heart was filled only with gratitude and love. She couldn't help but start crying: "Husband, I was too muddled; I won't dare again."
"Where are the recent profits from the labor insurance store? Give them to me; I need to go gamble and socialize with the leaders," Shen Si Bao said.
Qin Xiu obediently stood up, took a stack of money from the drawer, and handed it to her husband.
Shen Si Bao counted the money, feeling satisfied, and then said, "Don't think I don't know; you always find Ban Xia displeasing and want to bully her. But Qin Xiu, I love her, just like Xiao Long. If you dare to touch even a fingertip of hers again, just try it."
"Yes, yes, yes, husband, I was muddled, I was completely wrong," Qin Xiu sighed.
The illusions the child saw when close to death were real.
Ban Xia was truly not Qin Xiu's biological child.
As for whose child she was, and how she came to be raised by the couple, this involved too many things, a very big problem, a secret belonging only to the two of them, and they feared eavesdroppers, so it absolutely could not be spoken of to outsiders.
And now, the most important thing was the silver dollar.
Previously, because Shen Si Bao's background was poor, he couldn't get promoted, and life was truly too difficult. His ex-wife, Wu Xiao Hua, was also from a very poor background; moreover, she was an orphan, raised by Shen Si Bao's mother.
She had two silver dollars left by her parents, first-edition silver dollars made of pure gold, issued by the government over a hundred years ago.
Such items were collectibles during the Republic of China era, and after the reform and opening-up, they became valuable collectibles, now worth an extremely high price.
Previously, when Qin Xiu and Shen Si Bao were together, Shen Si Bao and Wu Xiao Hua were still married. Qin Xiu had a child out of wedlock. After giving birth, she brought the baby to Wu Xiao Hua's door, knelt on the ground, forcing her to yield.
Wu Xiao Hua opened the diaper, saw the fair, soft, and adorable Ban Xia, and couldn't bear to see such a child become an illegitimate daughter without a father. In despair and sorrow, she chose to commit suicide.