Qiao Zhenhua never expected that his ex-wife would entrust the list to Qiao Yu for safekeeping. So, the mother and daughter had been guarding against him all along!
Moreover, he knew Qiao Yu well. This girl had a fiery temper, and if things didn’t go her way, she could make sure everyone in their circle knew about it.
Seeing him hesitate, Liu Shuhong quickly tugged at his sleeve and whispered, “Zhenhua! We can’t give her this money!”
She had already planned to leave the valuable dowry items for her daughter, Qiao Xiang, and the money too. She had allocated it all in advance: ten thousand for Qiao Xiang, two thousand for Qiao Yu, and the rest for herself and Zhenhua to keep for emergencies.
Liu Shuhong’s calculations were precise and well thought out.
Qiao Zhenhua tried hard to suppress his anger and negotiated with Qiao Yu, “How about five thousand?”
“No!”
Qiao Yu frowned. “I’m not here to negotiate with you! If I don’t see the money by tonight, everyone on this street will know about the scandal of Qiao Xiang, that wretched woman, seducing her sister’s fiancé and sleeping with him!”
Liu Shuhong was utterly shocked. “Are you trying to ruin your sister?”
Qiao Yu sneered, “You forced me into this.”
Qiao Zhenhua was so angry he could hardly speak. He looked at his daughter before him, feeling more and more that she had become a stranger.
In the past, whenever he pretended to be angry, Qiao Yu would obediently listen. Why did she seem completely unafraid of him today?
Qiao Zhenhua’s brows furrowed tightly. Beside him, Liu Shuhong was still sobbing softly, clinging to his arm.
“Zhenhua, we can’t let her ruin Xiangxiang’s reputation!”
After a moment of thought, Qiao Zhenhua gritted his teeth and reluctantly said, “Fine, twenty thousand it is!”
Hearing that he was really going to give all twenty thousand to Qiao Yu, Liu Shuhong felt her heart bleed.
Spending twenty thousand to shut Qiao Yu up and then sending her off to suffer on the remote island—no matter how much it pained him, Qiao Zhenhua could endure it.
Besides, he had other plans in mind. Even if he gave her the money now, he could always find a way to get it back later. After all, Qiao Yu wouldn’t be able to escape.
Qiao Yu nodded in satisfaction. “Dad, that’s more like it.”
Seeing the disgusted expressions on Qiao Zhenhua and Liu Shuhong’s faces, Qiao Yu felt inexplicably pleased.
“By the way, Dad, I want that twenty thousand in cash. And remember to prepare plenty of grain ration coupons for me.”
As she spoke, Qiao Yu glanced at Liu Shuhong. “Also, don’t forget to make my sister apologize to me. Otherwise, I won’t be able to swallow this anger.”
Liu Shuhong widened her eyes. “Why do you need so many grain ration coupons? Are we starving you at home?!”
Qiao Yu shrugged. “I’m going to the remote island, so of course I have to think about myself. The conditions there are so harsh—I can’t go empty-handed, can I? What if I starve to death there?”
Qiao Zhenhua looked at his daughter, who bore some resemblance to his ex-wife, and clenched his teeth. “If she wants it, just give it to her.”
Yesterday, the Gu family had sent a telegram asking when the marriage arrangement would be fulfilled. He couldn’t wait to send this rebellious daughter off to the remote island.
Qiao Yu smiled slightly and reminded him, “Dad, you should go to the bank now. They’ll close soon.”
Qiao Zhenhua: “…”
Seeing Qiao Zhenhua leave, Liu Shuhong didn’t want to stay in the same room with Qiao Yu, fearing what this crazy girl might do to her.
“Xiao Yu, you rest at home for now. I’ll go call Xiangxiang back so you two sisters can properly resolve this.”
Qiao Yu replied obediently, “Alright, Aunt Liu.”
If she wasn’t mistaken, Qiao Xiang was probably with Zhang Yu right now, discussing going to get their marriage certificate.
Taking advantage of being home alone, Qiao Yu’s eyes lit up, and she went to Qiao Xiang’s room.
Qiao Xiang’s desk was covered with skincare products and various pieces of jewelry. Qiao Yu searched carefully and discovered that Qiao Xiang had secretly hidden so many valuable items behind the original owner’s back.
Some precious jewelry that the original owner had only worn once or twice had gone missing. She had thought they were accidentally lost, never expecting to find them in the drawers of Qiao Xiang’s room.
But now, the most important thing was to quickly find the jade bracelet.
Qiao Yu rummaged through all the cabinets and drawers, finally discovering the bracelet left to her by her biological mother in the bottommost drawer.
Her heart raced, and her hands trembled! Only after holding the jade bracelet did Qiao Yu let out a deep sigh of relief.
She slipped the jade bracelet onto her wrist and examined it under the light. It was as clear as frozen green waves, clearly of immense value.
Having read so many novels, Qiao Yu knew that usually, if the female protagonist closed her eyes and meditated, the Spatial Dimension would appear.
So she closed her eyes, but when she opened them again… she was still in Qiao Xiang’s room.
Qiao Yu was puzzled.
How strange, why didn’t the method from the novels work?
Seeing that they were about to return, Qiao Yu suddenly thought of another method. She found a brooch, gritted her teeth, and pricked her finger.
She squeezed out a drop of blood and let it fall onto the jade bracelet.
Sure enough, the next second, a flash of white light appeared before Qiao Yu’s eyes.
When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a Spatial Dimension spanning over a thousand square meters.
Inside the Spatial Dimension, there was only a small house, with a shallow stream flowing in front of it.
Qiao Yu’s eyes lit up. Such a large Spatial Dimension could even fit the Qiao family’s three-story garden villa inside.
She ran into the house in the Spatial Dimension to take a look. The furniture and decorations inside were exactly the same as those in her original world. Could it be that the Spatial Dimension had brought her modern house here?
Qiao Yu took an apple from the refrigerator, comfortably lay down on the familiar sofa, and couldn’t help but feel overjoyed.
She never expected this Spatial Dimension to be so considerate.
The interior was familiar to her. Qiao Yu then walked outside to take a look. The land beside the stream was all soil, and as she approached, a dark brown screen suddenly appeared before her.
[Seed Types: Wheat Seeds, Potato Seeds, Corn Seeds…]
Qiao Yu examined it carefully. They were all crop seeds. It seemed she could farm in the Spatial Dimension.
She tapped on the cabbage seeds, but the result showed insufficient points—10 points were required.
There was also a note beside it: [Unwanted or useless items can be exchanged for points based on their value.]
Qiao Yu instantly understood. This was no different from the farming games she used to play. If she wanted to eat something later, she could simply buy seeds and plant them in the Spatial Dimension.
“Xiao Yu…”
Qiao Zhenhua’s voice came from outside the Spatial Dimension. To avoid him noticing anything unusual, Qiao Yu hurriedly exited.
Qiao Yu checked the clock in the living room. When she entered the Spatial Dimension, it was 2:30 PM, and now it was 2:50 PM. It seemed time flowed simultaneously inside and outside the Spatial Dimension.
Qiao Zhenhua returned with a bag of money, all in cash.
There were also two hundred jin of grain coupons, thirty chi of cloth coupons, and fifty jin of oil coupons. When handing them to Qiao Yu, Qiao Zhenhua’s hands were trembling.
“I’ve given you everything. After you’re married, you can’t be as willful and reckless as you are now!”
Qiao Zhenhua had heard that the Gu family’s son was cold and ruthless, never showing mercy in his actions and never indulging anyone. Once Qiao Yu married into that family, she would have a hard time!
Qiao Yu counted the money and vouchers, confirming they were correct, then looked up at Qiao Zhenhua.
“Dad, what about my mother’s dowry from back then? She said that when I got married, all of it would be given to me as my dowry.”