Desert Island Survival: A Hundredfold Improvement After Having a Baby?

Xu Zhixia gave a wry smile. "My family does have some money, but whether you say 'some' depends on who you're comparing it to."

"Compared to you, my family is quite wealthy."

"Compared to Yang Ningcong..."

"That's not good enough."

"So my family also wants to marry into a wealthier family."

"My dad received a call less than half a day after the news of Yang Ningcong's mother contacting a private medical consultant was released."

"It wasn't the Yang family who did it."

"My dad pulled strings through three layers of connections and gave away several antiques to get this opportunity."

Lin Fan raised an eyebrow.

"Yang Ningcong's mother chose me because my professional skills are indeed outstanding."

"But my dad pushed me out there, not so I could treat patients and save lives."

Xu Zhixia bent down and picked another herb.

I also have a younger brother.

"My dad's meaning is very simple."

Xu Zhixia straightened up and patted the mud off her hands.

"Let me get close to the Yang family and become a familiar face. If the Yang family ever helps me with any business, my brother's path will be open."

To put it bluntly...

Xu Zhixia turned to look at Lin Fan.

"Yang Ningcong wants to pursue Su Qingxue and climb the social ladder by marrying into the Su family."

"My Xu family also wants to climb the social ladder by marrying into the Yang family."

"Big fish eat little fish, little fish eat shrimp."

"I'm the shrimp."

Lin Fan opened his mouth, "This..."

"Isn't this just the workplace food chain?"

Xu Zhixia nodded, "They are essentially the same."

"They just changed the name to something nicer, and now they call it resource integration."

"Therefore, some capitalists will take in many goddaughters, ostensibly to help them go to school, but secretly to protect them from disasters and misfortunes, and at a deeper level, it is a marriage alliance."

Lin Fan was silent for two seconds. This was something new; it was the first time he had ever heard of it.

All he knew was that to expand his business, he needed to use his daughter as a stepping stone, and he also had a younger brother to pave the way for.

This tactic is not unusual at all in the country.

Many families treat their eldest daughters like tools, scrimping and saving to raise her to a high level of education, only to pave the way for her younger brother in the end.

"What about your mother? Doesn't she care?"

Xu Zhixia paused for a moment.

"My mom?"

She looked down at the herbs in her hand, a faint, bitter smile returning to her lips.

"My mom thinks my dad is right."

"Her exact words were, 'We've raised you, spent so much money, and sent you abroad to study, all to enhance your personal charm and find a good family, right?'"

"It would be even better if I could marry into the Yang family."

"Even if I can't marry into the family, I can still build connections."

Lin Fan's lips twitched.

Goodness, this is going to put on a double act of Xu Zhixia being both a brother-supporting demon and a tool-like older sister.

"So, your family was even more enthusiastic about your trip to sea than Yang Ningcong's mother?"

"almost."

Xu Zhixia wrapped the herbs up and tucked them into her waistband.

"The Xu family doesn't care about the Yang family's annual salary; what's important is that my brother will have a powerful backer in the future."

"The important thing is when I can sleep with Yang Ningcong and get pregnant with Yang's child."

"So, Lin Fan, have you ever considered one possibility?"

"It's just that some people...don't not want to go back."

"Instead, I went back, but there's nothing to go back to."

Lin Fan frowned.

Xu Zhixia raised her hand to tidy up the stray hairs by her ear. The shadow of the leaf fell on her neck, clearly showing the lines of her collarbone.

"I'm going back. To continue being Yang Ningcong's private doctor? To continue getting my mom to urge me to sleep with Young Master Yang."

Xu Zhixia chuckled softly.

"Although the conditions on this island are a bit poor, I eat rice and drink stream water every day."

"But at least, no one is pressuring me to be a shameless woman."

No one is nagging me: "Your younger brother is still small, you, as the older sister, should be more considerate of him."

Lin Fan was taken aback.

He suddenly understood.

Xu Zhixia is not trapped on this island.

She was trapped in the outside world.

The island, ironically, became her refuge.

Good guy.

While others were imprisoned on deserted islands, she volunteered to be imprisoned.

"So just think of it as..." Xu Zhixia lowered her head, a slight smirk playing on her lips, "that I'm just running away from my family."

"Dr. Xu, I always thought you were the most rational person on this team, I never imagined you had this side to you..."

"Can't rational people have selfish desires? My little selfish desire doesn't seem to affect anything, does it?"

These words left Lin Fan speechless.

Indeed, everyone has their selfish desires, and Xu Zhixia's little selfish desires had no impact on Lin Fan.

"Okay, I accept your reasoning."

The two walked a little further.

The light in the dense forest grew dimmer, and the overhead canopy sliced ​​the sunlight into fragments.

Lin Fan stopped in front of a crooked tree.

Several clusters of green fruits, each the size of a fingernail, hung from the tree trunk.

He reached out and picked one, then held it under his nose and smelled it.

acid.

It has a strong sour taste with a hint of fragrance.

This is exactly what Su Qingxue wanted.

He started picking the fruit off the tree, handful by handful, and stuffing them into his basket.

Xu Zhixia stood under the tree, her wisps of hair clinging to the side of her face.

The wind was gentle in the woods.

The tree canopy overhead traps the heat, and layers of moisture coat the body.

Xu Zhixia raised her hand and tugged at her collar, unbuttoning two buttons. Lin Fan glanced at her out of the corner of his eye.

"This forest is much more stuffy than the cave."

"Gurgle."

One of the green fruits in Lin Fan's hand fell to the ground and rolled to his feet, getting covered in mud.

Xu Zhixia looked at the fruit, "Lin Fan."

Lin Fan bent down to pick up the fruit, his movements a beat slower than usual.

"What's wrong?"

Xu Zhixia took half a step forward, her shoulder peeking out from the shadows of the trees, her collar damp with sweat.

What did you just swallow?