Quick Transmigration: The main focus is on speed.

In the summer of 1992, a baby girl was lying on the only road from Bald Village to the city. Perhaps because of the summer heat, the baby was wrapped too tightly in swaddling clothes and cried incessantly, which was very annoying.

No one who passed by stopped, acting as if they didn't see it.

Although this era is not like twenty years ago when people couldn't get enough to eat or wear, every household is still struggling to make ends meet. With one more mouth to feed, everyone has to eat less. For a stranger, no one really had the heart to do such a good deed. Only the original owner of this body, that fool, stopped and, seeing the flushed face from the heat, softened and took the person home.

"Qi Yuan, you're not even married yet, and you've already picked up a little girl. Now, which good girl would be willing to marry you!"

The original owner's parents died early, and he grew up in Bald Village, where he was fed by many families. The villagers took great care of him. When Bald Village was flooded, many villagers would have died if Qi's father hadn't run back from the county town to inform everyone. Therefore, even though Qi's father is no longer here, the villagers still treat the original owner like their own child.

Not only did they provide him with food and clothing, but the family also contributed some money to send him to the army. However, the kind-hearted man injured his leg while saving his teammates, leaving him with sequelae. He could no longer stay in the army and returned to Bald Village with his injuries.

They had just returned when they encountered an abandoned baby girl.

As a retired soldier, how could the original owner of this body abandon her? He remained unmarried for life and raised Qi Ruyan with great care. After Qi Ruyan grew up, she abandoned her crippled father and left Bald Village.

Not to mention daily visits and care, even during the marriage, divorce, and remarriage, Qi Ruyan did not inform the original owner of her existence. The two did not want to raise a father and daughter; they were more like strangers.

The original owner lived in a chaotic and stinking pigsty. The house she had built was occupied by her ex-husband, Qin Shou, for more than ten years. Qi Ruyan remarried a city dweller, living in a spacious apartment and driving a car, but she never thought about her adoptive father living in the pigsty.

Until that day, the demolition notice exploded like a thunderbolt in Bald Village. And Qi Ruyan, the adopted daughter who had been missing for so long, finally reappeared. Her purpose in coming was obvious—she only wanted the two million yuan demolition compensation that the original owner was about to receive.

However, faced with Qi Ruyan's greedy demands, the original owner resolutely refused to give her the money. After all, the years of kindness in raising her seemed to have been devoured by the desire for money. But who could have imagined that Qi Ruyan, who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals, would choose legal means without hesitation, directly filing a lawsuit against the original owner in court.

Amidst this chaos, Qi Ruyan's ex-husband, Qin Shou, followed suit, attempting to get a share of the spoils. He too, like Qi Ruyan, filed a lawsuit, trying to claim 25% of the original homeowner's demolition compensation. However, because the original homeowner had no relation to Qin Shou, his lawsuit was ultimately not accepted by the court.

In contrast, Qi Ruyan's situation was smooth sailing. With her meticulously crafted lies and seemingly reasonable demands, she successfully attracted the court's attention and gradually advanced the case's proceedings. The entire incident resembled a farce, constantly drawing the attention of those around her and attracting media interviews, while the original owner of this body was trapped in a deep predicament and helplessness…

In such family matters, the court naturally opted for mediation, attempting to resolve everything with warm family affection.

After Qi Ruyan knelt down, kowtowed, shed tears, and begged for forgiveness, and with the mediator's constant persuasion, the original owner finally agreed to give Qi Ruyan 500,000 yuan in demolition compensation, thus reaching a settlement.

The matter came to an end here, but how could Qi Ruyan allow the original owner to live a life of luxury with a huge sum of money?

Thus, the original owner became completely entangled with Qi Ruyan. In order to extract the remaining money from the original owner, Qi Ruyan used all sorts of methods. But the original owner had already grown disillusioned with this adopted daughter, so how could she easily hand it over?

"Don't you feel ashamed to be sued by your daughter? Do you want to be condemned by the whole country? The court is on my side, which means what? It means that all the demolition compensation should be given to me! What good is so much money to you old geezer! Are you going to take it all to hell with you?!"

Faced with Qi Ruyan's ugly face, the original owner deeply regretted not listening to the villagers' advice; he had truly raised an ungrateful child.

"You can stay here and reflect on your actions!" With that, Qi Ruyan locked the original owner in the storeroom. The small storeroom was drafty and had no warm clothes. The original owner tried to call for help, but to no avail, and eventually froze to death on this cold winter night.

The original owner's death was disguised as an accident by Qi Ruyan, and she ultimately escaped legal punishment.

"Damn it, where did that old man hide the money?!" Qi Ruyan searched through the things left behind by the original owner, but couldn't find any trace of the money.

A year later, the original owner's photo appeared among the top ten people who moved China, and the original owner's death became a hot topic of discussion.

When the police came knocking, Qi Ruyan learned that the original owner had donated the remaining 1.5 million to the country. In the end, Qi Ruyan was sentenced to twenty years in prison for intentional homicide.

In prison, Qi Ruyan became an object of everyone's contempt. Less than two years later, she died in prison in an accident during a fight. Before she died, Qi Ruyan was still secretly hating her bad luck, unaware that it was all a scheme by her fellow inmates.

Although they were heinous criminals, they were very filial to their parents. How could they be so happy to see a heartless wretch like Qi Ruyan still alive?

Qi Ruyan's death was merely adding an insignificant charge to those death row inmates.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Eek... Waaah..." A clear and loud cry of a baby suddenly rang out on the dusty, pebbly, uneven, and narrow country road. The sound broke the surrounding tranquility, as if a helpless little life was trying its best to declare its existence to the world.

Qi Yuan had heard the annoying sound from a great distance. He paused, turned around, and walked back.

In the instant he turned around, a white light flashed and landed on the baby girl.

"Waaaaah...&*% (Where am I? Didn't I die?)" Ru Yan struggled to open her eyes, only to see the blinding sunlight. But through her own cries, Ru Yan could tell that she must have been reborn.

"Waaaaah... (Why isn't that old geezer coming over yet? I'm about to be sunburned to death!)" Feeling the sun shining on her delicate skin, Ruyan was a little annoyed. If she kept getting sunburned like this, wouldn't she get sunburned?

"Brother Leopard, there's a baby girl over there! Do you want her?" A man with a pointed face and monkey-like features stood not far away, pointing to Ruyan who was crying and asking his accomplice.

"I want it! Why wouldn't I take something that's free?" With that, the man, true to his name, the burly Leopard Brother, headed straight for Ruyan.

"Whose child is lost here? Skinny guy! Let's take the child to the police station!"

"Hey? Hey! Brother Leopard, you're right, let's go!"

The two of them, singing in unison, led Ruyan away from the place. Ruyan was in a daze and did not hear their conversation clearly. After feeling the warm embrace, she cursed Qi Yuan a few times and then fell asleep peacefully.

"Brother Leopard! You just called my name! If someone takes a picture of that, I'm doomed!" Skinny Monkey muttered, following behind Brother Leopard.

“Didn’t you just call my name? This is obviously someone who has been abandoned… If you’re worried, go back, I’ll keep all this money for myself!” Leopard glared at the effeminate skinny monkey and quickened his pace.

"Hey, hey, hey? Brother Leopard, I was just joking, don't take it seriously!" Skinny Monkey was furious when he heard that he wouldn't get paid anymore. He hurriedly chased after Brother Leopard and walked beside him, sizing up Ruyan.

"Brother Leopard, this little girl is pretty good-looking. She should fetch a good price. I've heard that in some places, they like to buy child brides and raise them, and the price is high. How about it?"

"You're thinking the same thing as me!" With just a few words, Brother Leopard took Ruyan onto the train heading south.

Ruyan woke up several times during the journey, only to find herself in horror on a train, and the person holding her wasn't Qi Yuan. Having been reborn, Ruyan's mind was filled with thoughts of the two million yuan compensation for the demolished house; she was determined not to let such a prize slip away. She immediately started screaming, attracting the attention of the other passengers in the carriage.

"Brother Leopard, if this girl keeps crying, the flight attendant will call the police soon," Skinny Monkey whispered in Brother Leopard's ear as he listened to the passengers' hushed conversation.

"Do I need to tell you? Go, grind this stuff into powder and put it in the baby bottle, hurry up!" Leopard Brother pulled out a strip of sleeping pills and stuffed it into Skinny Monkey's hand.

"Brother Leopard is the most reliable, I knew it..." Skinny Monkey tried to flatter him, but Brother Leopard shoved him away, "Get lost, get lost, go now!"

After finishing a bottle of milk, Ruyan felt drowsy. When she opened her eyes again, she was greeted by a huge, chubby face magnified several times over.

"Ah!" Ruyan's scream startled the boy, who fell to the ground with a thud. The whole room was filled with the boy's wailing, which, along with Ruyan's scream, was like a demonic duet, disturbing everyone's peace of mind.

"What's wrong with Yaozu? Why are you crying? Did that little slut bully you?" The old woman's voice was shrill and sarcastic, reaching Ruyan's ears.

Before Ruyan could react, she was knocked down. Ruyan looked at the dusty ground and heard a 'smack' as her buttocks burned with pain.

"Waaaaah!" Ruyan cried out instinctively after being hit.

"Yaozu, Grandma beat her up. Yaozu, come here, you hit her too. If you hit her, she won't be afraid anymore." Liu Yaozu was pulled over by the old woman, who grabbed his hand and hit Ruyan's body again and again. Ruyan sobbed and wanted to beg for mercy but couldn't say a word.

Liu Yaozu seemed to have found a fun toy. Without needing the old woman's help, he spread his five fingers and hit Ruyan's body again and again, making bursts of laughter.

"Yaozu, you're playing with your wife here. Grandma's going out to work. If your wife doesn't listen to you, you can hit her, understand?" The old woman put Ruyan on the ground and instructed Liu Yaozu word by word. Seeing Liu Yaozu nod, she felt relieved and went back to the courtyard.

From that day on, Ruyan lived a life of being beaten every day. Liu Yaozu, that fool, would beat her whether he was happy or unhappy, whether he missed her or was annoyed by her. In short, Liu Yaozu's only way of expressing his feelings was to beat Liu Ruyan. You could tell Liu Yaozu's mood by his different expressions. Usually, at this time, the old woman would stand aside and cheer Liu Yaozu on.

Qi Yuan, from Bald Village, lived a happy single life, spending his days working in the fields, hunting, and occasionally going to town for a treat. He enjoyed his life to the fullest, except for one thing: the villagers were too enthusiastic and always wanted to introduce him to wives, which made it difficult for Qi Yuan, who knew they meant well, to refuse.

"Qi Yuan, what do you think of the girl from the village chief's family in Waizui Village? Although she's a bit spoiled, she was raised like a precious jewel by the village chief's family. If you two get married, you'll have a family, and we'll have done right by your father..." Aunt Wang choked up as she thought of Qi's father. A perfectly healthy person was gone just like that. Sigh, they say good people live long lives, why... sigh.

"Aunt Wang, with my leg like this, I'd better not cause trouble for other girls. Besides, to be honest, I didn't just injure my leg back then..."

"Ah? Really? What a tragedy! Did you go to a big hospital? What did the doctor say? Can it be cured?" Following Qi Yuan's words, Aunt Wang looked in a certain direction, then slapped her thigh, her face full of regret.

"Eh..." One word was enough to express Qi Yuan's feelings.

"Well, it was my fault, please don't take it to heart. It's okay if we don't get married..."