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He Tiantian told Grandma Wang about today's big show.

Grandma Wang cursed the human traffickers again, full of indignation, but when she saw Little Turtle, she felt sorry for him and asked, "Child, what's your name?"

Little Turtle lived with Grandma Wang for a long time, and she liked this gentle and kind old lady very much.

"Grandma, my name is Xuanxuan," the little turtle said shyly.

Hearing this, He Tiantian smiled and said, "Xuanxuan is so good!"

"Yes, Xuanxuan is such a good girl." Grandma Wang smiled, holding the little turtle's hand. "Sweetie, this child is pitiful too. Let's treat her well. If she can find her parents, that would be wonderful. If not, we'll raise her, okay?"

In Grandma Wang's mind, children who are abducted usually cannot find their parents.

If they are sent to orphanages or welfare homes, although they will have food and water and can grow up, it is still not as good as growing up in a normal family.

Grandma Wang had no relatives, so she felt even more sorry for the little turtle.

“Grandma Wang, let’s do as you say. If we can find the parents, that would be even better. If not, we’ll adopt them,” He Tiantian said. “With our family’s financial situation, we should be able to manage.”

"Okay, okay," Grandma Wang said. "Xuanxuan, you can stay here without worry."

Just then, Li Xian returned with his three children.

Seeing Grandma Wang talking to a little girl, Huo Ruimin excitedly ran over and said, "Little sister, little sister, I'm your older sister Huo Ruimin, what's your name?"

Before even reaching the little tortoise, Huo Ruimin had already introduced himself.

The little tortoise chuckled to itself, thinking how adorable its wise and intelligent master was!

The little tortoise turned its head and said with a smile, "Hello, big sister, my name is Xuanxuan!"

Huo Xiaosan peeked out from behind her older sister and said, "Uncle, you're right, she's just as pretty as my sister, I like her..."

Uh, what if he's still thinking about his child bride?

It seems I won't be able to get past everyone's approval!

Huo Ruihua walked over slowly, turned his head to look at the little tortoise, squinted his eyes, and made it impossible to see the surprise in them.

After a long while, Huo Ruihua said softly, "Xuanxuan, welcome."

The little tortoise understands its master well; he's like a black sesame-filled glutinous rice ball—very cunning!

"Thank you, big brother," said the little turtle. It was a completely new experience, and she was a little overwhelmed.

He Tiantian went to the kitchen and saw that Lu Wanxia had already prepared the meal. She smiled and said, "Kids, wash your hands, dinner is coming soon."

Upon hearing this, the children giggled and went to wash their hands.

Huo Ruimin held the little turtle's hand like an older sister.

During the meal, everyone rushed to serve food to Little Turtle.

The little tortoise had been hungry all day and accepted anything offered.

Seeing this, Grandma Wang said, "Alright, Xuanxuan is still a child. She shouldn't eat too much at night to avoid indigestion."

“Grandma Wang is right.” Huo Ruimin nodded. “Then, little Xuanxuan, we’ll have something delicious to eat tomorrow. Here, have some tomato and egg soup.”

"Thank you." The little tortoise felt bitter inside, but it still thanked Huo Ruimin.

Actually, she can still eat a lot of food.

Sigh, my body has shrunk, but my appetite hasn't.

It seems the only option is to have the Snake King give her an extra meal tonight.

After dinner, everyone took a walk in the yard to digest their food.

After that, we went inside to watch TV together.

Grandma Wang liked watching the one with the child bride, and Huo Xiaosan liked watching it too, so the TV remote was in his hands.

Child bride, how wonderful!

Huo Xiaosan, rambling on and on.

At the same time, he was secretly watching Xuanxuan!

Li Xian chuckled to himself, while Huo Ruihua shook his head and laughed. What a silly little brother of his!

He Tiantian was still a little confused, not understanding why Huo Xiaosan was watching TV while secretly watching Xiao Xuangui.

"Xiao San, what's wrong with you?" He Tiantian asked. "Is there something wrong with Xuanxuan?"

Huo Xiaosan quickly shook his head and said, "No...no..."

He stole another glance at the little tortoise.

The talkative Huo Ruimin couldn't help but laugh, "Little Sanzi's got some nerve, now he's even thinking about finding himself a child bride..."

Huo Ruimin told his mother everything Huo Xiaosan had said on the way.

Huo Xiaosan was displeased, her face flushed, and she said, "I was just saying, I didn't mean... I'm ignoring you all!"

After saying that, he took off running back to his room.

Li Xian couldn't help but laugh again.

He Tiantian laughed heartily, looked at Grandma Wang, and said, "I guess this child has been watching too much TV..."

"Yes, in the dramas set in the Republican era that we watch, there are child brides," Grandma Wang said with a smile. "They even say they'll find a child bride to do his homework. That kid is really something else."

Little Turtle was also speechless. Child bride, Little Third Son, you really have a creative mind.

Amidst laughter, the little tortoise settled down here.

He Tiantian had already prepared a room for Xiao Xuan Gui, but Huo Ruimin insisted on sleeping with her, saying he was worried his younger sister would be scared. Fortunately, Huo Ruimin's room was large, and the bed was also large enough for two little girls to sleep comfortably.

The next day happened to be the weekend, and He Tiantian had already taken the day off.

Normally, He Tiantian would take her child out to play, but today it's raining outside, so they can only play at home.

Fortunately, there are three children, so they can play together when they're not doing homework.

Around 10 a.m., Old Chen brought Xiao Liu over. They were a little worried and came to check on him.

Seeing that Xuanxuan, though not speaking, had started playing with the children, it was clear she was doing well here. Looking at her clothes and the food she had for lunch, I felt even more reassured.

He Tiantian and Mr. Li are both good people. They won't mistreat the children. They are doing better than in the welfare home.

Next, they interrogated Xuanxuan more rigorously, hoping to find her parents as soon as possible.

Three days passed, and they did obtain some information from the traffickers. In conjunction with public security organs in other places, they rescued many trafficked children from other areas.

But there is no information about the little spiral turtle.

So Lao Chen, Xiao Liu, and others focused their interrogation on the old woman who had been entangled with Li Xian at the train station that day.

"Tell me, what's the background of the child you met at the train station?" Old Chen asked. "Your accomplices have already confessed. Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely. If you don't tell, you'll be sentenced to multiple punishments."

The old woman, already dizzy from the interrogation, said, "Actually, I don't know where that stupid girl is from. I found her near our hideout this morning, gave her some food, and took her back with me. But this little girl is very clever; when she saw people beating and scolding those children, she secretly ran away. I was the only one there, so I went out to chase her. I didn't expect to end up at the train station. You know what happened after that..."

"Is what you're saying true?" Old Chen asked. "If it's a lie, we'll get verification from your accomplices. After all, they're not good at keeping secrets; they confessed as soon as they were interrogated."