Little Tangyuan woke up half an hour after taking the medicine. The old doctor examined her again and confirmed that the child was fine.

It's because the child was cramped in the same position in the bucket that their arms and legs felt uncomfortable.

Lu Feng gently massaged the child and gave him candy to coax him until he stopped crying.

The child was found

Once that's done, internal checks will naturally begin.

Granny Dong kept insisting that she was innocent.

"Heaven have mercy, how could I do such a heinous thing?"

I really don't know who secretly put the child in the well. I was really asleep, and when I woke up, the child was gone.

This won't do me any good, so why would I do that?

The constables didn't care how she tried to explain herself.

“We went to the brokerage, and your reason for selling yourself was to pay off your son’s gambling debts.”

In fact, you want to use this job to steal children and sell them.

You think they're all orphans, and even if a few are lost, the orphanage won't make a fuss for the sake of its reputation. Besides, they're all orphans, who cares about their lives?

The reason you acted so quickly is entirely because your son, who is either a gambler or a womanizer, has recently become very close to a widow.

They said they were getting married and came to you the day before yesterday to ask you for money.

Since you had no money, you started targeting the children.

"This is the sleeping pill we found in your pillow. What else do you have to say?"

Old Mrs. Dong remained stubborn.

"No, no, I'm not that wicked."

I have plenty to eat and drink here, such a good life, why would I do something immoral?

This is a frame-up! You must have framed me! Why didn't you say it was the gatekeeper, or any of the other old women? Why did you pin it on me? I won't accept this!"

Zhao Jinzhou said with great disdain,

"You're not convinced, but your son has already confessed. He even revealed who the buyer was."

Granny Dong, you've done this kind of thing quite a few times before, haven't you? Like that girl next door, Chunhua from your uncle's family, and…”

Before Zhao Jinzhou could finish listing his list, Granny Dong began writhing on the ground like a madwoman.

"No, it wasn't me, I didn't do it, you're all framing me. What does it matter to me where those brats went?"

"It's fine if you don't admit it, your son confessed to all of this himself."

"By the way, we also found your son's biological father, and they both admitted that you did these things. What else do you have to say?"

Because she was tied up, Granny Dong lay on the ground, looking like she was going crazy, and her hair was disheveled from constantly wriggling on the ground.

At this moment, she was no longer the kind and gentle woman she once was; she resembled a demon from hell.

"No, it wasn't me, you all framed me. I don't admit it..."

Whether she admitted it or not, she was lifted off the ground and dragged like a dead dog onto the carriage.

The fact that the constables were able to find out about Granny Dong's family background so quickly really surprised Huang and the others.

After Lü Feng reported the case, Magistrate Qiu ordered all the constables in the entire yamen to be mobilized and to investigate any suspicious activity.

The nursery staff and gatekeepers at the orphanage were either orphans or people bought from brokerage firms. Coincidentally, the woman who got into trouble, Granny Dong, was bought from a brokerage firm.

Therefore, it becomes much easier to investigate.

When they arrived at the brokerage firm, they found that the brokerage firm had a very vivid memory of the sale of children from the orphanage, and therefore each of them had a record of it.

Granny Dong is a local resident, so it's easier to investigate her.

After inquiring, they learned that Granny Dong's son was a good-for-nothing with no proper job, but he never lacked food or clothing.

After making inquiries and offering some coins, a scoundrel revealed that Granny Dong's son had a habit of talking in his sleep when drunk.

"What's wrong with me? I'm lucky. Even if I never work in my life, as long as my mother is around, I'll never lack money."

How to make money? Pfft, it'll scare you to death if I tell you. Look at all those young girls and boys, that's a lot of money..."

This is what that good-for-nothing said. Based on this, we should launch an investigation.

An astonishing discovery was made: many children had gone missing from the neighborhood or from relatives of Granny Dong, and coincidentally, it seemed that each of these children had had contact with her.

So they arrested Dong Pozi's son and brought him to justice. After a beating and torture, the boy confessed everything.

Lying in the prison cart, Granny Dong was filled with endless regret.

Why didn't you teach your son properly to be careful with his words and actions, and to be a strong person? How could he admit to something that could cost him his life?

Well, bad people are bad to the core. They won't feel guilty for making mistakes, but they will regret not being thorough enough in their mistakes.

Following this incident, Lü Feng was the first to be held accountable at the orphanage, and every caregiver received a warning. A whistleblowing program was also launched.

That means if you notice anyone abusing children in the orphanage, or doing anything bad to the children, you can report it.

There are many ways to report such incidents: you can go in person, have someone relay the message, or write a note.

Any problems discovered must be addressed immediately.

Some people who weren't originally particularly kind-hearted have become cautious and discreet, hiding their true intentions.

The Huang family changed their management model again. Those old women and men who seemed to have been picked up from the streets and wanted to stay in the orphanage had to sign indenture contracts.

Otherwise, there's no reason to keep them working and living in the orphanage.

As for the orphans, they are all free, and the sales home promises to raise them until they are 16 years old.

Once they turned 16, they either had to fend for themselves or work on the Zhao family's property; they were no longer children of the orphanage.

Even those with a talent for studying had to start doing part-time jobs after the age of 16 to earn money.

The two boys who helped me find a doctor today are facing the prospect of leaving the orphanage in just over a year.

Therefore, the two boys studied even harder at the orphanage, hoping that they could work for the Zhao family's business in the future.

Little Tangyuan was frightened and drugged. There were concerns that the orphanage would not take good enough care of her, since it was mostly children and elderly widows and widowers.

Tian Xiaolan held the little glutinous rice ball in her arms.

“Mother-in-law, why don’t you take this child home today? I’ll take care of him tonight, and we’ll bring him back once he’s fully recovered.”

Huang saw that the little guy was indeed pitiful yet adorable, but still shook her head and said,

"No. Are you sure you'll be willing to send him back after you bring him home?"

"Why not leave this little guy in the care of the two older children and give him plenty of good food?"

Tian Xiaolan was still worried, "If he eats well, won't the other children have something to say about it?"

Huang said, "I'm not happy. How old is Xiao Tangyuan? How old are they?"

Or should we just throw them into the well and let them freeze for half a day?

Am I starving them or thirsty?