Then everyone realized what was happening and rushed out to check on Wanwan's body.

Zhang Xiu, fighting back tears, scolded her angrily: "You child! Where did you go! Do you know how worried we were about you!"

Wanwan felt like crying after Zhang Xiu said that, but she held back and apologized to everyone, feeling a little wronged: "I'm sorry, Wanwan didn't mean it..."

Looking at her, Wan Suizhou understood her to some extent, so he pushed through the crowd and came to Wanwan's side, whispering, "Wanwan isn't the kind of child who forgets the time when she goes out to play. Something must have happened. Tell me, and Grandpa Wan will help you."

Under Wan Suizhou's persistent questioning, Baili Wanwan finally recounted everything that had happened in the past two days.

When everyone heard that she had been taken away and almost never returned, everyone was terrified.

Zhang Xiu apologized repeatedly, saying he shouldn't have left her alone at home.

Then Wan Suizhou asked her where she had been taken. Baili Wanwan didn't know what a brothel was, and only said that she had seen a woman.

"That woman was wearing heavy makeup, her clothes were somewhat disheveled, and everyone called her 'Mom'..."

When Baili Wanwan said this, the adults' expressions turned somewhat unpleasant.

Wan Kongshan, who had been holding back for a long time, finally managed to squeeze out three words: "It's a brothel..."

Zhang Xiu's face looked as disgusting as if he had swallowed a fly.

"Someone actually tried to sell Wanwan to a brothel! We can't let them get away with this so easily!"

With the help of Wan Suizhou and Zhang Xiu, they found the brothel without any trouble.

A group of men were causing a ruckus at a brothel, making it impossible for the madam to do business.

Under duress, the madam revealed the man who sold Baili Wanwan to her.

Lin Sheng never imagined that he would be arrested while disheveled.

When Wan Suizhou learned that the person who had taken Wanwan away was Lin Sheng, who had inexplicably arrested Wan Kongshan, he reported it to the authorities without hesitation.

The magistrate was furious when he learned of this and immediately sent men to arrest Lin Sheng.

Lin Sheng was sleeping soundly in his arms when the door was suddenly kicked open with a bang, startling the woman in his arms who immediately burrowed back into the covers.

Before Lin Sheng could react, he was grabbed and taken away shirtless.

With this matter resolved, a smile finally appeared on the faces of the Wan family.

With Baili Wanwan returning unharmed, Zhang Xiu bought a few more dishes and went back to celebrate properly.

The next day, the weather was sunny.

It was rare for everyone to be home at the same time. Zhang Xiu sat in the courtyard, basking in the sun while making new clothes for Wanwan.

Wan Suizhou was teaching three children a lesson using a copy of the Analects of Confucius.

At this moment, a sedan chair stopped in front of the Wan family's house. County Magistrate Cao Taining got out of the sedan chair, followed by his son Cao Chengye.

The two arrived at the door and knocked very politely.

Wan Suizhou looked up and saw Cao Taining, who quickly invited him in.

Zhang Xiu then got up and asked them to make tea for the two of them.

For a time, the small courtyard, neither too big nor too small, became quite lively.

"Master Cao, is there something you need at my humble abode today?"

After everyone was seated, Wan Suizhou asked him with a faint smile.

Cao Taining chuckled twice and replied, "There are two small matters..."

He paused, then continued, "The first thing I want to tell you is that Mr. Lin has been apprehended and brought to justice, so you can rest assured from now on."

After saying this, he looked at his son behind him and said, "The second thing is that I also want to ask if the promise the teacher made to come to my house to teach my son is still valid?"

The magistrate's words reminded Wan Suizhou of something he had promised before.

This is nothing more than a trivial matter; what was said before is what it is.

But the magistrate then said something that made Wan Suizhou somewhat unhappy.

Cao Taining said, "As long as you agree to be my son's teacher, I will try my best to meet any fees you ask for!"

Wan Suizhou's face darkened. He didn't answer, but instead beckoned Wanwan to come to his side. Wanwan obeyed him and wobbled over to him, earnestly eating the snack in her hand.

Wan Suizhou patted her head and said to Magistrate Cao, "I don't want any fees from you, but I have one request. If you can fulfill it, I will agree."

Upon hearing this, Magistrate Cao hurriedly said, "Please tell me what your request is..."

Wan Suizhou glanced at Baili Wanwan and said, "She is the most beloved girl in our family. If the magistrate's son can make this girl laugh from the bottom of her heart, then everything will be fine."

To his surprise, Magistrate Cao breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. He had thought it was some kind of mission, but this request was nothing more than a trivial matter.

After thinking it over, he hurriedly pushed his son forward from behind him, and then said to Cao Chengye in a rather serious tone, "Hurry up and go."

Although Cao Chengye wasn't particularly interested in academics, he couldn't help but feel fond of the adorable Baili Wanwan, so he went up to tease him.

He handed her some of his most prized trinkets, and although Baili Wanwan was interested, her smile remained faint.

Cao Chengye glanced at his father with a blank look and a hint of helplessness.

He never imagined that entertaining children would be such a difficult task.

In the end, he went all out and made faces at Baili Wanwan. Instead of laughing, Baili Wanwan seemed about to cry from fright.

"Hey... don't cry..." Cao Chengye was completely at his wit's end.

He scratched his head and said to his father, "Dad, I really have no other choice..."

Upon hearing this, Magistrate Cao was so angry that he was about to curse on the spot, but he couldn't act recklessly because Wan Suizhou was there to oversee things.

Baili Wanwan found Cao Chengye's bewildered expression amusing, so she secretly nestled in Wan Suizhou's arms and smiled.

Cao Chengye had already decided to give up, but then he accidentally found a piece of osmanthus candy in his pocket. So he took it out and handed it to Baili Wanwan, saying, "Forget it, if you don't want to laugh, then don't. Here, have a piece of candy!"

"Thank you, brother!!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Baili Wanwan saw the candy, her eyes suddenly lit up, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up, and she smiled very brightly.

Cao Chengye breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this and hurriedly said to his father, "She smiled! She finally smiled!"

Magistrate Cao was delighted to hear this and nodded repeatedly: "Good, good. If Wanwan likes candy, I'll have Chengye bring it to you every day."

After this exchange, the tense atmosphere finally eased.

A faint smile appeared on Wan Suizhou's face.

"Since you've fulfilled my request, I will certainly do what I promised you..."