Xie Zian understood instantly. The boy clenched his fists, his anger about to explode.

It turns out that Xie Li lived such a life in that family before.

They became increasingly angry about Feng Meihua and Lao Zhang's abduction of Xie Li.

The Ding family even claimed innocence and pleaded for leniency for Feng Meihua, saying that since the child had been found anyway, and Feng Meihua had served Old Madam Ding for many years, she had at least put in the effort. They asked the Xie family not to be so aggressive and to withdraw the lawsuit as soon as possible out of respect for Old Madam Ding.

That's absolutely disgusting!

Of course, he was even angrier at Xie Li's adoptive father. Since he bought the child back then, why couldn't he treat him well?

He had been well-fed and clothed since childhood, with servants attending to him. He never imagined that his own sister would be abused in a poor mountain village, unable to even get a bite to eat.

He simply couldn't imagine how much suffering Xie Li had endured and how much pain he had endured!

"Actually, Aunt Wang is quite good to Xie Li, it's just that she can't protect Xie Li..."

Li Chen felt a little melancholy. Wang Cuihua was very good to him. When Shen Erzhu was not at home, she would secretly give him and Xie Li candy to eat.

Xie Zian nodded. "I understand. Thank you."

Knowing Wang Cuihua's past relationship with Xie Li, the Xie family could then decide how to treat her.

But now it seems that Wang Cuihua didn't have anything particularly bad about her. The Xie family has never been ungrateful, and they can be treated as relatives in a friendly manner.

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In the afternoon, after school, Xie Li went straight to Li Chen and said, "Let's go to your house to solve this problem."

Li Chen was quite happy. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Brother Li, you're not upset about Auntie taking my pocket money, are you? Hey, it's just a little pocket money, it's nothing!"

He's starting to realize that Xie Li probably doesn't like this at all.

After all, it's quite disrespectful of them to force her into an engagement without her consent.

Xie Li pressed his temples: "Shut up!"

Li Chen shut up and didn't say a word.

Upon arriving at the Li family's residence, Wang Cuihua locked herself in her upstairs room and refused to come out. The Li family's housekeeper said, "The servants bring lunch upstairs."

He just couldn't understand why Wang Cuihua looked at him like he was a monster. They were from the same place, they should have common topics to talk about!

Butler Li sensed that his young heart was slightly wounded.

Soon, Wang Cuihua was asked to come down by the servants.

She had clearly been looking forward to Xie Li for a long time, and she almost ran down the street. As soon as she saw Xie Li, her eyes reddened slightly: "Li Li, why did you only come to find me now?"

Xie Li would never have left her alone in an unfamiliar environment for so long before.

Xie Li knew she was timid and that she would feel uneasy in unfamiliar environments, so he never let her face these things alone.

She was an illiterate rural woman, completely lost in the outside world. She traveled for more than ten hours by train to see Xie Li. How could Xie Li leave her hanging all day?

Li Chen quickly explained, "Aunt Wang, we have to go to school, and we just got out of school!"

Wang Cuihua didn't say anything, but she still felt wronged. Couldn't she ask for leave from school?

Xie Li glanced at Wang Cuihua. "You're thirty-nine, not nine months along. Do you expect me to follow you around every step of the way?"

Wang Cuihua felt a little embarrassed. What did Xie Li mean by this? Was he looking down on her?

"Lili, that's not what I meant..."