Grandma Ming peeked out and smiled kindly: "Lili, where's your mother?"

He paused, then quickly explained, "Where's your adoptive mother—his aunt Cuihua? Why didn't she come with you?"

Xie Li: "Oh, I took her to the high-speed rail station. She's taking the high-speed rail back to Shenzhen tonight."

"Huh?" Granny Ming was clearly stunned, somewhat taken aback. "How come you've come all this way and haven't even stopped to visit the Xie family? You're just leaving like this? Doesn't she care about your family situation now?"

Grandpa Xie smiled and said, "Perhaps they have urgent business to attend to back home."

Grandma Ming then shut up and said nothing more.

Grandpa Xie turned and went to his study. Xie Sidu glanced at Xie Li and followed. Finally, Xie Zian thought for a moment and followed as well.

The family of four sat in the study.

Xie Sidu's expression was serious. "Lili, what exactly happened? You don't like your adoptive mother?"

According to his investigation, although the woman was indeed weak and incompetent, she still protected Xie Li quite a bit.

"It's not a matter of liking or disliking." Xie Li thought for a moment and said, "Dad, you know, I have memories from my childhood, all the memories of the Xie family. I've known since I was little that Wang Cuihua is not my mother."

Therefore, she never developed any feelings of affection for Wang Cuihua.

Moreover, when she was first brought to Shenjia Village, she did consider running out to call the police and save herself.

Shen Erzhu beat her severely, then locked her in the woodshed, chaining her up like a dog, and depriving her of food and water.

Shen Erzhu was not a patient person and was addicted to gambling, so he was never home.

The person responsible for watching over her at that time was Wang Cuihua.

Although the woman's eyes showed sympathy and reluctance, she followed Shen Erzhu's instructions time and time again, and when the chain was about to break, she tied it back on in time.

She was on the verge of starvation when her neighbor, Granny Ming, secretly gave her a bowl of rice, which saved her life.

After listening to Xie Li's recollections, even the composed Xie Sidu couldn't help but slam his fist hard on the desk.

"brute!"

As a father, hearing how his daughter was being abused was so heartbreaking that he felt like killing someone in his anger.

Old Master Xie spoke slowly. He was also heartbroken, but he was even more worried about Xie Li's reputation.

"According to what you said, that woman is being manipulated by someone, most likely her son. So, giving her a million today probably won't be enough to get rid of her."

What if she causes trouble at your school gate again next time?

He was afraid that Xie Li was too young, had strong likes and dislikes, and was not tactful enough in handling things, which would give others something to hold against him.

At that time, labels such as "unfilial," "heartless," and "snobbish" will be pinned on Xie Li's head.

In this world, there are always some people who like to stand on the moral high ground to criticize others.

No matter what, Wang Cuihua had raised Xie Li for over a decade. If Xie Li were to be too heartless, it would likely provoke public outrage.

Xie Sidu paused, just about to say that if anything happened, he should call him and he would handle it.

Xie Li's voice was full of confusion, "Let her cause trouble, just ignore her and call the police to take her away."

“I don’t think I need to be grateful to someone who buys and traffics children. She has broken the law, or at least is an accomplice, and we all have the right to sue her.”

Grandpa Xie was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

He was too attached to personal relationships and completely forgot that the Xie family and Xie Li were the complete victims in this incident.