Lin Xiaoxiao nodded her little head vigorously and said, "Sister Xian'er, you smell so good. You must not go out alone! Otherwise, you will be kidnapped by bad people."
Yu Xian'er touched her forehead tenderly and smiled gently, "Sister has her brother to protect her, so she won't be bullied by bad people."
When the two talked about Shen Lang, Lin Xiaoxiao immediately danced around in Yu Xian'er's arms, vividly describing to Yu Xian'er the scene where Shen Lang and the four sisters rescued her.
Seeing the little guy's excited expression, everyone present burst into laughter.
It wasn't until the little one's stomach started rumbling that everyone realized Lin Xiaoxiao hadn't eaten yet.
Lin Xiaoxiao clutched her stomach, recalling the past, and hurriedly said, "Brother, sister. Xiaoxiao should go to sleep."
Since she could remember, neither her uncle nor the human traffickers allowed her to eat dinner. When she was hungry at night, she couldn't speak and could only cover her stomach and pretend to be asleep.
Having never been exposed to normal society, she instinctively thought that children shouldn't eat dinner.
Xia Bingyan first picked up the phone and ordered some late-night snacks from the hotel staff.
Then he walked up to Lin Xiaoxiao, touched her thin, bony face with heartache, and said, "Xiaoxiao, you should eat when you're hungry! You won't grow up if you don't eat."
Lin Xiaoxiao stared wide-eyed, as if she had discovered a new world, and asked, "Sister, can children eat dinner?"
Looking into Lin Xiaoxiao's innocent eyes, and recalling the bruises she had seen while bathing her earlier, Xia Bingyan's eyes welled up with tears. "Of course children can eat dinner," she said. "Xiaoxiao can eat whenever she's hungry from now on."
Seeing Xia Bingyan crying, Lin Xiaoxiao quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of Xia Bingyan's eyes with her dry, cracked little hands: "Sister Bingyan, why are you crying? Xiaoxiao didn't mean to make you cry. Sister Bingyan, please don't cry."
Xia Bingyan forced a smile and nodded, saying, "It's not Xiaoxiao's fault, it's just that my eyes are too sore."
The five-star hotel's catering department is on duty 24 hours a day, and since the hotel's private butler instructed that it was a late-night snack ordered by a guest in the presidential suite, they quickly prepared the food and delivered it to the room.
Xia Bingyan looked at the sumptuous meal on the table, swallowed hard, and asked the others cautiously, "Sister, can I eat this?"
Yu Xian'er nodded and said, "Xiao Xiao can eat whatever she wants; it's all yours."
"Wow! Thank you, sister!" Lin Xiaoxiao excitedly picked up the steamed bun on the table and began to swallow it in big gulps.
Shuang'er then walked over to Lin Xiaoxiao and carefully instructed her, "Xiaoxiao, eat slowly. Don't rush your meals!"
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded at Shuang'er with her face full of steamed buns, then continued to bury her head in the food on the table.
Xia Bingyan smiled at Shuang'er and said, "Sister Shuang'er, let the little one eat. This little girl hasn't had a proper meal in ages."
Shuang'er patted Lin Xiaoxiao's head tenderly and stopped trying to dissuade her.
After eating and drinking her fill, Lin Xiaoxiao let out a burp, then smiled and said to the group, "Thank you, sister. This is the best meal Shuang'er has ever had."
Shuang'er picked up Lin Xiaoxiao and said with a smile, "Now that you've eaten, it's time to go to sleep. Early to bed and early to rise makes you healthy! Tomorrow, your older sisters will take you out and buy you some pretty clothes."
Lin Xiaoxiao buried her face in Shuang'er's arms and said happily, "Sister is so nice."
Shuang'er carried Lin Xiaoxiao and returned to the side bedroom with Xia Bingyan.
Shen Lang and Yu Xian'er also returned to the master bedroom.
The next morning, Zhang Chengyang also came to Shen Lang's room.
When he saw a little girl in ripped long-sleeved shirt and pants running around among Yu Xian'er and the other two, he walked up to Shen Lang and asked, "Brother, who is this little girl?"
Shen Lang smiled and said, "Yeah, she's an orphan, but she'll be my little sister from now on."
When Zhang Chengyang saw Lin Xiaoxiao's face, he asked in surprise, "Hey! Brother, where did you pick up such a pretty girl?"
Although Lin Xiaoxiao was still thin and pale after Shuang'er's careful dressing, it was not hard to tell from her exquisite features that she was destined to be a stunning beauty.
Shen Lang laughed and said, "I ran into a group of human traffickers when I went out yesterday. Xiao Xiao is a child I rescued. This little one has no parents, and I plan to adopt her."
Xiao Xiao ran up to Shen Lang again, hugged his leg, and said with a smile, "Brother, brother, Sister Shuang'er said she's going to buy me some pretty clothes later."
Shen Lang picked up Lin Xiaoxiao and introduced her, "This is Brother Chengyang. When we go out to buy clothes later, Brother Chengyang will pay for them."
Lin Xiaoxiao had a very sweet tongue, and she greeted Zhang Chengyang with, "Hello, Brother Chengyang."
"Hello, little friend." Zhang Chengyang greeted Lin Xiaoxiao with a smile.
After the three women finished getting ready, they went out shopping together.
Lin Xiaoxiao, like a lively little rabbit, hopped around among the group, extremely happy.
The main reason for going out today was to buy clothes for Lin Xiaoxiao. After buying the clothes, the group went to the local police station.
Normally, such an important matter as registering a household registration must be handled at the local household registration office. However, thanks to the intervention of the Yu family, Lin Xiaoxiao's household registration was successfully completed at the police station in Yingtan City.
After gaining Lin Xiaoxiao's approval, he also changed her surname to Shen Lang's.
Her nickname will still be Xiaoxiao.
Her formal name was chosen by Yu Xian'er; it was Shen Qingcheng.
"Yay! I'm not a little kid anymore!" Little Xiao jumped up happily as she left the police station's household registration office.
Because both her adoptive uncle, who had raised her for three years, and the human traffickers called her "Little Dot." This made the precocious Lin Xiaoxiao very unhappy.
"Xiaoxiao, how about your older sisters take you to the amusement park?" Shuang'er held Xiaoxiao's little hand, her big eyes darting around mischievously.
"Is it a place with lots of toys?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked innocently.
Shuang'er nodded and said, "Yes, there are fun things to do there."
"Yay! Yay!"
The group then took a taxi to the largest amusement park in Yingtan City.
As soon as they entered the amusement park, Shuang'er's childlike nature was fully unleashed. Clutching two Mickey Mouse helium balloons in her hands, she ran around the huge amusement park, trying out everything that looked fun.
Fortunately, Xiaoxiao is quite sensible and didn't get distracted. When it was time to eat, she obediently followed the others to a nearby Western restaurant for steak.
After finishing their meal, the two children, one big and one small, headed to the playground they loved and had a great time.
Little Xiao's fate was tragic, yet also fortunate.
Tragically, she lost her mother's love at birth, and her father's love when she was two years old and still too young to understand. She lost all family affection at the age of five.
Fortunately, she met Shen Lang when she was seven years old, allowing her to spend half of her childhood happily and joyfully, like a princess in a fairy tale.
However, not everyone is as lucky as Lin Xiaoxiao. The group of children who were rescued with her were fortunate enough to return to their parents.
Those unfortunate children who couldn't find their parents were sent to welfare institutions by the police. Most of these children were abducted from the mountains or rural areas; they didn't know where their home was or who their parents were.
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