“Let’s go together!” Zhou Chunhua said excitedly, “In a little while, we’ll take Nini with us to pick up Tongtong.”
"Okay." Gu Yao nodded.
The thought that Tongtong's return would have a positive effect on Nini's illness made Zhou Chunhua extremely happy.
So much so that he forgot to tell Gu Yao about Xu Xiuzhen's matter.
After dinner, she tidied up Nini and then went to the children's welfare home with Gu Yao.
When she escaped from Ganxi Village, she was unconscious for several days.
When she woke up, Tongtong had already been taken to a children's welfare home.
After driving for almost an hour, they finally arrived at the entrance of the children's welfare home.
The old man guarding the gate only glanced at Gu Yao before opening the gate on his own initiative.
The clanging of the chains was like the shackles being broken from her heart.
The old man greeted Gu Yao familiarly, and Gu Yao was polite and courteous throughout, answering all his questions.
This was completely different from his usual aloof and unapproachable demeanor.
Afterwards, she took Nini's hand and followed Gu Yao to the dean's office.
The dean was an elderly man who looked to be in his fifties or sixties, with a kind and gentle face.
As soon as he saw Gu Yao enter, he immediately got up from his desk and led them to sit down on the sofa.
Then they enthusiastically made tea for them and gave Nini candy.
Gu Yao took out a document stamped with a red seal from his briefcase and handed it to the dean.
After carefully reading each page, the dean said, "I didn't expect Attorney Gu to be such a kind-hearted person."
Gu Yao smiled but remained silent.
However, unlike in TV dramas, the dean did not simply order someone to bring a child to him.
Actually, quite the opposite, he took them directly out of the office.
Along the way, everyone in the yard said that Tongtong was a sensible yet pitiful child.
After going down one floor, the dean led them to a classroom in the corner.
The classrooms are similar to those in kindergartens—spacious, bright, clean, and tidy.
The children were drawing in small groups at a table.
Zhou Chunhua spotted Tongtong in the corner at a glance.
However, after being separated for only a few days, the child lost a lot of weight.
"Sister! Sister!" Tongtong rushed over and threw herself into Nini's arms.
"Waaaaah, they all say Mommy doesn't want Tongtong anymore, and Sister doesn't want Tongtong anymore either. Tongtong is so scared, afraid that she will never see you again."
Tongtong misses you all so much, she misses Mom, she misses her sister, she wants to go home. Waaaaah…
At the end, Tongtong hugged Nini and cried.
However, the next second, Nini said, "Tongtong."
This made Zhou Chunhua extremely happy, even though it was only two simple words!
But before, no matter how actively she tried to communicate, Nini acted as if she hadn't heard them at all, completely ignoring them and giving no response whatsoever.
As it turns out, the experts were right.
As soon as familiar faces appeared, Nini's condition improved at a visible speed.
Nini hugged tiny Tongtong like an older sister, one hand on Tongtong's back and the other rubbing Tongtong's head.
Tongtong, like a puppy that has found its owner, had red eyes and was crying so sadly.
Gu Yao glanced at her, then turned and went to talk to the dean.
Zhou Chunhua then squatted down and hugged both children into her arms at the same time.
"Let's go home!"
So, amidst the envious gazes of dozens of children in the classroom, they walked out hand in hand.
Afterwards, she stayed with the two children on the playground, while Gu Yao went to the director's office to sign the papers before taking them away from the orphanage and back to the hospital.
All the way, Tongtong held Nini's hand tightly and kept asking, "Sister, have you found Mommy?"
Whenever yellow peaches are mentioned, Zhou Chunhua's brows furrow involuntarily.
Last night, she was talking to Gu Yao about yellow peaches.
Gu Yao said he had already asked the people in Ganxi Village, and they all said that Huang Tao had never returned after escaping.
It was also said that, according to Xu San's confession, several members of the bullfrog team who went to chase the yellow peaches also disappeared without a trace.
Gu Yao said that he had asked Qin Donglai, who said that they had also arranged for people to search the vicinity of Xu Sanjiang's place.
However, no trace of it has been found so far.
On the way, although Nini didn't say much, it was very obvious that after Tongtong appeared, Nini's condition improved a lot.
When they arrived at the hospital, Tongtong was practically nestled in Nini's arms.
"Sister, aren't we going home? What are we doing here?"
Nini's expression became complicated.
Zhou Chunhua quickly chimed in, "Tongtong, Nini is sick, so we'll have to stay here a few more days. Once Nini gets better, Auntie will take you home."
I don't know if Tongtong's understanding is the same as what she said.
Anyway, Tongtong was much happier after hearing that she could go home.
Perhaps due to the infection, as Tongtong became happier, Nini would also occasionally show a smile.
For Zhou Chunhua, this was an unexpected surprise.
She was even more certain that with Tongtong by her side, Nini's illness would definitely recover as soon as possible.
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Jiang City.
After the meeting, Liao Nanxing rushed home immediately.
As soon as he entered, Liao Nanxing rushed upstairs to Xu Xiuzhen's room.
Pushing open the door, Liao Nanxing yelled, "Mom! What have you done to Zhou Chunhua now?"
Xu Xiuzhen, who was half-lying on the sofa, actually waved to him with a smug look on her face.
Liao Nanxing tossed his suit jacket and briefcase aside and walked over.
Xu Xiuzhen turned her phone around and said with a smile, "See! Your mother here, even though I'm getting old, I'm still very good at handling Zhou Chunhua!"
Tell me quickly, did Zhou Chunhua call and ask you to pick up Nini?
Liao Nanxing didn't answer, but instead opened Xu Xiuzhen's backend and watched all the videos she had posted.
However, his expression grew increasingly grim.
After reading the last message, Liao Nanxing practically slammed his phone into Xu Xiuzhen's hand.
"Mom! How could you do this? I'm the one who wronged her, why are you twisting the truth? Do you know what those trolls and keyboard warriors online will say about her after you do this?"
Xu Xiuzhen, who had been smiling, suddenly felt like she had been yelled at for no reason, and immediately flew into a rage.
"Nanxing! What did I do to her? I didn't say anything about her in these videos. Tell me, which of what I said in the videos isn't true? Which one is a distortion of the truth?"
Liao Nanxing shook his head helplessly.
"Yes! But do you know that if you do this, we... she will be even more resistant to me! Don't you still hope that I can bring Nini back?"
How can I discuss bringing Nini back with Zhou Chunhua after you post these things online?
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