Dai Donglin drove with Chu Yu to look for the child. Their search was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Fortunately, Yuanyuan was lucky. Luo Kangcheng quickly found out that the child was at a police station in the suburbs. It was said that the child had been abandoned there three days ago and no one had come to claim her.
The police officers at the local police station were furious:
"The child said that her grandmother bought her candy and wanted to take her hiking. But when they got halfway up the mountain, she said she had to go back to get something and told the child to stand there and not move. Don't you think this is deliberately abandoning the child? How could this family be so heartless?"
Chu Yu frowned. "This child was adopted. Later, her adoptive father and adoptive mother had a son, and they started to dislike her more and more. I think that might be the reason."
"It's not just because of that. This child always complains of leg pain. We were worried she might have bumped into something, so we took her to the hospital for an X-ray. It turned out she had a bone problem and needed to be hospitalized. The treatment costs are quite high. The child said her kindergarten teacher took her to the hospital for a checkup, and her father said to stop treatment and just amputate her leg."
The police officer grew increasingly angry as he listened. "They could clearly treat it, but they just won't. If they didn't have the money, that would be one thing, but from what you've heard, this family is doing quite well, driving a Mercedes-Benz, they're not poor, are they? How come they can't even spare a few tens of thousands of yuan? They have their own son, but they don't want to raise their daughter? That's outrageous! I feel like beating them up!"
Chu Yu hadn't expected that Yuan Yuan had leg problems.
Did the doctor say how long the child's treatment will take?
"They said it would take one or two years to treat him, but it would cost a lot of money, about 20,000 yuan in total. If the child is cured, he won't need amputation, but if he isn't cured, he'll have to have an amputation and wear a prosthesis. How can they bear to put such a young child in a prosthesis!"
Chu Yu frowned, thinking that Wei Mingyuan and Qiao Shanshan were utterly despicable.
What kind of people hasn't Luo Kangcheng met?
He had seen too many heartless parents like this, but with the laws of China in place, even if Yuanyuan's adoptive parents really did something, without evidence, there was nothing they could do. They could only hope that their conscience would be awakened and that they would do something humane.
“Yuanyuan is terrified. Let’s send her back as soon as possible. I’ll warn Yuanyuan’s parents to arrange for someone to visit them regularly and contact the Women’s Federation. Hopefully, this will deter them.”
Dai Donglin nodded, his face grim, and picked up Yuanyuan to walk out.
Once in the car, Dai Donglin placed Yuanyuan in the back seat, and Chu Yu fastened her seatbelt. She was very gentle, and Yuanyuan especially liked her, wanting to sit in her lap. Chu Yu then hugged her and gently comforted her.
With the child present, Chu Yu didn't want to speak ill of Qiao Shanshan and Wei Mingyuan, but simply asked:
"Yuanyuan, your parents know about your leg injury. What did they say?"
“Dad said if it can’t be cured, we’ll waste tens of thousands of yuan and have to have an amputation. It’s better to just have an amputation. It’s cheaper and less troublesome, and it saves us from having to take care of her in the hospital for several years. It’s too much trouble,” Yuanyuan looked at Chu Yu with some confusion. “Auntie, what does amputation mean? Why does Yuanyuan want to have an amputation?”
Chu Yu pinched her little cheek, "Who said you need an amputation? Amputation is only done when there's no cure. Our Yuanyuan is lucky, she definitely won't need an amputation. Listen to the doctor and get proper treatment, Yuanyuan will get better soon."
Yuanyuan nodded happily.
As Yuanyuan got out of the car, Qiao Shanshan rushed over, hugged her tightly, and scolded, "Where did you run off to, you brat? You went out with Grandma, but you didn't even follow her. What if something happened to you!"
Yuanyuan blinked. "Grandma told me to stand there and not to leave. Grandma also said she was going home to get something and wouldn't let Yuanyuan follow. Yuanyuan was okay, she could only cover her eyes. It was very dark at night, and a policeman shone a flashlight on Yuanyuan and saw her. He took Yuanyuan back to the police station."
Qiao Shanshan suddenly covered Yuanyuan's mouth, "What are you saying? If you hadn't run around, how could Grandma have lost you! Why are you always disobedient? Stealing money and things at home is one thing, but how did you learn to lie?"
Chu Yu frowned and asked, "Qiao Shanshan, I heard that Yuanyuan has a problem with her leg. Have you taken her to the hospital for treatment?"
Qiao Shanshan was stunned. "Of course I went. The doctor said there was no other way but to amputate. I couldn't bear to let such a young child suffer like that."
"The doctor said that amputation will only happen if the condition cannot be cured, not that it will definitely happen. We have inquired and found that Yuanyuan's leg condition has not been long. With proper treatment, it can still be saved. Since you have adopted her, you have to be responsible for her. You should take her to the hospital for treatment."
Qiao Shanshan scoffed inwardly, thinking to herself that it was easy for her to talk when she wasn't in her shoes. She spoke so casually when it didn't cost her any money, but she wondered if she would still be able to say the same thing if she had to pay for it herself.
“I don’t want my child to suffer like that either. What would we do if Yuanyuan became disabled?”
Chu Yu frowned. "Qiao Shanshan, what would you do if your own child had a leg problem?"
That would definitely be the first thing we do, even if it means going bankrupt, to treat him!
"Let's not treat it anymore. Let the child's leg condition worsen and he become disabled! I don't believe you can be so heartless to your own child."
Of course, Qiao Shanshan couldn't be so cruel to her own child. Her little one was the apple of her eye. Qiao Shanshan loved her little one very much. The little one was smart, cute, and beautiful. Yuanyuan, on the other hand, didn't seem very smart, and his skin was dark and sallow as he grew up.
Yuanyuan is inferior to Xiaobao in every way. Qiao Shanshan thinks Yuanyuan is no good at anything and dislikes her more and more.
She cursed Chu Yu and Dai Donglin inwardly for meddling. If it weren't for them, Yuanyuan would have been lost or dead long ago. How could she have come back?
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