Chapter 120

Unable to resist feeling sorry for her, he looked at her and said, "You wait here."

She asked Lan Lin to watch the little girl while she ran out and bought her an ice bowl.

It was still a bit cold in early March, so she dared not give the little girl ice cream.

However, even though it was a sweet bowl, the little girl ate it with great relish.

Lan Lin, who was watching her from the side, suddenly nudged Gu Yousi, "Niuniu, we've never met this little girl's parents before?"

The little girl, with her sharp ears, quickly answered, "Auntie said she went to the restroom and will be back soon, so she told me to wait here!"

Gu Yousi frowned, thinking to herself, "This little sister's aunt is really carefree."

Her father at least let the two of them wait here together, and Lan Lin is quite old, while this little girl is not even four years old. How could he let her wait here alone?

Just then, a tall, burly man walked towards them. As he approached, his eyes swept over Gu Yousi and the others, finally settling on the young girl.

He called out, "Xiaoman, your aunt had something come up and asked me to come and take you home."

"Oh." The little girl, called Xiaoman, stood up without thinking and wanted to follow the man.

Gu Yousi suddenly felt a pang in her heart.

Her body reacted faster than her brain; she grabbed Xiaoman and said, "Xiaoman, you haven't finished eating yet. Let's finish before we go."

Xiaoman looked at the bowl of ice she had only taken a few bites of and nodded, saying, "Sister is right, Uncle, wait for me to finish eating."

The man looked impatient, glanced at Gu Yousi, and pulled Xiaoman along, saying, "What's so great about an ice bowl? Your aunt said she's taking you to a Western restaurant tonight and getting you ice cream. Isn't ice Xiaoman from Western restaurants your favorite thing?"

Upon hearing the words "ice cream," Xiaoman couldn't resist walking forward.

Gu Yousi was speechless for a moment, and found the man increasingly suspicious. She quickly gave Lan Lin a look, and Lan Lin immediately ran off to find Gu Jinshui.

Gu Yousi retorted, "Xiaoman can't go with you. You say you were sent by Xiaoman's aunt, what proof do you have?!"

Xiaoman paused, a look of confusion appearing on her face.

The man rudely slapped Gu Yousi's hand away, saying, "Who are you? What's it to you? It's none of your business. I'm her relative. Get the hell out of here, or I'll make you hit someone!"

He pointed at Gu Yousi, his face contorted with rage, his fleshy cheeks bulging.

This grandson clearly thinks Gu Yousi is just an easy kid to bully.

Unexpectedly, Gu Yousi pounced on him and bit the man's finger.

The man screamed in pain and raised his hand to slap Gu Yousi. Gu Yousi not only dodged it but also screamed while holding Xiaoman, shouting, "Human trafficker! Catch the human trafficker!"

There's a public restroom nearby, and it's quite crowded.

As soon as Gu Yousi called out and mentioned human traffickers, people gathered around.

By the time Gu Jinshui and Lan Lin arrived, the man had already been apprehended by the righteous crowd, his hands bound with a belt, kneeling on the ground, his face bruised and swollen.

"Daughter, are you alright?"

Gu Jinshui were trembling.

Gu Yousi shook her head and said, "Dad, I'm fine. This person just tried to hit me!"

She pointed at the man kneeling on the ground and began to complain.

Upon hearing this, Gu Jinshui kicked the man. Yan Ren rushed over after hearing the commotion and quickly stopped Gu Jinshui.

Yan Ren asked, "What happened? Did they really catch the human traffickers?"

"Uncle, this man just tried to take Xiaoman away, but Xiaoman said she doesn't know him." Gu Yousi said, Yan Ren then noticed a little girl behind her with tears streaming down her face.

Yan Ren's face was serious, but the man shouted at the top of his lungs, "I'm really not a human trafficker! His aunt asked me to come and pick him up!"

A woman, sweating profusely, squeezed through the crowd. Seeing the situation, her expression changed, and upon hearing the conversation, she quickly said, "Yes, you've misunderstood! He's the one I asked to pick someone up!"

"Aunt!"

When Xiaoman saw the woman coming, she called out, walked forward, and threw herself into the woman's arms.

Everyone was taken aback. Yan Ren's colleague asked in a low voice, "Boss, is this some kind of misunderstanding?"

Before Yan Ren could answer, Gu Yousi shouted, "If he's not a human trafficker, then what's he doing carrying rope and a knife?!"

As she spoke, she pointed to the fruit knife and hemp rope on the ground.

These all fell out of the man's coat when everyone was subduing him!

The woman's expression changed, and she seemed somewhat flustered.

Yan Ren, seeing this, said without hesitation, "Whether you're this girl's aunt or not, you're all coming with us to the police station to explain yourselves!"

As the person involved, Gu Yousi and her family also went there.

The little girl seemed frightened; she ignored everyone at the police station and only followed Gu Yousi.

Yan Ren then instructed Gu Yousi to take the little girl first, and bring the aunt and the man inside for questioning.

After a while, the sound of a car stopping came from outside the police station Gu Yousi looked outside and saw a well-dressed couple get out of the car and rush in.

"Dad, Mom!"

When Xiaoman saw the couple, she immediately jumped off her chair and ran towards them.

"Oh dear, Xiaoman, you almost scared your mother to death! Are you alright?"

Xiaoman's mother was covered in sweat, her hair was disheveled, and she held her child's hand, looking him up and down.

Xiaoman shook her head and said, "Xiaoman is fine. My sister and brother saved me."

Xiaoman's parents then saw Gu Yousi's family and Lan Yeping and his grandson.

Her father quickly expressed his gratitude, "Thank you so much. We rushed over as soon as we heard Xiaoman was in trouble. What exactly is this about human traffickers? Her aunt took her out to play today."

Liang Ying and Gu Jinshui stood up.

Gu Jinshui, "We can't say for sure about this; we don't know the details. We'll have to wait for the police to question us before we can find out."

"Oh, okay, thank you." Xiaoman's father paused for a moment, then thanked him.

They waited for a while, asking Xiaoman questions. After a while, Yan Ren came out, his expression Yan Ren. "Are you Xiaoman's parents?"

"Yes, officer, Xiaoman said her aunt and uncle are human traffickers. Could this be a misunderstanding?"

Xiaoman's father found it hard to believe.

Yan Ren glanced at them and said, "Let's go inside and talk. It's not convenient to talk here."

He then looked at Gu Yousi and the others, "Brother and sister-in-law, you can leave once you've finished giving your statements. You don't need to stay here."

Gu Jinshui quickly agreed, and a policeman came over to take their statements. After that, Gu Jinshui and his group left.

On the way, Lan Lin was filled with curiosity and couldn't sit still in the back. "Grandpa, Uncle and Aunt, is Xiaoman's aunt a human trafficker?"

Grandpa Lan pondered for a moment and said, "I think it should be. Even if it isn't, something still doesn't seem right. A woman taking a little girl out like that, even if she needed to use the restroom, she could have taken the child inside. She shouldn't have just left the child outside and then suddenly called a strange man to pick her up. That doesn't make sense."

"Yes, I also think that woman is acting strange."

Gu Yinxing agreed, "Xiaoman was so frightened just now, and when she came over, she didn't say a word of concern. Instead, she defended that man. This is suspicious!"

Everyone is still curious about how this will end.

When Yan Ren came home from work, he told everyone what had happened, "That man was ordered by Xiaoman's aunt to kidnap Xiaoman!"

"What?! She really is a human trafficker? And this is her own aunt! How could she be so heartless?!"

He Chunlian gasped in disbelief.

Yan Ren took a sip of rice porridge. "You don't know, that couple was almost fifty when they had this daughter, and they doted on her like a precious jewel. The aunt was resentful, feeling that the little girl was stealing the family fortune that her son was supposed to inherit. Moreover, the couple were both leaders with connections. The aunt originally planned to have them help raise her son and pave the way for him in the future, so that the family fortune would go to her son. Now that they have their own daughter, her plans have naturally fallen through, so she wanted to have the girl kidnapped and sold. That woman is truly vicious, and that man is a real human trafficker; he even arranged to sell the girl to the mountains!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed slightly.

Liang Ying instinctively hugged her daughter tighter, exclaiming, "This is too cruel! This is family!"

"Some relatives are worse than enemies."

He Chunlian sighed, "Money can corrupt people's hearts. Luckily, our Second Girl and Lan Lin noticed something was wrong, otherwise, if someone had really kidnapped the child, where would we have found her!"

Everyone agreed.

The next day, when Gu Yousi and Lan Lin returned home from school, they found that there were guests at their house, none other than Xiaoman's family from the day before.

"Sister, brother!" Xiaoman broke free from her mother's arms and ran towards Gu Yousi.

Gu Yousi grabbed her to prevent her from being knocked down by this little cannonball, "Xiaoman."

"These must be the Xiaoman brothers and sisters Xiaoman was talking about. Xiaoman has been thinking about you all day."

Xiaoman's mother, Liu Hongxia, smiled lovingly, "You're going to school today, what grade are you in?"

"I'm in second grade," Gu Yousi said. "Hello, Uncle and Auntie."

Lan Lin quickly introduced himself and greeted them, "I'm in fifth grade."

"Good, you can tell they're all good kids."

Liu Hongxia took out two red envelopes from her pocket and was about to hand them to Gu Yousi and the others.

When Liang Ying saw this, she quickly stopped them, "Sister Liu, you're too kind. You brought so many things and even gave the child a red envelope. We can't accept this!"

Gu Xian said, "This is absolutely necessary. If it weren't for your daughter and this little boy yesterday, my daughter might have been in serious trouble. This red envelope is a small token of our appreciation; you must accept it!"

"This..."

A look of hesitation crossed Liang Ying's face.

Gu Yousi took the red envelope directly and said, "Thank you, Uncle and Aunt. Our school just happened to have a donation drive. Can I donate all the money?"

Gu Xian and Liu Hongxia were taken aback at first, but then they admired Gu Yousi even more and nodded, saying, "Okay, this is for you. Spend it however you like."

Liang Ying was both amused and exasperated, but it wasn't a bad thing that the children were donating money. Seeing that Xiaoman was holding her daughter's hand tightly, she simply let the children go out to play in the yard.

At first, Gu Xian. and Mrs. Gu were a little worried, but after seeing Gu Yousi and the others doing their homework with Xiaoman in the yard, they were somewhat relieved.

Gu Xian said, "We really don't know how to thank you enough this time. I heard that your family owns a clothing factory?"

"Yes, it's just producing some Body-Shaping Pants, it's a small-scale operation." Liang Ying invited them to drink tea, her words very modest.

Liu Hongxia took out a business card from her purse and handed it to Liang Ying. "Although it's just a small business now, it will grow big one day. I work for the Industry and Commerce Bureau. My family is doing quite well and has some connections. Keep this business card. If you need to contact us in the future, just call this number."

Liang Ying hesitated for a moment, but this time she didn't refuse and accepted it generously. "Okay, but I hope that when I call you in the future, I'll share the good news instead of causing you trouble."

Gu Xian and Liu Hongxia couldn't help but laugh.

They had some reservations at first, but after hearing Gu Yousi's mother's words, they immediately felt that this family was worth befriending and were open-minded people.

The couple had other things to do, including dealing with Xiaoman's aunt's collusion with human traffickers, so they left in a hurry with Xiaoman after sitting for a while.

Gu Yousi also gave the little girl several of her comic books.

When Gu Jinshui and his family returned that evening, they heard that the couple had come to express their gratitude. Gu Jinshui, "No wonder I saw so many things when I came in. I thought Yin Xing had brought back some things from her in-laws' house again. It turns out they gave them to us."

They also left a business card.

Liang Ying showed the business card to everyone, saying, "I think their family is quite well-off. Let's keep this business card for now, and ask them for help if we ever need anything."

"Speaking of which," He Chunlian remembered something, "Liang Ying, Old Mr. Lan said he needs to talk to you about something. Why don't you call him later and ask what it is?"

Liang Ying agreed, smiling, "It's probably something good, isn't it? Old Master Lan always thinks of helping us out when something good happens."