"Auntie, my parents have already abandoned me, and I don't want to go back. Please let me stay. I can work..."
Lin Pandi looked at Mrs. Jiang with pleading eyes, but Mrs. Jiang wouldn't soften, "Pandi, it's not that Auntie doesn't want to keep you, but with your parents still around, living in our house like this, what would people in the village think of us? Of course, if you really can't bear to be apart from Niannian, Auntie welcomes you to come and play with her often. This child isn't familiar with the village children and gets along better with you."
With that said, Lin Pandi couldn't insist on staying.
However, going back to face an uncertain future of being possibly sold, she became even more helpless and confused.
Thinking of this, Lin Pandi made up her mind, stood up, and knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Pandi, what are you doing? Get up, let's talk it over. If someone saw this, they might think we're bullying you."
