After Ji Ying waited for them to leave, she finally told everyone all the twists and turns in detail.
"So the thief stole the child, but dumped the kid under the Big Locust Tree the same day?" An old lady asked sharply, her eyes keen.
"That's how it was told." Ji Ying nodded, and recalled how the Gu Family had come to talk about it back then, giving all the vivid details.
The old lady smiled, but said nothing more. Instead, she looked over at Xu Nianhua, who stood tall and gracefully, well-behaved and sensible, and said, "You've raised her so well, she's even a college student!"
The old lady's gaze fell on Xu Nianhua's hands—hands obviously pampered, never touched spring water or hard work.
She'd heard Nianhua also had two older brothers. In these circumstances, the Xu Family was able to raise a daughter they'd picked up so well, and even send her to school. It truly wasn't easy.
