But Su Lan was stopped in her tracks by Wang Yizhi's parents.
"Xiaoyu is our flesh and blood; you can't take her away!" they protested.
Su Lan clutched her daughter tightly. "Wang Yizhi has agreed to let me take Xiaoyu with me!"
Wang Yizhi was about to interject, but the village chief intervened first.
"Yizhi, we can't let the Wang Family be abandoned like this!"
The village chief was subtly hinting to Wang Yizhi that he should keep his daughter with the Wang Family to prevent her from reporting their actions to the authorities.
Unable to bear it any longer, Qin Zhenzhen rolled up Xiaoyu's sleeves, revealing whip marks on her arms and feet.
"Are you going to keep Xiaoyu and continue to abuse her?" she confronted the villagers and the village chief.
The shocking sight left everyone in disbelief. How could such a young girl suffer such cruelty? Those who didn't know better might think she was adopted.
