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"What's going on here?" With over thirty people in the kindergarten, An Lan had thought that at least half of them would come, yet only two children showed up. She walked over to Aunt Li and asked.
"Actually, many kids wanted to come, but one of Mumu's classmates—I don't know if she was just born mean—started spreading rumors in class that Mumu is an orphan, adopted, and that her family is poor and shabby. She scorned Mumu.
This girl told everyone in the class that if anyone attended Mumu's birthday party, she would never play with them again. That child comes from a well-off family, and many kids are quite afraid of her, so one by one, they all decided not to come to Mumu's birthday party."
Aunt Li became incensed whenever she mentioned this matter.
"How malicious, spreading such rumors about Mumu! Our Mumu is always well-dressed and well-cared for; how could she resemble an orphan? If they don't come, so be it, but it seems Mumu is a bit heartbroken."
