Weren't children this age ignorant of the world?
Yesseca didn't expect the girl to be so polite.
After eating the food, the girl thanked her.
Yesseca couldn't help but like the girl.
She looked at the little girl carefully and found the girl adorable.
"What's your name?" Yesseca asked gently.
The girl whispered, "Dory."
Yesseca frowned.
Just Dory?
However, she did not say much and said, "Why don't you come home with me? I'll give you a bath and a change of clothes."
After all, Dory was covered in dirt.
Dory immediately shook her head and whispered, "I'm going home."
Yesseca was startled.
Going home?
So Dory had a home.
Yesseca thought Dory was an abandoned child!
"Are you living with your parents?" A moment later,
Yesseca asked.
Dory shook her head again.
Yesseca immediately came to a realization.
No wonder!
Dory might have been abandoned by her parents. She must be living with her relatives, which explained the lack of care.
"My mom." The next second, Dory added.
Yesseca froze before asking, "Are you staying with your mother?"
One of the women's eyes were bloodshot.
She had been sitting there for the past 24 hours.
While playing, someone chatted with her. "You've been playing cards for so long. Why don't you go home?"
The woman snorted, "I'm feeling lucky today. I can't go home now."
"What about your daughter? She's so young. If you don't go back, who will cook for her?" someone asked.
The woman looked as if she didn't care. "Why should I cook for her? She can take care of herself."
The people around her were shocked.
"Do it herself?! Isn't she very young? I thought she isn't even at schooling age, and she could take care of herself?" "My granddaughter is that old too, but we still have to feed her. Your daughter is amazing."
In the face of people's discussion, the woman snorted and said, "She's just a bitch who will live a lowly life. If she can't care for herself, she will die from the consequences."
Her daughter had to care for her too.
The people around her looked at each other.
They knew each other for quite some time and knew that she never treated her daughter well. But never would they think she would call her daughter a bitch.
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