Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Yunyun is Sheng Ying's only child. We can't just stand by and watch her get bullied. Since her own mother can't protect her, it would be better for her to just be separated from them."
"Grandma Guo is a kind person, and she's getting on in years. She could use a young person to keep her company and help care for her."
After some discussion, they turned to look at Sheng Leyun cautiously.
"Yunyun," a woman said, taking Sheng Leyun by the shoulders and earnestly laying out their reasoning, "for the sake of your own health and safety as you grow up, are you willing to sever ties with your mother and stepfather and live with Grandma Guo?"
Sheng Leyun timidly looked around at everyone in the room. Her gaze came to rest on an old woman for whom the crowd had parted.
The old woman was wearing a dark blue, diagonally-fastened cotton jacket, black trousers, and cloth shoes with thick, layered soles.
