Daisy saw that she had managed the children quite enough and quickly shielded Hengheng, saying, "Alright, it's good that nothing happened. Let's take them back and stop the director from looking for them."
After the incident was resolved, Xiao Lin reported it to Tianyi.
Tianyi called Susu and asked if she needed him to help her discipline Hengheng.
"No need, we're going back tomorrow. Don't worry, I'll keep a close eye on Hengheng and won't let him out of my sight for a moment." Susu knew he was very busy and told him to focus on his own matters.
"Okay. When you arrive tomorrow, we'll all go out for a big meal. Let's invite Xiao Lin, Xiao Mei, and Daisy too," Tianyi suggested on the phone.
Susu also wanted everyone to have a lively and happy time and agreed, saying, "Okay, let's go to that restaurant with the bright decorations and cheerful atmosphere."
"No problem, I'll book a table now," Tianyi said cheerfully on the phone.
After the call, Susu no longer blamed Hengheng.
She and Daisy took the two children to the restaurant specially set up by the orphanage for this celebration.
Watching the two children eat ravenously, Susu couldn't help but stroke Tang Tang's fluffy little head.
She said softly, "Tang Tang, you can't sneak away by yourself after we leave. You're only a few years old, it's very dangerous to be out alone."
Tang Tang quickly held up five fingers and said, "I'm almost five, I'm not little anymore."
Susu gently pushed one of her fingers back and said, "You're four at most. If you want to find your birth parents, tell me their detailed information. I'll help you find them when I get back, okay?"
"Mom, I want to help Tang Tang find her mom and dad too," Hengheng said, looking up.
Susu wiped the rice grains from his mouth and smiled, saying, "Okay, we'll go help Tang Tang find them together then."
"Will you really help me find them?" Tang Tang asked with a hint of disbelief.
Susu extended a little finger and said to her, "Let's pinky promise, I'll keep my word and never lie."
Tang Tang, like a little adult, solemnly linked her pinky with Susu's.
Susu continued, "But you have to listen to the caregivers here and not run away again. Whether we find your parents or not, Hengheng and I will come back to tell you the news. Can you promise Auntie?"
Tang Tang nodded seriously and said, "I promise."
Daisy looked at the little girl and felt a pang of sympathy. She was indeed more sensible and mature than children her age.
"Then tell us more about your parents' specific situation, like any distinctive features in their appearance... and can you give us more details about your home address, like any famous restaurants or shops nearby?" Daisy asked.
Tang Tang recounted from memory, and Susu wrote it all down.
"Okay, we've noted it all down," Susu said, then asked curiously, "Tang Tang, how did you get separated from your parents? Do you remember how the bad guys tricked you away?"
Tang Tang lowered her head, bit her lip, and tears fell.
Susu quickly said, "It's okay, if you don't remember, it's fine. Your parents must also be very anxious and looking for you everywhere..."
"Mom might be anxious, but Dad won't be," Tang Tang said, crying.
"Why?" Susu asked softly.
Tang Tang said, "That day, Mom went out to work. Dad, who never paid much attention to me, suddenly said he wanted to take me out to play and buy me lots of delicious food. I was so happy and went out with Dad."
Daisy asked, "Why didn't your dad pay much attention to you?"
Tang Tang didn't answer, continuing to immerse herself in the happy memories of that day, saying, "Dad took me to an arcade and bought me a lot of coins. We played all the game machines inside. Later, Dad took me to eat ice cream. The ice cream was delicious, but I fell asleep before finishing it. When I woke up, Dad was gone, and there was a strange auntie next to me, and the surroundings were also unfamiliar..."
Daisy also stroked her head, wanting to offer some comfort.
Tang Tang blamed herself, "I shouldn't have been greedy for food, I was too greedy, that's why Dad abandoned me..." She started crying uncontrollably.
"No, it's not like that," Susu comforted her, "The traffickers were too cunning and snatched you away when your dad wasn't paying attention."
"Yes, yes," Daisy echoed.
Tang Tang stopped crying and looked at them, asking, "Really? It wasn't that Dad abandoned me?"
Susu promised her, "I will definitely find your parents, and then you'll know, they both love you very much."
Tang Tang instantly became happy and wiped away her tears herself.
After all, children are children, and she no longer doubted what Susu and Daisy had said.
When night fell and Hengheng was asleep in his room, Susu and Daisy began to talk about Tang Tang's situation.
"If Tang Tang isn't lying, I have a feeling she was sold by her father," Daisy voiced her thoughts.
Susu had the same feeling, "Yes, it seems this father is truly heartless."
She couldn't help but think of her own background. Fortunately, Ai Shunan and his wife had abandoned her when she was an infant.
She had no memory or concept of parents during her childhood and thus suffered no emotional damage.
Tang Tang was different; she was old enough to remember but was abandoned, which would likely leave a lifelong shadow.
Daisy worriedly said, "Even if we can help her find her parents, will her parents be willing to take her back? Besides, if her father deliberately abandoned her, her life won't be easy when she returns."
Susu agreed. She felt a sense of shared misfortune with Tang Tang and sighed, "I'll first try to find her parents based on the information she provided. We'll see what the reason was."
"Didn't the director say the police checked the address and names Tang Tang provided, but found nothing?" Daisy felt the matter was difficult.
Susu looked at the recorded information and thought, "Could it be that the child misremembered her parents' names, or perhaps her parents never told her their real names?"
"If they don't even tell their own child their real names, then who are her parents? Could they be fugitives?" Daisy thought, feeling a bit scared.
Susu shook her head, "Forget it, guessing won't help. We'll try to find them after we return to Lancheng. We promised the child, so we have to fulfill it."
"Mm," Daisy sighed, "What a lovely child. Tang Tang's parents could bear to treat their own child like this."
Susu said wistfully, "Some parents are not meant to be parents in the first place. They don't want a child for the sake of having one, but rather to achieve other goals through their relationship. Children are merely inconvenient accidents to them, and they don't care much about their child's life or death."
"How pitiful. I hope there are fewer such parents in the world."
"Let's hope so."
The next day, after their visit to the orphanage, Susu and her group successfully returned to Lancheng.
In the evening, they went to the restaurant Tianyi had booked, and everyone had a lively time.
Tianyi thanked Daisy repeatedly and personally poured her a drink.