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The teacher nearby saw this scene and hurried over, fearing it might be a child trafficker.
"Xiao Xiao, who is this? Do you know her?" the teacher asked, guarding against Mother Zhu like guarding against a thief.
Zhu Xiaoxiao nodded but then shook her head.
"I am Xiao Xiao's grandmother, here to pick up the child from school," Mother Zhu said, taking the child. She would then go find Yuan Hua; perhaps it would be easier to talk then.
Hearing this, the teacher was somewhat incredulous, saying, "That seems unlikely. Which child hides behind when they see their grandmother? Xiao Xiao, don't be afraid. Tell the teacher, do you know her?"
Zhu Xiaoxiao, worried the teacher would hand her over to her grandmother, kept hiding behind the teacher.
Seeing this, the teacher was even less likely to hand the child over.