Wang Lifen has been staying in the food factory dormitory for a week and has gradually gotten used to life there.

Here, she doesn't have to work in the fields or go out in the wind and sun.

Every morning, I take care of the kids and then do some housework.

The single dormitory room didn't have a kitchen, so she didn't even need to cook; her whole family ate at the cafeteria.

She gradually felt bored, and being alone in the dormitory made her feel like a useless person.

Wang Lifen discovered that most of the workers in the food factory were women, while the men mostly did jobs like moving things and tending fires.

She envied these female workers, but dared not approach them.

She felt that she was just a woman who was unemployed and in poor health, and she was afraid that others would look down on her, so she never dared to get close to them.

But she's not that old, how could she really stay in her dorm every day without going out?

Wang Lifen occasionally takes her children out for walks, but only within the factory area.

Until Friday night, Gu Jianjun excitedly told her that a movie was being shown in the neighboring yard and that he would take her and her son to watch it.

Wang Lifen had heard him mention this before and was very curious about it.

She's never seen a movie before.

With trepidation, Gu Jianjun took his wife and daughter to the nursing home next door.

The movie hadn't started yet, so he found a seat for Wang Lifen and let her sit down with her child.

As soon as Wang Lifen sat down with her daughter in her arms, someone struck up a conversation with her.

An elderly woman asked her, "Young lady, where are you from? I've never seen you before."

Wang Lifen was afraid that others would misunderstand her as a bad person, so she quickly explained her identity.

The old woman nodded and said, "Oh, so you're a worker's family member. Is this your little girl?"

Wang Lifen glanced at her daughter: "Yes, she's my daughter."

The old lady liked Qiuqiu very much and kept trying to make her laugh.

Qiuqiu cooperated well, laughing heartily, which was very cheerful to hear.

The elderly people in the nursing home all love children, and they had never seen such a small child before, so everyone gathered around to play with her.

Children seem to be able to sense whether others are kind or malicious. Qiuqiu was not afraid at all when facing this group of kind old men and women.

She even smiles.

Just before the movie started, the elderly people wanted to go back to their seats and said to Wang Lifen:

"Bring Qiuqiu here to play whenever you have free time."

Wang Lifen smiled and agreed.

She wanted to ask Gu Jianjun and the other elderly people about their affairs, but the movie had already started, so she focused on watching it.

Tonight's movie is "The Shining Red Star," a children's film, but the spirit of resistance against Japan it conveys moved the audience deeply.

Wang Lifen, who was watching a movie for the first time, was so moved that she shed tears.

Even after the show ended and she went home, her eyes were still red.

This was Gu Jianjun's second time watching the movie, but he wasn't as deeply moved as Wang Lifen.

He stroked his wife's braid: "Do you like watching movies?"

Wang Lifen nodded decisively: "I like it. Will it be available next week?"

"Yes, they are in nursing homes."

Wang Lifen then remembered the elderly people and asked them about their lives.

Gu Jianjun: "I heard from the workers that these elderly people are from Lianhua Brigade. They have no relatives at home and now live in nursing homes."

Wang Lifen felt sad when she thought of the kind old man who was so kind to Qiuqiu tonight, since none of them had any relatives with them.

"Can I bring my child to visit them?"

Gu Jianjun knew his wife was bored staying in the dormitory, so he said, "Sure, if it won't bother them, you can go."

Although Wang Lifen had this idea, she was still hesitant.

I hesitated for several days before I dared to take my child out of the food factory gate.

Fortunately, the security guard had seen her taking her daughter for walks frequently these days, knew her, and knew that she was going to a nursing home. He even told her, "There are many children there, you can take your daughter to play."

Wang Lifen thanked him, and when she arrived at the nursing home, she saw many children playing in the yard.

Grandma Zhang, who was sitting in the courtyard, recognized the child and waved to Wang Lifen, saying, "Come in quickly."

Wang Lifen went inside, and the elderly people held Qiuqiu's little hand and said, "Let the child go and play with them."

Wang Lifen looked at the children in the yard; there were boys and girls, and they were of different ages.

The youngest one inside was a little girl, whose face looked somewhat familiar.

Before she could ask, Grandma Zhang told her, "That's Director Lin's niece, named Keke. She's three years old this year, older than Qiuqiu. She's a very well-behaved child."

Wang Lifen thought to herself, "No wonder he looks a bit like Director Lin; he's so likable at first glance."

She tugged at Qiuqiu's sleeve and asked, "Do you want to go play with your sister?"

Qiuqiu nodded, her eyes filled with longing.

Grandma Zhang waved to Coco and called her over.

Coco skipped over with a smile: "Grandma, were you looking for me?"

Grandma Zhang smiled and said, "Coco, this is little Qiuqiu. Would you like to play with her?"

Coco looked at Qiuqiu with a smile and said, "Okay, Qiuqiu, come play with me!"

She was the youngest in her family, with no younger siblings, so she was naturally very happy to see children even younger than herself.

Qiuqiu gave her hand so that Keke could hold it.

Coco pulled her into the group of children, where they could play house. Coco would be the mother, and Qiuqiu would be her baby...

Seeing that her child had a playmate, Wang Lifen smiled happily.

Seeing her like this, the elderly people started chatting with her.

Therefore, they all knew about her relationship with Gu Jianjun.

Grandma Zhang patted her hand tenderly and said, "You should take care of yourself first. Everything will be alright. Look at your husband, he has a job now."

Wang Lifen nodded: "Yes, I will definitely take good care of myself and hope to get better soon so that I won't have to spend money on medicine again."

Grandma Zhang smiled and said, "Yes, yes, look at us, we all had some health problems to begin with, but since we moved here, we've all taken less medicine."

Wang Lifen asked them in confusion, "Didn't you live here before?"

Grandma Zhang then told her about the establishment of the nursing home.

Wang Lifen exclaimed, "Director Lin is such a good person."

The old folks all agree with this statement; if it weren't for Lin Yu, they might have died at home and no one would have known.

Now everyone lives together, and it's lively every day. If someone has a headache or fever, someone will take them to see a doctor.

With such good days, the elderly all want to live a few more years.

The elderly people's positive attitude towards life inspired Wang Lifen, and she gained confidence: "I also want to live well and have a better life in the future."

From that day on, Wang Lifen would take Qiuqiu to the nursing home whenever she had free time.

Sometimes I chat with the elderly, and sometimes I help them clean.

When the children come to play, she also helps look after them.

I'm practically a full-time volunteer now.