Chapter 100 "It's you?" "It's...it's me."...

After the family had dinner, An Fusheng went to continue his driving lessons, while Wen Yue prepared to return to her rented apartment.

Lou Lan said it was too cold in the middle of winter and it got dark early, so it wasn't safe to go back. She asked Wen Yue if she wanted to move to the orphanage, since her room was still available. Wen Yue said she would think about it.

During dinner, Wen Min also asked Wen Yue about signing a work contract, specifically whether it should be temporary or permanent.

She initially intended to take a temporary job to tide her over the difficult job market during the year-end rush. Upon arriving at the orphanage, she first saw An Fusheng and was shocked to learn he was working as a cook there. After spending a day there, she noticed the orphanage seemed different, bustling and lively, and she began to miss that liveliness…

On her way home, Wen Yue bought a new outfit. She still cared about her image in Lou's mother's eyes. However, she didn't buy the expensive one she bought last time. This time, the whole outfit only cost a little over 500 yuan, but the quality was still very good.

Carrying the bags, Wen Yue pondered whether she should follow in her older brother's footsteps and work at the orphanage. As she thought about it, she unconsciously began to consider how to move the things…

Okay, let's move it then.

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Tonight, apart from An Fusheng, the other students practicing driving were all girls, so the instructor was the last to take An Fusheng home.

The coach dropped An Fusheng off at the bus stop outside the welfare home. An Fusheng thanked the coach, got off the bus, glanced at his phone, and muttered, "It's already eleven o'clock."

An Fusheng put away his phone and strode toward the welfare home, but suddenly he stopped.

There was a person standing in front of the gate of the welfare home!

There is a lamp on each side of the main gate of the welfare home, but the lamps are not lit and are encased in frosted spherical lampshades. From a distance, they look like two big moons. They were probably installed there for decoration.

An Fusheng could only see a tall, thin, dark figure standing in front of the gate. Judging from the figure, he could guess that it was a man, but he couldn't see anything else.

There were no streetlights on the way from the bus stop to the welfare home, and it was very dark. An Fusheng hid in the darkness, and the other person did not notice him.

An Fusheng observed the man in the darkness for a few minutes. The man stood there steadily, without making any strange movements, and did not seem like someone with malicious intentions.

The other person's back looked rather insignificant. An Fusheng assessed their fighting abilities and concluded that he was stronger and not shorter than the other person, so he should be able to handle the situation should a conflict arise. He simply walked out confidently and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

An Fusheng strode towards the man, who turned around just then. In the dim light, An Fusheng saw his face clearly. "It's you?"

He is Xiaoba's father.

Xiao Ba's father was surprised to be discovered so late at night, and he immediately became flustered, "It's...it's me."

"What are you doing here?" An Fusheng became wary. Shouldn't he be in prison?

Xiao Ba's father said, "I... just came to take a look."

An Fusheng asked, "Did you run away?"

Xiao Ba's father shook his head. "No, I... I got a suspended sentence and don't need to go to jail."

Although he had already researched the relevant laws and many precedents regarding child abandonment and had some idea of ​​what punishment Xiao Ba's father would receive, An Fusheng was still very angry when he heard that Xiao Ba's father didn't need to go to jail. Why? What's the difference between abandoning an infant who is completely unable to take care of himself and murder? And he doesn't even need to go to jail?

So what if he's pitiful? He's an adult. Shouldn't he have fully considered whether he can afford to raise a child before having one? Is Xiao Ba's unhealthy condition due to his genes? And he still wants to abandon him. Adults make mistakes, and children have to bear the consequences. An Fusheng will never forgive someone who abandons their child.

An Fusheng remained silent, watching him without uttering a word.

When Xiao Ba's father looked up, he met An Fusheng's gaze. The light was dim, and he couldn't see An Fusheng's eyes clearly, but he could still feel the coldness in them. He couldn't help but shiver and stammered, "I...I'll leave right away." Then he lowered his head and hurriedly walked past An Fusheng and left.

An Fusheng watched his figure slowly walk away and said, "If you want to fight for Xiao Ba's custody, I will use every means to fight you."

The frantic, thin figure in the darkness paused, then turned and disappeared at the intersection.

Anfu angrily pulled out the key, forcefully turned the lock, pushed the door open, and slammed it shut. However, he was quick-witted and caught the iron gate just before it hit the frame. Everyone was asleep, and he couldn't disturb them.

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The door was ajar. An Fusheng pushed it open, and the floor lamp in the room was turned on, filling the room with a warm yellow light. An Shisi was fast asleep on his bed, holding Wen Xinglan in his arms.

An Fusheng closed the door, stepped out, washed up, and then went back to his room to change into his pajamas and go to bed.

An Shisi wrapped his arms around Wen Xinglan's neck, and An Fusheng gently lifted Wen Xinglan's head a little to remove An Shisi's hand that was pressing down on it.

Feeling someone tugging at him, An Shisi groggily opened his eyes, saw it was An Fusheng, and then groggily closed his eyes again, not forgetting to mumble a goodnight to An Fusheng.

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As the weather gets colder, the children finally become less active.

He woke up at six o'clock and lingered in bed until eight o'clock. An Fusheng was about to get up to buy groceries, so he patted An Shisi and Wen Xinglan, "Get up!"

An Shisi pulled the covers over his head and said, "I don't really want to get out of bed yet."

Wen Xinglan watched as An Fusheng crawled under the covers.

An Fusheng couldn't possibly get up by himself and let the two of them sleep in. He threw the blankets off far away and said, "Don't even think about staying in bed."

An Shisi and Wen Xinglan were suddenly exposed and excited, like they had been caught playing hide-and-seek, screaming and crawling all over the bed to hide.

Both of them were wearing thick sleeping bags and weren't afraid of the cold. An Fusheng didn't even cover them with blankets, but got out of bed to find them clothes. "What do you want to wear today?"

"Big brother, my clothes aren't here," An Shisi said, lying on the bed.

An Fusheng: "You know it's not here, why aren't you going to get it?"

"Oh." An Shisi climbed off the bed. "Then I'll go get it myself."

Seeing that he was about to leave wearing only socks, An Fusheng asked, "Where are your shoes?"

An Shisi looked at his feet, then at the bedside, and finally at An Fusheng: "Where are my shoes?"

An Fusheng: "How would I know?"

An Shisi scratched his head, circled around the bed, and, not seeing any shoes, expertly lay down on the floor and crawled under the bed to look for them.

An Fusheng grabbed him, saying, "There's dust all over the place. Did you come here without shoes last night? Go check your own room first."

"Oh." An Shisi got up from the ground and ran out.

Sure enough, she returned a little while later wearing slippers and carrying a huge pile of clothes. Most of her face was covered behind the clothes. "My shoes really didn't come with me, haha."

An Fusheng took his clothes, which were prepared by Lou's mother. The clothes were complete inside and out. An Fusheng bought An Shisi's sleeping bag and then dressed him one by one in order.

An Fusheng was very skilled at dressing the child, layering clothes on top of each other, and finished dressing An Shisi in no time.

"What should my younger brother wear?" An Shisi asked.

“Little brother is wearing a little fox today.” An Fusheng took out a red fox coral fleece bodysuit, and then took out a few little clothes and pants to wear underneath. Then he picked up Wen Xinglan and helped him take off and put on the clothes.

Wen Xingmou came in from outside, and Wen Xinglan had already transformed into a fair-skinned, red-furred little fox.

"Wow! Little brother is a little fox today! Little fox, let me kiss you!" Wen Xingmou ran over and hugged Wen Xinglan without saying a word, kissing him wildly until Wen Xinglan's face was covered in drool.

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As soon as Wen Yue entered the orphanage, she saw her older brother carrying Xiao Ba under one arm and Wen Xingmou under the other, with An Shisi hanging from the hem of his clothes as he came down the stairs. She had been wondering yesterday when her older brother had become so…approachable?

Two sparrows were flying up and down in the yard, chirping away.

An Shisi asked, "Brother, what are those two little birds saying?"

An Fusheng: "He's swearing."

An Shisi: "Why?"

An Fusheng: "It's so cold, yet we still have to get up early."

Wen Yue: "..."

When Wen Xingmou looked up and saw Wen Yue, she excitedly waved her limbs in the air, "Sister Yueyue!"

An Fusheng was also surprised to see Wen Yue so early. He put Wen Xingmou down and asked, "Why are you here so early? Didn't Niannian tell you that it was okay to arrive at ten o'clock?"

Wen Yue smiled and said, "I told you, I just wanted to come and help you as soon as possible."

Since she was already there, An Fusheng didn't stand on ceremony with her at all. He pushed the three children towards her and said, "Then you take them to wash up, and I'll make breakfast."

"good."

"Did you have breakfast?"

"No."

...

On weekends, when everyone is at home, Anfusheng often makes rice noodles. Rice noodles may seem simple, but if you change the soup or the toppings, the taste will be completely different. You won't get tired of eating them all year round. In addition, you can add your own toppings to the rice noodles, which can cater to everyone's taste. The children also like to make their own breakfasts.

Yesterday, the restaurant had some leftover scraps from the stewed beef, so An Fusheng stewed it for dinner, adding eggs and quail eggs as well. The dried rice noodles were also soaked last night, so this morning all I had to do was blanch some vegetables, prepare some dipping sauce, heat up the beef broth, and cook the rice noodles until soft.

Wen Xinglan couldn't slurp rice noodles, so An Fusheng made her an extra batch of milk and egg rolls. The recipe is very simple: mix eggs, milk, low-gluten flour, a little sugar, and a handful of black sesame seeds, then pour the mixture into a non-stick pan and fry it into a thin pancake. Roll the pancake into a stick, and if it's too long, cut it in half. You can make a large plateful in about ten minutes. The egg and milk sticks are golden brown, decorated with black sesame seeds, and have a fragrant aroma of eggs and milk. The children love them.

As soon as breakfast was ready, the children washed up and ran to the kitchen one by one.

Everyone held their bowls, eager to eat. An Fusheng gave them bowls of rice noodles, added meat sauce, and then everyone lined up to add their own condiments. Some liked spicy food, some liked dry food, some wanted scallions, and some didn't. They discussed as they added their condiments, making the kitchen quite lively.

Wen Yue recalled that in the past, they were all afraid to go to the kitchen because the uncles and aunties in the kitchen would scold them as little gluttons. Little gluttons were impolite and annoying, and no one wanted to be a little glutton.

"Miaomiao, is that enough? Would you like some more? This beef stew is very flavorful," Wen Yue heard An Fusheng ask.

"Big brother, give me another egg, I still don't have enough," Bai Mangmang said.

“Okay, here you go, you little glutton,” An Fusheng said.

The little glutton is so cute and pampered.

Wen Yue brought her own bowl over as well, "Big brother, I want a spoonful of beef and three quail eggs."