Chapter 133 I'll bring Robert to play with you guys tomorrow, no need, I...

"How is it?" Zhaolin looked at the children with great anticipation.

The children stared at him blankly.

"Is there anything wrong with being civilized and polite?"

The children all shook their heads.

"That's fine then, let's call it that."

"I...I don't think it'll work," Wen Xinglin said.

"What's wrong?" Zhaolin asked.

Wen Xinglin thought for a long time, "It has three characters, while the other small animals have two characters."

Zhaolin: "How is that possible? My Doberman's name is Robert, which is three characters long. Your own name is also three characters long, so why can't we have animal names? Let me tell you, you can't discriminate against animals."

Wen Xinglin would never discriminate against small animals, so he nervously said, "Well, okay then."

...

At dinner time, the family members entered the restaurant one after another, and the words "be civilized" and "be polite" frequently came out of the children's mouths.

Grandpa said with satisfaction, "The school education is really good now. Even kindergarten children talk about being civilized and polite all the time. This is what quality education should be like. It should be done from an early age and over a long period of time so that it can be internalized and externalized in their actions."

Grandma: "It's good, but why should we only eat millet to be polite and civilized? Children can't be picky eaters as they grow. They need to eat whole grains, vegetables, and fruits."

The adults expressed their strong agreement.

An Shisi: "But my elder brother said we can only eat millet."

An Fusheng had just joined when he heard An Shisi spreading rumors. "When did I ever say such a thing?"

An Shisi: "You said that yesterday."

An Fusheng: "I didn't say that."

Wen Xinglin: "You said that chicks have small throats and can easily choke on rice, so they can only eat millet and can only eat rice when they grow up."

Oh, so it refers to chicks.

Hmm? Being civilized and polite refers to chicks?

"Who named the chicken?" An Fusheng asked.

Wen Xinglin: "It's Brother Zhaolin. My name has three characters, and the chick's name also has three characters. We both have three characters. I don't discriminate against small animals."

An Shisi: "Me too."

Wen Xingmou: "Me too."

An Fusheng: "..."

Grandpa and Grandma: "..."

Zhaolin brought in a large bowl of stewed beef with radish. "How about it? Isn't the name I came up with pretty good?"

Everyone: "..."

...

Zhaolin had gone home for dinner last night, so he now has a competitor. Although his master wasn't taken away, he felt a strong sense of crisis and strongly requested to move to the orphanage.

Fortunately, there were still a few empty rooms in the orphanage. Lou Lan told him to tidy up the rooms himself, and he finished tidying them up by noon. He originally planned to move in that evening, but Lou Lan said that there was a musty smell inside and that he had to let it air out first. Zhao Lin had to go back to his own home to sleep after dinner.

"Wait for me, I'll be here early tomorrow morning." Zhaolin said reluctantly.

No one cared except for Wen Xingmou and Wen Xinglan.

Wen Xingmou waved her hand: "Then you have to come early tomorrow, okay? Don't sleep in."

Wen Xinglan waved back, "Don't sleep in."

Zhaolin: "Okay, I'll bring Robert to play with you guys tomorrow."

Wen Xingmou: "No need, we have plenty of radishes at home."

Wen Xinglan shook her head: "No need."

Zhaolin was very disappointed: "Alright then."

...

The next day, Zhaolin still hadn't arrived, and the orphanage welcomed another person.

"Wow, Lin Wuyang, you're back?"

Is Hainan fun?

"Isn't the blue sea beautiful?"

...

As soon as Lin Wuyang arrived at the orphanage, he was surrounded by people asking him a barrage of questions, which almost left him bewildered.

Grandma Lin taught Lin Wuyang, "You should tell everyone it's fun, it's fun."

Grandma Lin taught him to say "fun" several times, and he finally whispered, "fun."

The sound was faint, like the buzzing of mosquitoes and flies, but everyone heard it.

"Wow, Lin Wuyang, you're talking now? That's great!"

"Speak louder, I can't hear you."

"Yes, speak loudly."

"He can talk?" Lou Lan asked in surprise.

Grandma Lin: "They can say simple words. The treatment they received before was quite effective, but after a while, the effect became fixed, so we stopped. We heard that there are doctors in Hainan who are very good at sensory integration therapy and speech therapy, so we went there for rehabilitation therapy. However, this kind of rehabilitation is done on a yearly basis, and their parents can't leave their jobs. The doctor suggested that we come back to do long-term rehabilitation therapy."

Lou Lan sighed, "It's good that she's getting better; at least there's hope. It's good that she's back for treatment, and she can play with other children here."

Grandma Lin: "That's right. When he goes out, he doesn't talk to anyone except me and his parents. He only talks to people when he comes here."

Lou Lan: That's good. Everyone likes playing with him, so we'll come often in the future.

Grandma Lin was deeply moved. In other places, when people heard that Lin Wuyang had autism, they would say pitiful things and leave immediately, as if autism was contagious. Only in the welfare home did everyone treat him like an ordinary person.

...

Lin Wuyang brought many gifts for everyone, including sea sand in drifting bottles, all kinds of seashells, and sea glass that looked like gemstones. He collected them all himself, and everyone liked them very much.

Xiao Bai also came today. After everyone welcomed Lin Wuyang, they took Xiao Bai to meet the new animals that had joined the orphanage.

"These are 'civilized' and 'polite.' They look very similar, but they're actually different. 'Civilized' has a single bristle standing up on its head, while 'polite' doesn't." Wen Xingmou ruffled the feathers on the two chicks' heads to show Xiaobai.

Two chicks were leisurely drinking water when someone disturbed them. When they looked up, they saw a huge creature, and the water in their mouths spilled out in fright. They huddled together, chirping and trembling.

Wen Xingmou: "Are they asking you what your name is? Tell them your name is Xiaobai, and you'll be good friends from now on."

After introducing the chicks, they introduced the kittens.

Stray cats are only willing to be affectionate when they are hungry. Now that they are full, they lie on trees, clothes racks, walls, and windowsills, but none of them lie down next to people. When Wen Xingmou calls them, they ignore her completely.

Wen Xingmou could only point to them from afar and introduce them to Xiaobai: "That's one, that's two, that's three, that's four and five, and the smallest one over there is six."

Zhaolin accidentally overslept this morning and arrived at the welfare home after nine o'clock. He didn't know if An Fusheng had returned from grocery shopping by then. Zhaolin didn't call An Fusheng to open the door, and he was too embarrassed to honk the car horn outside the gate, so he parked the car outside and got out to call for the door.

Before he could even knock on the door, he saw a group of children inside looking up at the sky. What was in the sky? Zhaolin also looked up, but there was nothing there. Not even the sun.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

"Babies, please open the door for your brother."

The children shifted their gaze and saw Zhaolin outside the door.

Wen Xinglin ran to open the small door for him.

Zhaolin came in and was about to open the front door when suddenly a large, furry dog ​​jumped in front of him. "Holy crap! Whose dog is this?"

“It’s Lin Wuyang’s dog, its name is Xiaobai,” Wen Xingmou said. “Do you like it?”

Zhaolin looked at the dog, then at Lin Wuyang, "Your new friend?"

Wen Xingmou: "Yes."

Zhaolin: "He brought his dog to play with you?"

Wen Xingmou: "Yes."

Zhaolin: "If he can do it, why can't I?"

Wen Xingmou: "Huh?"

Zhaolin: "I won't agree."

...

When An Fusheng returned from grocery shopping, he found Zhaolin squatting in the corner planting mushrooms. Was he bored? "I didn't take on any new apprentices today either."

Zhaolin: "I know, but Wen Xingmou has new friends."

An Fusheng: "Huh?"

Zhaolin: "Her new friends can bring their dogs to the welfare home, but when I bring mine, she says no. She even calls my Robert 'Radish Head,' which is such a fancy name! She abandons her old friends when she makes new ones."

"You've only been here a few days? Lin Wuyang and she have known each other for a long time, they even went to kindergarten together, they're old friends, okay?"

"Then she's just fickle and easily bored!"

"Oh." An Fusheng carried a basket of vegetables to the kitchen with a blank expression.

...

Zhaolin wasn't really angry with Wen Xingmou; he was just bored and wanted to tease the child. Wen Xingmou was having a great time, but when she realized Zhaolin was angry, she stopped playing and stood a short distance away, glancing at him sideways. Zhaolin had no choice but to pretend to be angry and argue with her.

Thankfully, An Fusheng came back; his legs were numb from squatting.

Zhaolin quickly ran to help carry the vegetables. As he picked up a basket of vegetables, he felt something strange behind him. When he turned around, he saw Wen Xingmou with her lips tightly pursed, her eyes staring at him, and her body tense.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Lin had completely forgotten about the 'battle spirit' thing.

An Fusheng brought a basket of vegetables out of the kitchen. He noticed that Wen Xingmou seemed a little strange and looked at her. When Wen Xingmou's eyes met An Fusheng's, she instantly felt wronged and tears welled up in her eyes.

"What's wrong?" An Fusheng hurriedly went over and asked.

Wen Xingmou huffed and puffed, "I'm not playing with Brother Zhaolin anymore, waaaaah..."

"Me?" Zhaolin threw down the vegetable basket, pointed at himself, and wanted to ask why she wouldn't play with him and why she was crying so badly. He suddenly stopped. Could it be that I made her cry?

Zhaolin: "Did I...did I make you angry?"

Wen Xingmou: "Yes!"

Zhaolin grabbed An Fusheng: "Master, please help me coax her."

An Fusheng: "You have to coax him yourself."

"But she's angry with me, how am I supposed to coax her? I can only coax 18-year-olds, not 3-year-olds!"

Wen Yue, passing by, kicked him hard: "Scumbag!"

Zhaolin: "..."

...

In the end, Wen Xingmou was coaxed back by An Fusheng, but she no longer paid attention to Zhaolin.

Zhaolin swore to her that he would never joke around again or make her angry, but Wen Xingmou still ignored him. It wasn't until Zhaolin said that his dog would be named Carrot Head that Wen Xingmou reluctantly said, "Bring Carrot Head to play with me."

Zhaolin nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes, I'll go and catch him this afternoon so you can play with him."

In the afternoon, Zhaolin brought Robert as promised. The first thing Wen Xingmou asked when she saw him was, "Why isn't Radish Head white?"

Zhaolin: "He was born with this color, and this color is the most handsome!"

Wen Xingmou: "It's not as pretty as Xiaobai."

Zhaolin was utterly astonished: "Why?"

Wen Xingmou: "Because it's not white. I'm white, and Xiaobai is white too. We're both white, and we're good friends."

Zhaolin patted Robert helplessly, "Brother, you didn't expect this, did you? You've been ostracized too, and it's because of skin color discrimination. What if people thought you were tall, strong, handsome, and invincible, and were afraid of you out of love?"

Robert: ...

...

On Monday, the welfare home received fantastic news—the Starry Night Hotel project has started construction!

Wen Min told everyone the news early in the morning, adding that many leaders would be attending the groundbreaking ceremony. Everyone was both excited and nervous.

The location for the welfare home restaurant is in the backyard of the welfare home. Wen Min had mentioned it to An Fusheng before, but the specific start date was not determined at the time. However, An Fusheng had already picked all the vegetables in advance.

"Should we continue operating the store today?" An Fusheng asked.

Wen Min: "Open, everything is fine as usual. They're just here to hold a ceremony and take some photos. They might also take a look around our kitchen. But don't be nervous. We've been doing a great job all along. Just do it as usual."

An Fusheng: "Okay."

Wen Min instructed everyone to treat it as usual, but when she led a group of people back to the orphanage, she found that everything had been cleaned up again. Lou Lan was usually very clean, and the orphanage was cleaned inside and out. With Ji Fengnian there, even the steps of the stairs were wiped spotless. However, today it was not only clean, but also very tidy. All the clutter in the house had disappeared, the weeds along the wall in the yard had been pulled up, and the pit that Wen Xinglan and Wen Xingrui had dug for a long time had been filled in.

When I got to the kitchen, the vegetables on the preparation table were arranged neatly. They were usually neat, but usually only the baskets and bowls were arranged neatly. Today, even the vegetables inside were neatly arranged. The shredded potatoes were stacked like firewood, with both ends aligned perfectly.

The leaders' original itinerary was to attend the groundbreaking ceremony first, and then visit the welfare home after the ceremony. However, for some reason, when they arrived, they were told that the groundbreaking ceremony was not yet scheduled, and they should visit the welfare home first.

There was nothing to be afraid of being seen at the orphanage, so Wen Min didn't even inform her family before arriving with a group of people. However, she didn't expect that the orphanage would be cleaned up again after only an hour of her absence. The leaders were full of praise, and Wen Min was deeply moved.

Since it was just a casual visit, the leaders simply took a quick look around, then went to the kitchen to ask about the usual operations of Anfusheng Restaurant, and offered some encouragement.

“Fusheng cooks well. My son comes to the welfare home for meals every day. Another reason I donated money to build a restaurant is because my son has been eating there too much. I feel bad about it, hahaha,” said Mr. Lin.

The group burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Half of the money for building the hotel was donated by Lin Wuyang's father, so he was also present at today's groundbreaking ceremony, and he was even standing in a relatively central position, which shows that he is not of low status.

Mr. Lin: "I've watched this restaurant grow from scratch, and Fusheng has made a lot of contributions to it."

Someone in the crowd said, "That's right, Wen Min comes to me every day to praise me eight hundred times, and today I finally got to see him."

Another person said, "It's rare to see someone so young, a graduate student in law and political science, willing to come back to the welfare home to work as a cook. It's truly remarkable."

Others chimed in:

"Yeah yeah!"

"This is the meaning of our work in welfare!"

"This is truly a rare opportunity!"

...

After a while, someone said it was almost time and asked everyone to move to the construction site. Everyone left in a hurry.

An Fusheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, but then Lin's father suddenly said, "Fusheng, why don't you join us too? Fusheng is the backbone of the restaurant."

The people around immediately chimed in.

Therefore, An Fusheng had no choice but to go and attend the groundbreaking ceremony.

...

When An Fusheng arrived at the scene, he was surprised to find that in just half a morning, so much had been set up: lines were drawn on the ground, colorful flags were planted, banners were hung, and a stage had been erected...

When was this done? How come they don't seem to notice at all while they're at home?

Although Mrs. Wen said she chose the furthest location because she was afraid the restaurant construction would disturb the house, how come she didn't even know her backyard was being robbed!

The groundbreaking ceremony was not very grand. Several leaders took turns giving speeches, and then the top leader announced the start of construction, followed by the setting off of firecrackers.

An Fusheng felt that the groundbreaking ceremony for building a cowshed in Fushan Village was not as grand as it had been. However, what surprised An Fusheng was that Wen Min was among the leaders who were speaking. He usually saw Wen Min at home, and this was the first time he had seen her working so formally. No wonder people say that people who work hard are the most charming. An Fusheng felt that Wen Min was very different from usual when she was speaking on the podium. She was beautiful, confident, high-spirited, and radiant.

After attending the groundbreaking ceremony, someone with a sweet tooth suddenly suggested having lunch at the welfare home, so An Fusheng rushed to the kitchen to prepare lunch.

These past two days, Ji Fengnian and Zhao Lin have been helping in the kitchen, but they've only made things worse. Yet, the two of them have such a studious attitude that An Fusheng couldn't bear to send them away. He thought that teaching them quickly would be just as good, but this made him cook much slower. Fortunately, not many people ordered takeout right after the New Year, so the kitchen could still manage. But today, a group of about ten people suddenly wanted to eat, and with the takeout orders to make, he really couldn't keep up!

As soon as An Fusheng entered the kitchen, he asked Wen Yue to stop the ordering system, then kicked Zhao Lin and Ji Fengnian out of the kitchen. He then checked the reservation with Wen Yue and discussed how to reasonably arrange the cooking time.

Wen Min had already given him a general overview of the menu. Some dishes would take a while to prepare, and they weren't on the takeout menu, so there were no ingredients prepared yet. He needed to get them ready quickly.

"The braised pork ribs are on the takeout menu. They've already been made and delivered, and there's still some left over, so there's no need to make them again."

"Um."

"You want to make stewed dried green beans with cured pork? Can't you use fresh meat? We have pork belly on hand."

"Mother Wen said to use cured pork."

"Alright then, the cured pork needs to be roasted and washed, which takes quite a bit of time."

"Tell Ji Fengnian to wash it."

"good."

"Have Zhaolin pick the cabbage shoots and wash them clean while he's at it."

"good."

"Fish head tofu soup, it has a fish head in it. We were originally planning to save it for our own dinner, but should we just cook it now?"

"Um."

"Soybean stewed chicken and stir-fried pork with chili peppers are both on our takeout menu. We have prepared the ingredients, so we don't need to prepare them separately. We'll just make them according to the takeout orders. If there are any overlapping dishes, we'll make them together. It's past 11 o'clock, and we're afraid we won't have enough time to make them separately."

"good."

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