She walked barefoot from a small mountain village where she never had shoes, to the city, and was unexpectedly adopted by a foreign couple. Through hard work, she entered a famous elite school and ...
Chapter 237 Farewell
In this way, the news of Zhang Wei's sponsorship of Chen Zhaodi quickly spread throughout the village, and this time Zhang Wei and Paris were finally invited into the empty house of the Chen family.
Chen Zhaodi poured water for her and Paris, then squatted aside and watched them.
Zhang Wei finally understood why she had only moved one stool out before, because there were only two wooden stools in the house, and she had been sitting on one of them while working.
This time Paris was also honored to get a seat, but they didn't plan to sit down and were ready to give it to Chen Zhaodi, but she insisted on giving the stool to them.
Zhang Wei and Paris had no choice but to sit down.
"Sister, why are you helping me?"
Chen Zhaodi squatted in front of Zhang Wei and looked at her with bright eyes.
Zhang Wei pulled her shivering hand over, touched her rough palm, and said gently:
"Because I think you look like my sister. You should be my sister. I feel very close to you."
"Can I call you sister from now on?" She expected pure joy in her eyes.
"Okay, you can call me sister."
"Sister," "Sister," "Sister," she called Zhang Wei several times in a row.
"Hey," Zhang Wei responded, her voice a little choked. This girl really needs some care and love.
Today is Zhang Wei and his friends’ last night in Chenjia Village. Tomorrow they will take Chen Zhaodi to City A.
There was no hotel in the town, so Zhang Wei and the others had planned to take Chen Zhaodi away directly. However, Old Lady Chen would not be picked up until tomorrow, so Chen Zhaodi wanted to stay and leave the next day.
Zhang Wei and his friends had no choice but to go back to the county town and come back the next day.
"Her grandmother treated her badly, why is she so reluctant to leave?"
Paris asked Zhang Wei on the way.
Zhang Wei also asked Chen Zhaodi, and her original words were:
"I don't like her either, but she's still here, which means I'm not alone."
Zhang Wei felt sad when she heard this. Her mother left her when she was a child, her father was a murderer, and her only relative was her grandmother who was not kind to her. She needed some psychological support, and things would get better only when she became strong enough.
Zhang Wei had an illusion that she was redeeming Chen Lai Di. If she had not come to this world, would there be no one to save Chen Lai Di?
Where would she be sold to? Or would she die young?
Zhang Wei felt depressed when she thought of these things, so when she knew there was a Chen Zhaodi, she would find a way to help her no matter what.
Zhang Wei didn't sleep well at night, so she got up early and knocked on Paris's door. Paris was in good spirits and accompanied her back to Chenjia Village early in the morning.
They arrived too early and hadn't had breakfast, so Xiao Zhaodi cooked noodles for them. There was only a little salt and a few vegetables in it. Zhang Wei ate a big bowl.
Zhaodi packed up her things and her stuff could fill up a plastic bag.
When Old Mrs. Chen learned that Zhaodi was leaving, she cursed her desperately, causing the nursing home staff who came to pick her up to frown.
But Zhaodi still told her calmly to eat well and go to bed early at night. It was obvious that she was used to these dirty words.
Seeing that Zhaodi's clothes were really worn out, Zhang Wei temporarily bought her two sets of clothes in town. Although Zhaodi tried her best to refuse, she couldn't resist Zhang Wei.
"Do you want to change your name?" Zhang Wei felt ironic and awkward calling the name "Zhao Di", so she asked.
Zhaodi nodded and asked, "Sister, I still don't know your name."
"My name is Zhang Wei"
"Which word is it?"
"The "wei" in "azure" means strong vitality and prosperity."
"I also want a name with this meaning, sister, please help me choose one. I don't want to be called Zhaodi because I don't have a younger brother."
Zhang Wei thought for a moment and said, "Then you should call yourself 'Hui'. It means the same as my 'Wei', which means lush, dense, and full of vitality."
"Is it the 'hui' character with the grass radical? I think I've seen this character before."
"Yes, the same grass radical as mine."
"Okay, I'll call you 'Hui'. Chen Hui and Zhang Wei, we look like sisters at first glance!" Chen Zhaodi, no, Chen Hui smiled with curved eyebrows at this time.
Zhang Wei immediately said with satisfaction: "Paris, this is my sister, you can call her Xiao Hui from now on."
Chen Hui looked at Paris: "Sister, is your brother-in-law a foreigner?"
When Zhang Wei heard this, his saliva got stuck in his throat and he coughed violently.
Paris quickly gave the water to Zhang Wei to drink. Zhang Wei glanced at Paris while drinking the water. Seeing that his face looked normal and it seemed that he didn't understand, she felt relieved.
Just as she was about to explain to her sister, Paris said in not very standard Mandarin:
"I am half Chinese and half foreign."
Zhang Wei was not sure at this time whether he had heard Chen Hui's slip of the tongue or not. However, in order to prevent her from continuing to make the mistake, Zhang Wei immediately said to her:
"His Chinese name is Lin Yueqian, you can call him Brother Qian."
Chen Hui was a smart kid, and he immediately followed suit and shouted:
"Brother Qian!"
Zhang Wei was satisfied at this time and tried hard to put her slip of the tongue behind her.
Because Zhang Wei cannot stay in the country for a long time at present, she can only arrange a boarding school for Chen Hui. She herself grew up in a boarding school and knows that boarding schools have many not-so-good aspects. However, given the current situation, Zhang Wei can only provide Chen Hui with a stable learning environment, and the rest depends on herself.
She believed that girls who could support themselves in the countryside could live independently.
Zhang Wei had originally considered whether she could take her to Country A, but she didn't speak the language and would face many problems. Most importantly, she had her own things to do at this stage.
So she paid Chen Hui's tuition for several years, bought her a lot of daily necessities and clothes, topped up her meal card, and finally gave her cash for emergencies, but Chen Hui refused:
"Sister, I have school and food to eat, so I don't need to spend money. I can't spend so much money on you."
No matter what Zhang Wei said, she just didn't want it.
In the end, she could only leave some money with Uncle Hou and ask him to visit Chen Hui when he was free.
Deputy Director Hou even specially asked Zhang Wei to bring Chen Hui over for a meal. His family had a very good impression of Chen Hui and asked her to visit his home on weekends.
Although Chen Hui was a little timid when facing unfamiliar environments and people, she tried her best to muster up the courage to respond to everyone's concern. She was very polite and knew her limits. Zhang Wei felt a little relieved seeing this.
Then Zhang Wei left her school’s contact number and asked Chen Hui to save her contact information, telling her that she would return to see her when she was free.
When Zhang Wei and the others left, Chen Hui's teacher took her to the airport to see them off.
"Sister, Brother Qian, remember to come back and see me!"
Before Zhang Wei and Paris entered the boarding gate, Chen Hui shouted at the top of her voice.
Chen Hui never dared to imagine that someone would suddenly appear like a god and save her from danger, and before she could react, she would be gone.
When she saw Zhang Wei saying goodbye to her with a smile, she suddenly felt that she really had a sister like this.