Chapter 368 The Orphanage's Lies (Fourth Update, Please Vote!)

"Don't worry, he won't die."

The doctors at the hospital will save him, but this stomach hemorrhage will keep him going for a while.

Moreover, some punishments don't necessarily require bloodshed.

Betrayed by everyone, with a ruined future, and a life of disability—these are worse than death.

Shen Ci seemed to see through his thoughts and spoke from the side.

The emergency treatment inside the ward was still ongoing. From outside, one could hear the doctor's anxious instructions and the old mother-in-law's cries.

Shen Ci and Lu Jinnian were about to leave when Zhou Zihan rushed out of the ward.

His eyes were a little red as he searched the corridor, finally locking onto Shen Ci and Lu Jinnian at the corner.

Who are you?!

Why are you standing outside my hospital room?! I saw you!

Shen Ci looked at him calmly.

"Little friend, we're just passing by."

Zhou Zihan pointed at Lu Jinnian as if she had caught some evidence.

"Liar!"

I heard you call him Xiao Nian! You must know my dad!

Did you guys beat him up like this?!

Shen Ci raised an eyebrow slightly. "Child, congratulations, you guessed right!"

She answered calmly.

"Xiao Nian is a very common name. Have you heard it elsewhere? Or do you know anyone else with this name?"

Zhou Zihan was stunned.

He had indeed heard the name before. One year during the Spring Festival, when they were still young, their father took them to visit another grandparent's house, which was the home of Zhou Weimin's biological parents.

During the meal, Grandma wiped away tears and muttered to herself.

"I wonder where my eldest grandson Xiao Nian is now, and whether he is doing well."

My father looked very upset at the time. He quickly finished his meal and took them away.

Later, his mother told him that it was his father's lost child, and that he should not mention it again, ask any more questions, or tell anyone else.

Just keep it in mind.

Zhou Zihan's expression changed, and he looked at Lu Jinnian.

Although he was wearing a mask, you could tell he was a handsome young man, who seemed to be a few years older than me.

"You, all of you."

He took a step back, suddenly feeling a strange sense of fear. How did they know that his father was sick and in this hospital room?

Shen Ci pulled Lu Jinnian and turned to leave, leaving behind a single sentence.

"Little friend, take good care of your dad."

After all, being able to lie in a hospital and receive emergency treatment is much better than freezing to death in the snow.

Zhou Zihan stood frozen in place, at that moment he hated himself for hearing so many things he shouldn't have.

They froze to death in the snow.

He suddenly remembered that his grandmother used to mutter to them behind their backs.

"Leaving such a small child outside in the snow is such a tragedy."

Those fragments of memory that I didn't understand before have suddenly come together and are now connected.

Could it be...?

"Zihan! What are you standing there daydreaming about!"

The old mother-in-law came out of the ward and grabbed her grandson.

"Go in quickly! Your dad's condition has stabilized a bit, but the doctor said he still needs to be observed."

What a tragedy! How could she vomit blood after just one bite of wonton?

"They're too young to enjoy life."

Zhou Zihan was pulled back to the ward, but her gaze involuntarily drifted to the end of the corridor. The two people were gone, as if they had never been there.

But he remembered those eyes.

I also remembered that name.

Little New Year.

In the ward, Zhou Weimin's condition stabilized temporarily after emergency treatment, but his face was ashen, almost like cement, and he looked like he had been drained of all his energy.

The doctor gave stern instructions, emphasizing them repeatedly to all three people.

"Absolutely no food intake! Observe for at least three more days! Family members, please be more careful!"

If you really cause someone's death, don't blame our hospital later.

The old mother-in-law nodded obsequiously, but a fire was burning inside her.

It's all the old man's fault for not explaining things clearly! It's all the son-in-law's fault for being so useless! It's all... it's all because it's too cold today, otherwise why would she have thought of buying wontons?

Her gaze fell on the two terrified children, and she sighed.

Outside the window, Shen Ci and Lu Jinnian had already walked out of the hospital.

The sun was shining brightly, and the air after the snow was crisp and clean. Lu Jinnian took off his mask and took a deep breath.

"Do you still hate them?" Shen Ci asked.

If you still hate them, then escalate your retaliation!

The boy was silent for a moment, then shook his head.

"I don't know, but I don't feel as bad anymore."

"That's good.

Revenge is not about turning yourself into someone like them, but about removing the weight that's pressing on your heart.

Only after it's moved can we move forward.

Let's go home, it's warm there.

Lu Jinnian got into the car and took one last look back at the hospital building.

Under the sunlight, the gray-white building appeared solemn and cold.

Some people suffer inside, some repent inside, and some are lost and confused inside. The beginning and the end of life are both here.

But all of this is getting further and further away from him.

His home is in a small Western-style house, where there are steaming dumplings, caring family members, and a mother who protects him.

As for those old scores, someone has already taken care of them for him.

The car started and headed towards warmth.

In the hospital ward, Zhou Zihan sat in a chair, looking at her unconscious father, the words echoing repeatedly in her mind.

"Being able to lie in the hospital and be rescued is much better than freezing to death in the snow."

He suddenly shivered.

This winter seems particularly cold.

This winter seems particularly unlucky.

My uncle got into trouble and was arrested. Now my dad has broken his leg and is bleeding heavily.

Grandpa has disappeared without a trace, and Grandma is cursing and swearing.

Everything has changed at home.

Another cold winter has arrived, and this time the children at the welfare home are finally wearing warm and clean cotton-padded clothes.

"Mom, all the welfare homes in Beijing have been checked, and all the children will have cotton-padded coats to wear this year."

The school in Shenjia Village has been built, and my uncle has called and written to confirm the school's situation. Party Secretary Li said he would like to ask you to name the school.

When spring arrives and school starts next year, we will be able to use the new school.

Party Secretary Li said, "If you have no objections, I'd like to name the school after you."

Lu Jinnian stood by his desk, reporting to Shen Ci. During his vacation, Shen Ci arranged for him to gain experience, starting as an assistant.

"Call the village back and tell them to call it Hope Primary School."

The welfare home plans to sponsor children's schooling, especially girls, to ensure that no girl's spot in the welfare home is taken up.

The village's reward amount could be changed; girls with good grades could take rice, flour, cooking oil, and other necessities home.

Furthermore, students must clock in for the entire semester to ensure that they are actually at school in person.

Add another reporting mechanism; if a report is verified and valid, the person who made the report will receive a reward.

If someone had donated supplies to the welfare home in Beijing before she appeared, little Lu Jinnian might have been warmed by their kindness.

There is only one Lu Jinnian in the world, but there are countless Lu Jinnians in the welfare home.

"OK.

At the electronics factory, Assistant Zhang submitted the necessary documents. A batch of Huaxing brand watches has already been produced, samples have been sent, and they are just waiting for approval to enter the market.