Chapter 111 A real man solves his own problems...
When An Fusheng and Wen Min returned from the coffee shop, they discovered that Grandma Ao and Ao Daiya were actually at the orphanage.
I only found out after asking that Grandma Ao and Grandma had actually become good friends.
Recently, the students have started their winter vacation, and the weather has been bad, with frequent rain. Grandma Ao has joint problems, and her joints ache on rainy days, so she doesn't go to her stall. Instead, she goes to the park, where she unexpectedly sees Wen Xinglan.
An Fusheng had taken Wen Xinglan to Grandma Ao's house a few times before. Grandma Ao knew Wen Xinglan and knew that she must be from the welfare home when she saw her grandmother with Wen Xinglan. Unexpectedly, when she went up to ask, it turned out to be true. So she started chatting with Grandma Ao, and the two became familiar with each other and even became friends.
It's been raining these past two days, so we can't go to the park. Grandma invited Grandma Ao to come to the welfare home.
"I could tell at a glance that Grandma Ao was a good person," Grandma said.
After learning that Grandma Ao had taken in An Fusheng, Grandma was convinced that Grandma Ao was a good person and quickly became friends with her.
Ao Daiya and An Shisi were playing with their cars when they saw An Fusheng and ran over to him excitedly: "Brother!"
An Fusheng smiled and said, "You've grown taller."
Ao Daiya said with great pride, "I eat two bowls of rice every day!"
An Fusheng: "That's really impressive."
When An Fusheng came up, he was carrying Wen Xinglan in one arm and Afu in the other. Now, both Wen Xinglan and Anfu were put down. As soon as Wen Xinglan got down, he crawled to An Shisi. Afu saw that Ao Daiya seemed to recognize him, licked his lips, and meowed at him.
Ao Daiya was overjoyed to see Afu. He picked Afu up from the ground, buried his face in its body, and began to suckle it vigorously. After he finished, he asked, "Afu, you've grown bigger. Do you still remember me? Do you miss me? I'm Xiaoya."
Afu, in a very helpful manner, meowed.
Ao Daiya was overjoyed.
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When Wenmin returned, her grandmother began to inquire about how her blind date went.
Wen Min didn't know what to say for a moment, and only said, "It might not be appropriate."
Grandma said, "It's only the first time you've met. How can you know if you're compatible or not so quickly? You need to spend more time together. Don't you young people like to eat out and watch movies? Go out for a meal and a movie together sometime. Spend more time together and see how things go. Don't say you're not compatible after just one meeting."
An Fusheng was being pulled around by his younger siblings to play, but his grandmother spoke loudly and he could hear her clearly. Hearing his grandmother say this, he was very indignant and said, "It's not just a little inappropriate, it's extremely inappropriate. So you can tell just by meeting her once, there's no need to meet her several times."
Grandma also noticed that although her eldest grandson was twenty-five, he was actually quite childish at times. Grandma thought he was causing trouble, so she raised her hand from a distance and scolded him, "You child, don't talk nonsense, what do you know?"
He's an adult, what doesn't he understand? An Fusheng stopped playing with his younger siblings and ran to his grandmother's side. "That person went on a blind date with Aunt Wen, and didn't even order a cup of coffee. He just started talking as soon as he arrived, and then left. He even grumbled at us when he left. He had no manners at all."
Grandma looked at Wen Min in disbelief.
Wen Min nodded helplessly: "I didn't mean to take someone's cup of coffee, but what he did was really rude. Fu Zai is right."
An Fusheng continued, "That person is not even as tall as Wen's mother, and he's also fat. He doesn't match Wen's mother at all."
Grandma: "Oh, really? Sister Li told me that the boy is very handsome and capable. He's a lawyer and makes a lot of money. I didn't expect him to be so short. But if he's a good person and can make money, being short is fine. No one in this world is perfect. As the saying goes, poverty makes everything difficult for couples. No matter how good-looking someone is, if they don't have money, life won't be smooth."
An Fusheng: "I will earn a lot of money for Aunt Wen in the future. Aunt Wen can find a handsome but poor man and still live a good life."
The house has wooden floors and underfloor heating, which is kept very clean by Mrs. Lou every day, making it convenient for the children to lie down and pee wherever they want. An Fusheng especially likes to lie on the warm floor, so he always sits directly on the floor in the living room on the second floor. His grandmother sits on the sofa, and An Fusheng sits on the floor next to her so that they can talk at the same level.
Grandma slapped An Fusheng on the head when she heard him talking nonsense. "What are you talking about? You have to be down-to-earth to live a good life. What's the use of being handsome? You can't eat it."
An Fusheng scratched his head and muttered, "But it can't be completely mismatched, can it? How can I be embarrassed to take it out like this?"
Grandma: "I've seen that child's picture. He's not exactly a celebrity, but he's certainly handsome. How come he looks like he's no good in your eyes?"
An Fusheng knew his grandmother wouldn't believe him, so he secretly took a picture and shoved it in front of her: "A handsome young man?"
The photo only showed Wen Min and a man. Grandma glanced at it, exclaimed "Oh dear!" and then asked uncertainly, "Is this the person? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
“It’s the same person, but the photo you saw was heavily edited, this is the original,” Wen Min said.
Grandma didn't just pick anyone for Wenmin; she did her research and comparisons. She got the photos early on and only sent them to Wenmin when she was very satisfied.
Unfortunately, the photo Grandma received was a heavily edited half-body work photo with a dark background, a sharp suit, and the head tilted at a 60-degree angle. With proper lighting and further retouching, anyone could look like an industry elite. Lawyers and sales professionals love using this kind of photo as their chat app profile picture.
The poor grandma was unaware of the tricks young people use when taking photos these days, and was so shocked that she stood there speechless for a long time.
Wen Min wouldn't judge someone's appearance, but this person was a complete egoist, which she couldn't accept. Wen Min said, "Grandma, I'm not saying this person is unsuitable because I think he's bad-looking, but because I really don't like his personality. I can't even accept him as a regular friend, let alone dating or getting married."
Grandma nodded: "Okay, we don't want it. It's Grandma's fault for not checking clearly. Next time, Grandma must see it herself first."
Wen Min said, "Grandma, you don't need to introduce me to anyone anymore. It's not that Grandma's introductions are bad, it's just that I have no intention of having a boyfriend or getting married. There are so many children in the orphanage, I'm already content just raising them well."
Grandma sighed and said, "But there always needs to be a man in this family. When the children grow up and go their separate ways, what will you do when you get old all by yourself?"
An Fusheng patted his chest and said, "Grandma, I'm the man of the house. I'll take care of Aunt Wen and Aunt Lou from now on."
"You're saying this now, but after you get married and have a wife, are you willing to take care of your mother-in-law Wen and mother-in-law Lou? Will your wife be willing too?"
"Then I won't get married."
Grandma sighed deeply and said nothing more.
Grandma Ao said, "I think in the end, everyone has to rely on themselves."
Grandma Ao originally wanted to use herself as an example, saying that her husband died early, so what was the use of getting married? In the end, she had to rely on herself for everything and would only have more sorrow. However, since her husband was still alive and her grandfather was a very good person, she didn't say anything more.
Although Grandma and Grandpa had been loving and supportive of each other for decades, at her age, what hadn't she seen? How could she not know that men can't always be reliable? It's considered good if some men die and leave their women all alone; those who are incompetent outside the home and cause trouble and violence at home are truly a sin.
Grandma chatted with Grandma Ao about various examples of unreliable men, and An Fusheng, feeling a bit bored, went to play with his younger siblings.
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Previously, An Shisi and his siblings had competed with Ao Daiya for the position of eldest brother and were full of hostility towards Ao Daiya. Later, when their grandparents took them to the park, Ao Daiya took the initiative to talk to them, led them to pick up trash, and fed stray cats. They quickly became good friends.
It's been raining these past two days, and it's all wet outside, so we can't go to the park. An Shisi couldn't go with Ao Daiya to pick up trash and feed the stray cats, which was quite a pity.
When Ao Daiya visited the orphanage for the first time, An Shisi generously drove his Mercedes-Benz G-Class.
The two were chatting in the G-Wagon:
An Shisi: "Little Ya, when the weather gets better, I'll introduce you to my good brother Fang Wangxi. The three of us will go pick up trash together, sell lots of things, and feed all of them well."
Ao Daiya pursed her lips and said, "Let's not go anytime soon."
An Shisi asked, "Why?"
Ao Daiya: "There are bad people. Bad people will steal garbage and beat people up."
An Shisi: "Huh? Where?"
Ao Daiya: "I encountered him twice, in the park and sometimes in other places. He tried to steal my trash and even tried to hit me, but luckily I ran fast and he didn't hit me."
An Shisi: "Huh? Did your trash get stolen?"
Ao Daiya: "Mm."
An Shisi: "Can you, Fang Wangxi, and I beat him together and take back the trash?"
Ao Daiya: "He's very strong. He's a big kid. He can throw stones very far. He can hurt us with stones. We can't beat him."
"The trash's been taken away, so Little Sprout Brother doesn't have money to buy cat food anymore?" An Shisi asked worriedly, "What will happen to Liu Liu and the others if they get hungry?"
Liu Liu is the thinnest and smallest tabby cat among the stray cats. It is so small that it can't even climb up to the trash can to find food, and An Shisi is very worried about it.
Ao Daiya said, "I don't know either."
An Shisi, inspired by his compassion, exclaimed indignantly, "Brother, let's find a way to defeat the bad guys!"
"Who are you going to defeat?" An Fusheng asked as soon as he arrived, seeing An Shisi looking indignant and blocking their car with his long legs.
Upon seeing his savior, An Shisi immediately grabbed An Fusheng's leg and said, "Big brother, help us beat the bad guys."
An Fusheng thought they were cosplaying some kind of cartoon, and nodded in agreement, saying, "Where's the bad guy? Let me go and take him down!"
Ao Daiya said, "In the park, he would snatch trash and throw stones at people."
An Fusheng sensed something was wrong and asked solemnly, "Did he hit you?"
Ao Daiya: "He threw stones at me, I ran away, he missed, but he took my trash."
"Did you tell Grandma Ao?" An Fusheng asked.
Ao Daiya shook her head and said firmly, "A real man solves his own problems."
An Fusheng: "...Then you haven't solved it either."
Ao Daiya: "I've solved it."
An Fusheng: "How was it resolved?"
Ao Daiya: "I ran away, he didn't hit me."
An Fusheng: "Is this what you call resolved?"
Ao Daiya: "I will never go to the park to pick up trash again. If he can't find me and can't steal my trash, he won't be able to be a bad guy. Wouldn't that solve the problem?"
An Fusheng: "..." Very good. If you can't beat someone, just hide. If you can't see them, they don't exist. What an idealist.
But the grandparents take the younger siblings to the park every day. It's impossible to guard against these kinds of people. Besides, people can move around. They might be at the park today, but they could be at the welfare home tomorrow. What if they hurt the younger siblings?
An Fusheng wouldn't allow such a potential danger to exist. He said, "Are you sure he's in the park? Take me there, and I'll take care of the bad guy for you."
An Shisi: "Yes, Brother Xiaoya will take us there, and my older brother and I will help you fight back."
So the three of them set off for the park with high spirits.
Winter rain doesn't fall continuously; it's like fog all day long, occasionally getting heavier and turning into a light drizzle. When An Fusheng and Wen Min went to the coffee shop, it rained lightly, but it has stopped now, and the whole world is shrouded in fog.
In the vast expanse, the three strode out of the orphanage, exuding an aura of chivalry and justice.
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