Chapter 60 Don’t use someone else’s name or be someone else’s substitute…

On New Year's Eve, Ye Man got up very early. Some people got up earlier than him. Grandpa Chi was practicing calligraphy in the tea room on the right side of the main hall. From time to time, one could hear him blowing ink and putting away teacups.

Ye Man touched the base of the wall, bent down, stood on tiptoe, and sneaked around the edge.

The system doesn't understand.

"Why are you acting like a thief in your own home? If you want to go out, why don't you just say hello?"

This question stumped Ye Man.

"It's a nuisance..."

I was afraid of being scolded, so I didn’t want anyone to know and wanted to do it secretly.

The system was silent for a while, then said, "Host, you can't tell the difference between living under someone else's roof and being at home."

Ye Man stood at the door for a while, then said hesitantly, "Now that you put it that way, it seems...right?"

Intellectually he could understand the difference between the two, but subconsciously he still felt that he was living in someone else's home and did not consider the Chi family his own.

"Xiaoman, where are you going?" Chi Yan's voice appeared like a ghost behind him, interrupting Ye Man's thoughts. He didn't turn around immediately, still hoping that this was his own illusion, until Chi Yan called him again.

Ye Man lowered his head and turned around, "Brother, it's so early."

Chi Yan: "Where are you going, by yourself?"

Ye Man shook his head: "There is another person."

Chi Yan: "Xiao Wu?"

Ye Man shook his head again, "Yes... yes..."

"...I understand," Chi Yan said, "Wait for me two minutes."

Chi Yan didn't walk for long before turning back and handing a backpack to Ye Man.

"I cooked soy milk in the morning and put it in a thermos. The box on the left contains custard buns and steamed buns with meat and preserved vegetables. Eat them while they are hot. The bag on the right contains chocolates that grandma bought. Dinner is at 4pm. Tell him to bring you back before 3:30pm. Grab your scarf and gloves, walk slowly, and go."

When Ye Man came out with his schoolbag, he felt as if he was on a spring outing at primary school, when his mother was sending him out. It was different from what he had expected, and his mood was a bit complicated.

Most of the food his elder brother brought him ended up in Xu Huaiting's stomach. Ye Manyi couldn't eat that much. He would have forced it down the drain and then rolled over if he had done what he did before. Xu Huaiting stopped him before he could think of that and took away the half of the custard bun that he couldn't finish. Not a single bit was wasted.

Ye Man wanted to ask until she got off the car, but she didn't dare to ask... whether he had also eaten the half custard bun.

Xu Huaiting took in his troubled expression, and when they got there, he parked the car and casually mentioned, "Your custard buns taste good."

Then he saw Ye Man's ears turn visibly red.

People immediately found a lot of things to do, muttering "fasten the seat belt", "where is the car door", "where is the car door", and performing a set of Five Animal Exercises in the car.

Xu Huaiting couldn't suppress a smile, he thought this guy was so adorable.

She watched with great amusement from the sidelines for a while before stepping in to rescue him from his increasingly chaotic situation.

Blown by the wind outside, Ye Man calmed down a little.

"Brother Xiaoman!"

"Brother Xiaoman is here!"

A small figure ran over and hugged his legs.

Ming Fai Orphanage.

The orphanage that Grandma Lu sponsored back then.

Ye Man hasn't been here for a long time.

The children were very familiar with him. They had called before arriving and had been waiting for him early in the morning. When they saw him, they immediately ran over and surrounded him.

"Brother Xiaoman, I can draw now!"

"Brother Xiaoman, origami! Look at my origami!"

A group of children surrounded him and walked towards the activity room. Xu Huaiting followed behind him, making sure he didn't get pulled down.

The children were very sensible. They recognized the cane in Ye Man's hand, and some of them also used it.

What is strange is the way Ye Man holds this.

A little girl said timidly: "Brother Xiaoman, do you have the same disease as Xiaoyong?" She pointed to the child next to her who was also holding a blind stick.

Ye Man replied: "It's different. Brother Xiao Man, this is because I fought bravely with a bad guy. That bad guy left a curse in my eyes, so I cast a spell to seal my eyes. I only tell you this secret, don't tell anyone else."

The little girl looked at him with sparkling eyes and admiration: "Wow, Brother Xiaoman is so awesome!"

Ye Man raised his finger: "Hush, keep your voice down."

System: "Just lie to the kid!"

Xu Huaiting leaned against the door with his arms folded, raising his eyebrows as if he did not comment.

He looked around. The environment of this orphanage was not particularly good. The house was a bit old, but it was still clean. There was a small park with a sand pit, some plastic slides, swings and other facilities that looked quite old.

His gaze fixed.

A middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a blue work suit, walked in from outside the door.

It was obvious that he was here to look for Ye Man, but before he opened his mouth, he saw Xu Huaiting standing next to him, and his expression changed slightly. He smiled politely at him and then called out, "Xiao Man, long time no see."

Ye Man also said familiarly: "Uncle Hong."

"Ah," the system recognized the voice, "the guy who called you to ask for money before! Who is he?"

The system couldn't help but look at this man for a while longer. He had an ordinary appearance, the kind that you wouldn't be able to recognize in a group of embarrassing people.

But it always feels that there is something strange about this person.

The man smiled honestly and was very kind to the children in the orphanage. Children wouldn't lie to anyone they knew, and if there was a real problem, the children wouldn't keep surrounding him and asking for hugs.

But it's still strange.

What's the problem...

Hong Qing sat down cross-legged at the table, holding a child in his arms, and said to Xu Huaiting: "Are you Xiaoman's friend? I've never seen him bring anyone here. Ever since Aunt Lu happened, people have become less and less sober. The orphanage is all taken care of by Xiaoman. You see, he is a child himself, and he has suffered a lot over the years. Alas."

After he said this, the system also remembered.

"Ye Man, you said before that Grandma Lu has been supporting an orphanage and teaching the children there. So the orphanage you were talking about is this!"

"Yes."

Ye Man was embarrassed by the compliments and quickly explained: "I didn't help much. I just came over occasionally to look after the kids and take care of the sanitation when I had time."

At that time, Ye Man was also poor and could not provide much financial support. He just came to do some work occasionally. Uncle Hong's words were too exaggerated.

The system took a deep breath and said, "You, you are in such a state, and you still come here to help!"

He himself can't survive!

Ye Man thought it was saying that it was blind and still came to volunteer, so he quickly corrected it: "No, I haven't come since I became blind."

How can he be of any help in his current condition? That's why Uncle Hong said he hasn't seen him for a long time.

"But I have been in contact with Uncle Hong. You know about Grandma Lu's situation. It was her personal wish to support the orphanage. She didn't want it to become a burden on her children. She has been in contact with the orphanage herself. Later, her condition became more and more serious, and she could no longer take care of it. I have money recently, so it's a piece of cake. I will help if I can."

System: "No, I mean, before, you were almost dying from working part-time, and you were thrifty, and you still took time out to volunteer?"

Ye Man hesitated and replied, ".....This is not...This is not owed to anyone."

The system is insane: "Who do you owe it to, and what do you owe it to?"

Ye Man reminded him unhappily: "You forgot, it's the...seven burgers."

It's enough for you to know it yourself, why do you always dig up his dark history, Brother Tong is really bad.

System: "......"

System: “Aaaaaaaaah!”

Ye Man secretly rubbed his ears, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

"What's wrong? You're still asking me what's wrong?" The system yelled at the top of its voice, "Ancestor, you are my ancestor!"

How dare he stand with the vicious cannon fodder group when he is like this! Huh? Who gave him the confidence and courage?

Ye Man: "? You're welcome?"

The system continues to crash.

"...But in fact it's not just this reason, there are some other reasons." After a while, the system heard Ye Man mutter this sentence again.

"What? What else do you have! You are just a fool!"

Ye Man smiled silently: "I'd better not tell you this. I'm afraid it will scare you if I tell you."

The system no longer believed that he could have done anything else to owe Grandma Lu. Could he have added eight cups of Coke?

Ye Man was a person who valued money so much. He was so happy when he got the three million. He was thinking about opening a snail noodle shop. The system guessed that it was probably Ye Man's true embodiment of happiness, and the appearance of happiness he saw.

That's what happened. When the orphanage asked for it, he transferred the money without hesitation and even negotiated and made a deal with them for the money.

He's just a blind man and he's only nineteen years old!

What kind of debt could make him give up the happiness he has obtained? He is just a fool!

The system feels that its non-existent Dao heart is about to be shattered.

Ye Man brushed the topic off lightly.

"By the way, Uncle Hong, last time you said that the orphanage was going to be demolished because of illegal buildings, and there was also the orphanage qualification review issue. I think it has been resolved in the end. Do you still have enough money?"

Ye Man recalled what was said on the phone before.

"I can't see. Are you getting used to living in your new place? If you don't have enough money, tell me."

Hong Qing glanced at Xu Huaiting and said, "It's just the way it is. The new building is more spacious than the previous one, but the facilities are still a little bit worse. I expect that they will be improved gradually after the new year, and the remaining money can be used to build a library for the children."

Ye Man had no idea what this meant. "Should we move a little further?"

"No, no, that's enough. That's enough. Don't just focus on us. Think about yourself too."

Ye Man: "I know."

After sitting in the orphanage for a while, Xu Huaiting asked someone to send some things for the children, such as snacks, clothes, picture books, and several trucks of New Year's goods, which made the children in the orphanage excited and screamed.

After sitting here with someone for the whole morning, they were about to leave at noon.

When leaving, the children were reluctant to leave.

There was a particularly shy little boy who didn't like to talk. He pulled Ye Man's hand with a red face and tears welled up in his big eyes. Ye Man squatted over and coaxed him softly for a long time before he was willing to let go.

"When will Brother Xiaoman come back?"

Ye Man tilted his head towards Xu Huaiting.

Xu Huaiting answered for him: "When your brother Xiaoman is free, ask him to call you Brother Xu, and I will come with him."

Ye Man smiled and said goodbye to the people in the courtyard. He turned around and pulled Xu Huaiting's sleeve, "Thank you for accompanying me."

If it weren't for Xu Huaiting, he might not come again for a long time.

Coming alone would only cause trouble, and because he didn't want people around him to know about his past, he didn't want to, and didn't dare to, ask other people to come with him.

But Xu Huaiting is different.

Xu Huaiting leaned against the car, touching his hair with his hand, his eyes flashing with contemplation: "Xiaoman, are you familiar with your Uncle Hong?"

"I'm quite familiar with him," Ye Man recalled. "Uncle Hong has been working in the orphanage for about four or five years. At first, a child was lost in the orphanage and was almost kidnapped. I remember that everyone in the orphanage was very worried. Later, it was Uncle Hong who found the child. He ran outside in the rain for more than 20 hours. Later, he stayed here to work. He has been doing a good job over the years and there have been no major problems."

"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Ye Man asked, realizing that he might be asking because he felt something was wrong.

Xu Huaiting thought about the way the man looked at him just now, and also the look in Ye Manyi's eyes.

There is no evidence. It just makes people uncomfortable.

Noticing that Ye Man was a little uneasy, he pinched his ear in a gentle tone and said, "Nothing, just asking."

"Where are we going next?"

Ye Man's plan was just to come and take a look at the orphanage. After all, it was Chinese New Year, and he wanted to see if there was anything missing and buy some for them if there was.

Xu Huaiting asked this. It was still early for the time given by his elder brother to go home. Ye Man touched his face embarrassedly and said, "Then, can you accompany me to another place?"

"Walk."

Xu Huaiting looked back at the orphanage behind him, took out his cell phone and sent a message to Secretary Chen.

......

Ye Man took Xu Huaiting to see Grandma Lu and introduced him to this person who had been so kind to him.

Wang Wan was surprised to tell Ye Man that Grandma Lu had different reactions to certain items recently.

"It's not that my memory has recovered, it should be a kind of... conditioned reflex, Xiaoman, maybe Grandma Lu will recognize you this time... Xiaoman?" Wang Wan asked cautiously, "Aren't you happy?"

Ye Man didn't look happy, but he wasn't unhappy either.

But a kind of uneasiness.

Unfortunately, Grandma Lu was still the same as before and started calling Ye Man "Jun Jun" as soon as she saw him.

Ye Mantian sighed sweetly and went over to talk to the old man with a smile. Grandma Lu raised her hand and touched his head, and her old voice kept calling another person's name to him.

Xu Huaiting was watching from the side, and somehow he always felt it was a bit dazzling.

Everyone around was laughing, no one thought it was wrong, even Ye Man herself was laughing.

As he watched, he suddenly spoke: "Xiao Man. Grandma Lu, his name is Xiao Man, not Jun Jun."

Everyone looked at this handsome and extraordinary man.

Grandma Lu heard the voice, raised her head, and stared at him with cloudy eyes, "...Jun...Jun."

Ye Man was about to respond, but heard Xu Huaiting say calmly, "Little, Man."

He walked over and pulled Ye Man up, "Xiao Man. This is either Jun Jun or Xiao Man."

"Ricardo..." Ye Man called his name at a loss.

Xu Huaiting looked at him steadily: "Yes, I am Ricardo, and you are Xiaoman."

He gently brushed away the strands of hair on his forehead: "Don't answer to other people's names, don't be someone else's substitute."

Ye Man shuddered, bit her lips hard, turned her face away, and her eyes turned red.

He wiped his eyes vigorously, smiled and waved his hands: "It's okay, it's okay, I don't mind this..."

"I do."

Xu Huaiting said to him seriously: "I mind."

She took his hand and placed it on her heart: "I feel bad."

How could he bear to watch the person he held in his heart and took such great care of him become a substitute for someone else?

He was so heartbroken. Was it okay for him to let others call him another person's name and treat him as someone else? How could he still laugh?

Ye Man was stunned and said, "But she is sick. She kept repeating Junjun's name. She must want to see Junjun."

She doesn't want to see Xiaoman.

Even if one day she really understands that the person who came is not Junjun, she will not be happy, right?

So Ye Man calmly accepted the other person's name.

Xu Huaiting only felt that breathing became more difficult.

When the two of them walked to a nearby vending machine to buy soda, Xu Huaiting asked him: "Don't you feel sad?"

"If she never knew that it was you who came to accompany her, and was always mistaken for someone else, wouldn't she feel sad?"

"No."

With just three words, Ye Man thought he said it very casually.

It was not until Xu Huaiting silently pressed his head and pressed him into his arms that he realized that his voice was trembling.