When Jiang Lan first met Shi Cuiyun, she was a student who had just graduated from school.
At that time, she was not a mother and did not understand Shi Cuiyun's way of searching for her daughter.
Shi Cuiyun wasn't in such a sorry state back then. She was working as a dishwasher in a restaurant, earning money while inquiring about whether anyone in the neighborhood had adopted a little girl from China.
China is a large country, and the United States is not small either. Even in a tiny place like Los Angeles, Streisand spent six years searching.
During those six years, Shi Cuiyun disappeared for a while, and when she reappeared in front of Jiang Lan, she had some mental problems.
When Fu Wan heard this, she couldn't help but clench her fists.
As a mother, and one who had lost her child, she naturally understood Shi Cuiyun's difficult situation.
She was lucky to meet many kind people who helped her at that time, and it took her decades to finally find the spirit.
In this unfamiliar and beautiful country, Shi Cuiyun will only have a more difficult time than Fu Wan because of her identity and language barrier.
"Hello, hello? Can you understand what I'm saying?"
Fu Wan walked up to Shi Cuiyun and stopped, then bent down and waved her hand in front of her.
Shi Cuiyun noticed her movements and looked at Fu Wan with a confused expression.
She had many scratches on her face, and upon seeing Fu Wan's face, she suddenly grabbed Fu Wan's hand.
"A Chinese person? Have you seen my daughter? Her name is Xiaohua'er. She's a newborn baby with yellow hair and fair skin. She has big eyes..."
Fu Wan's eyes were a little moist. According to Jiang Lan, Shi Cuiyun lost her child six years ago, and that child is no longer an infant.
But Shi Cuiyun's memory is still stuck when her child was just born.
She really has mental problems.
Fu Wan couldn't help but hug her tenderly, then gently patted her back.
"Cuiyun, the child will be found. Will you come back with me?"
When Shi Cuiyun heard the first sentence, her eyes were still bright, but after Fu Wan finished speaking, she quickly waved her hand and hid to the side.
"No, no. I won't go anywhere until I find Little Flower."
Fu Wan grabbed her wrist, and in the struggle, her sleeve was torn open. Fu Wan then discovered that her arm was covered in bruises, and there were even several visible needle marks.
"What... what's wrong with her?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Qianzhou glanced at her and shook his head slightly, denying Fu Wan's guess.
"It's not what you think. She probably went to sell her blood."
"Selling blood?"
"Yes, it's actually quite common in the US. For people at the bottom of society, selling blood is the fastest and least costly way to make money."
Each time blood is sold, the money is usually around fifty dollars, enough for a family's expenses for a week or even half a month.
Fu Wan was so shocked she couldn't close her mouth for a long time. "Isn't America a developed country? How come there are people there who can't afford to eat?"
Bai Qianzhou and Jiang Lan both shook their heads. "With capitalism in power, why would they care about the lives of ordinary people?"
The occasional relief food distributed by the government is already a last act of kindness.
With that said, Fu Wan was even less likely to let Shi Cuiyun continue like this.
Selling blood like this, he's still skin and bones; he'll die from blood loss sooner or later.
"No, she has to be sent back to China. Bai Qianzhou, can you contact the embassy to arrange for her to be sent back?"
If Fu Wan hadn't been going to Florida, she definitely would have personally taken Shi Cuiyun back.
Bai Qianzhou pondered for a few seconds after hearing this, "It should be fine, I'll ask tomorrow."
There are many people here. He didn't say it explicitly, but he said that he would go to Florida tomorrow and someone from the organization would come to meet him.
There is hope of returning to China, so we need to persuade Shi Cuiyun well, otherwise she will run away again.
Before this, Bai Qianzhou wanted to check the injury on her hand, but as soon as he got close, Shi Cuiyun tried to run away. Fu Wan had no choice but to coax her first.
"Cuiyun, come back with me first. We'll go find Xiaohua after we've eaten, okay?"
When talking about Xiaohua, Shi Cuiyun's eyes became much clearer.
"Yes, we need to eat our fill before we can look for Xiaohua."
She muttered to herself, then suddenly remembered something, dragged a bag over from the side, opened it, took out the contents, and stuffed them into her mouth.
Fu Wan looked at it and saw that it was just a rotten vegetable leaf. She had no idea where it came from!
Fu Wan took the leaf from her hand. Seeing that the situation had been deadlocked for a long time, Jiang Lan simply got out of the car with Song Yuqing.
Unexpectedly, Shi Cuiyun became excited again when she saw Song Yuqing.
"Little Flower, Little Flower! No, not Little Flower, she has black hair, Little Flower has blonde hair..."
Thinking of this, Shi Cuiyun covered her head again. Suddenly she screamed, then her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
!!
Fu Wan caught Shi Cuiyun as she fell, "No, she needs to be taken to the hospital first!"
Just then, Robert ran over.
“There’s a hospital nearby that my dad owns.”
That's great! After Robert had someone take Shi Cuiyun to the hospital for a check-up, Fu Wan breathed a sigh of relief.
It's not that she's a saint; if she encountered someone in the same situation as herself, she couldn't possibly stand idly by.
Otherwise, it would be a waste of God's gift of giving her a second chance at life.
Even after this little incident, Fu Wan still felt heavy-hearted when she returned home.
After hearing the whole story, Fu Fengying came over to comfort her.
“Ah Wan, I know you have a kind heart, but everyone has their own destiny. If she doesn’t pull herself together, you can help her today, but she may not be lucky enough to meet another you tomorrow.”
That makes perfect sense, Fu Wan smiled wryly.
"Aunt, I just want to do my best to have a clear conscience."
"Auntie knows that Awan is a good child."
Fu Fengying patted her on the shoulder, "Alright, you're leaving tomorrow, cheer up this afternoon, I'm still waiting for your garlic chili sauce!"
Do your best and leave the rest to fate. All Fu Wan can do to help Shi Cuiyun is to give her some money. If she doesn't do her best, it will all be in vain.
Thinking of this, Fu Wan regained her spirits.
"Okay, I'll go make the sauce right now!"
Grandma Fu Fengying is a monster. Apart from the garlic seeds she saved, she peeled all the garlic that Jack and his family bought this morning.
Not only that, she also ordered Song Zhirong to chop all the peppers into fine pieces for her, while she herself went to the backyard and picked all the red peppers she had grown.
The family gathering was scheduled for the afternoon. After a simple lunch of tuna sashimi and steamed grouper, Jack, Robert, and the others played around in the yard making strawberry jam.
After Fu Wan went downstairs, she went into the kitchen and happened to run into Bai Qianzhou returning from the embassy.
"I've already spoken to them over there. Once Shi Cuiyun wakes up, we'll arrange for her to return to China. We'll cover the expenses. As for Xiaohua's whereabouts, we'll have Mr. William and Robert keep an eye out for her; maybe we can find her."
"Bai Qianzhou, you handled this matter very well!"
Fu Wan was overjoyed to hear this, and Bai Qianzhou, seeing her in a good mood, also smiled.
"I'm glad I could help her."
"That's all we can do for now. Let's go. I'll make some garlic sauce now. Get me some chopsticks and skewer some beef. We'll have a barbecue in the yard later!"
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