Xu Na patted Lin An on the shoulder: "You haven't caught up yet, have you?"
Before Lin An could answer, she said to Leng Lin, "Leng Lin, Lin An has always been responsible and takes good care of us. Please consider him more; he is truly a good person."
Leng Lin smiled sheepishly. She finally understood that she didn't need to be hostile towards the girl in front of her at all. Xu Na was different from Liu Ruyun; she had no feelings for Lin An and might even be a wingman.
Lin An pursed his lips; he felt there were some things he needed to clarify with Xu Na:
"Don't casually label someone as a good person; it's very impolite to give someone a 'good person card'."
He was just thinking about his past life, where every time he pledged his loyalty to Jiang Mian, he would receive the reply, "Lin An, you're a good person. You couldn't keep Jiang Mian, and you got a bunch of 'good person' cards." He's starting to feel a bit overwhelmed by that phrase now.
Xu Na, who had always lived in an orphanage, was rather simple-minded. She blinked her big eyes and asked, puzzled:
"But you're such a good person, can't we even talk about it? Why do you have so many fuss?"
Lin An sighed helplessly. He was carrying a lot of things, which made his hands hurt. Leng Lin was also carrying a lot, but she was strong and didn't feel anything.
Lin An then asked, "Nana, where are Dean Shi and Aunt Song?"
"He's in Dean Shi's office. I'll take you there."
As she spoke, Xu Na led the way and took a few things from Leng Lin's hands. Lin An couldn't help but complain in his heart that she should have helped him carry the things instead of Leng Lin. Leng Lin could kill a bull with one punch, so carrying a few things was nothing to her.
It is not advisable to judge who is weaker simply by gender; Lin An is currently the weaker party.
They walked through the orphanage and headed towards the two-story building in the backyard.
Lin An has lived here for fifteen years and has a deep affection for this place.
Now that he has money, he is ready to contribute to the orphanage.
This orphanage was built in the last century and is over thirty years old; the buildings here are quite old.
Lin An looked at the rusty swings and slides in the yard and felt a pang of sadness.
He played with these things when he was a child, and he still plays with these things now. He started to feel guilty. He had money and only cared about his own enjoyment. During this time, he hadn't even thought about donating money to the orphanage to improve the children's living conditions. He really shouldn't have done that.
With this thought in mind, Lin An secretly decided to use the proceeds from Liu Ruyun's live stream to establish a special fund for the orphanage to help the children.
Liu Ruyun has now become a well-known entertainment streamer on the internet, known for her sweet talk, flexible waist, and good figure. She brings in at least six figures in revenue for the company every day, and sometimes, if she's lucky, she can even reach seven figures when big spenders shower her with gifts.
Lin An believed that the money given by the older brothers was all earned honestly. Regardless of their intentions when giving the money, they would be very pleased if they knew that the money was being used for the children.
As they passed by the orphanage's dormitory area, Lin An looked through the glass window and saw only three or five young children.
He couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Nana, why are there so many fewer children than a year ago?"
Xu Na replied, "Times have changed. Children are precious now. As long as they are not disabled and are not too old, they will be adopted very quickly."
“I heard Dean Shi say that day that young people nowadays have it very tough. They have to buy cars and houses. When they are young, they dare not have children in order to save money. When they get older, it is not easy to have children. So children have become very precious. In the past, there were even cases of abandoning children because they had girls, but now you can hardly see that anymore.”
Lin An recalled that this was indeed the case. The year he left the orphanage, someone abandoned a beautiful baby girl at the door. After the local media reported on this, hundreds of families applied to adopt her overnight.
Lin An couldn't help but sigh to himself that it was better to have fewer children. Like the Lin family, which had so many children, none of them had ever received genuine love from their parents.
Moreover, children should be born into families that long for and truly love them.
For those unfit parents, not having children is the greatest act of kindness.
The three of them walked to Dean Shi's office. The office door was open, and Dean Shi and Aunt Song were chatting by the photo wall.
Xu Na didn't knock on the door, but called out loudly, "Dean Shi, Aunt Song, look who's here."
The two turned around, and Aunt Song saw Lin An, her expression a mixture of surprise and joy: "Lin An, you're back."
She had always treated the children in the orphanage as her own. Having not seen them for a year, she missed them terribly. She hurriedly took the things from Lin An's hands, placed them on the ground, and held his hand, examining them carefully while murmuring:
"Thank goodness, I haven't lost weight from hunger. It seems I haven't suffered too much."
Lin An quickly replied, "Aunt Song, I'm fine, don't worry."
Then he introduced Leng Lin to the two elders.
Aunt Song pulled him aside and asked about his recent situation. When she heard that he already had his own company, she was pleased but also worried that he was working too hard.
This is what people who truly care about you are like. While others care about how high you fly, what they care about most is whether you are tired or not.
After chatting for a while, Lin An noticed a fruit basket on the ground. He had seen this fruit basket before when he bought fruit; it was the cheapest kind. Upon closer inspection, he could see that the fruit inside was wilted.
He found it strange that people who came to the orphanage were usually people who had come from the orphanage. When they returned to the orphanage, they would not buy fruit baskets or other impractical items. Instead, they would buy as much delicious and fresh fruit as possible to share with their younger siblings.
Furthermore, the people who come here may be adoptive families or donors. These people are generally quite wealthy and will choose the best fruit baskets to express their sincerity.
He couldn't fathom who would buy such a cheap fruit basket and have it delivered here.
Lin An asked, puzzled, "Did anyone else come to visit the courtyard today?"
Dean Shi and Aunt Song exchanged a glance, seemingly unsure how to respond.
Xu Na noticed the awkwardness in their expressions and said bluntly:
"What's wrong? Just say what you want to say! There are no outsiders here!"
Aunt Song slapped her thigh and looked at Lin An, saying, "Let me be frank with you, someone who claimed to be your mother came by."
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