Following that, Dean Shi added, "Yes, a woman named Zhang Wanru came by. She said she was your biological mother and asked many questions about your childhood."
Upon hearing this, Lin An frowned deeply, his features almost contorted into a frown.
Leng Lin knew very well about the relationship between Lin An and Zhang Wanru, and was very worried that Zhang Wanru would do something detrimental to Lin An. She hurriedly asked, "Auntie, could you tell me in detail what she asked?"
Aunt Song replied, "When she came, she said that after bringing Lin An home, she had been trying to get closer to her, but Lin An seemed to be psychologically resistant to her, which caused the family relationship to become very bad. She felt that she owed Lin An too much and wanted to make up for it but couldn't find a way, so she could only come to ask us."
"She didn't ask anything special, just things like what you like to eat, what you like to play, and what you like to use."
Seeing Lin An's face darken, Aunt Song couldn't help but feel nervous, afraid that she might have said something she shouldn't have to Zhang Wanru.
“We also know some of the rumors circulating online. There are some true and some false, and we have no way of judging them. We saw that she was sincere, so we told her.”
After listening, Xu Na concluded, "If that's all they're asking, they probably really want to do something you like to make up for it and please you."
Lin An couldn't help but snort coldly, and said in a deep voice, "That's because you don't understand her at all."
Seeing his indifferent attitude towards family ties, Aunt Song felt a pang of sadness and offered some words of advice:
"Sigh, child, she's still your mother. Don't think badly of her. What woman doesn't love her child? Having maternal love is a mother's instinct."
She then added, "You don't know, she cried when she mentioned losing you back then."
Dean Shi also chimed in, "Yes, I saw her crying so hard. Lin An, there are no parents who are wrong. You were born of her, and there is no grudge that cannot be forgiven."
Lin An kept a cold face. He knew that both aunts genuinely cared for him, and he didn't want to argue with them to their faces.
Leng Lin couldn't sit still any longer. Since Lin An was too embarrassed to speak, she would speak for him:
"Aunties, you haven't seen how she treated Lin An before. In my opinion, she never treated Lin An as her own child. She treated her adopted son much better. Compared to how she treated Lin An, it's like heaven and earth. You are just too kind-hearted to be fooled by her crocodile tears."
"Huh?! Really? I saw that she looked full of guilt when she mentioned Lin An. It didn't seem like she was acting. She said she had been looking for you for more than ten years, and the thought of the days when she was separated from you was like a knife to her heart."
Lin An chuckled coldly a few times and said with a disdainful look:
“It’s only a little over an hour’s drive from Haishi to here. It’s such a short distance, yet she’s been searching for her for over a decade and still can’t find her. Don’t you find that strange?”
Xu Na nodded: "Yeah, right! Lin An didn't come from the Northeast. Even if the transportation wasn't well-developed before, he was in a neighboring town. If you wanted to find him, you could definitely find him."
Aunt Song was taken aback. After a moment, she murmured:
"Yes, how could she not find you? She could search the orphanages in the surrounding towns one by one; it wouldn't take long. Could it be that she doesn't really want to find you?"
"How can there be such a mother in the world? It's so strange."
At this moment, Dean Shi suddenly spoke up:
"Now that you mention it, I remember something. More than ten years ago, a man came to see you. After he looked at you, a woman came. That woman looked a lot like your mother and was also very wealthy."
Aunt Song chimed in, "Yes, yes, now that you mention it, I remember too. That woman was dressed very well, wearing a particularly translucent jadeite bracelet with floating flowers. She looked like a wealthy lady. I was there the day she came. She glanced at Lin An through the window and said it wasn't him. I even advised her to go out and take a closer look to confirm, but she firmly stated that it wasn't her child, and then she left."
"Huh?! Is that so? Are you sure that person is Zhang Wanru? Did she deliberately reject Lin An?" Leng Lin asked hurriedly.
Xu Na couldn't help but exclaim, "No way! There's such a thing? Seeing a child in an orphanage and just walking away, isn't that just being a beast?"
Aunt Song looked hesitant and stammered:
"It's hard to judge. It happened more than ten years ago, and I don't remember it very clearly. Nobody can say for sure. It wouldn't be good if we wronged your own mother."
Aunt Song is an outsider after all. If she says something wrong and causes a breakdown in their family relationship, that would be really wrong.
Upon hearing this, Lin An exuded a chill. If Zhang Wanru had come to the orphanage to look for him more than ten years ago, and had seen him in person but had not recognized him, then everything would have been different.
Then she's even more despicable than Lin Haoran.
Lin An couldn't even use stupidity to excuse her.
For a moment, everyone fell silent; the room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
After a long while, Leng Lin finally broke the silence: "Lin An, forget it. Don't think about her anymore. Just pretend she doesn't exist. My mother is your mother. With my mother around, why do you still want to think about her?"
“Yes, don’t waste your energy on this kind of person, and don’t let her affect your mood. It’s not worth it,” Xu Na quickly agreed.
Lin An understood that everyone was worried about him. He pursed his lips and slowly said:
"I'm fine, don't worry. Whether she's good or bad, whatever she wants to do, with my current strength, I won't be hurt by her anymore."
Leng Lin nodded; now it was Zhang Wanru's turn to beg Lin An.
But she was still very worried about Lin An and said nervously, "Then you have to be careful too. She came here to inquire about you, she must want to do something. I wonder what kind of trick she's up to."
Lin An gave a stiff, bitter smile and said in a low voice:
"Don't worry, I'll be careful with her."
"Alright, let's not talk about her. I have some important business to discuss with you. I noticed that many of the facilities in the compound are quite old. I'd like to set up a charitable foundation to donate to the compound in the name of Xiao An Company."
Upon hearing this, Dean Shi and Aunt Song were overjoyed!
Lin An continued, "I need to go back to the company to calculate the exact amount of the donation, but it will definitely not be less than a million."
A million! Xu Na exclaimed in surprise. For her, who had grown up in an orphanage, this was an astronomical figure.
Dean Shi was so excited he almost cried. It seems Lin An has truly made something of himself.
"This is great! I've been wanting to renovate the house and get some new toys and equipment for the children for ten years, but I just didn't have the money. Now everything is settled."
Sitting next to Lin An, Aunt Song held Lin An's hand and said excitedly:
"Lin An, thank you. I thank you on behalf of the children in the orphanage."
Lin An held Aunt Song's hand and smiled, "This is what I should do. I was raised by you, and your kindness is the greatest. Naturally, I should repay you."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Song felt a lump in her throat. She thought to herself, "This good child was raised in vain. How could his mother bear not to bring him home?"
Seeing that both aunties looked like they were about to cry from emotion, Lin An, who was not used to facing such occasions, quickly continued, "I have already thought of a name for the foundation. It will be called the Old Driver Charity Foundation."
The people present all looked puzzled and asked in unison, "Old driver? What do you mean?"
"It's nothing, just a group of kind and lovely drivers who contributed their love to the younger brothers and sisters. It's because they made money for Xiao An Company that I was able to donate to the hospital," Lin An said with a smile.
"Oh! So Xiao An's company also has a logistics business."
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