"Of course we'd like to! Why wouldn't we? Farming is our specialty. Just tell us how to do it."
When the director arrived, he found that the grandparents were all there.
Upon seeing the dean, they quickly spoke.
"Director, we want to ask you for a favor. We're all quite young, and we're so bored we're practically going to rot. We'd like to be allowed to farm with Grandma Lichun. We want to clear out all the land in our nursing home's yard, and all the land behind the mountain."
The dean was a little confused. What was going on?
“How can that be? You come to the nursing home to spend your twilight years in peace. How can I ask you to farm? Wouldn’t that go against the original purpose of our nursing home?”
Mo Yan walked over, and everyone quickly made way for her.
She approached the dean and then slowly began to speak.
"Director, I think the original intention of the nursing home should be to allow these elderly people to take care of each other and have companionship, rather than just letting them sunbathe every day."
Just like a machine, if it doesn't move, it will rust and break down. The same goes for people. If they don't exercise and just lie or sit all the time, their health will deteriorate over time. It's better to let them do things they enjoy or things they are capable of doing than to be idle. What do you think?
The director understood this, but wondered, "If outsiders found out, wouldn't they say our nursing home doesn't take good care of the elderly?"
"How can you say we don't know how to take care of them? These elderly people want to exercise. Besides, don't you know what the situation is like in nursing homes now? If this peaceful place is gone, where will these elderly people go?"
What will this place become after it's acquired? Given that, why not take a gamble?
I have a few recipes here: braised pork, braised duck, and sweet-skinned duck. I also have some cold dishes. If you'd like, you can use them to make some braised duck or something similar and sell them. That way, you can be self-sufficient.
The subsidies aren't nonexistent, but everyone is facing difficulties and needs time to wait, right?
Donations are only temporary, and it's uncertain whether they will come in. I think this nursing home really costs money everywhere, and if we don't find a way, it will be useless.
Just like today's meal, wasn't it made by our elders? I even think that their skills are good enough to prepare banquets for people.
There are no dead ends in this world, only unanswered questions.
It must be said that Mo Yan's words greatly shocked everyone.
“Yes, Director, what you said is right. We are still young, and we feel that we can still do something for this nursing home.”
“We want to work hard for this, and we want the nursing home to keep operating. This is our home, and we want to protect it together.”
“We can still pick up a hoe, turn the soil, and plant crops. We believe that as long as we all work together, our nursing home can continue.”
"Dean, we are not afraid of what others say. Only we ourselves know whether we are doing well or not."
"If there are no nursing homes, there will be no home for us. Please let us work together with you."
The dean nodded with tears in his eyes, "Okay, okay, then I'll leave it to Mo Yan."
Mo Yan then took Li Chun back home. After arriving home, Mo Yan led Li Chun to his room.
"This is your home on the day of Lichun. You can decorate your room however you like."
I'll take you to school next semester, okay?
"But Grandma, I want to help the nursing home."
Lichun hesitated a bit; he wanted to work at a nursing home and contribute his own efforts.
"Yes, that's a great idea, and I'm very happy about it, but you should go to school now. I can agree to let you help out for the next few months."
Weekends are fine too, but you have to go to school.
Lichun is indeed very obedient and well-behaved, and kind-hearted, but what she can do by studying and what she can do without studying are two different things.
Lichun was a little sad; he didn't want to leave the nursing home during its most difficult time.
“I’m asking you, if you don’t study, what do you think you can do? I won’t force you, we’re just discussing this. I’m your grandmother, you can say whatever you want.”
Mo Yan knew very well that they were grandmother and granddaughter, but also strangers. It was impossible for them to treat her as their own grandmother from the very beginning. It would be strange if that were the case.
Looking into her grandmother's gentle gaze, Lichun was no longer afraid.
"Grandma, I really like you. Thank you for giving me a home. But the nursing home is also my home. I hope to use my strength to protect it. I want to do what I can."
Even if it's just helping out with things like pulling weeds, moving stones, or sweeping the floor, I'd be willing. I hope you'll agree, okay? Once the crisis at the nursing home is over, I'll definitely go back to school obediently. Actually, going to school isn't the only way out.
"Yes, you're right. Studying isn't the only way out. Are you going to spend your whole life picking up stones and pulling grass? Can you make money pulling grass?"
Do you know why your nursing home was acquired? It's because the director no longer had the funds to maintain the operation of the nursing home, so he had no choice but to let someone else acquire it.
In other words, even if no one comes to acquire it, the nursing home can't survive because it lacks the funds to maintain everything. To have money, you need to make money. Do you think you can make money by picking up stones? Or that you can make money by weeding a nursing home?
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