Chapter 190 Adoption Relationship
Xu Youyou patted his little head and said, "Since you are so obedient, I will take you to the playground tomorrow."
Lele's face was immediately filled with joy.
Yuanyuan on the side asked anxiously: "Sister Youyou, don't forget me, I want to go too."
"How could Sister Youyou forget our Yuanyuan? Don't worry, I'll take you there too."
Dean He came over and reminded, "Youyou, the dumplings are cooked. Call your companions to come and eat."
Xu Fang followed Xu Youyou the whole time, until they sat at the dinner table. She couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Boss, what were you checking on that child just now?"
Xu Fang felt that Dean He was a nice person and didn't look like the type of person who would secretly bully children behind their backs.
Xu Youyou said: "Le Le has always been looking forward to having a father and a mother. Every night he would imagine that his parents were holding him to sleep. In his sleep, he would unconsciously suck his arms, pretending that he was being held by his parents, so there were always bruises on his body."
When Xu Fang heard this, her nose felt sore and she wanted to cry instantly.
After a long while, she said, "I can't understand why there is no family willing to adopt the little girl, who is hearing impaired but Lele looks healthy?"
Xu Youyou sighed and said, "This child is a congenital syphilis carrier, passed down from his mother's womb. After his mother gave birth to him, she directly threw him in front of the orphanage."
There was inevitably fear in Xu Fang's eyes.
Xu Youyou was not surprised by her reaction and explained, "He is just a carrier. He will neither inherit the disease nor pass it on to others in the future. It's just that his lifetime tests will show positive results. But everyone who wants to adopt him will run away faster than anyone else when they hear about syphilis."
Xu Fang felt a little ashamed. To be honest, she just wanted to pick up her two daughters and run away from here.
"People in this world are full of prejudice, and things like this are unavoidable, but fortunately our orphanage has always been run very well, and it feels not much different here from being at home," said Xu Youyou.
She was just deceiving herself. There were simply too many children in the orphanage. Even though several directors were very good people, they were still unable to take care of the psychological condition of every child.
Moreover, every time adoptive parents come to choose their children, it is both hope and torture for the children. They are naturally happy if they are selected, but being rejected again and again is a long torture for them.
As a healthy girl, Xu Youyou was once adopted. However, her adoptive parents found out that she was pregnant after adopting her, and they quickly sent her back to the orphanage.
She was only six years old at that time. She had experienced three days of being pampered by her parents. As happy as she was at that time, she was as painful after being sent back.
Later, an adoptive couple took a fancy to her, but Xu Youyou really didn't want to go through that kind of pain again, so she refused to be adopted.
She watched her adoptive parents eagerly awaiting the arrival of their biological child, which made her mistakenly believe that biological parents and adoptive parents were different. She firmly believed that her biological parents did not deliberately want to abandon her, and if they found her, they would definitely treat her well.
But I didn’t expect that after recognizing my relatives in the previous life, it would be more painful than being abandoned.
Xu Youyou said to Director He: "Aunt He, the orphanage has money now, so we can hire a few more kind-hearted caregivers. The children all yearn for family affection. With a few more caregivers accompanying them, they won't be too eager to adopt parents."
Dean He looked at Xu Youyou with heartache, and naturally understood what she was thinking. He said, "No matter how good the caregivers are, they are not as good as their parents in the eyes of the children. Sometimes, I really think that Sister Xu's decision was wrong. Children in the orphanage should not go to schools outside."
Originally, the orphanage had its own elementary and junior high schools, and children would not leave the orphanage until they were ready to go to high school.
However, due to lack of funds and the fact that the new director felt that the children in the orphanage should see more of the outside world, the exclusive school was disbanded and the children now attend local schools.
Children see too many normal parents and children getting along with each other in local schools, which will only make them look forward to adoptive parents more.
But adoption is always a two-way journey, and meeting the right parents is almost impossible.
Dean He suddenly thought of something and said, "In the first half of the year, someone came to our orphanage to investigate you. They said they might be your biological parents. Did they contact you later?"
Xu Youyou lowered her eyes upon hearing this and said, "They contacted them, but they recognized the wrong person."
Dean He's face was filled with regret, and he said, "At the time, they talked about it in a very detailed manner, and I thought you had finally found your family. What a pity."
Xu Youyou thought to herself that there was nothing to regret. If she really went back to a home like that, it would be a real hell on earth.
After eating the dumplings, Dean He led Xu Youyou around.
"Thanks to the money you gave to the hospital, three months ago, I hired someone to renovate the bathroom in the hospital and installed heating in it. This winter, the children no longer complain about the cold when taking a bath in it." Director He said with a smile.
Xu Youyou didn't ask for any special treatment. She just picked a bathroom at random to take a shower. The conditions here, even after the renovation, were not as good as her residence in Shanghai, but it was much better than when she was young.
Her room was at the end of the corridor. Originally, eight children lived in it, but now only a bed, a set of table and chairs, and a wardrobe were left.
These things should have been bought specially for her by Dean He.
Xu Youyou thought she wouldn't be able to sleep at night, but unexpectedly she fell into a deep sleep as soon as she got into bed.
The soundproofing in the room was not very good, and the next morning, Xu Youyou heard Guaiguai's cry.
He arrived at the new place obediently and was not shy at all. He looked quite happy being chased and played with by a group of children.
"Why did you get up so early? Go brush your teeth and wash your face first. I'll make you a bowl of wontons for breakfast." Dean He said with a smile.
Xu Youyou nodded.
When it was time for breakfast, Guaiguai seemed to be hungry too, and ran over and started circling around Xu Youyou's feet.
"Woof woof! I want to eat the lamb chops with milk flavor!" Guaiguai especially likes the lamb chops with milk flavor made by Aunt Li.
Aunt Li also cares about Guaiguai, and every once in a while, she will send a lot of dog snacks from the capital to Guaiguai.
Xu Youyou asked Xu Fang to go to her room to get the lamb chops with milk flavor.
Guaiguai got what he wanted and jumped up and down with joy.
Dean He watched this scene with a smile and said, "I still remember that when you were a child, you picked up a puppy and secretly raised it outside. You didn't dare to bring it back. The conditions were poor at that time. You couldn't even eat enough, but you secretly saved your own rations to feed the dog. I wanted to scold you at that time, but your mother Xu stopped me."
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