Chapter 1 New Home 1
"It was Fu Zhi who pushed me!"
"She just can't stand me being better than her! In this family, either she or I!"
"Mom, tell her to go away, tell her to go back to the orphanage! I don't want to see her again in my life!"
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The small town in September is hot and humid. Fu Zhi stood outside the ward holding the payment slip, separated by a wall. As the quarrel inside the room progressed, the voices in her ears became clearer and clearer.
"Zhao Mingquan, I don't care, I must send her away this time!"
"I don't dare to keep an ungrateful person like Fu Zhi anymore!"
"But when we went to the orphanage to adopt Fu Zhi last year, we promised the director that we would take good care of her." The man leaning against the bed glanced at his daughter whose right leg was in a cast, feeling a little reluctant.
After a while, he lowered his voice and said to his weeping wife: "Lanzhi, you know Youyou's character. Zhizhi would never push her..."
"How can it be impossible!"
Xu Lanzhi resented her husband's betrayal: "The one lying on the bed now is your daughter. If Fu Zhi hadn't pushed her, would your daughter have fallen down by herself and slandered her?"
Zhao Youyou on the hospital bed also said with a cold face: "Dad, I'm so miserable, do you still want to protect an outsider?"
"Youyou, she is your sister..."
"What sister would push her sister down the stairs? The doctor said that your daughter's legs could easily become diseased if she doesn't take care of them. This is all Fu Zhi's fault!"
"I've already called the orphanage, and someone will take her away today. You are not allowed to stop them, or we will get divorced!"
The woman's voice was sharp, and this move was undoubtedly a killer.
Zhao Mingquan didn't have much of his own opinion. He was controlled by his wife all his life, so he immediately became depressed: "Lanzhi, don't say anything angry. At most, I won't stop Zhizhi from leaving..."
If there hadn't been news from the orphanage a year ago that the country was willing to give a subsidy of 200,000 yuan to the family who adopted Fu Zhi, and if the Zhao family's eldest son was waiting for the money to go to college, Zhao Mingquan would not have been stupid enough to adopt someone else's child.
Just as he was thinking about it, the dean called Zhao Mingquan's cell phone.
He glanced in the direction of his wife and saw that she had a cold face, which made it clear that there was no room for maneuver. No matter how embarrassed he was, he still said, "Yes, we are in the hospital in town, you can come in and take her away directly," Zhao Mingquan said, and walked out of the ward in annoyance. Just as he was about to light a cigarette, he suddenly saw Fu Zhi standing by the door.
The person had her eyebrows half-lowered and her eyelashes were long and thin. The light in the hospital corridor was dazzlingly bright. Her outline was hidden in the shadows cast by the medicine boxes in the distance, making it difficult to see her expression.
"...Then, let's leave it at that for now."
The man hung up the phone in a panic. The soundproofing in the hospital was really bad. He rubbed his hands awkwardly: "Zhizhi, did you hear everything?"
Fu Zhi raised her head, her distinct black and white almond-shaped eyes staring at him quietly.
Zhao Mingquan felt guilty when she looked at him, so he simply turned his eyes away. After a while, he seemed to have thought of something and took out a few red bills from his pocket, saying sincerely: "Here is 500 yuan, a little gift from your aunt Xu and me, you don't have to be grateful. The director will take you back to the orphanage in a while. Take this money, live a good life, buy whatever you want in the future, and don't be too wronged."
Fu Zhi glanced at the money the man stuffed into her hand.
"No, I don't need it."
She still had the bill in her hand, and her voice was very soft when she spoke. Her cold and bright eyes looked past Zhao Mingquan to Zhao Youyou in the ward: "You know I didn't push her."
Zhao Mingquan’s face froze for a moment.
Yes, the Zhao couple knew very well that Fu Zhi would not push anyone. After all, it was their daughter who caused trouble from the first day Fu Zhi came to the Zhao family.
But they were not close enough, and what's more, it was Zhao Youyou who was lying in the ward, so the couple felt even more resentful that Fu Zhi was living under someone else's roof but did not know how to be tolerant.
"Zhizhi, there's no point in talking about this now. Don't blame your sister and Aunt Xu, they all have their own difficulties..."
Zhao Mingquan stuffed the money into his pocket: "Take it. It will make me feel better."
Fu Zhi dodged back for a moment, and just as they were in a stalemate, a slightly older woman walked in from outside: "Mr. Zhao, I'll take Fu Zhi back."
Zhao Mingquan turned around and saw the dean. He was stunned for a moment before he nodded, "Okay."
The dean didn't look at him again, and his eyes fell on Fu Zhi, "Zhizhi, the dean already knows about your situation. It's not your fault. You don't need to be sad. The dean has found a new family for you."
She said, "Do you remember the aunt who loved you the last time you went back to the orphanage? I called her before coming here. After she learned about your situation, she wanted to adopt you and live with you."
The director's tone was gentle, like an elder: "The family is waiting for you outside the hospital. If you want, you can come with me to recognize them."
An extremely gentle and beautiful face suddenly appeared in Fu Zhi's mind.
She thought for a moment and nodded slowly.
The warm light from the window poured down, casting a soft glow on her dark eyes and eyelashes.
(End of this chapter)
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