In 1967, the first Spring Festival of the Cultural Revolution, it was announced that there would be no holidays nationwide and people were called upon to celebrate a "revolutionary" Spring Festival.
During the Spring Festival that year, the textile factory continued to operate, and Li Hongru was also assigned to be on duty during the New Year period.
On New Year's Eve, only Zhang Weifang took Hu Zi back to her husband's house. Li Hongxi was also working overtime, so the house was rather deserted during the New Year's holiday that year. Li Guifang said a few simple words and let everyone go.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Li Hongru came home from get off work and wanted to hurry back to eat dumplings, when he saw a little girl standing pitifully at the factory gate.
He had no curiosity and was about to leave after taking a look. As a result, the little girl hugged his legs directly:
"Uncle, I'm Yuanyuan. Mom said you're a good person. Can you adopt me?"
Li Hongru looked closely and realized that the little girl was Zhu Yuanyuan. She had a scarf wrapped around her face, but her ears were still red from the cold. He didn't know how long she had been waiting outside.
Although Li Hongru hated Liu Shuangshuang, he would not bully a little girl. He asked Zhu Yuanyuan:
"Where do you live now? I'll take you back."
"No, I won't go back, uncle. Please take care of me. I will be very good. My mother can't be found anymore." Zhu Yuanyuan's heart-wrenching cry attracted everyone.
"Secretary Li, what's going on? Who is this little girl? Why is she crying?"
Li Hongru didn't say anything. He picked up Zhu Yuanyuan and sent her to the police station. No matter how Zhu Yuanyuan cried and made a fuss, he didn't show any mercy.
The young clerk Sui Anan was very anxious. The child disappeared while she was going to the toilet. She looked everywhere but couldn't find him. When she was about to report to her leader, Li Hongru brought the child back.
Sui Anan quickly checked Zhu Yuanyuan from head to toe and found that she was not injured. She felt relieved.
"Yuanyuan, how could you run away? Auntie can't find you anywhere and is very worried, do you know that?"
"Auntie, I'm sorry, I just went to find uncle." There were traces of tears on Zhu Yuanyuan's face, and she looked pitiful.
"Comrade, do you know Yuanyuan?" Sui Anan thought Zhu Yuanyuan had found an acquaintance, so she didn't think much about it.
"Comrade Public Security, I don't know her. Could you please not let her disturb my life?"
Sui Anan was a little embarrassed and quickly explained:
"Comrade, I'm sorry. This child is in a special situation. I didn't mean to disturb you. We will definitely keep an eye on her from now on and won't let her run around."
Li Hongru said nothing and turned to leave the Public Security Bureau.
Seeing Li Hongru leave without looking back, Zhu Yuanyuan's tears fell again:
"Auntie, why doesn't uncle want to raise me? I am very obedient and well-behaved."
Sui Anan didn't know how to explain it to her, so she said comfortingly:
"Yuanyuan, we are all raised by our parents, so others can't do that, okay?"
Zhu Yuanyuan didn't say anything. She also wanted to live with her parents, but her mother had gone far away and her father had been captured. What should she do?
The little girl was very uneasy and she still wanted to live with her uncle.
Li Anbang contacted the farm where Zhu Lei was sent these days. It was freezing cold and deserted there. It would be difficult for ordinary people to survive there, let alone a little girl.
After some investigation, Li Anbang discovered that Zhu Yuanyuan had almost no relatives. If there was no other option, he could only send her to an orphanage.
They couldn't bear to send such a lovely little girl to an orphanage, but it was not easy to adopt a child these days.
Zhu Yuanyuan has also heard everyone's discussions these days. She knows that she will be sent to an orphanage, where there are only children without parents, and she doesn't want to go.
That day, Zhu Yuanyuan asked Sui Anan to take her to find her uncle. Sui Anan couldn't resist her nagging and agreed.
Zhu Yuanyuan brought Sui Anan to the textile factory as if they were familiar with the place. She decided that she must ask her uncle to adopt her today because she didn't want to go to an orphanage.
When Li Hongru saw Zhu Yuanyuan again at the factory gate, he was already very impatient.
"Comrade Public Security, I said I don't know her, why are you looking for me again?"
Seeing Li Hongru's attitude, Sui Anan was also unhappy:
"Comrade, do you really not know Yuanyuan? Why does she call you uncle and come to you again and again?"
"Comrade Public Security, you can't say anything without evidence. She even calls you auntie."
Sui Anan rolled her eyes at Li Hongru and asked softly:
"Yuanyuan, is he really your uncle?"
"Auntie, yes, my mother told me to live with my uncle in the future."
When these words came out, the two adults were stunned. Finally, Li Hongru visited the Public Security Bureau again. He told everyone about what happened between him and Liu Shuangshuang, and then repeatedly emphasized that he really didn't know Zhu Yuanyuan and would not support her.
Li Anbang asked someone to find out about what Li Hongru said and found that what he said was true.
Now, everything became completely clear, and Zhu Yuanyuan's destination was also decided: the orphanage in the provincial capital.
When Zhu Yuanyuan heard that she was going to an orphanage, she fell ill. The little girl was worried and scared these days, and she was so scared that she fainted.
Zhu Yuanyuan had a high fever. After an hour of treatment by the doctor, her temperature finally came down.
Zhu Yuanyuan was in a daze and kept calling "uncle", which made everyone feel sorry for her.
Sui Anan sat in front of the hospital bed wiping her tears. She was worried about Zhu Yuanyuan's health and lamented her fate.
"Uncle, uncle..."
Listening to Zhu Yuanyuan's cries during her illness, Sui Anan could no longer bear it. She came to the textile factory and rushed towards Li Hongru:
"Yuanyuan is now in a coma in the hospital. She keeps calling for her uncle. If you still have a bit of humanity, come with me to see her."
Although Li Hongru didn't want to adopt Zhu Yuanyuan, he didn't want anything to happen to her. When he heard that Zhu Yuanyuan was unconscious, he felt a little touched.
Li Hongru followed Sui Anan to the hospital. Looking at the soft little person on the hospital bed, his heart softened a little.
He didn't know who to blame for things having come to this point. Should he blame Liu Shuangshuang's cold-blooded selfishness, or his bad fate?
Perhaps it was really a telepathic connection. Not long after Li Hongru arrived, Zhu Yuanyuan woke up. When she saw Li Hongru, she excitedly shouted:
"uncle……"
Because of her illness, her voice was as soft and sticky as a kitten's, and her eyes were red.
Li Hongru felt sorry for her and consoled her:
"Yuanyuan, you are sick. You should take care of yourself first, okay?"
"Uncle, you came to see me, are you going to adopt me? I will be very obedient."
"Yuanyuan, you should take care of your health first. We can talk about other things after you get better, okay?" Li Hongru could only delay it for the time being.
"Well, uncle, I'll be obedient and I'll be fine soon."
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