Chapter 529 A happy childhood can heal a lifetime, but an unhappy childhood takes a lifetime to heal
Back in my room, I had a good sleep, but it was so deep that I was woken by my phone.
I jumped up and saw that it was Zhou Yan calling. I hurriedly said, "You're here?"
"I answered the doorbell twice and no one answered, so I had to call." Her voice sounded a little anxious.
"Oh, it's the right room. Wait a moment."
I got dressed, got out of bed, washed my face, combed my hair, and opened the door.
When she saw me, she held her chest and said, "I was afraid I'd ring the wrong doorbell and get scolded."
I looked at her. She was wearing a small lapel blazer and black trousers, looking like a white-collar worker. I pointed to the sofa and said, "Sit down."
Then I rang the bell. The waitress came in and I murmured. She understood what I meant and went to get mineral water for tea.
I walked over and sat down. "This is a suite. I usually work here and rest here."
She was a little reserved, looking around the room and asked, "Does someone make tea for you?"
I shook my head. "I come to work occasionally, and the mineral water has been sitting there for a long time, so I asked her to replace it with new one."
She was a little puzzled by my occasional work attendance, and I didn't explain.
The waiter brought two cups of tea and asked after putting them down, "Boss Wan, do you want to close the door?"
I nodded.
After lighting a cigarette, I said, "We'll discuss finding you a job later. I want to hear your situation first before I offer you any advice."
"What do you want to hear?"
"Just chat freely, I'll ask you more questions after I'm done."
She nodded, took a sip of tea, and said, "I'm from Henan."
"Xinmi or Gushi?"
She was surprised: "Xinmi, you know all this?"
"Fortune-telling by characters, and the origin and distribution of surnames, are basic skills for us."
She looked at me with some admiration and said, “Last time I said I graduated from high school, I actually lied.
I only attended junior high school because my father died early, when I was three years old.
"Oh—you lack fatherly love, so you're easily deceived in Wu Country. That's not called love, it's called a desire for male affection."
She nodded. "Because my family was poor, I followed the villagers out to work. I had little education, so I just washed feet. Later, I got married. You know everything that happened."
After I married my boyfriend, I found out he was addicted. We argued for two years, but he wouldn't change, so I had no choice but to divorce him.
I've been in Shangzhou for six years. For the first year or two, I had to send my child back home, and my mother took care of him for two years. I don't have any other skills, so I still wash my feet here.
"Then your mother died, and you had to raise the child on your own."
After hearing this, she was very scared and stared at me blankly.
"The Sun and Moon Palaces on your forehead are sunken, which means both your parents are dead."
She let out a long sigh and said, "I thought you knew me and my family situation."
"Go on."
"I brought my child here and found a kindergarten in the alley you visited. I also worked nearby.
Others have introduced me to potential partners, but either I dislike them or they dislike me.
Now, I'm used to living alone. But I want to change my job. Even though my shop is very legitimate, there are always some people who are not serious.
I don’t want to work there anymore. I’ve been looking for one, but I haven’t found one yet.”
I looked at her and lowered my eyelids again. I asked:
"Boy or girl?"
"boy."
I frowned. "First of all, I advise you to find a partner. A complete family is the most important thing for a child's growth. He's almost sensible now and needs his father's love."
She looked at me intently.
I said, "I'll give you a classic quote. A happy childhood can heal a lifetime. An unhappy childhood takes a lifetime to heal.
You are an example. Because your father died early, you lacked fatherly love. When you met a man who gave you some sunshine, it became the sun, and gave you some rain and dew, it became spring.
After you were deceived, didn't you spend your whole life trying to heal the pain that unfortunate childhood brought you?"
She lowered her head. Then, her shoulders twitched.
"Don't cry, you won't cry anymore. Cheer up now, and don't be so picky. I know why you're picky. Because I've seen some men being vulgar while washing my feet.
But there are always some decent men. There are two sides to a coin, and there is a head and a tail."
She pulled out a tissue and wiped the corners of her eyes.
I asked, "You can use a computer, play with a smartphone, shoot videos, and watch TikTok, right?"
She smiled bitterly: "Yes."
I said, “I’ll give you two choices.”
She stared at my face intently.
I told him everything about how General Deng ran the hospital, including renting out the underground shopping mall and establishing a nursing team.
Then he said, "One option is to rent a movie studio in an underground shopping mall for you. The other option is to work as a caregiver. Think about it yourself first."
She asked, “Is it okay if I do both?”
I was stunned for a moment and asked, "You rent a storefront, hire someone to look after it for you, and you become a caregiver?"
She smiled.
With my Wan Shanhong's intelligence, I immediately reacted and said with a smile:
"You want to find a man."
She smiled shyly.
"That's perfectly fine."
She asked, "Whose idea was it to build a shopping mall underneath the hospital?"
I pointed to my nose.
She smiled and said, "That's a great idea. We don't have to worry about running out of business."
I said, "It'll take some time to build the hospital. During this time, you can find a partner. When we have a nursing training class, I suggest you both attend."
Nursing patients is harder than running a shop, you can take turns."
She nodded seriously: "I have something to give you. You must promise to accept it first."
I shook my head and said, "Zhou Yan, I don't need anything, why do I need you to send me something?"
Her eyes darkened, and after a long while she said:
"I was afraid you'd dislike it, so I didn't dare to tell you. It's not really a valuable thing. My grandma gave it to me.
Back then, I married far away in Wuxiang. My mother was against it, my uncle was against it, all the relatives were against it, but my grandmother was the only one who neither supported nor opposed it.
On the day I left home, she gave me a piece of jade. My grandmother's family was not rich, so the jade was not valuable, but she was the only person who loved me.
Now, I don’t have any family in Upstate. You’ve been so kind to me, like you’re one of my own.”
After saying that, she took out a box from her trouser pocket, took out a piece of jade and placed it on the coffee table.
With my limited knowledge of cultural relics, I could tell at a glance that it was just an ordinary piece of jade.
Seeing that I had no interest in even reaching out to pick it up and take a look, she burst into tears, which flowed down her face and onto her chin.
I said, "Okay, I'll take it."
She then pulled out a tissue and wiped the tears from her face.
I said, "Don't cry, be strong. When you work as a nurse in the hospital, you will realize that there are people in this world who suffer more than you.
Maybe he has enough money, but suffers from illness. Their only hope is to survive, and you, with your hard-working hands, can create a better life.
Smile. Your smile is pure and beautiful."
She was amused by me and turned her face away and smiled.
"Okay, let's stop here. Fate is determined by God. Luck is something you can change. That's destiny. I'll take tea as wine and wish you happiness."
She picked up her teacup and clinked it with mine.
Putting down the teacup, she bowed to me before standing up and leaving.
When you are poor, you can take care of yourself; when you are rich, you can help the world. That is a career that only great people can achieve.
I, Wan Shanhong, can only do my best to help my relatives, friends, and people I know.
I'll help as many people as I can. This way, I can truly appreciate all the teachings from Master Dong.
At this time, the phone rang. Fu Siping said, "Teacher Wan, I will come on April 8th."
I said, "Okay, I'll wait for you upstate—"
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