Siheyuan: Learning to be the sixth

"Dabao, can you help your brother share these candies with his brothers and sisters?"

"Brother Zhuzi, this is too much. We can't eat so much. Thank you." After saying that, he took a step back and bowed to He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu could feel that all the children present were actually eager for the candy in his hand, but although they were poor, they were still ambitious. There was no greed in their eyes, and they did not rush to eat it like other children in the market.

This made He Yuzhu admire him very much, in order not to hurt the self-esteem of these children.

He Yuzhu smiled and said: "Dabao, I want to make friends with you, but friends shouldn't be so polite to each other."

Dabao is still a child after all. Faced with the kindness shown by He Yuzhu, he didn't know whether to accept or reject it.

I could only subconsciously look to Lou's father for help.

"Dabao, come here and help me share the candy with your brother Zhuzi." After saying that, Father Lou took a bag of candy from He Yuzhu and opened it.

“Grandpa Lou, let me help you then.”

With the addition of Lou's father, He Yuzhu was able to slowly integrate into the group. Every time he gave a gift to a child, he would receive a sweet thank you, which made him feel like spring breeze.

After every child had received the candy, He Yuzhu didn't see any child open it and eat it, which made him very confused.

"Dabao, why don't you eat?"

"Brother Zhuzi, we want to leave some for the old dean. He said that if he is sick, he would be fine if he could eat a piece of candy."

After listening to this, He Yuzhu felt deeply touched and his eyes turned red.

"Dabao, you guys eat. There's still a lot left. Can you accompany me to give it to the old dean later?"

Dabao then smiled and nodded, carefully peeled a candy and handed it to He Yuzhu, saying: "Brother Zhuzi, you eat first."

A timid little girl behind him also imitated Dabao and opened a candy and handed it to Lou's father.

“Grandpa Lou, you eat candy too.”

The father and son smiled at each other, then squatted down, opened their mouths and put the candy in their mouths, and felt that the candy in their mouths was particularly sweet.

"Dabao, and this little sister, you are both great. Let's eat together." After saying that, He Yuzhu and Lou's father also peeled a candy and handed it to Dabao and his sister. The group of people ate it with relish, with sweet smiles on their faces.

Being with a group of innocent children can purify one's soul.

He Yuzhu had just shown off his skills in helping Lou's father serve the children lunch. While they were taking a nap, He Yuzhu also filled his own stomach and drank some tea to relax.

I thought to myself: "When Ping An and Ru Yi grow up, I will bring them here to play with these children. The old director has educated them so well. The more I stay with them, the more I like them."

After settling the children down, Father Lou finally had time to sit down and drink some tea and take a short rest.

"Dad, where does the old dean live? I want to visit him."

"Zhu Zi, the old director lives in the backyard, but in order to avoid infecting the children with the disease, he has never come to the front yard."

When He Yuzhu heard this, he thought that it would be better to do it now than to wait for a day, "Dad, can you take me to visit him?"

Seeing that He Yuzhu was very sincere, Father Lou smiled and said, "Zhuzi, then come with me. I'm not sure if the old dean is willing to see you when we get to the backyard."

"Dad, wait for a moment. I'll get something from the car. It's not good to come to your house empty-handed."

After saying that, without giving Father Lou a chance to refuse, he quickly came to the car, bent down and took out a few packs of desserts from the space. I thought to myself that it was a good thing that I had foresight and prepared a lot of things in the space for emergencies. I am really smart.

He Yuzhu took the snacks and followed Lou's father to the backyard.

Looking at the backyard which was even more dilapidated than the front yard, He Yuzhu was deeply touched. It turned out that there were people who were patching up the ugliness of this world.

He Yuzhu couldn't help but sigh, and Father Lou said: "Zhuzi, wait a moment, I'll go tell the old dean and his wife."

"Dang~dang~dang~"

"Ahem, ahem, who is it?"

"Lao Shi, it's me, Lao Lou."

"Old Lou, what's the matter? If you have something to say, just talk through the door."

"Lao Shi, my son-in-law wants to come visit you two, is it convenient for you?"

"Old Lou, Huiqin and I are like this now..."

"Lao Shi, it's our own child, there's no need to be so particular."

"My dear, who is it? I heard it was Lao Lou. Ahem~ Ahem~"

"Huiqin, it's Lao Lou. Lao Lou said his son-in-law is coming to visit us."

"Old Shi, come meet him. I have a feeling that a distinguished guest may come to visit us today. Let's pack up and go to the yard. The house is not suitable."

"Old Lou, did you hear that? Huiqin and I will be out soon. Please wait in the yard for a while."

"Lao Shi, what are you talking about? You and Huiqin should slow down. There is no rush."

He Yuzhu admired the director and his wife very much for supporting the hopes of more than 20 children, and he carefully adjusted his clothes several times while waiting.

After a long time, an elderly couple in their twilight years came out of the house, supporting each other. They took every step very carefully, but it made people feel particularly peaceful.

He Yuzhu took the initiative to step forward and said: "Hello, Uncle Shi, Aunt Zhuang, my name is He Yuzhu." After that, he gently supported Zhuang Huiqin and walked towards the stone table in the yard.

After sitting down, Zhuang Huiqin tried to smile and said, "If you don't mind, we can call you Zhuzi too."

"Aunt Zhuang, don't mind. It's my blessing to have you call me Zhuzi."

"Zhu Zi, I want to thank you on behalf of the children in the courtyard. Thank you for coming to visit them."

"Lao Shi, take out my treasured tea and brew it."

"Aunt Zhuang, Uncle Shi, you don't have to be so polite. Just treat me as your junior. There's no need to be so polite."

Perhaps it had been a while since they had talked so much, after talking to He Yuzhu for a while, Dean Shi and his wife felt exhausted, so He Yuzhu took the initiative to say goodbye.

He returned to the front yard with Lou's father. While the children were still asleep, Lou's father told He Yuzhu about the persistence of Dean Zhuang and his wife.

"Zhu Zi, do you know what can make me change?"

He Yuzhu shook his head.

"Zhu Zi, when I first came to the hospital, I felt heartbroken when I saw a group of children being taken care of by only two octogenarians. But later, after getting to know them better, I learned that Dean Zhuang and his wife had not had their own children for so many years because of these poor children."

"Director Zhuang was sick this time. If I hadn't gone to get her some medicine, she wouldn't have had the money to buy it. All the salary and subsidies the government gave her were used to support these children."

After listening to his father-in-law's narration, He Yuzhu fell silent. This reminded him of the time when he was surfing the Internet in later generations and some people did not understand why a lady was called "Mr."

At this moment he realized that Dean Zhuang deserved the title of "Sir". The couple had melted countless frozen hearts.

I would like to pay tribute to Mr. Zhuang Qiwen with this chapter. May he live forever!!!