two-way love

Remember that. "I had no choice but to laugh and say that I hadn't prepared yet, but Mother Wu said "hey" and turned to ask Wu Chenfang: "Didn't you say that you finished decorating the house last year?" The dinner table was quiet and embarrassing. Seeing that he couldn't hide anymore, Wu Chenfang told the story of the new home—well, he was kept in the dark about such a big relationship. Lin An forced him to lead the way the next day Went for a turn.

The third phase of Linjiang, a three-storey villa with courtyard, semi-finish decoration, complete water, electricity, and luggage.

Standing in the living room on the first floor, Lin An looked at the bridal chamber with complicated expressions, and asked Wu Chenfang, "You... you're all like this, how long are you going to say?"

Wu Chenfang coughed: "I plan to choose one after everything is done..."

"Tell me about the auspicious day, and then move directly?" Lin An interrupted him.

"……almost."

Lin An was so annoyed that he was not allowed to participate in the process at all, "Brother Fang, you took care of this place all by yourself, so why am I here? You treat me as staying in a hotel!"

"No, no, no!" Wu Chenfang pressed his shoulder, "Yes! There are others...don't be angry."

Lin An took a long breath and exhaled: "Okay, tell me what else I can do for this 'family'..."

"You pick out the children's things."

"……what?"

"Although I thought about whether to ask for a surrogate, I later felt that we were all busy at work. If the child is too young, the responsibility is very heavy. It was not necessary at the beginning. There are several orphanages in the urban area. The first child should be adopted."

"Ok?"

"The original plan was to wait until everything was packed here and then tell you. There will be a period of time between issuing certificates and submitting materials for review, which can be used for moving and adapting, and then we will go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to apply for adoption."

"..."

"what do you think?"

"..."

"Lin An?"

"Wait, wait a minute, do I have to go to the family planning office to issue a certificate for adoption?"

"……Yes."

——Wu Chenfang turned the topic to the issue of "adopting a child", and Lin An didn't care about the house any more.

The two issued a certificate, moved to a new house, hung up the previous house, moved the flowers and plants to the small courtyard here, and announced the matter after the adoption application was written.Mother Lin’s side was startled and then overjoyed, she didn’t even practice Tai Chi Sword, and started knitting gadgets with Mother Wu; Julianne wished to get up and fly over to accompany them from the other side of the ocean, but was blocked by one big and one small Yes, more than enough heart but not enough energy; Song Yihong was stimulated by Liu Yu's sentence "If Mr. Wu has a child, Mr. Song, you will not be the only 'child'". Xiao Mingyue posted a series of trembling emoticons on the Internet, and when asked, she could only wipe the tears that did not exist in the corners of her eyes and sigh: "Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and the moon fly like a shuttle." ...In short, the friends who have a slightly closer relationship basically know it-their couple, who are about to usher in the "seven-year itch", decided to adopt their first child during this important year.

There are three welfare homes in this city. Lin An asked other employees of the company for advice, and Wu Chenfang also asked some friends. On the whole, he chose one near the suburbs. After the application was passed, Lin An actively contacted the director, explaining the situation and confirming the time. .

Originally, the two of them went out at 08:30. Unexpectedly, there was a car accident at the overpass before they got off today, and the overpass was directly blocked into a stop water line.

Lin An was nervous, because the more he waited, the more irritable he became, and he wanted to get out of the car and walk over. Wu Chenfang was quite patient, and he touched a sour plum from the storage box to Lin An: "Calm down, don't be in a hurry."

Lin An took it and was about to say something when Wu Chenfang suddenly raised his chin to signal the front: "Hey, put on your seat belt, the front is starting to move."

The suspended assembly line finally ushered in the start, and the full vehicles slid down the bridge like dumplings.

Wu Chenfang parked the car in the parking lot next to the orphanage, and Lin An got off the car while calling the dean.

When the two reached the gate, the middle-aged female dean was already waiting for them on the other side of the retractable door.

The dean nodded to the security room, and the retractable door quickly gave way.

The dean came up to him with a warm smile on his face: "Mr. Wu, Mr. Lin, hello. I'm Dean Feng."

"Hello, Dean Feng." Wu Chenfang shook hands with her, "Sorry for the delay on the way."

Dean Feng said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, come in."

The main building of the orphanage is large and neat, and looks like a school teaching building from a distance.

The dean led them over and asked, "Mr. Wu, do you like boys or girls? Do you have any ideas? I can take you there directly to see the children."

Wu Chenfang said: "We didn't consider gender, let's be healthy, and don't be too young in age."

"Uh, this..." Lin An said nervously, "Be more obedient, the two of us are actually busy with work, we can't take care of those who are too naughty."

Dean Feng laughed: "Our children here are very obedient."

It obviously sounded like a polite and perfunctory boast, but Lin An blushed suddenly and didn't dare to speak again.

Wu Chenfang took his hand and shook it, as if saying "Leave it to me".

"We have more girls here, and most of the boys are younger."

"It's okay, let's go and have a look first."

The voices of children laughing and laughing in the complex were everywhere, and the children running in the corridor would stop and say "Hello, Teacher Feng" when they saw them. What I walked into was not an orphanage, but an ordinary kindergarten.

"It won't be until dinner time in a while. I will take the two of you around. It's okay for you two to chat with the children, just let me know."

"Okay, thank you Dean Feng."

"Some children come here because of physical or intellectual disabilities. I hope Mr. Wu and Mr. Lin will not be surprised when they see it."

Wu Chenfang smiled: "Where is it, Dean Feng, you have worked so hard, I think the children are very cute."

Dean Feng took them to a dance room to watch the children dance, and then took them to the library and painting room for a walk. Seeing that it was time for dinner, he took them to the cafeteria and gave them a meal in person. Meals were served.

There are seventy or eighty children in this orphanage, the youngest is only six months old, and the oldest is only eight years old. Most of them are abandoned because of physical and mental disabilities. But looking along the way, the children can see that they are identities, peeking at them secretly, trying to be obedient and obedient when they came over, and even a little girl ran over and handed them two fruit candies - this kind of subtle or straightforward thought, it seems In the eyes of the two of them, they felt both cute and distressed.

Actually, as Dean Feng said, all the children here are obedient, but unfortunately the two of them can only take one away at most, which is destined to disappoint the rest of the children.

After the meal, the two went to Dean Feng's office and sat down on the reception sofa.

Dean Feng bought two glasses of water for the two of them: "Mr. Wu, Mr. Lin, you have taken a look around now, is there... a child who left an impression on you?"

Lin An looked at Wu Chenfang and gave him the right to speak. Wu Chenfang looked at him and roughly understood what he meant, and said, "To tell you the truth, Dean Feng, the children are fine, but let's learn from them immediately. Pick one... We can't decide for a while."

Dean Feng smiled: "I understand that if you don't have a clear idea for the time being, you can make an appointment to come over again. If you want to get in touch with the children more, you can fill out a volunteer form on the first floor."

"Okay, thank you Dean Feng."

A boy's voice suddenly came from the door: "Teacher Feng."

"Wait," Dean Feng got up to open the door, "Ah, Fan Jie, what's wrong?"

"Teacher Yang said that Qiqi had a low fever and took her to the next door to register. Let me inform you."

"Well, okay, I see, thank you."

Lin Anwen looked over at the prestige, and vaguely saw a figure, it was a boy, not even the height of Dean Feng's shoulders.

As soon as the boy left, Dean Feng closed the door: "I'm sorry, a one-and-a-half-year-old child is sick, and I'll go over to see it later."

Lin An asked: "Dean Feng, was that boy a volunteer or a teacher here?"

Dean Feng was stunned for a moment, smiled with downcast eyes, and explained: "No. He is also a child of ours. He will be 13 years old in the second half of this year."

Lin An was surprised: "It's so big..."

Dean Feng smiled wryly: "There is no way, this child was already seven years old when he came here, and his age is a bit embarrassing. No family is willing to adopt him, so he stayed here for five or six years... In a few years, he will become an adult, and he should be able to Leaving the orphanage, learning a craft to support myself..."

"Did...you get lost?"

"No, his situation is more complicated." Principal Feng shook his head, as if he didn't want to talk about it in detail, but said regretfully, "We look at this poor child, and he is also smart and obedient. He is the oldest here. Just like a little adult, he will take the initiative to help take care of other young children, and he is also polite to the teachers..." At the end, he added with a smile to Lin An, "Mr. Lin, if you have no age limit for your children, I really want to I recommend you two to consider him."

Chapter 59 [Fan Wai II] Adopted Son (2)

Although Dean Feng said to recommend it, Lin An and the others just let it go. At the age of 13, even if they were adopted, it would be difficult to cultivate a deep family relationship, and it was just in adolescence. If the biological child is rebellious, the six relatives may disown him, not to mention that they have no blood ties.

In the end, no decision was made, so they made an appointment with Dean Feng to come back in two weeks.

After going downstairs, Lin An asked about the location of the bathroom. Considering that Teacher Feng was concerned about the child with a fever, Wu Chenfang asked her to go to the hospital first. After Lin An came down, they could go out by themselves. After hesitating for a moment, Dean Feng apologized again and again , go to the hospital first.

Lin An came out of the bathroom after washing his hands, and saw a person watering the potted plants placed on the outer wall of the corridor.

He was wearing a clean but washed-out blue shirt. He was a lot taller than ordinary children. His hair on the temples was slightly longer than his ears, making his face and facial features more immature. In terms of appearance, he would definitely not be the teacher here. ... Lin An immediately understood that this was the child who had just come to see Dean Feng.

What is it called, Jay?Lin An walked over while thinking, he was a little curious about this child.

The child was looking at the potted plants intently. From the corner of his eye, he saw someone approaching. When he turned his head and saw Lin An, his eyes widened unconsciously. He subconsciously took half a step back and tightened his grip on the handle of the shower. .

Unlike other children, his subconscious action was to be on guard.

Lin An also noticed it, stopped three steps away, smiled and half squatted down to greet him: "Hello, I heard your voice in Teacher Feng's office just now, you are Xiaojie, right?"

The boy lowered his eyes, pursed his lips slightly, nodded after a few seconds, and responded nervously: "Yes..."

"Teacher Feng praised you for being obedient and helping everyone. You are a little adult!" Lin An glanced at the potted plants, "Are you watering the flowers now?" Lin An took a closer look, and saw a lush potted plant. ……Grass?After hesitating, he was stunned by an answer, "Is this bluegrass? It grows really nice!"

The boy was quiet for a few seconds, but couldn't help correcting: "Yes, it's Cong Lian..."

Lin An: "..."

He couldn't help slandering: Damn, I'm being fooled, can't I just ask directly?

Lin An: "Hey, sorry, I didn't look carefully. They are a bit like..."

"Well," the boy nodded, a smile could not help but appear on the corner of his mouth, "it will be easy to see when it is in flowering season."

It is a good thing to be willing to communicate, Lin An was inexplicably joyful, and also laughed: "When will it bloom?"

"In summer, it will bloom after July." He used the index finger of his other hand to draw a small circle in the air, and tried his best to describe it. "It's just... so big, and the petals are white."

"Ah, that's it..."

"Lin An?"

A voice came from behind, Lin An turned his head, and Wu Chenfang was walking here: "I just said why I haven't come down for so long, what are we talking about here?"

"Sorry, I was looking at the flowers just now," Lin An smiled sheepishly, "Well... although the flowers haven't bloomed yet."

Wu Chenfang walked to his side, saw the child, smiled at him, and then turned his gaze to the potted plant: "Let me see how beautiful it is, and I'll fascinate you like this. This is... um, it's the onion lotus, right?" ?”

Lin An was surprised: "Brother Fang, do you know him?"

Wu Chenfang nodded, and smiled: "My mother planted it before, but she threw it away after we left our hometown... I remember the language of flowers is, pure love? Right, it seems to be this."

Lin An said awkwardly: "I don't know. I even guessed wrong what it was just now, I thought it was bluegrass..."

Wu Chenfang rubbed Lin An's head: "It's normal if you can't guess it. It's easy to recognize when it blooms. Its flowers are very different from orchid grass."

Lin An felt a feeling in his heart suddenly flashed, and he couldn't catch it in the sudden disappearance, leaving only a little ripple that slowly spread away.

"Okay, let's go back today!" Wu Chenfang held his hand, then smiled at the child, "See you next time, kid."

The boy nodded gently: "Goodbye, uncle."

Lin An came back to his senses, and waved goodbye to him: "Okay, uncles are gone, can I bring you candy when I come next time?"

This time the boy didn't speak, just smiled slightly introverted.

Leaving the orphanage, there were not many vehicles on the way back, and the road was smooth.

Lin An propped his chin with one hand, his eyes fell into deep thought, he always felt that the child...

Wu Chenfang glanced at it from the corner of his eye, and asked, "What's wrong? I stopped talking after I came out."

Lin An scratched his chin and frowned: "Brother Fang, I think I've seen that child somewhere..."

"Huh?" Wu Chenfang laughed, "No way?! Is it your illusion?"

"But... I think there is always a sense of familiarity," Lin An laughed dryly, "This is very strange..."

"If you can't remember it, don't think about it. Maybe you saw it on a walk... By the way, do you want to go to another orphanage? It happens to be fine this afternoon. I have contacted the family in the east of the city before, and the time is not too long." In time."

"Well, let's go and have a look."

In the next two weeks, Lin An and Wu Chenfang took the time to go to the other two orphanages together. Compared to them, Dean Feng's children had a better personality and were more lovable.

The two went together again on the weekend, this time in the afternoon, when they went there was the end of the children's outdoor activities.

Dean Feng and the other teachers were busy taking care of the children and couldn't receive them in time, so they called the security room in advance.

When Lin An and the others went upstairs, they happened to see Fan Jie walking at the end of the line, with a little girl on his back and a little boy by his hand.

He is the tallest, standing out among the turnip heads in the corridor, like a small pine tree.When the little boy was playing sideways with the little girl on his back, he would stop them with a sound.

Lin An just watched him walk forward skillfully with the two children, and put the little girl down at the door of the classroom. Dean Feng came over and asked him, "What's the matter with Xinxin?" Before Fan Jie could speak, the little boy said Said loudly from the side: "Xinxin is a slob! If you don't walk, you have to be carried by your brother!" The little girl blushed and wanted to hit him, and the two started chasing each other. Dean Feng turned around and grabbed them one by one: "No Be naughty! Hurry up to wash your hands, otherwise Teacher Yang will come later, and children who have not washed their hands will have no cake!" Under the temptation of snacks, the two children immediately entered the classroom obediently.

Dean Feng smiled at Fan Jie: "Fan Jie, let's go into the classroom. Teacher Yang will come over in a while. Thank you for helping to look after them this afternoon."

Fan Jie shook his head: "No, I'll help Teacher Yang."

Dean Feng didn't force it, and nodded in agreement: "Okay, Teacher Yang should be on the way now, you can meet her when you go down the stairs over there, go."

Fan Jie let out a "hmm", bypassed Dean Feng and went down the stairs on the other side.

As soon as Fan Jie left, Dean Feng saw Lin An and Wu Chenfang in the distance in the corridor, nodded at them, and went into the classroom to ask other teachers before coming out to meet them.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Wu, Mr. Lin...Actually, the activities of the children at the end of the month were originally scheduled for tomorrow, but a child will be picked up by a new family tomorrow, so everyone decided to hold the activity one day in advance. This kind of large-scale activity The teachers have to be present, and I can't leave for a while."

Wu Chenfang said: "No, on the contrary, we came suddenly, so we won't disturb you?"

"No, the event is over. We will distribute snacks to the children later. If you want, you can enter the classroom and play with the children."

"Okay, we are very willing, thank you Dean."

Wu Chenfang and Lin An were led into the classroom by Dean Feng, found two small plastic stools and sat at the end, chatting with the children next to them.After a while, Fan Jie and a female teacher each brought in a box. Inside the box were two neat layers of square sponge cakes, with scattered raisins in the middle of each cake.The children sat down obediently, waiting for Teacher Yang and Fan Jie to distribute them on the small plates in front of them.

Fan Jie sent it to the end of the row, and was a little surprised when he found the two well-dressed and curled up on the small stool among the children.

Lin An took the initiative to smile, "Hi!" and said hello, Fan Jie looked at the box in his hand, then walked up to them, took a piece for each of them, and handed it over.

"Eh? Is it okay?" Lin An saw that he didn't answer, "Is this your snack?"

Fan Jie shook his head: "Every time there will be a few extra yuan, the teacher said it's okay, you can eat it."

Well, since they weren't the first ones, it really doesn't matter.Lin An took it from his hand: "Okay, thank you."

Wu Chenfang is good at making desserts, and the raw materials used are all high-end. Occasionally, some famous stores will bring back some delicious new products to Lin An. Although Lin An will not take the initiative to ask for or buy desserts, but after a few years, all the desserts he eats are delicious. It tastes great.This kind of rough and dry sponge cake seems to exist in the memory of the previous life... Lin An looked at the cake with only one bite in his hand, and thought: But it was given by the children anyway, so we can't waste it in front of them .

"Lin An," Wu Chenfang suddenly lowered his head and whispered, "Give it to me."

Lin An was puzzled: "Huh?"

"Don't force yourself if you can't eat it, just give it to me."

Lin An refused without hesitation: "Don't be so hypocritical! I can do it."

Wu Chenfang laughed: "When they baked, the temperature was set too high, and they were baked for a long time, so the taste will be dry and hard, and the taste of raisins is not as good as that baked with cranberries - I still know how to make sponge cake, I'll cook you something better when I get back."

Lin An: "..." My family is the only one who eats an ordinary cake and analyzes the errors of others.

After the children finished eating the cake, the younger ones began to doze off in a daze, and the older ones left their seats and went out of the classroom to play.Teacher Yang and Fan Jie cleaned up the cake crumbs on the table. The remaining teachers were divided into two groups. One group carried the sleeping children back to their dormitories, and the other group spread out outside the corridor to be responsible for the safety of the children. .

Lin An and Wu Chenfang left the classroom and stood in the corridor thinking about their choices. Within a few minutes, a friend who had worked with him called Wu Chenfang to chat about the matter. Went away to find a quiet place.

Lin An put his hands on the railing in the corridor and looked outside, waiting for Wu Chenfang to come back.

He didn't have a suitable candidate in mind yet, it seemed that any one would be fine, but it also seemed that there was something missing in each of them, which made him undecided.

There was a pot of rhododendrons with white flowers in his hand. Lin An raised his hand and tapped the petals of a flower with his fingertips. Watching the petals vibrate up and down a few times with the strength, he smiled softly, and then noticed a flower on the flower pot with sharp eyes. A piece of paper was pasted on the outside of the flower pot with wide scotch tape, and the three black characters "Azalea" were written on the paper.The words are not very beautiful, but it is very neat.

"Mr. Lin."

Lin An looked up: "Ah, Dean Feng!"

Dean Feng walked up to him, looked around, and asked suspiciously, "Huh? Where's Mr. Wu?"

Lin An explained: "He has something to do at work, so he called and will be back in a while."

"That's right..." Dean Feng no longer cared about this, and asked Lin An in a low voice: "Does Mr. Lin have a child he really likes now?"

Lin An couldn't help but pause, nervous and embarrassed: "Not yet..."

Dean Feng said softly: "Mr. Wu told me before that the child's affairs are mainly up to you. He has no opinion, as long as you like it."

Lin An laughed dryly: "He's talking nonsense... Raising a child is not my business alone. It's a family anyway. If I have any ideas, I must ask him what he thinks."

"Yes, you need to be responsible for raising a pet, not to mention adopting a child, you must be cautious," Dean Feng nodded, and said to Lin An, "If Mr. Lin needs me to provide other information, Please don't be shy either."

"Definitely..." Lin An responded casually with a smile, then paused, and said in a low voice, "Dean Feng, Fan Jie... the original parents..."

Dean Feng smiled wryly: "It seems that Mr. Lin is very concerned about Fan Jie."

"After all," Lin An said awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck, "His situation feels very special..."

"His situation is very special, but every child's situation is not ordinary." Dean Feng seemed determined to keep this matter a secret. Instead of answering, he asked Lin An instead, "Do you think so, Lin An?" gentlemen?"

"Dean Feng is right hahaha..." Lin An sensed her attitude, stopped asking, and changed the subject, "By the way, I also looked at the potted plants here when I came here last time. They all posted their names! Is it because of some activities you did before?"

Dean Feng glanced at the nearest flower pot: "Ah, that one! No, Fan Jie made it all by himself."

Lin An was surprised: "Huh?!"

Dean Feng said: "He said that if he puts the name on it, the children can know what kind of flower it is. If there is a species that they misidentified before, they can also take the opportunity to correct their misconceptions... He is also patient and puts the comprehensive The flower pots and small garden bushes and saplings are marked on each floor of the building."

Lin An looked at the three words "Azalea" on the flower pot again, and his heart was full of mixed emotions. He remembered that last time he mistakenly mistook "scallion lotus" for "bluegrass"... Although this may not be the reason, Lin An couldn't help but go to Think about it.

Perhaps he is not only for these children, but also for the parents-to-be who come here to find topics but can't figure out their names...

He finally understood why this child made him feel a little familiar.

Lin An exhaled slowly, a floating feather descended with the leaving air and landed on the apex of his heart.

"What happened to Mr. Lin?"

"Nothing?" Lin An smiled, "I just think that Fan Jie is a very gentle child."

Dean Feng went to help other teachers, and Lin An stood in the corridor making up his mind and took the initiative to find Wu Chenfang.

In the middle of the walk, I happened to meet Wu Chenfang who turned back after making a phone call.

Wu Chenfang put away the phone: "What happened?"

Lin An pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and stared at Wu Chenfang: "Brother Fang, I want to ask you..."

Wu Chenfang looked around, and pulled him into the balcony at the end of the corridor: "Well, let's talk."

"Uh, just, just...you, have you thought about your choice?"

Seeing Lin An dawdling, Wu Chenfang probably guessed seven or eight points: "What? Have you made a decision?"

"Hmm..." Lin An paused and asked, "What do you think of Fan Jie?"

"Fan Jie?" Wu Chenfang frowned slightly, "Didn't we talk about it before, did you think he was a bit older? A child of this age has no relatives, and the atmosphere at home will be even more embarrassing."

"But, I think... I, I think he, um..." Lin An scratched his cheek with his index finger, a little embarrassed, "I think he is very similar to you in some ways..."

"..." Wu Chenfang was stunned, and smiled back to his senses, "Lin An, your reason is really a bit strange."

"That's right, I don't know how to describe it...well, that's it," Lin An blushed and stammered, "Can you understand? I have a feeling that I can't watch you being left alone in the orphanage ..."

Wu Chenfang couldn't laugh or cry: "I can probably understand what you mean, although I don't know what made you have this illusion..."

Wu Chenfang put away his smile, held Lin An's face in his hands, looked into his eyes and said seriously: "Judging from these two brief encounters, I admit that this child is very good. If I adopt him, I have no reason to refuse. Yes—but the reason you gave me is too hasty. I don’t think it can reassure Dean Feng or Fan Jie. If we really want him to enter our home, we may need to spend a little more time Learn about his past and his character, okay?"

After listening to Wu Chenfang's words, Lin Anjing nodded, "Okay."

Wu Chenfang bowed his head and kissed his forehead: "Since we have made a preliminary decision, we can go to the dean to talk."