From Monday to Wednesday, at 7:00 a.m. every day, Lin Zhaoxi went to Zhuanzhu Lane to report on time. In the afternoon, he went to the park to "play" with Lao Lin for a while, and then returned to the orphanage.
She was not eager for quick success, firstly, Lao Lin was too cold, and secondly, she suddenly realized that Lao Lin had always been a lovely father. But now, after they have no father-daughter relationship for the time being, she can see Lao Lin's more real side, decadent, irritable, freewheeling, and self-exiled...
Lin Zhaoxi even thought that her coming to this world this time was probably a hidden opportunity for her to explore the past that Lao Lin had never mentioned to her.
When they went out on Wednesday morning, Lin's mother, who took care of them, probably finally realized the problem of her going out and returning to the hospital every day, and specially asked her to go back after finishing her interest class today.
As usual, Lin Zhaoxi knocked on Lao Lin's door with an "I'm sorry" and the chihuahua next door's earth-shattering "Wow!"
She has been "respecting" Lao Lin for four whole days, but Lao Lin's attitude towards her has always been: You are so annoying→Can you get out→Forget it, I'm afraid of you→Please→Get out!
This cycle goes on and on, Lin Zhaoxi always accepts when she sees something good.
For so many days, Lao Lin made breakfast every day, and after she finished eating, she was thrown out of the house by Comrade Lao Lin who was so angry. So the soft-spoken and soft-hearted are actually talking about Lao Lin himself.
Although Lao Lin cooks every day, he has never eaten oil and salt, and it is a long way to recognize his father. Therefore, the only thing that made Lin Zhaoxi feel a little passionate was that after the interest class on Wednesday afternoon, the teacher announced the list of participants in the Jin Cup summer camp competition. According to the total score of the quiz, she ranked third and Lu Zhihao ranked seventh. This Saturday, they can go to the experimental primary school next door and take the summer camp selection test.
Before returning to the orphanage, Lin Zhaoxi was quite happy, thinking that the dean's mother must be happy to know about this, but when she arrived at the orphanage, she didn't know that Lin's mother asked her to go home early, maybe there were other things.
In the parking lot of the orphanage, a black Buick is very eye-catching in the sun.
The parking lot in the courtyard is small and the alleys are narrow, so few people drive to work, so whenever they see an unfamiliar social vehicle, the children probably know that it is the arrival of an adopter.
director's office.
When Lin Zhaoxi came back, she was called up. She stood at the door. Before she came up, she heard that Lin Aimin's adopter had arrived, so she didn't think much about it.
She politely knocked on the door three times, and only pushed the door open when she heard the sound of "please come in" from the dean's mother.
A middle-aged couple is sitting on a wooden sofa in the office.
Both men and women are in their forties, wearing formal attire, and they look very well-bred, especially the lady, who is wearing a black one-piece dress with a diamond necklace, which should be somewhat glamorous, but because of her gentle temperament, it makes people feel uncomfortable. Very nice.
She was looking at each other, and the other was looking at her.
"These two are Professor Zhang who is going to adopt Lin Aimin, and his wife, Professor Shen."
In fact, there was no need for the dean's mother to introduce. When the other party was about to adopt Lin Aimin, Xiao Lin Zhaoxi and Xiao Lin Aimin secretly watched the couple. The dean's mother is very strict in selecting people. She would rather raise more children than give them up for adoption casually, so everything is fine for this couple.
Lin Zhaoxi was quite happy, and nodded to the couple: "Hello."
"She is Lin Zhaoxi." The dean said calmly.
Lin Zhaoxi's heart skipped a beat, the smile fixed on her face, and she had a bad feeling.
"The situation is like this. Lin Aimin was born with a thumb defect and is a disabled child. After Professor Zhang and Professor Shen adopted him, there was still a place. They heard Lin Aimin mention you, and they knew you from various aspects, and they liked you very much, so , they decided to adopt you."
This passage is extremely clear and declarative, in fact explaining the situation to her, not asking for advice.
For Lin Zhaoxi, it was like a bolt from the blue.
She has just found Lao Lin, she hasn't recognized her father, she hasn't figured out what happened to Lao Lin, and Lao Lin still bothers her, how can she be someone else's daughter
Lin Zhaoxi was confused for a moment, she could only forcefully nod her head to express her understanding, but she didn't speak.
The atmosphere in the office was a little silent.
The very gentle Professor Shen said: "If you want, you can come home with us and have a look, and we can also take you and Aimin to hang out."
Lin Zhaoxi pursed her lips and said nothing, forcing herself to calm down and think about what to do next.
Professor Shen added: "We heard that you are very smart, and we want to transfer you to the Experimental Primary School, so that you can study with Aimin next year."
"thank you."
Lin Zhaoxi looked up at Mrs. Shen, bowed stiffly, and then said to the dean's mother, "Can I have a private chat with you?"
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The office door closed again, Lin Zhaoxi looked at the dean sitting behind the desk.
From Xiaolin Zhaoxi's memory, she knew that she was in her forties, and her surname was Dang, which was the surname of all earthquake orphans in that era.
Dean Dang devotes all her efforts to the children of the Hongxing Welfare Institute. She hopes that all children will be happy, and she is the big parent here. Being a big parent means that although she is kind and educated, her authority cannot be questioned.
Even so, Lin Zhaoxi decided to get straight to the point.
"I don't want to go," she said.
"Why?" Dang Aiping asked.
"I think this place is very good, there is no need to leave." Lin Zhaoxi said.
"You think this place is good because you haven't been to a better place." Dang Aiping said, "A comfortable living environment and caring for your parents are all very important."
"Yes."
"Then you agree?"
"disagree."
Dang Aiping said calmly: "I also don't agree with your disagreement."
Looking at the woman's Ning He's face, Lin Zhaoxi knew very well that her "disagree" was serious.
She said: "According to national law, if the adoptee is over 10 years old, the adoption must be approved by the adoptee."
Dang Aiping asked: "Are you sure you want to use national laws to deal with me?"
"I respect you very much." Lin Zhaoxi took a deep breath, "But I don't agree, I want to stay here, you can't force me."
"The couple outside the door is the best choice for you."
"There is no best thing, and things like family can't be measured by external conditions." Lin Zhaoxi felt that she was not talking like a child at this time, but she couldn't pretend anymore, she had to do her best to persuade Dang Aiping .
"You only felt nostalgia when you grew up here. When you go, you will understand my painstaking efforts."
"I'm not young anymore!" Lin Zhaoxi shouted, and suddenly saw the wall of awards in the office.
She stabilized her breath and asked, "I... want to ask you, why hasn't anyone adopted me for so many years?"
Dang Aiping did not speak.
"Because I have a bad temper." Lin Zhaoxi didn't make things difficult for her, and answered by herself: "Because I always look cold when I see adopters, and I don't like them very much, but there is another more important reason..." Lin Zhaoxi Stopped, looked her in the eyes and said, "Because no one wants girls."
"So?" The dean's mother's tone didn't change at all, "Now that someone is willing to adopt you, we should all cherish this opportunity?"
"But there are still so many children who cannot be adopted in the hospital."
"I will find a way for others, you take care of yourself first."
"Dean's mother, every time I enter your office, I can see so many of our awards and trophies. I was thinking, why do you do this? You are probably very proud, and you want to encourage everyone who comes in My children, in fact, you can too. Then I was thinking, if I can do great things, can't I also encourage others?"
"You are very talented, day and night." The dean said, "In that family's house, what you can get with just opening your mouth, if you stay in the courtyard, you may have to work a hundred times harder."
"I'd rather spend a hundred times of effort." Lin Zhaoxi said, "At least I can tell many other children like me that even if you grow up in an orphanage, you can achieve results like normal people. No worse than others!"
The dean was speechless for a long time, but in the end, she said: "That's too tiring, you don't need to bear it."
Lin Zhaoxi was blocked by this sentence. This sentence was very true, but it also made her very uncomfortable and aggrieved. Countless emotions piled up in her chest about the affairs of the orphanage, Lao Lin, and those things she had missed. .
But now, she was alone, and she had no other choice but to be braver.
She raised her head suddenly, stared at the dean seriously, and said word by word: "Let's find something, and I will prove it to you. I don't need to go to a family with a superior environment. I can still do it here." matter."
"What do you want to say?"
"Jin Cup Mathematical Olympiad, if I can win the Jin Cup Provincial Team Championship, you won't send me away. In the future, I can also freely choose the family I want to go to, okay?"