How to adopt a Binchotan
It is obviously impossible to succeed if you go directly to Binchotan and tell him, "I will be your father from now on."
Ye Zan thought of a key figure.
This person’s name translates to “Grandma?”, and he once sent birthday gifts and New Year’s greetings to Binchotan.
Regarding this person, as early as when he sent Binchotan a birthday gift, Ye Zan had already secretly found out his whereabouts.
This person lives in another city far away from here. He should be familiar with Binchotan's grandmother, and he should have a certain relationship with Binchotan's life experience.
But in short, as far as the current situation is concerned, apart from the children, the only person who can convince Binchotan is probably this grandma.
No matter how far away the other person lives, to Ye Zan it is just a thought.
"Who are you?"
The tall and thin grandma is wearing a black tuxedo and a tall black hat on her head. She looks like a loyal old housekeeper in an old European aristocratic family.
Facing Ye Zan who suddenly appeared in front of him, he didn't show much panic. He obviously had a different understanding of extraordinary power than ordinary people.
"I want to adopt Binchotan, so I need you to provide a letter of introduction that can gain her trust."
Ye Zan didn't talk nonsense and put forward his request straight to the point, without any worry of being rejected by the other party.
As the saying goes, "He who knows the current affairs is a hero." This grandma is obviously a hero.
Of course, it is also possible that he did not feel "malice", or that he learned something from Binchotan's grandmother.
"Okay, please wait a moment."
Grandma happily agreed to Ye Zan’s request.
So, it only took a few minutes, mainly because grandma took a while to write the letter of introduction, and then Ye Zan returned to Ye Linglong with the letter of introduction.
"Dad, what did you do?" Ye Linglong asked curiously as Ye Zan disappeared and reappeared.
Ye praised the letter of introduction in his hand and said, "Find someone to ask for a letter so that I can adopt a sister for you."
"Hey, can we adopt little Binchotan?" Ye Linglong immediately shouted excitedly.
"Don't worry, don't worry, that little guy can't run away!" Ye Zan grabbed his daughter who was about to rush out, and then said: "It's not okay to rush out like this, we have to put on a show!"
After recovering from his illness, Binchotan happily spent the day playing with his friends, paddling in the snowy forest, having snowball fights, building snowmen, etc.
But the joy is always short-lived. Before night falls, everyone has to go back to their respective homes.
After bidding farewell to the children, Binchotan returned to his simple but full of memories home with a lingering smile on his lips, surrounded by Saji the Shiba Inu jumping left and right.
"Hey, I'm sorry, may I ask you... who are you?"
Arriving at the door of his house, Binchotan saw an adult man and a little sister who was slightly older than him sitting on the steps in front of his house.
Probably because there was a "little sister". Although she looked a little timid, she didn't look too scared.
"Little girl, are you Binchotan?"
Ye Zan stood up and patted the non-existent dust on his body before responding to Binchotan's inquiry.
At this time, he had changed into a winter outfit that suited the situation. It could be said that he was dressed like a traveler.
Just...a field windbreaker with four pockets, overalls with large pockets, large thick-soled suede leather boots, and a large travel backpack on my back.
Ye Linglong next to her is also similar, except that she doesn't have so many odds and ends and wears a cotton hat with ear protection on her head.
No introduction is needed. Just looking at the outfits of the father and daughter, one can tell that they must be travelers from afar.
"Yes... yes, you know me, are you guests? Are you here to see my mother-in-law?"
Binchotan asked slightly nervously. Even though he had untied his knot today, he still couldn't help but look a little sad when he mentioned his grandma.
And the reason why she guessed Ye Zan's purpose of coming was naturally because at her age, it was obviously impossible for any old friends from far away to visit.
"No, we are here to find you, Binchotan."
Ye Zan used a very kind tone to try to ease Binchotan's nervousness, and signaled to his daughter next to him.
"Oh, this is a letter. Grandma? Uncle asked us to bring it to you."
After receiving the signal, Ye Linglong quickly took out the letter she got from her father, ran down the steps and quickly delivered it to Binchotan.
"letter?"
Binchotan was puzzled, but when he heard Grandma's name and knew that the other party was related to Grandma, the tension in his heart did ease a lot.
Of course, although Binchotan is young, he is not completely ungrateful.
Now that I know that the other party has a relationship with my grandma and is a guest who comes to see me, it would be too rude to stand outside.
So Binchotan let the two of them into the house, lit a fire in the charcoal pit and boiled a pot of water to entertain them.
"Drink some water, please."
Binchotan handed the cup filled with water to the father and daughter, and then went to the charcoal pit to open the letter and read the contents of the letter by the firelight in the charcoal pit.
"Binchotan, Mr. Ye, is a good friend of mine. He is a very kind and caring gentleman.
Because his daughter is going to your school, I mentioned some things about you while chatting with him.
After learning about your situation, Mr. Ye and his daughter were greatly moved, so they asked me if they could adopt you.
I know that even if you are alone, you can live a strong and optimistic life.
However, I also know that such a life is too hard.
Therefore, I hope that you can agree to let Mr. Ye become your new guardian. "
The letter was not long, and he explained the cause, process, and results of the matter, making everything seem logical.
As for adoption, talking to Binchotan so directly would indeed seem to have lost some warmth.
But there is nothing we can do about it.
After all, no one can decide for Binchotan whether he will accept being adopted.
After reading the letter, Binchotan seemed a little overwhelmed and didn't even know how to face Ye Zan and Ye Linglong.
After all, he is still too young.
Fortunately, Ye Linglong, a little person, noticed Binchotan's confusion, put down the water glass, got up and walked over.
"Binchotan, my name is Ye Linglong, can you be my sister?"
Ye Linglong sat next to Binchotan, gave full play to her child's specialties, and got close to Binchotan in a very ignorant and ignorant way.
It is indeed easier for children to communicate with each other.
It didn't take long for the two little girls to call each other "sister" and "sister". It didn't look like they had just met for the first time today.
Of course, from Ye Linglong's side, it was indeed not the first time they met, and his feelings for Binchotan had been accumulated for more than half a year.
As for the adoption, although Binchotan did not agree outright, when Ye Zan proposed to go to the town to go through the adoption procedures tomorrow, Binchotan did not refuse.