Chapter 639 (1/2)

Chapter 639: Gold Has Its Own Value, But Jade Is Priceless

Translator: Udeze Editor: Udeze

After waking up from his vegetative state and learning that he had a son, Tang Yunde had learned about the situation pertaining to his son, and never did he regard Tang Xiu as a child. It was said that the children of poor families were able to manage the household. He knew that his son and wife had gone through a hard life all these years, and was naturally aware of the fact that he had a very mature personality.

Upon hearing that his son just adopted a blind child, however, he still frowned and expressed his thoughts, “Do you have that much time and energy, Xiu’er? You should know that there’s a big difference in raising a blind child and a normal one.”

“I understand what you are saying, Dad,” said Tang Xiu. “But this child is very special. His eyes may be blind, but not his heart. He can see many things normal people can’t, and this is the very reason why I want to adopt him and take him as my disciple. It’s because I think that he can be molded. You should know that my vision won’t go wrong. Just look at Yinyin, isn’t she a very good example?”

“Oh, yeah! Master is right,” Gu Yinyin grinned. “Yinyin also wants a Junior Brother.”

Tang Yunde and Su Lingyun exchanged looks, and the tense atmosphere eased down. Both of them knew that Tang Xiu was no longer an ordinary human. Though they were oblivious as to when and how Tang Xiu became a cultivator, but they had witnessed his ability and were crystal clear about it. Hence, they did not speak about it any longer.

Mu Qingping asked in a low voice, “I’m going out to buy some daily necessities for children. Also, I’ll clean up the room next to Yinyin’s. How do you see it?”

“That’s great!” Tang Xiu smiled and nodded.

After the breakfast, Tang Xiu took his car and drove out. He originally planned to fetch Little Blind before the New Year, but the Dean of the welfare house called him later on, saying she wanted Little Blind to stay there to celebrate his last New Year in the welfare house, a request he consented. After the New Year, he had to go to Beijing, thus delaying the matter.

At the entrance to South Gate Town, Long Xueyao, who got a call from Tang Xiu, was waiting there early and brought with her two large suitcases. Upon seeing Tang Xiu, who parked his car in front of her, she immediately knocked on the window and smilingly said, “Open the trunk, I bought some stuff for the children, so I’ll take them now while convenient.”

Tang Xiu opened the trunk and got off the car to help put two suitcases into the trunk. Then he smiled and said, “There are not many young women who have a kind and warm heart like you nowadays. I even suspect that nearly all of your money was spent on the children of the Bluestar Welfare House, you know.”

“Don’t praise me, will you? You made me embarrassed for nothing.” Long Xueyao softly smiled. “Besides, my salary is very high, to begin with; tens of thousands yuan a month.”

Tang Xiu smiled in response and said no more. Long Xueyao indeed had a quite high salary. According to what he knew, she visited the Bluestar Welfare House a few times every month, and the gifts she sent every time amounted to quite a sum. For example, her visit last year when he was with her, she spent around 20-30 thousand yuan.

After getting on the car, Long Xueyao smilingly said, “Are you curious about it, Tang Xiu? Anyways, Long Hanwen is my uncle, and you know that he’s a rich and wealthy man. So I thought, why don’t I ask him to support the Bluestar Welfare House financially, too? Hence the effort.”

After starting the car, Tang Xiu nodded and said, “Yeah, I was quite curious about that. It’s reasonable to say that a mere drop of support from the bucket of wealth possessed by the Long Family can make a tremendous change for the Bluestar Welfare House, so the house won’t have to go through that kind of difficulty again.”

“As a matter of fact, this uncle of mine has his own charitable foundation, and he allocates hundreds of thousands of yuan every year for me, so I can spend the money on the children of the welfare house. It’s just that most of the children there have a poor physical condition and bad health. Nearly half of them contracted some illness, so I have to spend 200-300 thousand yuan to take them to the doctors for treatment every year!”

Tang Xiu nodded without speaking, but he too understood the situation. Most of the children in the Bluestar Welfare House were frail or were sick. Excluding Little Blind, one of the children there even had a congenital heart disease and needed to go through treatment every year, it was quite expensive. A major surgery that child had last year cost more than 200 thousand yuan.

Quickly, the two people had arrived at the Bluestar Welfare House. Tang Xiu accompanied Little Blind to pack up his stuff. He did not spend much time in the welfare house as he then took Little Blind to leave, while Long Xueyao had nothing to do today, so she stayed.

Inside the SUV Range Rover, amid the classical music being played, Little Blind sat in the front passenger seat, listening to the music with a tranquil expression. After driving on the road for several kilometers, Tang Xiu stopped at a traffic light intersection and spoke while waiting for the red light to change, “The documents for your adoption have been settled, but I haven’t listed your name in the family register. So, we’ll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau, and after we are done with your name registration in the register, you will become a member of my family.”

“Alright.” Little Blind nodded gently.

“Your family name later will be Tang, and I’ll give you a new name, Tang Xiaohan. What do you think?” Said Tang Xiu once again.

Little Blind thought for a while and suddenly asked with a smile, “How should I address you in the future?”

“We’re going to hold a discipleship ceremony after we return home,” said Tang Xiu. “You will be my fifth disciple in the future.”

“Understood!” Little Blind nodded. “That name is so pleasant to hear, Master. I like it very much.”

“It’s great that you like it.” Tang Xiu smiled. “Anyways, do you still remember what I’ve promised you? I’ll make your eyes able to see the light again in the future. I’ll take you to a certain place after a period of time and by then, you will officially embark on the cultivation path.”

Cultivation path, a term that Little Blind couldn’t figure it out at all. But he had a faint feeling that his future would never be the same again.

The Civil Affairs Bureau was located in the Old River District of Star City.