Chapter 88 (1/2)

Translated by Kollumceti Exiled Rebels Scanlations

This Great Aunt, Madam Shen, felt stifled. Aunt Shen said in distress while cupping Xiao Yu’s face, “You’d better call me Madam Shen.”

Xiao Yu looked back at Shen Fu in bewilderment, he obviously did not know how he should address her.

Lin ShuYi rubbed Xiao Yu’s head and diverted the topic, “Did Aunt just come from the Principal’s office? Could you bring us there?”

Aunt Shen straightened and Alan quickly helped her up, “Since you’ve decided, then let’s go. This way.”

Xiao Yu’s eyes lit up and he pulled on Lin ShuYi’s hand.

Shen Fu beamed, “Let’s go together.”

Xiao Yu shook his head, “I’ll wait here for Tao Tao to wake up and tell him the good news.” Then he lowered his head and thought for a moment before raising it again, “I’ll be waiting for big brother here.”

Lin ShuYi reached out and hugged Xiao Yu. He felt that the Vice-Principal’s words were indeed right. This child was delicate and sensitive. He had lived in such a place and had even been abandoned twice. Thinking about it, Xiao Yu was also afraid that they would never come back after they left.

Aunt Shen reached out and made a six gesture with her fingers, “I’ll make a pinky swear with you. You can be at ease and wait here for Tao Tao to wake up. We’re going to go through the formalities to being Xiao Yu home, okay?”

Xiao Yu joyfully hooked pinkies with Aunt Shen. This simple gesture was not legally binding at all, yet it gave him an immense peace of mind. His tone became lively, “I will be here obediently waiting for Daddy to come back.”

The soft and shy call of ‘Daddy’ really made Lin ShuYi and Shen Fu’s heart become limp.

“When Tao Tao wakes up, let’s go home and eat delicious mini cakes, shall we?”

Xiao Yu nodded his head vigorously and smiled widely, revealing two white canine teeth.

The adoption procedure was very complicated, but it seemed relatively simple for Shen Fu and Lin ShuYi’s case. After all, Aunt Shen, who was standing here, was the greatest plug-in and the principal had gotten their most earnest assurance, “Now that Xiao Yu and Tao Tao have entered the Shen Family, the family will definitely treat them as our own blood.”

Aunt Shen was speaking of the Shen Family, and not Shen Fu. That was to say that in the worst case where Shen Fu and Lin ShuYi did not treat them well as per the arrangement, the Shen Family would keep their word. This was Aunt Shen’s most sincere promise to the two children. This was also the reason why Aunt Shen repeatedly asked Shen Fu if he had thought it over. Keeping one’s word was the most important rule in the Shen Family’s education.

Tao Tao still had not woken up when they returned from completing all the formalities. He had just changed his position and slept on his stomach on the wooden bed. Xiao Yu sat outside staring down at his hands with a bowed head. His fingers were clenched tightly and he quickly raised his head when he heard the slightest sound of a footstep. His taut small face bloomed into a smile the moment he saw Shen Fu and Lin ShuYi, then he dashed towards Lin ShuYi and threw himself into his embrace. He was afraid; afraid that this big brother who said he would give him a delicious cake would never come back, just like Tao Tao’s mother.

The little nurse followed behind Aunt Shen. It was only now that she discovered that these two handsome men were the young masters of the Shen Family, and they were the Second Young Master and his lover who announced their homosexual love.

The little nurse blushed. She was somewhat shy and was also happy for Xiao Yu at the same time, “Xiao Yu and Tao Tao are going to have a new home. Are you happy?”

Xiao Yu nodded his head repeatedly.

Aunt Shen was grinning behind her, “I’ll have to trouble you to pack Tao Tao’s things. What about your own things, Xiao Yu? Go and pack them.”

Xiao Yu reached out and pulled Lin ShuYi. Lin ShuYi smiled, “Let’s go, I’ll follow you.”

Welfare institutions did not have separate rooms for the children. There was only a bed and a personal cabinet with keys. Although the living conditions of the children’s welfare institution in H City were already considered good, they were still welfare institutions after all. There would not be any who was favored with so many children.

The only difference was probably for a child like Tao Tao. He was given preferential treatment because of his physical particularity, even though it is only a small compartmentalized space in the room.

There were four beds in Xiao Yu’s room. The beds were small and the children living here were all about Xiao Yu’s age. There was no one in the room at the moment. Xiao Yu walked to the bed by the window and pulled out a small key from the pillowcase. He was in high spirits as he opened the cabinet painted with a number four that was facing the door. Except for a few thick cotton jackets suitable for the current season that did not occupy much space, there was little else in the cabinet.

“I have something to give to Brother Daddy.”

Lin ShuYi smiled, “What is it?”

Xiao Yu rummaged through the cabinet and took out a glass bottle hidden in the innermost part. The big and beautiful glass bottle contained numerous big and small stars made of colorful paper.

Xiao Yu held the bottle like a treasure as be passed it to Lin ShuYi, “Here you are.”

“Did Xiao Yu fold it by yourself?”

Xiao Yu nodded, “The children in the welfare institution will fold one every day. Ten small stars can be exchanged for one big one. I already have thirty. There were more before, but they were all given to Tao Tao’s mother.”

In other words, more than three hundred days had passed since he had been returned to the welfare institution? Before then, it was estimated that there were several bottles of such stars, right?

Lin ShuYi pursed his lips and felt that he was really fortunate. What kind of feeling did the children have as they folded so many stars while waiting for other people to adopt them? How did Xiao Yu feel as he gave the stars away and begin to fold them once again?

The eyes of Lin ShuYi, who had no parallel in history, were somewhat red. “There’s no need to fold them in the future. I’ll also treat these stars as my treasure and keep them well.”

Xiao Yu shyly smiled, “Don’t be sad, Daddy. In fact, there are many children older than me in the welfare institution. I’m already very lucky.”

Yes, there were millions of such children. How many could he save? He could donate money, yet he was unable to donate a family to these children. In poverty, one should attend to their own virtue in solitude; in prosperity, one should commit themselves to the welfare of society. He could neither attend to his own virtue in solitude, nor could he commit himself to the welfare of society.

Xiao Yu packed up his clothes. There really were just a few pieces that could all packed into a small suitcase. Xiao Yu pulled the luggage along as he solemnly said goodbye to the room he had lived in for years for the second time.

Tao Tao was awake when the two came back and he was held by the little nurse. His things were all packed and Alan was carrying it while Aunt Shen was teasing Tao Tao. He was really an obedient and clever child who was not really shy of strangers. Tao Tao started laughing once Aunt Shen teased him.

“Say your goodbyes to the children before leaving. There are also some matters of note that I have to tell you first regarding Tao Tao.” The doctor in charge of Tao Tao’s condition said.

Lin ShuYi nodded and listened carefully.

Shen Fu started to make phone calls behind his back. When he hung up, the smile on his lips was particularly eye-catching.

“What made you so happy?” Aunt Shen asked.

Shen Fu put his mobile phone away and took Xiao Yu’s hand, “Nothing much. I found Tao Tao a personal doctor that doubles as a nanny.”

That’s right, one would definitely have to spend more time worrying about Tao Tao’s illness as compared to a normal child. it clearly showed that Shen Fu really liked these two children for him to be able to think of these. Aunt Shen felt extremely gratified.

The Principal specially gathered all the children before they left. All young and old kids were standing together and some were reluctant to say goodbye to Xiao Yu and Tao Tao. Xiao Yu hugged each person and bid goodbye to every child one by one. When he returned to Lin ShuYi’s side, his eyes were red but he did not cry.

This was the best thing he had ever experienced in his life. He could not cry now.

Shen Fu held Tao Tao in his arms. Tao Tao stared at him with wide eyes before looking at Xiao Yu as he smiled, revealing a few small milk teeth.

Finally, he solemnly said goodbye to the Principal, Vice-Principal, the Aunties, Doctors and nurses who took care of them. Only then did Xiao Yu follow Lin ShuYi into the car with reddened eyes.