Rebirth handbook - Chapter 4

He Xianyang could only cooperate l and say, “Well, if Manjing likes the child, I will like it too.”
　　
“It just happened that I didn’t have to go to class today. The children are all here playing and studying. The children here are very united and loving. The older children are very sensible. They take the younger children to play together and teach them.” Wu, the teacher, clapped her hands and attracted the attention of all the children in the big room. “This is Ms. Chang. Everyone, welcome them.”
　　
Chang Manjing looked around and finally found the person she was looking for in the corner. The others were three or four, five or six in a pile, only he was huddled in the corner, sitting on a small stool with two homework books in front of him. Everyone looked at the two strangers curiously, but he looked down and continued to do his homework.
　　
Chang Manjing walked to a group of children next to the child, and saw that they were painting. The blue sky and white clouds and a family of three with childish brushwork. The little girl’s painting was beautiful and cute, and she looked at Chang Manjing with some expectation. As for Chang Manjing, she walked towards the other children without saying a word.
　　
Just wandering around and looking at everyone, then Teacher Wu was not sure whether she liked any child, and whenever she saw which child she was paying attention to, Teacher Wu praised and introduced him/her softly. Chang Manjing didn’t seem to have taken a fancy to any of them, He Xianyang, who was following her, was finally relieved.
　　
But who knew that at that moment, Chang Manjing stopped in front of the child whose head was buried in the corner. She was watching what he wrote with great interest. The child who lowered his head to do his homework saw the beautiful hand on the edge of the table. After a meal, he heard that a very rich lady would be coming.
　　
“You can have a simpler way, like this.” She took a pen, wrote the title three times on the blank draft paper next to it, and said, “This is much simpler.” The silent young boy glanced at her, ignored it at all, and continued to write according to his own method. Seeing his reaction, the teacher Wu next to him frowned, and heard Chang Manjing chuckle as soon as she wanted to say something.
She asked Teacher Wu, “What is this kid’s name? He is funny.”
　　
When Teacher Wu heard it and immediately introduced him enthusiastically, “This kid is named Lidong. He is twelve years old this year. He is a little thinner. He prefers to be quiet and doesn’t like to talk to people, but he is a smart kid. It happened to be the start of winter (Lidong), when he was left at the entrance of our orphanage, so I gave him such a name. Although the child looks thin, he is in good health, and does not get sick.”
　　
“This child is also good-looking. If he hadn’t fallen and had his face cut by a stone on the ground someone would have adopted him long ago when he was young,”
　
“A stone scratched his face?” Chang Manjing didn’t believe that, but she didn’t want to know what happened .
　　
Chang Manjing squatted down. Her red dress spread on the ground like a flower. She approached the child and smiled slightly at him, “Would you like to be adopted by me and be my child in the future?”
　　
Lidong shrank towards the wall, clenched the pen in his hand, buried his head and didn’t speak nor looked up at her.

Teacher Wu hurriedly said, “He is timid and afraid of strangers.”
　　
Chang Manjing didn’t mind, she just continued, “If you come to my house, I will care about you and love you in the future. No one can hurt you again. I can accompany you to any place to play and do something for you. Because of my health, I will never be able to have children in my life, so will be my child?”
　　
Lidong finally glanced at her. Then he nodded slightly. He Xianyang, who stood behind Chang Manjing, had a long face. Chang Manjing wanted to adopt the child, and the procedures were done in an instant, the other things could be done later. Chang Manjing took him to her house that very day.
　　
While she went back, He Xianyang drove the car. Chang Manjing took Lidong and sat in the back seat. He Xianyang got into the car, pressed his hands on the steering wheel, and asked in a steady tone as much as possible: “Manjing, we have all talked to others at Mingya Children’s Welfare Institute. What to do about it, Is it okay? “
“Just make a phone call and say it, it’s not a big deal. Xianyang, don’t you like Lidong?” Chang Manjing looked at the boy who was sitting quietly with his broken school bag beside him.
　　
He Xianyang said hurriedly, “That is not true, I just think this kid is a bit older.” Chang Manjing smiled. She jokingly said, “It’s better to be older. He can join the company to help you in a few years, which saves you a lot of trouble every day.”
　　
He Xianyang’s cheeks twitched. His company didn’t need any intervention of others, let alone this person who was not his blood. He Xianyang took a deep breath and smiled, “That’s true, but I prefer to adopt a smaller child who can stay with you for a few more years. We can go to Mingya to just take a look again.”
　　
“Forget it, I’m tired, Lidong fits my eyes well. Such a big child happens to be just right, I can’t take care of a younger child. Okay, drive faster, I’m tired.”
　　
He Xianyang closed his mouth when he heard Chang Manjing’s impatient words. And Chang Manjing smiled, raised her hand to touch the quiet child next to her, and gave him a smile when he looked over. At the house he was going to, she should be the only one who would like him. As for the father, He Xianyang, they just have to hate each other.

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