A wealthy family recognizes my relatives? But I am already a billionaire.

Chapter 188 Adoption

Xu Youyou patted his little head and said, "Since you are so obedient, I will take you to the playground tomorrow."

Lele's face was immediately filled with joy.

Yuanyuan, who was standing by, asked anxiously, "Sister Youyou, don't forget me. I want to go too."

"How could Sister Youyou forget our Yuanyuan? Don't worry, I'll take you there too."

Dean He came over and reminded, "Youyou, the dumplings are cooked. Call your companions to come and eat."

Xu Fang followed Xu Youyou the entire time, until they sat down at the dinner table. Unable to contain her curiosity, she whispered, "Boss, what were you checking on that child just now?"

Xu Fang felt that Dean He was a good person and didn't look like the type of person who would secretly bully children behind their backs.

Xu Youyou said: "Le Le has always longed to have a father and a mother. Every night he would imagine that his parents held him to sleep. In his sleep, he would unconsciously suck his arms, pretending that he was being held by his parents, so his body was always covered with bruises."

When Xu Fang heard this, her nose felt sore and she wanted to cry instantly.

After a long while, she said, "I don't understand. The little girl is hearing-impaired, but Lele looks healthy. How come no family is willing to adopt her?"

Xu Youyou sighed and said, "This child is a congenital syphilis carrier, passed down from his mother's womb. After his mother gave birth to him, she directly abandoned him at the door of the orphanage."

There was inevitably fear in Xu Fang's eyes.

Xu Youyou wasn't surprised by her reaction and explained, "He's just a carrier. He won't inherit the disease, nor will he pass it on to others. It's just that his lifelong tests will test positive. But everyone who wants to adopt him runs away as soon as they hear about syphilis."

Xu Fang felt a little ashamed. To be honest, she just wanted to pick up her two daughters and run away from here.

"People in this world are full of prejudice, and things like this are unavoidable. But fortunately, our orphanage has always been well run, and it feels not much different here than at home," said Xu Youyou.

She was just deceiving herself. There were simply too many children in the orphanage. Even though several directors were very good people, they still couldn't take care of the psychological condition of every child.

Moreover, every time adoptive parents come to choose their children, it is both hope and torture for the children. They are naturally happy if they are selected, but being rejected again and again is a long ordeal for them.

Xu Youyou was a healthy girl who was once adopted. However, her adoptive parents found out that she was pregnant after adopting her, and they quickly sent her back to the orphanage.

She was only six years old at that time. She had experienced three days of being pampered by her parents. As happy as she was at that time, she was as painful after being sent back.

Later, an adoptive couple took a fancy to her, but Xu Youyou really didn't want to go through that kind of pain again, so she refused to be adopted.

Seeing her adoptive parents eagerly awaiting the arrival of their biological child, she mistakenly believed that biological parents and adoptive parents were different. She firmly believed that her biological parents did not intend to abandon her, and if they found her, they would definitely treat her well.

But I didn't expect that after recognizing my relatives in the previous life, it was more painful than being abandoned.

Xu Youyou said to Director He, "Aunt He, the orphanage has money now, so we can definitely hire a few more kind-hearted caregivers. The children all long for family affection. With a few more caregivers accompanying them, they won't be so eager to adopt parents."

Dean He glanced at Xu Youyou with heartache, naturally understanding what she was thinking. He said, "No matter how good the caregivers are, they are no match for their parents in the eyes of the children. Sometimes, I really think Sister Xu's decision was wrong. Children from the orphanage should not go to schools outside."

Originally, the orphanage had its own elementary and junior high schools, and children would not leave the orphanage until they were ready to go to high school.

However, due to insufficient funds and the previous director's belief that the children in the orphanage should see more of the outside world, the exclusive school was disbanded and the children now attend local schools.

When children see too many normal parents and children interacting with each other in local schools, they will only become more eager to adopt parents.

But adoption is always a two-way journey, and meeting the right parents is almost impossible.

Dean He suddenly thought of something and said, "In the first half of the year, someone came to our orphanage to investigate you. They said they might be your biological parents. Did they contact you later?"

Xu Youyou lowered her eyes upon hearing this and said, "They did contact them, but they recognized the wrong person."

Dean He's face was immediately filled with regret. He said, "At the time, they talked so convincingly that I thought you had finally found your family. What a pity."

Xu Youyou thought to herself that there was nothing to regret. If she really went back to a home like that, it would be a real hell on earth.

After eating dumplings, Dean He led Xu Youyou on the way.

"Thanks to the money you gave to the hospital, three months ago, I hired someone to renovate the bathroom in the hospital and installed heating in it. This winter, the children no longer complain about being cold when taking a bath in it." Director He said with a smile.

Xu Youyou didn't ask for any special treatment. She just picked a bathroom at random to take a shower. Even after the renovation, the conditions here were not as good as her residence in Shanghai, but it was much better than when she was young.

Her room was at the end of the corridor. Originally, eight children lived in it, but now only a bed, a set of table and chairs, and a wardrobe were left.

These things should have been bought specially for her by Dean He.

Xu Youyou thought she wouldn't be able to sleep at night, but unexpectedly she fell into a deep sleep as soon as she got into bed.

The soundproofing in the room was not very good, and the next morning, Xu Youyou heard Guaiguai's cry.

He arrived at the new place obediently and was not shy at all. He looked very happy being surrounded and chased and played with by a group of children.

"Why are you up so early? Go brush your teeth and wash your face first. I'll make you a bowl of wontons for breakfast." Dean He said with a smile.

Xu Youyou nodded.

When it was time for breakfast, Guaiguai seemed to be hungry too, and ran over to Xu Youyou's feet and kept circling around them.

"Woof woof! I want to eat the lamb chops with milk flavor!" Guaiguai especially likes the lamb chops with milk flavor made by Aunt Li.

Aunt Li also cares about Guaiguai, and every once in a while, she will send a lot of dog snacks from the capital to Guaiguai.

Xu Youyou asked Xu Fang to go to her room to get the lamb chops with milk flavor.

Guaiguai got what he wanted and jumped up and down with joy.

Dean He watched this scene with a smile and said, "I still remember when you were a kid, you picked up a puppy and secretly raised it outside, not daring to bring it back. Back then, conditions were poor, and you couldn't even get enough to eat, yet you secretly saved your own rations to feed the dog. I wanted to scold you, but your mother Xu stopped me."