amnesia notebook

A small gust of cold wind blew in front of him, Yu Bai shivered and put on his coat again.

He still wanted to hang out for a while, but Su Linchi mistook the chills as a sign of a cold, and carried him back as if he was facing an enemy.

In the orphanage, the children who had finished their nap were full of energy, chasing each other around the slide, but there were only a small number of children who behaved as usual, and most of the children who would be discarded were physically handicapped or had serious genetic diseases. Sitting in rows on chairs, the nurse combed their hair, looking longingly at the little friends running around in the yard.

Grandpa Cen in the reception room recognized them this time, and happily called Yu Bai over to talk.Su Linchi stood aside, his gaze was uncontrollably attracted by those children, as he watched, his legs suddenly sank, and he lowered his head to see a little girl just up to his knee height, with grape-like black eyes, eager Shout "Dad".

Su Linchi noticed that her lips were abnormally purple.

Two or three children appeared out of nowhere, imitating this little girl's appearance and hugging Su Linchi's leg, not to be outdone, calling several times Dad, the baby teeth could not stop the crystal saliva, sticky rubbed against his trousers.

Su Linchi stood there at a loss, not daring to move, until Yu Bai heard the sound and came over, half of the child stuck to his lap shifted his position, rushed to hug Yu Bai, and copied the lines and called, "Father."

Yu Bai was obviously very experienced. He picked up a boy with a cleft lip, let him sit on his arm, pointed to Su Linchi and said to himself, "Is he the father, or am I the father?"

The boy with harelips was dizzy and couldn't tell, he put his arms around Yu Bai's neck shyly, and buried his face.

The nurse came late, took the boy from Yu Bai's arms, and said to the other children: "The fruit is washed, and the children who go late will not be able to eat it."

For two or three-year-old children, the definition of "parents" is vague. It is a term that only exists in the adult population. It is far less attractive than sweet and juicy fruits, and has been diverted attention.

The girl also let go of Su Linchi's legs ignorantly, and followed the nurse with every step and turn.

"Come on, let's go to the kitchen to help Sister Yunqiao, and get some hot water to drink." Yu Bai greeted Su Linchi.

At this time, there was still some time before dinner, and the ingredients were neatly stacked on the chopping board, and the frying had not yet started.The soup was already simmering on the stove, and bursts of aroma came out gurgling, wafting all over the room.

Su Linchi helped chop a few vegetables, and the small yard outside became lively again.The children each held a piece of watermelon and stood in a row by the yard, their laughter could be heard from more than ten meters away.

The little girl hugging Su Linchi's thigh and eagerly calling him "Daddy" was also among them.

Out of curiosity, Su Yunqiao asked, "Mr. Su is looking at Xiaomei, right?"

Su Linchi nodded: "What's wrong with her health?"

Director Xiaosu knows every child in the orphanage very well: "Xiaomei has congenital heart disease and was abandoned by her parents in the local Maternal and Child Health Hospital. When she completed the operation at the age of three, she could run and jump like a normal child. gone."

"Xiaomei likes staying in Linchi very much." Yu Bai interjected

Su Yunqiao said with a smile: "Children look at people with their hearts, which shows that Mr. Su is a very gentle person."

The winter melon soup was almost stewed, Su Yunqiao filled a bowl full for Yu Bai, told him to drink it slowly, and asked, "Mr. Su, won't you have a bowl?"

Before Su Linchi could speak, Yu Bai boasted, "That's the taste, very fresh!" In a blink of an eye, the bowl in his hand was empty.

He also said: "Su Linchi, don't worry about it, sister Yunqiao simmers enough soup, and if you drink it, the children won't drink less."

There was the faint sound of the engine of the truck. Su Yunqiao put down the half-cut cabbage, rubbed his hands on the apron, and said, "The children's stationery has arrived. I'll pick it up."

Su Linchi said, "No, I'll go."

Yu Bai watched him go out, and said with a smile, "He's really embarrassed."

Dean Xiao Su saw through the truth at a glance: "You always bully others."

"No way! You haven't seen how he usually bullies me." Yu Bai said unconvinced.

"Seeing that you are living a good life, I am relieved." Su Yunqiao said with a smile, but she seemed to think of something, and the curvature of the corner of her mouth gradually flattened, and she asked him, "Did you offend anyone?" Bar?"

Yu Bai didn't seem to know it, and he was still cleaning the pots and pans stained with oil: "Don't worry too much, can I still fight with people like I was a child, I have already washed my hands Sister, the bowls and chopsticks are so difficult to wash, do you have enough funds to buy a dishwasher... Oops!"

"Don't be silly." Su Yunqiao patted him, and said seriously: "A week ago, someone asked me about you, when did you come to the orphanage, when did you get picked up by the adopter, and how did you open your mouth?" I wrote a check. I don’t think they are your relatives, so I didn’t allow them to check the files, and it took me all morning to leave.”

Yu Bai pondered for a moment, then asked, "How much is the check?"

Su Yunqiao asked him to ask for a moment: "There are four zeros...but what does this have to do with your business?"

"Sister, did you accept it?"

Su Yunqiao reacted, and said angrily: "What kind of money is that, I can take it? Think about it carefully, did you really not get into trouble?"

"Really not, everything is under my control." Yu Bai comforted her, "Besides, even if someone really troubles me, can I still make things right?"

It was really convincing for others to stop there, Su Yunqiao no longer looked worried, and said angrily: "Don't blame my sister for being troublesome, you are an omega, you must know how to protect yourself."

Whether she can do it or not is one thing, as soon as she has something to say, Yu Bai immediately accepts it all, nodding repeatedly, seeing Dean Xiao Su poke him lightly on the forehead, sighing: "You!"

The road leading to the gate of the orphanage was not spacious enough for trucks to enter, so they stopped at the nearest alley and unloaded large sealed cardboard boxes.

Su Linchi rolled up his sleeves and moved the cardboard boxes with the workers. He didn't make two trips, and Xiaopang also came to help. The few people worked together and made rapid progress. It didn't take long for all the boxes to be transported into the three-story building.

Xiao Pang offered two cigarettes to the porters, and after sending them away, he took a paper knife and cut the tape at the joint of the carton, took out a brand new cartoon schoolbag, and said to Su Linchi with a smell of leather: " The smell is strong, loose it up and give it to the children."

They were busy with each other for a while, Xiaopang suddenly came over, and asked without beginning or end: "Um... let me ask you something."

"what happened?"

"Are you sincere to the boss?"

Su Linchi: "..."

After Xiaopang finished speaking, he realized that he had asked a stupid question, and wanted to remedy it, but the description became darker and darker: "I'm not saying that your relationship is bad... oh, just, just don't..."

"I'll be nice to him." Su Linchi probably understood what he meant, and kindly rescued him from being incoherent.

Xiaopang said sullenly: "...I'm not, I'm not targeting you." He tried to organize his words, but he still didn't know how to express it, so he could only let himself continue talking indiscriminately.

"The boss has always guarded us since we were young... The law and order here was not good in the past, there were always pickpockets and thieves, and there were people collecting protection fees—of course they wouldn't be charged to the orphanage, after all, they knew that we had no money, but persimmon picking Soft pinch, the little hooligans on the street are easy to bully us. It was the boss who fought with them a few times before they calmed down. The boss is actually not much older than us."

It stands to reason that Xiaopang should say some harsh words of "If you do what you want, I will do what you want", but he obviously didn't understand that, and said in a low voice, "Boss has suffered a lot. Be nice to him, don't make him sad...he never brought anyone back."

Su Linchi fell silent facing the happy little dolphin pattern on the schoolbag, Xiaopang heard him whisper, "I will."

Perhaps it was Su Linchi's guarantee that Xiaopang felt close to, so he offered to take Su Linchi to look at the old photos they took in the orphanage in the past.

Su Linchi thought he was talking about the annual group photo, but when he walked into an empty activity room, he was surprised to find that the four walls were all pictures of children from the orphanage.

"The photos on the left are older, and the photos on the right are newly taken by Sister Yunqiao. Our photos are here."

Xiaopang showed him the specific location, so Su Linchi saw the pink and tender young Yu Bai, who was hugged by a middle-aged woman who looked similar to Su Yunqiao, and then time stepped forward to six or seven When he was [-] years old, Yu Bai wore his primary school uniform, hunched shoulders with his classmates, took a group photo under the paulownia tree outside the courtyard, and smiled with a tooth barred.

The Hengai Orphanage in the photo is much dilapidated than it is now. The yard is a dirt field that blows dust when the wind blows. The swings and slides are empty. The three-story building shown in the background looks in disrepair, and it is only on the door opening. Painted a "demolition" word.

"Is there no local funding for the orphanage?" Su Linchi asked.

Xiaopang said: "There are, but there is not enough. Almost all the children living here need surgery and medicine. Director Su even pays for his salary. After paying the medical expenses, he has no money to repair the house." .”

Su Linchi's gaze turned outwards, Xiaopang realized it, and slapped his forehead and said: "The money in the orphanage was not enough before, but it has improved a lot in the past few years. There is a foundation called... Orphan Aid Foundation The foundation'! It noticed that our yard is not making ends meet, and there is a large donation every year, and the children have money to see their illnesses, and the yard can be repaired, so the orphanage is relieved."

The film records Yu Bai's growth, from a waddling toddler to a boy standing against the wind.The last photo was fixed in the dormitory, with Yu Bai with a swollen panda eye, Xiaopang and Xu Qianzhi huddled on both sides of the bed, looking at the camera together to see each other.

"The boss took a photo of me and Lao Xu lying on the bed after fighting for us." Xiaopang explained, "It didn't take long for the boss to be adopted."