Chapter 63 The Transmission of Love
Probably because she caught a cold, the old lady coughed twice while covering her mouth, then raised her head and said to Yu Qiaoqiao kindly, "Qiaoqiao. Why are you back today?"
The "grandmother and grandchild" obviously had a very good relationship. When Qiaoqiao heard the old lady cough, she quickly closed the door, put her things aside, walked over to support her, rubbed her back, and said with a little grievance,
"This is my home, can't I come back?"
"But mother-in-law, why did you suddenly start coughing?"
The director smiled and said, "Oh, I'm old now. I always have some minor ailments here and there. I'm used to it."
"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine in two days."
After that, she asked, "Don't you have classes today?"
Yu Qiaoqiao said, "Yes. I have nothing to do today, so I came back to see you."
The director's grandmother smiled very kindly, "Qiaoqiao is still very well behaved."
Putting aside her worries, Yu Qiaoqiao helped the director's mother-in-law sit down, then happily took her things from the ground, took them out one by one, and showed them to her mother-in-law.
"Mother-in-law, look, this is the clothes I bought for Xiaoqi. It's her birthday in two days, and I plan to give it to her as a birthday present."
"Mother-in-law, these are Xiaoliu's shoes. She has been complaining to me for the past two months, saying that her shoes are not good and that's why she couldn't run first. Now, I bought her a pair of good shoes."
"Grandma, this is the sweet-scented osmanthus cake for you. You said you liked it the most, and I've been keeping it in mind."
My mother-in-law just sat on the chair, watching Qiaoqiao show the things she took out one by one with a smile, without any surprise or curiosity.
And wait until Qiaoqiao has finished showing everything.
Grandma waved her hand, "Come, Qiaoqiao. Sit here."
Qiaoqiao obediently moved a small stool and sat next to her mother-in-law.
Grandma gently touched Yu Qiaoqiao's head, just like when she was a child, and then said, "Tell me about what happened to you recently?"
"Last time you came to deliver cakes, you left in such a hurry that I didn't have time to chat."
Yu Qiaoqiao nodded repeatedly, with excitement flashing in her eyes.
She started by talking about her encounter with Chen Yan, and then about having dinner, and about founding a company and applying to be an actor.
He even told the director's mother-in-law about the fact that he had just signed the contract and received a deposit of 50,000 yuan without reservation.
The director listened calmly throughout the whole process. After listening, she said nothing, but just smiled and said gently, "Our Qiaoqiao has grown up."
It was clearly just an ordinary sigh, but Yu Qiaoqiao's face suddenly turned red.
She waved her hands repeatedly, "Mother-in-law, I'm not in a premature relationship."
My mother-in-law smiled very beautifully, "When did I ever say that you were in love too early?"
Yu Qiaoqiao's face turned even redder. It was like burning coal. If a special effect was added, smoke would probably come out of her head...
Grandma touched her head and said, "It's good to grow up. Watching you grow up, I am very happy too."
"If you have time, you can bring that boy back to meet grandma. I also want to meet this interesting boy."
Yu Qiaoqiao, who originally had this idea, felt a little shy when her mother-in-law saw through her thoughts.
Her face flushed as she lowered her head. "He...he's been a bit busy lately, so he might not have time."
The mother-in-law smiled and said, "I'm not in a hurry. It depends on his time."
Yu Qiaoqiao then nodded obediently...
In the evening, several children from the orphanage returned home after school.
Grandma Du Welfare Home is a small orphanage that was established by the director herself more than 20 years ago.
Because she didn't have much money and her energy was limited, she only adopted three to five children in each batch, just like a small family.
In recent years, policies have been tightened. For the healthy development of orphans and to make things more formal, the country has begun to try to merge orphanages, focusing on public welfare homes, and no longer encourages small orphanages.
Plus, Grandma Du is getting old, so she wants to retire and close the orphanage after taking care of these last few children.
So, Yu Qiaoqiao and Xiaowu, Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi became the last four children in the orphanage.
This also makes the relationship between them particularly good.
Seeing Yu Qiaoqiao coming back, several children immediately surrounded her happily, calling out, "Sister Qiaoqiao." "Sister Qiaoqiao."
When Yu Qiaoqiao saw them, she smiled sweetly, as if she had seen her own brothers and sisters.
She showed the gifts she brought to her younger brothers and sisters one by one.
The children were still young, and they were all very happy when they saw the new gifts.
Among them, the only boy, Xiaowu, was relatively precocious. He blinked his eyes and asked Yu Qiaoqiao, "Sister Qiaoqiao, where did you get so much money to buy us gifts..."
Yu Qiaoqiao couldn't help but smile, "Sister recently met a brother, he is a good man, and gave sister a good job. So sister has money in her hands."
Several children looked at Yu Qiaoqiao eagerly.
Xiaoliu looked up at Yu Qiaoqiao and asked, "This brother is so nice. I hope he lives a long life."
Yu Qiaoqiao couldn't help but laugh. She touched Xiaoliu's head and said, "I'll bring your thanks here."
Xiao Qi is a girl who is a bit manly. She clenched her fist and said, "I also want to thank this brother! If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have my new shoes! When I grow up, if someone bullies him, I can help him beat those people away!"
Yu Qiaoqiao's eyes turned into two beautiful crescent moons as she smiled, "Okay, okay."
The director looked at the children happily chatting, with a kind and happy expression on her face...
…
After dinner, Yu Qiaoqiao set out on her journey home.
The orphanage and the school are far apart, and it takes two or three hours to go back and forth.
But Yu Qiaoqiao didn't feel tired.
Because every time she returns to the orphanage, it is the moment when she feels most at peace...
Every time she brings some small gifts or delicious food and sees the happy faces of her brothers and sisters, it is a happy moment for her.
And today might be the happiest day for her in the past six months...
Before leaving, Yu Qiaoqiao took out five dozen neatly wrapped silver coins from her schoolbag and wanted to give them to her grandmother-in-law, asking her to keep them for repairing the orphanage or for feeding her younger brothers and sisters.
But the mother-in-law smiled and solemnly and firmly put the money back into her hand.
"Qiaoqiao. You've grown up too."
"Seriously, after you went to college, you officially left our welfare home."
"In the past six months, you have earned money and saved money to support your brothers and sisters. I have seen it all."
"I know you have a kind heart and you are worried about us."
"But...you also have to think about your future."
As she spoke, the grandmother touched Qiaoqiao's little round head, looked into the distance, and said softly,
"In the future, you will get married, buy a house, have your own family, and have your own baby."
“I will also have a brand new life.”
"The orphanage is your permanent home, but it is not your entire world."
"You should go out and see the wider world."
Seeing Yu Qiaoqiao tilt her head and try to explain, her mother-in-law smiled and patted her little head.
"I know what you want to say."
“But we’ve actually done pretty well.”
"There are subsidies and aid from the government and the country. During festivals, leaders come to visit with gifts."
"To be fair, you said that from childhood to adulthood, grandma never let you go hungry or freeze you, right?"
"There are actually many people in this world who need help more than we do."
"If you want, you can go and help them."
"Just like when grandma brought you home and raised you."
“This is a message of love and hope.”
"What I hope is not that you spread the love back to me, but that you spread it out so that more people can get help..."
"Only in this way can our country become better..."
Yu Qiaoqiao’s head was in a mess. She felt like she didn’t quite understand what her mother-in-law meant.
However... when she tilted her head to look at her grandmother, the director, the moon shone with circles of light behind her, making her look so warm and kind...
…
After leaving the orphanage and on the way back to school, Yu Qiaoqiao received a call from Chen Yan.
On the phone, Chen Yan asked about Yu Qiaoqiao's class schedule for tomorrow.
After hearing that Yu Qiaoqiao had no classes in the afternoon, Chen Yan asked Yu Qiaoqiao to report to the company at noon.
When the time comes, Chen Yan will take her to Oriental Studios: the game will officially start filming tomorrow, and several main characters need to get together and get to know each other.
Yu Qiaoqiao agreed obediently.
