The first meeting between Xu Wenyin and Xu Youyou happened under Grandma Wu’s reddened eyes.

Most of the children in this orphanage were abandoned by their biological parents. Xu Youyou was lucky to have a mother who loved her.

Perhaps the life of the mother and daughter will be harder in the future, but in today’s society, as long as they have hands and feet, they will never die of hunger.

Compared to life in the orphanage, Grandma Wu believed that Youyou would prefer to be with her mother, and Grandma Wu also would have chosen the same for her.

According to Xu Wenyin, she graduated from a good university and studied computers, which has been very popular in the past years. After getting her proof of identity, it wouldn’t be too difficult to find a job to support the family.

Regarding Xu Youyou’s father, Grandma Wu also asked a few questions, but after learning that Xu Wenyin was deceived by a scumbag, Grandma Wu stopped exposing her scars. This kind of thing was common in any era.

But no matter how touching everything was, Xu Wenyin couldn’t take Xu Youyou away that day.

Grandma Wu couldn’t help but frown when she thought of the Zhou couple coming over tomorrow.

It stands to reason that since Xu Youyou’s biological mother appeared, Xu Youyou’s custody has been made clear, but the couple seemed narrow-minded at first glance. If they get angry, they might cause trouble for the mother and daughter, or target the orphanage……

These were things that Grandma Wu couldn’t bear.

“Grandma, what’s wrong?”

Xu Youyou’s childish voice interrupted Grandma Wu’s musings and she habitually showed a kind smile. “It’s nothing.”

It’s better not to say this kind of thing to worry the mother and daughter who were finally reunited.  When the Zhou couple comes over tomorrow, she will try her best to send them away without offending them.

Grandma Wu’s worries couldn’t escape Xu Wenyin’s eyes. She knew better than Grandma Wu how vindictive the Zhou couple was.

If she came to take Xu Youyou away tomorrow, she would have a high chance of running into the two, but as a weak ‘defenseless’ woman, she couldn’t directly beat people up.

Considering the future management of the orphanage, Xu Wenyin came up with a good idea with a twinkle in her eye.

In the original work, the Zhou couple didn’t silently adopt Xu Youyou.

On the day they decided to take the child away, Zhou Weimin called the media to report on his ‘charitable’ deed and portray himself as a conscientious entrepreneur.

The Zhou couple never thought of treating Xu Youyou as their biological daughter, nor did they want others to think that she was their child, so anyone who knows the Zhou couple knew that Xu Youyou was their adopted child.

The two also hypocritically expressed that they didn’t want to take away the surname of the woman who gave Xu Youyou life, and they would treat her well even if her last name wasn’t Zhou.

Xu Youyou was an orphan and was unwanted. It was the kindness of the Zhou family that allowed her to live the life of a rich girl.

And so, Xu Youyou must repay the Zhou family!

From childhood to adulthood, Xu Youyou has lived in such an environment, thoroughly brainwashed.

Right now, Xu Wenyin unceremoniously decided to use the same move against them.

The police helped her so much. Such good deeds should of course be publicized and commended!

———pr

On the appointed day, Zhou Weimin and his wife tidied themselves up and returned to Chunxiao Orphanage.

But this time, as soon as they got out of the car, they noticed something different.

Not to mention the many cars by the entrance, the orphanage had been cleaned up and looked tidier. There were also two pots of plants as tall as a person on both sides of the big iron gate, which were full and lush, giving the old orphanage a bit of a vibrant look.

“Does that old hag know we’re bringing in the press?”

Mrs. Zhou muttered to Zhou Weimin in a low voice. They had long planned to invite some media to write a few reports on the day they officially adopted Xu Youyou. They would then spend some money to make it on the city’s headlines, boosting the company’s reputation.

They even thought that if the people at Chunxiao Orphanage were sensible, they would have no problem donating tens of thousands of yuan more.

Zhou Weimin wasn’t as ‘simple’ as Mrs. Zhou. He had a bad premonition in his heart and his face couldn’t help but show a bit of seriousness. “Don’t talk nonsense later, watch your words!”

With that instruction, Zhou Weimin took out a cigarette and very naturally struck up a conversation with the security uncle at the entrance.

The uncle didn’t hide anything from him and told the whole story with a smile.

Then the Zhou couple heard a story about a single mother searching for her daughter for thousands of miles, and with the help of the devoted police, the mother and daughter were finally reunited. Because it also involved the earthquake three years ago, there was so much to tell.

Moreover, Xu Wenyin was very sincere and made a custom-made banner overnight. But because she didn’t want Xu Youyou’s life to be disturbed, it was logical that both mother and daughter put on masks. Anyone who wasn’t familiar with them wouldn’t be able to tell that it was them in the photo.

As it happened, the city government took down two pyramid scheme dens across provinces overnight based on the clues provided by Xu Wenyin. The leaders immediately decided to use this matter to publicize it and call on everyone to pay attention to these abandoned children and show the bad effects of pyramid schemes. Wasn’t this a win-win situation?

That’s why a lot of media and police were now conducting interviews and salutations in the orphanage’s cafeteria.

“I heard that the government is going to build a new building for us. Hahaha, it’s such a great thing!”

The security uncle happily exhaled a puff of smoke, and then added, “It’s just unfortunate, Director Wu may not be available to receive you today.”

“Huh? Hahahaha, it’s fine, it’s fine.” Zhou Weimin was smiling but he was no fool. Why would he go in at this time? To steal other people’s achievements?

Since ancient times, people have not fought with officials, even in a small 18th-tier municipality.

It’s just that this was another wasted trip today. That Director Wu really couldn’t handle things properly. She didn’t even inform them in advance to let them know. Was their time so worthless?

Zhou Weimin’s expression sank and he was about to leave, but he suddenly thought of something and asked out of nowhere, “Who’s the girl who found her mother? She’s quite lucky.”

The security guard didn’t know which child the Zhou couple wanted to adopt, tut he had been working there for years and was familiar with most of the children in the orphanage. He exhaled another puff of white smoke and chuckled.

“She’s called Youyou, a cute little girl. Many people tried to adopt her before but didn’t succeed. At that time, we were wondering if the child was destined to have no parents. Now it seems that she’s waiting for her biological mother. Don’t you think this matter is so special?”

Would there be two girls named Youyou in the orphanage?

The Zhou couple exchanged a look and their expressions turned gloomy at the same time.

But they also knew they couldn’t act out at this moment, so they simply went back inside the car. After closing the car door, Zhou Weimin hit the steering wheel hard and uttered a few expletives.

“There’s nothing to be angry about. That girl just didn’t have a destiny with us. Even if we raise her, I don’t think she can bring us luck to have a son.” Mrs. Zhou’s ability to accept the matter was much better than that of Zhou Weimin. “If this one doesn’t work, let’s just find another one. No need to be angry!”

To be honest, Mrs. Zhou didn’t like Xu Youyou at first sight. She looked like a foxy child. It doesn’t matter right now since she’s still young, but who knows how much trouble she will cause when she grows up?

Heaven might be helping Mrs. Zhou.

“Hmph, that’s true. What kind of good life can you have following that kind of mother?” Zhou Weimin could only curse a couple of times. The most important thing now was to race against time to find the next child with the same horoscope as him.

After all, the master said that his best chance of having a son would be this year, and if he missed it, his hope would be even slimmer.

As for retaliation against Chunxiao Orphanage……

Now that they got connected with the government via this matter, he wouldn’t use his connections for this.

Hmph, count yourselves lucky!

Xu Wenyin, who was taking photos with everyone inside the orphanage, noticed the task progress prompt and glanced at it distractedly.

10% completed.

She got rid of the first obstacle without even meeting the other side. As expected of her!

Xu Wenyin’s smile couldn’t help but become brighter. After she raises Xu Youyou for some time, there would no need to talk about scumbags, white lotus^[1]metaphor for a pure, innocent and hamless person; a sarcasm for someone who appears sweet and innocent but is actually corrupt, cunning or deceitful best friend, green tea^[2]pretty and innocent in appearance, but promiscuous, debauched, materialistic or cunning and white moonlight^[3]unforgettable first love.

Maybe she could break the record for the fastest completion of an A-level task!

———pr

The day after the interview, at the gate of the orphanage.

“Grandma……”

“Youyou, don’t cry, don’t cry. You won’t be pretty anymore if you continue crying~ Today is a good day, Youyou should smile!” Grandma Wu said so, but her red eyes betrayed her.

Xu Youyou came into her care almost as soon as she was born. It was Grandma Wu who raised the little one bit by bit, so she was reluctant to separate from her.

But she’s an adult after all. Grandma Wu could still control her emotions compared to Xu Youyou, who was crying without a care of how she looked. Grandma Wu also took on a comforting role.

“Don’t cry, Youyou. You can come to see Grandma when you have time.” Xu Wenyin was also coaxing the little one, but her reasoning was more realistic.

It had already taken nearly two hours to go through the formalities and so on, and it would take fifteen minutes to get to the hotel where they would be staying from here. She didn’t have much time to spend on the two bidding farewell to each other.

“Really?”

“Really!”

As Grandma Wu didn’t know when they would see each other again, she secretly took out a red packet wrapped in a handkerchief and quickly stuffed it into Xu Wenyin’s pocket, whispering, “It’s not easy for you to raise a child outside. This is a little something from me.”

A total of two thousand yuan would take at least several months for Grandma Wu, who’s basically working in the orphanage with little to no salary, to save up.

Of course, Xu Wenyin wouldn’t want to take it.

Her speed was faster than Grandma Wu’s. Although she was holding a child in her arms, she managed to return the packet to Grandma Wu’s pocket in the blink of an eye. Seeing that Grandma Wu was still trying to stuff it over to her, Xu Wenyin quickly took a step back. “Rest assured, Director Wu, I still have money in my hand. The state also gave me five thousand yuan, so there’s no need to worry.”

“Is five thousand yuan enough? You’re going to Jiang City, how expensive is the rent over there? Never mind the adults, we can’t let children suffer!”

Seeing that Grandma Wu was approaching again, Xu Wenyin took a few steps and carried the child into the car. “Don’t worry, I’ve found a job in Jiang City, and food and accommodation are included!”

In fact, it wasn’t true, but this was to reassure the elderly.

“I’ll call you as soon as we get settled!”

As the car quickly left, Grandma Wu couldn’t help but wipe away tears.

She only hoped that this sensible child, Youyou, could grow up smoothly, healthy, and happy in the future.

———pr

“Mom?”

After quickly getting out of the car, checking in at the hotel, and closing the door, Xu Wenyin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, luckily. Just one minute away and she would have performed a disappearing act on the spot, but luckily, they were able to make it.

Originally, if they had enough time, the two of them could go to Jiang City that day, but due to physical limitations, they could only move there tomorrow.

“Sorry, Mom’s time is almost up.”

Regarding the fact that she could only exist for a little bit more than two hours, Xu Wenyin had already told Xu Youyou that the reason was a lack of power.

At this age, Xu Youyou had already watched a lot of magical girl transformations, and she immediately understood the meaning of those words.

Upon hearing Xu Wenyin, she quickly patted her shoulder and signaled that she was coming down.

“Mmhmm, it’s okay, Youyou will be fine on my own!”

As long as she could be with Mom, this little difficulty was nothing!

Moreover, in her limited memory, this was the first time Xu Youyou had been out of the orphanage. Seeing this clean and beautiful room, the little one immediately became excited.

In the last few ten seconds, Xu Wenyin locked the door and blocked it with a chair. Then her body disappeared in an instant and she was communicating with Xu Youyou in her mind as before.

She thought everything would go smoothly until the next morning, but a certain system discovered that she was too naive.

“Mom~ Youyou wants to pee~”

Logically, a three-year-old child could go to the toilet on her own, but it couldn’t be helped, the hotel uses a smart toilet.

〖Xu Wenyin: ……〗

〖Right, right, right, sit on that— no! You can’t step there!〗

After managing to go to the toilet without any injury, Xu Youyou then became thirsty.

The hotel did put mineral water inside the room, but the little girl couldn’t unscrew the cap at all. As for the tap water……

Not to mention whether it would cause an upset stomach, Xu Youyou couldn’t reach it with her height!

However, before the thirst problem has been solved, Xu Youyou expressed her hunger.

〖Xu Wenyin: ……〗

《Human Baby Manual》 Chapter 1, Section 3: Human babies are very fragile creatures and need to be fed regularly, including but not limited to vegetables, high-protein meat, and the like.

Damn it! She completely forgot that human babies need to eat!

Thinking how she boasted that she would take Xu Youyou to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor, Xu Wenyin felt like her face was being slapped.

What to do?! She couldn’t conjure up food either!

The earliest her physical body could reappear would be after midnight when her energy refreshed. There were still more than six hours to go, and the little one would surely starve.

Xu Wenyin was uneasy letting such a little child out to seek help.

If they order takeout…… Her sight turned to the heavy object blocking the door to ensure safety……

It was unrealistic for such a tiny child to move it out of the way.

The code of the system that was originally running smoothly began to become jumpy!

Xu Youyou seemed to sense Xu Wenyin’s embarrassment and tried her best to climb onto the big bed and burrowed into the quilt. “It’s okay, Mom, Youyou will just go to sleep. Youyou won’t be hungry or thirsty if I sleep.”

She looked very experienced.

After saying that, she closed her eyes sensibly, as if she could fall asleep in the next second, but her stomach wasn’t as sensible.

“Grumble.”

The sound was particularly obvious in the quiet room, which made Xu Youyou, who was trying so hard to cover her ears, find it hard to pretend.

〖Xu Wenyin: ……〗

Her non-existent conscience began to hurt!

One minute later.

〖Youyou, um, have you ever heard of ‘quenching thirst by thinking of plums^[4]to console oneself with illusions’?〗

Someone’s guilty voice appeared in Xu Youyou’s mind.