Chapter 36: Return

“No, you shouldn’t underestimate the malice of some children and their minds for playing tricks. They might not directly provoke you, but putting salt in your food, pouring water into your shoes, putting a snake in your bed… these are all things they can think of and do. The motivation for doing these things might be just because they don’t like someone, or simply jealousy.”

Ye Qinglan continued, “The more they are in their teens, the easier it is to go astray, and the more malicious they are. The base management is indeed becoming more and more perfect, but there are always places that are not taken care of. This kind of thing doesn’t work to complain about, and the more times you complain, the more the management personnel will think that they don’t bully others, only you, so you need to reflect on yourself.”

Minister Bai couldn’t help but think of the time when she was in the base and someone stole her apple.

“What you said makes sense. Let’s think about this matter again. If it doesn’t work, we’ll find him a foster parent. I’ll arrange a psychologist for them at the base.”

Ye Qinglan also preferred to find a foster parent, but she had to choose carefully what kind of family. Hutou’s situation was special, and the foster parents should preferably be found from the military district.

However, before they could find a family, Commander Xie found them a person.

The military district had a strongman, and this kind of thing would definitely not be concealed from Commander Xie. Commander Xie said to Ye Qinglan on the phone, “Do you remember Wei Hua?”

“How could I forget? He had a tumor in his intestines. How is he? Did he have surgery?”

“He went to the hospital two days after you left. The situation was much better than we expected.” Commander Xie continued, “What do you think of him being the boy’s foster father? He never married his whole life, and now he’s getting old. I’ve urged him several times and even introduced him to some people, but nothing worked.”

“Isn’t he a workaholic? Can he take care of a child? He can’t even take care of himself.”

“You don’t understand him. The reason why he works so hard is because he has no family burden. If you give him a child to take care of, you’ll see if he’ll put down his work. Wei Hua has a sense of responsibility and kindness. He’s also well-educated and has good conditions. Besides, he’s going to take good care of his health and needs to take a break from work.”

The reason why Commander Xie strongly recommended Wei Hua was that he wanted to find a support for him.

He always cared about capable people in all aspects. He thought that Wei Hua would take care of Hutou in the early stages, and when he got older, Hutou could also take care of him. They could rely on each other and have a companion.

Ye Qinglan pondered for a moment. Wei Hua was in Lingcheng, and she could know everything that happened under her nose. The key was that Wei Hua himself was engaged in confidential work, his mouth was tight, and the matter of Hutou’s great strength could be concealed. Moreover, his residence was safe, and the school the child attended was also safe, so he was a good choice.

“Alright, I’ll ask Hutou first.”

“Okay. Let me tell you, choosing a family without marriage is definitely better than choosing a married couple. A married family might have their own children in the future, and then Hutou would be in an awkward position. Also, come back sooner, I have something to talk to you about.”

After hanging up the phone, Ye Qinglan went to find Hutou. The little guy was sitting in the conference room, holding a small biscuit and eating it.

After hearing what Ye Qinglan said, he instantly became teary-eyed and asked with a choked voice, “Sister, can’t I stay with you? I’m very obedient and good. I like you.”

Sister was the best person to him besides his mother. She saved him, treated him, took him to eat delicious food, and bought him new clothes.

“Hutou, sister also wants to take you, but sister is very busy and often not at home. I can’t take care of you every day.”

Hutou pursed his lips, thought for a moment, and asked, “Can I still see you then?”

“Of course. We’re in the same place, both in Lingcheng. Whenever I have time, I can go see you.”

“We’re in the same place?” Hutou was happy, “Then I’m willing. I just want to be closer to my sister.”

As for the family his sister mentioned, he thought his sister must have chosen a good one.

After agreeing with Hutou, she told Ying Qiu and Minister Bai about it. Minister Bai thought it was okay.

Hutou’s matter was settled, and she went to see Commander Gu.

After seeing Commander Gu, she packed her things and took Hutou and Xiao Chen back to Lingcheng.

This time, it was a coincidence that there was a military plane going to Lingcheng, so they took a ride.

Hutou, who was taking a plane for the first time, was so excited that he couldn’t keep his lips from curling up from the moment he boarded the plane.

When they arrived in Lingcheng, it was already December, and the weather was getting colder.

After getting off the plane, she took Hutou to see Commander Xie first. Commander Xie looked at Hutou curiously, “This is the kid who can lift 500 kilograms? Can you show me? Pat this chair.”

Hutou looked at Ye Qinglan, and when Ye Qinglan nodded, he walked over and slapped the chair with a slap, directly splitting it into four or five pieces.

Commander Xie exclaimed, “Wow, amazing. If you hit someone with this, you could really kill them with one punch.”

“This is his previous record. He has more strength after eating.”

“Good, good, good. Xiao Qing, you did a good job. Now, you take him to rest first. I’ll arrange for you to meet Wei Hua tomorrow.”

“Okay. By the way, what did you want to see me for?”

Commander Xie took an envelope from his drawer and handed it to her, “Here’s your bonus. Didn’t we agree on this last time?”

“Just this? I thought you had something important.”

She thought it was urgent and didn’t delay her return.

Commander Xie looked at her, “Isn’t this important? Money!”

“It’s also quite important. Thank you.”

Commander Xie wanted to say, if you join us, it’s not just about money, I can also promote you.

Ye Qinglan put the envelope in her bag, “Then I’ll take him to rest.”

“Go, go, go, get some good rest. Look how thin you are.”

After leaving Commander Xie’s office, Ye Qinglan planned to take Hutou to the intelligence division’s dormitory.

Although their intelligence division was a military organization, it was independent of the several military districts. It had branches in each major military district, and the sub-military districts also had sub-branches. In addition, there were some special teams, such as the Yun team. The Yun team was independent of these branches and cooperated with them.

Anyway, no matter how many people were in the Yun team, no matter whether others obeyed or not, in the headquarters, Ye Qinglan and the leaders of the branch were on the same level and could attend meetings at the same table.

She hadn’t seen Gu Huaizhi since that incident on the train.

Unexpectedly, she ran into Gu Huaizhi as soon as she walked out of the command department building.

Gu Huaizhi smiled when he saw her, “What a coincidence. You just came back?”

“Yes, I just finished reporting. What about you?”

The camp where Gu Huaizhi was located was not here.

“I’m also here to report.”

“Oh, okay. See you later.”

Ye Qinglan pulled Hutou and left, so much so that Gu Huaizhi’s words, “Everything went smoothly,” were completely swallowed in his throat.