Chapter 26: 226. Rescue

The little girl’s screams weren’t ear-piercing, but they were hoarse, which sounded scary.

Qi Le’an was immediately shocked and the little boy looked even fiercer when he heard his sister’s cry. He pounced on Qi Le’an and was about to beat him while Wei Changfeng immediately lifted him up!

He Guang also walked over and squatted down, “Baby! Don’t be afraid! Baby!”

Probably she heard the movement, Mrs. Li ran over from afar and shouted, “What’s wrong?! What’s wrong with this?!”

The little boy who was grabbed by Wei Changfeng was still trying his best to pull himself free. The boy of seven or eight was as thin as a monkey, but he was very strong when he was struggling. He glared at everyone like a small beast, as if everyone was his sworn enemy.

Mrs. Li picked up the little girl, patted and coaxed her, avoiding the people present.

The little girl gradually calmed down in Mrs. Li’s embrace, but the little boy was still struggling. Mrs. Li frowned and shouted, “An Cheng!”

Wei Changfeng let go of him. Then the little boy ran to Mrs. Li and looked at the adults like they were his enemies.

Mrs. Li put the little girl down and the little girl’s candy had fallen to the ground when she was crying just now. After Dong Xia led Little Nine over here and saw the scene, he bent to retrieve the candy and picked up the little girl.

“Take them away to rest first,” Mrs. Li instructed Dong Xia. Dong Xia nodded, held the little girl in his arm, and pulled the little boy away.

Mrs. Li said embarrassedly, “I’m really sorry. An Cheng is easy to get agitated… but he’s a good child.”

Qi Le’an wanted to ask something but Wei Changfeng tugged at him.

“He is Little Nine, right?” He Guang squatted and smiled at the little boy.

The little boy looked plump, which showed that he was well raised. Maybe he had seen many people recently, he was not afraid of these strangers.

“Do you still remember me?” He Guang smiled and took out the Autobot toy with his uninjured hand.

Little Nine’s eyes lit up when he saw the toy, but he still put his hands behind his back and glanced at Mrs. Li. Mrs. Li smiled and said, “Uncle has given it to you. Say ‘thank you’ to him now.”

Little Nine took the toy and said in a childish voice, “Thank you, Uncle!”

He Guang touched Little Nine’s head.

Little Nine ran to the side to play with the toy. Mrs. Li said, “There are already many families coming to adopt children after the news is released, but none of them meet the requirements. At most one month later, we will find a qualified adopted family for Little Nine.”

“Adoption?” Qi Le’an asked, “Don’t you look for his parents?”

Mrs. Li shook her head and said, “Little Nine doesn’t remember too much information. It’s a good thing for a child like him to find an adopted family.”

Qi Le’an was silent.

Little Nine’s photos were already spread on the Internet when he was rescued. Logically speaking, if his parents were looking for him, they would definitely notice it. However, after such a long time, his biological parents had not yet appeared, which made Qi Le’an have some bad expectations…

Qi Le’an sighed.

“What’s the name of that little girl just now?” He Guang asked from the side, “Her throat sounded sore. Did she catch a cold?”

Mrs. Li revealed a expression that defied description and sighed, “We all call her Little Orange. She has some problems with her throat and can’t speak.”

Qi Le’an’s eyes widened.

He originally thought that the little girl just had a crippled arm but he never imagined that she would be that miserable.

“Little Orange was abandoned. We checked her vocal cords and there was no problem at all. But we don’t know why she doesn’t speak all the time. Besides, she is malformed from birth and she also has problems with her heart.”

Qi Le’an couldn’t imagine that a cute little girl with such a charming smile would have been clouded with a series of illnesses.

“Is there any treatment? Does she suffer from a heart condition?” He immediately asked.

Mrs. Li gave a wry smile and said, “With such an illnesses, she has to join the queue, and it would be best to treat it at the age between three to five. She has to let other older children receive the treatment first. If she can get someone’s aid, then she is able be treated in the hospital.”

Qi Le’an was very upset when he heard it.

There was a bell ringing outside and Little Nine who was playing with the toy turned his head sideways and listened to it. Mrs. Li asked, “It’s time to eat. Do you want to take a look?”

Wei Changfeng nodded and He Guang said, “Let’s go, Little Nine! It’s time to eat!”

Little Nine stood up with the toy and Mrs. Li said gently, “Little Nine, can you lead us to the dining room?”

Little Nine nodded obediently and skipped and danced away.

Qi Le’an felt that although Little Nine couldn’t remember it, he must have grown up in a very warm family.

His parents must have been unable to find him because of another reason. It was impossible for them to give him up.

The dining hall in the welfare house was very big and the children were grouped according to age and were sitting obediently. The older children got food for younger boys and girls, and the younger ones didn’t cry or make a fuss. Qi Le’an stood outside and saw Little Orange through the window again.

Little Orange sat on the stool obediently, while An Cheng got food for her and placed his egg in front of his sister.

“Are they real brother and sister?” Qi Le’an asked curiously.

Mrs. Li was stunned, then she shook her head and said, “It was An Cheng who found Little Orange beside the wall. At that time, An Cheng was also very little.”

Wei Changfeng looked at the children and none knew what he was thinking.

After lunch, it was noon break and the three people’s visits came to an end. After they arranged with Mrs. Li that they would come again, the three of them left the welfare house.

Along the way, everyone was silent.

Finally, it was He Guang who tried to adjust the atmosphere and said, “Don’t be sad!” Mrs. Li is a good person and she treats every child like her biological kid!”

By the time they returned to Harbin, it was already evening and they returned to the hotel. He Guang had an appointment with some volunteers to have dinner at night while Qi Le’an and Wei Changfeng rejected the activity.

In the room, Qi Le’an lay in bed for long and suddenly sat up, “Wei Sama, did you get Mrs. Li’s phone number today?”

Wei Changfeng was busy in front of the computer and asked when he heard it, “No, what’s wrong?”

Qi Le’an was worried and said, “I… I want to help treat the illness of Little Orange.”

Only tens of thousands yuan could keep the child away from the pain and she was a little girl as old as Chen Shan’s sister.

Wei Changfeng was silent for a moment and said, “When He Guang comes back, we’ll ask him for Mrs. Li’s phone number. But Le’an… Even if you save Little Orange, and there will be other children…”

Qi Le’an naturally knew about it. Just like the principle said, one could only help solve others’ urgent business or trouble, but he couldn’t succor the poor all the time. There were so many abandoned children that they couldn’t save all of them.

“Maybe it’s the fate that makes me want to help her,” Qi Le’an smiled helplessly and said, “When I saw Little Orange, I especially… liked this child.”

Wei Changfeng hugged him and kissed him.

“We can visit her often.”

Qi Le’an nodded and asked after a while, “Wei Sama, what do you think of An Cheng?”

The expression of An Cheng made him an excellent likeness of the little boy who was kidnapped in the script. He was practically born for the movie “Abduction Of Child”.

When he mentioned it, Wei Changfeng smiled and said, “That guy might be a little rude, but I like him very much… I’ve contacted Brother Zhi to approach them and I’m going to talk about it when He Guang comes back.”

With a candidate for the little actor, Qi Le’an was happy too. Wei Changfeng took Qi Le’an out for a meal in authentic northeastern flavor. When they returned to the hotel, He Guang was also sent back by the volunteers.

He Guang was still injured and did not drink. He was in good spirits. After listening to the two of them, he immediately said that he would ask Mrs. Li about it.

That night, Mrs. Li received two messages. One was that the star who came today wanted to help Little Orange have the operation, while the other was that they wanted An Cheng to film.

Mrs. Li didn’t agree immediately. Instead, she replied with suspicion that she had to discuss with the orphanage’s leaders about it.

Qi Le’an was stunned when he knew it and asked, “What could they discuss about helping the child have an operation? Shouldn’t they agree to it at once?”

He Guang answered, “Do you think it’s so easy to spend money? This welfare house is a veritable governmental organization. Discipline in it must be strict!”

Hearing that, Qi Le’an nodded with the expression of dawning comprehension.

The two of them had only decided to stay in Harbin for two days. The next day, they returned to Beijing. However, He Guang stayed there and said that he had something to deal with.

Qi Le’an was used to He Guang’s roving life, so he didn’t show any signs of surprise. He even reminded He Guang that he must provide more aids to the welfare house.

Perhaps it was He Guang who was really capable that Qi Le’an received a call on the day they went back to Beijing and the welfare house agreed to his help.

“What about An Cheng’s filming?” Qi Le’an asked He Guang through the phone.

He Guang said, “This is not settled yet! It might need your crew to approach them!”

Qi Le’an nodded and hung up. Then he told Wei Changfeng about it.

Wei Changfeng let out a sigh of relief and said, “Brother Zhi has just confirmed that two actors will appear in the movie. I have to trouble him to go to the welfare house again.”

Qi Le’an’s eyes lit up and he asked, “Have you finalized the schedule of the two actors?”

Wei Changfeng nodded with a smile, “They can film from October till the end of the year.”

Now it was very difficult to make an appointment with famous actors. Qi Le’an really did not expect to be able to cooperate with two experienced actors in an instant, and he immediately said excitedly, “Then, can I cooperate with the two of them?”

Wei Changfeng nodded, his eyes full of smile.

Qi Le’an was so excited that he was about to jump up! He immediately expressed that he had to read the script at home from now on! He would never be distracted from it!

After all, he couldn’t shame Wei Sama!

In order to express the sincerity of the crew, Wei Changfeng and Brother Zhi went to Harbin again the next day. This time, they contacted not only the people in the welfare house, but also many leaders of the government.

Qi Le’an didn’t follow him. Instead, he was reading the script obediently at home and communicated with Wei Changfeng through the phone.

This time, Wei Changfeng stayed in Harbin for a week. On the seventh night, he called Qi Le’an excitedly.

“Has it been finalized?” Qi Le’an’s eyes widened, “Really?! That’s great!”

Wei Changfeng smiled at the other end of the phone and said, “There is another piece of good news.”

“What?” asked Qi Le’an.

“This time, we plan to bring An Cheng and Little Orange to Beijing together!”

Qi Le’an jumped out of bed and said, “They will come here too? Great! Is Little Orange coming to be hospitalized here?”

“A teacher from the welfare house will accompany her to check her body. And it depends on the opinions of the doctors. If it goes well, the surgery can be arranged after the checkup.”

Qi Le’an smiled bright when he heard it and could not help but think to himself, “That’s really good.”