Chapter 27: 227. Mothering

The summer of the year was destined to be extraordinary. After Qi Le’an knew that Wei Changfeng was coming back, he prepared gifts for the two children, and then he went to the airport to pick them up early.

Because there were teachers in the welfare house, Qi Le’an contacted his assistant and found a minibus, so that it could pack in all of them.

After waiting in the parking lot for a while, Qi Le’an saw Wei Changfeng and the teachers with the two children.

The two children had obviously changed into new clothes. Little Orange was wearing a delicate little dress and a beige jacket. An Cheng was also wearing a clean T-shirt and a pair of pants, with a schoolbag on his back.

The schoolbag looked like a sports bag. It was a little tattered but it was full.

Wei Changfeng hugged Little Orange while Brother Zhi hugged An Cheng. An Cheng was still pulling a face, but he looked like a young handsome man.

After everyone got in the minibus, Qi Le’an smiled and gave An Cheng a lollipop. An Cheng put his hands behind his back and refused it, so Qi Le’an forcibly thrust it into his hand.

Then he turned to look at Little Orange in Wei Changfeng’s arms. Little Orange was very timid and looked at Qi Le’an shyly like a fawn.

Qi Le’an gave Little Orange a candy and asked in a low voice, “Do you still remember me?”

Little Orange pursed her lips. Just as Qi Le’an thought she wouldn’t respond to him, the child nodded.

The action was very light and Qi Le’an’s eyes lit up.

A female teacher on the side also said, “Little Orange shrinks from meeting strangers. I didn’t expect she and you to be compatible, Mr. Qi.”

The new teacher was younger than Mrs. Li. They heard that she was in charge of Little Orange and An Cheng’s daily life. Qi Le’an greeted the teacher, “Hello, Mrs. Zhao. Little Orange is a good girl.”

Mrs. Zhao smiled.

Brother Zhi also smiled. “Our An Cheng is also a very good boy! He is so good at taking care of his sister. Is it true, An Cheng?”

An Cheng was pulling a face and didn’t say anything. Mrs. Zhao smiled awkwardly.

Seeing the child still holding the lollipop tightly in his hand and keeping his spine straight, Qi Le’an knew that he was still afraid.

This time, they came to Beijing mainly to have a check-up for Little Orange and prepare for An Cheng’s shooting. Logically speaking, the crew should provide accommodation for them, but Qi Le’an and Wei Changfeng discussed it last night and decided to let Mrs. Zhao and the others live in a small department on the same floor as them lived.

The small department was also bought by Wei Changfeng. Their had two houses on that floor, one big and one small. Wei Changfeng had bought both the houses on that floor for convenience.

No one lived in the small department after buying it. This time, he happened to arrange for the house to let Little Orange and An Cheng live in.

The house was close to the children’s hospital, so it was convenient for Little Orange to check up. Wei Changfeng lived next door, so it was convenient for him to have a heart-to-heart talk with An Cheng.

Mrs. Zhao was very grateful for this. Seeing that Qi Le’an had even changed the children’s bedsheets, she thanked the two of them. She was in her thirties, so she also often paid attention to entertainment news, knowing that both of them were big shots in showbiz.

She originally thought that Wei Changfeng went over with the crew because of his duties as a director, but after seeing Qi Le’an’s considerate preparation, she felt that they were really doing it out of the goodness of their hearts.

There were so many children, so they could have whoever they liked to be the actors. These two were indeed giving money to the welfare house to let the children live a better life!

Just take Little Orange for example. It was hard to say when it would be her turn to receive the treatment. If she couldn’t have an operation at the best period of time, she would be sick forever!

Mrs. Zhao was really grateful to the two of them.

“We’ll stay nextdoor,” Qi Le’an said to Mrs. Zhao, “If you need anything, just knock on the door. My assistant will accompany you to the hospital tomorrow.”

Mrs. Zhao hurriedly said, “Thank you!”

Qi Le’an smiled and squatted down to hold Little Orange’s little hand, “Little Orange, do you want to go nextdoor with Brother An Cheng to have some oranges?”

An Cheng stared at Qi Le’an nervously, afraid that he would hurt his sister.

Little Orange still looked at Qi Le’an timidly but she nodded.

In her ignorant heart, she knew that she herself was different from other children. Knowing that she had lost an arm, she was extremely afraid of the adults outside, but she couldn’t help but want to get close to Qi Le’an.

This person was warm and fragrant just like her teacher.

Qi Le’an smiled and led Little Orange out. After taking two steps, he reached out another hand and waved at An Cheng, “Come on.”

An Cheng was stunned for a moment and ran over. Although he was still pulling a face, he held Qi Le’an’s hand.

Mrs. Zhao looked at them from behind and smiled, “Mr. Qi really likes children!”

Wei Changfeng smiled and said, “Maybe it is because he is also a child.”

Mrs. Zhao thought of the gossip online and was moved.

She couldn’t say anything about homosexuality. She could understand but disagree with it. But when she saw Wei Changfeng and Qi Le’an, she suddenly felt that it seemed to be good for two men to be like this.

Wei Changfeng twisted his head sideways and said to Mrs. Zhao, “Let’s go together to prepare the meal and rest after eating.”

Mrs. Zhao came to her senses and nodded, “Okay. Thank you, Mr. Wei.”

Wei Changfeng smiled and said, “You don’t have to be so polite.”

Mrs. Zhao was a little dizzy. No wonder people called Wei Changfeng “Prince Charming”. This man was extremely handsome when he smiled.

In the house next door, Little Orange and An Cheng had already sat down obediently on the chairs while Qi Le’an patiently peeled the oranges for them. Qi Le’an removed the peels of the oranges and put the segments of them into the bowl. The two children ate happily.

Seeing Wei Changfeng and Mrs. Zhao come over, Qi Le’an handed the remaining half of the orange to An Cheng and said, “Can you peel it for your sister?”

An Cheng took it stiffly and nodded.

Qi Le’an smiled and said to Mrs. Zhao, “He Guang called me and said that he would come over immediately. I’ll go and bring the dishes out first.”

After he finished, he entered the kitchen and left Wei Changfeng outside.

Wei Changfeng looked at the two children, then at Mrs. Zhao, “Can they watch TV?”

So when He Guang arrived, he found that the three adults and two children were watching Peppa Pig on the sofa.

He Guang was speechless.

At the end of the meal, Mrs. Zhao felt better disposed towards Qi Le’an and Wei Changfeng. After taking care of the two children and making them go to bed in the evening, she called her colleagues excitedly and told them that the two children were lucky enough to meet good people.

After hanging up the phone, Mrs. Zhao lay on the bed, thinking that it would be good if there could be a little more good people like them around the world.

The next day, Wei Changfeng and Brother Zhi went to the crew for a meeting. Qi Le’an was housebound, so he arranged for his assistant to take Mrs. Zhao and Little Orange to the hospital, while An Cheng stayed at home.

Before Mrs. Zhao left, she was quite worried. She didn’t expect An Cheng to take the initiative to say, “Mrs. Zhao, just take my sister to the hospital. I’ll stay here obediently.”

In the end, he looked at Qi Le’an seriously, “You will make my sister better, right?”

Qi Le’an squatted and promised An Cheng, “I will do my best to make Little Orange healthy.”

An Cheng nodded and said like a small adult, “I know. I will film a good movie for you. You have to cure my sister well.”

For some reason, Qi Le’an was amused by the child and said, “Even if you don’t help us film, we will also heal Little Orange.”

An Cheng’s mouth was tightly pursed and he looked very serious.

Qi Le’an couldn’t help rubbing the child’s head. He looked at the angry expression on An Cheng’s face and said, “As a child, you don’t have to pull a face all the time!”

Mrs. Zhao couldn’t help but chuckle while Little Orange also smiled sweetly.

Qi Le’an had no experience of taking care of children, and the children he had got along with were only some who were cute and gentle like Chen Shan’s sister. He was really worried that he might not be able to take good care of An Cheng when he saw that the boy was on his guard.

However, after getting along with him for the most of the day, Qi Le’an found that An Cheng was also a child even though he grew up in the welfare house.

He knew that you were good to him.

“Do you drink milk?” Qi Le’an stood at the kitchen door and asked An Cheng, who was reading a storybook on the carpet.

An Cheng shook his head.

Qi Le’an smiled and walked over with the milk and pressed it into his arms.

An Cheng looked at Qi Le’an a little angrily.

Qi Le’an shrugged and sat on the sofa to read the script. The shadow of An Cheng on the carpet trembled for a few minutes before he carefully put the straw into his mouth.

Qi Le’an took a peep at him and smiled.

In the afternoon, Qi Le’an thought that Wei Changfeng was coming back soon, so he went to the kitchen to cook. He didn’t expect that An Cheng would follow him and stare at him aggressively after washing the vegetables.

Qi Le’an thought it was fun and he smiled, “What do you want to eat?”

An Cheng’s face turned red and he remained silent.

Qi Le’an turned around and continued washing the vegetables. He heard a small voice coming behind him, “Stir-fried shredded potatoes…”

Qi Le’an raised his eyebrows and took a potato. He looked at An Cheng and asked, “Sour and spicy flavor?”

An Cheng nodded, his face showing the expression of embarrassment for the first time. Before Qi Le’an could say anything, the little guy ran away. He smiled and shook his head as he washed the potatoes while humming.

Wei Changfeng came back a little earlier than Little Orange. As soon as he entered the house, he found out that Qi Le’an had prepared all the ingredients and was about to cook them.

He first went to wash his hands, then touched the head of An Cheng. Then he went to Qi Le’an and said, “Let me cook it.”

Qi Le’an smiled and said, “I’ll do it. Mrs. Zhao has already been on the way and will exactly have the meal when she comes back.”

Wei Changfeng did not compete with him. He watched Qi Le’an skillfully cook vegetables and make egg custard for the two children.

He looked at An Cheng in the living room from the kitchen door and asked, “How is it? Did he behave well or not?

Qi Le’an rolled his eyes and said, “Wei Sama, do you think we seem to raise a child?”

Wei Changfeng smiled and rubbed Qi Le’an’s nose, “It’s not even enough to raise you, let alone the child..”

The two of them laughed and flirted with each other in the kitchen. In the living room, An Cheng looked at them secretly, his eyes filled with envy.

When Mrs. Zhao came back, she brought another piece of good news! The doctor from the children’s hospital said that Little Orange’s current condition was very good and her age was also very suitable for the surgery. As long as she gained hospital admission and did some pre-operation examinations, the operation could be carried out within one week at best!

Qi Le’an was so happy when he heard it that he said that if she could have an operation, the sooner the better!

When An Cheng heard the news, a smile finally appeared on his poker face. Little Orange gave Qi Le’an a gentle hug and Qi Le’an’s heart was about to melt.

It seemed that raising a child at home was also not bad, didn’t it?