Chapter 17: Orphan (2)

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

When Hua Shu was nine years old, her adoptive mother got pregnant again. At that time, the twins had gradually grown up, and the pressure on their lives had also increased.

Furthermore, after having their own children, they really didn’t have any feelings for Hua Shu, so after some discussion, the couple sent Hua Shu to an orphanage on the outskirts of L city.

When Hua Shu came to the orphanage, it was the summer vacation before she entered the fourth grade of primary school. It had been exactly three years since then, and she was the oldest in the orphanage and had arrived late.

Therefore, in her previous life, she had always felt that there was an invisible barrier between her and the other children. There was no sense of closeness between her and the other children.

Of course, now that she had reincarnated, she could not accept that a 30-year-old woman dressed as a loli would be allowed to play and get close to those little brats.

However, after being separated for more than ten years, her heart could not help but soften when she heard the joyful voices of the children again.

In another year, the town would face demolition, and the orphanage would no longer exist. The children would split up and go their separate ways. She still remembered that in her past life, the elementary school classmates she met by chance once mentioned bits and pieces of news about these children. Almost all of them were doing badly, and there was not a single piece of good news.

In her past life and this life, they had spent years together. Now that Hua Shu had the ability, apart from changing her own life, she also wanted to change the tragic fate of these children.

But what should she do? No matter what she did, she had to have the capital before she could make any plans. Right now, she did not even have a single cent on her, so how was she going to take the first step?

However, other than the problem of earning money, there was another problem that needed to be solved urgently, and that was the upcoming elementary entrance exam. There were only two weeks left. In her past life, ever since she dropped out of school at the age of 13, she had not touched a single textbook.

After so many years, she had already forgotten all the content she had learned, so she had to study hard during these two weeks.

In her previous life, she had suffered a lot because she did not have a degree. This time, she had to get into City No. 1 High School before she could get into the best university.

Just as she was thinking about this, she heard faint footsteps outside the courtyard. The sound was still a little far away, but it was not difficult to tell that it was three people. It should be Auntie He and the others who had returned.

Sure enough, it did not take long before she heard the youngest, Tang Fan, calling out to Auntie He as he jogged out to welcome them.

Hua Shu opened the door and walked out. When she reached the central room, Auntie He had already gone to the kitchen and was cooking with Sun Lan and He Ya. The children in the central room were all under the age of ten.

“Sister Hua, why are you out? Are you feeling better?” Upon seeing Hua Shu, He Qing hurriedly asked worriedly.

Hua Shu smiled and nodded. “My fever has subsided. I should be feeling better soon.”

When she saw He Qing, she was also filled with emotions. According to her past life’s experience, someone would come to adopt He Qing in a few months.

He Qing was nine years old this year. When she was picked up, she was only one month old. However, her body was healthy and did not have any flaws. This kind of girl was thrown away most likely because her family valued sons over daughters.

In her past life, it was this winter. Not long after He Qing turned ten, an old woman brought her back. It was said that her granddaughter had died and her daughter had fallen ill due to the stimulation. He Qing looked somewhat similar to that girl, therefore, the old woman brought her back to comfort her daughter.

Later, before Hua Shu left L city, she went to visit Auntie He. She heard that the old woman’s daughter was mentally ill, sometimes stable and sometimes unstable. When she was well, she treated He Qing like her own daughter. When she was unstable, she beat He Qing terribly. He Qing had almost died a few times. In the end, she could not stand it anymore and ran away from home. After that, there was no news of her.