Ten minutes later, Yin Xiaoxiao was sitting on a huge lawn, surrounded by dozens of children, large and small.
For a moment, she seemed to have returned to her old days at the Sacred Heart.
The children gathered in a big circle, listening to her tell all kinds of stories, and then asked all kinds of childish questions, and laughter filled the whole playground...
But today, it was she who listened to the stories and asked questions, and the laughter was replaced by tears of reunion.
It turned out that since the Sacred Heart was demolished, Pei Haonan asked Murong Jin to move everyone here.
There is almost nothing missing from children's daily life, but there are two more things - work and study.
"What? Pei Haonan actually asked them to work?" Yin Xiaoxiao looked at Dean Zhang in disbelief.
No wonder she felt that the children were much darker...
Dean Zhang sighed, obviously a little distressed, "I have reported to Mr. Pei that the children are still too young. They have to do morning exercises, go to class, and work every day. They are really tired. Can we wait for a few years? But how can he
I also refuse to agree..."
"What did he ask you to do?" Yin Xiaoxiao looked at the children distressedly.
Among them, the youngest is only 5 years old, and the eldest is only 14 years old...
"I have to plant flower seedlings every day and water all the flower beds!"
"I have to clean all the classrooms and offices every day!"
"I have to help the chef uncle wash vegetables and dishes, and also wash all the children's and teachers' clothes..."
The children rushed to answer, and Yin Xiaoxiao discovered that children of different ages have different work intensity.
However, none of these jobs is too much for their age!
Not to mention that in addition to working, the children also have a full schedule of various courses to attend every day!
"We didn't finish our work yesterday. The bad uncle won't let us eat today and we can't go to class..." the two children said aggrievedly.
"That's too much!" Yin Xiaoxiao held their hands angrily, "Let's go! Sister will take you to find him!"
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In the huge office, an assistant stood in front of Pei Haonan, lowering his head to report.
"Among these children, there are a few pretty good seedlings that are indeed worth cultivating..."
At this moment, there was a bang, and Yin Xiaoxiao grabbed the two children and barged in aggressively.
The other children did not dare to come in, so they all hid outside the door, only half of their small heads and a pair of childish eyes exposed.
"Miss, Mr. Pei is in a meeting, you can't come in..." The assistant looked like he had seen a ghost.
Pei Haonan didn't even move his eyebrows, "You go out first."
"Yes, Mr. Pei." The assistant walked out obediently.
"I thought you were here to thank me." Pei Haonan looked at Yin Xiaoxiao expressionlessly.
"Originally." Yin Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, calmed down her emotions, and then looked at him sincerely, "Mr. Pei, although the Sacred Heart was originally destroyed by you, I really, really thank you for taking him in."
These children are also given the opportunity to learn."
"Originally?" Pei Haonan raised his eyebrows and leaned back on the spacious office chair.
His slender fingers were crossed on his chin, looking noble and lazy, "So, you have changed your mind?"
"Yes, I'm here to ask Mr. Pei to cancel those heavy tasks." Yin Xiaoxiao said firmly, "Since you took them in, it shows that you still have kindness and compassion, then why do you let them do so much work?
They are still so young and should have a carefree childhood..."
"Carefree?" Pei Haonan's lips curled up with a hint of ridicule, "From the moment they became orphans, they have lost this qualification."
With that tone, as if he was talking about himself, Yin Xiaoxiao suddenly felt a little soft-hearted.
However, for the children, his words were too cruel...
She looked back at the door, seeing those ignorant or injured eyes, and couldn't help but say, "It is precisely because they have lost the warmth of their families since they were young that they need our care even more! You can't do it because of your... own one-sided thoughts
, just deprive them of their right to enjoy childhood!”
You can't deprive them of their right to enjoy their childhood just because you were unhappy in childhood!
That was what she wanted to say, but when she realized something was wrong, she changed her words temporarily.
However, Pei Haonan had obviously seen through her thoughts. A cold light flashed across his deep black eyes, "Are you sure what they need is my care, not my charity?"
He sneered, "You rely on your status as an orphan to win sympathy, and then of course you don't want to make progress, get something for nothing, and even immerse yourself in a world of self-pity. Is this the childhood you should have?"
"You!" Yin Xiaoxiao stared at him in disbelief, "You are too cold and heartless! Which child wants to be an orphan, and who doesn't want to grow up under the care of others? How can this be called gaining sympathy?! They are so young, and they still
If you don't have enough ability to support yourself, even if you accept help from adults, how can you call it something for nothing!"
"This world is inherently cold and merciless." Pei Haonan's cold eyes swept over the faces of all the children one by one, "The moment they become orphans, they should completely recognize and accept this, and pay more than others to gain
Everything you want, instead of passively waiting for others to save you. And you..."
His eyes returned to Yin Xiaoxiao's face, "It is just the stupidest thing to let them immerse themselves in the same illusion as others."
"It's easy for you to say that." Yin Xiaoxiao couldn't help blurting out, "Even you, didn't you accept Miss Beitang's help?"
"That's why I didn't let them starve to death on the street!" Pei Haonan's eyes flashed sharply, this woman is really getting more and more presumptuous!
"I take them in not to let them enjoy a childhood, but to give them a chance to survive with their own hands! They have to earn their own food and sleep here every day! Can they get the opportunity to study?
It also depends on your own performance!”
"Even if what you say makes sense, your approach is too domineering and cruel! If you want them to understand the cruelty of survival, there are many step-by-step methods!" Yin Xiaoxiao still couldn't agree with him, "It's never finished.
Living without food is simply abuse!"
"You should be lucky that I haven't driven them out of these lazy parasites until now!"
Pei Haonan's cold gaze swept across the faces of the two children she was holding, and the latter immediately lowered their heads with guilt.
"You!" Yin Xiaoxiao was furious. Seeing the reactions of the two children, she couldn't help but feel shocked.
Only then did she remember that these two children did seem to be lazier than other children...
Although she was angry at his excessive words, the situation was stronger than the person.
Pei Haonan is at least willing to provide food, accommodation and education for most of the children now. If the dispute continues like this, once he is angered, he might actually drive them away!
She forced a smile and said, "How about this, you let them eat at noon first, and I will communicate with them in the afternoon and make sure they have a correct attitude and work hard, okay?"
"What do you think?" Looking at her sudden flattering smile, Pei Haonan asked expressionlessly.
"I..." Yin Xiaoxiao was furious, and suddenly looked like a strong man cutting off his wrist, "If you don't let them eat today, then I won't eat either!"
"That's your freedom." Pei Haonan looked at her coldly.
Who gave her such confidence that she thought she could threaten him?
"However, you have to think carefully. If they don't eat, they don't have to work, but you can't." He advised her "kindly", "You are the maid I bought with money. Even if you don't eat, you don't have to work."
Gotta do your job."
Damn it, this nasty man knows how to use this trick!
Yin Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth and said bravely, "Whatever you want to do, Mr. Pei just tells you!"
"Since you feel so sorry for these little devils, you should do all the work for them today." Pei Haonan looked at her coldly, "Before I leave, if you don't finish all the work, everyone here will
The little devil will be punished on your behalf."
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Under the scorching sun at noon, Yin Xiaoxiao squatted beside the newly built green belt, sweating profusely, planting flower seedlings.
Although she was so hungry that her chest pressed against her back and she was dizzy from the sun, she had no regrets at all.
On the contrary, I am glad that I can replace the children and complete the day's work.
Although she knew early on that the children's work was overloaded, it wasn't until she went into battle that she truly realized how hard the work was!
None of these children had been in pain for her since childhood, and she couldn't help but shed tears.
"Sister Xiaoxiao, why are you crying?" Five-year-old Haohao ran over from the corner and stretched out his young hands to wipe her tears.
Yin Xiaoxiao quickly wiped away her tears, shook her head and said, "Haohao, didn't you go to eat? Why are you here?"
"Sister Xiaoxiao is still here working for us because we are hungry. How can we go eat by ourselves?" Eight-year-old Xiaoying ran over closely.
"Sister Xiaoxiao, are you too tired? Take a rest first and I'll help you!" Ten-year-old Xiao Bin snatched the flower seedlings from her hand.
"We are coming too!" One child after another ran over from around the corner.
They squatted down, picked up flower seedlings and hoes with skill, dug holes, planted, buried soil, watered...
Every movement was so skillful that it seemed as if it had been done countless times...
Tears almost burst out of Yin Xiaoxiao's eyes again, and she quickly picked up a child who was planting flower seedlings.
"Be good, sister, you're not tired..." She took out her handkerchief and carefully wiped the sand and soil off the children's hands.
"Sister Xiaoxiao, are you afraid that the bad uncle will punish us if he sees it? Don't worry, we are not afraid of him!"
"Yes, the worst we can do is not live here. The older ones like us will go out to find work. I don't believe we can't support Haohao and the others!"
"Don't be like this..." Yin Xiaoxiao quickly reassured them, "Mr. Pei is just being stricter. He is actually doing it for your own good. You finally have the opportunity to learn, so don't be impulsive..."
However, dozens of children seemed determined and refused to listen to her.
She pulled this one, and that one squatted down again. She called that one to stop, and that one started planting again.
She looked at them helplessly, and suddenly, an inexplicable chill ran down her spine.
She was startled, turned around suddenly, and met Pei Haonan's cold black eyes.
"Mr. Pei, if you want to punish me, punish me! I asked them to help me, it has nothing to do with them!"
As soon as she spoke, the children stood up one after another and stood in front of Yin Xiaoxiao one by one.
"No! We are the ones who want to help sister Xiaoxiao. If you want to punish us, punish us!"
Pei Haonan's eyes swept across each child coldly, and finally returned to Yin Xiaoxiao's face.
The evil long eyes are dark and dark, making it impossible to guess even the slightest thought.
He stared at her for a moment, and for a long time, his cold handsome face turned in a slight arc, "How should we deal with this situation?"
