Blackening starts from the golden years

The next morning, Yuan Xudong drove Andy to Daishan Nursing Home.

On the road, Andy sat in the passenger seat, looking at Yuan Xudong who was driving next to her from time to time. The corners of her mouth raised slightly, revealing a smile.

Turning his head to look at her, Yuan Xudong said with a smile:

"Why are you looking at me like that? Do you suddenly find me quite handsome?"

"No, I'm not that superficial. In fact, you're just average looking. Not handsome, but pretty."

Andy looked at Yuan Xudong and smiled.

"generally?"

Yuan Xudong turned his head and glanced at Andy. While driving, he pretended to be dissatisfied and said:

"Lying is not a good habit. The King of Hell will pull out your tongue. I'll give you one more chance. Am I handsome?"

"Handsome, okay?"

Andy laughed.

"That's pretty much it."

Yuan Xudong smiled, then he slightly restrained the smile on his face and said to Andy:

"Andy, you said you want to donate 500,000 yuan to the nursing home. That's fine. After all, the nursing home and the director have taken care of your brother for so many years. But I think it would be better if you don't give the money all at once. You can give 10,000 or 20,000 yuan every month. I think the effect might be better this way. What do you think?"

"why?"

Andy frowned slightly and said:
"I went to Daishan this time just to pick up my brother. The director of the nursing home has taken care of my brother for so many years. I don't think giving her 500,000 yuan is too much. Compared with her efforts over the years, this 500,000 yuan is nothing at all."

After Andy's younger brother was thrown into a nursing home by his adoptive parents, his family disappeared. All these years, it has been the director of the nursing home who has been taking care of her brother, so Andy wants to thank her. She plans to take her brother home to take care of him and give the director 500,000 yuan as a thank you.

This is what Andy planned, but Yuan Xudong didn't think so. He felt that Andy was not suitable for taking care of people, let alone a mentally ill person like her brother. Instead of taking her brother from a familiar living environment to a completely new environment, it would be better to let her brother stay in Daishan Nursing Home. He has lived there for more than 20 years and he believes that he will continue to live well there in the future.

Thinking this in his heart, Yuan Xudong glanced at Andy next to him and said:
"Andy, have you heard of the story of Ye Gonghaolong?"

"Ye Gong likes dragons?"

Andy murmured and repeated, her brows slightly frowned:

"I know the story behind this idiom. It says that Lord Ye was very fond of dragons. He had dragons carved on his utensils and painted on his house. A real dragon found out about it, came to Lord Ye's house, and poked its head through the window. Lord Ye was so frightened that he ran away."

"Yes, you are a very smart girl. I think you should understand what I want to express."

After looking at Andy, Yuan Xudong continued:

"You and your brother haven't seen each other for more than 20 years. Your memories of him only stay from more than 20 years ago. Your brother may have completely forgotten you. Now, apart from the blood relationship, you are basically strangers. Before you met your brother, you may have been very eager to meet him out of guilt and family affection, and then take him home to take care of him and make it up to him. But have you ever thought about whether you are sure you have the ability to take good care of him when you really meet him?
The ability I'm talking about is not about money, but are you ready to let a strange man or a mentally ill person break into your life?

I'm sorry, I was quite direct in what I said, I hope you won't be angry. The best you can do is to find a nanny for your brother, or bring him back to Shanghai and transfer him to an institution with better conditions. I think instead of doing that, it would be better for your brother to continue to stay in the Daishan Nursing Home. After all, from your information, it can be seen that Director Xiuyuan of the nursing home is a very good and kind person. Compared with money, it is more appropriate to let a kind person take care of your brother.

After all, there have been reports online about children who spent a lot of money to hire a top-notch nanny to take care of the elderly or children. They paid so much money, but in the end, those so-called top-notch nannies didn't take good care of the elderly or children. Some even abused them. Compared to those people, Dean Xiuyuan, who has taken care of your brother for more than 20 years without asking for anything in return, is really a good person. Put your brother next to her and continue to raise him. Do you think this would be better?"

After listening to Yuan Xudong, Andy frowned and thought for a while, then said:
"What you said makes sense. I'll take a look when we get to the nursing home."

"it is good."

Yuan Xudong nodded and said no more. He believed that given Andy's situation, she simply could not take good care of a mentally ill patient. Although he was her brother, they were only related by blood. She missed him when she couldn't see him, but when she really saw him, her mentality would change, just like her father and grandfather. They didn't want to abandon Andy's mother at first, and thought they could take good care of her, but as time went on, they couldn't stand it anymore and abandoned Andy's mother.

The same is true for Andy now. Before she met her brother, she felt that she could take good care of him, but when she really met him, she would definitely not abandon her brother. This is the constraint of personal affection and good morals on her, but the most she can do is to pay someone to help take care of her brother. As for herself, she certainly can't take care of him personally, she won't be able to bear it. But what is the difference between doing this and leaving her brother in Daishan Nursing Home?

Instead of doing this, it would be better to leave her brother in Daishan Nursing Home, pay the nursing home money every month, and visit him when she has time. This would be the best choice for her brother and Andy herself.

After a long silence, Andy murmured:
"Sometimes, I envy Xiaoguan and Xiaoqu. Xiaoguan is obviously cared for by his parents since he was a child, while Xiaoqu's parents have always doted on her. She even said that her father abused her."

Hearing this, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but smile. Andy looked at him and asked:
"why are you laughing?"

"I'm not smiling."

Yuan Xudong pretended to be serious.

"You just smiled, and you still say no?"

"There just aren't any."

Looking at Yuan Xudong, Andy said:
"I know what you were laughing at."

"Then tell me, what was I laughing at just now?"

Yuan Xudong asked with a smile. As soon as he finished speaking, Andy looked at him and smiled:
"You admitted it. You just admitted it."

Yuan Xudong reacted and said with a smile:
"So you were waiting for me here, how cunning."

"You are cunning."

We chatted and laughed all the way, and before we knew it, we arrived at Daishan Nursing Home.

……

The car drove into the Daishan Nursing Home. Seeing such a nice car driven into the nursing home, the elderly people who were basking in the sun and chatting in the yard began to talk about it, wondering whose children came to visit the elderly. Since they could drive such a nice car, they must be capable children.

Andy felt very uncomfortable being watched by so many elderly people. She and Yuan Xudong got out of the car. Tan Zongming called Old Yan early in the morning. At this moment, Old Yan was waiting in the courtyard of the nursing home. When he saw Yuan Xudong and Andy get out of the car, he hurried over to greet Andy with a smile:

"Miss Andy."

"Old Yan."

After greeting Lao Yan, Andy introduced Yuan Xudong to him:

"This is my friend, Yuan Xudong, who came with me to pick up my brother."

After that, she introduced Lao Yan to Yuan Xudong:
"This is Lao Yan. He helped me find my brother."

"Hello."

"Hello."

Yuan Xudong and Lao Yan greeted each other, and then Lao Yan looked at Andy and said politely:
"Ms. Andy, Mr. Tan has given me instructions. I've already told Dean Xiuyuan. Let's go. They're waiting upstairs."

"Okay, Lao Yan, thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard, it should be."

After that, Lao Yan led Andy to a two-story building. Yuan Xudong followed behind them. He looked up and saw a middle-aged woman looking down from the corridor on the second floor. She was Yang Xiuyuan, the director of Daishan Nursing Home, and she was the one who had been taking care of Andy's brother Xiaoming. Looking at Andy and Yuan Xudong downstairs, as well as the car they drove, Yang Xiuyuan's face was calm, but she was a little unhappy in her heart. She felt that Andy, as Xiaoming's sister, obviously lived a good life, but she had left her brother in the nursing home for so many years and only came to pick him up now.

She didn't know Andy's actual situation, and Lao Yan didn't explain it to her clearly. She thought Andy was the family that abandoned Xiao Ming, so she was very dissatisfied with Andy and her family.

Here, Old Yan took Andy and Yuan Xudong up the stairs to the second floor, turned right, and walked directly into the dean's office. At this time, Yang Xiuyuan had already returned to the office. Looking at her, Old Yan smiled and greeted her:

"Dean Yang."

Then he introduced them to each other:
"This is Dean Yang, this is Andy and her friends."

At this moment, Andy's full attention was on a young man who was sitting in front of Yang Xiuyuan's desk, scribbling on paper with an oil paint pen in his hand. After looking at the photo, Andy knew that he was her brother.

At this moment, she really saw her brother. Her mood could not be described in any words: excitement, calmness, sadness, wanting to cry, etc. On the surface, she was just staring at her brother blankly, while her brother was still sitting there drawing something randomly, as if no one was around.

After taking a look at Andy and Yuan Xudong, Yang Xiuyuan reached out and gently tugged Xiao Ming's arm to make him stop. She looked at him and said softly:
"Xiao Ming, sister is here to pick you up."

Hearing this, Xiao Ming looked up at Andy, then lowered his head and continued to doodle. It was obvious that he had no reaction to Andy's appearance. In his eyes, Andy was no different from a stranger.

Seeing Andy still standing at the door blankly, Yang Xiuyuan looked at her and smiled:

"Come here and take a look at Xiao Ming. As his sister, are you afraid of him?"

Hearing this, Andy walked over slowly. Yuan Xudong stayed beside her and whispered:

"It's okay, I'm with you."

Andy was not afraid of Xiao Ming, she was just not used to interacting with others, including her younger brother Xiao Ming. But in Yang Xiuyuan's eyes, she, as the elder sister, was afraid of Xiao Ming. After all, Xiao Ming was different from ordinary people. People were generally afraid of mental patients because they were different from ordinary people and everyone was afraid of being hurt by him. Fortunately, Xiao Ming was different from ordinary mental patients. He would not hurt others. As long as he was not stimulated by the outside world, he would usually be quiet, drawing on paper with oil paints or scribbling.

Andy walked over slowly, and Yang Xiuyuan also pulled Xiao Ming to stand up. She took Xiao Ming's hand and leaned towards Andy and smiled:

"Our Xiao Ming is so well behaved. Come, sister, hold hands with our Xiao Ming. Xiao Ming, hold hands with sister. It's sister, not someone else, sister."

Looking at Xiao Ming, Andy slowly moved her right hand forward. At this moment, Xiao Ming suddenly pulled his hand back and hid behind Yang Xiuyuan. Andy was startled by his sudden action. She unconsciously retracted her right hand with a frightened expression on her face. It was obvious that she was also frightened by Xiao Ming.

Yuan Xudong stood beside her and comforted her.

"It's okay, Andy. It's okay."

Beside them, Yang Xiuyuan was also comforting the frightened Xiao Ming. After calming him down, she protected Xiao Ming behind her and said to Andy and Yuan Xudong:
"Sister, I don't think you really want to take Xiao Ming back. If you are afraid of Xiao Ming, I won't feel comfortable leaving Xiao Ming to you. I think you should go back. Xiao Ming has been living well here with us for so many years. Why do you only think of taking Xiao Ming back now? What's wrong with our Xiao Ming? Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Your parents are really amazing. They threw away their own son. How can I feel comfortable leaving the child to you?"

Seeing that Yang Xiuyuan had misunderstood something, Yuan Xudong helped Andy explain:
"Dean Yang, Andy is actually an orphan too. She only found Xiao Ming recently. As for the parents who abandoned Xiao Ming, they are Xiao Ming's adoptive parents. You have really worked hard over the years."

"That's right, I have wronged you. If you look for him like this, you shouldn't treat him unfairly."

As she spoke, Yang Xiuyuan went to coax Xiao Ming again:
"Come on, Xiao Ming, follow me. I will take you home."

"I won't go, I won't go, I won't go..."

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, be obedient, be good."

Xiao Ming suddenly became emotional, and Yang Xiuyuan hurriedly hugged him to comfort him. Seeing her brother suddenly like this, Andy involuntarily took a step back. Seeing her like this, Yuan Xudong knew that she was scared and she simply could not bear the responsibility of taking care of her brother.

Fortunately, Yang Xiuyuan was busy comforting Xiao Ming and did not see Andy's retreat. She coaxed Xiao Ming and said with a smile:

"Xiao Ming, be good and recite the value of pi to your sister. Pi."

As soon as Xiao Ming heard about reciting pi, he started to recite it immediately.

"Three point one four one five nine two six five three five eight..."

Watching Xiao Ming reciting pi, Andy couldn't help but think of her days in the orphanage. Instead of feeling nostalgic, she became even more scared. She looked at Xiao Ming in horror, stepped back in fear, and turned around and ran out.

Seeing her like this, Yang Xiuyuan's smile froze. Yuan Xudong apologized to her and ran after Andy. Xiao Ming was still reciting pi, indifferent to Andy's escape. Old Yan also felt a little embarrassed. He saw Andy was so anxious to find her brother before, but now that she found him, she reacted like this. Not to mention Yang Xiuyuan, he also felt that Andy didn't seem sincere.

……

"Andy, Andy."

Yuan Xudong chased Andy downstairs. She hid in the car, shaking with fear. With trembling hands, she unscrewed a bottle of mineral water in the car and drank it gulply.

Seeing her like this, Yuan Xudong opened the car door and sat next to her, watching her drink a whole bottle of mineral water in one gulp.

"Andy."

When Andy calmed down, Yuan Xudong looked at her and asked with concern:

"Andy, what's wrong with you?"

"So similar. My brother looked exactly like me when he was reciting pi. When I was a kid, I also hid behind my aunt to recite pi. I didn't dare to look at anyone. They are just like me."

Andy murmured.

"Andy, no matter how much you resemble him, you are not him. Don't let your imagination scare yourself, okay?"

"You don't understand this feeling. You don't know how desperate it is, how lonely and isolated it is. No one really cares about you, and no one really cares about what you are thinking. When I see my brother, it's like seeing myself in childhood, so weak, so powerless, unable to do anything, unable to change anything."

"Andy, don't think like that. You are different from your brother. You should be stronger and not be so fragile."

"You don't understand at all. You don't understand anything. I am the same as my brother. I must have the genes of mental illness. I am mentally ill just like my brother..."

"Andy!"

Seeing Andy getting more and more excited and crazy, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but yelled and slapped her in the face. Andy was stunned by Yuan Xudong's slap. She stretched out her right hand to cover the right side of her face that was hit, stared at Yuan Xudong blankly, and then quieted down.

"Andy, believe me, you are different from your brother. You are not mentally ill."

Looking at Andy, Yuan Xudong said softly, then he reached out and hugged Andy in his arms.

After being slapped by Yuan Xudong, Andy felt relieved. She closed her eyes slightly and leaned into Yuan Xudong's arms. At this time, Yuan Xudong also noticed Andy's problem. She might have some mental problems, but they were not mental illness. It was more of a psychological problem.

"Andy, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have hit you just now."

Yuan Xudong hugged Andy and whispered in her ear.

"It's okay, I don't blame you."

Andy murmured, she snuggled in Yuan Xudong's arms, gently sniffing his scent, and she felt inexplicably at ease. After being beaten by Yuan Xudong, she felt very warm instead.

...(End of chapter)