The Children's Welfare Institute was a public institution under the National Civil Affairs Bureau. It was funded by the state and specialized in taking in and raising abandoned babies. Some old cities still retained another name, which was the orphanage. This was the case for the orphanage in Congtai District of Handan.
One morning in the early summer of the millennium, the guard found that someone had left a baby carriage at the entrance of the orphanage. In the car was a one-year-old girl and a letter. The letter contained a medical certificate from the hospital and some money. According to the letter, the little girl was only 17 months old and had been diagnosed with amyotrophy. It was Lou Gehrig's disease, or Lou Gehrig's disease. The famous physicist Hawking had this disease, but he only got it when he was 21 years old. This little girl was diagnosed when she was just over a year old.
This meant that she might only have three to five years to live, and she would never be able to walk. Therefore, her biological parents abandoned her and did not leave any clues about her identity. He only told the hospital in the letter that the little girl was called Snowy and was born on October 4th, 1998.
Lou Gehrig's disease was still a terminal illness in medicine. Hawking's illness at the age of 21 and his death at the age of 76 after living for 55 years was a miracle for such patients worldwide. Most people with Lou Gehrig's disease would die within three to five years, and less than 20% of them could live for more than ten years.
Snowy grew up in the orphanage. Although she could not walk, her illness developed slowly. She was well taken care of, learned how to speak, made friends in the orphanage, and received basic care.
However, due to financial issues, the orphanage had limited manpower to take care of them. In some areas, five or six children in the Children's Welfare Institute could have an exclusive guardian. The children called them their parents, and they were no different from a family. However, there were not enough people here, and because Snowy could only sit in a wheelchair, the nurses had to take turns to take care of her during the busy work. Therefore, Snowy had been sensible since she was young. She tried not to trouble the nurses. Sometimes, she wanted to go to the toilet, but she held it in and waited for the nurses to have some time before asking.
Shirley had difficulty moving, her hands were weak, and she ate slowly and rarely, so she had always been very thin and looked younger than children of her age. Even at seven or eight years old, she only looked like she was five or six years old.
Orphanages often received adoption applications from the public, some of which were even from abroad. Usually, people who adopted orphans came from decent families and were very caring. After the children from the orphanage were taken away, their living conditions and education conditions would change.
However, most of the adoptive parents wanted their children to be healthy. Even a very small number of caring adoptive parents took the initiative to adopt a disabled child, but they really couldn't accept Snowy. Perhaps she would die of illness after a few years of bringing her home, and there was no cure for it. This would also be a huge blow to the adoptive person's body and mind. Therefore, the orphanage also understood this situation. They could only take care of Snowy, who was kind and sensible, but could not help her.
In the early spring of 2005, when the weather was still very cold, a young girl came to visit the children alone at the entrance of the orphanage. There was also a tour group that came that day. More than 20 well-dressed people, whose identities were unknown to the children, brought some food and clothes to take a look. In fact, the older children in the orphanage were more disgusted with such activities. Sometimes, the visitors would ask strange questions or cast sympathetic looks. These would remind the children of their special and inferior status.
Not long after the tour group entered the courtyard, a young girl who was strolling leisurely came to the door to register. The security auntie suspected her motives and asked her what she was here for. She said that she was here to visit the children and donate money. The auntie saw that she looked decent in a white fur coat, so she let her in.
Unlike the visitors, the girl did not ask the orphanage staff or children about this or that. She just walked around gracefully and looked at the children's paintings on the wall.
There was a big-bellied old man wearing glasses in the tour group. When he saw the girl in white, he was attracted by her elegant appearance and went over to strike up a conversation.
"Is the young lady a staff member here?”He asked even though he knew the answer.
The young girl didn't say anything and just shook her head. Then, the old man started asking her questions, even asking her if she wanted to be a civil servant. The girl ignored him and turned to leave. However, she was stopped by another tall and thin man in a suit."Mayor Wang is concerned about you. This is a good opportunity for you.”
"Wang Yunxian, either you continue to visit and leave me alone, or I will tell the Discipline Inspection Committee about the construction company sending 300,000 yuan to your sister's house last night.”Her voice wasn't loud, and her beautiful eyes glared at Mayor Wang. The fat old man's expression immediately changed. He pulled the man in the suit and turned to leave.
When the tour group was arranged to visit the children's classrooms and cafeteria, the girl in white met Snowy in a dormitory. They looked at each other.
"Sister, are you here for a tour?" Snowy asked her.
The girl nodded and smiled. She looked at Snowy for a while and asked,""Child, what's your name?"
"My name is Xiao Xue."
"You are Xiao Xue?" The young girl laughed again and asked,"Was the painting of Zhonghuang Mountain on the corridor wall painted by you?"”
Snowy's eyes lit up." Sister, you can tell that I drew Zhonghuang Mountain?" she asked. None of the aunties and uncles in the courtyard could tell, and I didn't tell them.”
The girl walked over and touched Snowy's hand. She squatted down and asked,""Xiao Xue, do you know what illness you have?”
Snowy smiled and shook her head.
"What are you laughing at?" the girl asked curiously.”
"It's nothing. I'm happy that Sister cares about me.”she said.
The girl laughed and pulled a small stool from the room. She sat beside Snowy's wheelchair. She didn't care that her pure white coat with a mink fur collar was dragged on the ground.
"Big Sister just came from the Central Emperor Mountain, so she could tell at a glance.”She looked at Snowy and said.
Snowy nodded and said," I saw it on TV. I have an impression. My home is near there."”
"You were sent here when you were very young, right?" the young girl said.
"Yes, but I still have an impression of that mountain.”
"There's an Emperor NvWa Palace on the mountain. Do you have any impression of it?”the young girl asked.
"Yes. It's Mother Nuwa's palace.”Snowy nodded.
"Good boy." The girl held her hand and asked with a smile,""Do you want to go out for a walk?"
"The aunties in the courtyard have gone to receive the guests. They can't go out now.”Snowy said.
"It's okay. I'll push you." The girl pushed Snowy into the yard.
Snowy could not move, so she was arranged to stay on the first floor. The orphanage's facilities were simple. The children's activity area only had seesaws, slide, parallel bars, and a particularly simple and crude small merry-go-round that could only seat six children.
Once they reached the courtyard, the cold wind made Snowy tremble. The girl took off her white fur coat and covered Snowy. She pushed her around the courtyard and basked in the warm sunshine of early spring.
"You haven't played any of these before, have you?" After the young girl took off her white coat, she was wearing a bright red long dress. She looked beautiful.
Snowy shook her head, looked at the girl in red and said,""Sister, you'd better put on your clothes. You'll be cold like this.”
"Sister is not afraid of the cold. Xiaoxue, which one do you want to play?”The girl in red smiled and pointed at the simple tools.
"I want to play on the slide the most. But I…"
"Big Sister will carry you to play." The girl in red picked Snowy up, leaving her white coat in the wheelchair. She carried her and walked as usual. They climbed up the slide and slid down together. The girl in red was especially warm, and Snowy didn't feel cold at all in her arms.
At this time, the visiting group just came out of the building. The staff who was running around in charge of taking photos happened to see the girl in red holding Snowy down the slide. He quickly ran over to take photos for them.
They slid down the slide and sat on the small platform below. Just as they raised their heads, they heard the sound of the shutter.
"Xiao Xue, I can cure you. Are you willing to go with me?”The girl in red whispered to Snowy in her arms.
Snowy thought for a moment and said,"Okay." After I leave, the aunties and uncles in the courtyard will be able to take better care of the new brothers and sisters.”
The staff of the orphanage was frightened when they saw the beautiful girl in red playing on the slide with Snowy, the patient with Lou Gehrig's disease. They quickly ran over to stop them and carried Snowy back to her wheelchair.
The girl in red gracefully put on her white coat and said goodbye to Snowy.""Xiao Xue, I'll pick you up in a few days.”Then, she asked the nurse,"May I ask where the director's office is?"”
Before she left, she said to the staff member who took the photo,"Please help me develop the photo just now. I want to adopt this child."
"Sure, no problem." The other party replied.
The adoption procedures took two days to complete. An overseas Chinese from the United Kingdom applied and completed all the procedures. Because it was a foreign adoption, such a speed was a miracle.
Although the nurses couldn't bear to part with Snowy, they were relieved and happy for Snowy when they saw the girl in red come to pick her up in a Bentley. On the day Snowy left, the orphanage received a huge donation of eight million pounds.
The girl told Snowy that she would be leaving the country after the procedures were completed in a few days. He would first go to England, then transfer to Switzerland, where he would receive treatment and study.
That night, they drove directly to the British Embassy in Beijing outside Guanghua Gate. Because she was about to be adopted by a British citizen, according to British law, she was a quasi-British citizen. In addition, she was seriously ill, so she stayed in the embassy that night. The girl in red couldn't live with her, but there were people who took care of her daily life and taught her English.
A few days later, she set off for London Heathrow Airport. During this period, although the girl in red only contacted her by phone, someone took good care of her every day. It was just that in the beginning, even if she wanted to go to the toilet, she had to call the girl in red.
After arriving in London, a private car took her to a place called Canterbury. Two strong and tall European women carried her out of the nanny van and pushed her into the ancient city in a wheelchair.
It was dusk. Most of the newly built houses here were red bricks with white windows, while the antique buildings were all stone-gray, including the church and the city walls. The temperature here was about the same as Handan, but there were also some British people who were not afraid of the cold and wore thin clothes to stroll around the small town. There were no high-rise buildings in the entire city. At most, it was as tall as a five-story old-fashioned apartment in China. On both sides of the narrow street, there were all kinds of beautiful Ministores along the street. They were all English signs that Snowy could not understand. The wheelchair shook violently as it was pushed along the stone pavement. There was a small square in the center of the small city. In the middle of the square was a square stone tablet that was as tall as three people. On the upper level of the stone tablet, there were exposed human body sculptures on all four sides, while on the middle and lower levels, there were black carvings that could not be seen clearly.
Snowy was pushed to the entrance of a small shop painted green among the colorful shops. This shop had a huge display window, but there was nothing for sale inside. There was only furniture for daily use. After pressing the doorbell, a young Chinese woman came to open the door. She smiled and said hello to Snowy in Chinese.
It had been a long time since Snowy heard Chinese, so she felt very close to him. What was more intimate than words was the woman's smile and appearance. For some reason, Snowy felt so warm that she wanted to cry when she saw her.
The woman wore a yellow dress, looking simple and elegant. She said something to the European aunties pushing the wheelchair behind her in a language that Snowy didn't understand. They nodded and turned to leave.
She pushed Snowy into the house, and the smell of food wafted through the air. Snowy's eyes lit up when she heard the greeting. She saw the girl in the red dress who had played with her on the slide that day coming downstairs with two large pots of fragrant vegetables.
"Xiao Xue, Sis Wang, let's have dinner first.”Today, the girl in the red dress was still wearing red.
During dinner, Sis Wang asked her how old she was, and she said she was eight.
"Six and a half years old." Sister Wang looked at her and smiled." It's been a long time since I got Lou Gehure's disease. It's been five years, right?"”
Snowy shook her head and said," I don't know what illness it is. My aunts and uncles said that I was sick when I was born."”
Sis Wang shook her head with a smile and patted her shoulder.
"Eat, eat, learn to use a knife and fork.”
Snowy didn't know why she suddenly felt a lot more strength in her hand today. After Sister Wang touched her shoulder, she felt much better. It was a feeling that she had never felt before. She picked up the heavy metal knife and fork easily, and the two big sisters taught her how to cut meat. Her appetite was especially good today, and she ate twice as much as before. The two big sisters 'appetites were obviously three to four times better than hers. They were as big as basins…no, two basins. They were filled with all kinds of meat, fruits, and vegetables. They ate them heartily. What was different from their beautiful and elegant image was the way they wolfed down their food.
During the meal, the two sisters talked about the company, stocks, property rights, and other things that Snowy didn't understand. After dinner, the street lights lit up and there were fewer pedestrians. They closed the doors and windows and drew the curtains. Sister Wang went upstairs first, and the girl in red picked up Snowy and followed behind.
There was a small room on the second floor that did not face the street. There were no windows in the room, and golden lights were lit on all sides. Once the door was closed, the room was illuminated in gold. In the middle of the room, there was a soft cloth sofa that had been illuminated until its color could not be seen clearly.
The girl in red gently placed her on the sofa, touched her face, and said gently,""Little Xue, take a nap. When you wake up, your illness will be cured. At that time, you will be a happy little fairy.”
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