“But I want everyone to try it.”

Lele looked at her timidly and whispered, "Sister, did I do something wrong?"

"you're not wrong."

Facing his gaze, it was really hard to say no.

Ruan Xingchen smiled at him gently, carefully choosing her words and controlling her emotions as she said, "If we want to eat more, I'll ask Sister Chen to make another portion. This is yours, so just eat it all, okay?"

Lele blinked his big eyes.

Finally, he nodded obediently: "I understand."

Seeing him concentrating on eating obediently, Ruan Xingchen let out a sigh of relief.

She just couldn't bear to see such a young child, so she acted cautiously and flatteringly, observing his words and expressions.

This should be a carefree age, and the little heads should be filled with eating, drinking and having fun, rather than how to please adults.

"Don't worry, ma'am."

Noticing her emotions, Huo Yan patted her hands under the table and said gently, "Take your time. You'll get used to it."

Ruan Xingchen pursed her lips and nodded.

Lele is really worry-free. He is not picky about food and is well-behaved and sensible.

After dinner, he took the initiative to climb down from the stool prepared for him and wanted to help carry the dishes into the kitchen.

This look really made grandma heartbroken.

"Lele, come and have some fruit."

She held Lele's hand, sat down on the sofa, and said kindly, "You are still young, you don't have to do these things."

"I can do that. I can also wash dishes."

Lele was a little uneasy.

He had never lived in such a beautiful house or eaten such a sumptuous dinner.

Everyone here was kind to him. Even Huo Yan, who always had a cold face, would silently ask someone to prepare a suitable children's stool so that he could reach the dining table.

He can eat his fill, no one scolds him, and he doesn't have to worry about the future.

This feeling was so unfamiliar. A huge sense of happiness filled his small chest. He should have been very happy, but he felt tears in his eyes.

Still very uneasy.

He desperately wanted to do something to prove that he was not a useless burden.

It seems that if only he were a little more obedient and sensible, he could keep such a happy life.

He looked at his grandmother eagerly and whispered, "I wash all the dishes in the orphanage by myself. I wash them very cleanly... I can also help grandma and my sisters and brothers wash the dishes. I'm very capable!"

As if to prove himself, he raised his little hand.

Horrible little hands.

He was dark and thin, and his nails must have been trimmed by himself. They were not round at all, but messy and angular, and some were even split.

There were cracks on the back of the hand, and there were thin calluses on the palm of the small hand.

The skin on those hands was rougher than that of adults.

My grandmother’s eyes were red from watching this.

"What a sin!"

She grabbed Lele's hand and couldn't help crying: "What kind of life is this child living?"

The older you get, the softer your heart becomes and the shallower your tear troughs become.

Seeing her crying, Lele suddenly panicked and looked at Ruan Xingchen for help: "Grandma, don't cry...Sister, did I say something wrong?"

"You didn't say anything wrong. It's grandma who feels sorry for you."

Ruan Xingchen stopped beside him, rubbed his head, and said gently: "Lele, how are you doing in the welfare home? Are you unhappy? Is anyone in the welfare home treating you badly?"

She hadn't had the chance to ask before, but now she finally found the time to ask.

She didn't know whether the nun's attitude towards Lele today was accidental or whether the entire Holy Light Welfare Home treated these children in the same way.

They are so disrespectful that they don't treat them as poor children, but more like some kind of tools.

As an orphan, it is normal to have to wash dishes and do other chores in the welfare home.

A child who is not spoiled by his parents has no right to be willful.

They have to shoulder the burden of life at a young age and understand the cruelty of reality.

Ruan Xingchen was not so hypocritical as to blame the orphanage for this, but Lele looked so pitiful.

It doesn't seem that simple at all.

not to mention--

Seeing the fear welling up in Lele's eyes, which didn't seem fake at all, her heart couldn't help but feel heavy.

She always felt that the Shengguang Welfare Home seemed to be hiding other secrets.

She took Lele away, but what about the other children?

How many "Le Le" are there in that so-called welfare home?

"I, I... the welfare home is pretty good..."

Lele stuttered a little, not knowing what he remembered, and his eyes were full of fear.

It seemed as if just mentioning it was enough to scare him to death.

He had clearly reached a safe place and left the Holy Light Welfare Home, but his little face was still pale.

Her small body was trembling, but she stammered, "Sister, the concubines are right, they are very good to us... They are all very good."

He lowered his head, a sad expression on his little face.

He thought he must be a bad boy, lying to his beautiful sister.

No one would like a bad boy like him.

However, he still clenched his fists and continued, "I, I'm not unhappy in the welfare home... It's just that I'm not happy here."

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