Susu joined Tianyi and Tiantian, helping to distribute gifts to the children.
After the gifts were distributed, the children at the orphanage surrounded Tiantian, eagerly wanting to play with her.
At this moment, Tiantian was like a little princess being adored by all.
Tianyi held Susu's hand, watching Tiantian as they strolled slowly around the playground.
"Is the child you mentioned last night okay?" Tianyi asked.
Susu smiled and nodded. "She believed what I said and shouldn't be clamoring to find her parents anymore."
"That's good. What about Hengheng?"
"He's drawing with that child." Susu pulled his hand back and said, "Why don't we take Tiantian to find them?"
Tianyi saw Tiantian happily playing in the middle of the playground and said, "She's having a lot of fun right now and definitely won't want to leave. Let's wait. Let's take a walk, and you should show me the place where you spent your childhood."
"The orphanage has changed too much. The places where Kangxi and I often played have long since changed or disappeared." Susu thought of something and said, "But there's one place that's still here, I'll take you to see it."
Saying that, she called out to Daisy, asking Daisy to keep an eye on Tiantian for them, and then pulled Tianyi away from the playground.
They arrived at the swing by a towering ancient tree. Susu pointed to the old swing tied with hemp rope to a wooden board and said, "Only this place hasn't changed; it's still the same as before."
Tianyi swung the swing a couple of times and looked around. "Besides the abundant shade, there's nothing special here."
"Indeed. Then let's go."
"But this was your favorite place as a child. Since we're here, I'll stay with you for a while." Tianyi sat on the swing and began to sway.
Susu knew he was deliberately teasing her again, so she didn't argue and said, "This place is lush with shade, cool in the summer, and not too cold in the winter."
She hadn't felt there was anything special about this place before; it was just their secret base with Yang Sijie and Su Kangxi.
Now, accustomed to living in the concrete jungle of the big city, this place felt particularly refreshing.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Tianyi, meanwhile, was imagining her playing here as a child, probably just like Tiantian.
Neither of them mentioned Yang Sijie. Susu only shared some amusing stories from her childhood with Su Kangxi here.
After an hour, they returned to the playground, called Tiantian, and went to find Hengheng and Tangtang.
When they entered the small classroom, they found colorful handprints and footprints all over the floor and walls. It seemed Hengheng and Tangtang hadn't confined themselves to the drawing board.
In their playful revelry, they had scribbled everywhere. Tiantian immediately joined in, clinging to Hengheng and calling out, "Brother, I want paint too."
The paint palette had already been overturned. Hengheng pointed to the paint spread on the floor and said, "You can use whatever you want here."
Tiantian, imitating Hengheng, dipped her hands directly into the paint and wanted to print everywhere.
Susu wanted to stop them but was held back by Tianyi.
"Don't interfere. Let them release their natural instincts and play however they want."
"But it's not good to mess up and dirty the classroom. We can't just let them have their way."
Tianyi continued to block her, saying, "It's fine. After they've had their fill of playing, we'll urge them to clean up."
As he spoke, he sat down in a corner of the classroom.
Susu thought it made sense. This way, the three children would learn that after happiness comes responsibility.
Tianyi looked at the little girl with big, bright, and intelligent eyes and asked, "Is this the Tangtang you often mentioned?"
"Yes, she looks quite lovely, just a bit small and thin," Susu said.
"This child seems quite well-behaved and sensible," Tianyi had a good impression of Tangtang.
Susu tentatively said, "Why don't we adopt her? You know we don't plan to have more children. Tiantian only has two brothers. Wouldn't it be wonderful if she had an older sister around her age? Then she'd have a companion for doing things girls like."
Tianyi was somewhat moved.
He had originally wanted another daughter, but considering Susu's health, he didn't want her to suffer again.
If they could adopt a little girl, it would be nice to have her as a companion for Tiantian.
"Then ask the director what procedures are needed to adopt Tangtang. We can consider and discuss it after we get back."
Susu felt there was a chance and immediately pulled his arm, saying, "I don't think we need to discuss it. As long as you agree, I'll handle the adoption procedures."
"It's not just our opinion; we also need to ask the children if they are willing and what their thoughts are." Tianyi smiled at her, knowing she was fond of Tangtang.
Susu wasn't in such a hurry anymore and said, "That's true. We'll go back and have a family meeting to discuss it."
"Yes, after all, if we have another member in the family, the children need to be mentally prepared and willing to accept her."
"You always think things through. If we adopt Tangtang, I don't want her to have any childhood trauma."
After spending a few days here, they didn't tell anyone their intentions when they left the orphanage.
Susu wanted to surprise Tangtang by telling her after they had made a final decision and completed the procedures.
After the visit to the orphanage, both Huangfu Shaohua and Daisy felt their relationship had grown closer, and they understood each other better.
Daisy's good impression of this man had increased significantly. Previously, at the boxing club, they only sparred, with no other interaction.
Although his pursuit of her was evident, it was always in a playful, joking manner.
This time, despite only a few days, Daisy discovered he was loving and very patient with children.
When playing games, his gentle and wise way of comforting a child who fell made her feel touched.
On the way back to Lancheng, her tone and attitude towards him had improved considerably.
Susu, as an observer, found their interaction amusing but didn't point it out.
As the car drove into Lancheng, Tianyi asked Xiao Lin to take Daisy home first.
Near Daisy's house, as Daisy got out of the car, Huangfu Shaohua also got out, offering to help her with her luggage.
Huangfu Shaohua politely told Susu and Tianyi that they didn't need to see him off and that he would return on his own.
Daisy didn't refuse and let him help with her luggage, escorting her into the residential area before bidding him farewell. "Thank you, you can stop here. How are you planning to get home? Do you need to call a car?"
"You don't need to worry. I don't have much luggage, and I'll call a car myself later." He put down her luggage and said gentlemanly, "Then I'll see you at the club training."
Daisy nodded and waved goodbye to him.
However, in the following days, she didn't see Huangfu Shaohua practicing at the club.
Every evening when teaching other students, she kept looking towards the entrance. But everyone who entered was not Huangfu Shaohua, and she felt an inexplicable sense of disappointment.
Counting the days, Huangfu Shaohua hadn't come to practice for a week and hadn't contacted her again.
She felt a bit uneasy. That evening after work, she went to the front desk and looked through the member information.
On Huangfu Shaohua's profile, there was a phone number. She saved the number to her phone but lacked the courage to dial it.
After hesitating for a few minutes, she still didn't call him proactively, thinking that since he was a VIP member, he would eventually come, and perhaps something had delayed him this week.