74: Chapter 74 Adopting Dashan

"Why?" Xiao Yuchen asked, puzzled.

"Generally, if someone wants to adopt a child, as long as the child is willing, the orphanage won't refuse. However, Director Wang treats all the children as his own.

To adopt a child from here, you must have good character and no bad habits, such as gambling or drug use. This is to be responsible for the children.

Of course, I'm not saying your character is flawed, but men are more likely to have such bad habits, whereas women generally don't. Especially with a person as caring as Young Miss Li, I believe the director would be more willing to entrust the child to her."

After hearing Huo Xiaowei's explanation, Xiao Yuchen understood. Actually, the director's approach was very correct; it could save the fate of many children.

Xiao Yuchen had seen similar news before. There was once a young couple who, due to various reasons like life pressure, couldn't conceive.

Seeing that they were getting older, they adopted a boy. But not long after the adoption, the woman discovered she was pregnant. After having their own child, the couple began to despise the adopted boy.

They would beat and scold the child for everything, and whenever they encountered something unpleasant in life, they would blame the child. Over time, the adopted boy's psyche became twisted, and in the end, he jumped off a building while holding the couple's own child.

Such tragedies are perhaps not uncommon. Human hearts change; no matter how much you like someone at the beginning, over time you might become tired of them, especially when the child enters puberty, and then you will become even more disgusted.

"I understand. I will discuss it with my classmate," Xiao Yuchen said.

"Classmate? It should be your girlfriend, right? I'm a woman too, and I can see the look of love in Young Miss Li's eyes when she looks at you."

Being exposed in public by Huo Xiaowei, Xiao Yuchen awkwardly scratched his head. Because they were afraid of being misunderstood, Li Yiran had decided to keep it a secret. After all, they were still high school students, and this could be considered puppy love.

"Uh, yes, she is my girlfriend. That won't affect our adoption of the child, right?"

"That won't be an issue. You are only high school students, yet you are already financially independent. Your backgrounds must be extraordinary. It is Dashan's good fortune to be adopted by you."

With a plan in mind, Xiao Yuchen found Li Yiran.

"Yiran, I want to adopt Dashan over there, but Teacher Huo said it would be more appropriate to adopt in your name. Do you think you could go and handle the paperwork?"

Hearing this, Li Yiran, who was playing games with the children, was stunned on the spot.

She did like children and sympathized with their plight, but she had never really thought about adopting a child herself; after all, she was still a child herself.

"You… you like children?" After a long while, Li Yiran finally asked this.

"Yes, uh, no." Xiao Yuchen was confused by the question.

"Which is it? Actually, if you like children, I could… I could bear them for you… Why do you want to adopt?" Li Yiran said, feeling a bit shy.

"No, it's not what you think. Anyway, just adopt Dashan first, and I'll explain it to you later. But try not to let the other children know. It's better if we just sneak Dashan away."

This was Xiao Yuchen's idea. Dashan was a child who liked to be alone, so even if he suddenly wasn't there, the other children probably wouldn't notice.

"Alright then, you wait here for me, I'll go find the director."

Li Yiran had met the director before, and since she had donated 500,000 to the orphanage, the director had always been very grateful to her.

Therefore, after knowing Li Yiran's thoughts, the director readily handled the adoption paperwork for Dashan with her.

Li Yiran took the opportunity to ask the director about Dashan's background, as Xiao Yuchen had asked her to. However, the director didn't know either, only saying that Dashan had appeared at the orphanage entrance by himself half a year ago.

Dashan was in a very bad state at that time, so the director brought him directly into the orphanage. Moreover, Dashan had no keepsakes on him, so there was no way to find information about his family.

Xiao Yuchen was not surprised by this. Someone must have deliberately concealed it, including Dashan's memory loss, which was likely done intentionally to prevent his identity from being exposed.

After completing the adoption paperwork for Dashan, Xiao Yuchen found Dashan again.

"Dashan, we'll leave first in a moment and wait for you at the orphanage entrance. Can you come find us yourself?" Xiao Yuchen asked.

"Okay, Brother." Dashan nodded.

Seeing that Dashan agreed, the three of them hugged the children goodbye and then left.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully completing the challenge. You have obtained the ultimate Cultivation Technique, Mountain Shaking Body Refining Technique, and one top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill. They have been placed in the System Inventory. Please check."

Hearing that the mission was completed, Xiao Yuchen smiled inwardly. Ten minutes later, Dashan's figure appeared at the entrance of the Bo'ai Orphanage.

Xiao Yuchen started the car and stopped beside Dashan. "Dashan, get in."

Seeing that it was Xiao Yuchen driving, Dashan happily got into the car. However, to avoid Dashan feeling shy, Xiao Yuchen let Li Yiran drive, Xiao Yuxin sat in the passenger seat, and Xiao Yuchen and Dashan sat in the back.

Although Li Yiran was very curious about why Xiao Yuchen wanted to adopt Dashan, she didn't ask in front of Dashan.

The four of them went to the supermarket and bought a lot of vegetables and daily necessities for Dashan. By the time they arrived home, it was past five in the afternoon. Looking at the big house in front of him, Dashan was stunned.

"Brother, your house is so big, it's even bigger than the house at our orphanage."

After leaving the orphanage, Dashan's personality seemed to brighten up a lot, and he spoke more fluently than before.

"Do you like it here?"

"I like it." Dashan nodded quickly.

"Then this will be your home from now on. From now on, Sister Yiran and Sister Yuxin are your family, understand?" Xiao Yuchen emphasized the introduction.

"I understand. I will definitely listen to my sisters from now on."

"Dashan is such a good boy. I'll go run the water for you, you go take a bath in a while."

Because he was worried that Dashan wouldn't know how to use the shower, Xiao Yuchen filled the bathtub with water and let Dashan sit in it to play while washing.

After coming out of the bathroom, Li Yiran and Xiao Yuxin finally couldn't contain their curiosity and found Xiao Yuchen.

Seeing that the two women wouldn't give up until they got an answer, Xiao Yuchen could only briefly explain Dashan's situation. Of course, Xiao Yuchen only said that Dashan was a rather powerful Martial Artist and didn't mention the cultivation part.

"You said Dashan is a Grandmaster Realm expert? How is that possible? Don't think you can lie to us just because we don't understand martial arts." Li Yiran clearly didn't believe him.

"How could I lie to you? You know about Dashan accidentally hurting the other children, right?" Xiao Yuchen asked.

"I know. Didn't those children say he was strong? But he couldn't possibly be a Grandmaster Realm Martial Artist, otherwise, it wouldn't just be a simple injury for those children." Li Yiran questioned.

"Right, I didn't believe it either. How strong could a child be? So I let Dashan hit me with his full strength."

"As a result… as a result, I was directly sent vomiting blood by Dashan's punch, and I flew over ten meters away."

Hearing Xiao Yuchen's words, both women opened their mouths wide. "What? How is that possible? Even Elder Yao Li, a Late Xiantian Realm Martial Artist, couldn't hurt you."