Qi Su was not a biological bloodline of the Qi family. The Qi family saw Qi Su in the obstetrics department when the child they finally obtained through in vitro fertilization announced that the baby had stopped.
There were many people in the hospital at that time. The couple watched the nurse at the front desk keep making phone calls on the landline, and finally shook their heads helplessly at the doctor next to them:
"Can't be contacted."
She looked hesitantly at the baby wrapped in swaddling clothes next to her, and said hesitantly:
"...this child?"
According to the normal procedure, the child will be reported, and then the hospital will call the police to find his biological parents, and finally make a decision.
This child has actually gone through the normal process, but the police did not find his parents’ information. They now suspect that the child’s parents used someone else’s ID card.
The child, because of his frailty, was not taken away by the police and remained in the hospital temporarily.
The doctors and nurses couldn't bear that he was sent to the orphanage. During this period, they still kept calling the number left behind, hoping that one day the number would be answered.
The results can be imagined.
Now the child has been cured by the hospital free of charge. In three days, if there is no information about the child, the police will send the child to an orphanage and ask them to take care of him until an adoptive family or his biological parents are found.
The Qi family couple looked at each other. They had heard about this child for a long time, but at that time they were immersed in the joy of becoming parents and didn't pay much attention to it.
Now that the child is gone, it is impossible for the two of them to get pregnant naturally due to their physical condition.
They are not a wealthy family, they just opened a handmade chocolate dessert shop with a good business. Instead of giving such a large sum of money to the hospital, they look forward to the child who is out of reach.
It's better... to let another child have a harmonious and happy family from now on.
So Qi's father gritted his teeth, patted his wife's hand on his, and walked forward:
"Doctor, can you see if we can..."
A month later, after going through complicated procedures and qualification checks, the couple opened the door of their home with a baby waiting to be fed and large boxes of baby products.
They named the child Qi Su, and then unanimously gave up their desire to have a biological child.
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Qi Su grew up in such a family. His parents devoted all their efforts to him, but never concealed his life experience.
As a result, Qi Su had complicated feelings for the middle-aged man and woman in front of him. He felt admiration for their children and their parents, as well as the guilt and uneasiness hidden deep in his heart.
This middle-aged man and woman devoted everything to him, even giving up having their own biological blood.
However, he did not grow into what they wanted to see him do. Instead, he rebelliously chose his dream when he was young. His youthful impulse led him to form a band with like-minded people.
This dream ended in vain, and he became a "jobless vagrant" among most people.
His parents were embarrassed in front of the neighbors.
Qi Su heard someone say to his parents more than once, "You should have your own children. It's really not worth spending all your energy and money on such a child."
The Qi family’s parents’ answer to this is always, “It’s a good thing for young people to be willing to pursue their dreams. As long as their parents support them, there’s no need to impose their own wishes on their children.”
Even so, Qi Su still saw sadness on his parents' faces.
His parents are old. They should have put aside their worries and lived the life they wanted, but now they have to stay in this small shop and work day and night because of their endless and unattainable dreams.
They were not his biological parents, but now they had to pay for their youthful impulses, and they did not get the rewards they deserved. Qi Su felt very tormented by this.
Gao Dongye appeared at this time. He was a regular customer of the store. He would come regularly every week to buy desserts and drink a cup of coffee.
When he saw him for the first time, Qi Su thought in his heart that this should be his parents' ideal child, with an excellent job and a considerable income.
Unlike myself, who is confused all day long.
No friends, no job, no life, no self.
Every time Gao Dongye comes, he will sit in the same place, order coffee and sit quietly without saying a word.
Qi Su couldn't help but pay attention to him, secretly thinking that it would be great if he was the child adopted by his parents.
"Your coffee is delicious."
When he handed the coffee to Gao Dongye again, the taciturn man spoke for the first time.
Qi Su was stunned for a moment and looked at him in surprise.
Gao Dongye looked up, took a sip, and whispered "Thank you" in a low voice.
This was just a simple conversation between a customer and a waiter, but Qi Su vaguely saw a way out.
Many people have said thank you to him, but Gao Dongye is different. In his heart, Gao Dongye is the child who should make his parents proud.
But he said thank you to himself.
Qi Su didn't know what these words brought to him. Anyway, he began to cheer up and learn from his father how to run a shop and how to make various desserts.
He wanted his father to hand over the store to him with confidence as soon as possible, and then take his mother to retire with peace of mind.
Perhaps the children's renewed energy made the parents feel relieved. The Qi couple's faces became less and less sad, and the smiles of the past returned to their faces.
Even the gossip around seemed to have diminished a lot.
Qi Su had complicated feelings for Gao Dongye. He envied him and was grateful to him, so he started talking to him every time he came to the store.
Gradually, every time Gao Dongye came to the store, he would put down what he was doing, sit opposite him and chatter about his daily life this week, and ask him for advice on things he was confused about.
He regarded Gao Dongye as his life mentor.
Qi Su's problems were many and complex, ranging from important decisions at home to how to communicate in a friendly manner with customers.
Although he was looking for something to talk about when he had nothing to say, he was very keen to tell this person everything he encountered in his life.
Gao Dongye went from feeling disgusted and uncomfortable at the beginning, to listening quietly, to even occasionally responding aloud, and finally to seriously thinking about the questions raised by Qi Su, and then giving the answers next time.
Whenever Qi Su smiles and says thank you, the corners of his mouth can't help but smile.
Life is plain and interesting, he has both parents and friends to whom he can make friends, and Qi Su is very satisfied with this.
