translated_Chapter 50

50: I Have Family, Not an Orphan

50: I Have Family, Not an Orphan

“Actually… those twenty-three letters sent to you from France that year, I wrote them all.”

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Qiu Shi was a selfish and arrogant child.

Before the age of ten, they were in an orphanage in China.

They lived in the orphanage, without parents.

They didn’t get along with classmates, and they had no friends.

They had no names.

But because they were twins, they were called “older sister” and “younger brother.”

How were the older sister and younger brother determined?

It seemed that from a very young age, Qiu Shi knew that Qiu Ci was hers.

This possessive air made everyone feel that Qiu Shi was the older sister.

“Older sister, where’s your younger brother?”

“The younger brother took it, my pen. The big sister who came last time gave it to me, it’s not yours.” A little boy with snot bubbles hanging from his nose pointed at Qiu Ci and said.

Qiu Ci stood timidly on the side. If it were any other child standing here, no one would help him.

But Qiu Ci had an older sister.

Qiu Shi stood up: “He borrowed it for a moment. Qiu Ci, apologize.”

She shouted at Qiu Ci, but it was the little boy who was frightened.

“I’m sorry,” Qiu Ci said obediently.

The little boy wiped his nose: “It’s good that you know. Don’t steal things in the future.”

Qiu Ci’s eyelashes were wet from being told off, and his light green eyes had small teardrops hanging from them.

Qiu Shi quickly chased the little boy away: “Go play over there. My younger brother is crying, I have to coax him.”

As soon as the little boy left, Qiu Ci dared to sob a little. His older sister didn’t allow him to cry in front of other children, saying that others would think they were easy to bully, and Qiu Ci had to be brave in front of outsiders.

Qiu Ci didn’t dare to cry too loudly, his little shoulders were just twitching.

“Alright, alright, why did you steal someone else’s things? You still have a reason?”

Qiu Ci cried even harder, gasping for breath, and was about to shout out loud. Qiu Shi quickly covered his mouth: “Don’t cry, you have me, what are you crying for? Didn’t I give you a pencil before?”

“But… but…” Qiu Ci cried so much that he couldn’t speak.

“So embarrassing, why are you so ignorant, younger brother!” Qiu Shi could only find a tissue from his pocket to wipe Qiu Ci’s face.

The snot-bubbled boy hurriedly ran back, threw the pencil on the ground: “I made a mistake, my pencil is in my pocket.” After speaking, seeing Qiu Shi’s angry face, he was scared away again.

Qiu Ci picked up his pencil while crying: “This is the one you gave me…”

Qiu Shi gritted his teeth: “Why the hell didn’t you say so earlier!”

Qiu Shi was very arrogant, especially in the orphanage.

“Tch, I’m just better than you,” Qiu Shi said to another child at the small dining table.

The other child had braids tied with colorful elastic bands and shiny little clips: “Next week, my new mom and dad will come to take me home. How are you better than me?”

“I’m just better than you. You don’t have a family, or you just got one.”

“We’re all from the orphanage, do you have a family?”

“I have a younger brother, my younger brother is my family.”

Qiu Ci was next to Qiu Shi, holding a small spoon and drinking millet porridge.

“Your younger brother isn’t your family either. My family will buy me new clothes and give me a separate room.”

“My younger brother is my own brother. Family members look alike. My younger brother looks like me. Does your family look like you?”

“You’re lying, family is mom and dad.”

“Family is relatives. Relatives have blood relations. You don’t.” Qiu Shi’s words were sharp and hurtful.

The teacher on the side was frightened: “Older sister!”

“What are you saying!” The teacher quickly came over to reprimand Qiu Shi. This was too much to say to orphans: “You don’t learn anything good all day long. If you talk nonsense again, you and your younger brother will go clean the toilet.”

Qiu Ci’s spoon fell into the bowl with a “clang.” He raised his innocent eyes, looking at his older sister’s tearful but unapologetic gaze: “Older sister, don’t cry.”

He fumbled to get her a tissue, but knocked over the millet porridge.

The teacher was completely angry: “You two go stand outside! No food for those who don’t eat!”

Qiu Shi dragged Qiu Ci out, being tough.

She didn’t obediently go to stand as punishment, but took her younger brother to change clothes.

Two five-year-old children were in the yard.

Under Qiu Shi’s supervision, Qiu Ci, so small, tried hard to wash the dirty clothes under the faucet.

Qiu Shi was in a bad mood, and Qiu Ci didn’t dare to speak.

It wasn’t his older sister’s fault, it was that classmate who kept showing off the clothes and toys that her new mom and dad bought for her when they took her out to play.

He had a pen that his older sister bought for him, which she saved up for a long time by earning little red flowers. His older sister had nothing.

His older sister said that he didn’t need to earn little red flowers, and she would buy him whatever he wanted.

Qiu Shi treated herself as Qiu Ci’s guardian. That way, the two orphans had a home.

“Younger brother, you wait, we will definitely find new mom and dad too.”

Qiu Ci nodded: “Okay.”

Qiu Shi learned from the female teachers who took care of other children and took care of herself and Qiu Ci.

Two different children, whether in the eyes of teachers or other children, were freaks. Gradually, they felt that the two of them could be independent, so they ignored them.

They went to elementary school in the orphanage, where several teachers taught them.

Qiu Shi learned quickly, and then taught Qiu Ci again.

Elementary school things were generally simple. Qiu Ci had actually learned them long ago, but he still obediently listened to Qiu Shi explain it again.

At the age of ten, there was a turning point.

A foreigner wanted to adopt children.

He wanted to take Qiu Shi and Qiu Ci away when he saw them.

The director chatted with Mr. Louis: “You want to take these two children away?”

“Yes, they are very sensible now.” Louis smiled with satisfaction. Louis had many children.

The director’s expression was bitter: “Well, that little boy, his eyes may have problems in the future. You also noticed that his pupils are abnormal.”

“It doesn’t matter, I value Ai La more, this little adult who plays the role of older sister.” Louis had already named the two children.

He had different educational methods for these children.

This pair of twins was left outside, adopting a laissez-faire and neglectful approach.

The effect was good. At only ten years old, their self-care ability and learning ability were stronger than other children of the same age.

In this way, Louis took away his children in the name of adoption.

Qiu Shi and Qiu Ci were happy because they were going to have a home.

On the plane, Qiu Shi’s expression was not very good: “Younger brother, we are leaving.”

“Where are we going, older sister?” Qiu Ci was quite excited.

“Look, that’s China. We’re leaving.”

Qiu Ci looked at his older sister: “Aren’t you happy? We’re going to have a home.”

“It’s okay, mainly we have someone to rely on. You have to know, younger brother,” Qiu Shi whispered in Qiu Ci’s ear: “When we go to the new home, you must remember that I am your closest person. We are family.”

“Okay,” Qiu Ci replied firmly.

“Also, what’s your name?”