The Fourth Disaster, Starting from the Movie Eight Hundred

This is the new era where the powerful and wealthy begin to spontaneously protect their own interests, get into their cars, lock the doors, and demolish bridges after crossing them.

The relevant evidence has been collected and the players gave it to the first generation, letting them decide what to do with it.

But no matter how they deal with it, those who do this are no longer comrades of the Volunteer Army from that moment on, but allies who may betray at any time. Therefore, the Volunteer Army must have corresponding countermeasures. Simply put, when something really happens one day in the future, the Volunteer Army must have the armed force to return to Jinggangshan.

Anyway, revolutions have happened many times. At worst, it can happen again. The street lights in Xijing can also be equipped with pendants.

For the vanguard, self-revolution and self-purification are very important. If they cannot do it internally, then external help will be given to them.

Many policies that seem normal at the moment are actually preparations made by the Volunteer Army for the future. The evidence is that the Volunteer Army has been continuously carrying out strict anti-corruption law enforcement in the autonomous region. From the founding of the People's Republic of China to the present, although the number of people shot is only more than 300, more than 200,000 have been used to repair bridges and roads. Basically, all the unstable factors in the entire Northwest region have been sent to support the construction of the motherland. Those people expressed that they were very happy and were not forced at all.

After the simple but warm ribbon-cutting ceremony, Ivan dragged Mo Yu reluctantly to the adoption center.

The information of all children is here. Adopters can choose according to their needs, or go directly to the welfare home to see the children. If they think the children look familiar, they can go through the adoption procedures directly.

Of course, those who can enter here have all had their information verified. In addition to the overt procedures, there will be magical animals secretly conducting a follow-up investigation for at least half a year to see what the adopter's reputation is like in the local area.

Currently, priority is given to two-parent families without children, followed by single-parent families, and finally singles.

After all, a child needs a relatively stable family environment to grow up. Even if most of the work of taking care of the child is done by the welfare home, the adoptive parents must meet the passing standards.

Of course, if you only take minimal care of your child (provide financial aid and visit once a week), then it’s okay not to take the exam, but Mo Yu thinks, what’s the difference between this and raising a child online?

"It's different. We can hug each other offline." Ivan said.

"That's the only difference." Mo Yu sighed. If Ivan hadn't held her tightly, she would have left long ago.

After flipping through photos at the adoption office for a while, Ivan and Moyu came to the welfare home. Their identity as volunteers provided convenience. For the staff here, the three words "volunteer" were synonymous with "safety, trust and Jinzhu Mami", so the two quickly passed the verification and began to walk around the welfare home.

This is not a random stroll. In addition to looking after the children, the two of them also inspected the supporting facilities of the welfare home.

One of the main roles of the Volunteer Army: supervision and inspection.

Then Mo Yu demonstrated his professionalism as an all-round doctor.

"The width between these guardrails is too wide, and it is easy for children to fall through when playing."

"The carpet is too hard. Change it to a softer one."

"Don't use this soap to bathe your baby. I'll give you a few brands. Purchase accordingly."

"Diapers should be used first for babies, and cotton cloth should be used for slightly older children. This is something you should pay attention to."

"Who's in charge here? Let him come over."

Along the way, Ivan rarely spoke, and was always communicating with the staff of the welfare home, from small things like how to quickly make milk powder that can be swallowed by babies to big things like how to deal with children who have diphtheria. Every detail was very specific.

When the two entered the rest area, Ivan asked with admiration: "You are a know-it-all. It was indeed the right decision to call you here."

Mo Yu sighed: "Isn't this all forced?"

Since the Nanjing Liberation Area period, Mo Yu has been a full-time doctor, while before she was only responsible for battlefield rescue.

Her first job was to bandage the wounded, and then she smoothly transitioned to helping sew wounds. However, after only a few days of suturing, she encountered a patient who needed amputation, and she had no choice but to force the issue and do it anyway. After she learned how to amputate, the patients took it for granted that Dr. Mo could cure diseases.

Anyway, I still can't figure out why these people think that a doctor who can perform surgery can cure tuberculosis, can cut what is not working, and can deliver babies. Anyway, when patients arrive at the military hospital, the first thing they ask is "Is Doctor Mo here?" It seems that in the eyes of these people, such questions are acceptable as long as they are rounded off. This fully proves that Chinese medicine at that time had too many knowledge blind spots in its specialties and divisions.

At that time, the whole country was at war, and it was good to have a doctor. If nothing else, even if they were just given an answer of "there is no hope", at least it would make the patients give up completely and avoid further wasting money.

The poor family is just one breath away. -p

After a while, by the time Mo Yu remembered that he was just a quack doctor on the front line, she had already become proficient in reattaching severed limbs, still relying on a bunch of crude artificial equipment. Who could she complain to?

"You are already a miracle doctor, Dr. Mo."

"Don't give me that. I'm just an ordinary doctor."

"So, Dr. Mo, have you decided which child to adopt?"

"Ivan, I told you I can't take care of children."

"I don't need your care."

"how about you?"

"I had already decided to adopt three."

"You really are the better. Can you take care of everything?"

"I am just an economic mother, providing them with some financial help and guidance when they need it. If someone comes to adopt them and give them a better life, then I can withdraw."

"You are really open-minded."

"The money I earn in this world is useless anyway, so I might as well use it to help these children grow up healthily. As for what kind of achievements they will make when they grow up, I don't care. As long as they don't break the law and become ordinary people, that's all that matters."

"Ordinary people, you have a really good attitude. I'm a little envious of the children you adopted."

"what happened?"

"Nothing, I just think that living without expectations is a very good way to live."

"You have something to say."

"Who knows."

The two of them walked and talked. When they passed a corner, Ivan and Moyu both noticed that in the corner of the yard outside the window, there was a small figure curled up, completely hidden in the shadows. If it weren't for their extraordinary eyesight, it would be extremely difficult for ordinary people passing by to notice that there was a child there.

what's the situation?

The two looked at each other, then simultaneously climbed out of the first-floor window and walked in front of the child.

She was a little girl who looked very thin. Her curled up appearance made Mo Yu's heart tighten. Some bad memories came to his mind, but she quickly suppressed them.

"Little boy, why are you here alone?" Ivan's voice was very gentle.

However, the little girl trembled all over, then raised her head tremblingly, glanced at Ivan, and immediately lowered her head again, as if only by hugging her body tightly could she feel safe.

The first communication failed, but Ivan was not discouraged. After all, she was a child, so all he had to do was make her happy.

But after some effort, Ivan was dismayed to find that the little girl only paid attention to him at the beginning, and then had no reaction at all, as if she was petrified.

At this point, everyone realized that there must be something wrong with this little girl, whether it was psychological or physical, or both.

"It's not easy, let's take her back first."

But when Ivan stretched out his hand, the little girl seemed to have eyes on her head and immediately moved to the side, as if she was avoiding something very dangerous, which hurt Ivan very much.

"I'm obviously a very maternal big sister."

Mo Yu glanced at Ivan's Mount Everest and nodded in agreement.

"let me try."

As he said that, Mo Yu reached out to hug the little girl.

Then something happened that shocked Ivan even more. This time the little girl did not dodge or evade, but accepted Mo Yu's embrace as a matter of course. She was held in Mo Yu's arms without struggling at all.

"It's something that can't be explained by science." Ivan complained.

The fate between people is so wonderful. Some people have never met before, but they feel like old friends at first sight and can quickly become good friends who are open-hearted to each other. Some people have slept in the same bed for a lifetime, but still cannot entrust even the most basic trust to each other. However, these two people can get along for a lifetime, which makes people suspect that torturing each other is also a kind of happiness.

After bringing the little girl back, the two went straight to the adoption office to check the information. This time, Mo Yu was much more proactive than Ivan.

Ten minutes later...

Chapter 268: Fishing

(Third update! A 5,000-word chapter! Today is also a 10,000-word day. Where are your votes, comrades?)

There are many kinds of bad luck in the world, but living in a dark age, bad luck is the norm for the vast majority of people.

Anyone who has done some research on history knows what Tibet was like before liberation, so Mo Yu and Ivan were mentally prepared for the little girl's miserable life.

But after watching it, I still feel that the other party is innocent.

Born into a serf family, her parents died of illness one after another when liberation was imminent. When the volunteer army discovered this little life, she had already stayed next to her parents' corpses crawling with maggots for a long time and was almost dead.

After treatment, the girl's body recovered well, but she herself seemed like a doll without a soul. She often curled up in a corner. The darker the corner, the safer she felt. She wished she could disappear from other people's sight forever.

This kind of personality naturally made it difficult for her to make friends, and the children in the welfare home all avoided her or simply drove her away.

Children's views on good and evil are chaotic. They are more like enlightened animals and will subconsciously reject those who are different from them or make them feel uncomfortable. Therefore, bullying by minors is often more terrifying and has no severity.

Fortunately, the teachers and aunts in the welfare home are very responsible. They don’t have any good solutions to the little girl’s current situation. They can only try to teach Zhuoma the most basic life knowledge, so that she has the most basic life skills and ensure that other children in the welfare home will not bully her.

Although Zhuoma cannot speak, she can still distinguish between good and bad. She learns everything she is taught seriously, but she still cannot speak to this day. Her introverted personality causes headaches for everyone in the welfare home.

"We don't have a child psychologist here, do we?" Ivan asked.

Mo Yu glanced at Ivan and sighed, "Don't you see what's going on here? It's good enough to have a doctor, especially a child psychologist. Historically, mental health development in our country only started to improve after 2008."

"The economic base determines the superstructure. Two thousand years ago, being able to have enough food and clothing was considered good. But now that we've met, let's go ahead and moo. Zhuoma and you have a good compatibility, so I'll consider it."

“I…can’t!”

Mo Yu hesitated for three seconds, then decisively refused.

"why?"

“I’m not fit to take care of children.”

"I'm not asking you to take care of her. The child's main living expenses are still taken care of by the orphanage. You just need to come and see her every now and then. Don't tell me you don't even have that little time."

"About the same. I'm very busy every day."

"Then you should take a break too. It's a good idea to balance work and rest. Consider the time you spend here watching the kids as a break."

Mo Yu closed the document in his hand and shook his head, "I'm not suitable."

"Ahem, Comrade Moyu, as a qualified proletarian fighter, your current behavior is unworthy of the lofty beliefs you pursue."

"You're starting to blackmail me, right? I'm not a member of the Party."

"But we all have the same goals and aspirations. If you can't clean up your own house, how can you clean up the world? If you can't save one person, how can you expect to save everyone?"

"So you take it for granted that you can use moral kidnapping on me, right?"

"You can also say that you have no morals, then I won't kidnap you."

Mo Yu looked at Ivan, who smiled and looked at her.

After a long moment, Mo Yu sighed and said, "Give me the adoption documents. I can't promise anything, I can only do my best."

"That's all. Here, here are the documents. I've prepared them for you. Just sign them."

After completing a set of procedures, Moyu officially adopted Zhuoma. How should I put it? Moyu felt it was quite subtle, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Because she knew that if she insisted on not wanting to do something, no matter how much Ivan said, it would be useless. So when Zhuoma didn't refuse her, she must have been considering it.

But... can I do it?

I don’t know. No one can answer this question except time and reality.

The only thing that is certain is that Moyu has someone he can call family in this world. Just after completing the adoption procedures, Moyu found a little head looking at him from the corner not far away.

It was Zhuoma. She was obviously looking at herself, just looking at her.

"See, you and your daughter get along well." Ivan smiled and nudged Moyu with his arm.

Moyu didn't say anything, but walked over and squatted in front of Zhuoma. The little girl shrank her head at first, then took the initiative to approach Moyu, reached out and grabbed her clothes, as if she wanted to hug her, but lacked the courage to take the next step.

So, Mo Yu chose to pick her up, and a smile appeared on her face involuntarily.

Ivan next to her nodded and left temporarily. She also had three little ones to take care of.

The afternoon in the welfare home is an end and also a new life.

Before leaving, Mo Yu took out a large part of the salary he had saved in Xinhua over the years and transferred it to the welfare home's exclusive account. The money is one-to-one and dedicated. Adoptive parents can choose not to make the payment, and the welfare home will not treat the children unfairly. Basic education, living and medical care are guaranteed to be the same for everyone.

Will adopting a child affect one's life trajectory, even under the guarantee of socialized childcare policies?

It’s hard to say about others, but I have definitely been affected.

After adopting Zhuoma, Moyu found that she had a coordinate in her heart. Even if she was very busy with work on weekdays, she would subconsciously think about this matter. Even though the welfare home’s treatment was good and all kinds of supervision were in place, she would think "Have you eaten well?" "Have you slept on time?" "Have you put on the new clothes?" and so on.

In the past, Mo Yu often worked day and night. As long as his physical condition allowed and with the help of the game cabin, it was normal for him to get off work for half a month without leaving work. When he felt tired, he would take a short break. The deep sleep-assisted environment provided by the game cabin allowed players to be full of energy with only three hours of sleep.

But now, Mo Yu’s focus is not on whether he is tired or not, but on wanting to go see Zhuoma when it’s time to get off work.

I could control it once or twice, but when it stretched to the third day, I couldn't stand slacking off anymore. I could only comfort myself in my heart: the hospital is very busy, and the welfare home has good treatment, so I only need to go once a week.

When Friday came, I couldn't bear to slack off any more, so I changed my self-consolation to: It's Friday anyway, and we actually have two days off. In that case, I might as well go and see the head office, just take a look outside.

That day, Mo Yu got off work on time, which was a rare occasion. When passing by a fruit stall, he thought to himself: Since everyone has gone there, it is only natural to bring some gifts. I can just ask the aunt at the welfare home to give them to Zhuoma.

When we arrived at the door of the welfare home, our lazy mentality changed again: I'm already at the door, it would be unreasonable not to go see Zhuoma. It's not right to trouble the aunt for such a simple thing as delivering some fruit. I'd better go in and take a look, just say a few words.