After breakfast, Qin Chu drove Huo Mian and the kids to the Su Family with lots of gifts.
Only Mrs. Su was home; Su Yu was not there.
Seeing Huo Mian, Mrs. Su was relieved.
“It’s so good to see you back. We were sick with worry.”
“I’m fine, Auntie Su.”
“Qin Chu, come and take a seat. Don’t stand there.” Mrs. Su liked Qin Chu very much.
“Aunt, where’s Uncle?”
“Oh, he was waiting for you at home but then the new leader of the city government sent for him to talk about a new project.”
“Oh, that’s fine. I brought him a special-supply pinewood teapot from North Korea.”
He placed the gift on the tea table before the sofa.
“Oh, I told you your Uncle and I need nothing. You shouldn’t have wasted money on gifts.”
“Grandma Su, you’re wrong. We have to waste some money because we’re loaded with it,” Little Bean said with a smirk.
“Little girl, you are a sweet talker.” Mrs. Su smiled gently.
“Please take it, Aunt. It’s not very expensive; made with a top-quality wood, it’s just hard to acquire. I think Uncle will like it.”
“Fine. I thank you on behalf of your Uncle.”
The maid of the house brought out plates of fresh fruits as the twins played in the house as if they were in their own home.
Qin Chu and Huo Mian sat in the living room and chatted with Mrs. Su.
“Auntie, you are probably bored from staying home all day long. Do you want me to find something for you to do?”
“That’s a good idea. To tell you the truth, I’ve been wanting to go out and do something; I feel suffocated staying at home. If not for my special identity and objection from your uncle, I would have done it long ago.”
Hearing Huo Mian would find something for her to do, Mrs. Su was as happy as a child.
“Auntie, our hospital will soon build a children’s rehabilitation center which specializes in the rehabilitation therapies for disabled children under ten years old. We’ve got doctors and other staff, but since the center is established jointly with GK, it can’t be managed by the South Side Rehabilitation Center. So, I want to invite you to be the director of the center. But it won’t take much of your energy and time because we’ll hire a vice-director to do daily management. You will act as an image ambassador and visit the children when you feel bored. What do you think?”
Huo Mian hadn’t talked about her plan with Qin Chu yet, but she felt he wouldn’t object to it.
They had been considering the cooperation project between GK, which was the investor, and the South Side Rehabilitation Center for a long time.
The project was not established to make money because they were parents and could sympathize with the parents whose kids were ill.
They created the children’s rehabilitation center as a charity program; the services were not free but affordable for ordinary people.
Hearing Huo Mian’s proposal, Mrs. Su was very happy.
“Mian, do you think I… I can do it?” she was so excited that she stammered.
“Of course. You can do it if you want to.”
“I want to do it. I truly want to.” Mrs. Su nodded repeatedly.
“Mom, you got Grandma Su all worked up…” Pudding glanced at Huo Mian coolly.
“Honey, what do you think?” Huo Mian looked at Qin Chu with a smile.
