Chapter 1114: Autistic Child Cao Cuo

Editor: Henyee Translations

Since most of the children in the orphanage lacked a solid foundation, they had to be taught from the first grade. Gu Jin and Feng Jue, with their current knowledge, were more than capable of handling this.

In truth, neither Gu Jin nor Feng Jue were particularly patient or eager to take on teaching roles. However, faced with Gu Yang’s bright eyes and her hopeful question, “Can you do it?” how could they refuse?

It was just teaching a child, after all. If their sister believed they could do it, then of course they could!

As a result, not only did the two of them take on teaching responsibilities, but they also strived to impress Gu Yang by teaching well and competing to outdo each other in their respective classes.

Days passed peacefully as they secretly competed with one another.

With only about a hundred children in the orphanage, they were divided into three small classes. Gu Yang realized they could manage the teaching themselves.

So, she suggested to Director Liang that they hold off on hiring a teacher for the time being and redirect those funds elsewhere—specifically toward preparing nutritious meals and purchasing textbooks for the children.

In addition to teaching the standard curriculum, Gu Yang also took on the role of a law teacher, aiming to instill a sense of legal awareness in the children. She hoped they would learn to comply with the law and use legal means to protect themselves.

Her first lesson involved analyzing the case of Director Li. Gu Yang’s engaging legal stories captivated the children, making the subject both fascinating and enjoyable for them.

However, not everyone in the orphanage was willing to cooperate. Trouble arose from a group led by Brother Long, who headed the Azure Dragon Gang’s junior high division. They refused to start learning from the first grade and dismissed the discipline imposed by the younger children. Often, they climbed over the walls to skip class, and as they reached adulthood, they left the orphanage together, falling into the path of delinquency.

After all, Gu Yang wasn’t their mother; she couldn’t control their actions. She could only guide most of the children toward the right path.

That said, there were exceptional cases. While serving on the orphanage’s disciplinary committee and catching those who skipped class, Gu Yang discovered an autistic child among them.

Autism, commonly referred to simply as autism, is primarily categorized into three types: aloof, active but peculiar, and passive.

The boy with autism, Cao Cuo, fell into the aloof category. He exhibited traits typical of a cold model autist. Other than the necessary daily interactions regarding food, clothing, and shelter, he rarely initiated conversations and typically did not respond to social cues from others. While he hardly communicated with people, he often spoke to plants instead.

Some children in the orphanage would mock him, calling him crazy when they saw him. Cao Cuo also preferred to avoid crowded places; he would hide away instead of attending class, making it difficult for Gu Yang to find him.

It was another summer morning. The sun streamed into a corner of the classroom, and the magpies outside the window chirped cheerfully.

The room buzzed with the sounds of children reading aloud. Gu Yang stood at the podium, observing her students’ focused expressions with a slight smile.

A year ago, the classroom had been a chaotic mess, littered with torn books and incomplete desks. The transformation since then was striking.

Her gaze fell on the empty seat by the window—the spot where Cao Cuo usually sat.

“Gu Ying, lead the others in reading the text. I’ll step outside for a moment,” she instructed before making her way to the front of the podium, gently patting the cold and handsome young man as she passed.

Gu Ying nodded.

Gu Ying was Shadow.

After the school was set up, everyone had to have a decent name. They could not call each other by random names that anymore.

Everyone always called him “Shadow.” He had been very young when he first arrived at the orphanage and didn’t even know his surname. Later, he was adopted and took the surname of the family that took him in. However, that family eventually decided they no longer wanted to support him and found an excuse to return him to the orphanage.

Not wanting to carry the surname of that family, he chose to keep calling himself Shadow. Now, even though Gu Yang was their teacher, he had always regarded her as a fairy sister in his heart.

Thus, he decided to take the surname “Gu,” believing that his brother and sister should share the same last name. Gu Yang didn’t mind; she thought the surname “Gu” sounded nice. Many CEOs and male protagonists in stories had the surname “Gu.”

However, it seemed that her sister, Gu Jin, wasn’t too happy about it.

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