"...I could never do something like that. Surely the children would prefer someone younger than an old woman like me..."
"It is precisely because you are such a loving person that I want to ask this of you."
"..."
Though each child had different circumstances, they had all lost their parents at a young age and were starving for affection.
Some of them had likely lost the ability to trust adults altogether.
That was exactly why Qiong Xing could not entrust them to just anyone.
It had to be someone with enough kindness to embrace them with love.
"As for your age... well, I understand it may concern you, but I would actually like you to rely on the children because of it."
"Rely on them?"
"By being needed, the children themselves will grow and learn how to support one another. Their bodies are still small now, but they will grow quickly. I believe there will be times when having boys around to help will be reassuring."
