47. Chapter 47
From Angelia's dictation, Yan Jing finally knew the reason why Ignatz wanted to play in the first team.
Ignatz's full name is Ignatz Zefnaia, a name that Angelia gave him when she first received him.
Angelia said that when she first met Ignatz, the little one was only five years old.
Ignatz had just been sent to the orphanage by the good Samaritans, and the dirty dust covered his shabby little coat, which already smelled sour, and his hair was greasy at a glance, and the other children in the orphanage covered their noses and walked away from him in disgust.
The child was like a mute who had lost his ability to speak, and he didn't say anything Angelia said, just hanging his head low, staring at the tiled floor in a daze.
Angelia couldn't help it, so she took Ignatz, who refused to speak, to take a shower first.
During the bath, Ignatz did not cry or make a fuss, and let Angelia fiddle around, like a soulless marionette.
After cleaning Ignatz, Angelia realized that Ignatz was actually a beautiful child.
At this time, little Ignatz spoke abruptly, and although the voice was as thin as a mosquito's moan, Angelia could hear it clearly enough.
"My surname is Zephnaia. ”
Angelia was overjoyed, at least willing to speak: "And what about your name?"
The boy shook his head: "I don't know. ”
The next day, he had a new name, Ignatz.
Ignac Zefnaia.
Perhaps because he was abandoned by his parents at the beginning of his memory, Ignatz is very introverted, cowardly and hesitant to encounter anything, and refuses to tell the staff when he is bullied by other children, just hiding in the corner and crying.
Some children started calling him "crybaby", and soon the nickname spread among the children, who always mocked him for it.
Ignatz hated the nickname, very, very much, but the more he showed his hatred, the more the other children screamed.
He didn't know how to stop them, and his tear ducts seemed to be unusually developed, and he cried easily when he was told.
But even such a cowardly Ignatz, he has people he values.
When he was five years old, Mia, who was still a baby, was also sent to an orphanage.
Like Ignatz, Mia was ruthlessly abandoned by her parents, but she was so young that she didn't even know her name.
Ignatz struggled to tiptoe and put his hands on the edge of the bed as he smiled at Miya, who didn't know what was going on in the crib.
He cautiously reached out and poked Mia's face, but instead of resisting, Mia wrapped her little hand around his little finger, and her big pure eyes blinked at him curiously.
Ignatz felt the tender touch coming from his fingertips, and he turned his head and asked Angelia beside him, "Anji, does she have a name?"
Angelia shook her head: "Her parents didn't leave her anything. ”
"Then ......" Ignatz twisted his leg a little nervously, he didn't know if such a request was excessive, "may I name her?"
Eventually, the baby girl's name was Mia Zephnaia.
Although her appearance did not completely change Ignatz's cowardly and timid character, at least she gave Ignatz more smiles on his face.
Before Mia was three years old, her every qiē was good.
But just two weeks ago, Mia suddenly had a high fever and was admitted to the hospital, where neither medicine nor infusions could make her condition better.
The doctor told Angelia that if she continued like this, even if Mia could barely survive, there was a high chance that she would become a vegetative state.
When Angelia asks the doctor if there is a way to cure Mia, the doctor says that there is a surgery that may have a slight chance of waking Mia.
However, it is too expensive, and if you want to do it, you have to do it as much as possible, otherwise the effect will be worse.
The total cost of the pre- and post-operative surgery can be 300,000 euros.
The orphanage where Ignatz works is not a for-profit institution in itself, and the government subsidies are only enough to keep them afloat, and it is impossible to come up with such a large sum of money in a short period of time.
Ignatz, who had always cared about Mia, overheard the conversation between the two on his stomach at the door.
Angelia is well aware of this, so she also tries to ask for help from society. Of course, there are many caring people who have donated their modest efforts, but the sum of these funds is still a drop in the bucket for 300,000 euros.
Now Mia can only lie in the hospital and receive the most ordinary infusion treatment, and I don't know when she will be taken away by death.
"Actually, Iggy could have been adopted by a good family right away, but he didn't want to go for Mia's sake. Angelia sighed, "He said he wouldn't leave until Mia got better." ”
It is very difficult to adopt a child in Germany. Germany has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, because parents who are unable to conceive themselves have to go through a lot of procedures to adopt a child.
The Adolescent Social Administration, which is responsible for the adoption of orphans, first examines the qualifications of the family, who must be considerate and have a monthly income of more than 5,000 euros. Their education consultant then meets with the family who wishes to adopt them, and this visit lasts for almost a year. This will be followed by a "matching period" of several months with the child, and if the abuse is discovered, the adoption relationship will be terminated and the law will be punished.
A little more than a year ago, a wealthy family wanted to adopt Ignatz, and the family was very nice, and Ignatz wanted to live with them after spending some time together.
Seeing that Ignatz would soon be able to go to his new home and live a new life, and that family would come to pick up Ignatz in a few days, Angelia didn't know how to explain it to the other party.
After Yan Jing listened to Angelia's words, he turned his head to look at Ignatz.
Ignatz sat on the small bench with his head hanging down, he seemed to feel Yan Jing's gaze, his ten fingers twisted and twisted on his legs, and he stammered, unable to hide the tension in his heart at all.
"I ...... I've heard that footballers can earn ...... Lots and lots of money...... So ......"
Yan Jing walked over and sat down next to Ignatz, putting his hand on his shoulder to try to reassure him: "Very good idea, Ignati." ”
Ignatz sniffed, he didn't even have the courage to raise his head and look at Yan Jing: "But I'm ...... I only started playing two weeks ago and now I can't even bounce the ball......"
No wonder even Dortmund can't tell the difference between Schalke 04.
Yan Jing shook his head secretly in his heart, he turned his head to look at Angelia: "How much have you raised now?"
Angelia sighed and replied, "Our orphanage itself can come up with 50,000 euros, and the donations we have received during this time are almost 50,000 euros. ”
"So there's still a gap of 200,000 euros?"
Yan Jing thought about it and felt that he should be able to use his strength to do something for Mia, he patted Ignatz's head and said, "Ignac, you must know that it really takes a lot of time and energy for a family to adopt a child in Germany. Because of these cumbersome affairs, many of them choose to adopt children from other countries. Such an opportunity is really rare and you should cherish it. ”
Ignatz hung his head in frustration, and he also knew that there were not many such opportunities: "But Mia ......"
Yan Jing smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will help you heal Mia." ”
Hearing Yan Jing's words, Ignatz raised his head suddenly, his eyes staring at Yan Jing were full of hope: "Sir, really?!"
Yan nodded his head, and his determined gaze met Ignatz's gaze: "Iger, believe me. ”
That evening, Dortmund fans found out that the team's official website had been updated and that it was written by their manager.
They clicked in and took a look, and Yan Jing told the misfortunes of Ignatz and Miya in sincere and unpretentious moving words.
Originally, being abandoned by parents would already make many people feel sympathy, but I didn't expect that the misfortune was much more than that. Dortmund fans looked at the pale Miya lying on the hospital bed with hanging bottles in the accompanying pictures, her eyes closed tightly, and Ignatz with her lips pursed beside her, as long as they were not hard-hearted, they were touched.
First of all, Yan Jing said in the article that he would take 20,000 euros as an example, and at the same time, he called on everyone to dedicate their strength to Miya.
Compared with the media that Angelia found some time ago, it is obvious that the article published on Dortmund's official website can attract much more attention.
Not long after Miya's incident appeared on the official website, another Bundesliga club soon reposted Yan Jing's article on its own club's official website.
And this club is none other than Dortmund's city rival Schalke 04.
Although the official website of Schalke 04 arrogantly said that they forwarded it because "Ignatz wants to go to Schalke", it is obvious that Schalke forwarded the news of the sworn enemy in the same city and attracted more attention.
The speed of forwarding exceeded Yan Jing's expectations, and only one night passed, and the teams of the Bundesliga and the German Second Division forwarded one after another, and Miya's condition suddenly got the attention of the whole Germany.
The German Red Cross also said that it would continue to help Miya, not only to help her raise funds for the operation, but also to help her recover after surgery.
"Boss, this is for you. ”
"And mine. ”
"Help us see more of Mia!"
"Think of it as a part of us!"
In the dressing room, Dortmund's players gathered around Yan Jing and stuffed large euro bills into Yan Jing's hands.
Yesterday they also knew that they couldn't tell the difference between Dortmund and Schalke 04's Ignatz, but only then did they learn about Miya from Yan Jing.
They immediately said that they would also do their part, and they took out the cash they were carrying, hoping that Yan Jing would help them bring it.
"Ig, be obedient when you go to your new home, and stop crying all the time, okay?"
In the face of Angelia's concerned advice, standing next to his adoptive father and adoptive mother, Ignatz's eyes were red, and he was about to cry again when he saw it.
Yan Jing came today to hand over the funds raised to the hospital, and by the way, he also came to see Ignatz, who was about to leave the orphanage.
He walked up to Ignatz, squatted down and touched his head, and by the way, he took out a napkin to wipe away the tears that were about to overflow his eyes: "Ignac, you are about to live a new life, be happy." ”
Ignatz wiped his eyes with his arm when he heard this, he looked at Yan Jing in front of him, and did not know what words to use to express his inner gratitude.
Yan Jing did something to him and Mia, and Angelia told him. He didn't know Yan Jing before, and he stupidly recognized Dortmund as Schalke 04 that day, but he didn't expect Yan Jing to be angry and do what he thought was impossible in just a few days.
"Thank you, sir......"
"And ......," Ignatz snorted and laughed, "can I play in Dortmund? ”