Shen Qiu, who was walking behind, was also fed a mouthful of dog food. He shook his head slightly and walked forward along the street.
He looked at the familiar buildings along the way, and his mood became very happy, as if he was home.
Although the life in the welfare house was quite poor, it was also quite happy. Except for sometimes not having enough food, everything else was pretty good.
After walking for about ten minutes, you can see from a distance an area of more than 50 acres surrounded by iron railings beside the street ahead.
Through the iron railings, you can see the old buildings inside, some of which have even had their insulation layers peeled off.
Shen Qiu then quickened his pace and soon arrived at the main entrance.
The main door was closed at this time, and there was a paint-chipped doorplate hanging above the door with the words "Shengyin Welfare Home" written in large letters.
"Shen Qiu?"
Suddenly an uncertain voice sounded behind him.
Shen Qiu turned his head and saw a woman wearing a floral dress, holding a blue handbag, with a few freckles on her face. He asked uncertainly.
"Zhao Lian, you are here too."
Shen Qiu recognized her at a glance. She was from the same batch of orphans. If she remembered correctly, Zhao Lian was the type who didn't talk much.
"Well, are there any other companions coming?"
Zhao Lian nodded shyly and asked.
"I'm not sure. I haven't been in touch with him much. Let's go in first."
Shen Qiu shook his head.
"good!"
Zhao Lian nodded quickly in response.
Shen Qiu walked forward and rang the doorbell. Soon, an old man with almost all his teeth falling out walked out slowly from the gate and shouted incoherently.
"Here it comes. Here it comes."
Zhao Lian looked at the old man and said with a smile.
“Grandpa Wu, I thought you retired.”
"Oh, it's you two! Why are you so late? Everyone else is almost here. I'll open the door for you."
Uncle Wu looked at Zhao Lian and Shen Qiu and opened the door happily.
"Something delayed me. Is the dean here?"
Shen Qiu asked with a smile.
"Yes, she is in the public hall of the main building. You can just go directly there. I think she still remembers the way."
Uncle Wu replied very happily.
"Yes, we're leaving first."
Shen Qiu nodded and took Zhao Lian towards the main building in front.
Looking at the fruit trees and old play equipment along the road, Shen Qiu felt a little touched.
Zhao Lian, who was following Shen Qiu, wanted to reminisce about the past, but when the words came to her lips, she didn't know what to start talking about and couldn't find a topic for a while.
Shen Qiu didn't notice anything unusual about Zhao Lian, he just walked forward with big strides.
Soon the two approached the main building and heard the excited sounds of children playing inside.
Shen Qiu pushed open the door and walked in, facing an empty activity hall. Hundreds of children aged three to seven were excitedly surrounding more than sixty people.
Looking closely, although the clothes these children wore were a little old, each of them was clean.
Many of these children have physical defects, some have deformed hands and feet, some are blind, etc.
The people who were surrounded were distributing milk and candies with smiles on their faces.
Shen Qiu took a quick look and found that except for a few older people he didn't know, the rest were all acquaintances.
At this time, Shen Qiu felt someone pulling his pants.
Shen Qiu looked down and saw a little boy about 4 years old timidly pulling Shen Qiu's pants and asking.
"Big brother, can you give me a candy? I want to give it to my best friend, but she's sick and can't come."
Shen Qiu touched his pocket, his expression froze, and he turned to look at Zhao Lian.
"Do you have it with you?"
"I came in such a hurry that I didn't bring anything with me. Is this okay?"
Zhao Lian was also stunned, then she opened her backpack and took out a biscuit from it.
"Uh-huh."
The little boy nodded happily in response.
Zhao Lian then bent down and handed the biscuit to the little boy.
At this moment, the sound of clapping was heard in the hall, and the extremely excited children all quieted down.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice.
A woman in her fifties, wearing plain grey clothes, with wrinkles all over her face and a kind expression, came in from the back door and spoke to all the children.
"Kids, can you please go back to your rooms first?"
"good!"
Almost all the children responded obediently.
Many children left in groups.
Shen Qiu and others walked towards the woman and greeted her one after another.
"Dean An Yuan."
"Is the dean in good health?"
…
Zhao Anyuan looked at the familiar faces and smiled sincerely.
"Well, I've been fine, and I feel even better to see you guys back."
"Don't say that. It's us who don't come back often to visit."
Several girls said with red eyes.
Zhao Anyuan patted their shoulders and said with a smile.
"Don't blame yourself. I know very well that you are also struggling to make a living."
"Woo woo~ Dean."
Those girls also choked up.
At this time, a man wearing a leather coat and with a beer belly spoke up.
"Ahem, let's just reminisce about the past later. Let's get down to business first."
"Huang Suan is right, let's get down to business first."
The rest of the people present also echoed.
"Okay, let's get down to business first. Just do your best and don't force yourself."
Zhao Anyuan spoke kindly to everyone.
"I'll take the lead and donate 1.2 million yuan!"
After Huang Dan finished speaking, he took out a check and handed it to Zhao Anyuan.
"As expected of Brother Huang, he is really good at what he does. Although I can't compare to Brother Huang, I will do my part. I will donate 5,000."
A lively girl dressed in ordinary clothes took out an envelope containing 5,000 Alliance Coins and handed it to Zhao Anyuan.
“I’ll donate 3,000!”
“I’ll donate 10,000!”
…
Everyone present offered to donate, but apart from Huang Dan's donation of 1.2 million yuan, the highest donation was only 80,000 yuan.
At this time, a man wearing a white shirt, black suit and with a calm expression spoke.
"Director An Yuan, I won't donate money. After all, my salary is not as much as Huang Dan's. But I brought a batch of supplies donated by charity organizations, including food and clothing, which should be able to alleviate the urgent needs of the welfare home."
"Cao Kun, thank you for your hard work."
Zhao Anyuan reached out and held Cao Kun's hand, and said happily.
The companions around him praised him one after another.
"You are worthy of being my brother Cao. You are the most successful among us. I heard that you have become a high-ranking official."
…
"Don't say that, it's just a small achievement."
Cao Kun said with a smile.
At this time, Shen Qiu walked up, picked up the black bag in his hand and handed it to Zhao Anyuan.
"President An, this is fifty thousand."
Zhao Anyuan reached out and took it, put it on the table beside her, and said happily.
"Shen Qiu, you're here too. I haven't seen you for a long time."
"Hey~ Isn't this Shen Qiu? I thought you didn't come."
Huang Dan looked at Shen Qiu jokingly.
“Just arrived!”
Shen Qiu nodded slightly and replied.
"Shen Qiu, it seems like we haven't had much contact since we became adults. I remember that you were admitted to the best university, and you became very successful after graduation. Have you forgotten about us?"
Huang Dan said to Shen Qiu playfully.
"That's not the case. Besides, I'm no match for you."
Shen Qiu shook his head and replied.
"Ouch~ I can't believe you can say that. Stop it."
Huang Su said complainingly.
"Okay, we are not children anymore, stop blaming each other. But Shen Qiu, you should still contact Huang Dan and the others more when you are free, after all, you had such a good time together in the past."
Zhao Anyuan said with a smile to smooth things over.
"good."
Shen Qiu also gave a bitter smile. He knew, of course, that Huang Dan was angry and was deliberately trying to bully him.