The hat provides the best of both worlds by keeping out the cold and covering up this minor flaw.
However, in order to make Huo Yanqing wear his hat, Shu Xin agreed to let him kiss her once every night before going to bed.
The two got out of the car, Shu Xin took Huo Yanqing's hand, and walked toward the gate of the orphanage.
Two rows of footprints were left standing next to each other along the way.
The house in the orphanage is very old. The exterior walls are painted with white plaster, and cracks can even be seen in some places. It has three floors, with six rooms on each floor. The middle room on the first floor is the dean's office, and the kitchen and canteen are on the left. On the right is a simple playroom for children to play, and the second and third floors are dormitories for children to sleep.
Shu Xin led Huo Yanqing directly to the door of the dean's office, raised her hand and knocked on the door.
Not long after, a woman in her fifties opened the door and saw two elegantly dressed people at the door. There was confusion on her face, "Who are you looking for?"
"Dean Zhou, I'm..." Shu Xin stopped mid-sentence, almost forgetting that the reason why she volunteered at this welfare home in her previous life was because the welfare home was right behind the Delong Company where she worked. She could see the children playing on the field from her office window.
In this life, she didn't go to work at Delong Company, and naturally she didn't volunteer at Tongxin Welfare Home, so Dean Zhou didn't know her in this life.
Shu Xin paused and continued: "Dean Zhou, I came here as a volunteer. My name is Shu Xin."
Zhou Yun looked at Shu Xin's face, "Why am I not impressed that you came here as a volunteer?"
"I've only been here once or twice, you may have forgotten." Shu Xin smiled and changed the subject, "I came here specifically to see you."
Zhou Yun turned aside and invited the two of them in. "You guys sit down, I'll make tea." After saying that, they left the room.
Shu Xin took Huo Yanqing and sat down at a square table. She began to look at the room. The layout was still the same as in the previous life, simple and clean.
There is an air conditioner installed on the wall, but Zhou Yun has always been frugal and did not turn it on on such a cold day.
However, there was a heater placed inside the square table. There was a colorful cotton tablecloth on the table, which hung down to cover the square. The heater cover was on the lowest flame inside, but it was still very warm.
There was a piece of paper on the table, and Shu Xin looked at it. It was the orphanage's budget.
Shu Xin lifted up the tablecloth where Huo Yan was sitting and put it on his lap, then put his hands into the tablecloth, "It's very warm."
Then he also put his hands and feet into the hollow table and covered them with the tablecloth. The warmth instantly spread from his knees to his whole body.
Huo Yanqing had never seen such a method of heating before. She held Shu Xin's hand on the tablecloth and asked, "How do you know this?"
Shu Xin's face froze, she couldn't tell him that she had been here countless times in her previous life and was very familiar with it. Fortunately, Huo Yanqing couldn't see her eyes, so he couldn't see her embarrassed and guilty expression, "Didn't I say it? , I have done volunteer work here and have seen it.”
"But I don't think the dean is familiar with you?"
"... That's because there are too many people volunteering. I've only been here once or twice, so naturally she's not familiar with me."
"Um."
Seeing that Huo Yanqing seemed to believe her words, Shu Xin breathed out softly and finally got through.
At this time, Zhou Yun came in with two cups of steaming tea and placed them on the table in front of Shu Xin and Huo Yanqing respectively. Then she also sat down at the table, "Miss Shu, why did you come to see me?"