"How old were you?" Luo Yibei squinted his eyes slightly, stared at the traffic lights ahead calmly, and asked again.
"I can't remember clearly, before I was eight years old." Fang Chixia replied vaguely, looking out the window.
Luo Yibei didn't know what he was thinking today. When the green light turned on, he suddenly said, "If you have nothing else to do today, take me to the orphanage where I grew up!"
Fang Chixia was stunned for a moment, then turned slowly with her back to him, as if she didn't believe what she heard, "Why are you thinking about going there?"
"It's nothing, I just thought of it suddenly." Luo Yibei did not give any explanation for his sudden behavior. He raised his thin lips and said two words lightly, "Guide the way!"
Fang Chixia was unclear about his purpose and stared at him blankly for a while. Then she turned her eyes to the front and began to point him in the direction, "Do you know the sea leading to Xishan? There is an old orphan by the sea. The courtyard was established many years ago, and the location is a bit hidden. First drive to the foot of the West Mountain, and then follow my instructions."
Luo Yibei turned the car around and drove in the direction she said.
Arriving at the sea she mentioned, they passed through intricate paths. The two of them took many turns around the seaside, and finally parked the car outside an old Roman-style building.
This orphanage is indeed quite old. Judging from the appearance of the building, it is at least over a hundred years old.
There is a large garden in the orphanage. The flowers and trees are very simple. They are common and more pleasing to the eye, such as white roses and endless summer.
Fang Chixia got out of the car first. After arriving at the door, he briefly explained the situation to the gatekeeper. As if he had returned home, he stood at the door and greeted Luo Yibei to come in together.
Luo Yibei quietly stared at her waving her arms by the door, and walked in slowly.
"This is the place where I lived before." Fang Chixia walked in front, introducing him as he walked, "This garden existed as early as my time, but the flowers at that time were not these. I planted them earlier. It’s all about endless summer.”
Glancing sideways at him behind her, she snorted lightly, "You shouldn't understand what I'm telling you. You don't look like someone with elegant research skills."
The corners of Luo Yibei's lips twitched slightly, and his eyes quietly looked at other places in the courtyard.
"Is the place so popular?" He sarcastically looked at it.
He was mocking the orphanage for being too low-end, with too simple equipment, too low-level environment, and too unpopular with him. It even adopted few orphans.
"I can't compare with your Rong Xi." Fang Chixia was speechless about his flowers. She took a few steps forward and continued to introduce, "Look at the small attic over there, that's where I lived before. It was a place where I lived with many children at the time. I didn’t expect it to still exist after all these years. Eight people in one room had to fight for time when taking a shower at night, sacrifice their sleep time when it was late, and two people had to pay for brushing teeth in the morning. Have you ever experienced that kind of life when two people take turns?"
Fang Chixia was very shy about her parents, but she had no intention of hiding her once miserable life.
She didn't feel too sad when she talked about what she was like in the past, and she even felt calm when she mentioned it again.
Luo Yibei listened quietly from beginning to end without interrupting.