Xu Ran carried the fruits she bought on the road and arrived at a large yard with ease.
There was an old man at the door of the courtyard drinking tea from a white porcelain cup. His face was old and his eyes were squinted. When he saw Xu Ran, his eyes widened involuntarily, and his face lifted up.
"Ah, Xu Ran is back!"
"Good morning, Uncle Huang, come and have some fruit!"
Xu Ran came forward with a smile to greet him, took out the fruit from the bag and stuffed it into the old man's arms.
After chatting with the old man at the door for a while, the old man let Xu Ran go.
Watching Xu Ran enter the yard, the old man looked at the sign above the door, which read - Tianci Welfare Institute.
"Oh, Xiaoran, this kid has really grown up..."
The old man had a sweet smile on his face, sitting on a small stool not knowing what he was reminiscing about.
As soon as Xu Ran entered the yard, he was spotted by the sharp-eyed children. Suddenly a group of children ran towards Xu Ran happily. Some old people basking in the morning sun cast their eyes at this. Seeing that it was Xu Ran who was back, people
Everyone's face couldn't help but show a smile of appreciation and affirmation.
"Brother Ran! You are back!"
"Brother, I got an A in math yesterday!"
Looking at these children, Xu Ran, wrapped in an innocent smile, couldn't help but throw away his worries. He distributed all the snacks and fruits he bought along the way to the children.
To be precise, these children can be considered his younger brothers and sisters.
On the other side of the yard, the sun shines through the leaves of the banyan tree in the yard, and bright spots of light appear on Dean Chen, who is sitting and resting under the tree.
Dean Chen is over fifty years old, and his long hair is neatly combed without any mess, but the white strands are still clearly visible among the black hair.
She smiled kindly and her eyes narrowed into crow's feet. She looked at the handsome and upright boy in the yard. The morning sun shone on his delicate face. She always had a warm smile on her face. She kept moving the hand in her hand.
Distribute things to the children.
The children surrounding him shouted lively.
"Hey, Xu Ran is back?"
A woman in a white coat gathered around the kitchen and came to the tree. When she saw Xu Ran, who was surrounded by children in the yard, she couldn't help but smile: "Looks like I have to prepare some food for lunch today!"
Chen Yard smiled happily: "Xu Ran was going to go out for an internship some time ago, and he refused to ask for my money when renting a house outside... It's true."
"That kid Xu Ran is not afraid that the dean will waste money on him."
Dean Chen shook his head: "How can this be said to be a waste?"
"No matter what, I have to add extra food to Xu Ran at noon today..." The woman grabbed her kitchen coat with both hands and asked hesitantly: "What's the recent financial situation of the hospital?"
Speaking of the pain points of the welfare home, Director Chen couldn't help but darken his face and shook his head.
"Remember not to talk about this in front of Xu Ran... He has just entered the society from college. If you talk to him about this, I'm afraid all the money he earns will be sent to the welfare institution."
"I know, how could I be so stupid."
But just as she was talking, the woman looked at Xu Ran and couldn't help but sigh: "Xu Ran is an obedient and sensible child. He knows how to be considerate and considerate of others. He has achieved excellent results since he was a child... My child will have Xu Ran when he grows up.
I'll be thankful if Ran is half well."
At this time, Xu Ran in the yard seemed to feel the gaze of the two people, and couldn't help but look at them, showing a warm and sunny smile. Looking at his expressions, the two people couldn't help but put away their negative emotions.
"Okay! Then I'm going to buy groceries."
"Buy more good food for Xu Ran."
"That's what the dean said."
Welfare homes are generally divided into three types, namely children's welfare homes, elderly welfare homes and social welfare homes.
Tianci Welfare Home is a social welfare home, founded by social organizations with funds raised. There are no restrictions on the people it can adopt. There are old people and children in this home. It is not as targeted as the first two.
Most of the elderly living in Tianci Welfare Home live at their own expense, and most of these children either have physical problems and are unable to take care of themselves and were sent to foster care, or something happened to their parents and the children became orphans.
There was another kind of abandoned baby. Xu Ran was brought back to the orphanage by Dean Chen on the roadside.
Dean Chen looked at Xu Ran playing with the children, and memories flooded into her mind. She was still a three-year-old child when she met Xu Ran. Unexpectedly, twenty years had passed in the blink of an eye, and Xu Ran had grown up.
When she was in a daze, she didn't even react when Xu Ran walked up to him.
"Aunt Chen, what are you thinking about?"
Xu Ran looked at Dean Chen who was sitting on the rocking chair with his eyes in a trance. He squatted down and lovingly grabbed the dean's hand that had tasted the warmth and coldness of the world.
The living environment in the orphanage was not good, but Aunt Chen took good care of him. It could be said that Aunt Chen personally raised him and taught him many principles.
Dean Chen held Xu Ran's hand and grinned: "Isn't this because I want you to come back? I want to cook something for you... By the way, why are you back?"
"I miss Aunt Chen and my brothers and sisters, so naturally I will go home to see you."
"In the future, it doesn't matter if you don't come back if you have nothing to do. Anyway, you have found a job in Zhu District. It's not good to run back and forth again and again. It's better to work peacefully and take a good rest during the holidays."
Although Dean Chen was reluctant to give up, in her eyes, pushing Xu Ran out and alienating him from the orphanage might be the best help to him.
Xu Ran seemed to know what Aunt Chen was thinking, and smiled without hesitation: "Aunt Chen, don't worry, I'm already so old, why do you need to worry?"
"Yes...you were there not long after the orphanage was opened. Among all the children, you are the most obedient and outstanding..."
"It's not like Aunt Chen taught me well."
Aunt Chen seemed to have thought of something and held Xu Ran's hand: "Speaking of Wang Wu, he told me last time that he also found a job in Zhu District... It seems that he is working as a security guard in some company. He has a relationship with you
Have you contacted me?"
Xu Ran shook his head: "Since entering college, he rarely contacts me."
There are so many children in the orphanage, and the only one who passed the college entrance examination when they grew up was Xu Ran.
In the past, children in the orphanage were easily bullied. The first batch of children such as Xu Ran and Wang Wu basically fought with children from other streets from childhood to adulthood. Later, when the control became stricter, this kind of thing gradually decreased.
But it is undeniable that he and Wang Wu had a good relationship when they were young.
However, when the two grew up, especially when Xu Ran was admitted to high school and Wang Wu went to vocational high school, their learning paths diverged. Although the two still met and chatted frequently during this period, they gradually became estranged.
It's not that the relationship between the two has faded, but that Wang Wu feels that he and he are no longer in the same world, and is afraid that his existence will disturb Xu Ran's life.
"By the way, a girl came here this morning." Aunt Chen thought of something and became happy, "That girl is very beautiful. She came early to do exercises and study with the children. I don't know if she can be your wife.