living room.

Su Xiu was watching TV.

Last night, heavy rain caused landslides in the mountainous areas of Qingcheng.

The news was reporting on the rescue efforts and the extent of the disaster, and Su Xiu's expression was very solemn.

Su Xiu made a phone call and quickly walked outside.

Mingyao was about to ask her what had happened when Su Xueya spoke first.

Su Xueya rushed over like lightning, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Su Xiu.

"Auntie, where are you going?"

"Can I come along too?"

Su Xiu frowned, but her movements remained swift: "Many places in Qingcheng have been affected by the disaster, and I plan to visit the welfare home."

Are you sure you want to go?

"It will be very tough."

Su Xueya hesitated for a moment, but then, remembering she needed to make her presence known, she gritted her teeth and agreed.

"Okay, I'll go!"

She turned to look at Mingyao and grabbed her hand: "Sister, come with us."

Going to the orphanage was no problem, and Mingyao readily agreed.

Pei Siyu also wanted to help, but Grandpa Su came over and stopped him.

"Xiao Pei, come here for a moment."

Mingyao gave Pei Siyu a look, signaling him to go find Old Master Su.

She also knew why Pei Siyu wanted to go with her.

"Honey, you should stay and keep Grandpa company."

"With Auntie here, nothing will happen."

"I'll call you when we get there."

Pei Siyu nodded and told Mingyao to be careful.

Su Xiu rented a bus and, with a single phone call, summoned all the employees from her company.

Green Apple Welfare Home is a welfare home that Su Xiu has been funding, and it happens to be located at the foot of the mountain.

So as soon as she saw the news, Su Xiu rushed to the welfare home to help.

After a night of rain, the mountain road became muddy, and the car could no longer proceed beyond halfway.

It's 200 meters away from the Green Apple Welfare Home, and you can only get there on foot.

Su Xueya's face turned ashen when she saw the mud that reached above her ankles.

"Auntie, isn't there a paved road to the orphanage?"

Su Xiu said helplessly, "The only way to get there is blocked by rocks on the mountain, so we can only take a shortcut."

"If you don't want to come, you can sit in the car first, and I'll have someone take you home later."

Su Xueya forced a smile as she got out of the car. "How could I not want to go?"

She stepped into a mud puddle and her face turned green.

On the contrary, Mingyao was not hesitant at all and jumped out of the car directly.

She walked alongside Su Xiu with her tools in hand, and soon left Su Xueya behind.

Su Xueya stared at the direction Ming Yao had left with bloodshot eyes, her fists clenching and a fierce light flashing in her eyes.

She suppressed her nausea and quickened her pace to Su Xiu's side.

"Auntie, let me help you carry it."

Su Xiu thought the tools were too heavy and didn't want Su Xueya to help her.

During the struggle, Su Xueya slipped and fell into the mud pit.

She sat blankly on the muddy ground, her eyes wide open like walnuts.

She stared blankly at the mud on her clothes and legs, tears streaming down her face.

Su Xiu quickly helped Su Xueya up and asked with concern, "Did you hurt yourself?"

"Okay, don't cry, don't cry. When we get to the orphanage, we'll have them get you a new set of clothes."

When Mingyao saw Su Xueya's disheveled appearance, she almost burst out laughing.

Su Xueya deserved it all.

She suppressed the wildly upturned corners of her lips, when she suddenly felt a cold gaze.

Mingyao noticed that Su Xueya was glaring at her, her eyes filled with resentment.

Mingyao pursed her lips, then continued walking forward with her tools, completely unconcerned.

Outside the gate of the Green Apple Welfare Home, more than twenty children stood together, all covered in dirt.

There was a male teacher and a female teacher guarding them, while the other teachers were moving things.

The orphanage was not as badly damaged as other residential areas, but if it wasn't cleaned up, the children couldn't stay there any longer.

Su Xiu immediately organized staff to help the teachers with the cleaning work.

The children were clearly terrified, and the teacher kept trying to comfort them.

Su Xueya didn't want to do heavy work, so she focused her attention on the children.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. Although your place of residence is gone, you are still standing here safely."

No sooner had she finished speaking than a timid little girl burst into tears.

Su Xueya was stunned and puzzled. She quickly went to comfort the little girl who was crying loudly.

"Little sister, don't cry."

"This welfare home is so dilapidated, but if it's gone, there will be new welfare homes."

Su Xueya's attempts to comfort the girl not only failed to work, but actually made the little girl cry even harder.

This gave Su Xueya a real headache.

Mingyao couldn't stand it anymore and thought Su Xueya was extremely foolish.

For these children who grew up in the welfare home, the welfare home is their home.

Who would want their home to be destroyed?

Mingyao said coldly, "Su Xueya, can you say less?"

“If you keep talking, you’ll make all these kids cry.”

Su Xueya wanted to argue, but the short-tempered male teacher said, "Young lady, please don't say such things to the children."

“The welfare home is very important to the children. Saying such things is like stabbing them in the heart.”

Su Xueya looked embarrassed and muttered, "This is such a hassle, I'd better go help."

She turned and left, leaving the child who had been provoked to cry loudly.

Most of the children in the orphanage have some problems. Mingyao squatted down and gently wiped away the little girl's tears.

"Little sister, don't be afraid. The older sister and I are here to help the orphanage."

"Look, there are so many older brothers here. They are all helping to clean up the filth in the orphanage. Once it's clean, the orphanage will be as beautiful as it used to be, and you can continue to live there."

The little girl looked at Mingyao: "Really?"

"Of course it's true, okay? Let's pinky swear!"

Mingyao smiled very warmly, and the little girl glanced at the teacher next to her first.

The teacher smiled and said, "This older sister is right."

"My sister is here to help clean up the orphanage."

The little girl took Mingyao's hand, her eyes red and swollen, and said, "Thank you, sister."

Mingyao looked at the teacher and asked about the disaster situation at the welfare home.

After several hours of rain yesterday, the welfare home was flooded, and the teachers quickly organized the children to rest in rooms on higher ground.

Unexpectedly, a landslide occurred just before dawn. Although the welfare home was not greatly affected, the house was filled with rubble.

And after the floodwaters receded, the ground was covered in mud.

After listening to the teacher's retelling, Mingyao looked at the children's frightened expressions.

The welfare home needs to be renovated, and it won't be finished in just a day or two.

Are there any other places where the children can rest?

"We can't just wait here forever."

The male teacher sighed, "We've arranged hotels, but they're too far apart, so we'd like to wait until tonight to go."

The teacher was quite helpless.