orphanage
"There are two more pieces. Brother Liu, try them on again." Ye Jing'an took out all the clothes and showed them to him one by one.
"Why buy so many? I can't wear them all, so keep them for yourself." Liu Muzhe said.
"Don't you like it?" Ye Jing'an's mood instantly dropped, and he casually stuffed the clothes into the bag. "If you don't like what I bought for you, forget it. I'll take you to choose later."
"That's not what I meant. I really like the clothes you bought." Liu Muze took the bag, straightened the wrinkled clothes and hung them on his hand. "You bought too much, and I'm afraid you'll spend too much."
"It's not a big deal. It's just a few pieces of clothing. If Brother Liu likes them, he can pick any from the entire mall." Ye Jing'an said with a smile.
"You are very generous. Does your father know that you are a spendthrift?" Liu Muzhe said.
"My dad knows that this thing is countless times more expensive than these clothes. Brother Liu is such a spendthrift, do you know that?" Ye Jing'an shook the agate bracelet in his hand, thinking to himself, if his dad knew that Brother Liu was the ancestor of the Ye family, it would not be as simple as giving him a few pieces of clothes.
"That thing is not a rare treasure to me." Liu Muzhe said with a smile.
"These are not rare treasures, so what is Brother Liu's rare treasure?" Ye Jing'an asked curiously.
"You want to know?" Liu Muzhe raised his eyebrows slightly, "I just have a chance to take you to see it."
"Where are you going?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"Let's go home first. I'll go get something and then come back." Liu Muze hung the pink chalcedony around Ye Jing'an's neck and said, "Wear it well."
Ye Jingan curled the pink chalcedony, which still retained Brother Liu's body temperature, into his palm and asked weakly, "Brother Liu, did you get the answer?"
"What?" Liu Muzhe asked.
"I mean, did Brother Liu use it to figure out who that brother's reincarnation is?" Ye Jing'an said it directly.
"How do you know?" Liu Muzhe frowned.
"Didn't Brother Liu say that this pink chalcedony was given to you by that brother? It's also sealed to protect you. You said it was useful when you went out. Could it be that Brother Liu needs this thing to protect him when he goes to arrest someone?" Ye Jing'an smiled. "Didn't Brother Liu fold a paper crane to look for him not long ago? Isn't that hard to guess?"
"I can't hide anything from you." Liu Muzhe stared at Ye Jing'an with an ambiguous look in his eyes and said, "It's not him."
"I'm sorry." Ye Jing'an turned his eyes away and patted Liu Muze's shoulder, "Brother Liu, let's go home."
"Well, let's go home." Liu Muzhe raised a faint smile.
Returning to the villa, he took out a small bottle from the room, counted the small pills inside, and then went downstairs to ask Qiu Zimu and Ye Jingan: "Are you free this afternoon? Come with me to the orphanage."
"I'm free." Qiu Zimu said.
"Why did Brother Liu suddenly want to go to an orphanage?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"There are some things to take care of." Liu Muzhe asked Ye Jing'an and Qiu Zimu to go to the street to help pick out some snacks that children like to eat, and buy some more stationery and toys to bring over.
Ye Jingan and Qiu Zimu bought toys for the children based on the toys they played with as children, but they didn't know much about girls' toys. Ye Jingan originally wanted to ask his sister what she played with as a child, but then he remembered that her childhood photos showed her holding guns and knives, and she was probably more wild than he was when he was a child. So he had to ask the store staff to recommend toys that the little girl would like.
After driving for several hours according to the address provided by Liu Muzhe, the three arrived at their destination. From a distance, they saw red words on the four-story building, which read: Fuhui Orphanage.
There were many playground equipment in the yard, and a group of children were playing on the swings. Standing next to the swings, watching over the children, was a woman in her fifties. She was dressed simply, and her eyes were full of smiles as she watched the children playing.
"Mom Liu, I'm back." Liu Muzhe said.
"Xiao Liu is back. Children, look who that is?" Mother Liu said with a smile.
"It's Brother Liu!"
"Brother Liu, we miss you so much!"
The children rushed towards Liu Muzhe and jumped for joy while hugging him.
"You were rolling around on the ground just now, and you were all dirty. Don't dirty your brother Liu's clothes!" Mother Liu stepped forward and pulled them apart.
"It's okay." Liu Muzhe squatted down, touched the children's heads and asked, "How are you? Are you still feeling uncomfortable now?"
"It's much better, but it still feels uncomfortable sometimes."
"Well, I brought some medicine, you'll be fine after taking it."
"Thank you, Brother Liu, you are so kind!"
"Then why don't you guys go and have fun by yourselves? I have something to discuss with Mother Liu."
"Will you play with us later?"
"certainly."
"Great!" The child jumped back to the swing and continued playing.
Liu Muze handed the medicine bottle and a bank card to Mother Liu: "Thank you for your help. If you don't have enough money, please contact me at any time."
"No way, these children are still alive thanks to you." Mother Liu looked at the children with heartache.
"Brother Liu, what's going on?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"I'll tell you later." Liu Muzhe said, "Mother Liu, I forgot to introduce them to you. They are my friends."
"Hello, Mama Liu. My name is Ye Jingan."
"Hello, my name is Qiu Zimu."
"Hello, thank you for coming to see these children. Children love having someone to play with them the most." Mother Liu said with a kind smile.
Liu Muzhe asked what exactly happened to Liu's mother when she was on the phone.
"This is a long story. A couple will come to pick up their child later. I'll tell you after I've settled the child. Can you play with the child for a while first?" said Mother Liu.
"Okay, Mom Liu, you go ahead and do your work." Liu Muzhe, Ye Jingan and the other two took this opportunity to distribute snacks and toys to the children.
The three of them brought out the snacks and toys they had bought and piled them in the yard, each pile reaching two small hills high. The children were attracted by these things, and stood aside, looking at their favorite toys, and asked Liu Muze expectantly if these were gifts for them.
"Yes, this is what the two brothers chose for you. Do you like it?" Liu Muzhe asked.
"I like it. Thank you, brother." The children looked at Ye Jingan and Qiu Zimu with bulging eyes. They were very curious about the new faces and introduced themselves to them.
"You're welcome. Just pick whatever you like." Ye Jing'an said with a smile.
"Oh yeah, I want this!"
“This is so beautiful!”
The children squatted beside the pile of toys and snacks, picking out what they liked. They didn't fight or grab, and they knew how to be humble. They didn't fight over a single item, and they didn't take more than they wanted. Each of them picked just one toy and one bag of snacks. Sometimes they'd like two at once, and they'd hesitate for a long time, finally reluctant to give up the other. Their sensible attitude was heartbreaking.
"Brother Liu, are you sponsoring these children?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"Well, they were orphans abandoned by their parents. No one cared about their lives, so they were targeted by a group of drug dealers and taken for drug testing. The drug had severe side effects, making people feel as if their entire body was being bitten by ants. At that time, they were all emaciated and tortured beyond recognition." Liu Muzhe frowned slightly. "I rescued them and sent them here, asking Mother Li to take care of them."
"It's so cruel that they actually use children for experiments!" Qiu Zimu said angrily.
"What if the side effects occur? How can a child bear it?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"I have prepared some medicine that can suppress the side effects of the medicine and prevent them from feeling uncomfortable. They can get rid of it after taking it for half a year." Liu Muzhe said.
Ye Jing'an was silent for a moment. His ancestor had lived in the world for so long and had helped countless people, but unfortunately no one could help him.
After the children finished picking their things, they gathered around again. One of the little boys handed Liu Muze a grasshopper: "Brother Liu, this is for you. It took me a long time to catch it. I couldn't give it to them even if they asked!"
Liu Muzhe took the grasshopper with a helpless smile and gave it to Qiu Zimu to play with.
"You like catching small insects, right?" Qiu Zimu took out his treasures from his bag. "Look here, I have a lot!"
“Wow, this is beautiful!”
Qiu Zimu, with his ability to make the insects go wherever he pointed, instantly became the leader of the children. Amidst the cheers and praise of the children, he gradually lost himself and released all the poisonous insects, letting them fight each other for fun. The table was filled with a lot of colorful things, dazzling the onlookers.
"Hey, that idiot has found a companion." Ye Jing'an asked again, "How did Brother Liu know about this orphanage?"
"I lived here for a while when I was a child, and was later adopted by my master." Liu Muzhe said seriously.
Ye Jingan was amused. His great master started telling lies again. He chimed in, "Oh, then can I see Brother Liu's childhood photos here?"
"No, I have been a loner since I was a child and I don't like taking photos." Liu Muzhe said.
"Okay, so Brother Liu was adopted by the master here. With so many children to choose from, why did he pick you, a lonely and dull guy?" Ye Jing'an asked.
Liu Muze glanced at him sideways: "When I was a child, I was sensible and loved to study. Others were playing, but I was reading. The master said I was a good material and chose me at first sight."
"Oh~" Ye Jing'an laughed out loud at the lie told by his ancestor.
"What are you laughing at?" Liu Muzhe glared at him.
"Nothing, I just thought Brother Liu must have been very cute when he was little!" Ye Jing'an sighed with a look of regret, "Alas, it's a pity that I was born later than you, otherwise I would have brought you home to raise and play with you every day."
"Don't force me to beat you!" Liu Muzhe said.
"Just kidding, where did Brother Liu live when he was a child? Can I go and see?" Ye Jing'an curled his lips.
"That place is reserved for me by Mother Li." Liu Muzhe pointed to the rightmost room on the third floor.
Ye Jing'an was stunned. This Liu guy really had a room. What a complete lie. He didn't believe it and insisted on going up to take a look.
Liu Muze opened the door to his room, revealing a single bed and a desk. Although unoccupied for a long time, the room was spotless, free of dust or mold. Liu Muze explained that his mother often came to clean his room and that he was always welcome to return.
Ye Jing'an walked over to the desk, where a stack of ancient books lay. They couldn't be any older, likely antiques left behind by his master. Next to it was a wooden carving, crooked and ugly, but you could vaguely make out it was a little fox.
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