Chapter 621: New Student at Charity School: Life Needs to Do Something Meaningful
Liangshan area is a well-known impoverished area in China.
The scenery below is beautiful when viewed from the air, but these mountains are like shackles, trapping many families.
Dayao Village is a relatively poor village, and it is also a hollowed-out village. The young people have gone out to work, leaving only the elderly and children in the village.
Grandma Chen is 67 years old. She should be enjoying her retirement, but she is worn down by life. She has two sons and two daughters, both of whom are married and living far away, and their lives are not satisfactory.
However, her two sons died unexpectedly in a mountain flood, and her two daughters-in-law also chose to leave, leaving Grandma Chen with four poor children.
The oldest child is twelve years old, and the youngest is only three years old.
Although the country provides poverty subsidies, for a family like this, that little money is only enough for them to survive.
This year, many villagers from Dayao Village gathered curiously at the door of Grandma Chen's house.
A van was parked outside Grandma Chen's home. Inspired by the villagers' curiosity, Grandma Chen and her four children boarded the van. As the van carried the five people out of the village, Grandma Chen sat in the van, opened the window, and waved goodbye to everyone, a smile on her face, but also a hint of reluctance.
The four children were also very sensible and greeted the villagers one by one. The villagers also helped them a lot in daily life.
"Now Grandma Chen can have some free time. I heard from Grandma Chen that they went to a charity school, have a new house, and all the food, clothing, housing and transportation are free. Even Grandma's medical treatment is free, and the four children can study well there..."
"Su Yang is such a great star. Other stars can't compare to him..."
"I heard that Wu Laoshuan from the next village was also taken away..."
Some people started talking about it. They had also heard about Grandma Chen's story in the past few days. Their family had been selected by Suyang Charity School, and the four children would attend the charity school from now on, with free food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Not only that, even Grandma Chen was taken in. She was also given a room at the school, and her medical care, medicine, and meals were all free, and she also received a monthly allowance.
This kind of treatment made the villagers very envious, and they also wanted to go. However, the selection process for Suyang Charity School was very strict. Especially the first batch, they screened again and again, really selecting the most miserable from the miserable.
Dong Siqi sat in the van, holding her younger cousin in her arms, looking very well-behaved. Dong Siqi was twelve years old, but due to years of malnutrition, she looked dark and thin, like a child of seven or eight years old.
Dong Siqi had long experienced the hardships of life. Before her father died, the family was very poor. Dong Siqi had even started helping the family early on.
After their father's death, their mother abandoned them and never returned. Although the police later contacted their mother through various means, her attitude made Dong Siqi realize that her mother no longer wanted her and her brother.
Since then, Dong Siqi has become even more silent and unwilling to talk to others. She should be in junior high school according to her age, but this year she is only in the fourth grade.
In Dong Siqi's world, life was bleak and she had stood by the river in silence several times at such a young age.
The van left the village and drove for a long time before finally arriving in the county. Dong Siqi had been to the county several times, but rarely in recent years.
"Teacher Zhang, Grandma Chen received the call..."
After the van arrived at a gathering point, the driver got out of the car, opened the door and shouted to a young girl next to him. After hearing the driver's words, the young girl hurried to the front of the van.
"Hello, grandma. Are you feeling carsick? I'm Teacher Chen, and you'll be Siqi's homeroom teacher from now on..."
Zhang Hui said quickly.
"Hello, Teacher Zhang. I'm really sorry to bother you..."
Grandma Chen said quickly.
"Grandma, let's take a short break here. Have some food and wait for everyone to arrive. Then we'll set off and arrive at school in the evening. This is Siqi, so sensible. Siqi, I'm Teacher Zhang. After school starts, I'll be your homeroom teacher. If you have any problems in the future, you can tell me. I'll be your family from now on, okay?"
Zhang Hui looks very gentle, and the smile on her face gives people a very comfortable feeling.
Dong Siqi looked at Zhang Hui and finally nodded. Looking at Dong Siqi, Zhang Hui smiled slightly, but in her heart she was sighing. These past few days, she had been picking up children from school and hadn't seen a single one. Zhang Hui couldn't help but feel jealous.
Seeing the state of these children and how well-behaved and sensible they were, Zhang Hui felt distressed. She thought of her own niece, who was about the same age as these children, but was spoiled to death at home.
The food at the gathering point is very rich today. More than 200 children will be picked up from this small county town, plus some adults, nearly 300 people.
Seeing them eating the food with big mouthfuls, the staff's eyes were full of heartache.
Dong Siqi was also attracted by the food and ate a lot. But when she was eating, she didn't start eating first, but fed her three-year-old cousin first. Her own brother is over eight years old this year. She no longer needs to worry about her life.
But the two cousins are very young, one is over five years old and the other is three years old.
Zhang Hui also saw this scene and sighed in her heart again.
After lunch and a short rest, the group got on the bus. Several buses set off together, carrying the children to Suyang Charity School.
Along the way, the children and their families went from being curious to falling asleep. The bus drove for more than seven hours before arriving at the headquarters of Suyang Charity School.
Buses pulled into the school. Even though it was already dark, the school was still ablaze with lights. The bus stopped in the school square. Mother Zhang, Su Yang, and Qin Shuyao all showed up in person.
Seeing the children getting out of the car, everyone went straight to greet them.
After getting off the bus, the children were also full of curiosity, even a little bit of fear. But after seeing Su Yang, many of them recognized him.
"Children, welcome to school. Don't be afraid, this will be your new home. You must be hungry after sitting in the car for such a long time. Brother Su Yang will take you to eat something delicious, okay?"
Su Yang said loudly, and his words calmed everyone's hearts.
Under Su Yang's leadership, everyone divided into teams and headed directly to a large restaurant in the school. The restaurant was brightly lit and beautifully decorated.
The entire cafeteria has a lot of delicious food, and it is completely in the form of a buffet.
Seeing this scene, the children's eyes lit up and their faces were full of anticipation.
Under the arrangement of the staff, the children picked up the trays and chose what they liked to eat. Looking at the smiles on the faces of the children and their parents, Su Yang smiled. Sometimes people need to do something meaningful because you can find happiness in it!
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