Chapter 187 He is the only one who has the money and the heart to care for the child...
Guan Xia and his companions first went to buy a lot of things, including children's toys, clothes, shoes, school bags, pens, notebooks, etc. The trunk was full and there was no more space, so they simply took a taxi, filled the entire car, and then drove the two cars together to the door of the orphanage.
Unlike last time when several groups of people came back to visit the children and the entire orphanage was extremely busy, this time there were only Guan Xia and the other three, so as soon as they got off the car, the security guard at the door pushed open the door of the booth and walked out.
Guan Xia recognized the man, an old man who had worked at the orphanage for decades, and couldn't help but smile and greet him, "Uncle Zhang, you're on duty today. It's noon now, have you eaten yet?"
Uncle Zhang had watched Guan Xia grow up, and since she was now quite successful, he was particularly impressed. He smiled broadly and greeted her, "Guan Xia, you're back! I've eaten, I've eaten. Have you guys eaten yet? If not, go find your mother Chen. Her new kids probably haven't finished yet. You can still grab a few bites if you go back, or you can order takeout. With technology nowadays, anyone can have whatever you want delivered to your door."
The two were chatting, and Uncle Zhang saw that they were carrying a lot of things, so he came over to help carry them downstairs.
While moving, Uncle Zhang couldn't help but nagging, "Guan Xia, don't think your Uncle Zhang is too talkative. It's good to be successful. Being successful proves that you have money, but you are still young. You still have to think about yourself. Although the house prices are expensive now, you still have to hurry up and buy a house. I heard your mother Chen say that you send money back every month. Now that the money has come back, why are you still buying things when you come back? Uncle Zhang is not saying that you shouldn't buy things. Uncle Zhang feels that there are more than just you who have promising children from our orphanage. There are also some big bosses. We don't compare with them. If they earn more, they pay more, and you earn less, you pay less. The most important thing is to take care of yourself. If nothing else, look at that newly renovated building, it's so grand."
After moving the things, Uncle Zhang stood up and pointed southeast. After Guan Xia and the other three had all looked over, he smiled and said, "See? It was the boss who donated the money to build the training center. The renovation was just completed and the paint is barely dry. He earns a lot, so he doesn't mind spending a little. But you're still young, so you should think more about yourself."
Uncle Zhang kept on rambling on and on, but to Guan Xia, the main idea was just one: the orphanage wasn't short of money right now, especially since Wu Yang was very wealthy. He told her not to compare herself with him even if she became successful, but to buy a house and live her own life as it was most important.
After a few younger staff members arrived and handed over their belongings, Zhong Xiaoyu had just said goodbye to Uncle Zhang when she nervously asked, "How's it going? Do those guys look suspicious?"
Guan Xia recalled the soul light ball he had just seen in the shared system's vision, and shook his head silently but with some joy.
There were five people in total, and all of them were fine, especially Uncle Zhang. Not only was he fine, but his bright and large soul light ball was also wrapped with strands of golden light. This showed that Uncle Zhang was not only not a member of the criminal organization, but also a purely good person.
Seeing Guan Xia's answer, Zhong Xiaoyu and Pang Le both breathed a sigh of relief.
Pang Le even said, "That's good, that's good. I was really worried to death. I was thinking that if there was something wrong with Uncle Zhang, then that criminal organization would be too scary. Not only are they good at disguising themselves, they're practically every member of the group is an actor."
Zhong Xiaoyu nodded in agreement. "That's right, especially Uncle Zhang. He was so earnest in his advice to Guan Xia, he was like a real uncle. But I never expected the staff at Guan Xia's orphanage to be like this. He looked so concerned about Guan Xia, he almost said, 'Don't spend money recklessly.' Are the other old employees like this too?"
Zhong Xiaoyu looked at Guan Xia curiously.
It was lunchtime and the start of school. There was almost no one in the orphanage except for the occasional staff member hurriedly walking on the path hidden among the trees. They were not worried at all that what they said would be heard.
But for safety's sake, Guan Xia still habitually glanced around. Seeing that there were no people around, she whispered, "Mother Chen, Uncle Zhang, and the other old employees who came in around the same time as Mother Chen are the same. As for the newcomers, I'm not sure. I've lived on campus since high school, so I've hardly had any contact with them."
"That's quite rare," Pang Le said. "Looking at them, it's obvious that they treat the orphanage as their home and you children as their own."
Pang Le was talking when he suddenly thought of something. He hesitated, but couldn't help but say, "But since the old employees are so kind and care about the children wholeheartedly, then you should have had a good childhood. Why is Meng Lan always thinking about finding her biological parents? Is the mother who took care of her not treating her well?"
Following Pang Le's words, Guan Xia recalled her childhood and shook her head, saying, "In my impression, although every mother has a different personality, some are gentle, some are impetuous, but their love for their children is the same. It's just that they are human, not gods. They will get tired and annoyed with many children. The most important thing is that there will always be children growing up, and there will always be younger children who need to be taken care of."
Pang Le understood. "So when Meng Lan grew up, her mother, who was taking care of her, focused more on the younger children. She didn't receive as much love anymore, so she longed to find her biological parents who would love her wholeheartedly?"
Guan Xia nodded.
In fact, in the orphanage, people like Meng Lan are the majority, and she is a minority. After all, it is the nature of every child to desire family affection. She is just a child. She is so young and she doesn’t understand so many principles. She just instinctively grabs every bit of kindness and love she gets, especially after losing it, she misses it more and wants to get more.
Putting themselves in the situation, Pang Le and Zhong Xiaoyu sighed with a heavy heart. Without saying anything else, they patted Guan Xia's shoulders on the left and right in tacit understanding.
Since there was no one nearby, Guan Xia was no longer worried. So after chatting briefly with the two of them, he simply turned on the system's shared vision and observed every soul light group he could see more carefully and meticulously.
What surprised Guan Xia, yet was somewhat expected, was that within the orphanage, she did not see any blood-colored soul light balls representing criminals. This meant that at least there was no problem within the orphanage.
While Guan Xiasong breathed a sigh of relief, doubts arose in his mind. Since there were no members of that criminal organization in the orphanage, how did Meng Lan enter the criminal organization's sight? Could it really be just a coincidence?
Did Meng Lan really just happen to meet an outer member of the criminal organization when she was about to commit suicide, and that's why she was targeted?
As soon as this thought came to Guan Xia's mind, she shook her head and denied it.
That wasn't quite right. She knew Meng Lan. Although she was smart, persistent and patient, she was just like Guan Xia, a newcomer to society and struggling to support herself. How could she have the connections and skills to not only find her own biological parents, but also find Guan Xia's biological parents? This was a coincidence that could no longer be described as luck.
Guan Xia believed that someone was deliberately guiding her in secret, and there was also Wu Yang. Her appreciation of Meng Lan was also strange. She just felt it was a little strange before, but now after analyzing it from the beginning, Guan Xia only read out four words, and she had ulterior motives.
Although he knew there was a problem, there was too little known information. Guan Xia thought about it over and over again but couldn't come up with a reasonable guess. In the end, he could only shake his head helplessly, putting all the doubts behind him for the time being and waiting to think about it after returning from the orphanage.
After standing there for a while and looking at the orphanage which had changed a bit, Guan Xiacai, Pang Le and Zhong Xiaoyu walked towards the multi-storey dormitory building which had just been renovated in light yellow.
Guan Xia did not say hello in advance this time. Although she was also raised by Mother Chen, she had left the orphanage now, so it was inappropriate to go there directly. So while walking towards the dormitory building, she called Mother Chen.
Before she could even dial the number, Guan Xia saw Mother Chen walking towards her with a chubby little girl. She couldn't help but excitedly wave and greet them, "Guan Xia."
Guan Xia also smiled and waved, then quickened her pace and walked over.
After meeting up with Mother Chen, Guan Xia smiled and said, "I was just about to come over to see you. Why did you come down first? Did Uncle Zhang tell you to?"
The wrinkles on Mother Chen's face relaxed with joy. She first coaxed the little girl into calling her "Sister" obediently, then said, "It was your Uncle Zhang. He called me twenty minutes ago and said you were back with a lot of stuff. Judging from the direction you were walking, you seemed to be coming to see me. But I waited and waited, but didn't see you. I couldn't help but come down to see what was wrong with you. Were you stuck? Otherwise, how could it be that you had walked for twenty minutes instead of ten minutes and still hadn't arrived?"
Guan Xia smiled and said, "The orphanage has changed since I last came here for a few months. Plus, I was accompanied by a friend who had never been here before. I was introducing her to the orphanage as we walked, so it took me a while."
"These two are your friends," Mother Chen said, even happier. She turned her gaze to Pang Le and Zhong Xiaoyu, looked them over politely, and praised them, "They are so pretty and energetic. They look like promising people. You must be hungry and thirsty after such a busy journey. Come on, come home with Mother Chen. Mother Chen will make you something delicious."
Mother Chen picked up the child and held him in her arms without any hesitation, then excitedly led the three of them into the dormitory building.
Despite Guan Xia, Pang Le, and Zhong Xiaoyu's pleas to dissuade her, Mother Chen ignored them completely and insisted on cooking a few dishes using the stock in the refrigerator. She even dug out a brand new bottle of drink from somewhere and filled up the glasses for the three of them while saying, "We're so happy today, so let's have some drinks instead of alcohol. Come and try some and see if Mother Chen's cooking skills have improved in the years since you left the orphanage. I still remember this sweet and sour pork tenderloin was your favorite dish since you were a child. How is it? Does it taste just like you remember?"
Guan Xia couldn't resist the kindness, so she finally picked up a piece of meat covered in soup and stuffed it into her mouth under Chen's mother's expectant eyes. She smiled and nodded, "It's delicious. It tastes just like I remember, but a little better than before."
Mother Chen then relaxed and sat back, smiling heartily, saying, "If it tastes good, eat more. Eat quickly, eat quickly. Don't be polite. It's like being at home."
Pang Le and Zhong Xiaoyu were not shy people. Seeing that Mother Chen was so warm and hospitable, they quickly opened up and started chatting with each other.
Because Guan Xia had too many confusions accumulated in his heart, his appetite was not very good. After simply filling his stomach, he took advantage of the other three people chatting enthusiastically to turn around and look around at the familiar yet not-so-familiar layout of the room.
Guan Xiayuan was just looking around casually, not planning to discover anything, but as he was looking, he saw something inconspicuous but with a strong presence.
It was a surveillance camera mounted on a corner of the roof, so high up it could capture most of the living room. Guan Xia had never seen anything like it before, and she asked in surprise, "Mom Chen, when did this camera appear in the house? Was it installed with the dormitory renovation?"
Following Guan Xia's gaze, Mother Chen looked up and said casually, "It's been there for a long time, when you were in high school, right? Oh, yes, you lived on campus back then, and only came back during winter and summer vacations and on weekends. You were busy painting, so you must not have noticed. In fact, it's not just in the house, there are also outside, and there are even more. And it was there before you came to the orphanage. Don't get me wrong, it's all for the safety of the children. After all, our orphanage covers a large area, and some naughty children don't want to sleep after playing crazy, so they run around hiding from your Uncle Zhang and the others. With this camera, it's much more convenient. If there are still children who don't want to go back at the appointed time, the people in the monitoring room can just call and take the child back."
Mother Chen was afraid that Guan Xia would misunderstand, so she didn't even eat and explained everything in detail.
But Guan Xia couldn't hear a word she said. She almost subconsciously fell into her memories. After all, in her memory, she never remembered the existence of surveillance cameras.
What Guan Xia didn't expect was that the system interface was suddenly triggered. There was no text, only video. It's not accurate to call it a video. It was more like a slideshow, playing one photo after another quickly.
In the photo, in the corner of Guan Xia's eye, there are cameras that are marked with red frames by the system but are very hidden. Some are on trees, some are on the top of the pavilion, and some are on very high street lights. If you don't look for them deliberately, you won't find them at all.
Guan Xia suddenly thought of many things. She used up all her strength to control her expression and voice. She asked calmly, "Mother Chen, are these surveillance videos usually only viewed by the orphanage staff?"
Mother Chen instinctively replied, "Yes," but then thought of something and added, "Not entirely. Doesn't our orphanage have a funding fund? Although the staff is selected by the director, the money is paid by others after all. So sometimes when the paying people come, we play the surveillance video to let them see how talented you are and how hard you work. This also makes people feel at ease when they pay, right?"
Guan Xia felt her head go blank for a moment, and instinctively asked, "Who paid for all that funding?"
As if Guan Xia had asked a stupid question, Mother Chen gave Guan Xia a strange look and replied, "Who else could it be? Mr. Wu Yang. Didn't I mention him to you the last time you came to the orphanage? Mr. Wu is the most promising child to graduate from our orphanage. He's a kind person and very generous to our orphanage. For example, the training center we built a few years ago, and the multi-functional building that combines a library and computer room, were all built with his money. Oh, yes, he also paid for the renovation of this dormitory building. I also heard that he plans to build a playground or basketball court for the children. He said that if some children can't keep up with their studies, they can consider developing them into students with sports specialties, so that they can have more opportunities when they grow up."
It can be seen that Mother Chen also respects Wu Yang very much. She didn't have time before, but now she has the opportunity. She introduced his contributions to the orphanage to Guan Xia in great detail.
Guan Xia felt a chill run down her spine as she listened. After Mother Chen finished, she asked, "Were these surveillance cameras also provided by Mr. Wu?"
Mother Chen was again somewhat surprised to answer, "Yes, he is the only one who has the money and the thought to consider the children so carefully."
Now not only Guan Xia, but also Pang Le and Zhong Xiaoyu could not help but feel a chill on their backs, but the occasion was not appropriate and it was difficult to speak, so they could only look at each other in confusion.
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