Chapter 234 Orphanage
Before meeting Zhou Yi, Lu Xiaoshuang didn't spend much time with her roommates. Apart from her good relationship with Mo Youyou, she was only slightly more familiar with the other roommates than ordinary classmates.
Because she has to work to earn tuition and living expenses.
But since she met Zhou Yi, especially after Zhou Yi found her an internship, she found that she had more time.
She didn't know whether it was Zhou Yi's help or the tax bureau itself that paid more. On the first day she reported to the tax bureau as Zhou Yi said, they told her the internship salary standard, which was two or three times higher than what she earned working outside.
And her main job is to help an older sister and handle and check various forms, which is completely within her ability.
The eldest sister also admired her academic qualifications. What was particularly important was that she listened to Zhou Yi's words. Although she did not admit it, she did not deny that she was related to Wu Yongcheng.
As expected, everyone in the system cares a lot about connections and face, so everyone in the department treated her very well, and no one deliberately made things difficult for her.
She did the math and found that the scholarship plus the poverty subsidy her counselor applied for her, plus the internship salary from the tax bureau, was enough for her to pay for tuition and daily living expenses. After all, she had always spent very little.
If I save a little more money, I can buy a hearing aid for my grandma.
Now that time is not so tight, I have become more familiar with my roommates.
Although academic performance does not represent one's character, those who are admitted to a key university like Hongda are all top students in high school.
My roommates are all good people, including Xu Liu.
But it seemed that in these few days, she suddenly found that there seemed to be something wrong with the way Xu Liu looked at her, as if he hated her.
But she didn't care, thinking that Xu Liu might be in a bad mood recently.
She naturally didn't know that Xu Liu had been saying some subtle things to her behind her back when she left the house just now.
But she knew that the words just now were a veiled criticism of herself.
Xu Liu rolled his eyes at her and said coldly, "I didn't say anything about you, why are you so petty?"
Mo Youyou couldn't stand it anymore, so she rushed to Xu Liu's bedside and said, "Xu Liu, are you sick? You're always so sarcastic. If you have any complaints, just tell me in person and let everyone judge."
Seeing that they were about to quarrel over her, and Zhou Yi was still waiting outside, Lu Xiaoshuang had no choice but to persuade Youyou to give up and not bother with such a person, and pulled Youyou out.
"I've never seen her like this before. At most, she was a little vain and liked to show off. How could she become like this? Besides, you have no contact with her. What right does she have to say that to you?" In the corridor, Youyou, who was being dragged away by Lu Xiaoshuang, said indignantly.
"Forget it, we're all roommates. Maybe she's just in a bad mood lately."
"You are just too naive."
The two of them left the dormitory building and saw Zhou Yi standing there making a phone call.
Zhou Yi greeted the two men and said, "Officer Lu, thank you so much! The clues you provided are very useful. I owe you a favor. I'll treat you the next time we meet."
It wasn't until Zhou Yi hung up the phone that Lu Xiaoshuang asked, "Brother Zhou, do you have another case to handle?"
"It's okay, don't worry." Zhou Yi put away his mobile phone, glanced at the girl next to him and said, "I remember, you are Youyou, right?"
Youyou smiled and said, "Hello, police brother. You are so handsome on TV. Many of our classmates like you very much."
According to the files of the grand case in the previous life, Mo Youyou was one of the important social contacts of the victim Lu Xiaoshuang. The police had asked her for a lot of information, and Zhou Yi remembered it very clearly.
He knew it when Lu Xiaoshuang mentioned Youyou the last time he came to see her.
However, the files only contained interrogation records, which did not reveal a person's personality traits.
After two contacts, Zhou Yi discovered that this girl was a straightforward and extroverted person.
"I'm so ashamed. I was pushed to the platform by my boss. The credit behind this is all due to the efforts of our colleagues."
Lu Xiaoshuang said, "Youyou, Brother Zhou and I are going to the welfare home. Why don't you come with us?"
"Orphanage?" Youyou waved her hand. "No, no, you guys go ahead. I won't be a third wheel. I'll just take a stroll around the playground and see if there are any handsome guys playing basketball."
Both parties waved goodbye, and before leaving, Zhou Yi even said hello to the aunt who was eating melon seeds.
The aunt responded enthusiastically, "Come here often, young man."
Lu Xiaoshuang wanted to go to the carport to push her 28-inch bicycle, but Zhou Yi told her to take the bus.
The two walked on the campus road, the sun was shining and the spring flowers were blooming.
"By the way, Brother Zhou, did you secretly top up my meal card last time?"
Zhou Yi pretended to be dumb and said, "Ah, is that so? Why don't I remember it?"
"It must be you. No one else has touched my meal card except you." Lu Xiaoshuang said seriously, "I'll return it to you when I get my internship salary."
"Ahem, classmate Lu Xiaoshuang, everything requires evidence. Do you have any evidence to prove that I was the one hundred yuan in your meal card?" Zhou Yi also said seriously.
Lu Xiaoshuang lowered her head and thought hard: "Evidence... Evidence..."
Suddenly, she looked up with joy, pointed at Zhou Yi and said, "Ha, you let it slip. When did I ever say I'd top up a hundred yuan?"
Lu Xiaoshuang was feeling proud of her discovery, but she found that Zhou Yi could hardly hold back his laughter.
I understood it instantly: "So you did it on purpose."
"Haha, I just want to see when you'll find out."
The spring breeze blew on Lu Xiaoshuang's face, and her hair was blown up.
Zhou Yi suddenly said, "It turns out you look pretty good with your hair down."
Lu Xiaoshuang touched her hair and said, "Oh, I didn't bring the rubber band."
Suddenly, she realized it belatedly and her face turned red before she even let go of her hand that was touching her hair.
She immediately turned around and walked away quickly.
"Hey, wait for me." Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment and quickly chased after him.
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Lu Xiaoshuang's face was red for a long time, but because her hair was not tied up and covered her face, it was not too obvious.
Zhou Yi took her to buy a lot of snacks, and finally the two of them got on the bus, each carrying a big bag of snacks.
After finding a seat and sitting down, the bus started to shake.
The front window was open, and the wind blew in as the car started, making Lu Xiaoshuang's hair fly.
Lu Xiaoshuang could only smooth her messy hair with her hands.
Suddenly, a pink butterfly hairband was handed to her.
"Use this." Zhou Yi said.
Lu Xiaoshuang took it in surprise: "Brother Zhou, when did you buy it?"
"Just now, I picked it up casually."
Lu Xiaoshuang used a hairband to tie her hair into her usual ponytail.
He turned his head and asked casually, "Does it look good?"
I regretted it right after asking. Seeing Zhou Yi didn't respond, I thought he didn't hear it, so I quickly turned my face away like a child stealing cookies.
But Zhou Yi replied, "It looks good."
The two of them didn't speak during the rest of the journey, because Lu Xiaoshuang, who was sitting inside, kept looking out the window without turning back.
After arriving at the welfare home, Zhou Yi directly called the director, who was provided by Qiao Jiali last night.
The kind-looking director warmly welcomed them and told them about Xu Xinxin's situation here, including her psychological rehabilitation treatment.
Xu Xinxin has been in the welfare home for less than two weeks, but the director said that she has adapted quite well to life here.
The dean specifically mentioned Director Zhang, Qiao Jiali's lover, and said that Xu Xinxin's situation was very special, but under Director Zhang's coordination, legal aid was arranged to resolve Xu Xinxin's custody issue.
Soon, they saw Xu Xinxin, and several teachers were leading a large group of children to play freely in the small playground.
Zhou Yi and Lu Xiaoshuang spotted Xu Xinxin in the crowd at a glance. It was obvious that her reaction was still a beat too slow. She didn't react to the ball thrown by other children. It was only after a while that she ran over and picked up the ball.
But what’s interesting is that the children playing with her seemed to be accustomed to her situation. Instead of urging her, they stood there waiting for her to react.
"Dean Hu, there are so many children here. Are they all orphans?" Zhou Yi asked, looking at the children.
"Not entirely. Besides orphans whose parents have both passed away, there are also some children who have been abandoned or abused."
Lu Xiaoshuang asked anxiously, "Are there any parents who would abandon their own children?"
But after asking, she fell silent, because there are many more terrible and excessive things than not coming. Isn't Xu Xinxin a living example?
"Oh, there are quite a few such cases. Some children are born with disabilities and their parents don't want to raise them. Some are even more pitiful. Some students fall in love prematurely and do things they shouldn't do. They don't dare to tell their parents and just give birth to the child in a daze. In this case, the child being abandoned is considered a relatively mild case." Dean Hu has obviously seen too many such cases and shook his head helplessly.
Zhou Yi knew what the "serious situation" that Dean Hu didn't mention was. He didn't want Lu Xiaoshuang to continue asking about this topic, so he asked her to go find Xu Xinxin and play for a while.
Lu Xiaoshuang's ponytail swung as she ran over and called out from a distance, "Xinxin."
All the children looked at her, and Xu Xinxin was stunned for a moment before she recognized her.
Zhou Yi saw that Xu Xinxin finally smiled.
"Officer Zhou, please make yourselves at home. Come stay for lunch and have lunch with the children. You can also check out our food here." Director Hu said with a smile, "I have something else to deal with. I'll go take care of it first."
"Okay, Dean Hu, go ahead and do your thing. Don't worry about us."
"Please give Director Zhang's wife some hello when you get back."
"Of course, of course."
Zhou Yi turned around and saw Lu Xiaoshuang distributing the snacks they bought to the children.
Zhou Yi was just about to take another bag of snacks when the cell phone in his pocket rang.
"What's going on today? Business is so busy." Zhou Yi took out his phone and saw that it was Wu Yongcheng calling.
Zhou Yi answered the phone with some confusion: "Hello, Captain Wu, aren't you in the provincial capital? Why are you calling me suddenly?"
On the other end of the phone, Wu Yongcheng suddenly sighed: "Zhou Yi, I've confirmed that you really are a jinx."
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