Lu Chaoli deliberately kept it a secret: "You'll know when you get up."
Jiang Li looked at him suspiciously, and got on the motorcycle under Lu Chaoli's gaze.
"Hold on tight."
Lu Chaoli looked back at Jiang Li, who nodded slightly and consciously wrapped her arms around his waist.
Lu Chaoli raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and after Jiang Li hugged his waist, he drove away on the motorcycle.
At first Jiang Li didn't know where Lu Chaoli was going to take her, but after walking out of Taohua Village and looking at the familiar surroundings, Jiang Li was surprised: "Is this the road to the train station?"
"Yes, I have a good memory."
Jiang Li had only walked this road once when she came here. Lu Chaoli didn't expect that she still remembered it after so long.
Jiang Li hugged Lu Chaoli's waist and put her chin on his shoulder: "That's right, but what are we going to the train station for?"
At this point, Lu Chaoli no longer concealed the truth and said bluntly, "I'll go with you to see the director of the welfare home."
Jiang Li widened her eyes in surprise: "Dean?"
"That's right. You grew up in an orphanage, and the orphan treats you like her own child. Since we are going to get married, we naturally have to tell the orphan in person before we do so."
Since the two of them had a mutual understanding, Jiang Li told Lu Chaoli her life experience. Lu Chaoli knew that the director was not Jiang Li's biological mother but was better than her biological mother. During this period, Jiang Li often talked about her time in the welfare home. Lu Chaoli knew that she missed the director and had been planning to find time to accompany her back to the city to meet the director.
After hearing Lu Chaoli's words, Jiang Li's heart warmed. She hugged Lu Chaoli tighter and pressed her face against his broad back.
She knew that although Lu Chaoli looked careless on the surface, he was actually very meticulous in his heart. He considered everything very thoughtfully and took care of her meticulously.
After noticing that Jiang Li's arms around him had tightened again, Lu Chaoli held the handlebars with one hand and held the hand around his waist with the other.
Jiang Li's hands were as soft as if they had no bones, and were easily held in Lu Chaoli's big palm.
His hot palms tightly wrapped Jiang Li's hands, and the temperature spread from his palms to Jiang Li's heart, making her whole heart warm.
Lu Chaoli rode his motorcycle to the train station, left the motorcycle with an acquaintance, and then took the train back to the city with Jiang Li.
The smell on the green train was really unpleasant. Fortunately, Lu Chaoli's mother packed some fruits and food for him before he left. As soon as he got on the train, Lu Chaoli peeled an orange for Jiang Li. The fragrance of the orange peel quickly covered up the pungent smell on the green train.
"Come, eat an orange to calm your nerves."
Lu Chaoli handed the orange to Jiang Li's mouth, and Jiang Li ate the orange segments directly from his hand.
Lu Chaoli considerately picked off the white whiskers on the orange slices. Jiang Li had just swallowed the orange slices in her mouth when Lu Chaoli handed the orange slices in his hand to her mouth again.
Jiang Li ate a large orange, and the churning in her stomach finally subsided.
"Better?"
Lu Chaoli turned his head and looked at her.
Jiang Li nodded slightly: "Much better."
Lu Chaoli held the orange in his hand and leaned his shoulder towards Jiang Li: "Lean on my shoulder and take a nap. Sleeping time will pass quickly."
Jiang Li was sitting next to the window. She leaned her head on Lu Chaoli's shoulder and looked at the scenery outside the window. The scenery along the way flashed by one by one, and the figures of the two of them snuggling together were reflected on the car window.
Jiang Li, who was not used to the pungent smell, forced herself to close her eyes. As soon as she closed her eyes, a faint orange fragrance floated to her nose.
Lu Chaoli lowered his eyes and looked at Jiang Li who was leaning on his shoulder, and with his other hand he put the orange peel in front of her nose.
The sweet scent of orange peel surrounded Jiang Li's nose, and her slightly frowned brows gradually relaxed.
The green train, carrying my thoughts, drove towards the city.
During the few days Jiang Li stayed in the green train, she gradually adapted to the new environment. It was the first time that the two of them stayed together for so many days, and their already connected hearts became even closer.
A few days later, the green train arrived at the end of its journey, and Jiang Li and Lu Chaoli walked out of the carriage together.
Looking at the familiar scene in front of her, Jiang Li closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"Come on, I'll take you to the welfare home to see the director."
Jiang Li tilted her head to look at Lu Chaoli beside her, her clear almond-shaped eyes shining brightly as if they were made of crushed stars.
Lu Chaoli held her fingers together and said, "Let's go, but before we go to the welfare home, let's go buy some things first."
Before Lu Chaoli came, his mother prepared a bunch of things for him to bring to the dean, but the journey was long and the things were easy to spoil, plus the train was too crowded and it was inconvenient to carry anything, so she didn't bring anything with her, thinking she would buy some when she got to the city.
Jiang Li brought Lu Chaoli to a supermarket in the city. Lu Chaoli bought seven or eight gift boxes, including fruits, snacks and supplements. He finally gave up because he couldn't carry them anymore.
The ceremony was as grand as a son-in-law meeting his mother-in-law.
Jiang Li helped carry two lighter gift boxes and took Lu Chaoli to the welfare home with ease.
Every year, orphans are sent to the welfare home. There are still more than a dozen children in the welfare home now. The director has never married in her life for her own reasons, and these children are like family to her.
Jiang Lichang used to come to the welfare home often to visit the director and the children, and the children all knew her.
Jiang Li brought Lu Chaoli to the welfare home quietly to give the director and the children a surprise, but when they arrived, the director was cutting the children's hair in the yard.
One of the children was sitting in front of the dean, while the other children were playing in the yard.
As soon as Jiang Li opened the door, a child noticed her. When he saw it was Jiang Li, the child's eyes lit up and he subconsciously exclaimed.
Jiang Li quickly raised her hand to her mouth, signaling him to be quiet. After the little boy signaled, he grinned at Jiang Li and swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
The other children playing in the yard also noticed Jiang Li and Lu Chaoli. At Jiang Li's gesture, the children remained silent and ran towards Jiang Li while the dean was cutting someone's hair.
The director was concentrating on trimming the hair of the little boy in front of him and did not notice the children's expressions. The children were very obedient and usually just played in the orphanage. Even if they were out of sight, he did not worry about them running around.
The children all ran to Jiang Li and looked up at her with surprise and excitement.
Jiang Li blinked at the children, then walked lightly towards the dean who had his back to her.
Jiang Li quietly put the gift box in her hand on the ground, and when the dean put the scissors on the ground to clean the hair on the child's face in front of her, she covered her eyes from behind.