Chapter 261 This World Is Strange
On the other side, Tu Yao ran out onto the main road after finishing her stakeout.
Halfway through the run, I couldn't help but tap my head.
He murmured, "...Wen Yu."
It's very familiar.
She immediately shook her head, walked to the crossroads, turned to the side, and entered a side street.
She walked along the path for more than ten minutes before stopping.
Before me stood an old, five-story building with peeling paint on the walls, and in the very center, a large character for "demolish" was written.
Near the characters that were being dismantled were patches of pitch-black paint.
Tu Yao frowned and walked to the security room. "Grandpa Liu, they've been here again?"
An elderly man with gray hair sat in the security room, saying smugly:
"They've been here, don't worry, Yaoyao. I closed the door tightly and didn't let them in."
"I'll do as you say. As soon as they knock on the door, I'll pretend to faint and scare them to death!"
Tu Yao smiled and said, "Thank you, Grandpa!"
"Grandpa, let's talk later, I'm going in first!"
"Okay!"
The old man watched her go inside and sighed.
He had spent half his life in this welfare home and had seen all sorts of ups and downs, but he never imagined that he would run into something like this at the end.
They had been waiting for the demolition and relocation for so long, but a relative had set his sights on them. The old lady had been gone for so many years and no one had ever come to visit, but as soon as the demolition started, they came running.
They come to cause trouble every few days; no one can stand it.
Xiao Tuyao is the same; she was in charge of this place when she was young, and she's still in charge now that she's grown up.
...
As soon as Tu Yao entered the courtyard, she heard a noisy chatter.
The girl with two braids pointed angrily at the boy opposite her: "You stole my paintbrush! I'm going to tell Aunt Wu!"
The boy wasn't intimidated at all: "I also want to tell Aunt Wu that you took two extra candies from Sister TuTu's last time!"
The girl blushed. "Sister TuTu said that if I'm good, I can eat more. I've been very good lately!"
"You're the one who's disobedient! You didn't help Aunt Wu wash her shoes yesterday, but I did!"
"You just scrubbed it haphazardly, it's not clean at all! I saw it!"
Under the osmanthus tree in the courtyard, two five- or six-year-old children were revealing each other's secrets. As they went on, they both looked like they were about to cry.
Tu Yao immediately frowned and interrupted, "You're arguing again! All of you, stand in the corner as punishment! Xiao Zhuang, go to the east side; Xiao Mei, go to the west side!"
As soon as she finished speaking, several children who had been watching immediately ran over and surrounded her.
"Sister TuTu, don't you have class today?"
Tu Yao smiled and hugged each of them. "Go ahead, no roll call, I sneaked out."
She's a senior and will graduate this year, so her coursework isn't too demanding.
The two children, who were about to go stand in the corner as punishment, turned around immediately upon hearing this and asked in confusion, "Doesn't Sister TuTu have to stand in the corner as punishment for skipping class?"
"I'm being punished by standing?" Tu Yao put her hands on her hips: "Who's the boss in this family? Who dares to punish me!"
The two children resignedly lowered their heads and stood on either side as if it were their own business.
The girl couldn't help but make a request: "Sister TuTu, can I eat ten ice creams after I finish standing here?"
"Don't I look like ten ice creams?"
The child fell silent.
After walking around, Tu Yao confirmed that apart from the two under the osmanthus tree, the other children were all well-behaved, so she punished them with an extra ten minutes.
A moment later, her phone vibrated. She glanced at the message and hurriedly ran out.
Next to the security room stood a girl with long, flowing hair and a dark-skinned, muscular young man.
Tu Yao quickly waved her hand: "Sister Yunyun, Qin Lang! What brings you here?"
Like Tu Yao, the two of them grew up in this orphanage.
Chu Yun is a journalism student who just graduated last year and is currently interning at a media company.
Qin Lang dropped out of school early and started driving a truck after he became an adult.
The two looked over at the sound. Chu Yun's eyes turned slightly cold, while Qin Lang gave a simple, honest smile.
Qin Lang pointed to the messy wall: "I heard that someone is causing trouble again, let's come and see."
"Grandpa Liu told me you went to see that person?"
Chu Yun, standing nearby, preemptively said, "Are you stupid? Aren't you afraid he'll beat you up?!"
As soon as the news of the welfare home's demolition was confirmed, a man claiming to be the grandmother's nephew appeared and tried to take all the demolition compensation.
In just a few months, they resorted to all sorts of extreme measures, including coercion, bribery, and intimidation.
Tu Yao actually dared to go see him alone!
Tu Yao quickly shook her head: "I didn't look for him, I just went to stake out the place."
“I found out about that person. His name is Zhao Yuanfeng. He is an executive at a talent agency. He recently sent his son to a film crew to film a movie, and they also invested in that movie.”
"I suspect they just want to use the money from the demolition compensation to cover their investment costs."
Chu Yun was stunned, clearly not quite understanding.
She actually found it.
Tu Yao looked at her with a smile: "I'm not stupid, I'm just worried."
"Didn't you come as soon as you heard the news? You were worried too."
Chu Yun frowned: "It's different."
She and Qin Lang were indeed worried after hearing the news that someone had come to the welfare home to cause trouble, but that was all they were worried about.
But they've grown up, and they always have their own considerations and plans.
The days at the welfare home are in the past, and so are the people and things there.
Instead of, like Tu Yao, who still prioritizes this welfare home and goes to great lengths to run around for it.
Chu Yun said coldly, "This house is Grandma's personal property. Putting aside the possibility that the other party may actually have inheritance rights, we can't afford to offend someone like that."
He has no right to inherit.
Tu Yao immediately retorted.
Chu Yun frowned: "How did you know?"
Tu Yao paused for a moment: "...I just knew it."
Chu Yun felt annoyed: "Whatever."
"Anyway, we've already agreed beforehand that I'll be busy with my internship, and Qin Lang will be driving a car in a couple of days. If something really happens to you, we won't have time to take care of you."
Tu Yao pursed her lips: "I know."
She hadn't anticipated that Chu Yun and Qin Lang would get involved in this matter.
"I'm done talking, I'm leaving."
Chu Yun turned to leave, but Tu Yao quickly grabbed her, "Wait a minute!"
She slowly withdrew her hand, frowned, and said, "...Sister Yunyun, I still think this world is a bit strange."
"Suddenly it's even stranger."
Chu Yun's expression was numb. "You've said that at least ten times already."
Tu Yao couldn't help but look at Qin Lang: "What do you think?"
Qin Lang scratched the back of his head, looking completely bewildered.
Chu Yun said irritably, "Ignore her. Ever since she was sixteen and got so engrossed in reading a novel that she bumped her head into a telephone pole, she's been going crazy."
For the past two years, she'd been in a daze, even wondering if the person she hit had gone mad.
He hit his head, and later said his wrist hurt.
My wrist doesn't hurt anymore, but I've started saying I can't remember anything.
"I don't know if traditional Chinese medicine can treat the brain, but you should treat yourself first after you graduate!"
Tu Yao fell silent.
Chu Yun pulled Qin Lang away, but after taking a few steps, he turned back and warned, "I advise you not to go stake out there anymore!"
"Tu Yao, Grandma passed away a long time ago. We never had any real relationship. I just happened to run into you today and wanted to give you some advice. Whether you listen or not is up to you."
"I'll say it again, if anything happens to you, we won't take responsibility for you."
Tu Yao nodded. She understood. They weren't friends, just allies who had lived together for a period of time.
They could get separated at any time.
They value different things, so she can't ask them for help.
Seeing her tacit expression, Chu Yun became even angrier and turned to leave.
Tu Yao sighed as she watched the two walk away.
It's still very strange...
She used to feel like she had forgotten something, but now that she has just come out of the film and television base, she feels like she has just entered this world.
Everything was unfamiliar, yet everything was also familiar.
Time seemed to be divided into layers.
She sniffed and sneezed loudly.
The following evening, Tu Yao, even more heavily disguised than the day before, entered the film and television base again.
As soon as I entered, I was bumped into by someone coming from the opposite direction and stumbled!
Immediately afterward, a joyful, tearful voice rang out: "Sister, it's you!"
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