The three of them inquired all the way to the No. 1 Orphanage in Cheung Chau, but when they found the orphanage, the three of them couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

Walking into the Changzhou Orphanage, the three of them first walked through a row of neat residential areas, but at the end of the residences is another world, and the scene that is incompatible with the neat residential areas you pass through, the first orphanage in Cheung Chau comes into view. The dilapidated plaque shows how old the orphanage is. A typical rural village in the city, surrounded by some laid-off workers, and the whole family is nested in the middle of some dilapidated old houses that are worse than those of migrant workers. There is a dirt path that children have to go to school every day.

As soon as I walked into the orphanage, out of it came a woman of medium height, about fifty years old, and the woman's face was covered with vicissitudes. The hair has turned gray.

"Who are you looking for?" the woman asked. She didn't understand what a few well-dressed young people were doing here.

"I'm looking for the dean here. Dongfang Xiaofei asked politely.

"Oh, I am, what are you looking for me, I really don't know you. ”

"Hello Dean. Dongfang Xiaofei stretched out his hand enthusiastically.

The woman hesitated a little when she looked at the young man's white hand, but finally stretched out her calloused hand and shook it gently.

"Were you in this orphanage 20 years ago?"

"I'm sorry, I didn't come back then. ”

Dongfang Xiaofei was a little disappointed.

"You should have an adoption record of the adopted child here, right? Dongfang Xiaofei asked.

"I'll take you to the archives. ”

After speaking, the woman led Dongfang Xiaofei and a few people upstairs.

The lights in the corridor are dim, the dim light and the old corridor give people an oppressive feeling, and the oil skirt of the corridor is covered with moss, indicating that the building is very damp. The wooden window frames were rotten and the nails on them were clearly visible, the rusty faucets had long been unscrewed, dripping with water, and some of the walls had cracks due to disrepair. The dilapidated corridors reverberated with the shouting and crying of children.

Dongfang Xiaofei walked away, and his brows furrowed. "Is this the orphanage that was sent to by Master Clearance back then?" Dongfang Xiaofei thought secretly.

"How many orphanages are there in the first orphanage in Changzhou City?"

"Since it's the first, of course there's only one. The woman replied weakly.

After a while, several people came to a dilapidated house. There were a few broken bookshelves in the room, and some books were placed on them.

Dongfang Xiaofei and a few people hurriedly looked at it, and after about 30 minutes, several people were a little disappointed.

"It seems that this was all a few years ago, twenty years ago?" Dongfang Xiaofei asked.

"Eighteen years ago, there was a fire here, so the previous information is gone. The woman's words are like a basin of cold water rushing Dongfang Xiaofei to the end.

"Can we go to your office for a while?" Dongfang Xiaofei said.

"Okay, but it might disappoint you. The woman led the group back to her office.

It's not so much an office as a dilapidated room with a dilapidated couch in it. There are also a lot of waste products in a mess. There are water bottles, paper shells, and discarded tires......

"Can you introduce me to our orphanage?" Dongfang Xiaofei said in a sincere tone.

"This is an orphanage in the Republic of China period before the liberation, it was a long time ago, and there was a fire 18 years ago. Five years ago, the government said it was going to rebuild it, but there was no news about it because the funding problem had not been solved.

"How many kids are there?"

"There are about 100 children here, and because we don't have money, we have to send some orphans to other orphanages. "The woman was a little sad.

"There were more than 30 staff and more than 40 teachers here, and the orphanage's economy relied on some subsidies from some enterprises and some government supplies. A lot of people had to leave here, and now there are still a dozen staff members and more than a dozen teachers left. They all rely on part-time odd jobs to make ends meet. At this, the woman's eyes filled with tears.

"I'll take you to see the orphans here. After saying that, the woman took a few people to the place where the orphans were active on the second floor.

When they saw the orphans dressed inside, Dongfang Xiaofei and several people were shocked. In this hot season, some girls actually wear "cotton clothes!!

"Because the orphanage is poor and can't afford to buy summer clothes, and you want to wear a dress? The woman cried.

The children saw a few people around the dean and immediately gathered around. The pungent smell makes people feel sick. But a few people who did not move, they knew that it was a group of kind children.

"Don't send us away, we want to live with Aunt Chen forever. One of the older children said.

"Yes, let's not leave here, let's not leave Aunt Chen!" the other children said.

Only then did Dongfang Xiaofei know that the dean's surname was Chen, and he also knew that the children had misunderstood, thinking that a few of them were here to lead the children away.

"Everyone misunderstood, we are not here to lead you away, we are here to help you. Dongfang Xiaofei said.

"Aunt Chen, is that so?" the children asked Dean Chen.

"Yes, yes, go back and play, don't worry, if you have Aunt Chen, you will have a mouthful of food. ”

When the children heard what Dean Chen said, they went back one after another.

"Dean Chen, go back to your office, I want to have a good talk with you. Dongfang Xiaofei said.

"How much will it cost to rebuild this orphanage?" Dongfang Xiaofei asked.

Dean Chen was a little surprised, but then calmed down. Over the years, there have been many companies that have promised to help build orphanages, but in the end, they have not all failed.

"About 5 million. Dean Chen said.

"How much does our orphanage cost in a year?"

"The government has given subsidies of about 300,000 yuan, but it is far from enough. Anyway, it takes more than 1 million a year. ”

"Well, I see, so be it, I'll come back tomorrow. After speaking, he left the orphanage with Wu Momo and Shenyang.

"I don't know if it's going to be the Year of the Monkey. Dean Chen sighed softly. Although she could see that Dongfang Xiaofei and the others were not bad people, it was simply unrealistic for them to come up with so much money to help these orphans who had nothing to do with each other.

In the evening, Dean Chen told several teachers what happened during the day, and they all said that they should stop daydreaming. I'm still thinking about how I can make more money to supplement my family. After all, people do not live in a vacuum in society. It's not enough to have love, it's also to fill your stomach.