Chapter 270: Old People's Homes and Orphanages
"Where are we going next?" Seeing the beautiful scenery, everyone was in a good mood, and they all looked at Li Qingqiu with some expectation and asked.
Li Qingqiu had already made a plan, and directly took everyone on the H1 bus, and after two stops, he got off the bus and arrived at the destination of the second stop, Crazy Hall Alley.
The Crazy Hall Alley is one of the most beautiful streets and alleys in Aomen, and the name comes from the fact that in front of it is a Wangde Hall known as the "Crazy Hall". The whole street is quite exotic, and the floor is paved with a crushed stone mosaic in the native Portuguese style.
There are also many creative districts, art schools, and galleries that add to this picturesque alleyway. In the morning, some dazzling sunlight shines on the streets and alleys, and there is a kind of beauty like a landscape painting.
Everyone walked all the way, there were many interesting small shops on the street, and the things sold in them were very exotic, most of them were ornaments and decorations that girls liked, Ye Zhuoqun and Wang Ping were naturally attracted by these things, and pulled Huang Liangliang to shop one shop after another, and when they were about to reach the end of the street, they had already carried a bunch of small things in their hands.
"You buy less things, and we'll have to go to St. Paul's Street in a while, where there is enough for you to buy." Li Qingqiu looked at Ye Zhuoqun's shopping spree and said helplessly.
"It's okay, just buy it later. "Ye Zhuoqun is a local tyrant, and the money she brought with her when she came to Xiangjiang this time is basically not used up, even if she runs out, she can still ask Ye Xumei for it.
"Eh, what kind of place is this?" The group walked and walked, and they came to the end of the street, there was a big house here, looking at it for some years, Wang Ping was more curious, and asked directly.
"Oh, it's the mother-in-law's house. Li Qingqiu immediately replied, "Actually, its real name should be called 'Home for the Poor', when a large number of Portuguese overseas Chinese in Shanghai fled to Aomen during World War II, it became a special place to accommodate refugees and the poor, and later became a home for the elderly." The people who live in it are all elderly mothers-in-law, so the neighborhood calls it 'mother-in-law'. ”
With Li Qingqiu's explanation, several people nodded clearly, and Ye Zhuoqun's face showed even more sympathy, and he asked again: "Are the mothers-in-law who live in it without family to take care of them?"
Li Qingqiu smiled slightly, and then said: "In its heyday, there were about more than 100 residents, but in fact, there were more than 50 people who lived in it, I volunteered here for a while, and the mothers-in-law who lived here did not all have families, some family members could not take care of them on weekdays, or their families were not around, many of them would live here, after all, there were not only special people to take care of here, but also many peers, mothers-in-law are also very afraid of loneliness, and they are very happy if someone can talk and chat with them on weekdays." ”
"Sister Qingqiu, you know so much, you have even done volunteering, I will be like you in the future. Ye Zhuoqun looked at Li Qingqiu with great admiration and said.
Li Qingqiu just smiled, touched Ye Zhuoqun's head, and said indifferently: "What is this, it's just some extracurricular activities in the school, when you go to middle school in the future, there are opportunities, in fact, compared to the old people's home, I would rather go to the orphanage, the children there are more pitiful, most of them are physically or intellectually disabled, they are abandoned at a young age, and they need more help from the society." ”
As soon as Li Qingqiu's words fell, he saw that everyone's expressions suddenly became strange, and Wang Ping and Ye Zhuoqun's eyes subconsciously looked at Huang Liangliang.
Li Qingqiu was a little confused, looked at a few people and asked, "What's wrong with you? Did I say something wrong?"
Several people didn't speak, Huang Liangliang on the side looked at their appearance, was a little speechless, and smiled helplessly: "Sister Qingqiu, you didn't say anything wrong, they are because of me, I live in a welfare home now, and I was abandoned by my parents when I was very young." ”
Li Qingqiu opened his mouth in surprise when he heard this, as if he was listening to some fantasy, and after a long time, he said slightly apologetically: "I'm sorry, Liangliang, I don't know ......"
"It's okay, it's okay, you don't have to apologize to me, you didn't do anything wrong. Huang Liangliang waved his hand indifferently, then looked at a few people around him, and said helplessly, "And you, don't mention orphans and welfare homes every time, you all look cautious, you know that I never care about this, don't worry about embarrassing me or breaking my heart, I'm not so glassy." ”
Huang Liangliang doesn't like others to look at her with sympathy the most, although most of the time everyone will ignore her identity as an orphan, but as long as she mentions it, the reaction always makes her helpless, as if she has become a little pitiful in an instant.
Except for Huang Sang, who all smiled wryly, Ye Zhuoqun immediately changed the topic, looked at Li Qingqiu and asked, "Sister Qingqiu, it's almost noon, where are we going to have lunch?"
"In front of it is Love Lane, there are a lot of snacks and souvenirs nearby, we can eat while shopping, and then there are the Ruins of St. Paul's and St. Paul's Street in front, there are also many delicious foods, to ensure that you can eat enough." Li Qingqiu immediately followed Ye Zhuoqun's words and said.
With the attraction of food, everyone began to go shopping and eating again, and when they finished visiting these three places, everyone had a lot of sustenances in their hands, and their stomachs were also round.
In the afternoon, a few people went to visit a few more scenic spots, and when it was getting late, they took the car back to the big house.
Ye Xumei had been waiting in the big house for a few people to come back, and when he saw them entering the house with large bags in their hands, he joked with a smile: "It seems that you are going to buy a big purchase today, have you bought all the souvenirs that should be bought?"
Ye Zhuoqun threw things on the table, slumped on the chair without any image, and replied weakly: "I bought it, I bought everything I shouldn't have bought, I was really tired." ”
Ye Xumei looked at her appearance, shook her head helplessly, and advised: "Okay, go and change your clothes and tidy up, and I will accompany my uncle and aunt to eat in a while, and when I finish eating, I will send Liangliang and them back to the hotel." ”
As soon as Ye Zhuoqun heard this, he immediately sat up straight and said, "I also want to stay in a hotel with Liangliang." ”
Ye Xumei shook his head and said: "Liangliang and they will catch the morning boat back to Xiangjiang tomorrow, and they will take a plane back to Yanjing in the afternoon. ”