Coming out of school, Cong Lu took the bus to the station.

In the evening, Cong Lu finally returned to the orphanage. Qin's mother must be preparing dinner in the kitchen now, standing at the gate, Cong Lu saw that the children in the orphanage were playing games under the supervision of a few older children, and a few four or five-year-old children were playing on the slide under the protection of a girl wearing a ponytail and a jeans T-shirt.

Turning her head inadvertently, the girl saw Cong Lu standing there, and a bright smile appeared on her delicate little face, "Sister Lulu, you're back!"

"Well, come back and see. Cong Luxiao looked at the eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl in front of her, "What about Sisi and Xiaohui, smile?" "All three of them stayed in the orphanage as soon as they graduated from high school, and they didn't go to college or go out to work. Qin's mother is getting older and older, and it is a little unbearable to take care of the children in the orphanage alone.

Smiled and pointed with his hand, "Oh, Xiaohui." As soon as the words ended, a sunny teenager in hurdle shorts walked over with a basketball in his hand.

"Ha, Sister Lulu, Mother Qin was still talking about you two days ago. There wasn't much fruit in the orphanage, so Sisi rode to buy it, and she was going to come back soon. ”

"Sister Lulu, Sister Lulu!" Behind Xiaohui, followed by several children who had just played basketball, they also rushed to greet each other at this time.

Cong Lu nodded in response, took out the candy prepared in advance from his backpack, and distributed it to them. Touching a tiger's little head, Cong Lu asked with a smile: "Zhuangzhuang, did you listen to Sister Lulu when she was not in the orphanage?"

"Sister Lulu, Zhuang Zhuang is very obedient, Mother Qin praised me this morning. Zhuang Zhuang hurriedly replied.

"Alas~ Who is that kid who cried yesterday evening!" Xiaoxiao teased on the side.

"Hmph, who told Brother Xiaohui not to give me lollipops. Zhuang Zhuang pouted and retorted.

"Then who is rolling on the ground in the middle of the night with a toothache?"

"It's just that I eat candy until I have a toothache and a shameful face. A few children next to him also coaxed. This time Zhuang Zhuang blushed in the teasing of everyone and couldn't lift it up.

"Ah, I said that the yard is so lively, it turns out that my dearest Sister Lulu is back!" The bright girl who came in pushed the rickshaw and greeted Cong Lu with a smile.

"Yes, your dear Sister Lulu is back, do you want to miss me?" Cong Lu quipped.

"That's, we have to think about it day and night!"

As he spoke, he took out the apples from the tricycle and put them in the pantry. After a while, he came over with a washed and cut apple.

A few people were giggling and joking, and the time passed quickly. At this time, Qin's mother's shout came from the kitchen, "It's time to eat, go wash your hands!"

Cong Lu took Xiaoxiao and Sisi's hands and walked quickly into the house. "Mother Qin, I'm back. Mother Qin, who was busy, heard the sound of talking, suddenly raised her head, and saw Cong Lu looking at her eagerly, and her eyes turned red all of a sudden.

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back! Why didn't you call in advance so that Xiaohui could pick you up? Dinner is ready, let's sit down and eat!"

Cong Lu nodded, washed her hands, helped the children set up the dishes and chopsticks, and then sat down and began to eat.

After eating, Xiaoxiao and Sisi went to brush the dishes and chopsticks, and Cong Lu followed Qin's mother to her room. Cong Lu took out the check from her bag and handed it to Qin's mother.

"Mother Qin, if you collect this money, you don't have to worry about money in the future. ”

Mother Qin looked at the check in Cong Lu's hand and asked suspiciously, "Lulu, where did you get so much money from?!"

"This money is mine, Mother Qin, you can rest assured. ”

"Your, Lulu, you can't do stupid things! Once you start something, you can't go back!" Thinking of the endless incidents of flower season girls on newspapers and television who sold themselves for money, or took risks to break into a catastrophe, Qin's mother was anxious, and her voice unconsciously rose.

Cong Lu not only didn't get angry at Qin's mother and reprimanded her, but felt a warm current pass through her heart. Yes, only Mother Qin, who really cares about herself, will not be ecstatic when such a large sum of money is placed in front of her, but first think of how she got so much money and whether she has done anything wrong!

Cong Lu stepped forward and took Qin's mother's hand, and the two of them sat on the edge of the bed, telling Qin's mother about their experiences in the past few days without reservation.

An hour later, Cong Lu stopped talking, Qin's mother couldn't speak for a long time, and after a while, she said to Cong Lu, "Lulu, don't tell others about this matter, including laughing at them." It's so unbelievable that it's dangerous to let bad people know about your situation.

Qin's mother's name is Qin Lihua, she was originally married, her husband is a successful businessman, the two have a good relationship, and they have a daughter, but they were abducted when their daughter was four years old. On the day of the divorce, Qin Lihua took the divorce certificate and her husband, no, it should be said that it was her ex-husband, because of the compensation given to her by guilt, she walked on the street in a daze, not knowing where she was going in the future. My parents have been dead for many years, and my relatives and friends are not in the same city, so I rarely move around. Looking at the cars coming and going on the road, Qin Lihua thought about dying like this, but at this time, she saw Cong Lu on the other side of the road, her small body was shivering because of the cold, her facial features could not be seen, and she was holding a bun that the old lady next to her looked at her pitifully and devoured, and she looked like she hadn't eaten enough for several meals.

Qin Lihua's heart was touched, yes, her daughter is so old now, can she be fed and clothed? Or is she doing the same thing as this little beggar in other places where she can't see, eating the food that well-wishers give her?

In this way, Qin Lihua took Cong Lu home, bathed her, changed into new clothes, and looked at the little girl with ordinary eyebrows and eyes in front of her, Qin Lihua prayed in her heart that other kind-hearted people could treat her daughter like this.

In fact, Cong Lu was nine years old when she was picked up by Qin Lihua, but she was only malnourished for a long time, making her look like she was only six or seven years old.

Later, Qin Lihua successively adopted more than a dozen children such as Xiaoxiao, Sisi, Xiaohui, etc., but in her heart, Cong Lu was always special, she pulled herself out of the emotion of death, and when she saw herself, she would always think of her daughter, and over time, they seemed to have become real mother and daughter.