Chapter Thirty-Eight: Entering the Shen Garden for the First Time

Shen Yuan is a trace-type orphanage established by the mother of Fang Weizhen's siblings, that is, philanthropist Shen Huijun, in her private name. It is located in the southern suburbs of Jiangcheng with beautiful scenery, the park is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the environment is quiet, and the perennial cinnamon is fragrant, which is a good place for all ages and self-cultivation.

The park is equipped with teaching buildings, playgrounds, piano rooms, libraries, canteens, dormitories and other facilities. From the main entrance, there is a small parking lot on the left-hand side of the gate, and in front of the parking lot is a circular playground and then a school building. Teachers' offices, libraries, playgrounds, piano rooms, canteens, etc. are all located around the teaching building, and the overall layout looks comfortable and natural. The Dean's Office Building and Reception Room are located on the left side between the playground and the teaching building, adjacent to the other teachers' offices.

On both sides of the teaching building is a path more than one meter wide, the path extends to the dormitory building behind the teaching building, and the flower beds along the path are full of osmanthus flowers. Therefore, 'Shen Yuan' is also known as 'Guiyuan'.

When Chu Ning arrived at the 'Shen Garden', Dean Shen Huijun was already standing at the gate of the park to greet him.

"It's been a hard trip! Chu Ning, welcome to 'Shen Garden'! After getting out of the car, Shen Huijun said to Chu Ning with a smile.

"Dean Shen, I'm sorry for your trouble!" Chu Ning bowed down and saluted Shen Huijun, she felt that the elder in front of her was noble, amiable, and a person who was easy to get close to, and the worries along the way disappeared in an instant.

"It's too late for me to be happy! Virgin doesn't have a share in this child, letting her stay in 'Shen Yuan' all day long is tantamount to torturing her, with you to accompany her, she will definitely be much more comfortable. Shen Huijun said with a smile.

"Mom, can you save me some face in front of Chu Ning?" Fang Weizhen pretended to elongate her face.

"Okay, I won't talk about you, you can take Chu Ning to the room to rest first! Take her to the garden in the afternoon, first familiarize yourself with the environment, your brother and I still have things to handle, if it goes well, we can only come back in the evening, if we can come back in time, we will have dinner together to celebrate the arrival of Chu Ning. ”

"Dean, you're so busy, don't worry about me, just do the same as usual, or I won't get used to it."

"It's just a matter of adding a few dishes to the kitchen, and it's out of the way." Shen Huijun gently held Chu Ning's hand, patted her arm and smiled.

"Then --, Dean will see you in the evening!" Chu Ning couldn't insist anymore, she took the luggage in Fang Weinan's hand and walked towards the dormitory building with Fang Weizhen.

"Vinan, do you need to take a break before you go? Why don't I let Lao Wu accompany me? After Chu Ning and Fang Weizhen walked away, Shen Huijun turned his head and asked Fang Weinan solemnly.

"No need, I'll go with you! Do you have all the information? Fang Weinan rubbed his eyebrows and said.

"I have prepared all the materials that should be prepared, the reason why my mother is so anxious is that this matter cannot be delayed any longer, and now the relatives of that family have agreed to send the child to 'Shen Yuan', I hope that the procedures can be completed in the past today, if it goes well, the child can be picked up next week."

"Then let's hurry up and go now!" Fang Weinan sat in the car again.

"Virgin, I didn't expect 'Shen Yuan' to be so big and the environment to be so beautiful, it seems that I really came to the right place." After Chu Ning put down his luggage, he and Fang Weizhen wandered leisurely in the park.

"Of course, every plant and tree in the 'Shen Garden' was designed by my father back then, because my mother liked osmanthus the most, so when my father built this orphanage, almost all the flower beds in the garden were planted with all kinds of osmanthus flowers. However, there is a flower garden other than osmanthus between the piano room and the dormitory, and there are flowers in full bloom all year round, which is specially planted for children. ”

"I envy you for having such a pair of proud parents."

"The same goes for you! There is an enviable father, the so-called doctor, and the hearts of parents in the world! ”

"You're right! Dad had good intentions for his patients, and often when the others were already asleep, he was still studying the patient's condition under the lamp and seeking a cure. Chu Ning thought about his father's excessive gray hair and reading glasses, and said gloomily.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about these heavy topics, there are a few children over there, I'll take you to get to know them." Fang Weizhen pulled Chu Ning to a group of children.

"Sister Virgin--" When the child saw Fang Virgin and Chu Ning, they immediately surrounded her.

"Hello kids!" Fang Weizhen waved to the children.

"Sister Virgin-, are you on stilts again today?" It was a little girl of six or seven years old, with two pigtails, and her eyes were big and round, and they were shining brightly.

"Yangyang, how can you say that about my sister? Woo--, what do you do when you see Sister Virgin crying? Fang Weizhen squatted down in front of Xiao Yangyang, amused by the way the child cried.

"Sister, don't cry, okay? I won't talk about your stilts in the future. Xiao Yangyang coaxed Fang Weizhen like an adult, and she looked very cute.

After she saw Chu Ning, she pointed at Chu Ning curiously and asked:

"Sister Virgin, who is this beautiful sister?"

"You just call this sister Sister Ning! She was my guest from a far away place early this morning! And she's your teacher too. ”

"Hello children! I'm Sister Virgin's classmate, and I'll be with you every day for some time to come! Will you welcome your sister? Chu Ning also squatted down and said to the children.

"Beautiful sister, you are really beautiful, I always thought that Sister Virgin was the most beautiful girl I have ever seen." Xiao Yangyang said again.

"Hmm--" Fang Weizhen deliberately stretched her face and asked angrily, "Aren't I the most beautiful girl now?"

"You two are the most beautiful, but if you have to compare, it's still a little bit more beautiful than the pretty sister." Xiao Yangyang stretched out his fleshy fingers to gesture, making Fang Weizhen and Chu Ning lean forward and lean back.

"Let me tell you one thing, my pretty sister is the best piano player in our school! I can let her perform for you in the future, do you say you like it?"

"Like--"

"Pretty sister, can you play with us often in the future?"

"Sister, can you play the piano for me?"

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Children are children after all, even if they lack family affection from an early age, they may be resistant to all unfamiliar things, but from the perspective of a child, any normal child must be full of curiosity about new things and people. So as soon as Fang Weizhen's words were finished, the focus of the children's attention fell on Chu Ning.

For a few days, Chu Ning and Virgin are tired of being with the children, the child's innocence seems to have made her return to her carefree childhood, she taught them to sing, dance, and play beautiful nursery rhymes to them, and unconsciously established a very wonderful relationship between them, Chu Ning can't tell why this feeling is so wonderful and strong, in short, with them, she can temporarily put aside all her troubles, let herself completely integrate into this special environment.

The night sky is full of stars and the moonlight is picturesque, and the originally silent 'Shen Garden' looks more warm and holy under the illumination of the moonlight. Where the breeze blew, there were bursts of osmanthus fragrance, which made the whole 'Shen Garden' shrouded in a thick fragrance of flowers.

--This is the season of fragrant osmanthus flowers.

Chu Ning leaned on the balcony alone, feeling like he was in a picture scroll. She closed her eyes and quietly felt the shock and emotion brought to her by this quiet night, at this moment, she couldn't help but realize that Shen Huijun, the founder of 'Shen Yuan',-- an ordinary and great mother, has been silently cultivating the charity she loves all her life for decades.

Charity is not only about giving love, but also about belief; It not only carries the spirit of dedication and sacrifice, but also the perseverance and feelings accumulated over time.

"Chu Ning, what are you thinking? Thinking so distracted? As soon as Fang Weizhen came back from outside, she saw Chu staring at the stars in a daze.

"Can't sleep, why did you come back so late?" Interrupted from his thoughts, Chu Ning returned to the room with Fang Weizhen.

"There is another little boy in 'Shen Yuan' tonight, I heard that both parents died in a car accident some time ago, and there is only one grandmother in the family who lies in bed all year round, and it is difficult to take care of even the basic life." Fang Weizhen gently tapped her shoulder with her fist, and then moved her muscles.

"Do you have any other relatives in his family?" Chu Ning pressed Fang Weizhen on the bed, and then rubbed her shoulders for her.

"It seems that there is an uncle on my grandmother's side, and I heard that the local people have negotiated with that family, hoping that they can adopt the child, but the family has been pushing it off and has no intention of adopting. What's even more strange is that the child is very stubborn and insists on refusing to go there, so my mother has been running around for this matter for the past few days, and today I finally got his wish to 'Shen Yuan'. ”

"Do the people over there agree with the children coming to 'Shen Yuan'?"

"That family is the most weak! As if relieved, I saw that little Moqi was no happier than living with them in 'Shen Yuan'. ”

"What about the child's grandmother?" Chu Ning is very worried about Xiao Moqi's grandmother, and at the same time she lost her son and daughter-in-law, and now her grandson is not around, how difficult it should be for her.

"I heard from my mother, it's all some kind neighbors who are helping to take care of it." Fang Weizhen motioned for Chu Ning to stop, and then lay on the bed and said helplessly.

"Why did every child in 'Shen Yuan' have such an unfortunate experience?"

"Actually, there are not only Moqi children who are sent in like this, sometimes there are several a month."