For as long as I can remember, I stayed in an orphanage called Angel until I was eight years old, when Master appeared. But this orphanage is not in Long Province, but in Beijing.

I bought a train ticket online, checked the transportation routes, and finally arrived at the orphanage on the outskirts of Beijing. I haven't been back for ten years, and the exterior of the orphanage is a little more prosperous than I remember, and it seems that it should have been renovated over the years, but now it is cloudy, and it looks gray and lifeless under the dark clouds. Ten years is not a long time, but I was too young when I left the orphanage, and I didn't remember many things. This time I revisited the old place, but there are not many special feelings.

I walked to the big iron gate outside the courtyard and tapped the railing lightly, making a "bang" sound. I saw that the man in the guard room hurriedly put on the security guard's hat, poked his head out and asked me, "What are you doing?" ”

"I'm looking for Dean Bao." As I spoke, I handed him a cigarette that I had prepared a long time ago, "It's a bit of a private matter." ”

The doorman was not polite, took out a lighter from his jacket pocket with a cigarette, and said after lighting the fire: "You are talking about the old dean, right?" ”

"Old Dean?" I was a little surprised, "You guys have changed the dean?" ”

The doorman said while spitting out smoke rings: "It's been a few years, and the old dean is not in good health, so he went home to recuperate." ”

"Do you know where his house is?" I asked hurriedly.

"How can I know when I look at the gate." The doorman shook his head and said, "You have to ask the current dean, she may be able to know." ”

"Okay, then you let me in, and I'll go to your dean."

The doorman puffed out his cigarette, turned around and took out a thick record book from the window of the guard's room, held the ballpoint pen in the notebook and said to me: "Bring me your ID card, and I will register it for you." ”

In this day and age, there are not many people who still use manual registration, which is enough to show the economic conditions of the orphanage.

The doorman looked at his ID card, then at me, frowned and asked, "You took this photo when you were a child, right?" ”

"Well, it's been a few years." I nodded.

"How do you look familiar...... "The uncle muttered as he completed the registration. I glanced at the registration book, don't look at the old man's appearance, the handwriting is very delicate, and I have practiced calligraphy at a glance.

As I took back my ID card, I smiled and said, "Actually, I used to be in this orphanage, and I was called Tolerance at that time." ”

"Inclusion...... Tolerance ......" Uncle suddenly brightened up and said excitedly, "I remember, you have to go for almost ten years, right?" ”

"You've been here for so long?" I originally said it casually, but I didn't expect the doorman to really remember me. But I don't have any impression of him anymore, after all, I was so young at that time.

"I came before you!" The uncle said a little proudly, "I didn't expect you kid to come back, you are one of the children I have been most impressed by over the years." ”

"I'm in an orphanage

Is it famous? "Uncle, I was a little flattered to hear this.

"Hey, what's the matter?" The uncle grinned, "So many children are happy when they leave, and you are the only one who is crying, can you not remember!" ”

I blushed when I heard this. I have to say that I was a bit stupid when I was a child, if it wasn't for the dean who lied to me that the orphanage was bought by the circus, I wouldn't have gone with my master. As for crying when I left, it was because I thought that my friends would be whipped with a big leather whip in the future.

I blushed and quickly changed the subject and asked, "By the way, do you remember, how did I get to the orphanage?" ”

"How else can you get into the orphanage, either sent by the government or picked up outside."

What he said is also that what I asked was tantamount to asking in vain, and the specific details still had to find the old dean to know.

Due to the rain that had just fallen last night, the petals and leaves in the garden were still stained with dewdrops, and you could smell the fragrance when the breeze blew. I walked through the garden to the building of the orphanage. The orphanage has only a small three-story building, the first floor is a dormitory for all the children and caregivers, the second floor is a classroom and canteen for the children's classes, and the third floor is an office and warehouse.

At this time, the children must be in class on the second floor. In the past, in addition to nurses, the orphanage would also hire some teachers to teach primary school courses, and sometimes Dean Bao would personally go into battle, I don't know if this is still the case. I decided to go straight to the dean's office on the third floor, and if there was no one in the office, I would go downstairs and ask someone.

I found the door number that said the dean's office, and the door was open, so I stood in the door and knocked lightly.

"You...... Who to look for? ”

Behind the desk sat a girl in her twenties, with a ponytail, looking up at me blankly, her red lips curled upwards as she spoke.

"I'll look for the dean." I say.

"I am." The girl said, "Who are you?" ”

I was slightly stunned, I didn't expect the new dean to be so young, not much older than me. I made up my mind, put aside my surprise for a while, and said straight to the point: "I grew up in this orphanage, and I want to meet the old director." ”

"He had long since left the orphanage."

"I've heard that, so I'd like to ask if you have any contact information for him, or his home address?" I asked.

"Even if there were, you wouldn't be able to reach him." The female dean's expression changed slightly, and a pair of big eyes gradually became dim, "He died of illness last year. ”

"What?" I can't believe it.

"If you want to worship him, I can take you there, and it will be his sacrifice day next month. But you can't make it public, I didn't tell the children in the house about it. ”

Hearing this, a sad emotion inexplicably rose in my heart. Although I haven't seen him for ten years, I have the impression that he is definitely a kind, loving, and responsible dean, not to mention that he also takes care of me eight

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How can I not feel sorry for it?

"Come and sit down, I'll pour you a glass of water." Seeing my lonely look, the dean got up and went to the water dispenser to get a glass of warm water, put it on the table in front of me, and then asked, "Do you want to come back to visit him?" He will be relieved to know that he has this knowledge. ”

"Actually, I still have some past events that I want to inquire about." I honestly said, "Are there any nurses in the orphanage who were there 18 years ago?" ”

"It's long gone." The female dean shook her head regretfully, "Many of the people who work in the orphanage are volunteers, and few of them have been working for that long. Besides, after I took over as dean a few years ago, there were a number of new people. ”

"What about the files of former employees, there should always be them, right?"

"Originally...... there was" The dean's cheeks were slightly red, and she lowered her head and laughed embarrassedly, "I accidentally lost my ...... when I renovated it before."

This time I was completely speechless, how could it be so difficult to investigate my life experience, as if there was invisible resistance everywhere. But it soon occurred to me that maybe the old dean would tell his family about the orphanage, and although the chances were slim, I had to try.

So I asked, "Can you contact the old dean's family?" ”

"The old dean is alone, he has no relatives, and even the cemetery was bought by the orphanage." After saying this, the dean's face showed a look of apology, and she could see that I was very disappointed now.

"However, if you want to talk about relatives, maybe there is one." But her next words rekindled a fire in my heart.

I subconsciously leaned forward, my chest pressed against the table, staring at her wistfully.

She was a little embarrassed: "Before the old director retired, he adopted a girl, who was also from our orphanage. After the old superintendent died, the child had no one to take care of him, so he was sent back to the orphanage. ”

"Can I meet her?" I didn't have much hope for this little girl, but I wanted to try it anyway.

"I can take you to her, but you have to be prepared." The female dean said solemnly.

"Something can't happen to her, right?" If I had been told that something had gone wrong with this little girl, I would have fainted on the spot.

"Not really." The female dean said, "But this child doesn't like to talk, and sometimes his mood is very unstable, maybe he was stimulated by the death of the old dean, so you must be careful when you speak." ”

I nodded solemnly. I used to be an orphan too, so I know how an orphan feels, not to mention that this girl has suffered a second blow, and I have to be in a good sense of proportion.

"I'll take you to see her during my lunch break."

As the dean spoke, there was a sudden thunderclap outside, and soon there were raindrops in the sky. She hurriedly got up and went to close the window, and immediately her hair was wet from the rain. Having said that, I haven't seen heavy rain for a long time, because it only snows in Long Province this month, so that the wind outside is biting, and we don't even dare to open the windows in the house.