Z City is a small city in southern China, and the monthly salary of people living here is at most 2,000 yuan, which is still a very good unit, which shows the backwardness of Z City's economy.

The orphanage was established along the river in Z City, and when Chu Zifeng returned to the orphanage, it was three o'clock in the afternoon, and there was no one in the orphanage, and it was believed that all of them went to school.

"Zifeng, are you Zifeng?"

As soon as Chu Zifeng entered the orphanage, he heard a man's voice behind him.

When I turned around, I saw a middle-aged man in a white shirt, holding a large vegetable basket in his hand, who had just entered the gate of the orphanage.

"Dean Li, it's you, it scared me!"

Dean Li is the vice president of the orphanage, named Li Shuang, 45 years old, has been working in the orphanage for 10 years, in addition to being responsible for the food of the orphanage, is to arrange the life and study of every orphan in the orphanage, as for the orphanage's money, it is funded by the government, do not need to worry too much about the life and academic problems of the orphans here.

"Zifeng, where have you been in the past three months, why have you not come back until now?...... You, why do you seem to have grown taller!"

Dean Li walked in front of Chu Zifeng, put down the big vegetable basket in his hand, and looked serious and surprised, he had always been very worried about Chu Zifeng's disappearance for three months, but now that Chu Zifeng was back, he was very unhappy again.

"Dean Li, I'm at the age of growing my body, so it's not strange to be tall!" Chu Zifeng knew that he was now one meter eight tall, this must be caused by cultivation, if he didn't find a reason, he really didn't know how to explain this height problem, because he was only one meter seven five tall before.

"Wait a minute...... Dean Li, what did you just say, three months? You said it's been three months?"

Chu Zifeng was even more surprised, he didn't seem to have stayed in the Xuantian Cave Mansion for such a long time, could it be that it was really only one day in the mountains, and it has been a thousand years in the world!

"You kid, you know that you are not in good health, and you still run around all day long, and we are all worried about you. ”

"Actually, in fact, the last time I went to Wanlong Mountain with my classmates, I injured my foot on the way, so I lived in a family under the mountain for a while, helping them plant the land and do some farm work, but I didn't expect it to be three months before I knew it!"

It was impossible for Chu Zifeng to tell Dean Li the true situation, and even if he did, he wouldn't believe it.

Dean Li's serious expression slowly lowered and asked, "Then your feet are okay, right?" You haven't brought any medicine with you in the past three months, so there's nothing wrong with your body, right?"

Chu Zifeng is the pride of the orphanage, he has nothing to say about his good academic performance, and he is very cheerful, not like other orphans, so the staff of the orphanage like him.

"Dean Li, don't worry, I'm fine. You see, after this period of labor and life, my health seems to be much better than before. ”

Chu Zifeng clearly knew in his heart that his body was not much better, because of his cultivation, he had strengthened his physique, and those big and small illnesses had been expelled by himself, and he would never look for himself again in the future.

"It's okay, I'm relieved if it's okay!"

Dean Li's eyes flashed with a trace of tears, but this scene did not escape Chu Zifeng's eyes.

"Dean Li, what's wrong with you, why did you suddenly become so sad? Haven't I already come back! Don't worry, I promise that something like this will not happen again. ”

Dean Li said bitterly: "Zifeng, you come with me, I have something to tell you." ”

Chu Zifeng followed Dean Li for some reason, but what he came to was Dean Li's room, that is, the dean's room where Chu Zifeng was adopted eighteen years ago.

Chu Zifeng couldn't understand why Dean Li brought himself to Dean Li's room, didn't Dean Li like others entering his room casually!

But when Chu Zifeng just wanted to ask, his eyes rolled and he suddenly saw a white porcelain altar on the table against the wall in the dean's room, and a black and white photo, the photo was......

At this moment, Chu Zifeng seemed to think of something, but he couldn't believe what he was thinking, and asked, "Dean Li, where is the dean?"

Dean Li turned to look at Chu Zifeng and said, "Zifeng, you just came back, I didn't want to tell you about this now, but you will know sooner or later, so, so ......"

"No, no, the dean was fine when I went out that day, how could it be ......"

"On the second day of your disappearance, your teacher came to look for us in the courtyard and said that you were missing, so we mobilized everyone to look for you and called the police, but we didn't even find your figure, and at that time there was something wrong with the dean's heart, until last month, the dean ...... I'm sick and dead!"

Chu Zifeng was brought up by the dean, if it weren't for the dean, he would have died eighteen years ago, and it is impossible to have the opportunity to go to college today.

Like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, Chu Zifeng's heart was very painful, and tears couldn't help but fall.

"Zifeng, people can't be resurrected after death, all of us are very strong, I will also spend my life managing the orphanage left by the dean, although we don't want any children to come to us in the future, but the children who come to us will not suffer, this is the promise I made before the dean died. ”

What kind of person is Li Shuang, everyone in the orphanage knows that he, like the director, can not return to his home for several months for the orphanage, this enthusiasm cannot be done by others.

"Why, why don't you wait for me to come back, the dean has a great kindness to me, why don't you even let me see me for the last time!"

Dean Li said: "Originally, the dean's family wanted to bring back the dean's ashes and posthumous photos, but this is the dean's life's work, so I beg the dean's family to keep the dean's ashes and posthumous photos, because I want the dean's spirit in heaven to clearly see that his hard work will not be in vain." ”

After a pause, Dean Li gently patted Chu Zifeng's shoulder and said, "Zifeng, before the dean died, he explained something to me, telling me that I must find you and tell you about it in person." ”

"What's the matter?" Chu Zifeng asked as he wiped his tears.

"It's about your background. ”

"Background, I'm not an orphan, how can I have any background!"

"Yes, you are an orphan, but unlike other children, you were not abandoned by your parents at the door of our orphanage, nor were you sent here, but the director picked you up from the street. ”

"No, that's not what the director told me, he said I was abandoned at the door of the orphanage. ”

"That's because the dean doesn't want you to think too much, after all, a child abandoned on the street is too pitiful, and his parents don't care about the child's life or death, it's just that the dean thinks that your background may be a little different, so he asked me to tell you about it before he died. ”

"What's the difference, being abandoned in front of an orphanage is no different from being abandoned on the side of the street. Since the day I became sensible, I have regarded the dean as my parents, and you as my family, and other people have nothing to do with me. ”

Chu Zifeng's most taboo thing is to mention his parents, because in Chu Zifeng's case, no matter who they are, they are not qualified to be their own parents, otherwise, eighteen years ago, they would not have wanted themselves.

Dean Li saw that Chu Zifeng was angry, which was what the dean was most worried about before he died, but he couldn't help but tell Chu Zifeng about this matter, because he had the right to know all this.

Dean Li took out a small purple box from his pocket, opened the small box, and there was a silver-white ring inside, and said: "Zifeng, this ring was placed by your side when the dean picked you up, and the dean believes that in this ring, there should be a hidden mystery of your life experience." In addition to the ring, there were 100,000 yuan by your side back then, and the dean also believes that your life experience should be different based on this, because eighteen years ago, 100,000 yuan was like millions now!"

Eighteen years ago, China's economy was just getting started, and the fact that there was so much money at that time, and that it was still around an abandoned baby, is enough to prove something.

But Chu Zifeng didn't care and said: "They want to take 100,000 yuan as my maintenance money, but that's fine, at least the money is used where it should be." As for this ring......"

Chu Zifeng took the ring, this ring is quite good-looking, there is a circle on the ring, and the word "Chu" is carved in the circle, and a coiled dragon is carved around the word "Chu".

"The dean saw the word 'Chu' on this ring back then, and thought that your father was probably surnamed Chu, so he named you Chu Zifeng, and the dean explained before his death, no matter whether you can find your parents in the future, this ring must be carried with you at all times, and you can't lose it or pass it on to others. ”

"Since the dean has told me, then I will wear this ring. However, even if I can meet them in the future, I won't recognize them, and I guess they won't want me as a son, haha. ”

Dean Li shook his head, he had long known that Chu Zifeng would think so, but since Dean had confessed that he had told Chu Zifeng about this before he died, he could be regarded as having completed the task, as for the future, Chu Zifeng would handle it himself.

"Zifeng, you still have to focus on your studies now, let other things take their course, don't think too much! The day of the start of college is coming, you go and pack your luggage, and go to Yenching University to report in the next two days." ”

Chu Zifeng walked in front of the dean's posthumous photo, and said softly and confidently: "Dean, don't worry, I will not disappoint you, and when I have a successful career in the future, I will definitely come back, because this is my hometown." ”

ps: What's the most important thing about the new book? Of course, it's collecting and voting!