Overwhelmed

Chapter 28

This is an extremely dilapidated orphanage beyond my expectations.

Spike-shaped iron fences are wrapped around the damaged wall, which has rusted to a nearly black dark red after being exposed to wind and rain.The dilapidated gate creaked when it was pushed open, the cold wind howled, and the whole yard was empty except for the dilapidated weeds and the damaged slide and swing.

Before coming here, I never thought that there was such a place in City A.

I just don't know why, there is always a feeling of deja vu.

Brother Bai, who was walking beside me steadily, seemed to be accustomed to this, and there was no surprise on his face, but his mood seemed to have faded a lot since he got off the car.

"This is a private orphanage," Brother Bai explained in a low voice after noticing my unexpected gaze. "Although it has been reported to the government, the actual operation is still in the charge of the orphanage's management staff."

"From now on, see with your eyes and feel with your heart."

When the voice fell, the person sent to negotiate with the orphanage had already returned, followed by the staff here.

I quickly cheered up and observed the person carefully.

This is a man who looks to be nearly 50 years old, with sporadic white hair growing on his head, wearing a well-washed iron-gray suit.

When he saw Brother Bai and me, the man's gloomy eyes flickered for a moment, and then he nodded to us, as if he was a little reluctant, but he still turned sideways and let us in at the end.

Just outside I found that this four-storey red brick building is in disrepair just like the wall, the outer wall is severely worn, and the narrow windows look dark, which makes me wonder if the sunlight can Can get in.

As Big Brother Bai walked in, I found that the place was as dark as I had guessed before. It was daytime, but it was so quiet that there was no sound at all. It didn't seem like a place where many children lived, and it was very cold. How much warmer.

The staff left after taking us in, signaling us to be casual, but the look in his eyes when he left told me that he was very worried about us, but there seemed to be nothing he could do.

I don't have time to pay attention to that person. Although I just stood outside for a while, it was cold and windy. I thought I would feel better when I entered the house. Who knew it was so cold in the house, and my hands and feet were already cold. .

I couldn't help but lowered my head and breathed on my fingertips, and then I heard what Brother Bai explained to the bodyguard standing behind him.

The fingers soaked in water vapor only felt a little warmth at the beginning, and then cooled down again in a few seconds, and even made people feel colder because of the slight humidity.

I was feeling a little helpless when I felt a sudden warmth on my fingertips, and the warm and dry feeling was instantly conveyed to my brain. I looked down and found that Big Brother Bai had actually held my hand.

I couldn't help but froze slightly, and looked at Big Brother Bai in puzzlement.

"Since you're here, let's be wronged for a while." Brother Bai said lightly, ignoring my surprise, and then took a deformed plastic bottle filled with water from the bodyguard who had returned, and wrapped it with a handkerchief. After wrapping it, I stuffed it into my other hand, "This will keep everything warm."

His attitude was so natural that it even gave me the illusion that my surprise was abnormal.

But... it's really warm.

I couldn't help rubbing the plastic bottle that was just not hot because it was wrapped in a handkerchief on my face, and I smelled the familiar tea fragrance in my nose. He sighed, "Before today, I would never have imagined that such a small plastic bottle could make me feel so happy."

Brother Bai smiled a little, "For the children here, this warmth will be even more valuable."

I blinked, looked at the plastic bottle in my hand, and seemed to understand something.

Brother Bai quickly led me around.

Although at first I thought it was awkward for two men to hold hands, but Brother Bai seemed to want to tell me that this is also one of the ways for the children in this orphanage to keep warm in winter, so I let him go, and even later because I felt The back of our hands was cold, so we simply stuffed both of our hands into the pockets of Big Brother Bai's windbreaker.Anyway, he didn't have any opinion about it, so I didn't wrong myself any more.

In the kitchen on the first floor, I saw some children helping to make dinner.

Their clothes and shoes were all worn out, they were not tall, their bodies were so thin that they had only bones left, and their hair was disheveled.

Some are peeling potatoes, some are washing cabbage, some are boiling water... It's just that the potatoes are full of sprouts, and the cabbage is yellow and shriveled. Even the water for washing vegetables is freezing cold. Cai's child's hands were already stiff and swollen, and it seemed that it was difficult to even bend them, but he continued to clean them as if he didn't notice it.

I couldn't help but frowned fiercely, and just as I was about to speak, Big Brother Bai dragged me away first.

"Brother Bai, why didn't you let me talk just now." I clutched my palms unconsciously, and then I remembered that our hands were holding each other, and then I let them go slightly disgruntled.

Although he knew that he must have his own reasons, but those children... are too pitiful.

"Don't forget our purpose today." He said almost without emotion.

"Of course I remember it, and this place is indeed very similar to the orphanage described by Xiaoxiao, but I don't think so when I read the book. Only when I saw it with my own eyes did I realize that these children are living so hard..."

"This is just the beginning." Brother Bai said softly.

For some reason, he makes me feel a little cold.

For the rest of the way, I didn't make much noise, I just observed here silently with my eyes.

In addition to the few children I met in the kitchen just now, I also met a few children who were wearing unlined clothes and barefoot wiping the stairs and corridors. They also used cold water. I just touched it with my fingertips. It was freezing cold.

Brother Bai didn't mind my passive resistance, and explained to me that these children were punished in this way because they made mistakes, which made me even more angry with the management staff of this orphanage.

In the evening, the orphanage, which had been silent all day, finally heard voices.

Brother Bai and I stood side by side on the stairs, watching children in rags neatly come in and stand in a row. Some of them seem to be disabled.

The man I met before reappeared at this time, taking some odd money and other messes from the children.

I looked at Big Brother Bai hesitantly, "They..."

Big Brother Bai said "Yes", "These children go out to beg very early every day, and they can only eat when they come back at night." He seemed to want to say something, looked at me, and suddenly fell silent.

But I already know what he wants to say, because the man below has already counted all the children's gains today, the smallest one was almost dragged by him all the way to a small black door, and then thrown in. Said calmly to all the children, "He has nothing to eat tonight, now, go and feed me quickly."

I gritted my teeth tightly and trembled all over, this man is simply a scum! !

"...Have these children always lived in this kind of environment?!" Seeing Brother Bai whose expression hadn't changed at all, I asked in a low voice, my voice trembling a little.

Brother Bai frowned slightly, "More than that, what you see is actually nothing at all."

His attitude makes me feel a kind of unreasonable anger!

Soon there was a sickening smell in the air, emanating from what the children were eating.

And I don't even want to stay here for a second!

Whether it's the person in charge of the orphanage or Brother Bai's understatement, I feel very angry and disappointed.

Brother Bai shouldn't be like this.

When Big Brother Bai sent me home, I looked at this man who was still young and white, and thought so.

When he was young, he was so gentle, why was he so cruel to those children.

...Because those children had nothing to do with him?

"Have you carefully observed the eyes of those children today?" Big Brother Bai, who had been silent all the way, suddenly said before getting out of the car.

I frowned in boredom and didn't think deeply about his question.

This day has too many surprises for me, and I need to sort it out.

After dinner, I asked Wan Qi to come over.

With the increasing contact with Wan Qi, I gradually began to really understand the Lu family and myself.

Wan Qi and Wan Li are not just assistants as I thought at first.

Every time a newborn is born in the Lu family, the elders will prepare a fund for the child that will allow them to live comfortably for the rest of their lives. This fund has always been invested and controlled by an experienced and highly loyal advisory group. We, the descendants of the Lu family, will only export and decide the final plan when the advisory group cannot make a major decision.

Of course, not all descendants of the Lu family are like this. As far as I know, there are also branches of the Lu family that have not been left behind and are no different from ordinary people.

The main Lu family will not extend a helping hand to all Lu family members. They are responsible for their own actions. The main family only plays the role of a leader, and will only intervene in management when major decisions are made. On weekdays, the separate families All operate autonomously.

The assets left by the Lu family ancestors are enough for the Lu family to live comfortably, but if everyone wants to fight on their own, no one will object.

For example, this is the case with Lu Hai, Lu Mingzhao's father. Their family is a branch of the Lu family stationed in the mainland.My cousin seems to be a man who doesn't like to rely on the shadow of his family. Over the years, he has done a good job in business in mainland China, and has close contacts with celebrities in the political circle. Lu Mingzhao was trained by him a while ago to scream.

Because the eldest brother is the future head of the family, he must know the whole family well before he actually takes over the Lu family. Whether it is the branch family or the main family, as well as those families with the same status as the Lu family, he also needs to contact them one by one. so busy.

Unlike them, I have no burden at all.

According to Wan Qi, my parents never asked me to make any outstanding achievements since I was a child, and they satisfied all my interests and hobbies.

My financial management team has been operating steadily since I was born. Even if I have never asked about it for more than two years, it has almost no impact, so it was not until Wan Qi gave me the latest asset statement. Only then did I realize that I was so rich and powerful.

As for Wan Qi, in addition to being responsible for my daily life, he is also responsible for contacting various forces under me, which is not as simple as I thought at first.

After knowing these things, I felt a sense of relief. This feeling of no longer being at a loss made me feel more at ease, and I dared to let go of my hands and feet to do something.

After Wan Qi came, I told him about going to the orphanage today, and asked him to check the details of the orphanage for me.

Although Brother Bai's indifferent attitude makes me a little uncomfortable, but since I have seen the situation of those children, I can't just sit idly by, and as far as I know, there are actually several orphanages under my command, and the conditions are better than today. That one is much better than that.

I want to help those kids if I can.

When Wan Qi listened to what I said, her face was very serious. She didn't turn to smile until I finished explaining the matter, and said to me with a smile, "Don't worry, young master, I'll order someone to do it in a while. But actually After hearing what you said, I feel that Mr. Bai is very well-intentioned, after all, it seems that such an orphanage is not very easy to find now."

I was stunned for a moment, and then I remembered the reason why Brother Bai took me to that orphanage today, and the scene when we got along today, and even the question he asked me when we parted.

It seems... In his eyes, the most important thing today is to let me understand the environment of that orphanage and the way of life of those children.

Although he felt a little cold during the process, he was always there to help me...

When I think of this, my chest feels a little tight.

...I always feel that it seems wrong to treat him with such a bad attitude today.

Sighing irritably, I was a little at a loss when I thought of making an appointment with Brother Bai to go to the orphanage tomorrow.

At some point, his eyes glanced at the clock standing by the wall, and for some reason, he thought of what Aunt Bai told him to let Big Brother Bai go home early during the day.

Aunt Bai's strange attitude suddenly sounded in my mind. I hesitated for a while, but couldn't help but say to Wan Qi, "Wan Qi, help me check the situation of the Bai family in recent years."