Chapter 2 Orphanage
The hospital was packed with people, and heads were shaking everywhere.
Queuing up to register, doing inspections, etc.
It took a day.
Du Xiaofan was lucky, and no bones were broken. He was prescribed some medicine, and he will probably be fine after a few days of rest.
"Hello, is this the dean?"
Du Xiaofan called the orphanage. He had already decided to go back, so before going back, he had a phone call with the director.
"Ah, it's Xiaofan!"
The dean's voice came from the other end of the phone.
The current director of the orphanage is the son of the old director. He is almost fifty years old. He works hard to support the orphanage and also relies on the help of some orphans who have left the orphanage.
Just like Du Xiaofan.
"Yes, Dean Jin, I plan to come back in a few days."
Du Xiaofan said.
"It's good to come back, it's good to come back. The air in big cities is not good, but the air in our rural areas is good, with mountains and water." Dean Jin said happily.
"Uh-huh."
Du Xiaofan felt warm in his heart and nodded heavily.
In order to prevent Dean Jin and others from worrying, Du Xiaofan stayed for another day. After the injuries on his face were less obvious, he booked a ticket and went back.
After riding a long-distance bus for almost six hours, Du Xiaofan finally returned to his hometown - Yuwu.
There is a Yuwu Mountain in Yuwu.
This mountain peak is extremely high, nearly 4,000 meters above sea level. The top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round and shrouded in clouds and mist, making it look like a fairyland. This is how the Jade House got its name.
In addition to Yuwu Mountain, there are many other big mountains.
Like a loyal guard, guarding the 'jade house'.
After getting off the bus, I took out my big black suitcase and dragged it out of the station. As soon as I left the station, taxi drivers came one after another to solicit customers.
"Brother, brother, where are you going? I'll take you!"
A fat man with a big belly came over with a smile on his face.
"Tamawu Mountain!"
Du Xiaofan said, "How much?"
"Brother, our taxis all have meters. They charge according to time and distance, and they are clearly displayed." The fat driver explained: "Of course, if you don't charge, just give me fifty!"
Apparently, the driver seemed to have recognized Du Xiaofan's local accent, so he didn't treat Du Xiaofan as a fat sheep, and the price he quoted was quite fair.
"Bill it."
However, Du Xiaofan still chose to pay and took a taxi.
"okay!"
The fat driver immediately started driving, the engine roared, and he drove away.
"Brother, why are you going to Yuwu Mountain? Judging from your accent, you should be a local. Are you going home?"
Along the way, the fat driver started chatting, "I heard that there are some tourism activities going on in that place recently, but Yuwu Mountain is indeed a nice place, with beautiful scenery, clear mountains and clear waters, and the fragrance of birds and flowers."
"If we really develop the tourism industry, we will definitely make a fortune."
"Oh, there's another thing."
Du Xiaofan's eyes flashed with surprise. He had never heard of Dean Jin mentioning this matter.
"It seems that brother hasn't been back for a long time."
The fat driver smiled.
Du Xiaofan nodded noncommittally.
Tamwu gradually developed, the roads became smoother, and national highways were established. However, due to traffic jams and traffic lights, it took nearly an hour to reach the foot of Tamwu Mountain.
After paying the fare, Du Xiaofan dragged his large black suitcase and walked on the stone paved road. Since the old dean passed away and Du Xiaofan was admitted to college.
He never came back.
It's almost six or seven years ago.
The memory picture overlaps with the picture in front of me. There are many differences. Yuwu Village has changed a lot.
The most conspicuous thing is the small buildings under construction, as well as the houses that have been knocked down, and the roar of bulldozers, excavators and other giant machines can be heard in the ears.
From the looks of it, it really needs to be developed.
Du Xiaofan was looking forward to it in his heart.
Following the route in his memory, Du Xiaofan turned left and right, walked through several small alleys, and finally saw a somewhat dilapidated large courtyard.
The buildings were in disrepair and there were many children playing in the yard.
At the door, Dean Jin and the two vice-deans were already waiting for Du Xiaofan.
"Xiaofan!"
Dean Jin was wearing a gray tunic suit, his hair was half white, the wrinkles on his face were not very obvious, and he came over with an excited expression.
"Dean!"
Du Xiaofan recognized Dean Jin at a glance, walked over quickly, and hugged him tightly.
It took a while before he let go.
"It's good to be back, it's good to be back!"
It can be seen that Dean Jin is very happy, excited and excited.
Next, Dean Jin introduced two vice-deans to Du Xiaofan, a man and a woman, both in their forties or fifties, and they were a couple.
The male's name is Wang Damu, and the female's name is Lin Dazhen.
Both of them have a big character in their names, which is a coincidence, but the look in their eyes is very dull, and the joy on Wang Damu's face is just fake.
After all, Du Xiaofan has been working hard in the big city for several years, and he is still good at observing people's emotions.
And Lin Dazhen simply stopped pretending.
The reason why Du Xiaofan came to see Dean Jin as soon as he came back was naturally because he missed him, said some words, and gave some of the things he bought, such as supplements, to Dean Jin, and then it was time to go back to his home.
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Of course, in addition to supplements, he also bought a lot of snacks for the orphans in the orphanage.
"Xiao Fan, you should stay in the orphanage today. Your old house has not been lived in for a long time and is very dirty. I will find someone to clean it up tomorrow and you can live back there." Dean Jin
He took Du Xiaofan's hand and said.
"No……"
"Dean, I'm afraid this won't work!"
Du Xiaofan was about to refuse, but Wang Dazhen immediately spoke, and said in a strange tone: "There are no rooms for people in the orphanage. There is only a utility room left. If Xiaofan wants to live in it, I will find one."
Someone clean it up."
"Dazhen, what are you talking about?"
Wang Damu frowned.
"I'm telling the truth!"
Lin Dazhen scolded with wide eyes.
"you……"
Dean Jin was very angry.
"I won't stay in the utility room. If you want to stay, just go in and live there by yourself." Du Xiaofan glanced at Lin Dazhen coldly, said coldly, and said goodbye to Dean Jin, carrying the big bag.
The suitcase left.
"He's just a bad guy who couldn't make it in the big city and ran away. There's nothing to be proud of." Lin Dazhen snorted coldly.
"Dazhen, you can't talk nonsense. In the past two years, Xiaofan has sent money back every year. He is kind to our orphanage!" Wang Damu frowned and shouted.
"What's the point of being kind? If we sell the orphanage for that little money, we can easily return it to him." Lin Dazhen said again: "Dean Jin, what are you thinking?"
"It's useless to keep the orphanage any longer, and the tourism in Yuwu Mountain is the national government's decision. What's the use if you keep insisting?"
"..."
Dean Jin remained silent, and finally sighed, "We sold the orphanage, what will happen to these children? We can't do that!"
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Du Xiaofan didn't walk very fast, so he heard all the conversation between Dean Jin and the others. In the end, he frowned, but there was nothing he could do.
"Just take it one step at a time."
After dragging his suitcase and walking along the path for a few minutes, Du Xiaofan saw an old tiled house at the end of the path ahead, just at the foot of Yuwu Mountain.
The house is not small, but a little dilapidated.
In some places, there are already many spider webs.
The walls and heels of the house are covered with weeds.
Chapter completed!