Chapter 278 Orphanage II
I also walked over and picked up a very small child, about two years old. The child's upper lip was a little cracked. He looked very pitiful and a bit scary. In fact, I walked behind many people, but there was no one for this child.
Everyone should be a little afraid of hugging. I have seen many doctors, so I picked up this child.
"How old are you?" I asked.
The child raised two little fingers. It is difficult for children with cleft lips to speak and eat. I don’t know if this child can speak, but he is obviously very smart. The way the child looks at me is the same as other children. He is still too young.
I had no idea what was happening to me. The child's eyes were fixed on the bag in my hand.
"This child was left at the gate of the courtyard. There are other children like me here, all with all kinds of problems. Some have no problems, but the family is poor or they want to have a boy." Dean Qiao stood in front of me.
Beside him, he shook his head and said.
"What's his name?" I asked.
"The name I gave him is Qiao Qiangqiang, and his nickname is Qiangqiang." Dean Qiao said.
"Can Qiangqiang talk?" I asked again.
"I can, but I don't like to talk about it and it's not convenient." Dean Qiao introduced.
"The sooner a child with a cleft lip is treated, the better. It will be very troublesome when he gets older," I said.
"I know, I am powerless. To be honest, I really have no choice." Dean Qiao's eyes dimmed.
I took a small snack and handed it to Qiangqiang. Qiangqiang took the snack and smiled at me, his cracked lips also opened a little.
"Dean Qiao, why did you originally want to build an orphanage? Where will the funds come from? Do you want to find a way on your own, or..." I asked.
"To tell you the truth, I am also an orphan..." Dean Qiao sighed: "I originally opened a small factory by myself in the city, which was not bad at all. Later, that was it. Slowly, I
We started to adopt orphans, and more and more of them became like this." Dean Qiao smiled bitterly.
What Dean Qiao said was very simple, just a few words, but I knew the hardship behind it was beyond my imagination. Looking at the old and haggard man in front of me, I was in awe.
"Dean Qiao, can I ask how old you are?" I asked.
"You may think that I look like a little old man, but actually I am forty-one years old." Dean Qiao chuckled.
"Dean Qiao, I admire you very much." I said with respect.
"Oh, no need. I just did what I wanted to do. Although my ability is not enough to make the children live a good life, I finally have a family." Dean Qiao waved his hand.
"It is only thanks to caring people like you that we can persevere. This place is privately run and there is no government funding. I have to move here and there, and caring people like you often give me a little help to make it work. But the child
We are getting older and going to school, and I am also worried." Dean Qiao said with a painful expression on his face.
I was speechless for a moment. I looked at my classmates who were playing with the children in the room. Life is about comparison. Once you compare, you will know what you have and what others don’t have. Maybe what you think is natural is what others only dream of.
something.
"Dean Qiao, it's time to eat." A woman came over and said.
"Okay, let's have dinner. You guys can eat some together. There's nothing to eat, so just make do with it." Dean Qiao smiled at me.
Dean Qiao greeted everyone, and then followed the women and started setting up the tables and chairs. Some older children were also helping. I saw the King of Hell and Qinqin also helping to set the table. The King of Hell was very quiet today and didn't talk much.
The tables and chairs were placed, and the children sat down consciously. Dean Qiao said apologetically: "We will eat when the children from school come back."
After a while, some children carrying schoolbags walked in from outside the door. They must be the children who were going to school. These children were not surprised when they saw us when they came in. They must have been used to this kind of scene. They did not make any noise and talked, and they were all silent.
Find a seat, get ready and wait to eat.
Several women came in carrying a large rice pot and two large vegetable pots, and the aroma suddenly filled the room.
"Dad, what are we going to eat today?" a little girl asked.
"Today I have your favorite chicken." Dean Qiao said with a smile.
"Wow! Great, great!" The little girl clapped her hands, and the other children around her also became excited.
The tables were put together, several tables were put together, and they were very big. The women placed the rice pot and vegetable pot directly on the table. I took a look and saw that the rice was brown rice, and in one pot was chicken stewed with potatoes.
Another dish is boiled Chinese cabbage.
The table is large, but more than half of it is occupied by children. They have taken good care of us and squeezed us into a pile, but obviously there is not enough space to sit.
"Children, please stand up and eat. We have to serve good guests." Dean Qiao said loudly.
"No, Dean Qiao, we are not hungry." Lin Lin and several girls waved their hands.
"Just eat it with chopsticks. There's nothing good about it. I'm sorry for you." Dean Qiao insisted.
We were all given bowls and chopsticks. The bowls were from here and the money was disposable chopsticks. I felt very uncomfortable holding the bowls.
It’s not that I have never seen poor people, but this is the first time I have come into contact with a man like Dean Qiao. I am deeply touched by what materials such people are made of. I can’t do what he does anyway. I don’t have it.
That courage and perseverance.
"Children, what should we say!" Dean Qiao shouted.
"Thank you, big brother, big sister!" The childish voice sounded again.
I saw the faces of several girls, and some of them even secretly wiped their tears.
Basically no one eats our food. No matter how much Dean Qiao persuades us, we can't bear it. Although the pot is big, it is obviously not enough. The children eat it very well. I know that this pot of chicken is definitely not something that is often eaten.
I saw a very young child put a piece of chicken nugget into his mouth. His little face was full of happiness. He chewed the chicken nugget very hard, and then the child swallowed hard, including the bones and meat.
Swallowed it.
"Let's go out and have a smoke." Brother Heizi patted me.
We put down our bowls and walked out.
As soon as Brother Heizi took out his cigarette, Fourth Brother and the others also appeared.
Brother Heizi walked around and we lit cigarettes without saying anything.
"Second child, your wife must have done it on purpose." The fourth child spoke first.
"She also came here to find me. I wouldn't know if she didn't come here. It's really like this... ugh!" the second child said in a dull voice.
"I really want to help them, but I don't have the ability." Lao Si sighed.
"Hey, Gao Fei, your kid's family is rich, so you can help raise a few." The fourth child turned to Gao Fei and yelled.
Gao Fei rolled his eyes and didn't answer. I knew he couldn't decide this kind of thing. Gao Fei was damn rich, but he didn't.
"Oh!" The fourth child suddenly turned his arm around me.
I turned around to look and saw the King of Hell and Qinqin also walking out. The two people did not walk towards us, but walked to the other side. Qinqin wiped his tears with his hand, and the King of Hell took a piece of paper and handed it to her.
"It's all caused by honey pots. Brother, I've seen it a lot." Brother Heizi said calmly: "There are many things like this across the country. Can you come here to take care of it? Can you help?"
"I can help a little bit." I let out a sigh of relief. Since I saw it, I still have to find a way to help. For Dean Qiao, I really admire this man.
"Why are you all here?" Lin Lin came over with a few girls.
Cuicui's expression is the calmest. Perhaps only people who have experienced the same suffering can understand the meaning of poverty. Tears are useless, and the last thing needed here is tears.
"It's really shocking. I didn't expect that what was said above was true." Lin Lin said.
"Yes, we must study hard in the future so that we can be able to help others in the future." The boss concluded.
The hard education was finally over, and we kept all the money we had, but not much. The King of Hell actually took out a thousand yuan. Unexpectedly, this guy was quite capable.
Dean Qiao was very embarrassed and apologized to us repeatedly, saying that we were hungry. The children wanted to send us away, but we refused. Dean Qiao kept sending us far away. Before we parted, I went to find Dean Qiao.
Asked for his phone number.
On the way back in the car, there was silence. Everyone was thinking silently. Compared with these children, we have too much.
Back at school, I invited everyone to dinner because everyone was hungry. Of course, I didn’t invite everyone. I didn’t know some of them. Besides, everyone had their own arrangements, so I called my brothers, and Lin Lin.
He pulled Qinqin in, but Qinqin actually didn't refuse, so Qinqin naturally followed him.
I found a restaurant next to the school. We sat at a big table. I asked for food and Qinqin sat across from me. She was willing to come. I never thought that maybe what happened today would touch her. Compared with those children
, we seem to be hypocritical, what others are thinking about is survival, and we are still struggling with our feelings.
"San'er, we don't have any money, who will pay for it later." The fourth child was the most realistic and thought of this problem.
"I won't let you buy it anyway." I smiled.
"How about I do it? I'll ask someone to send money." The King of Hell said.
"Come on, no need, I'll do it." I said and took out a card.
"Haha, San'er is indeed different. After Deng Qi, he has become more courageous." The fourth child teased me.
The fourth child really can’t speak. I glanced at Qinqin opposite. Qinqin was talking to the King of Hell. He didn’t seem to hear me. I sighed secretly. Qinqin often helped me in the past. Some of my clothes were from her.
I got it as a gift and I’m still wearing it.
Cuicui grabbed the fourth child by the ears and glared at him fiercely. The fourth child probably also reacted and smiled apologetically at me.
"This is my own money." I explained non-no, but I didn't know what the meaning of this explanation was.
Chapter completed!