Chapter 293: Donating to the Orphanage (Part 1)

Time quickly moved to the next day.

Early at 7 a.m., the freshmen of Ji Province University were dispersed under the command of their class leader to gather at their respective destinations.

Zhao Qingfeng instructed Wang Yuan to hold a small flag, leading the students carrying fruits and clothes onto a bus.

They bought dozens of boxes of fruits and snacks, as well as winter clothes for children and the elderly.

The students were all excited, and some even treated it like a picnic. The group set off in a lively manner and arrived at the Jingyue District half an hour later. After getting off the bus, Zhao Qingfeng called roll again to make sure no one was missing before heading to the nursing home.

The senior community director was already there.

He stood at the entrance of the dilapidated courtyard waiting.

As the class representative, Zhao Qingfeng shook hands with him, then had the students move the supplies to the storeroom.

Looking at the nursing home’s walls, spattered with marks of at least thirty years’ history, the elderly there were enthusiastic. Occasionally, children came to visit, so they were not too lonely.

But when they arrived at the orphanage.

Seeing the innocent and longing eyes of these homeless children, the students’ moods also became heavy.

“This is where the children live and sleep.”

“Over there is their playground. The facilities are a bit old, but our community comes to repair them regularly, at least ensuring safety.”

“The boy in the floral shirt over there is named Liu Letian. His father was a firefighter who died in a rescue operation. The couple was deeply in love, and after the father’s death in the line of duty, the mother passed away from grief, leaving behind this child…”

“And that little girl in the red dress with a ponytail is called Gao Lele. No one knows who her parents are. See her arm? Her left arm was broken long ago, a tool used by human traffickers to make money. In a crackdown, the traffickers were caught, and with nowhere to go, she was taken in here.”

“There’s also that pair of twins. Their situation is similar to Gao Lele’s, except their hands and feet weren’t broken because they were used for petty theft. The snakeheads usually don’t let them be mutilated, but they can’t speak; their tongues were cut out, making them mute by human intervention.”

The condition of the orphanage was far worse than imagined.

Not just the regular orphans, but also many children who had been abducted and exploited by human traffickers.

The senior director complained about the security issues, then prepared to take them to meet the director.

Just then.

Shen Lingyao’s class also arrived. Being a kind-hearted person, she immediately started crying after listening to the senior director’s stories, taking out her favorite lollipops to share with the children. Her sweet demeanor and the scene of caring for the children were captured by some classmates, earning her widespread praise. This made Li Manrou, who had also come along, particularly dissatisfied. She quickly approached the senior director and asked, “Senior Director, besides the class-organized donations, I personally want to donate an additional ten thousand yuan. Is that okay?”

Of course, it was possible!

The orphanage was not easy to manage.

Even with government subsidies, it was still a drop in the bucket. Not only were the teachers’ salaries not guaranteed, but the director was also running at a loss. The sole reason for building and maintaining this private orphanage for so long was that the director was an orphan himself, who understood the hardships of orphanhood from a young age.

Li Manrou’s offer to donate ten thousand yuan quickly reached the director’s ears.

The director, Mr. Li, in his forties, with a kind face and slender figure, first bowed deeply to thank Li Manrou for her donation of ten thousand yuan. Then, he excitedly announced to the playing children, “Hey, kids, remember your birthday wishes? We’ve got money now! Let’s tally them up, and we’ll fulfill them right away!”

The children had many wishes, running over with eyes shining brightly.

“Father Li, my wish is for a drawing board!”

“No problem.”

“My wish is for a big stuffed toy.”

“I’ll buy it for you!”

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