Chapter 485: Revisiting the Old Place

Ye Chen lived in this welfare institute for ten years from the age of eight to eighteen, and he had very deep feelings for this place.

It was just that he had been living in poverty before and was embarrassed to come back.

Now that he had some money, he might as well go in and see what needs the welfare institute still had, so he could help solve them later.

So, he nodded and agreed, saying: "Then let's go in and take a look."

Li Xiaofen was overjoyed and hurriedly grabbed Ye Chen's arm, dragging him forward.

Ye Chen could only let her drag him, while still holding his wife Xiao Churan's hand tightly.

Xiao Churan's heart was beating faster, but she still let him hold her hand and walk into the welfare institute.

The Jin Ling Welfare Institute was built in the last century and had a history of several decades. The buildings here were also relatively low brick buildings, each with a history of several decades.

Ye Chen saw that the appearance here was basically the same as when he lived here many years ago, so he couldn't help but ask Li Xiaofen: "Over the years, hasn't the welfare institute been expanded or renovated?"

Li Xiaofen said: "We wanted to expand, but the funding has always been tight. There are many more children here than before, and the dean and Auntie Li both feel that it is better to spend money on the children. As for the hardware conditions, we save where we can."

Ye Chen looked at the rusty slides, seesaws, and turntables in the courtyard, feeling both familiar and somewhat uncomfortable.

These toys were ones he had played with when he was a child, which meant they had a history of at least twenty years.

The younger brothers and sisters after him had been playing with these limited, old toys until now.

Ye Chen couldn't help but blame himself a little. Before Tang Sihai found him, he had been worried about Auntie Li's health and tried every possible way to treat Auntie Li. After Tang Sihai found him, he had been trying every possible way to get back his dignity during this period.

But during this period, he hadn't thought about donating a sum of money to the welfare institute to help the younger brothers and sisters improve their living environment. It was truly unforgivable!

Thinking of this, Ye Chen prepared to donate tens of millions to the welfare institute, let the welfare institute be completely renovated, and then buy the best toys, the best learning venues, and the best learning equipment for the younger brothers and sisters.

Computers, iPads, everything had to be provided for them!

Xiao Churan didn't know Ye Chen's mood at the moment, which was very complicated and self-blaming. She observed the environment of the welfare institute with great curiosity. Although it was her first time coming in, she still felt very close to this place.

Close, maybe because her husband grew up here since he was a child.

In fact, Xiao Churan had never treated Ye Chen as her contract husband. In her heart, Ye Chen was her real, legal husband.

Li Xiaofen brought Ye Chen to the dormitory area of the welfare institute, and Ye Chen found the dormitory where he lived back then at a glance.

Looking through the window, he saw more than a dozen children aged one or two playing under the leadership of the welfare institute aunt.

He couldn't help but exclaim: "Xiaofen, why are there so many young children in the welfare institute now?"

Li Xiaofen said: "Many irresponsible parents send their children to the entrance of the welfare institute after giving birth. Some of these children are abandoned because they have congenital disabilities or congenital diseases, and some are like me, maybe just because they are girls."

Speaking of this, Li Xiaofen couldn't help but sigh.

Afterward, she said angrily: "There are also some children here who were abducted by human traffickers and then rescued by the police. Because the children are too young to find their parents, they can only be temporarily fostered in the welfare institute until their parents are found and they are sent back to their families."

Seeing that some of the children had physical disabilities, Ye Chen couldn't help but ask: "Xiaofen, what's going on with the disabled children? Are they born with disabilities?"

"No." Li Xiaofen said indignantly: "These were all rescued from human traffickers. They were all healthy children, but after being stolen by human traffickers, they didn't sell the children, but made them disabled and took them to beg along the street. Such children are ruined for life by them, but they have become their cash cows."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Churan said angrily: "These people are too bastards, how can they make good children disabled!"

Li Xiaofen said: "There are some such bad guys who specialize in doing such conscience-less things. They are normal people with hands and feet, but they pretend to be disabled and beg everywhere. Later, they found that begging things makes money too fast, so to make more money, they deliberately find some disabled people to increase credibility. Later, when they couldn't find disabled people, they bought children, and after buying them, they made them disabled, which makes it easier to beg."

After hearing this, Xiao Churan trembled with anger and blurted out: "Like these bastards, one by one, they should all be shot!"

Ye Chen sighed at this time and said: "Actually, when I was working at a construction site before, I heard about the existence of the Beggar Gang. They are fellow villagers or relatives who group together to beg in big cities. Some of them have extremely cruel methods and specialize in poisoning minors."

As he spoke, Ye Chen said to her: "You forgot the Indian movie we watched two years ago, titled 'Slumdog Millionaire'. Isn't there a leader of the Beggar Gang who blinded a child who sang well, making him a blind person singing and begging along the street? It seems like this kind of thing is far away from us, but it actually often happens around us."

Xiao Churan said angrily: "I didn't expect there to be such demons around us. If I had known, I would have gone to the police academy to be a police officer, so I could bring these bad guys to justice."

Li Xiaofen sighed: "Sister-in-law, the key is that the profit margin here is too large, so many people are willing to earn this money even at the risk of being shot."

As she spoke, she felt that this topic was a bit heavy, so she said: "Oh, it's getting late, let's go to the restaurant first, other buddies should have arrived."

Ye Chen nodded and said: "Let's go, let's go to the restaurant first."

The three of them left the welfare institute together, and Ye Chen asked Li Xiaofen sideways: "By the way, Xiaofen, does the welfare institute have any difficulties recently?"

Li Xiaofen said with a smile: "Difficulties have always existed, but it's okay, we can still carry it. The children's living conditions are much better than when we were young, but the only bad thing is that our classrooms, dormitories, and canteens are too old. The dean has been applying for funding, hoping to renovate, but the superiors have always said that the fiscal budget is tight and they can't allocate funds for the time being."

Ye Chen nodded lightly and kept her words in his heart.