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 a bit down-and-out before, and didn't have the face to come back.

Now that he could be considered to have some money, he might as well go in and take a look at 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 turn."

Li Xiaofen was overjoyed, hurriedly grabbed Ye Chen's arm, and dragged him inside.

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

Xiao Churan's heart beat faster, but she still let him hold her hand as they walked 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 decades.

Seeing that it was basically no different from when he lived here many years ago, Ye Chen couldn't help but ask Li Xiaofen: "In these years, hasn't the welfare institute been expanded or renovated?"

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

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

These toys were all things 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 who came after him had been playing with these limited, old toys until now.

Ye Chen couldn't help but blame himself. Before Tang Sihai found him, he had been worried about Aunt Li's health and tried every possible way to treat her. After Tang Sihai found him, he had been trying every possible way to regain 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 to have the entire place renovated, and then buy the best toys, the best learning grounds, and the best learning equipment for the younger brothers and sisters.

Computers, iPads, all 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 was observing the environment of the welfare institute with great curiosity. Although it was her first time inside, she still felt that this place was very intimate.

Intimate, perhaps 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 took 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 one or two-year-old children playing under the guidance of the welfare institute's aunt.

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

Li Xiaofen said: "Many irresponsible parents send their children directly to the gate of the welfare institute after giving birth. Some of these children were abandoned because they had congenital disabilities or congenital diseases, and some, like me, were abandoned simply because they were girls."

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

Afterward, she said with some anger: "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. After finding their parents, they will be sent back to their families."

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

"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 these children, but made them disabled and took them to beg along the street. Such children are ruined for life, but they became their cash cows."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Churan said angrily: "These people are too much of a bastard, how can they make healthy children disabled!"

Li Xiaofen said: "There are just 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 money came too fast, so to earn more money, they deliberately found 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 made it easier to beg."

After hearing this, Xiao Churan trembled with anger and blurted out: "Bastards like this, one by one, should all be shot!"

Ye Chen sighed at this time and said: "Actually, when I was working at a construction site, I had heard of the existence of the Beggar Gang. They were fellow villagers or relatives who formed groups to beg in big cities. Some of them had extremely cruel methods, specializing in poisoning minors."

As he spoke, Ye Chen said to her: "Did you forget the Indian movie we watched two years ago, titled 'Slumdog Millionaire'? Wasn'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 in fact, it 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 taken the police academy exam to become 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, even at the risk of being shot, want to earn this money."

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, the 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 smiled and said: "There are always difficulties, but it's okay, we can still hold on. 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 all too old. The dean has been applying for funds, hoping to renovate them, but the higher-level leaders have always said that the finances are tight and they can't allocate funds for the time being."

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