Chapter 66: 66. The Forgotten Corner
The orphanage is in the northern district of Wanghai, far away from their school.In order to save time, Ye Fei directly called a few taxis. However, when the taxis heard that they were going there, they refused to take them. Finally, after Ye Fei agreed to pay four times the fare, they reluctantly agreed.
When they arrived at the area where the orphanage was located, Ye Fei understood why those people who were waiting for an opportunity didn't want to come here. The road here was extremely rugged, and the car was bumpy on it, which made people's stomachs feel sour.
In addition, the foul smell coming from the small ditch beside the road made people feel like vomiting. That was not all. The most uncomfortable thing was that the road here was extremely narrow. There were several places where taxis could just barely pass through. If they were not careful, they would hit stones or something on the side of the road.
When Lin Ling, who was in the worst condition, was about to vomit, the taxi finally stopped in front of a very dilapidated courtyard. Ye Fei knew that this should be the orphanage. When he saw this place, his first thought was, can people live in such a place?
But then he laughed at himself. Just now, he said that Tang Rou didn't know the sufferings of the world. Now it seems that he is no exception. If people can't live here, how can the Zimao grow so big?
Following the baldy and his men into the courtyard, Ye Fei and his companions were even more shocked. This was a small courtyard. The yard of less than 30 square meters was filled with various daily necessities such as kitchen utensils.
Next to it was a large piece of waste plastic cloth that came from some construction site. It was probably used to cover these things when it rained. It seemed that they didn't even have a room to cook.
Compared to Ye Yunqi and Lin Ling, Ye Fei was more touched, because he knew that there were around hundred children in this orphanage, and looking at this place, there were only a dozen rooms added up on all sides. Doesn't this mean that more than ten children here have to live in one room?
Ye Fei felt a little sad. He didn't understand why there was such a forgotten corner in the prosperous Wanghai City. He didn't know what those officials were doing. Even if those people were nothing, what was his aunt doing? Didn't she know the situation here? At this moment, Ye Fei couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied with Liu Fengyi, whom he always respected.
Zimao, who grew up here, saw Ye Fei and the others looking shocked and smiled indifferently. He had seen such expressions too many times. Even Baldy had the same expression when he first came here with him. He was afraid that except for themselves, no one would truly understand how difficult life is for the children here.
"This is it." Zimao said to Ye Fei, and then sighed: "It's such a small place. Even if the developer is willing to pay the standard compensation, we can't get much."
Ye Fei nodded slightly. He was also thinking about this problem in his mind. Now it seems that if he wants to help this orphanage, it is impossible to solve the problem by just arguing with the developer. He has to think of a better way. It would be best if he can let them be self-reliant.
However, Ye Fei knows nothing about making money, and he can't think of any good ideas for a while.
Ye Yunqi asked in some surprise: "Since you grew up here, you must not have much money, and you usually look like a gangster. How can you go to the No. 1 High School?"
She was a straightforward person and asked whatever she thought of, without caring whether Zimao would be embarrassed.
Zimao was not dissatisfied at all, and smiled: "I am a special student. My grades when I entered the school were one of the best in the school. The school waived all my tuition fees, and the living expenses were helped by baldy and others, and some of them were..."
At this point, he glanced at Ye Fei and said embarrassedly: "Some of the money was given by your brother, so I can pass it."
Ye Yunqi and Lin Ling couldn't help but open their mouths in surprise. They never thought that this gangster would be the top student in the school when he entered the school. Isn't this too outrageous?
Ye Fei revealed: "Not only when he entered school, but now Zimao is in the senior year group and his grades are also in the top ten. Moreover, most of the money he took from me was used in the orphanage, right?"
Zimao smiled sheepishly and said, "My family is in a difficult situation, and I don't have much money to spend, so I just use it at home. Speaking of which, I have to thank you for the money you gave me. It helped us through several difficult times."
"Maomao, is that you?" Perhaps she heard the voices in the yard, an old woman who was probably in her late sixties came out of a house in the north. Seeing that it was indeed Zimao in the yard, she asked again, "Why did you come back at noon?"
Zimao hurried over to support the old woman and said, "I brought some classmates over to see you . Grandma, why are you up? Where's Sister Xue'er?"
The old woman smiled kindly and said, "Xue'er has taken Yaya and the others to help out in a nearby field. I'm almost well again, so I wanted to move around. Haha, isn't this Baldy? Come in and sit down quickly."
The baldy and his friends were no strangers to the old lady, and said with a smile: "It's okay, Grandma Li, we have good news for you today. This is our classmate Ye Fei, and his sister and, uh..his girlfriend Lin Ling. He heard about our situation here and wants to help."
"Oh, is that so? Then come in and sit down." The old woman did not show much enthusiasm towards Ye Fei and the others. She had seen too many people like this.
In the past, there were often young men from rich families who came here, claiming to want to help, but after making some gestures and earning fame, they never came back again. In her opinion, Ye Fei and the others were probably such people.
Ye Fei and the other the girls were smart. They could tell what Granny Li was thinking from her expression, so they didn't feel any dissatisfaction with her coldness.
However, Zimao became a little anxious and said, "Grandma, Ye Fei is different from those people before. He really wants to help us, and..." Having said that, he leaned close to Granny Li's ear and whispered something.
Granny Li seemed surprised. She looked at Ye Fei and asked, "Are you Mayor Liu's nephew?"
Ye Fei nodded and said, "Yes, Liu Fengyi is my aunt."
"Oh, I'm so sorry for ignoring you just now. Please come inside and sit down!" After receiving a positive reply, Granny Li suddenly became enthusiastic, which made Ye Fei and others a little puzzled. This Granny Li didn't look like a snobbish person at all.
-TO BE CONTINUED
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