Second Aunt and Fifth Aunt both looked at Xiao Bing in surprise. They did not expect that Xiao Bing already knew about this. Second Aunt's eyes were a little lonely. Fifth Aunt said in surprise, "Child, how did you know?"
"On the way here, the taxi driver chatted with me casually." Xiao Bing sighed. "This orphanage is all of our home, especially the hard work of several generations of you. How can we give it up so easily? We can't let others bully us. This is our place. How can they just take it? If they want this place, they must give us a reasonable amount of money and give us more time to build a new orphanage. If they just want some money, we can't do it!"
"Alas." Second Aunt said, "They have money and people. We can't afford to fight with them."
Xiao Bing said righteously, "So what if they have money and people? Second Aunt, this is not the era of your grandparents. This is the new Huaxia. It is an era where all the people can be the masters. Yes, sometimes it is inevitable that we will encounter some corrupt officials. But after all, it is rare. And there will naturally be people who can deal with corrupt officials. If those officials don't help us, we can go to the higher officials to report the situation! We can't let them take advantage of us. Then you and your aunts will work hard for a lifetime, but in the end, there will be nothing left. You can just go home and retire. "
Second Aunt said sentimentally, "I don't care what I can get. Our ancestors did not care about this. If they cared about money, my grandmother would not have taken out all the money of the family to establish this orphanage that can't make a profit at all. We have no income, only expenses, all spent on those poor children. Although there will be a small amount of rewards from the Civil Affairs Department every year, and occasionally there will be some donations from public welfare people, it is like a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood. In recent years, some of the remaining antiques in our family have been sold, and our wealth is basically gone."
Second Aunt Zhang Jinlan said agitatedly, "But I believe that Grandma won't regret it. My late father won't regret it either. In my generation, I, Zhang Jinlan, won't regret it either. How many homeless children have we helped in our three generations? He couldn't even count them clearly, but this was enough. Even if these people are black-hearted and occupy such a big place like ours, as long as they give me a sum of money, it will be enough for us sisters to share. Although it won't be a luxurious life, it should be enough for us to live the rest of our lives without any illnesses or disasters. Moreover, except for your aunt who hasn't married in her entire life, the other sisters' children have already married and established their own careers. We don't have to worry about no one taking care of us for the rest of our lives. "
"But I just can't accept it! Why did they have to occupy it just because they said so? Why didn't they pay for it? They didn't even pay half of it! "
Xiao Bing patted Zhang Jinlan's back gently. He felt sorry for his aunt, who was also the director of this orphanage.
Second Aunt took two deep breaths and said, "I don't care about the rest of my life, and I don't expect to sell this orphanage to live for the rest of my life. But I can't sell it so cheaply. Even if I sell this orphanage, I have to find another place to set up a new one. Otherwise, what will happen to these children? I can't abandon these homeless children. I can't bear to do it! "
Xiao Bing was a little agitated when he heard this. He looked at Aunt Wu again. She was also very old, but she also looked indignant, as if she was going to fight with someone.
Xiao Bing sighed and said, "Good people will be rewarded, and evil people will suffer. Second Aunt, Fifth Aunt, don't worry. The black-hearted developers will not have a good ending, and the corrupt officials who support them will not have a good ending either."
Second Aunt shook her head and looked a little desperate. She said, "Lil Bing, you don't understand. People don't fight with officials. You don't have to worry about this matter. At most, we will fight with our lives. It's impossible if you want to occupy it by force. Unless I, Zhang Jinlan, die here, otherwise no one can occupy my orphanage. Otherwise, they will kill me!"
Xiao Bing's heart was full of killing intent. Although this kind of thing might not only happen here, after all, everyone here was Xiao Bing's family. More importantly, there were so many homeless children here. These black-hearted developers did not even want to give them the money they should have. Did they think about so many poor children? They really deserved to die!
Xiao Bing comforted Second Aunt and Fifth Aunt, and did not mention this matter too much. But he had already made up his mind. This matter was equivalent to his own business, and he could not ignore it.
After that, Xiao Bing did not mention this matter anymore. He just talked with them about the happy things in the past, and some interesting things that happened here when he was a child. When it was time to eat, several aunts went to coax the children to eat, and then coaxed them to sleep one by one. Then everyone went to the dining room and began to eat.
The cripple came in with two bottles of white wine and a bottle of juice. Xiao Mingyue, Xiao Bing, and the women all sat at the table. The cripple sat next to Xiao Bing. After glancing at Xiao Mingyue lovingly, he handed the juice to her. Xiao Mingyue said very sensibly, "Thank you, uncle."
The cripple smiled and said, "Don't call me uncle. Call me Grandpa Cripple."
Xiao Mingyue stuck out her tongue, and did not know whether she should call him that. Xiao Bing smiled and said, "It's okay. You can call me that. If you think it's too impolite to call me Grandpa Cripple, you can just call me Grandpa."
Hearing Xiao Bing's words, Xiao Mingyue said sweetly, "Grandpa."
"Yes!" The cripple looked very happy to be called like this, but then he smiled bitterly and said, "It's a pity that your Grandpa Cripple has no gift with me now."
Xiao Bing said with a smile, "That's enough, cripple. Why did you give me a gift when you have nothing better to do?"
Second Aunt Zhang Jinlan looked at the cripple and said with emotion, "Cripple, you have been here for more than 20 years, right?"
"Yes, I have." The cripple's eyes were deep, and he said, "It's been a full 25 years."
Zhang Jinlan sighed and said, "Yes, I still remember it very clearly. Xiao Bing was placed at the gate of the orphanage. Old Six saw him when he opened the door in the morning and brought him in. A few days later, you came to apply for a job. Since then, you have been the guard here for more than 20 years."
The cripple sighed and said, "That's why I feel so close to Xiao Bing. Because we entered the orphanage at almost the same time."
Zhang Jinlan said, "If one day the orphanage is closed, and your legs are inconvenient, and you have been alone for so many years, with no one to take care of you, I will definitely do my best to give you more money, so that you can have some security for the rest of your life."
The cripple smiled and said, "I don't want money."
"That won't do. It's given to you. You have worked for this orphanage for more than 10 years, and your salary has never been very high. But you have never complained. This is what you deserve."
At this time, Xiao Bing's aunt also said, "Cripple, you should find a wife. Do you want us to pick two for you? Or a blind date? "
The cripple shook his head and smiled honestly. "How can a woman like me be willing to marry me? And I don't want to get married. It's good to be alone."
They had tried to persuade the cripple many times and even picked two good women for him. But the cripple refused, so they had to give up in the end.
At this time, the second aunt looked at Xiao Bing's aunt and said, "Don't just talk about the cripple. You are almost 40 now. You were so beautiful when you were young. Didn't you find a wife at that time? We asked you to find a wife, but you didn't. You said that you haven't met a suitable one. In fact, everyone knows that you have put all your energy into this orphanage. I am the one who delayed you. "
"No, if I meet a suitable one in the future, I will definitely find one. But for now, I still want to focus on the children. The orphanage is already short of staff. I don't want to delay the children because of my own affairs."
Zhang Jinlan frowned and said, "How can you say that? The children are children and you are you. You can't affect your marriage. You are almost 40. It will be too late if you don't find a wife now."
Xiao Bing said with a smile, "Aunt, what kind of wife are you looking for? Why don't you tell me and I will help you choose. A beautiful woman like you, even if you are almost 40, you still look like you are in your early 30's. It is too easy for you to find a husband. "
Little Aunt giggled and said, "Child, you really know how to talk. Alright then, if there's a chance, you can help Little Aunt look for someone. If there's really someone Little Aunt likes, and it's recommended by you, with your love, I'll give it a try."
The other sisters were overjoyed when they heard that their aunt had agreed. They all sighed with emotion that Xiao Bing was more powerful.
At this time, Xiao Bing stood up and opened the bottle of white wine. He poured white wine for himself, the cripple, and the sixth aunt. The others could not drink. Even the sixth aunt, because she was old, could only drink two ounces at most.
The people who drank clinked glasses with each other and then they chatted while eating. The cripple was very happy today. Gradually, he drank four or five glasses of wine. Xiao Bing also drank four or five glasses of wine. As for the sixth aunt, after drinking a glass of wine and eating a little, she went back to her room to lie down and rest. The two older aunts chatted with each other for a long time. They were also a little tired and went back to their rooms. Xiao Mingyue was full and her aunt took her out to play. Now only the cripple and Xiao Bing were left in the whole dining room.
The cripple and Xiao Bing hadn't seen each other for a long time. In the past, the cripple was not a talkative person. But today, he seemed to have endless things to say. He kept talking to Xiao Bing. He hadn't been so excited for a long time, and he hadn't drunk so much wine for a long time. When each of them drank half a liter of white wine, even the cripple couldn't help but feel a little drunk. He leaned on the table and muttered, "Good boy, good boy, you are indeed …"
After muttering and muttering, he fell asleep with a snoring sound.
Xiao Bing was also a little confused. Looking at the cripple, he laughed and stood up. He carried the cripple on his shoulder and walked out of the dining room. He walked out of the hall and came to the yard. He walked toward the guardhouse where the cripple lived every night.
As soon as Xiao Bing walked to the door of the guardhouse with the cripple on his shoulder, he saw a faint fire not far away. At the same time, there was thick smoke. In the corner of the yard, a black figure jumped out of the yard and disappeared.
Xiao Bing was shocked and angry. Someone wanted to burn down the orphanage?
Xiao Bing quickly opened the door and carried the cripple to the bed. Then he quickly left the guardhouse and rushed toward the fire!
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