Chapter 897: Building a New Safe Haven for Children
Chapter 897: Building a New Safe Haven for Children
"Dean, please take that back immediately. I'm not cut out to be a dean. I'm good at taking care of children and managing logistics, but I can't possibly be in the spotlight raising sponsorships. Just thinking about it makes me nervous."
"You are just too timid. Actually, you are very smart. You can practice your courage slowly. I believe you can do it." Dean Zhao patted Sister Chen's shoulder.
Sister Chen had a long face and an expression that was uglier than crying. It was obvious that she was very opposed to the position of dean.
Fu Ling just found it funny that someone was trying so hard to get a position that he wanted, but someone was trying to avoid it.
"Dean, are you really okay?"
"Do you think I look like a sick person?"
Sister Chen looked at him carefully and said, "You know what, I look like you've become ten years younger now."
Having promised Xiao Ling that he wouldn't tell anyone about his recovery, Director Zhao said vaguely, "The hospital made a mistake before. My illness wasn't that serious. I was just a little weak at the time. The doctor recently prescribed me a new prescription to regulate my body, and the effect is quite good. And God has mercy on me, so I can see Xiao Ling. I feel refreshed and my energy has returned immediately."
Fu Ling secretly gave Dean Zhao a thumbs up. His ability to make up stories on the spot was indeed remarkable.
Dean Zhao raised his eyebrows at her proudly, like a peacock spreading its tail.
Soon several people came to the office.
As we walked along, the orphanage seemed even older than we had imagined.
In the past, due to work reasons, I was always in a hurry to come and go, and did not notice these things. There were even signs of cracks in one wall.
This is too dangerous. If an earthquake occurs, the orphanage will most likely collapse.
Fu Ling was puzzled. Didn't the government care? Setting up this orphanage was a social good, so why couldn't they pay more attention to it? Was it just because it was private?
The office was very simple. Apart from the old desk and the red wooden chair with peeling paint, there was only a row of connected bookshelves. These bookshelves were the only ones in the entire office that looked relatively new.
Dean Zhao sat down at his desk. The chair made a creaking sound and looked like it might be scrapped at any moment.
It seems that this orphanage is no longer a simple matter of repairing, it probably needs to be rebuilt.
"Sister Chen, the renovation team will be here tomorrow. Please go down and inform the other sisters to prepare to clean up the storage room in the back. We will live there with the children for the time being."
"Grandma, the renovation team is here banging away. If the children are curious and sneak over to play, it could be a safety hazard. I have a villa in the western suburbs, not far from the orphanage. You can move there with the children for a while and then move back when the construction is finished here."
"Will this... be too much trouble for you?"
"No, I hardly live there because of work, and it's empty anyway."
Dean Zhao hesitated for only a moment before agreeing. The safety of the children is more important than anything else.
"Grandma, I'm leaving now. Please have someone pack up the things you need to take. I'll send a car to pick you and the children up later."
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."
She just said that, she needed to arrange the house matter immediately.
After leaving the orphanage, Grandpa Wang called out to Fu Ling: "Child, wait a minute!"
"Grandpa Wang, what's wrong with you?"
"Thank you, kid. It's thanks to you that Dean Zhao was able to return safely."
"I didn't do anything. It was all because of Grandma Zhao that she was blessed."
"Although what you said is not wrong, I know that if you hadn't appeared, the dean might have been doomed this time. It was your face that pulled her back from the brink of death."
Fu Ling immediately understood what Grandpa Wang meant.
"If you are free in the future, can you come and see her often?" Grandpa Wang's eyes were full of anticipation.
"I will. I have something else to do, so I'll leave now."
It can be seen that Grandpa Wang cares about Grandma Zhao very much, even beyond the relationship of colleagues.
Grandpa Wang has always been single and I have never heard that he has liked any girl.
Perhaps it was because of his inferiority complex. How could an ordinary person like him be worthy of the shining Dean Zhao?
I can only guard silently, but dare not reveal any emotion.
Just as Fu Ling guessed, the person in Grandpa Wang's heart has always been Dean Zhao.
From the first time he saw Dean Zhao, he was madly attracted to him.
But he was a loner and looked very ordinary, so he didn't have the courage to say it out loud.
I can only protect her silently.
In addition, the accident took away one of his hands, which made Grandpa Wang feel even more inferior.
If Dean Zhao had not heard the news and tried his best to persuade him to return to the orphanage, perhaps the two would never meet again in this life.
Now that he is old, he has long put aside his children's love affairs. As long as he can watch over her and protect her every day, Grandpa Wang is already satisfied.
When Dean Zhao was seriously ill and dying, the person who suffered the most was Grandpa Wang.
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The reason why Fu Ling mentioned the western suburbs was because there was a villa area there, covering an area of 13.5 square meters, with a total of about 255 units, including a three-story villa of 288 square meters.
There's no better place for kids to live.
I found the contact person for Jinmingfu Villa District online and the deal was done an hour later.
The person in charge was grinning from ear to ear, it was like a windfall.
The transfer procedures were not processed quickly, but Fu Ling was not in a hurry and arranged for the people from the orphanage to move in first.
The villa is fully furnished and equipped with all the necessary furniture and appliances. Before it is sold, a cleaning staff will come to clean it every day.
I exchanged a few female simulated robots from the points mall and handed over the villa to "them" to take care of.
There are about forty or fifty people in the orphanage in total, and the three-story villa is still too crowded for these people. However, compared to living in a storage room, the environment here is much better.
She cleared out the furniture from all the rooms and replaced them with bunk beds.
Because most of the children are children, most of the furniture that is in the way has been put away. After the furniture has been put away, the children have more space to move around.
Fu Ling clapped his hands to show his satisfaction: "Well, perfect!"
Each villa has its own yard. Although the yard is not big, it ensures privacy and does not interfere with each other.
After confirming that there was no problem, she arranged for several robots to follow her to pick up the people.
When I returned to the orphanage, I saw Sister Lin making a scene at the door.
"Dean! What evidence do you have to say that I did it? I'm not leaving. If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, I'm not going anywhere!"
"I was going to give you some face, but since you're determined not to leave, don't blame me for being ruthless." Dean Zhao coldly gestured to Sister Chen, "Show her the evidence and convince her."
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