Chapter 425: Speech

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, when the orphanage was about to have supper, the children finished class and gathered together in the yard to play. Two female teachers and a group of children were playing the game of eagle catching chickens. Qi Qingqing moved a stool and sat at the door of her dormitory, supporting her face with her hands, staring at the children in front of her with their eyes blank.

Grandma Du was sitting at the door of the office, wearing reading glasses, with a shiny look in her eyes. A few children surrounded Grandma Du and chattered and whispered.

"Teacher Qi, can you jump rubber bands with us?" A girl about seven or eight years old ran to Qi Qingqing and asked pitifully.

Qi Qingqing was still sitting there without saying a word, as if she was trapped in memories, and a strong love flashed in her eyes.

The little girl looked at each other with the same pitiful little girls beside her. She didn't know what to do. Finally, she couldn't help but pull Qi Qingqing's arm and said, "Teacher Qi, can you jump rubber bands with us?"

Qi Qingqing finally came to her senses, nodded with a smile, and danced rubber bands with a few children. This kind of game was learned after she came here, but her skills were not bad, but today they were out of standard and made frequent mistakes. Fortunately, these little girls didn't blame her. Although the two girls on the same side were a little dissatisfied, they still had a smile on their faces.

Suddenly, the sound of a car whistle sounded outside the courtyard gate. Qi Qingqing was shocked and was the first to rush to the door. Seeing the Bentley slowly driving over from a distance, a smile appeared on Qi Qingqing's face.

When the sound of the car horn sounded, a group of children followed Qi Qingqing to the entrance of the yard to watch the fun, and the other two teachers rushed over. At a time, three women and more than a hundred children squeezed the entrance of the yard into a mess. Grandma Du sat there safely, as if she had already figured it out.

The first one to jump out of the car was of course Maliu, followed by waiter, and two other men in suits, both of whom were the waiter's brothers. Maliu came over and smiled at Qi Qingqing and said, "Can you let everyone get out of the way? I'll ask someone to move things in."

"What?" Qi Qingqing was stunned.

Ma Liudao: "The main thing is some food and some clothes, which are worn by the children."

Qi Qingqing said oh and asked the children to get out of the way. The waiter had already moved things with his two brothers. First, the ones that were moved were half a fan of pork, followed by two boxes of eggs, then ham sausage, apples, pears, candies, etc., and then a large box of clothes was moved out from the back seat of the car box. They were all worn by the children. Maliu originally asked the waiter to buy a down jacket, but in the end, the waiter said that it was spring now, so it was better to buy spring and autumn clothes directly. Maliu said that he agreed, so he bought this long-sleeved sportswear that can be worn in spring and autumn.

According to Grandma Du's instructions, these things were coded into the cafeteria and office respectively. A group of children were happy as if they were during the Chinese New Year. Ma Liu asked the waiter and some others to drive back, and he sat in the dean's office.

"Xiao Liu, thank you." Grandma Du didn't seem particularly happy.

Qi Qingqing was not surprised, and sat aside and didn't say anything.

Ma Liu knew what they were thinking, so he said slowly: "I had dinner with Mayor Li Xianggang at noon. I had already agreed with him that he would choose a place in the city to build the largest caring orphanage in our Bazhong. When the time comes, all the children here will be moved there, and teachers will be hired to teach the children in grades one to six of primary schools. At that time, our Qingfeng Pharmaceutical will be responsible for all the expenses of the orphanage, and all the living expenses and tuition fees for the children from elementary school to university graduation. The construction and construction of the orphanage will be carried out by the government. You can rest assured now, right?"

"You're not kidding, are you? So fast?" Qi Qingqing finally smiled.

Ma Liu smiled and said, "Of course it's true."

Grandma Du frowned and said, "Xiao Liu, this is not a small amount. Can you really support it?"

"Grandma Du, don't worry, Ma Liu has money, Qingfeng Pharmaceutical makes more money, this little money is a drop in his mouth." Qi Qingqing on the side smiled and said to Ma Liu again: "Right?"

Ma Liu kept saying yes, yes, no drop in the bull, no drop in the bull.

Grandma Du said again: "Since the government has come forward to build it, I think you really can't support it in the future. We can also find the government. But you have also seen that our building is already a dilapidated house. There are so many geological disasters now. During the last Wenchuan earthquake, we were all worried, and we were so scared-ah!"

After understanding, Ma Liu thought for a while and said, "Grandma said that it will take a while for a while from the site selection to the successful construction of this new orphanage. Besides, Mayor Li alone cannot make the decision. I guess it will take unanimous discussions from the municipal party committee when I go back. The government has always been a bit slow and there are too many processes. Otherwise, I will think of a solution when I go back tonight and see if I can rent a place first and let everyone move in first, at least not have to live in such a dangerous house. Grandma, what do you think?"

Grandma Du finally showed a smile on her face, nodded, patted Ma Liu's shoulder and smiled: "It's worthy of being the grandson of Company Commander Ma. You are an upright person. It's not easy for you to be rich and Yiren!"

Ma Liu scratched his head and giggled.

After a while, the teacher outside came to ask the three of them to go to the cafeteria for dinner, saying that it was because Ma Liu brought pork to the cafeteria today and had a meal. Grandma Du invited Ma Liu to come and have a meal together. Ma Liu was not polite and said yes.

The three of them arrived at the cafeteria together, and the children were already sitting in rows to eat. When they saw Ma Liu, they seemed to see a great benefactor. None of the three of them were acting like they were acting like they were having a special appearance, but they still sat on a small stool with everyone to have dinner with them.

There was not much meat in the dish, but the children were very excited to eat it. Sitting beside Maliu was a little girl, who was so thin, but she was very cute and was focusing on picking lean meat there. Unfortunately, the lean meat on the plate was really limited, so she quickly picked it up clean. Seeing this, Maliu took the lean meat on his plate to her. The latter was stunned and his face turned red.

Ma Liu smiled and said, "Please help uncle eat it. Uncle doesn't like lean meat the most."

The little girl looked at Qi Qingqing and saw that the latter nodded slightly. Then she started eating with peace of mind and happiness, while whispering to Ma Liu to thank him uncle.

Ma Liu's heart suddenly felt a little painful. It had been thirty years of reform and opening up. Ma Liu really couldn't figure out why there was such a poor place that a child could not even eat meat. This really made him feel uncomfortable.

While eating, Ma Liu felt it was really hard to swallow. It was not because the food was not delicious, but because he saw Qi Qingqing eating this kind of crude and light rice, Ma Liu had the urge to cry. It turned out that life has changed so much to people. Qi Qingqing was such a young lady, but how could it become like this now?

Of course, Ma Liu was still very happy about Qi Qingqing's changes, because the more he became like this, the closer he felt he was to him. Of course, he could not have imagined that the reason why Qi Qingqing ran to such a poor and remote place to volunteer was entirely because she wanted to appreciate the hard life Ma Liu had experienced. She wanted to experience the suffering Ma Liu had suffered and wanted to enter the inner world that Ma Liu had been wrapped tightly by him.

"Teacher Qi, your boyfriend is so handsome!"

Suddenly, a five or six-year-old girl ran to Qi Qingqing and said in a slight voice.

puff!

Ma Liu almost whispered. As soon as he looked up, Qi Qingqing's face turned red. He didn't know how to answer for a while. Grandma Du also smiled slightly and didn't say anything. The atmosphere suddenly seemed a little awkward. Fortunately, the little girl ran away quickly.

A female teacher sat next to Qi Qingqing and smiled and said, "Qingqing, is this your boyfriend?"

Qi Qingqing's face changed and she was about to deny it, but she didn't expect that Ma Liu smiled and said, "Yes, hello."

Qi Qingqing stared at Ma Liu like a ghost, then lowered her head to eat, her face turned even more red. Grandma Du on the side finally couldn't help laughing out loud, making the female teacher who was asking was a little puzzled.

After a meal, all the children were kept. Two female teachers went over to bring the candy and fruits. Each child sent a few candies and then an apple.

Every child was ecstatic, but he sat obediently in his original position, with his hands behind his back, and sat there very upright. Ma Liu and Grandma Du whispered a few words. Grandma Du stood up and smiled and said, "Children, these things are sent by your Uncle Ma, and your Uncle Ma has agreed. It won't take long to go to the new orphanage in the city to live and study. You will no longer have to suffer grievances for dressing and eating. Uncle Ma is willing to provide you with life and study until you grow up. Are you happy?"

Whether or not they understood Grandma Du's words, all the children said happiness in unison. Then Grandma Du suggested that Ma Liu say a few words. The children below and the two female teachers who were still in shock clapping each other. The applause was so warm that Ma Liu felt a little moved.

Standing up, Ma Liu looked at all the children. In those pairs of eyes that were eager for knowledge, there was still a yearning for the future life. Innocence and clearness, Ma Liu suddenly felt a little excited and calmed his tone as much as possible. Ma Liu said:

"Children, first of all, I want to tell you that Uncle Ma, like you, never met his father when he was very young, and then when he was twelve, I lost my mother forever, but you are lucky than Uncle Ma, because you met Grandma Du and Grandpa Zhou, so you were taken in. Although your life is a little harder, you don't have to live on the streets like Uncle Ma when he was a child, to fill his stomach. So, today Uncle Ma will first tell you that people should know how to repay kindness. When you grow up in the future, no matter what you do, you must not forget Grandpa Zhou, Grandma Du, and you teachers, do you know?"

All the children said they knew.

Ma Liu said again: "Then Uncle Ma will tell you that we cannot choose our birth, but since we are born in this world, we cannot do it in vain. People must have a spirit of life and strive for progress. We cannot complain about our parents now that they have not given us a good living environment. Instead, we should miss them with gratitude because they gave you life.

Maybe if you grow up a little longer, you will encounter setbacks in society, be looked down upon, and endure failures. But I want you to remember that when facing life, we should be full of hope. There is nothing in life that cannot be done, only unexpected things. Therefore, since you cannot be descendants of the rich, you must be the ancestors of the rich, so that our next generation will no longer suffer like us! When you really have money one day or become an official, you must be an upright person, so that your life will be perfect, more meaningful, and more in vain the love that cares for those who have helped you."

Qi Qingqing took the lead, and all the children slapped the teacher together. Some older children had tears in their eyes. Grandma Du nodded secretly, feeling a little excited, but suddenly felt a suffocation in her chest and she fell down.
Chapter completed!