Now seeing the situation of this orphanage, Qu Chu was extremely glad for his dress and appearance. It could be said that he had been keeping a low profile to the extreme.

I don't think it will cause any psychological burden on them.

She looked back at Xuan Yue again. Xuan Yue was also wearing a gray sweatshirt, trousers, sneakers, and a black wool coat today.

This outfit makes him look like a mature male college student. With that face, apart from his outstanding temperament, there is nothing special about him.

Neither of them was wearing any jewelry, except for the ring on Qu Chu's finger which was still in place.

After making sure there were no problems, Qu Chu took Xuan Yue in.

The atmosphere inside was also very lonely. Xuan Yue had been here once in the morning, so she took Qu Chu and walked towards the teaching building with ease.

Because there are so few staff members in this orphanage, the director must also teach the classes himself. After all, it is impossible for all orphans to be of the same age, so they are roughly divided into three classes.

One of them does not require teaching. The orphans inside are already going to school outside, and this teacher is responsible for watching them study and do their homework.

There are two other classes. The principal personally teaches the class with the youngest children, and there is another class for those who are just starting to read and learn to read, which is taught by another teacher.

In the morning, the dean specifically told Xuan Yue about this matter and asked Xuan Yue to bring people to find him in the classroom after that.

She has to go to class and can't leave.

The children's class was at the very back. As Qu Chu walked along, he found that all the students in the orphanage had very bright expressions. They looked at the teacher's blackboard with great energy and were studying very seriously.

The teachers in charge were both middle-aged people dressed very simply, one man and one woman.

It was not until he reached the door of the last classroom that Qu Chu saw the legendary dean's mother.

The other person was very old, and his hair was almost completely white, with only a few black hairs that were very noticeable.

His face was full of wrinkles from work, he looked very old, and his clothes were patched.

Qu Chu took a look at the students who were attending class inside. The clothes they wore were all in very good condition. Although they were not made of good material, at least there were no patches on them.

After the dean's mother came out, she smiled at Qu Chu.

"I'm sorry, Miss Qu, for asking you to come here in person."

Qu Chu noticed that although the other party's appearance and clothes looked very disheveled, his back was still straight at this moment.

Whether it was the expression on his face or other aspects, his every word and action was elegant and proper, like a member of a large family.

Qu Chu thought of a sentence——

Time has never defeated a beauty.

She took the initiative to extend her hand towards the other party and said modestly.

"Hello, Dean. I'm Qu Chu. You can call me Xiao Qu."

When the dean saw that Qu Chu was so easy to talk to, he was stunned for a moment, then he also extended his hand.

"Hello, Miss Qu. My last name is Zhao. You can just call me Dean Zhao."

The other party's handshake was just enough. After shaking it for a moment, he quickly let go.

"I've heard from Mr. Qu about your visit this time. I don't think I can help you much."

The expression on Qu Chu's face did not change, it remained the same.

"It doesn't matter. You know what? Just tell the truth."

"I just want to know about Manny's growing up experience."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

The other party nodded slightly at Qu Chu, then went to the class of the student who was doing homework and called the male teacher in charge over.

"You take them to study for a while, I'll talk to Miss Qu about something."

The other party nodded to show that he understood.

After Qu Chu and Xuan Yue finished their arrangements, they followed each other into the dean's office.

It is called an office, but in fact it is just a single room. It is very simple, even shabby. There is only a very worn-out desk and a chair, and the paint on them is even peeling.

The other party smiled at Qu Chu embarrassedly, then brought back two chairs and two disposable paper cups from the office next door.

He filled his kettle with two cups of hot water and handed them to Qu Chu and Xuan Yue.

Xuan Yue didn't show any other reaction. She took it very naturally and sat down on the very small chair.

Seeing Qu Chu and Xuan Yue's reactions, the other party was obviously very happy. God knows when these two people came over, she was still worried about their reactions, afraid that they would dislike her.

Fortunately, at least from the current situation, they don't.

She took out the documents from her drawer that she had retrieved from the archives room this afternoon.

"This is the file I specifically retrieved after Mr. Qu came this morning."

"The Manni you are talking about was originally named Zhao Xiaoxiao. I gave her this name, and she may have changed it herself later to Zhao Manni."

Having said that, Dean Zhang touched his hands embarrassedly, looked through the document again, and did not hand it to Qu Chu immediately.

"Children here are named after my last name unless they have a name from the beginning. This child loved to laugh when she was little. I saw that she looked beautiful when she laughed, so I named her Zhao Xiaoxiao."

"She was the child that was left at my door thirty years ago."

Qu Chu was stunned.

"Left it at the door of the orphanage?"

The other party's expression was a little heavy, but he did not refute and nodded.

"Yes, it was summer, and I was preparing for class at night. I suddenly heard a child crying here. I thought it was one of my children crying, and I looked around but couldn't find her. Later I realized that it was coming from the door, and I found her at the door."

"This child has been very smart since she was young. She can learn things quickly as long as I tell her once."

Dean Zhao flipped through the documents in his hand, seemed to be lost in memories, and muttered.

After a while, she handed the documents in her hand to Qu Chu.

"The child grew up with me until he was ten years old, and then someone came to arrange for him to be transferred to another hospital."

"Transfer?"

Qu Chu asked doubtfully, took the document and started reading it, but was still listening to what Dean Zhao said.

Dean Zhao nodded.

"At that time, there was an orphanage with much better conditions than ours. The other party might have taken a fancy to Xiaoxiao... Manni was smart, so she asked me for someone else."

"I thought at the time that Manni really deserved a better education, so I didn't refuse. Instead, I asked her for her own opinion and then agreed."

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