Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

"Guo Zheng, look at these children. They are all miserable people."

Director Zhang began to wipe away tears as he spoke.

"Ugh!"

Liu Guozheng just sighed, not knowing what to say.

"By the way, Guozheng, didn't Secretary Jiang say yesterday that he wanted your village to take over the welfare home? You can really consider it. I believe that these children will definitely not have a bad life in your village."

"Sister Xia, it's not that I don't want to, you just don't know, there are less than eight young people in our village, less than fifteen people over the age of forty-five, and the remaining twenty or so are all children, the oldest is only ten years old. How can we spare the manpower to take care of these children?"

"Then is there no other way? I'm really scared. Secretary Jiang handed over the orphanage's affairs to me before he left last night. Guozheng, if you have any good suggestions, just tell me. Just help Sister Xia."

Zhang Xia was really worried. It was easy to recruit people, but she was afraid. After all, you can't judge a person by his appearance. She was afraid of meeting someone like Jiang Youfu again. By then, it wouldn't matter whether she could continue to be the director of the street office or not, but it would make life difficult for these children.

"Sister Xia, aren't there a lot of martyrs' families in Hongxing Street? It shouldn't be too bad to recruit people from among them."

"At the same time, we should strengthen supervision and conduct regular or irregular inspections of welfare institutions every month or even every week."

"The welfare of those staff members can also be improved a little bit."

These were all Liu Guozheng could think of.

"Guo Zheng, you young people are really smart."

Director Zhang had just asked casually, with a hint of complaint, but he had not expected that Liu Guozheng could actually come up with some constructive suggestions.

"Liu Guozheng, I want to talk to you about something."

After putting the porridge down, Lou Xiao'e came over in a hurry.

"Xiao'e, what's wrong?"

Now Lou Xiao'e calls Liu Guozheng "Brother Zheng" just like Dabao and the others. She will only call him by his full name in very formal occasions, or when Lou Xiao'e has something important to do, or when she is angry.

"Guo Zheng, you two are talking about something private, so I should step aside for a while?"

Zhang Xia looked at Lou Xiao'e and the other person with a smile.

"Director Zhang, you don't have to avoid me. I'm talking about the welfare home."

"Oh? Then I'm going to hear what it is."

Zhang Xia was delighted, thinking that perhaps the issue at the welfare home could be resolved today. It was obvious that Lou Xiao'e was a kind-hearted person. She probably felt sorry for these children and wanted Liu Guozheng to come up with some advice.

"Liu Guozheng, I want to help these children."

"Go ahead and help me. I'm not stopping you."

"No, I mean, you need to think of a way to make the orphanage worry-free. Those children are so pitiful. I just heard them say that the fat guy yesterday was a jerk and should be shot."

"What can I do?"

"I don't care anyway. I just want you to figure it out."

Oh my god, Liu Guozheng is having a headache. It’s not that Liu Guozheng has no solution, but he is afraid that Lou Xiaoe will become a saint in the future.

Zhang Xia looked at Liu Guozheng with interest. She wanted to see what Liu Guozheng would do.

"Xiao'e, Xiao'e, be gentle, be gentle, only then will Zheng Ge agree."

Chen Xiaolan whispered in Lou Xiao'e's ear.

"Brother Zheng, Brother Zheng, please help them."

Lou Xiao'e said this in a hoarse voice, and she herself laughed, let alone others.

Liu Guozheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Xiao'e, please be normal. I really can't stand you anymore."

"Liu Guozheng, just tell me whether you will help or not?"

"Help, help."

It was really hard for Lou Xiao'e to act like that in front of so many people, and she really wanted to help these children from the bottom of her heart.

"Xiao'e, since it was you who proposed it, don't complain when you get tired in the future."

"Don't worry about that."

Lou Xiao'e nodded firmly.

"And you, Chen Xiaolan, don't regret it. I'll let you pick Xiao'e again."

Liu Guozheng glared at the smiling Chen Xiaolan.

"Brother Zheng, in all honesty, it's your wife who is so kind-hearted. What does it have to do with me?"

“Now it matters.”

"Third brother, Brother Zheng is bullying others, help me beat him up."

Chen Xiaolan pulled the third child over from behind.

"Xiao Lan, I can't beat Brother Zheng."

"You, Third Brother, you are awesome. If I get really busy in the future, you'll just have to live on your own, humph!"

"No, no, Xiaolan, when you are busy, just bring your sister-in-law along."

Don’t think that the third brother doesn’t talk easily, because when he speaks he goes straight to the root of the problem.

Chen Xiaolan danced with joy: "Hahaha, Brother Zheng, did you hear what the third brother said? You should think about it carefully."

"Director Zhang, since Xiao'e has mentioned this, I plan to set up a fund called the Hope Fund, which will be used to support the Red Star Welfare Home."

"We provide some food, vegetables and other basic materials to the welfare home every month."

"What must be made clear is how this batch of supplies is used. We check the accounts every month. Once the discrepancy between the accounts is too large, we will stop donating and reserve the right to hold the person responsible accountable."

Things are getting a bit urgent, and Liu Guozheng can only think of these for now. As for what impact it will cause, he doesn't need to consider it for the time being. After all, he is doing good things.

At least there is no problem in Hongxing Street and Dongcheng District.

Besides, the Hope Fund is not planning to accept donations from the society. To put it bluntly, the entire Hope Fund is completely funded by Liu Guozheng himself.