"Little friend, do you know where your dean's office is?"
An Zhenxun crouched down. He asked an older child about this. The child pointed to a four-storey building in the middle and indicated that the dean was on the top floor. He touched the child's head and walked up.
It could be seen that this orphanage had not been repaired in a long time. Some of the equipment inside were broken, and perhaps to avoid looking too shabby, the gate had specially thought of a way to renovate it. It didn't look very shabby.
"Come in!"
The dean heard a knock on the door.
An Zhenxun pushed the door open, and saw an older person sitting on a chair, seemingly arranging some tickets.
"Hello! Excuse me, are you President Zhang? "
The Principal raised her head and looked at An Zhenxun. In her impression, she had never seen this person before, and since she didn't hear any news about someone sending their child over today, she became curious.
"Yes, I am. Who are you? What business do you have with me?" the dean asked.
An Zhenxun was a little hesitant. He couldn't tell his that he came here to find his daughter because he knew that his daughter had been reincarnated into an orphanage. This kind of thing wasn't only absurd, he might even think that he was crazy.
He immediately made up a reason: "Hello, I am An Zhenxun, also the chairman of Andersen Group. Because our company has always been passionate about philanthropy, I heard a friend say that to come here, so I hope that we can help you by donating a sum of money to you!"
After the Principal found out that the other party was the Andersen Group's Chairman, she was extremely happy in her heart. Coincidentally, she was worried because she did not have enough money on her, the tickets she had just brought over, all sorts of expenses, she was still thinking of ways to prepare the funds. The heavens had actually sent such a pleasant surprise, so she immediately stood up to welcome them.
"Ah …" I'm really sorry, I didn't know you would come, so … This is really a bit slow, please take a seat! "
When An Zhenxun came in, he noticed that there must have been something wrong with the funding for this orphanage. Otherwise, there wouldn't be that many people, and it would be this old, so he knew that the problem of funding must be a good way to go.
"It doesn't matter. I just decided to come here on the spur of the moment. Sorry for disturbing you!"
"What are you saying, Chairman Ann? It's really embarrassing to see our orphanage like this!"
The dean knew that people would laugh at her orphanage if they saw it. It was because it was old, and there were fewer and fewer people who were willing to do good deeds like this, and the amount of money she could prepare was getting fewer and fewer every year. The rich people almost all did charities that could attract more attention from the media, so they rarely invested into an orphanage of her size.
"Where are you from? If you're willing to come and take a look, then I'm very happy. How could I be disturbed? I don't know how that friend of yours knows about our place. After all, our place is quite remote and our reputation is not as good as it used to be!"
As he spoke, the dean looked somewhat depressed.
To tell you the truth, I heard that friend of mine was a friend from abroad, so I came here to see you. Our Andersen Group has always been willing to invest in institutions like yours, and do things within our capabilities.
The dean said with a wry smile, "That's right, the amount of money we have is getting less and less. The amount of money we have to provide for our children is also decreasing, and even the living expenses are also being carefully calculated. Many teachers have already left because of their salaries, leaving behind only volunteers and those teachers who are still reluctant to leave the orphanage."
An Zhenxun nodded, he looked at the ticket on the Principal's table and asked: I wonder how much money you have in the past? I mean, how much is enough to cover your expenses here! "
The dean was unable to respond to his words. She did not understand what An Zhenxun meant.
When he thought about how his daughter had grown up here, and how he had never given her any fatherly love, all because of these kind people, letting her grow up, he made up for it by bringing some hope to the children and teachers here. He truly wanted to inject capital into this place and let this place continue on, allowing them to have a place to live together.
"This... Every year, about three million will do, and it will be the same in the past! "
"Oh? I can see that you have quite a few children here. The usual expenses and teachers' salaries... It's a little too little! "
The dean explained, "Our teachers originally didn't have a high salary, and we spent all our money on our children. Some children who leave this place when they reach adulthood will be given a sum of money as capital to work for outside. Although many children have some achievements after they leave and will often send back some money, they still do not have any background, and it is very difficult to establish a foothold in the current society, so we don't have a lot of money … However, all these years it was thanks to the children's subsidies that I was able to open it up to now! "
He never thought that such an organization would actually be maintained like this until now, when An Zhenxun heard it, he could not help but sigh.
"I wonder how Chairman Ann plans to support our orphanage? Our investment here has no return. The only return is that we can let these kids live happily ever after. "I think so …"
An Zhenxun laughed: "Doing charity is originally something that needs to be paid for, it is not something that requires repayment, don't worry about that, there is something else that I want to ask you!"
"Do you mind telling me?" The dean said.
Look, this is the birth date of a child, and I'm asking a friend for help. I came here to find a child similar to this one because the couple separated from their child many years ago, and after some investigation, they heard that their child might be with you. They heard that their child might be with you, and they don't know if they could find it.
The dean took out the word 'birthday' and said, "You must have come for this matter! To tell you the truth, I've seen a lot of parents come here to look for their children after so many years. Sigh ~ Since they want to find their own children, why did they abandon them then? "We do have some records about the kids leaving here, but I might not be able to find the word 'birthdate' you gave me!"
An Zhenxun was suspicious: "What do you mean?"
The dean explained, "All of our children were brought here by the relevant departments, or by someone, and almost all of them arrived here at a very young age." The dean explained, "All of our children were sent here by the relevant departments, or by someone, and almost all of them were brought here at a very young age.
He hadn't thought that there would be such a thing. The children who were abandoned were mostly young, how could he know so much? But why did that old man want to give him the 'birthdate'? An Zhenxun was lost in thought. If there wasn't the slightest possibility, why would he let me come here to look for him?
When the Principal saw the word "birthday" from An Zhenxun's hand, he suddenly exclaimed.
"Ah …" I seem to have some impression of this year! "This day …"
After An Zhenxun heard this, it was as if he saw hope in front of him. He looked at the Principal sincerely and said: "Do you have any clues? Please help this couple... My friends are really important! "
The dean helplessly replied, "Alright! Let me show you the information in the library! "However, we don't normally show them to others. Apart from the people from the government, I think you really want to find this child. I'll show you!"
"Thank you, thank you so much!" An Zhenxun said happily.
He brought An Zhenxun to a dilapidated house and spoke as they walked.
"This is all the records of our children who have lived here, some as long as they have left, some as long as they have been adopted, some as family, and some as long as they have been in contact with us! Let me show you. I feel that this date is very familiar.
Although it could be seen that the bookshelves here had some markings that could be used for classification, because they had such a long line of thought, as well as the appearance that no one had taken care of for a long time, some of them were already so worn out that they could not be seen clearly. The two of them continuously searched through the small rooms.
"Tell me about it!" You said you didn't know where my father was, so why did you open the hotel? You should at least give me an explanation! "
An Zhenxun's secretary was a little helpless in front of An Ruyou. He did not expect An Ruyou to find the records of An Zhenxun's Hotel.
"This... Anzhong... "Don't make things difficult for me, I can't afford to offend both sides. You and the chairman really make things difficult for me!" An Zhenxun's secretary had a bitter look on his face.
An Ruyou was even more confused now. Listening to her words, it seemed that her father had specially instructed him not to tell her about it.
Seeing her troubled look, An Ruyou's tone softened, "How about this, I won't make things difficult for you. Just tell me if the chairman is still in the country, and if he doesn't intend to go abroad from the beginning, and if he does something else instead of letting you tell me? You only need to nod your head. As for the rest, you don't need to say anything! "
An Zhenxun's secretary nodded with all his might, and An Ruyou replied: "Alright, it's none of your business, since you're helping my father hide it, then you have to help me hide it as well. You're not allowed to tell my father about the things I'm looking for, is it possible?"
Biting her lip, she had no choice but to agree.
Since her father didn't plan to let her know, An Ruyou didn't plan to alert her father. She already knew that he didn't leave, but wanted to investigate on her own instead, to see what her father was doing, and what it was that his own daughter didn't know.
After searching for a long time, both the Principal and An Zhenxun were unable to find anything. Finally, the Principal sighed and said, "Chairman Ann has probably been here for too long, and has already processed some of the information. The person you wanted to find, her information, has probably already been disposed of.
An Zhenxun and Yue Shan scoured through the information room but were unable to find anything. He felt that he might not be able to find any clues either, hence, he started to feel disappointed.
When the two of them returned to the office, the dean looked at An Zhenxun with a disappointed expression, as if he was looking for a child.