Chapter: 1070

Li Xiaofen sighed and said, "The key is that there's too much room for profit here, so many people are willing to take the risk of being shot in order to make this money."

As she was speaking, she felt that this topic was getting too heavy, so she opened her mouth and said, "Oh, it's already late! Let's go to the hotel first. The other little friends should have already arrived there."

Ye Chen nodded and said, "Let's go, then head to the hotel."

Three people left the welfare institute together. Ye Chen knocked on the side and asked Li Xiaofen, "Ah, Xiao Fen, has there been any difficulty at the welfare institute recently?"

Li Xiaofen laughed and said, "There have always been difficulties, but it's not too bad. We can still manage, and the children's living conditions are better than when we were younger. However, the only drawback is that our classroom, dormitory, and dining hall buildings are all very old. The director has been applying for funding to hopelessly renovate them, but the upper-level leaders keep saying they're short on funds, so it's still not possible to allocate any funds."

Ye Chen nodded lightly, mentally recording her words.

When the three people left the welfare institute, just about to go to the hotel, a shocking voice suddenly rang out in their ears: "Ye Chen, Xiao Fen!"

The two turned around and saw a few figures walking towards them.

These people were all small companions who grew up with him at the welfare institute.

However, for Ye Chen, there are many people here who are also people he hasn't seen since leaving the welfare institute.

It was only Zhao Hao, his old companion from the welfare institute, who still kept in touch with him after leaving.

In the past, when Ye Chen lived at the welfare institute, due to his parents' sudden death, his personality became introverted and silent, even a bit eccentric, possibly not speaking to anyone for an entire day.

This made him often receive isolation from other kids.

Ye Chen remembered that every time he was isolated, Zhao Hao, who was a year older than him, would always be the first to stand up and bring him along to play.

So over the years, their emotional bond became very deep.

Zhao Hao and Ye Chen were the same age, but Zhao Hao was several months older.

The two of them left the welfare institute together, then chose to go work at the construction site together, sharing the hardships and burdens.

However, Zhao Hao was different from Ye Chen in that he earned money and kept it all for himself, whereas Ye Chen stole all his earnings and gave them to the welfare institute, and Zhao Hao later left the construction site and started a small business in Haicheng.

As far as Ye Chen is concerned, Zhao Hao's approach was not unforgivable.

After all, everyone is an orphan who leaves the welfare institute, most of whom are dependent on no one.

Everyone wants to earn some money for themselves, because orphans are different from others. Others have parents, relatives, and a home that can shelter them from the wind and rain, while orphans have nothing.

If we don't have any money today, we won't be able to eat, and at night, we'll only be able to sleep on the street.

Ye Chen left the welfare institute without considering himself because of his father's teachings when he was young. This allowed him to think that he could survive until he turned 18, thanks to the kindness of the welfare institute and Li Auntie towards him, so he naturally wanted to find a way to repay them.

Moreover, this is also related to the education he received as a child.

As a child, Ye Chen was a pampered prince who wore silk clothes and ate jade rice. He received an education in Confucian classics and national studies, which instilled in him a spirit of selfless devotion to others, characteristic of ancient scholars. JrNovels.com