The old man was very sad, but he was still alive.

It was the moment when he hung up the phone that the original owner's memory of the orphanage resurfaced in Qiao Sheng's mind.

Tongxin Orphanage, where Qiao Sheng grew up.

The director of the orphanage, Qin Kelan, lost her husband and children in a car accident.

After coming out of the great grief, she opened this private orphanage to help children who lost their parents.

Including those abandoned by their biological parents.

In Qiao Sheng's heart, if these parents were alive, they would rather die.

Qiao Sheng is such a child. He was abandoned by his biological parents when he was born. He grew up in Tongxin Orphanage since he was a child and was also the first child adopted by Qin Kelan.

Qin Kelan didn't understand why parents would abandon such a lovely child like Qiao Sheng.

In this way, Qiao Sheng began to call Qin Kelan "Mom". When he grew up, he changed his name to "Qin Ma" at Qin Kelan's strong request.

Qin Kelan felt that Qiao Sheng's biological parents would be found sooner or later, so she asked him to change his name.

She didn't let Qiao Sheng take her surname, but always called him Qiao Sheng according to the name on his birth certificate.

But she didn't know that Qiao Sheng only recognized her as his mother in his life, and he secretly changed the name on his ID card to Qin Sheng.

It's just that he has been used to it since he was a child, and he still calls him Qiao Sheng.

The memory of Qin Ma and the welfare home is engraved in his bones. Even if Qiao Sheng traveled through time, everything is remembered in his mind.

This is no different from his own experience.

The call was not made by Qin Ma, but by the aunt who helped in the welfare home.

On the phone, the aunt didn't say much, just asked him to come back and visit when he was free.

The call from his aunt made Qiao Sheng suspicious, so he went to the welfare home after dinner.

Sitting on the bus to the suburbs, Qiao Sheng was full of thoughts. He assumed many possibilities in his mind, but he still had no clue.

Just as his thoughts were flying, the phone rang. He looked down and saw that the caller was his second brother Qiao Ba.

Second brother?

Qiao Ba?

A simple and honest face immediately appeared in his mind.

Qiao Ba's original name was Qiao Rong. Someone picked him up from the roadside and sent him to Qin Ma.

Because there was no birth certificate, he took Qiao Sheng's surname when he reissued it.

Qiao Rong stuttered when he was young, so Qiao Sheng called him Qiao Ba.

As a result, he had the same name as a "raccoon cat" on a wanted poster.

"Hello."

"Hello, who is this?"

"Oh, no, sorry, I, I seem to have called the wrong number."

Beep beep beep...

Qiao Sheng looked at the hung up phone, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. This kid is still so easy to tease.

After a few seconds, Qiao Sheng's phone rang again.

"Hello, is that Qiao, Qiao Sheng?"

Hearing the cautious voice coming from the phone, Qiao Sheng stopped teasing him.

Didn't you see that the kid was scared and so nervous that he couldn't speak clearly.

"It's me, and that was me just now."

"Ah?" Qiao Rong's tone immediately became much happier, and he didn't stutter when he spoke.

"I told you, I've memorized this number so many times, how could I remember it wrong."

"Qiao Ba, didn't you say you'd practice hard? I don't think your stuttering problem has improved much."

"I can't talk to acquaintances anymore, but I sometimes get nervous and stutter a little."

After the two chatted for a while, Qiao Rong said worriedly, "Brother, I called Qin's mother a few days ago, and her tone seemed a little wrong. She didn't say anything when I asked her. Do you know what happened?"

Hearing the anxiety in Qiao Rong's tone, Qiao Sheng was also a little worried, but he still comforted Qiao Rong, "Don't worry, I'm on my way back to the welfare home. I just haven't been back for so long, so I came to see my brothers and sisters."

With Qiao Sheng's words, Qiao Rong felt much more at ease. After chatting for a while, he was called away to work, and the two hung up the phone.

After the call ended, Qiao Sheng felt inexplicably worried. What happened in the welfare home?

After getting off the bus, he still had to walk a distance to get to the welfare home.

Qiao Sheng scanned a motorcycle and turned the handlebars to the bottom. The pedestrians and shops on both sides of the road quickly retreated.

At the intersection of the welfare home, Qiao Sheng saw a familiar figure busy in front of the stall.

It was Qin Ma!

She has been selling pancakes here for decades.

In fact, it is not allowed to set up stalls on the roadside, but the law enforcement department knows about Qin Ma's story and understands that it is not easy for her to support the entire welfare home alone.

The law enforcement officers who reached a consensus in private would not only notify her in advance before enforcing the law, but also frequently patronize her business.

Qiao Sheng returned the car and stood silently behind Qin Ma, watching her skillfully spread pancakes, beat eggs, and brush seasoning.

After going to college, Qiao Sheng was busy working to earn money and taking care of his studies, so he didn't go back to the welfare home very often.

It was not until today that he realized that in these four years, Qin Ma had aged a lot, and her figure was no longer as slender and upright as before.

After handing over the pancake for the last customer, Qin Ma pounded her stiff waist and turned to sit down.

At the moment she turned around, she saw the familiar figure of Qiao Sheng behind her.

"Ah Sheng! You're back!"

The joy in Qin Ma's tone was like cool ice water in this hot day, penetrating Qiao Sheng's heart.

For Qin Ma, the sudden appearance of Qiao Sheng was no different.

"Mom!" Qiao Sheng shouted a name that he hadn't called for a long time in a trembling voice.

"Hey." Qin's mother's eyes were a little red. She turned around and wiped her face with her apron. After turning off the fire, she shouted to Qiao Sheng: "Sheng, come back with me. They will be happy to know you are here." Qiao Sheng hurried forward to help push the cart. Tongxin Welfare Home is very small. It is just two small double-story houses and a small yard in front of the door. This is the house that Qin's mother bought with insurance compensation. The yard at the door is actually an illegal building, but it is located in the suburbs. Every household has such a fence in front of the door, and no one cares for it yet. When Qin's mother pushed the door in, all the children who heard the noise surrounded her, shouting, "Qin's mother is back!" "Qin's mother!" "Qin's mother!" "Mom!" More than a dozen children, big and small, rushed out and saw Qiao Sheng pushing the cart in. "Brother Sheng!" "Brother Sheng is back too!" "Brother!" ... The small yard was in a state of chaos and excitement. "Come in, it's hot outside!"

Mother Qin put the cart in place and called all the children in.

Qiao Sheng looked carefully and saw that there was another little girl in the welfare home after not coming for a while.

The little girl looked only three or four years old and was huddled in the corner. She looked timid, like a frightened chick.

Qiao Sheng went up to greet her, but no matter how Qiao Sheng spoke, the child just looked at him and didn't say a word.

There was a volunteer who came to help in the welfare home, a young and beautiful girl named Wang Zhenzhen.

Wang Zhen didn't know Qiao Sheng and thought he was just a social person who came to visit, so she came over to explain.

"She can't hear."

Qiao Sheng was stunned. He saw the regret in Wang Zhenzhen's eyes and felt distressed.

He stroked the girl's little head, picked her up and walked into the house.

Another one!

These damn parents!

Don't blame Qiao Sheng for being angry. Looking carefully, the children in the welfare home all have some congenital defects.

There are both male and female disabled children, but all healthy children are girls!

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