Chapter 82.2: Love Welfare Institute (1/2)

Bai Liu stood in the corridor outside the classroom and looked around. He examined the layout and confirmed that this was really the welfare home he had been to previously.

There were also three buildings in this place but the buildings were brand new and beautiful. They weren’t old at all. The paint of the various children’s paintings on the walls hadn’t flaked off. The children’s playground in the center of the three buildings also had a slide, which was a relatively large piece of equipment. A separate cafeteria was also seen. They were all things that Bai Liu had seen in the failed children’s welfare home.

Bai Liu looked at the date of the various children’s awards hanging on the walls of the classroom. He determined that this should be the welfare home 10 years ago. It seemed that it was like he had guessed previously. The main plot of this instance was really taking place 10 years ago when the welfare home was just completed.

Bai Liu (6) saw Bai Liu looking around like he was searching for something and gently reminded, “Today is Sunday. It is a routine check day and the children and teachers aren’t here.”

“Sunday is a check day?” Bai Liu turned to look at Bai Liu (6). “Is this welfare home checked every week? Check what?”

Bai Liu (6) shook his head. “I don’t know. I’ve just entered and haven’t been inspected yet. It’s just that my admission book says that every Sunday, all children should leave the welfare home for a full body check. Those who fail to pass the examination should stay there for treatment.”

“Many children who go there every week are treated there and their positions in the welfare home are empty.” Bai Liu (6) looked up at Bai Liu. “However, the empty spots in the welfare home are wasted so they will absorb new children every week. I entered this week.”

Sunday was the check-up day and there were many people who were checked and simply stayed there to be treated, not coming back…

Bai Liu blinked. He suddenly remembered that nursery rhyme where Sunday was ‘buried’. It seemed that most of the children who remained here would be ‘buried’.

Bai Liu was still thinking when the system suddenly issued a reminder.

[System item delivery: Each investor and his child will have a one-on-one walkie talkie that allows a one-way communication.]

[Walkie-talkie usage: Only one-way communication between the child and investor is allowed with this walkie-talkie. It is prohibited for the player to purchase other communication tools to communicate with the child. It is forbidden for the investor to call the child.]

[Walkie-talkie calling time: 21:00~24:00, 6:00~9:00. Children will be busy during the non-calling time and investors can’t get through. Every child can call during these two periods every day. Please communicate moderately with the child and give the child independent growth space.]

The moment the system’s announcement came to an end, Bai Liu saw a huge phone with an antenna appear in his hand. Little Bai Liu (6) had a children’s sized mobile phone. It was only half the size of his palm and had a pink Hello Kitty strap hanging from it like a toy.

Bai Liu smiled. “It suits you very well.” Bai Liu shook the big phone in his hand. “Every night from 9-12 and every morning from 6-9, you can call me if there is anything. I’m always here.”

“I won’t call you,” Bai Liu (6) said in an expressionless manner. “It is a waste of my time.”

Bai Liu had expected this to happen. His forehead twitched and he sighed. Then he gave a solution without hesitation. “I will give you money. If you call me then I’ll pay by the minute.”

Little Bai Liu (6)’s emotionless face appeared visibly shaken as he turned to look at Bai Liu in a hesitant manner. “How much will you give?”

“Billing by minute, how about 100 yuan per minute?” Bai Liu answered without skipping a beat.

Little Bai Liu (6) quickly agreed. “Deal.”

The moment Bai Liu spoke, the bell outside the door rang and the closed iron gate of the welfare home opened. Many children followed behind the teachers and rushed into the welfare home. The teachers were in a hurry to return these bird-like children to their nest.

The two Bai Lius, one big and one small, stood in the corridor of the building and looked down at the innocent, carefree, running and jumping children downstairs with the same indifference in their eyes.

Little Bai Liu (6) suddenly turned toward Bai Liu. “You don’t seem to like children. Why did you fund me to enter this private welfare home?”

“What type of investor am I in your eyes?” Bai Liu asked his young self with interest. “Why do you think I don’t like children?”

—Although he really didn’t like them.

“You are like the slender man. You are wearing an expensive suit with a tie and have a pale face. It is said that the slender man hates children. He will kill children and dig out their organs to eat them.”