Chapter 7: Star Wish Welfare Home

While chatting along the way, Fujii Itsuki got a lot of information from Chitose.

Chitose was almost annoyed by the questions, so she pouted and asked questions like "I just met Brother Shu, why are you still talking about Jiuhua-san?"

Fujii Itsuki had no choice but to apologize to her with a smile, and chatted with her about her daily life in the past few years and her work experience in Tokyo.

Soon, lunch time was approaching.

Fujii Itsuki and Aunt Keiko, the only caregiver in the entire welfare home, prepared lunch for the children.

Aunt Keiko is also an old acquaintance. When she saw Fujii Itsuki coming back, she started chatting with him enthusiastically.

Aunt Keiko is a typical Otaru local. She has never left Hokkaido in her life, and the farthest place she has been to is Sapporo next door.

Her curiosity was the same as those of the children who gathered around Fujii Itsuki when they saw her. They all asked questions like "How is Tokyo?" and "Is Tokyo beautiful?"

Of course, the children asked in a more naive way.

For example, "Is there endless delicious food everywhere in Tokyo?", "Is there candy and cotton candy everywhere in Tokyo?", "Are there many handsome men and beautiful women in Tokyo?".
“Yes, Tokyo has beautiful scenery.”

“Yes, Tokyo has so many beautiful buildings.”

“Yes, there is so much delicious food in Tokyo.”

Faced with the children's curiosity, Fujii Itsuki answered them one by one while eating with them.

Sometimes the children’s enthusiasm was too great, and Fujii Itsuki was squeezed so tightly by them that he couldn’t find his way around. He could only be drowned out by the cries of “Fujii brother is so awesome! I want to go to Tokyo too in the future!”

Chitose Yang Kui watched with a smile on her face.

Fujii Itsuki could see the longing and beautiful yearning of these children without family for the international metropolis of Tokyo, and could see their admiration and envy for himself.

They all took themselves as their role models, saying things like "I want to be like Brother Fujii in the future."
This made Fujii Itsuki happy from the bottom of his heart, but his mood was as gloomy as the wind and snow at night.

Faced with these children who asked him questions with great expectations, he, a guy who hated Tokyo so much that he escaped back, could only repeat the beauty of Tokyo over and over again and maintain their dreams with lies.

It's really ridiculous.

"Brother Shu is still so popular."

"No, it's just that the dean often mentions me in front of everyone. Chitose, you are the popular one. Didn't you notice that there are the most children in your row? When you were serving food to them, there were a few little boys secretly watching you in the corner. I also saw them playing finger-guessing games to see who would be qualified to marry Chitose."

"They are all children." Yang Kui Qiansui's face turned slightly red. She pushed her hair behind her ears, and the hanging red rope tied to the side swayed gently.

Chitose's blushing face is indeed cute.
Fujii Itsuki instantly realized that the little girl was already sixteen years old.

"Is Chitose popular in school?"

"It's still okay."

"Tell my brother secretly, have you ever had a boyfriend at school?"

"No, no, I don't have this!"

Yang Kui Qiansui's head immediately shook like a rattle, stretched out her hand to her chest, and said anxiously, "My father doesn't allow me to have a relationship at this time. He said that boys of this age are unreliable. It's best to find a boyfriend after graduating from high school and getting a job. Only boys in their twenties who have jobs and are mature and stable are trustworthy."

"Mr. Nagano is right, but it's okay to tell me."

"It's true!"

"You've never met anyone you like?"

".Not really." Yang Kui Chitose glanced at him secretly and turned her eyes away.

"Then why don't you go up and give it a try? The feeling of liking someone is rare."

"I still think my father is right."

Fujii Itsuki was relieved.

The fact that the girl can think this way shows that Mr. Nagano’s education is quite effective.

Whether from the perspective of an older brother or a teacher, I agree with Chitose's idea.

After lunch, the children need a nap.

Fujii Itsuki helped Aunt Keiko wash the dishes and prepared to wash the children's clothes and sheets.

The conditions at the Xingyuan Welfare Home have always been difficult. Although they have purchased several washing machines with donations from nearby residents, they are still not enough for the children. Sometimes, when there are too many clothes and sheets to be washed, they have to go to the canal to wash them.

The same is true today.

During this period, Yang Kui Chitose came to help proactively, running around.

"Brother Shu, give this to me."

"Brother Shu, let me help you wash this."

Qiansui is too diligent and sensible.

But no matter how much the dean tried to persuade Dean Huadai, she still insisted on washing the clothes herself, saying that she couldn't just let a few of you help.

The water in the canal is so cold in winter that you have to break the ice on the river surface to use water.

Fujii Itsuki couldn't bear to see the old dean working so hard at the age of nearly 70.

It would be nice if we had more caregivers.
I think so, but it is basically impossible. Even people in Sapporo are running to Tokyo. Their place is said to be in the outskirts of the city, but in fact it is just a small town in the countryside.

The wages are too low so young people don’t want to work, so they have to let the elderly do it. They are also afraid that the work intensity in the welfare home is too high and they will be exhausted.

After all, the welfare home still does not have enough funds.

"Shu, thank you and Chitose for your help."

"It's not a big deal."

Aunt Huizi and Chitose went back to the welfare home first, carrying the laundry basin.

By the time Fujii Itsuki and the dean returned, it was already evening.

The two happened to be passing by the corridor on the first floor of the building.

Hanging in the corridor is a group photo of all the children adopted by Star Wish Orphanage over the years.

Fujii Itsuki is also in one of them.

When Chitose Yang Aoi was still a little girl, she stood in front of Fujii Itsuki and looked far less sunny and healthy than she does now.

Fujii Itsuki still remembers that in order to support him to go to Kyoto to study at Kyoto University, the director led all the children in the welfare home to go to Sapporo to sell their hometown specialties of Otaru City.

Handicrafts, music boxes, rice cakes, vegetables and dried fruits.
In the city crowded with snow and wind, all kinds of items are placed on the inconspicuous streets.

Chitose was there at that time, only eight years old. Fujii Itsuki still remembers how she came to him happily with her red hands holding a few coins.

At that time, she raised her head and said naively something that Fujii Itsuki still remembers today - "With these, Brother Shu can go to college."

One can't help but want to rub her little head.

When you think about it carefully, it's really touching.

"It looks like you still miss it a lot, right?" Dean Hanashiro put his hands behind his back and faced the photos on the wall.

“I miss it.”

The walls were cluttered with photos and information sheets. Above them were all the amounts of money donated to the Xingyuan Welfare Home.

From as little as twenty to as much as hundreds of thousands, as many as various types of clothing, books, and volunteer manpower support are all listed above.
Fujii Itsuki's name is also hung above.

If you look closely, you can find that basically there is a remittance every month.

"Over the years, the welfare home has been supported by trees."

"That's not right, Dean. It was you all who gave me the opportunity to go to Beijing University. What I did was just a small token of my return."

"Shu, I am very pleased that you still remember the welfare home."

"It should."

The air was quiet for two seconds.

"Shu, is there something you didn't tell me?"

(End of this chapter)