Apart from Liu Susu, Cha Tiantian, and Ah Bang Ge, whom they had already met, the Welfare Institute also had two gardeners who handled odd jobs, seven caregivers, a health worker, and an elderly gatekeeper.
Since the Welfare Institute had initially been privately run, some positions involved multiple duties. Later donations had not been given to the local organizations or departments—or rather, they should be called gifts.
The Dean was currently the owner of the Welfare Institute.
The Dean was actually a local resident. The land where the Welfare Institute had been built had originally belonged to her family, including the fields and the mountain.
During lunch, Sister Liu cheerfully introduced the history of the Welfare Institute... but only Cha Tiantian was keeping her company. At that moment, Sister Liu suddenly remembered something about Ah Bang Ge and asked Cha Tiantian to take some food over to him.
Cha Tiantian seemed somewhat unwilling, but she said nothing. She quickly portioned out some dishes, put them on a large stainless-steel plate, grabbed a pair of chopsticks, and hurried outside.
"Sister Liu, why didn't you call him over to eat with us?" Zi Ling's Mother asked in surprise. "Who is this Ah Bang? I've never seen him before."
Sister Liu sighed. "Ah Bang is from a village beneath the town. Several years ago, a flash flood swept away his entire family, leaving only him behind. I heard that he developed a high fever when he was little, and afterward became slow-witted... He couldn't make a living on his own, so the Dean took pity on him and brought him here to do odd jobs."
"I see..." Zi Ling's Mother nodded and continued recounting one memory after another.
Over the years since she had left the institute, several elderly employees had retired or