His thoughts were completely captivated by Yan Heqing.
He didn't know when it started, but the time he spent thinking about Yan Heqing had far exceeded that Lin Fengzhi.
The image of the boy crouching in the stairwell petting a stray cat, walking in the snow with an umbrella, alternated between Lu Muchi's mind and Lin Fengzhi's image.
moment.
Lu Muchi said casually, "It's lost."
The security guard was extremely surprised. He'd heard from the property management that it was worth several million! His mouth dropped open. "What did you say?"
"It's lost, throw it in the trash."
Lu Muchi stepped on the gas and sped away.
Chapter 44
Yan Heqing arrived home in the middle of the night.
The temperature dropped in the middle of the night, and the room temperature became extremely cold, leaving Yan Heqing completely frozen.
He looked at the radiator against the wall, took off his hat and mask, hung his coat behind the door, changed his shoes, and went over to turn on the radiator.
Hot air blew out of the vents, and Yan Heqing squatted down and blew on it for a while. His limbs gradually calmed down, and in this short time, he planned his schedule for tomorrow.
On the eve of Lunar New Year, he will visit the orphanage again to bring some New Year's gifts for the children.
After the Lunar New Year and the start of the new school term, he won't have many more opportunities to visit the welfare home.
Once he had fully regained feeling in his hand, Yan Heqing grabbed a change of clothes and went into the bathroom to take a shower.
While showering, I casually rubbed the soaked new clothes a few times, wrung them out very dry, and hung them on the shower curtain rack.
After changing into clean pajamas, Yan Heqing came out of the bathroom, drying her wet hair.
The cramped space was warmed by the radiator, so it wasn't cold even when barefoot. Yan Heqing was a little hungry, so he went to the kitchen and cooked a bowl of dumplings. He only cooked a few, but he finished them in the kitchen and then washed the dishes. He hadn't been back for several days, but the succulents on the windowsill were still blooming well, especially one Haworthia cooperi, which looked like a real lotus flower with plump and translucent petals.
Yan Heqing watered the plants, dried his hands, and left the kitchen.
With her hair half-dry and having just eaten, Yan Heqing read for a while before turning off the radiator and going to bed.
The next day, Yan Heqing slept for an extra half hour and didn't get up until 6:30.
He didn't cook breakfast at home; after washing up and changing his clothes, he went out.
Yan Heqing bought an egg pancake and a cup of soy milk from a street vendor at the entrance of the residential area. He finished eating just as he walked to the subway entrance, wrapped up the trash, threw it into the trash can, and entered the subway.
His destination was the bookstore.
As soon as the bookstore opened, Yan Heqing was the first customer. Yan Heqing carefully selected many books suitable for children, including fairy tales, fables, history books, and idiom stories...
He loved reading since he was a child. When he couldn't afford to buy books, he would go to recycling stations and find many secondhand books at reasonable prices. Sometimes, when the recycling station owner was doing well, he would generously let him find books in the recycling bins without charging him.
The bill came to a little over a thousand yuan. Seeing that he was tall and thin, the shop owner kindly asked, "Shall I help you put this in your car?"
Yan Heqing smiled politely, "I can lift it, thank you."
Carrying several large bags of books, which were indeed quite heavy and inconvenient to take the subway, Yan Heqing walked to the roadside and hailed a taxi to the Rainbow Bridge Welfare Home.
Yan Heqing was almost at the orphanage when Lu Muchi's car pulled up downstairs.
After getting out of the car, Lu Muchi was about to leave when he looked back at the rearview mirror, straightened his collar, and then walked into the apartment building with the 100,000 yuan in his hand.
After knocking on the door for a while without any response, Lu Muchi raised his left hand to glance at his watch.
It's 9:30, still sleeping?
He patiently dialed Yan Heqing's number.
The call took a long time to be answered.
Before Yan Heqing could speak, Lu Muchi asked first, "You're not home?" There was no sound from inside the house.
Yan Heqing's voice was very faint, "No."
Lu Muchi's expression changed slightly, but he still didn't lose his temper. "Didn't you see the text message I sent last night?"
"I saw it."
"..." Lu Muchi's good mood instantly plummeted. "Are you still angry?"
Yan Heqing remained noncommittal, simply saying calmly, "I have other matters to attend to."
I hung up the phone.
After muting the phone, Yan Heqing put it in his pocket and carried the books into the classroom.
Now the children are playing in the dormitories or on the playground, and the classrooms are empty. There is a simple bookshelf against the back wall with some books on it, but not many kinds.
Yan Heqing took out the books and neatly arranged them by category.
Auntie Zhang passed by and caught a glimpse of someone in the classroom. She looked again and realized it was Yan Heqing. She changed direction and came in with a big smile, " Xiao Yan, you're here! I thought you wouldn't come until after the New Year."
As she approached, she saw a large stack of books. She looked at Yan Heqing and couldn't help but sigh, "You bought more? How can you manage?"
Yan Heqing politely replied, "If it doesn't last, I won't buy it."
Auntie Zhang's eyes softened with affection. She rubbed her hands on her apron and knelt down to help, saying as she tidied up, "Oh, by the way, after the New Year, a certain amusement park is inviting the children from our orphanage to play for free." Auntie Zhang smiled broadly, "The children are all overjoyed; they've never been to an amusement park before."
Yan Heqing, tidying up his books, responded with a nod to indicate he was listening. Auntie Zhang continued, "I checked the time; it's on Saturday. You're going too. Several people will be leading the group, and all the kids immediately said they wanted to be in your group. Besides, it's a staff perk, and you're one of us now, so why not go? They say it's the largest amusement park in the country; it's supposed to be really fun."
Some of the backpacks had plastic wrap, which Yan Heqing carefully tore off before placing them on the bookshelf, saying, "We'll see later."
Auntie Zhang suddenly turned her head, "Have you contacted Teacher Xu these days? She hasn't come for several days. She called a few days ago to ask for leave, saying she wasn't feeling well and would come after the New Year. This is the first time she's come in so many years."
Yan Heqing paused briefly before continuing to organize the books.
*
After working at the welfare home until the afternoon, finishing the last day before the Lunar New Year, Yan Heqing finally went home.
In the afternoon, it started snowing lightly again for no apparent reason. Luckily, it was dry snow, so there was no need to use an umbrella.
Yan Heqing didn't bring an umbrella today.
He remembered there was a flower shop not far from the subway station, and he quickened his pace, afraid that the flower shop would be closed.