The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 262 Brother Bao Bao
Qin Congwen and Zhao Rong drove over to pick up Qin Huai and Qin Luo.

Qin's breakfast shop uses a second-hand, dilapidated van to purchase goods. The door of the van has been pulled off by Zhao Rong twice. The whole car looks tattered but very practical, and the air conditioner is in good working condition.

However, with the current temperature in Qiu County, there is no need to use air conditioning. If you can't turn on the heating, there is no need for cooling.

After Qin Luo finished his hamburger, he put his suitcase on the van, jumped into the back seat, and showed off by taking out a big red envelope from his bag and stuffed it into the passenger seat, Zhao Rong.

"Look, mom. I got a lot of red envelopes today. After paying off my brother's debt, I still have a lot left! There's even a check in it. I'm rich!"

Zhao Rong was shocked by the word "check".

After being stunned for two seconds, Zhao Rong took the red envelope, counted it roughly, and immediately came up with a plan.

"Luoluo." Zhao Rong's tone became extremely gentle. Even though Qin Huai couldn't see her expression while sitting in the back row, he knew that Qin Luo's red envelope was most likely lost.

Qin Huai didn't say much. Zhao Rong and Qin Congwen were not the kind of parents who would put away a child's red envelopes and tell her that the money was saved for future use. Zhao Rong and Qin Congwen never asked about Qin Luo's New Year's money and pocket money given by her grandparents over the years, and let her spend it however she wanted.

Anyway, there is a high probability that all the money will end up in Qin Huai's pocket.

"What are your plans with so much money?" Zhao Rong asked.

Qin Luo said happily without noticing: "Give 1/10 to Dad, 1/10 to Mom, deposit 1 yuan with my brother for snacks, and spend the rest!"

Zhao Rong roughly calculated in her mind that there was too much money left, so she coaxed him: "What about grandpa and grandma? Grandpa and grandma usually give you so much pocket money, don't they have any?"

Qin Luo thought for a moment and said, "Then it's 1/10 for Grandpa and 1/10 for Grandma."

Zhao Rong counted again and found that there was still a lot left: "Director Qin has been very good to you over the years. When you were a child, your parents were busy and couldn't take care of you, so they sent you to the welfare home to ask Director Qin to help take care of you. The welfare home has been in financial difficulties for many years. Didn't Director Qin have any financial difficulties?"

Qin Luo said cheerfully: "Then Dean Qin is also 1/10."

Qin Huai, who was sitting next to him, instantly discovered the advantage of Qin Luo's poor math skills. His mental arithmetic skills were not good, or maybe he didn't think before he spoke.

As soon as he opened his mouth, half of the red envelope was given out.

"But Luoluo, is the 1 yuan you saved at your brother's place enough for food? Your father and I have heard that your brother's dim sum is very expensive now. You can't let your brother make dim sum for you at a loss, right?"

Qin Luo was stunned, thought about it, and was a little entangled: "Then deposit 1 yuan with me?"

Zhao Rong was satisfied. According to her estimation, the money that would end up in Qin Luo's hands would be only two or three thousand yuan. The child would only have enough to eat and drink, and she would not develop a wasteful habit if she was cheated a little by her brother.

"Then leave this red envelope with me first. Tomorrow morning I will go to the bank with you to exchange the check and prepare a few new red envelopes for you. This year during the Chinese New Year, you can give red envelopes to your parents and grandparents."

"Great!" Qin Luo was a little excited when he thought that he could give out red envelopes during the Chinese New Year this year.

Seeing that Zhao Rong had finished her deception, Qin Huai thought it was time to get down to business: "Dad, Mom, Luoluo and I didn't know that you guys came back from the countryside today. I already told Dean Qin on the high-speed train that I would take Luoluo to the welfare home to see her in the evening."

"I'm going to make some snacks at the welfare home. I came back late this year. If I don't make snacks today, the children in the welfare home won't have anything to eat on New Year's Eve."

Hearing what Qin Huai said, Qin Congwen, who had been driving silently, quickly agreed: "It's time to go to the welfare home. When your mother and I just came back, we made some buns and sent them to the welfare home. Director Qin has been thinking about you."

"After I get home and put my things away, I'll drive you and Luoluo to the welfare home. The stove at home is still usable, so your mom and I can go next door and borrow some noodles and cook them for ourselves."

"Dad, Mom, come with us to the welfare home. I have learned to make a new snack called Four-Happiness Tangyuan, which you haven't tried yet. It's a good thing that Dad can help me. I can't make so many Tangyuan by myself." Qin Huai said.

Hearing his son asking for his help and needing his assistance, Qin Congwen's heart suddenly felt warm, just as warm as when he heard his daughter say that she wanted to give him 1/10 of the red envelope.

Sure enough, no matter how delicious his son’s snacks are or how expensive they are, he still needs help from his father!

"Okay!" Qin Congwen agreed with full confidence.
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At 18:17, Qin Congwen's van slowly drove into the Sanmalu community.

Neighbors:!

What Qin Congwen and Zhao Rong didn't know was that when they drove the van to the train station to pick up Qin Huai, they were already seen by the neighbors in the Sanma Road community. Then there were rumors that Qin's breakfast shop would reopen on the morning of New Year's Eve, and Qin Huai would also return for a limited time.

This rumor was outrageous, and there were not many neighbors who stayed in Qiu County to celebrate the New Year, but everyone chose to believe it.

Who cares? If the rumor is false, at most I won’t be able to eat buns like before, so just believe it.

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18点18分，3号楼1单元301的业主拍下秦淮下车珍贵照片。

Neighbors: Oh my God, this outrageous rumor is actually true!
Two minutes later, the photo went viral in the nearby community group. When Qin Huai was replying to Ouyang's message, he also saw his own photo in the community group.

Three minutes later, Qin Congwen received a call from a loyal customer of Qin's Breakfast Shop, asking whether Qin's Breakfast Shop would open on time tomorrow morning. They needed to arrange a time to send a queue representative from their home to queue downstairs at 5 o'clock.

Qin Huai:......

Just when Qin Congwen was calling back with a confused look on his face, Qin Huai couldn't help but ask, "Dad, who's calling?"

"Uncle Qiao." Qin Congwen said, "Old Qiao, where did you hear this rumor? My son and I went to Shan City to sell breakfast. The Qin family breakfast shop closed long ago. This shop has never been rented out because no one wants to rent it."

"I was planning to find an agent to rent out the shop at a low price during the Chinese New Year. Besides, who would want to open a breakfast shop that has not been open for half a year and only wants to open on New Year's Eve? There are not many breakfast shops in Qiu County that are open on the morning of New Year's Eve."

Uncle Qiao is the owner of Room 3, Unit 1, Building 301. He is also a loyal customer of Qin’s Breakfast Shop and has been eating the buns sold by Qin Congwen for eleven years.

Uncle Qiao has the habit of jogging in the morning. He eats breakfast twice every morning. Before jogging, he eats a bun made by Qin Congwen to motivate himself. After jogging, he eats a bun made by Qinhuai to reward himself. If it rains, he only eats Qinhuai's buns, rain or shine.

Given the relationship between Uncle Qiao and the Qin family, he could indeed call and ask directly.

"Dad, tell everyone in the owners' group. Qin's breakfast shop will not be open tomorrow, but if everyone is free at 11 o'clock tonight, you can come to our house and get a bag of four-happiness dumplings. It will be my New Year's gift to everyone." Qin Huai said.

Qin Congwen hurriedly shouted, "Did Lao Qiao hear that? Come to my house at 11pm to get the glutinous rice balls. There are no buns, only glutinous rice balls. My son is delicious in everything he cooks, so you can eat it with confidence!" "Please help me count the number of people in the owner group. What? You have a large family, so I'll give you two bags?" Qin Congwen glanced at Qin Huai, and when he saw Qin Huai nodded, he said, "Okay, okay, I'll give you two bags. Don't tell anyone, my Huai Huai just got off the high-speed train, he's tired all day and can't do much, he has to go to the countryside tomorrow."

Qin Congwen hung up the phone.

At home, Zhao Rong and Qin Luo had already put away their luggage, while Qin Huai and Qin Congwen were standing outside the door without going in, ready to go to the Sanmalu Children's Welfare Home at any time.

At that time, someone might ask: Didn’t I write this in the previous article? The Sanmalu Children’s Welfare Institute is right next to the Qin’s Breakfast Shop. Is it necessary to drive a van to such a short distance?
That was before, when I was in high school in Qinhuai, the Sanmalu Children's Welfare Institute moved to a more remote suburb. It took more than ten minutes to drive there, which was considered a long time in a small county town.

Zhao Rong took two bags of dried black fungus from home that she had stockpiled at some unknown time and brought them to Dean Qin. The family then got in the van and set off again.

After getting in the car, Qin Luo realized belatedly: "Oh, I didn't take the red envelope at home. I haven't calculated how much money there is in total, and how much I should give to Dean Qin."

"It's okay. Tomorrow I'll accompany you to the bank to cash the check. You give me the money and ask me to transfer it to your WeChat. You can transfer the money directly to Dean Qin via WeChat. Dean Qin receives money very quickly." Qin Huai comforted him.

As long as the money is a formal donation, President Qin supports any payment method.
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Sanmalu Children's Welfare Home, the welfare home where Qin Huai grew up.

Before the relocation of the Sanmalu Children's Welfare Garden, the welfare home and the Sanmalu community were so close that they were like neighbors. At that time, the welfare home was not well managed, and the children in the community and the welfare home played together. Qin Congwen and his wife also chose the Sanmalu Children's Welfare Garden based on the principle of proximity, so Qin Huai was adopted at the "advanced age" of 10.

When Qin Huai was first adopted, he was not used to having a new home. He often went back to the welfare house after school, had a meal, and was sent back by Director Qin. Later, when Qin Congwen and his wife had to go to the countryside for something, they would simply let Qin Huai go back to the welfare house for a meal, say hello to Director Qin, and send some food to the welfare house at the end of the month to make up for the food rations.

However, this incident never happened again after Qin Huai entered high school.

It’s not because Qin Congwen and his wife stopped going to the countryside after Qin Huai graduated from High School. It’s mainly because the orphanage moved to the suburbs when Qin Huai was in the first year of high school, and it was too far to go to the suburbs to get a free meal.

The address has changed, but the name has not changed, which has caused many people to wonder where the Sanma Road came from in the suburbs.

When the car arrived at the entrance of the Sanmalu Children's Welfare Institute, it was already completely dark.

In most movies and TV series, welfare homes are either cozy and beautiful, or in disrepair. They are either sentimental or horror movies. But in reality, the Sanmalu Welfare Home is just an ordinary, dilapidated three-story building with a yard. It is gray, and the putty on the wall has fallen off many times. The layers of mottled cement walls show its age.

There were children's facilities in the yard that were donated by caring people a few years ago. I don't know if the lights were broken or just to save electricity, but the lights in the yard were not turned on. Qin Huai vaguely saw through the iron gate that the children's facilities seemed to have been replaced. It can be seen that the funds donated by Luo Jun and Qu Jing are indeed inexhaustible, and Dean Qin has enough money to replace the children's facilities.

"Ding ding." Qin Congwen honked the horn.

After pressing the button several times, it finally attracted the attention of the gatekeeper, Mr. Qin.

Uncle Qin has been hard of hearing for more than ten years, and it has become worse in the past two years. He has to shout to speak, and he is always slacking off when guarding the door, either browsing his phone or sleeping. If it weren't for the fact that Uncle Qin is Dean Qin's cousin, Qin Huai felt that Uncle Qin would never be able to beat other uncles with decent hearing to get this security job with a monthly salary of 3 yuan without a formal staff.

Other uncles may also slack off, but at least they are not hard of hearing!
Uncle Qin recognized the Qin family's van and walked slowly to the door. He squinted his presbyopic eyes to find the key and opened the door with slightly trembling hands.

There is no parking space in the welfare home, so you just need to drive in and find an empty space to park. After parking the car, Qin Huai and others got out of the car. When they got out of the car, the lights in the yard were already on, and they could see clearly that the amusement facilities were indeed newly purchased, brand new, and definitely not second-hand goods bought cheaply.

Seeing Qin Huai coming, Uncle Qin closed the door with a smile and then approached him: "Huai Huai, you are finally here. These days, the children in the welfare home have been surrounding me every day asking why Brother Bao Bao hasn't come yet. Those who know me think they miss you, and those who don't think they dislike the noodles I cooked."

"I haven't even had dinner yet. I'm just waiting for you to come over and make that, that, four-something group."

"Four-happiness dumplings." Qin Huai said loudly.

"Yes, Four Joys Dumplings. Everything is ready. I have chopped the meat filling and everything like you sent me on WeChat."

Hearing what Uncle Qin said, Qin Huai nodded with relief.

Making Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Balls is not difficult, and the preparation of ingredients is not difficult. Red bean paste and sesame candy fillings cannot be made on the spot, so you can only buy ready-made products. For the fruit filling, just chop the candied fruits and nuts.

The meat filling is relatively difficult to prepare and needs to be chopped carefully. The staff in the welfare home are all professional mincers (Qin Huai used to come here often to make buns), and Qin Huai is very clear about his business ability and is trustworthy.

Qin Huai smiled and said, "Uncle Qin, the welfare home still needs you to cook noodles? Don't you have a chef yet?"

Before Qin Huai inherited the estate, the welfare home was temporarily without a chef.

The Sanmalu Children's Welfare Home is a public institution, and the chefs are all on the payroll. The previous chef rented a bank card to an overseas fraud gang and was fired for suspected fraud. A new chef has not yet been found. Now the three meals a day at the welfare home are taken care of by Director Qin, Uncle Qin and several social workers in turn. Since the cooking skills are really not that good, Director Qin also ordered thousands of vegetarian buns from Qin Huai so that the children can have more buns to tide over the difficulties.

But no matter how good the vegetarian buns are, they cannot be eaten every day. Most of the time, Uncle Qin works as a part-time chef to cook noodles and stir-fry some vegetables for the children.

Uncle Qin was also happy. As a part-time chef, he could occasionally take home a small bucket of oil. Since he was his cousin, Dean Qin would turn a blind eye most of the time.

Uncle Qin lived in the countryside. Dean Qin would secretly note down how much oil Uncle Qin brought home and then go to Uncle Qin's vegetable garden to pick vegetables.

"No, who would want to come to our welfare home with such a low salary per month?" Uncle Qin waved his hand. "My cooking skills are very good now. I can even cook meat dishes. We don't need a chef."

"Come on, how dare you say that? The dishes we cooked at noon today were too salty. Otherwise, the children wouldn't have cried and shouted in the afternoon, asking why Brother Bao Bao hasn't come yet. Does he not want them anymore? Will there be no buns to eat during the New Year this year?" Dean Qin's voice came before he even arrived.

Looking in the direction of the voice, they saw Dean Qin, who was wearing a wrinkled coat and had obviously just held a child, walking towards Qin Huai and the others with a smile.

"Why are you standing in the yard chatting? Let's go to the kitchen. How come Huaihuai hasn't been back to the welfare home for a long time and you don't even remember where the kitchen is?" Director Qin said with a smile.

"I haven't seen Uncle Qin for a long time, and I want to chat with him for a while." Qin Huai said with a smile.

Dean Qin looked at Qin Luo and said, "Luoluo has grown taller. You must be in high school now. So many years have passed. I remember when your parents sent you to the orphanage and asked me to take care of you, you were still a tiny kid."

Qin Luo smiled embarrassedly.

"Let's go to the kitchen and talk." Dean Qin led the way. "One of the lights in the yard is broken and we haven't had time to replace the bulb yet. It's a little dark ahead and there's a staircase. Be careful."

"The kids can't handle it anymore. They've already had dinner. Huaihuai, don't feel stressed when you make that four-something group. You must be tired from sitting in the car all day. Just make something for the kids to eat tomorrow."

"It's really too noisy. Every day, when I go to sleep at night, I can hear someone calling Bao Bao brother in their dreams."

(End of this chapter)