Unorthodox methods, cultivating immortality relies on rich women

Chapter 154 Rage Rises

Upon entering the courtyard, Shen Qingzhou first introduced Aunt Yin and Jiang Xinyue to each other: "Aunt Yin, this is Jiang Xinyue. She will temporarily manage the orphanage's accounts. If you need anything, just go to her."

"Then...what about Accountant Jiang? Did she quit? Did something happen to her family?"

Aunt Yin's heart skipped a beat, filled with worry.

A few days ago, when Shen Qingzhou came to inquire about Accountant Jiang's situation, she vaguely sensed that something was wrong. However, at the time, she thought that something serious had happened to Accountant Jiang's family and she no longer had the energy to manage the accounts. She never expected that she would resign directly.

"Her whole family went abroad, and I don't know when they'll be back," Shen Qingzhou replied casually.

"Going abroad? Why did you suddenly go abroad?" Aunt Yin asked, her face full of confusion.

"Accountant Jiang's son is successful. He made a lot of money abroad, immigrated a long time ago, and married a foreign woman. She's about to give birth, so we specially invited her over to help take care of the baby."

Aunt Yin suddenly realized what was going on: "Oh, so that's how it is."

Then she couldn't help but complain, "She left without even saying goodbye? We could have at least seen her off, really..."

She complained, but didn't stop walking. She warmly led Jiang Xinyue into the house, wanting to show her around.

Shen Qingzhou watched the two figures disappear into the house, then looked away and let out a long sigh.

I looked down and bumped right into the two pairs of eyes staring straight at me—one from the person in my arms and the other from the dog.

"What are you looking at?"

Shen Qingzhou smiled and lifted the dazed baby in her arms.

"Woof woof~"

The little mongrel in her arms, Huangdou, was so frightened that it kept barking, but Daidai didn't react much. After a long while, it grinned and showed a silly smile.

"Hia~"

"Daidai, when school starts, you'll be going to kindergarten too," Shen Qingzhou said gently as she put her down.

Just then, Song Xueying suddenly walked over and whispered, "Brother Xiaozhou, has Grandma Jiang really gone abroad and never come back?"

Shen Qingzhou was taken aback. Meeting the girl's clear eyes, he sighed inwardly and patted her head with a smile: "I don't know. Maybe she'll get tired of being outside and come back one day."

Accountant Jiang is not a bad person at heart. She usually buys snacks for the children and gifts for their birthdays. Many children in the welfare home like her very much, and Song Xueying in front of us is one of them.

"Then I hope she can come back soon."

Song Xueying waved her bare right wrist, a gesture that was both comical and endearing.

This is a congenital deformity. Even if Shen Qingzhou possessed extraordinary magical powers, he couldn't conjure a hand out of thin air for her.

Besides him, there's also Shen Weiming's left eye. However, his disability wasn't congenital; it was caused by human intervention and a lack of timely treatment, resulting in complete blindness in one eye.

Because of his blindness, no one was willing to adopt him, and he was eventually sent here.

Besides him, there's Shen Liqiu with congenital spinal deformity, Song Wanxia with achondroplasia, Song Weilai who seems to have a mental disability, and our silly little Song...

In short, at a glance, all the children in the welfare home have physical defects.

Some diseases can be treated with the advancement of modern medicine, but others are lifelong and have no cure.

These children were also the last group of children at this welfare home.

Once they all reach adulthood, are able to take care of themselves, and can make a living on their own, this welfare home, which has been operating for decades, should close down.

"I hope she can come back soon. Okay, go play with them."

Shen Qingzhou pointed to the sycamore tree in the yard, where a group of children were playing a game of "eagle catching chicks" around the tree, making a lot of noise.

Xiao Qiu mingled among the children, her short legs moving swiftly. She clung tightly to the last child's clothes, her eyes crinkling with laughter, looking exceptionally happy.

But among all the children in the yard, none of them could see her.

Lin Yunong stood under the sycamore tree watching this scene, her eyes filled with sorrow.

If Xiao Qiu hadn't had that accident, she should have been running, jumping, and laughing openly like these other children, having her clothes caught by her friends and her smiling face seen by others, instead of being like this now, in a self-amusing one-woman show, deceiving herself.

Ghosts are lonely. Many wandering souls that linger in the human world eventually succumb to this loneliness, let go of their obsessions, and completely dissipate into the world.

As for going to the underworld, without someone to perform a ritual to help one's soul find peace, it's not something one can simply do at will.

The forty-nine days following a person's death is the final deadline for entering the underworld. Once this period has passed, the connection with the underworld is completely severed, and the entrance can no longer be sensed, thus making entry impossible.

At this point, one can only wait for someone to perform a ritual to help them pass on. If no one does, they will become a wandering ghost, a wisp of spirit in the human world.

Before meeting Shen Qingzhou, Xiao Qiu was like this, a wandering soul.

She kept thinking about going home and finding her mother, which is why she managed to hold on and not let the illness go away.

If one day she can't find her home, can't see her mother, and completely gives up on the idea and lets go of this obsession, she will eventually just return to dust.

Speaking of obsessions, Shen Qingzhou's gaze suddenly fell on Lin Yunong under the sycamore tree.

What exactly is this girl's obsession with staying in the mortal world? He seems to have never asked.

Just then, Aunt Yin came out of the house with Jiang Xinyue.

Just now, she took Jiang Xinyue on a tour of the welfare home, inside and out, visiting every part of the children's dormitories, canteen, warehouse, and toilets.

This giraffe-themed kindergarten may not look large, but it was built strictly according to the standards of a welfare home, and it has all kinds of facilities.

"Xiao Zhou, would you like to stay for dinner tonight? If you do, I'll cook a couple more dishes," Aunt Yin asked with a smile.

"No, I need to go see my grandma."

"At this time?"

Aunt Yin looked up at the sky; the sun had completely set, and it was getting dark.

"It's okay, she stays up late at night, so I'll just go over and chat with her."

Aunt Yin smiled upon hearing this: "That's true."

As she spoke, she looked down and saw that Daidai was still squatting down, trying to ride on the back of the little dog Huangdou. Huangdou was actually very cooperative, arching its back and pushing upwards, trying to carry her.

"Oh dear, that won't do." Aunt Yin quickly stepped forward to stop him, "You're so heavy, you could easily crush Huang Dou with one sit on you."

"Hia~"

He grinned blankly, revealing a silly and adorable smile.

"You're still laughing? Who taught you that? A dog isn't a horse, how can you ride it?"

Aunt Yin spoke without thinking, but Shen Qingzhou took it to heart, his expression changing slightly as he looked at Daidai with suspicion.

"Xiao Zhou, do you want to take Dai Dai to see Grandma Song?"

Aunt Yin's words interrupted his thoughts.

"Of course I'll bring her. I didn't bring her last time, and Grandma gave me a good scolding." Shen Qingzhou immediately snapped out of her reverie and replied with a smile.

Aunt Yin smiled upon hearing this, "The old lady's biggest concern right now is Daidai."

"Are we going to see your grandma now? But I haven't prepared anything," Jiang Xinyue said worriedly.

"What do I need to prepare? I'll just take you there so the old lady can see you," Shen Qingzhou said nonchalantly.

Since Jiang Xinyue will be in charge of the accounts from now on, we should definitely bring her over to meet her, since Grandma Song is still nominally the director of the welfare home.

But it's clear that Jiang Xinyue misunderstood.

In addition, we also need to give Grandma Song an explanation regarding Accountant Jiang's matter. Although she is old, she is not confused at all.

After the car came to a stop, Jiang Xinyue looked around at the quiet and elegant surroundings and couldn't help but exclaim, "This place is really beautiful."

"The fees are also reasonable."

Shen Qingzhou casually replied, picked up Daidai, and walked inside, with Jiang Xinyue quickly following.

Just then, two figures floated towards them; to be precise, they were two ghosts.

Seeing the two people's faces clearly surprised Shen Qingzhou.

Because one of them was Zhao Xuejun, and the other was actually Grandma Fengying.

How could Grandma Fengying have passed away in just a few days?

The last time I met him, the old man was still very healthy and full of energy.

He instantly remembered that when he last visited Grandma Song, the old woman said that Grandma Fengying had been taken home by her granddaughter.

His face instantly turned ugly. He had just asked Lao Zhong to investigate Zhao Xuejun's daughter and son-in-law, and basically confirmed that what Zhao Xuejun said was true. He was just about to agree to help them, after all, it was five million.

Unexpectedly, after only a few days, Grandma Fengying passed away.

That's a damn beast! Does he think an old man is in the way?

Thinking of how Grandma Fengying chatted with her own grandmother and helped her a lot, how she wanted to give her the candy, and how she wanted to greet her, a feeling of anger gradually rose in her heart.

P.S.: My child is on spring break today, and we had to go out unexpectedly, so this chapter is late.

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