Chapter 99 Empathy
What was the original promise?
Kim Hyun-tae was really confused about this.
After all, he didn't know these "little friends", especially the Hispanic girl Selena who was cheering in front of him, and he didn't even have any intersection with her.
But that unscrupulous alien elementary school student, through some unknown method, made these children very familiar with him, and had the memory of "living" with him, which made Kim Hyun-tae have to face the "reality". .
"Brother William said at the beginning that he will make a lot of money, and when he makes money, he will come back to give us a better life, help us pay tuition, buy delicious food, and good clothes..."
The elated Selena, talking endlessly to the children around her who didn't know about it, told what she knew about Kim Hyun Tae's previous promise.
This also made Kim Hyun-tae finally understand the inside story.
He looked around at the children around him, and found that these children, big and small, had malnutrition on their faces.
When he discovered this situation, he knew it immediately.
To be honest, he also had the experience of living in an orphanage in his previous life, so he knew the living conditions of the children in the orphanage very well.
It is true that the nuns are dedicated to the care of the children.
But it can't really take care of everything.
The monastery has limited manpower and funds, and the basic expenses are maintained by voluntary donations from the local community.
But most of the people living around this community are black families from Mexico. These people earn the lowest salary in the United States, and their lives are not very good.
Therefore, the days here in the monastery can be imagined.
The clothes worn by the children in front of them were basically donated by local people, so many of them didn't fit well or were a little worn out, but these children didn't care at all.
For kids, it's nice to have clothes to wear, and who's going to pick out old clothes?
When Kim Hyun-tae was an orphan in his previous life, he was basically satisfied with enough food and clothing, and he didn't have too many extravagant expectations.
Come to think of it, these children are similar to him back then.
Because he thought of his background, life and experience in his previous life, Kim Hyun-tae looked at these children in front of him, and felt empathy for a while.
There was sympathy, pity, and distress...and he made a decision in an instant, he felt that maybe he could really help these children.
Although he can't help more children now, these children in front of him should be able to help them with his current financial resources.
Thinking of this, Kim Hyun-tae looked at himself with admiring and longing eyes after listening to Selena's "past", and was waiting for himself to tell everyone that he came back to fulfill his promise. The children smiled, and then slowly opened their mouths: "Yes, I am coming back this time not only to fulfill my promise, but also to give you a new home."
The children were all taken aback, for a moment they didn't understand the meaning of Jin Xiantai's words?
new home?
Isn't this our 'home'?
But what does brother William mean by saying that?
Would he be able to contact some families willing to adopt the children of the monastery?
What he said caused the children to speculate wildly.
Some of the children even thought, even if a family wanted to adopt a child like myself, they wouldn't want to come here to find them, would they?
You know, they grew up in the notorious San Juan area.
It is well known that the environment here is not good, so families who are willing to adopt are not willing to come here. The reason is very simple. They are afraid that the adopted children will have some bad habits.
Therefore, for the children of the San Juan Monastery, basically no adoptive families are willing to adopt them. Those families are more willing to go to those better orphanages to find children. Regarding this point, the children here in the monastery, as long as they are mentally sound It's all very clear.
So what does brother William mean?
"I'll keep this matter a secret for now, and you'll know about it after a while. But when I came back this time, I did bring a sum of money to donate to the monastery to improve your lives. At the same time, the bald uncle over there, I also brought you a lot of books."
Kim Hyun-tae didn't tell the children his plan, which made the children express "protest and dissatisfaction" about this, and Kim Hyun-tae just dealt with it with a smile.
Some younger children immediately cheered when they heard that Dave had brought a lot of books, and a group of them ran to Dave who was talking with the middle-aged nun. Obviously, these children were more interested in books. Care about some.
On the contrary, the older Selena stayed behind with several boys and girls, and looked at Kim Hyun-tae with a probing look.
Perhaps it was this girl named Selena. Her memory should be the one that is 'very familiar' with Kim Hyun-tae, so after a period of silence, she broke the dull atmosphere.
"William, what the hell are you doing?"
What Selena was referring to was the matter that Kim Hyun Tae said would be kept secret.
The girl didn't know what Kim Hyun-tae's plan was, so it seemed that his behavior was not a bad thing.
But in the end, curiosity prevailed, and the girl couldn't help asking to find out.
Looking at the girl with an inquiring expression on her face, who would not let her go unless she said it clearly, Kim Hyun-tae kept a smile on her face, and looked at her.
At the beginning, the girl looked at Kim Hyun-tae with courage, but gradually the girl's courage gradually disappeared, replaced by a deep shyness, which made her start to avoid Kim Hyun-tae's gaze, and made her stay around The boys and girls all burst into laughter.
"Selena! You were no match for brother William before, and you are no different now. Do you think your gaze is really that fierce!"
"Hee hee, what do you know, Selena had other thoughts in her heart, that's why she lost to brother William. After so many years, don't you guys still understand?"
Listening to the rambunctious words of those little guys, Jin Xiantai lost the intention of joking. He was worried that these brats would say something even worse after a while.
At the same time, Kim Hyun-tae seemed to hear something, as if the memory of this girl named Selena meant something to him.
God!
Jin Xiantai wailed in his heart, he really couldn't imagine that that funny Namek elementary school student would instill such false memory information into such a little girl.
Quickly looking at the unnatural expression on her face, as if Selena had been told what was on her mind, Kim Hyun-tae was completely speechless.
It's embarrassing now.
But in the end it was Kim Hyun-tae who had the soul of an old man in his thirties. He coughed and attracted the attention of young men and women. He was going to change the topic to ease the somewhat ambiguous atmosphere.
But before Kim Hyun-tae could speak, Selina, who was here, used an extremely resentful tone, coupled with that extremely resentful eyes, watched as Kim Hyun-tae spoke first.
"Everyone stop talking like this, please don't forget Miss Xiaoxiao."
When Selena mentioned the name 'Xiaoxiao', the expressions on the faces of the boys and girls who were still joking changed instantly.
Xiaoxiao?
As soon as Jin Xiantai turned his head, he knew who it was.
Thinking about it, this is the girl I have never seen in this time and space.
Is her name Xiaoxiao?
It's a pretty good name, but it's just that the beauty is a bit unlucky.
Seeing that the atmosphere became more dull, and even began to permeate a faint melancholy and sorrow, Jin Xiantai felt a little depressed.
"I want to buy a piece of land in Los Angeles and build an orphanage by myself. When the time comes, let everyone move there together, away from the environment in San Juan. After all, the environment here is not good for everyone's growth?"
In order to break the atmosphere, Kim Hyun Tae decided to tell the children about his plans.
Sure enough, when Kim Hyun-tae revealed his plan, the boys and girls were distracted.
"Brother William, is what you said true? You want to build a big house for all of us to live in?"
"Brother William, are you so rich? We have so many people, but it costs money?"
"William, you have to do what you can. In fact, it's not bad for us to live here. Don't be a tough guy."
Looking at the boys and girls who are actually very happy, but still thinking about themselves, Kim Hyun-tae couldn't help being surrounded by warmth.
He is too clear that children living in this environment are much more precocious than their peers, and they consider things more comprehensively.
Therefore, they are really planning for themselves, rather than talking casually.
Selena also spoke to him at this time: "William, we don't know how you are doing now, but it seems that you should be developed, but no matter how rich you are, you can't support so many of us, right?
You know, there are more than fifty children in the monastery. It takes a lot of money every month just to eat and drink, not to mention those of us who are still in school. "
Kim Hyun Tae patted Selena's shoulder lightly, this action made the girl blush.
"I can afford it! I promise, I have the ability. Moreover, the nuns in the monastery are not young, and the donations collected every month are also decreasing. How long can we last in the current situation?"
Before coming to the monastery, Kim Hyun-tae also did some homework to understand the current situation of the San Juan Monastery.
Therefore, he still knows something about the current situation of the San Juan Monastery.
Obviously, Selena and the older children were well aware of the current situation in the monastery, so when Kim Hyun-tae said this, she and the other children fell silent.
"Don't worry, I'm a very successful writer now, and I can earn a decent share of royalties every month, so buying a piece of land, building an orphanage by myself, and letting everyone move there is no problem at all."
The children have all seen it from the media, saying that William is now a novelist, but no one knows how much money William can earn.
But looking at William's all-encompassing appearance, it seems that he is making a lot of money.
"Really? Aren't you swollen to make yourself fat? Sister Xiaoxiao once said that you boys like to do this kind of boasting the most. It seems that only in this way can you show your masculinity."
Selena was dubious, obviously she didn't believe in Kim Hyun-tae that much.
Uh!
As soon as the little girl opened her mouth, Jin Xiantai froze for a moment.
Uncle, my net worth is tens of millions, will I deceive you bastards?
Kim Hyun-tae, who came back to his senses, looked at Selena with a disbelieving expression on his face, and complained in his heart.
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