Chapter 87: Chapter 87: She Wants to Grind This Instance to the Max!
"Kids!"
Qian Qi shouted loudly at the orphanage entrance, holding a pile of toy boxes in both hands, "Come out! Welcome your charitable god — Lord Qian Qi!"
A cold wind blew through, and the orphanage was incredibly quiet. A child washing clothes in the yard dropped the soap into the basin with a "plop," and upon realizing, turned and ran, "Qian Qi is back — Qian Qi is back —"
The sound of desks and chairs dragging on the floor echoed through the orphanage again, followed quickly by the noisy footsteps of children, which quieted down again after a minute.
Qian Qi: ...
These heartless little brats!
Qian Qi stepped through the orphanage gate and saw Director Xiang Wen Yun jogging out, a gentle and affectionate smile appearing on her face, "Qiqi, you’re back."
"Director." Qian Qi walked over swiftly to meet Xiang Wen Yun, her gaze falling on Xiang Wen Yun’s worn clothes, slightly raising her eyebrows, "Didn’t I transfer money to you? Why haven’t you bought yourself a new outfit?"
Xiang Wen Yun paused for a moment, looking down at her clothes, "This outfit is still wearable..."
"Alright then." Without insisting, Qian Qi placed the toys in the multifunctional room on the first floor, glancing at two little heads poking out from the staircase entrance, and followed Xiang Wen Yun into the director’s office.
"Your room has been tidied up for you; it’s still in the same place." Xiang Wen Yun slightly clenched her hands, and after a moment of brewing inquired softly, "Qiqi, you still haven’t answered me about the fifty thousand..."
"No need to repay." Qian Qi removed her coat and lazily sat down on the nearby chair, "Don’t be polite with me; the consequence of politeness would be that these children lose their home in the future."
"I’ll repay the money to you," Xiang Wen Yun hurriedly said, "although it might take a bit longer..."
Qian Qi glanced at Xiang Wen Yun, pointedly asking, "How do you plan to repay it?"
Xiang Wen Yun pursed her lips, her expression evidently somewhat weak, "I..."
"This is my repayment to you, to thank you for your nurturing grace," Qian Qi said calmly, "You’re not just my parent; now that I’ve grown up, pay more attention to those kids."
Xiang Wen Yun lowered her head, a bit ashamed and touched.
She hadn’t expected that in just the past half-year, Qian Qi had grown so quickly, matured to the point that when she gazed at her again, she was already an adult capable of making all her own decisions.
Even more mature and composed than her, the director.
She didn’t know what Qian Qi had gone through, as this child wasn’t close to her, although she had always provided for Qian Qi’s education, Qian Qi never shared his thoughts with her, and since high school boarding, he rarely returned to the orphanage.
She didn’t know if Qian Qi becoming so composed was truly a good thing for him...
At least, well-clothed and fed, able to live was enough.
"Alright." Xiang Wen Yun took a deep breath, "Then I won’t be melodramatic; I’ll also try not to drag you down."
Qian Qi nodded, picking up the backpack beside her, "Alright, then I’ll go check on the kids."
Xiang Wen Yun nodded.
Qian Qi left the director’s office and went to the multifunctional room. As expected, the toys she bought were already surrounded by a group of curious kids.
She looked down with a mischievous grin and locked the multifunctional room’s door.
"Haha — Gotcha!" Qian Qi showed a hideous villainous grin, stretching out her claws towards the weak, helpless kids, "The great demon king Qian Qi is going to eat kids —"
"Ah —!" Seeing Qian Qi, the ten or so kids locked in the room screamed in fright, scattering everywhere, yet the multifunctional room’s size was only so big; where could they run?
Unfortunately, Qian Qi purposely slowed her pace so she couldn’t catch them, constantly howling behind them, scaring them into sobbing, calling out for the director.
System: [.... you psychopath.]
Qian Qi: "Thank you for the compliment."
System: .... That’s not a compliment!
Xiang Wen Yun heard the noise, thought something was amiss, but upon seeing Qian Qi and the kids playing around at the door, chuckled helplessly.
However, since when did Qiqi’s expression become so...uh...uh?
Xiang Wen Yun pondered silently.
Inside, when Qian Qi got tired from playing with them, she plopped down on the floor, waving her hand, "I’m exhausted, stop calling, come over for a hug from sister."
The dozen or so kids curled up in the corner, pitifully shaking their heads, tears still hanging at their eyes, looking like bullied brides.
Qian Qi had to pick up a toy box from the floor and patted it, "Come for a hug, and sister will let you play with toys."
[Wow, you’re just like a human trafficker...]
Qian Qi dismissed the system’s criticism. She opened the toy box, taking out a delicate doll, "Whoever is first to get a hug, this will be her exclusive toy!"
The temptation of the toy was indeed great; a few kids swallowed hard, staring at the doll with wide eyes. A little girl took a step forward but was stopped by a little boy.
"I’ll go." The little boy stood up, tentatively walked a few steps towards Qian Qi, realized she didn’t make a move, then quickly ran up to hug her.
Then swiftly retreated, "Hug, hug complete!"
He kept a wary eye on Qian Qi while looking at the doll in Qian Qi’s hand.
"Here." Qian Qi tossed the doll to him; she recognized him and the little girl always hiding in dark corners secretly observing her. If not mistaken, they should be Xiao Min and Xiao An?
These two were bolder than the other kids of their age.
Xiao An caught the doll quickly ran back to Xiao Min, stuffed it into her hand, and the beautiful, delicate talking doll quickly captured the attention of surrounding kids, gathering them around Xiao Min, curiously poking the doll.
"So pretty."
"So cute."
"Her hair is so soft, it’s really nice to touch..."
Qian Qi watched for a while, her lips curling slightly, she opened the other toy boxes and took out all the toys, "You guys go ahead and play; Sister is going out for a bit and won’t be keeping you company."
The kids blinked their eyes, turned around to watch Qian Qi open the door and leave, waited for a moment, then cautiously ran to the door, wanting to see if Qian Qi had truly left.
Who would have imagined, as soon as their little heads poked out, they’d be met with Qian Qi’s terrifying monstrous face.
"Hahaha — Caught you spying!"
Kids: !!!
Kids burst into tears: "Waaahhhh—"
System: [.... are you sick in the head?]
——
"These kids are way too timid, nothing like my brothers back then."
Leaving the multifunctional room, Qian Qi expressed that it’s not her being too mean, but the kids not being up to par.
"They need to be braver, otherwise, if Magic Beast comes one day, their legs will be shaking so hard they won’t be able to run."
With a blade of grass in her mouth, Qian Qi swaggered to the back garden, seeing her rock painted with a chibi Qian Qi still peacefully perched on the instance, she chuckled.
"It’s also good for them to be a bit timid, at least there’s no courage to touch my stuff."
System: ....
"Let’s go, dive in." Qian Qi patted her backpack; this time, she was prepared with life-saving items. Before coming back, she had decided that this summer, she’s going to farm B!
She’s going to grind this instance into pieces!!!