bookcurios Chapter 126 Salesian Hospital
Chapter 126 Salesian Hospital
"You want to open an orphanage?" Su Zhizhou looked at Guo Xin in surprise.
"Yes." Guo Xin said firmly. Now that she was here, she couldn't just focus on making money. She also had to leave a mark on the world, and this orphanage was the mark she wanted to leave.
"Since you are the granddaughter of the General of Cavalry, you are doing this to help the general gain fame, right?" Su Zhizhou thought of this as a matter of course and asked.
Guo Xin chuckled and looked at Su Zhizhou with complicated emotions in his eyes. Perhaps Su Zhizhou had been in officialdom for a long time, and it seemed that the kindness in his heart could no longer be used to speculate about others.
Then he said lightly: "No, this relief house is not for the purpose of gaining fame, but just to pass on the kindness in my heart."
Su Zhizhou put away the initial contempt and speculation in his eyes, and replaced them with admiration and distrust. He said: "If Miss wants to open a relief house, who do you want to take in? If Miss's relief house is opened, the pressure on the city to take in refugees will be much less."
"This almshouse may be different from other almshouses. My almshouse may be called a salesian's house. It mainly recruits women and children, not men. This is mainly to prevent those women and girls from being forced to sell themselves as prostitutes."
"This..." Su Zhizhou hesitated, "Such a charity home is unheard of in Suining City, or even unique in the Zhao Dynasty. Therefore, I am not sure whether you can open it."
"How will you know if you don't try?" Guo Xin looked at Guo Ruo and smiled knowingly.
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Guo Xin walked out of the prefectural government office holding a stack of beige papers. Now she was going to ask Mo Feifei whether this orphanage was suitable in the Jokhang Dynasty. If it was not suitable, how should it be changed?
As for why she did not discuss it with the Magistrate Su, it was because she did not think that a man who was well versed in officialdom could have much sympathy for women and children. However, Mo Feifei provided a lot of servants for many women and girls, and was willing to help the poor.
Coincidentally, for some reason, Mo Feifei happened to be in Suining City instead of Cixi Town recently.
"Xin'er, why are you here?"
When Mo Feifei saw the stack of yellow papers in Guo Xin's hand, she knew that she wanted to talk to her about something. However, since the last incident in the mall, their communication was not very frequent.
"I came here to talk to you about the recent refugee issues." Guo Xin was not at all shy. He sat directly opposite Mo Feifei and poured himself a cup of tea.
"Refugees?" Mo Feifei looked at Guo Xin in confusion, and then said, "I have been staying in Suining City recently for this reason. But do you have anything to do with the refugees?"
"I thought, if the government can't do anything about the refugees, then I can also contribute my own strength to their cause."
Mo Feifei gestured for her to continue.
"What I want to do may have never been done in the Jokhang Dynasty. I want to open an orphanage for women and children. This is because I have seen many women on the street being forced to be sold as prostitutes recently. I was quite touched. I made the decision after understanding it."
"As far as I know, most of the relief homes in Suining City tend to accept strong men rather than women and children. And if the food provided by the relief home is provided by an ordinary government office, then the food is also average."
"So the Salesian home I want to open this time can not only provide food and clothing, but also give money to the families of women and children. But I have one requirement, that is, the women and children who enter my Salesian home are not allowed to contact their families for the next five years, and they must work for my Salesian home for five years."
"This orphanage is actually similar to the relief home in Suining City, but you only serve women and children. This is the biggest difference." Mo Feifei pointed out the difference between the two.
Guo Xin nodded and said yes.
"So the reason you came to me was to ask whether this Salesian Home could work in Suining City?"
Guo Xin grinned and said, "Fei Fei is not only extremely beautiful, but also extremely intelligent. She is worthy of being the owner and manager of Ru Fang Zhai."
Mo Feifei couldn't help but say angrily after hearing this: "Little girl, you really speak without thinking when you praise me."
Then he said sternly, "To be honest, this is nothing. But you should be careful that your orphanage may be called a brothel, because you only accept women and children. So it is not much different from a brothel, except that there is one more child."
Guo Xin's heart skipped a beat. This was an angle she had never thought of. Perhaps the world in her previous life was still acceptable. Although people's hearts were complicated, they were not so black-hearted.
He hesitated and said, "If I openly and transparently announce all the information in the city on a regular basis, will it still be useless? Moreover, my orphanage is only equivalent to buying out the women and children for five years. During this period, I also provided a lot of courses to give the women and children the ability to settle down and make a living."
"Even so, it's not possible?"
Mo Feifei sighed, looked at the young Guo Xin in front of her, and said, "You are still too young, you don't know that the world is so cruel. If you want to be open-minded, it doesn't matter. After doing it for a long time, people will really understand."
Guo Xin looked at Mo Feifei and fell silent. She didn't know how to protect the women and children in the orphanage, especially the women and girls. If she gave money to the families of these women and children, wouldn't it be the same as a brothel in the eyes of their families?
Even if my own salesian home is really different from a brothel.
After a long while, Guo Xin said hoarsely, "Fei Fei, I still want to open it. Even if people really say it's a brothel, I still want to open it, because I'm not really asking these girls and women to be prostitutes, but to learn skills. Anyway, they have to stay in my salesian home for five years."
"I believe that five years will be enough for the people to see the true face of this orphanage. By then, they will be able to support themselves in this city or elsewhere."
Mo Feifei looked at Guo Xin with an indescribable look in her eyes and said, "If you really want to do it, I think your idea is really good. If you need my participation, I can also open this orphanage with you."
Guo Xinben looked down at the table in frustration. When he heard what Mo Feifei said, he suddenly looked up at her, his eyes full of emotion. He said, "Actually, I came to you this time to open this orphanage with you. However, you said that it might give the orphanage a reputation as a brothel."
"I am a little reluctant to let you get involved in this mess. After all, you are an upright person and have helped many women. If you are criticized for this, the women and girls in the restaurant will be affected to some extent."
Mo Feifei looked at Guo Xin who was so sincere and laughed: "It's hard for you to still consider me so much. This is indeed a point worth noting. So I can only help you secretly. After all, there are many people behind me who depend on me for their livelihood."