Quick Travel: Dream Hunt

Ting He had felt something was not real since she came back. Now, seeing the director's mother greeting her with a smile, just like when she coaxed her when she was a child, she immediately showed an eager smile and said:

"I didn't feel happy outside, so I came back. Director Mom won't be disgusted with me for not letting me come back to the orphanage, right?"

Mother Liu smiled and joked, "When you were still a little kid, you were taken care of by the director. How could your mother not know what kind of person you are? You can't think of going back to the orphanage unless you are wronged. Tell me, is there something wrong with your work? Were you criticized by your boss? Oh, it's so hard to make money in this world nowadays. If you really can't give up that job, you can take a leave and stay here for a while to relax. When you feel better, you can go back to work. After all, it's so hard to find a job nowadays..."

The director's mother was still chattering on and on. Ting He sat on the sofa patiently and waited for the director's mother to finish. Then she said, "Mom, I came back this time to ask you something."

Mother Liu paused for a moment, then said, "What's wrong, kid? What do you want to ask?"

Ting He said straight to the point: "I met someone in Bincheng this time. It seems that he is related to my life experience. I want to know how I came to the orphanage. Can the director tell me everything?"

"Is that so? That's great. It would be a good thing if Tinghe could find her family, too. See, I told you that Tinghe is not only smart and well-behaved, but also sensible and clever, so how could she become an orphan? Wait a minute, I still have the information about you when the community sent you to the orphanage. I'll go find it for you."

With that, the dean's mother left the room and ran to where the paper documents were kept. She searched for an hour before she got a glowing paper document bag.

The director's mother sat back in her chair, opened the file bag, took out the information inside and handed it to Tinghe.

Ting He took the information, which recorded the date she was sent to the orphanage and her physical condition at the time.

After reading the information, Ting He was still full of doubts. She couldn't help but ask, "Director, do you remember which community sent me here? And where did the community bring me back from?"

With the help of the director's mother, they found the community worker who was responsible for taking her in. Ting He asked the worker about the details of how she was brought back home, but the answer she got was disappointing. However, surprisingly, the retired community worker said that an old scavenger had raised her for a period of time.

The staff also said that they only knew that Tinghe was found in a cardboard box next to the bridge where the old scavenger lived. Because her crying scared the nearby residents and they were complained about, the community staff came to check.

When they saw a child in the box, and the old scavenger was dead in the bridge hole, the staff had no choice but to apply to send Tinghe directly to the nearest orphanage. Apart from this, there was no other information.

The director's mother also told her that she was already dying when she was brought back. She had not had milk for several days and her face had turned blue. It took many days to nurse her back to life. Also, when she came, she was wearing a white lotus-patterned jumpsuit, which was probably given to her by the scavenger old man, so she was named Xiaohe.

As for the word "Ting", it was because there was a traditional Chinese character "Ting" on a glass bead hanging around Tinghe's neck, and on the front and back sides there were exactly the two characters "Liu Ting". So when the director's mother registered her name, she planned to register her as Liu Ting. However, Xiaohe was used to it, and always felt that calling a girl Liu Ting didn't sound good, so she just registered her name as Liu Tinghe.

Ting He was stunned. She didn't expect that there was such a story about her name. She just didn't know whether Liu Ting was her own name. It seemed that the word He was just an accident. It could also be said to be a nickname, but it was harmless.

It seems that I have to ask around for families with the surname Liu to see if Liu Ting is her real name.

However, she had no impression of the glass ball, so she asked the dean:

"Mom, are you saying that when I was a child, I wore a glass bead with the words 'Liu Ting' written on it? But why don't I remember having such a thing?"

The director's mother smiled and explained, "When you were a child, you had a quarrel with a kid in the orphanage, and the kid accidentally pulled the string of the glass bead off, and then you lost it. Later, you were upset and beat up the kid. You know, the kid was also a girl, and she never dared to play with you again after you beat her up. Then, the director's mother searched everywhere where you played, and finally found it in a corner. After washing it and handing it to you, you actually cried and shouted that this was not your glass bead. The director's mother had no choice but to put it away for you. Of course, you put it together with my treasures. Mom will go and look for it for you."

Ting He followed the director's mother to the room where she hid her treasures, and then she discovered that her so-called treasures were all gifts given to her by children over the years. There were their own handwritten paintings, their own small certificates, large flowers made up of various small red flowers, and various crystal balls, picture books and the like.

After searching for a long time, the director's mother finally took out a jewelry box. After opening it, she picked up the crystal clear glass bead and said, "Look, this is the glass bead with your name on it. Look at the traditional Chinese characters and see if it's Liu Ting."

Ting He picked up the glass bead and examined it, but after checking it over and over again, he didn't feel how rare this thing was. Instead, the broken impurities inside and the crude carving craftsmanship made Ting He frown. It was just an ordinary glass bead.

However, since the glass beads are already in hand, there is no need to trouble the director's mother anymore. Some things may still require me to investigate one by one to understand them. Thinking of this, she said casually:

"So, this glass bead of mine is really a treasure. It not only has my name on it, but it may also be related to my life experience. I just don't know why I cried and shouted that this was not my glass bead when I was a child. It's really a bit strange."

The director's mother also said in surprise, "Yes, I find it strange too. The child you quarreled with had just been in the orphanage for a few days, and the formalities had not been completed yet, but he quarreled with you. During the quarrel, the two of them lost your glass ball and did not apologize. Later, a wealthy couple came and took the child away directly. They did not even go through the formalities in our orphanage, and directly skipped me and took the child away. I was wondering if the child was scared by your beating and did not dare to stay in the orphanage later. But he is lucky to be taken away directly. He is really lucky..."

The director's mother was still talking about past anecdotes, but Ting He suddenly felt a chill down her spine. This was not good news. There was indeed something fishy about her background.