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The next morning, as soon as it was bright, Jindeli took thirty thousand yuan to the Gubei Welfare Institute to deliver the money to Zhuo Chunni.
The Gubei Welfare Institute is located at the foot of the Gubei Film City in the Qin Feng Scenic Area, not far from the food street where Jindeli and Chen Zao live; it’s just a short walk away.
This area was originally part of the State-Owned Brick Factory's district in the town.
Four years ago, the old factory director, who was an orphan from the brick factory, proposed that the factory provide manpower and land to build a welfare institute specifically for children in the factory's backyard. This proposal received support from the county's Civil Affairs Department.
Thus, the Gubei Welfare Institute was established.
Initially, it was a two-story red brick building with eight rooms, capable of accommodating only a few children.
At that time, Gubei Town and its surrounding areas were economically underdeveloped, with many villages still struggling with poverty.
When news spread that Gubei Town had built a state-supported welfare institute for children, local residents immediately began to secretly abandon children they could not support or those with disabilities there.
Most of these children were girls, highlighting the severity of the local preference for boys over girls.
Later, with strong support from the town government and the State-Owned Brick Factory, the scale of the Gubei Welfare Institute grew larger and larger, with several two-story red brick buildings constructed.
During its peak in the mid-1990s, it simultaneously cared for many children, with more than five formal staff members including the director and deputy director.
At that time, Gubei Town had not yet developed into Gubei Film City; the welfare institute was considered the most famous place in Gubei Town, making its parent Gulan County well-known far and wide.
The entire Greater Chang'an Region knew about this particularly large welfare institute in Gubei Town.
Later on, after the State-Owned Brick Factory failed to transform its operations, it closed down within a few years.
Without the economic support from the brick factory and relying solely on funding from the Civil Affairs Department, managing the welfare institute became increasingly difficult.
Many employees who relied on their jobs at the welfare institute were laid off.
The living conditions for the children became increasingly harsh.
After Gubei Film City was completed, Gubei Town shifted its focus entirely to promoting the Film City and no longer prioritized the welfare institute, further exacerbating its operational difficulties.
Due to the heavy burden and insufficient funds, the welfare institute could no longer support so many children.
They had no choice but to send some healthy children to welfare institutes in other provinces or to give them up for adoption to families that could provide for them.
Currently, the Gubei Welfare Institute only cares for 89 children, more than half of whom are disabled and unwanted.
In the eyes of ordinary people, these children are all pitiful.
But in Chen Zao's eyes, these disabled children could very well be the future saviors!
Experience gained from the apocalypse tells Chen Zao that those with disabilities have a high chance of being genetically mutated superhumans!
These individuals, due to their extraordinary genetic abilities in certain aspects, are limited in their normal growth and development. They themselves cannot fully unleash their strong Genetic Potential, which creates the "illusion" of disability.
Take Einstein, for example; he is a typical case of a brain gene mutant.
Many may not know that Einstein was a premature baby who was incredibly slow-witted as a child and was often laughed at, appearing almost mentally challenged.
But this was all an illusion.
The reason Einstein seemed so dull was that his strong Genetic Potential had not yet been released.
Although he never fully unleashed it, even a small release led to achievements that were unprecedented, leaving all of humanity far behind.
Like Einstein, those children born with congenital defects not influenced by external factors such as radiation have a high chance of containing Genetic Potential far beyond that of ordinary people.
Once this potential is unleashed, they will become incredibly powerful beings!
From what Chen Zao knows, at least more than half of the superhumans in the apocalypse had backgrounds of disabilities.
Some may have been born without legs, but their eyes might be capable of emitting terrifying laser beams!
Others may have been born unable to move their limbs, but after exposure to Deep Sea Beast Oil, they could transform into agile and powerful beings!
In the Golden Age, if a family gave birth to a child with a congenital disability, the parents might feel very sad and distressed.
However, in the apocalypse, people pray that their children are born with certain defects because it means their children will have a much greater chance of possessing genetic mutation abilities!
Chen Zao has statistically noted that the Gubei Welfare Institute currently cares for 49 disabled children, among which 41 have congenital disabilities that cannot be cured.
Not every child among them necessarily possesses the potential for genetic mutation, but their chances are significantly higher than those of ordinary people.
Chen Zao places great importance on the future of these children.
Perhaps he cannot save the fate of the entire world.
But he is determined to save the fate of these children.
He intends to use Deep Sea Beast Oil to reverse their destinies!
Previously, he had Jindeli send a batch of Roujiamo mixed with diluted Deep Sea Beast Oil to the welfare institute. Unfortunately, those Roujiamo were all returned by Zhuo Chunni, a temporary worker at the institute.
Due to the high content of Beast Oil in that batch of Roujiamo and its strong fishy odor, Zhuo Chunni assumed they were made from unsellable meat and refused to let the children eat them, which left Chen Zao feeling quite helpless.
Chen Zao couldn't explain things clearly to Zhuo Chunni and could only endure it for now, waiting until he could develop a more palatable version of Roujiamo to send to the welfare institute in the future.
The current Gubei Welfare Institute is no longer as large or influential as it once was.
Currently, there is only one permanent staff member and one temporary worker at the institute.
Most of the people here are children who grew up in the Gubei Welfare Institute, so they consider themselves family.
Before being pulled by Chen Zao to open a Meat Sandwich Shop, Jindeli worked as a temporary kitchen helper in the cafeteria of Gubei Welfare Institute.
Their daughter Zhuo Chunni and Fat Girl Xinghua are currently temporary workers at the welfare institute.
They work as temporary staff not because they cannot find better jobs outside but purely out of a desire to contribute to the welfare institute and repay its nurturing kindness.
In the group of Chen Zao, Zhuo Chunni, known as the "Flower of the Group," is quite delicate in appearance and very capable in her work.
The county hospital has reached out several times, hoping to recruit Zhuo Chunni, who comes from a nursing background, to work there, but she has refused every time.
She has firmly rooted herself in the welfare home, preparing to spend her life caring for the children there who lack familial affection.
Zhuo Chunni's older brother, Zhuo Chugang, also grew up in the welfare home and is currently doing well in Chang'an City.
Having seen the world outside, Zhuo Chugang often calls Zhuo Chunni a silly girl!
Everyone knows that the son of the county hospital director is interested in Zhuo Chunni and has been pursuing her. If Zhuo Chunni were to be with him, she would surely walk a path of prosperity instead of enduring hardships at the welfare home!
However, Zhuo Chunni is stubborn and does not like the director's son.
No one can persuade her otherwise.
She would rather endure a hard life through her own efforts than compromise by marrying into the director's family.
Zhuo Chugang and others feel particularly regretful; if Zhuo Chunni married the director's son, they could have gained a wealthy relative.
Unfortunately, Zhuo Chunni refuses to give them that opportunity for advancement.
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