"…The chaotic times didn't last too long. After the war ended, all of us orphans were taken in by the government and placed in Qinghe Middle School. You might think that the conditions at Qinghe Middle School weren't very good, but that was because the government subsidies were insufficient. Principal Zhou even allocated part of the school's education funds to help us orphans, so there wasn't money left for other things."
"If you compare it to the common people outside, the food at the school is actually quite good; even if it's not enough to fill us up, it's at least enough to keep us from going hungry. The bedding in the dormitories is indeed very old, but compared to those poor folks who can't even afford pants, at least we could keep warm."
"As for the extra things, like if I wanted to treat my brothers to some meat, that had to come out of our own efforts."