Book Synopsis
Book Tags
Donation Rankings
Comment
0 Comments
You May Also Like
墨書 Inktalez
Li Hao said goodbye to Wang Lei, holding Tian Tian in the corridor when he encountered Lin Xiao returning. He set Tian Tian down and said to Lin Xiao, "You hold Tian Tian; I need to talk to her for a moment." Lin Xiao did not respond and took Lin Tian into the elevator to go downstairs.
"Zhao Fei," Li Hao warned, "you've been acting recklessly. I’ll let it slide this time for the sake of the Zhao Family and the Wang family, but if you keep bothering Lin Xiao, don’t blame me for being rude." Zhao Fei felt a chill run down her back from the pressure emanating from Li Hao. The intensity he displayed was something she had never seen before, as if he could snap her neck at any moment.
Zhao Fei enjoyed causing trouble, but that didn’t mean she was foolish. Growing up in the Xu family with many relatives around—grandmothers, uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters—she had developed a strong sense of danger even if she only saw them occasionally. After Li Hao finished speaking, he turned and went downstairs. Upon seeing Lin Xiao and the others again, his demeanor softened back to its usual warmth.
The day after National Day, Li Hao arranged to meet Zhou Yiran. When he saw Zhou Yiran, he was taken aback; the spirited young man now looked particularly haggard, his messy hair covering half of his dark face.
"What’s going on with you?"
"Li Secretary, you really came!" Zhou Yiran said as he brushed aside his bangs and called out to a waiter, "Waiter! Bring me a pot of good tea!" The nervousness of Zhou Yiran now was a stark contrast to the enthusiastic man Li Hao had met before.
"Let’s skip the small talk and get down to business," Li Hao said. Zhou Yiran sat across from him, looking embarrassed and unsure of how to start.
Zhou Yiran could be considered a small wealthy heir from Changlin. After graduating from university, he took over the family business in children's clothing. By chance, he met Li Hao during a charity event where Li Hao was rallying companies to donate to rural primary schools. Zhou Yiran contributed goods from his own factory.
On the day of delivering the donated items, Zhou Yiran accompanied the truck to the school and saw a group of children from the mountain village. Having grown up in a sheltered environment, seeing the conditions at the village school inspired him to establish a Public Welfare Fund to help these children.
Li Hao appreciated Zhou Yiran's idea and helped him raise quite a bit of funding at its inception, even donating ten thousand himself. Later on, when Li Hao became the county chief of Yurou County, Zhou Yiran approached him for donations several more times.
At that time, Li Hao pointed out to Zhou Yiran that the Hai Xing Xing Public Welfare Foundation had operational issues; it couldn't rely solely on donations to sustain itself, and it certainly couldn't just throw money at problems as they arose. It was a recipe for disaster.
Little did they know, this remark would prove prophetic.
Zhou Yiran, reflecting on Li Hao's words, sighed and said, "If only Li Shuji could come and be our chairman."
What was meant as a casual comment unexpectedly held the promise of becoming a reality.
Upon hearing Zhou Yiran's account, Li Hao felt a sense of helplessness. He thought that perhaps it was time to close the Charity Foundation. "Li Shuji," he mused, "I've gathered some experience now, albeit a bit late. I believe that with your involvement, Hai Xing Xing can definitely be revived."
Yuriao Maoxu Township had several villages that were hotspots for this illness; there were hardly any cases in other parts of the country, yet this township had over thirty children afflicted by it.
"I truly want to help these kids," he said earnestly.
Zhou Yiran pulled out her phone and began showing Li Hao pictures of the children one by one. The oldest among them was just in their teens, while the youngest was only two or three years old. Their eyes were so innocent.
Li Hao felt as if his heart had been struck. He thought of Tian Tian.
"To care for our own is to care for others."
In that moment, Li Hao agreed to Zhou Yiran's request. "Li Shuji, I don't want to deceive you. If you come to be our chairman, I may not be able to offer you a salary in the short term."
Comment 0 Comment Count