After the Zunjue Group's cocktail party, Leyao's life returned to the routine of going to school and cooking.

However, the party gave Hong Xia an idea. The Scholarship Fund is now operational, with a dedicated office and staff. The first batch of recipients has already received their aid funds.

However, this is far from enough.

So she wrote a plan overnight and then called everyone together for a meeting.

"The suggestion to hold a cocktail party is good." Le Yao glanced at Hong Xia's proposal, "but I don't think it's suitable for us right now."

"Why? With you, the big boss of the Zunjue Group, around, how could there be no one to support you?" Hong Xia had never done this before, so she learned and figured everything out on her own.

“What Alan means is that our foundation doesn’t have a reputation right now.” Qiaoqiao took the proposal, glanced at it, and put it down. “Even if Alan is there, the party won’t be very successful.”

"What can we do then?" Hongxia sighed. "Our initial ten million seemed like a lot, but when we actually investigated, we found that even in this day and age, there are still many children facing the prospect of dropping out of school. Take our village for example, the boys are a little better off, but many girls are already doing very well if they can finish junior high school. Then, when they turn eighteen, some even before they turn eighteen, they find a family to marry into, have children, grow old, and repeat the lives of the previous generation..." She was already considered lucky to have passed the exam.

“I can continue to invest,” Le Yao said, raising her hand.

“A charitable foundation cannot operate solely on investment from one person or one company; it requires the collective attention of society.” Qiao Qiao shook her head. “While there are many foundations in China, they suffer from numerous drawbacks. The most significant is the lack of transparency in their accounting, especially for foundations that publicly raise funds, which can lead to a breach of trust…”

“I know that. Like that certain organization a while ago, there was a beautiful woman who flaunted her wealth…” Wang Xia raised her hand to indicate, “I’m not willing to donate to such a foundation.”

Hongxia nodded: "Then what should we do?"

“We’re just starting out, so I think laying a solid foundation and building a good reputation is the most important thing, especially since we’re not short of money right now.” Qiaoqiao tapped the table. “First of all, our accounts must be open and transparent… We need to get our WeChat official account up and running, and then our social media…”

Hongxia quickly took out her notebook and wrote everything down.

"That's all for now. But for now, let's make our accounts transparent. We'll publish them quarterly, including information on the recipients of our aid, who will also be citizens. However, we won't release their names or photos yet..."

As expected of the head of a large enterprise, running a small foundation is a piece of cake for Qiao Qiao.

"In addition, at the end of the year, all the major companies will hold their annual meetings." Qiao Qiao paused for a moment, then looked at Le Yao, "What do you think about Qiao's Group and your Zunjue Group jointly holding a charity auction?"

"That's good." Le Yao nodded hurriedly.

"Then it's settled." Qiaoqiao smiled. "Our two families will definitely attract a lot of people. We'll donate all the proceeds from the auction to the Scholarship Foundation, and then..."

"That's great!" Hong Xia slapped her thigh. "Our foundation will definitely become famous then."