Chapter 184 (Second Update) Why the Persistence...?

The foundation staff did not reply to Tang Mingli's letter, but instead made a phone call.

Perhaps the staff also knew that the letter had been sent a long time ago. After confirming that it was indeed Tang Mingli, they explained over the phone why it took so long to contact her.

"There are just too many things to do, everyone is too busy, so much so that we only saw your letter two days ago. After reading your letter, the leaders of our relevant departments immediately held an emergency meeting..."

Tang Mingli listened patiently to the other party's explanation, and after the other party stopped, she gently said that it was okay.

"Thank you for your understanding." After a brief pause, the other party asked cautiously, "Comrade Tang Mingli, is what you said in your letter true?"

Tang Mingli's tone remained gentle as she replied, "Of course it's true."

"That's right, because our leader takes the matter you mentioned in your letter very seriously, he hopes to have a face-to-face meeting with you."

"If we can meet in person, that would be best."

"How about we schedule a time to meet? Our foundation also has an office in Guangcheng."

"sure."

When are you free?

"I have them all, just let me know in advance."

Perhaps because Tang Mingli was very easy to talk to, the staff member on the other end of the phone unconsciously relaxed and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll make the arrangements here first and then contact you."

"Okay, I'll wait for your call."

"Thank you, Comrade Tang Mingli, thank you so much. We will contact you as soon as possible and won't keep you waiting too long."

Of all that I've said, this last sentence comes from the heart the most.

After hanging up the phone, Madam Fu hurriedly asked, "Was that a call from the foundation?"

Tang Mingli nodded. "It was one of their staff members who called."

Fu's mother said with some surprise, "I didn't expect them to actually contact you on their own initiative."

Tang Mingli smiled, her eyes crinkling.

She wasn't surprised at all; after all, she had essentially let her child out to catch the wolf this time.

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The foundation staff did not lie to Tang Mingli; they were indeed very efficient this time. Three days after the first call, staff from the Guangcheng office contacted Tang Mingli and arranged a meeting.

Tang Mingli told the other party, "I'm available anytime."

"Oh, okay? How about tomorrow?"

It's clear that the foundation's people are more anxious now.

Tang Mingli smiled and said, "Sure."

The other party breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "You decide the location, we'll go with you."

Since that's the case, Tang Mingli didn't stand on ceremony and booked a newly opened coffee shop near the compound.

The other person readily agreed, "Okay, see you at the coffee shop at 10 a.m. tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, I met my daughter's curious gaze.

In a great mood, Tang Mingli couldn't help but kiss her daughter's chubby cheek, and Fu Yu smiled even more happily because of her mother's gesture, clearly very pleased.

Tang Mingli squatted down and discussed with her daughter: "Baby, Mommy has to go upstairs to the study. You and Grandma can play downstairs for a while, okay?"

Understanding that her mother had something to do, Fu Yu nodded obediently: "Okay, Mom, go ahead and do your work."

"good."

She plans to check the prepared materials one last time since they are meeting tomorrow.

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Soon, the appointed time arrived.

Although the coffee shop was very close to the compound, Tang Mingli still drove out.

After all, when you're out in the world, you give yourself your own identity.

As it turned out, her choice was right. The foundation staff who had been waiting outside the coffee shop for ages smiled even more when they saw Tang Mingli drive up alone.

They clearly have more faith in her abilities now.

To my shame, she is now playing the role of a wealthy woman.

Who told her to be so audacious in her letter to the foundation, stating that she was willing to donate 100,000 yuan to establish a special fund to help Chinese girls?

As Tang Mingli approached, the two staff members immediately stepped forward to shake her hand and introduce themselves.

After exchanging a few pleasantries at the entrance, one of the staff members, surnamed Deng, said with a smile, "Let's go inside and sit down and chat."

Tang Mingli nodded: "Okay."

The three of them found a corner to sit down, ordered three coffees, and couldn't wait to get down to business before the waiter brought them over.

Actually, it was Tang Mingli who couldn't wait.

She handed the materials she had brought to the two staff members and said with a smile, "Actually, after receiving your reply, I made a simple plan for your reference."

The two staff members exchanged glances, neither of them expecting Tang Mingli to be so well-prepared.

However, this also shows that she takes this matter very seriously, which is a good thing for their foundation.

The two of them did not dare to slack off and carefully reviewed Tang Mingli's proposal.

I started by flipping through it with a casual attitude, but the more I read, the more shocked I became. I couldn't believe that this plan was written by a housewife who had never worked.

Although the plan is simple, it covers the original intention of establishing this special fund and the supervision of its use, and many of these aspects were not considered by those who specialize in philanthropy.

This is a bit of a dilemma.

After the waiter brought over three cups of coffee, the staff member surnamed Zhao hesitated before speaking.

"That's right, Comrade Tang Mingli. Before we came to talk to you, we actually held two internal meetings."

Tang Mingli nodded, not seeing anything wrong with it.

Isn't it normal for government institutions to hold meetings to discuss matters? Why do the two people sitting opposite me look a little guilty?

After hearing what Comrade Zhao had to say, she understood.

It turns out that the children's foundation prefers that the money she donated be used for all children.

Although the other party's reasons were quite valid, Tang Mingli still firmly said, "No."

She was a money-grubbing slave who was willing to give up all the savings she had accumulated over the years to help girls struggling in the mud.

She knew, of course, that in those impoverished areas, boys also experienced the suffering that poverty brought.

It wasn't that she was biased, but rather that she clearly understood that even in the same state of poverty, boys would most likely be in a better situation than girls.

Undeterred, the two staff members continued to explain to Tang Mingli why they wanted to do this.

Tang Mingli knew that what they said made sense, but if she did it, it would go against her original intention.

She was very firm in her stance and did not change her mind no matter how the two staff members tried to persuade her.

The two staff members were clearly at a loss and asked in bewilderment, "Mingli, why are you so insistent that this donation be used only to help girls? Do you have some kind of prejudice against boys?"

Tang Mingli did not answer their question immediately, but instead asked in return, "Have you personally visited the remote mountainous areas you often help and seen the boys and girls there?"

The two shook their heads.

"If you had seen it with your own eyes, you probably wouldn't have asked that question."

It was said in a gentle tone, yet it sounded deafening to the listener.

Although the words were not meant to be accusatory, they made the ears of Zhao and Deng, two staff members, burn.

At the same time, the two also realized that Tang Mingli could not be persuaded by them.

This is troublesome.