Chapter 30

The task of building the new hospital was temporarily assigned to Yang Lin.

Zheng Xing successfully obtained the RV from Hu Zhenzhen.

However, this car is a bit strange. Zheng Xing originally thought the paint on the outside of the car was too ugly and was going to go to Chaozi's shop to change the color.

But after actually getting this RV, the color scheme inexplicably became pleasing to the eye.

He is no longer the unemployed bum who could only take small jobs.

Zheng Xing was tasked by Hu Zhenzhen to assist the police in collecting evidence of Tianpu Hospital's previous unlicensed medical practice, and then to take down the group of fake doctors.

Those fake doctors who were threatened and dared not leave are now sweeping toilets on Central Street every day, probably unaware that they will all be sent to prison.

What Zheng Xing had to do was to hand over all the evidence he had collected to the police station before they discovered it.

Hu Zhenzhen only stayed for one day, but Xijingmen Street was revitalized by her arrival.

Build a new hospital.

This one thing alone has provided jobs that have supported hundreds of families.

Thanks to the efforts of Dean Lou in promoting Hu Zhenzhen's services, half of Xihua District now knows that this hospital will offer preferential policies to the elderly, women, children, and people with disabilities.

Before Hu Zhenzhen even knew it, her name was already well-known throughout the entire Xihua District.

The people are the most authentic.

They speak well of whoever treats them well.

Hu Zhenzhen has a special name among the residents of Xihua District. They don't call her President Hu, nor do they call her Mom or Dad like they usually do when they fawn over the wealthy.

It's like referring to a family relative.

They call her Zhenzhen.

Children call her Sister Zhenzhen, middle-aged people like to call her Madam Zhenzhen, and the elderly simply call her Zhenzhen.

Zhenzhen now has a new worry—

I don't have enough money.

The dog castle is nearing completion, and in addition to worker wages and various miscellaneous expenses, the upcoming advertising costs will also be a significant sum.

She took Jiang Chen to Xijingmen Street and they completed two parent-child activities in their spare time, so she should be financially well-off.

But then the Tianpu Hospital incident happened.

In addition to the dog castle project, a hospital project has been added, which has made Hu Zhenzhen a little short of money.

[Little Jin, weren't you called the Super Rich Money-Spreading System? Why am I still not enough money?]

Hu Zhenzhen collapsed onto the bed, letting out a sigh.

Hu Zhenzhen just said this casually, without expecting any answer.

Surprisingly, Xiao Jin actually gave her a reason.

[Because the host hasn't completed the first stage of the parent-child task yet!]

ah?

Are even parent-child tasks divided into different stages?

This was the first time Hu Zhenzhen had noticed this. She had always thought that parent-child tasks were separate little tasks and had never looked at them together.

After hearing what Xiao Jin said, she went back and flipped through the list of completed tasks.

[Completed: A mother-child heart-to-heart talk was held.]

[Completed: Made the male lead extremely happy.]

[Completed: Take the male lead on a trip once.]

[Completed: Conducted a lesson on elder education.]

...

Although the content is completely different, these tasks all revolve around Hu Zhenzhen and Jiang Chen.

The main focus of the mission is the little family she and Jiang Chen have built.

Unlike a clear main storyline, parent-child tasks are more like daily tasks in an online game, one after another, endlessly.

As you go further, you'll encounter more and more issues.

Hu Zhenzhen perked up, ready to take full advantage of the system's benefits.

She patted her face and glanced at the parent-child activity that was in progress.

[Let's raise a pet together with Jiang Chen.]

That's easy. If Hu Zhenzhen wanted to find a loophole, she could do it right now.

After all, those few ornamental fish that we bought are still swimming in the simple little fish tank.

The large fish tank that needs landscaping is still sitting idle, and Hu Zhenzhen hasn't been able to find the time to fix it.

But in Hu Zhenzhen's mind, small ornamental fish don't count as proper pets. If you really want to keep a pet, you should at least choose one that you can interact with.

She wanted to complete a few more parent-child tasks before the dog castle was fully finished, so she stood up, changed into a neat outfit, and prepared to take Jiang Chen to the pet store after school.

*

The top floor of Wanfu Mall is now complete.

As one of the investors, Mr. Feng has the right to enter early and can come and check on the completion of Dog Castle.

He initially had no intention of investing in this project.

Unfortunately, the elders in the family were persistent, insisting that this Ms. Hu was a top-tier tycoon from the south and that they must cultivate a good relationship with her so that they could have something to say to her in the future.

Chairman Feng scoffed at these words, but his thoughts were obviously unimportant. After being hit twice by his grandfather, he sheepishly apologized to the board of directors and forcibly took a bite of the Dog Castle cake.

Gao Chen agreed to let him rejoin because of his grandfather, Chairman Feng.

Chairman Feng appeared remorseful, but in reality, he still didn't have a good opinion of the project.

He heard today that the dog castle is finished, and he couldn't wait to come and visit, just to see how capable this Mr. Hu from F City really is.

"Was the project completed three days ago?"

Chairman Feng asked a question, and his secretary immediately flipped through the documents behind him. "Yes, we entered the final stage a week ago, and the project was officially completed three days ago."

"Logically speaking, now that the project is halfway through, it should be time to start the publicity phase, right? Why hasn't this General Manager Hu made a single move?"

The secretary couldn't answer the question, so she silently took a step back and stood behind him.

Chairman Feng didn't expect her to answer, so he answered his own question.

"Could it be that they don't have the money for publicity? That can't be right. Didn't they say she has wealth accumulated over five generations? How could she be short of money?"

Although he thought it was unlikely, a seed of doubt was still planted in Chairman Feng's mind.

What if she really doesn't have any cash left?

Isn't this a great opportunity to grab a share of the dog castle?

Growing up in a business family, Mr. Feng naturally learned to prioritize profit.

Since he had already invested in the Dog Castle project, he naturally wanted to make as much money as possible from it.

Hu Zhenzhen's monopolization of 58% of the share was, in Chairman Feng's eyes, far too greedy. If she were capable, it would be one thing, but the fact that the publicity had been slow to follow up made him suspicious.

He had a sudden idea.

Whether this Mr. Hu is a master or a novice, we'll find out once we try.

"Help me prepare a charity auction, to be held within three days. Remember to send out invitations widely. Oh, and don't forget to send out invitations to Mr. Hu."

"Okay, Mr. Feng, is it alright if the donations from the charity sale are earmarked for impoverished children in mountainous areas?"

Impoverished children in mountainous areas.

When it comes to charity, many business celebrities prefer to donate to impoverished children.

It meets official requirements and also gets you on the news, boosting your reputation.

The key point is that the money donated to impoverished children is the cheapest compared to donating to other projects, making it the best option for many businessmen who don't want to spend a lot of money on charity.

Normally, Chairman Feng also enjoys doing charity work in this area.

But today's purpose is different, so this donation target is somewhat insufficient.

"No, let's find a bigger target."

Bigger?

The secretary pursed her lips hesitantly. How big could this charity project really be?

Fortunately, Chairman Feng did not intend to make things difficult for the secretary.

After saying this, he pondered for a long time, then suddenly clapped his hands, "Isn't the S City Museum planning to renovate recently and soliciting donations from the public?"

The secretary knew about this. "Yes, Chairman Feng."

The museum's story remained on the trending topics list for a day. Such a place for preserving antiques should be funded by the government, but due to the tight finances of S City, the government only approved half of the renovation costs, and the museum had to raise the remaining half itself.

"We contacted the museum and told them we were willing to hold a charity gala to raise money for them!"

The secretary was shocked, but remained outwardly composed. "Yes, Mr. Feng."

Renovating a museum requires a substantial amount of money; otherwise, the S City government wouldn't be so stingy as to only contribute half, making themselves a laughingstock.

When did Chairman Feng change his ways and become willing to donate so much money to charity?

She was internally complaining, but her hands moved swiftly, already planning the list of invitees on her phone.

Before leaving, Chairman Feng knocked on the huge Superman dog statue at the door and said, "The quality is alright, it can rival those from abroad, but I don't know if anyone will buy it."

If it were up to him to invest, he would absolutely not choose this kind of project.

With successful examples already set abroad, domestic companies need to invest heavily to create similar amusement parks, otherwise they risk failing to recoup their costs.

With such a high risk, I don't know why this Mr. Hu insisted on doing it.

Everyone on the board said it was for the children's sake.

Chairman Feng doesn't believe that.

To spend 3 billion yuan on a child that isn't even his own—this Mr. Hu isn't mentally ill, so how could he do something so crazy?

Most likely, there's an opportunity hidden in this matter that no one knows about.

The more Chairman Feng thought about it, the more likely it seemed. He smacked his lips, wondering how to get some information out of Hu Zhenzhen so he could also get a share of the opportunity.

Achoo!

Hu Zhenzhen sneezed loudly and wrinkled her nose.

"Boss, would you like me to fetch you a cloak?"

Chen Kai immediately moved to a sheltered spot and asked Hu Zhenzhen.

"No, I'm not cold. It's probably just that there's too much fuzz in the air. It's alright."

After hearing her explanation, Jiang Chen, who was lying next to the cat carrier, finally turned around to look at the cat with relief.

"Mom, what kind of pet should we get?"

Before today, Jiang Chen had never thought about keeping a pet, nor had he ever been to a pet store.

Hu Zhenzhen brought him to the largest and most comprehensive pet store in S City. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a pet market. As soon as he entered, Jiang Chen's eyes were drawn to all kinds of small animals, and he couldn't take it all in.

"Xiao Chen, did you see any small animals you like?"

Hu Zhenzhen asked him a question, since the system task said that they should raise the pet together with Jiang Chen, so the pet should be one that both of them like.

Hu Zhenzhen doesn't have any particular preferences; she finds all furry animals cute.

Jiang Chen was genuinely hesitant.

He had never owned a pet before, only secretly petting stray dogs on the street. The puppy's damp pen tip and slightly stiff fur left a good impression on Jiang Chen.

Young children always have fantasies.

Jiang Chen had also fantasized that he might have his own dog someday.

Before coming to the pet shop with Hu Zhenzhen, his ideal pet was always a cute little dog.

But once they arrived, these furry little creatures with their different calls and adorable appearance quickly won him over.

Jiang Chen was overwhelmed by the choices and had no idea what to pick.

He liked the calico cat, he liked the corgi, and he still liked the chinchilla. There was nothing Jiang Chen disliked in this pet store, so he really couldn't make a choice.

When Hu Zhenzhen asked him this, Jiang Chen finally steeled himself and picked out his two favorite animals from a bunch of his favorites.

"I like this kitten and this black dog. Which one does Mom like better?"

Hu Zhenzhen glanced at it and was somewhat surprised.

The two pets that Jiang Chen chose were both common pets.

The cat is a tortoiseshell, with a mix of orange and black. In human aesthetics, this type of cat is not as popular as well-bred purebred pet cats, but in the eyes of cats, it is indeed an absolute beauty.

The dog Jiang Chen chose wasn't the beautiful type either.

It was a black American bully, still a puppy, wagging its tail wildly at Hu Zhenzhen.

Jiang Chen hesitated between the two, clearly very unsure of which to give up.

He ran around busily, his little face pouting with hesitation, like a freshly steamed bun, looking soft and tender.

Hu Zhenzhen smiled and gave the shop owner next to her an answer that Jiang Chen clearly hadn't considered.

"We'll take both the tortoiseshell dog and this black American bully. Could you please prepare a month's worth of dog and cat food, and also a cat bed, a dog bed, cat toys, and dog toys?"

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up immediately, and he threw himself into Hu Zhenzhen's arms.

"Mom, can we buy them all?"

Hu Zhenzhen took a small step back to steady herself. "Of course, Xiao Chen can now choose a name for our new family member."

Jiang Chen's attention immediately shifted to the names as she spoke, "I still don't know if they are boys or girls."

The shop owner was choosing cat and dog beds for Hu Zhenzhen when he heard Jiang Chen's words and turned around with a smile.

"The dog is male, and the cat is female."

Jiang Chen was stumped by the task of naming the pet. He sat on a chair in the pet shop, holding his face, and tried hard to think.

Hu Zhenzhen didn't bother him. She casually picked out a few pet toys and threw them into the shopping basket that Chen Kai was carrying.

Congratulations on completing the parent-child task!

As usual, Xiao Jin jumped out and threw a handful of golden confetti.

[The 50 million yuan has been received!]

The reward for the signing task has been fixed at 50 million for a long time. Hu Zhenzhen estimates that the reward will only increase when Xiao Jin mentions the next stage.

It's just unknown whether the increased amount will be seventy or eighty million, or even over a hundred million.

Hu Zhenzhen certainly wanted more of that, but her experience told her not to have too high expectations. The important thing was to manage the resources she had and make money generate more money.

Chen Kai glanced at his phone briefly.

"Boss, Kowloon Group is holding a charity auction gala the day after tomorrow and would like to invite you to attend."

"Charity auction?"

Hu Zhenzhen had never participated in such an activity before, and she was somewhat interested.

"What is the theme of this charity auction?"

Chen Kai took a closer look. "It's to raise funds for the museum's renovation."

"It was organized by Chairman Fung of the Kowloon Group. Each participant is requested to prepare an actual item for auction on site, and all proceeds from the auction will be donated to the museum."

Hu Zhenzhen thought for a few seconds. The money was to be donated to the museum. Should the auction be called a charity auction or a public welfare auction?

She quickly put this unimportant question out of her mind.

"Are you planning to participate?" Chen Kai asked.

"Let's join in and have some fun."

However, Hu Zhenzhen hasn't decided what to auction yet.

The villa in the mountains truly lived up to its reputation as the ultimate reward. Hu Zhenzhen noticed this as soon as she moved in. From luxury cars to designer handbags, from watches to rings, the villa had everything that a wealthy family could have.

If Hu Zhenzhen were asked to donate cash directly, she said she might have to think about whether to participate or not.

However, their only requirement was to bring auction items to the event. Hu Zhenzhen immediately became interested and decided to join in the fun and experience what an auction was like.

Of course, she had no intention of buying anything.

After sending out the invitations, Chairman Feng couldn't help but feel excited.

It's said that Ms. Hu is the sole heir of a reclusive family. I wonder what she will bring to the auction this time, and how much money she will spend to support this event.

Whether the five-generation tycoon is real or not will be revealed the day after tomorrow.

He was so itchy to leave that he decided to stay out of the office.

"Secretary Zhang, please contact Director Wang of the museum for me. I'd like to invite him to dinner tonight."

Chairman Feng wanted to support the museum's renovation and even held a fundraising auction for it. Director Wang was grateful and naturally wouldn't refuse his invitation.

To match the tastes of a cultured person, Chairman Feng did not choose those customized meals that emphasized the dining process, but only selected a high-end private room in his own hotel to entertain him.

Owning your own shop offers more privacy, and it's easier to say certain things.

Chairman Feng brought along a wooden seal from his family collection. It was two hundred years old and considered a small antique, worth around one million.

Bringing this out at the dinner table and donating it to the museum could also help build a relationship with Director Wang.

The Feng family's main business is hotels, ranging from three-star to five-star, with over a hundred hotels across the country.

S City was the main battleground for the Feng family.

S City is considered a semi-tourist city, located by the sea and with a rich cultural and historical background, attracting many tourists every year.

The older generation in the family wasn't used to promoting themselves online, and it was only after Chairman Feng took over that they began to value the power of social media.

He organized this auction partly to probe Hu Zhenzhen's background, and partly to get to know Director Wang, who usually keeps a low profile, so as to facilitate future cooperation.

To his surprise, Director Wang was all smiles when he saw him, and seemed very happy.

Chairman Feng had heard rumors that Director Wang was an old-fashioned person who only loved history and didn't understand social etiquette at all. He was worried that he would lose face because of Director Wang. Now it seems that the rumors are not entirely true.

He felt much more at ease and invited everyone to sit down.

"Director Wang, I have long admired your name. Today I finally have the opportunity to meet you in person."

"You're too kind, Mr. Feng. I should thank you for your support of our museum's renovation."

Director Wang had a smile on his face and seemed very approachable.

“We had been struggling with this for a long time and even considered taking out a bank loan to renovate. Fortunately, we have you entrepreneurs who love history. Otherwise, we really don’t know how long the renovation would have been delayed.”

Chairman Feng smiled and agreed, "Protecting cultural relics is a very important matter, and it's something we should all do."

Most people would know to be polite when they hear this.

Chairman Feng naturally waited for Director Wang to respond.

All I got in return was, "This is indeed something every son and daughter of our motherland should do!"

Mr. Feng's smile froze instantly.

Just like the rumors say, Dean Wang doesn't really understand social etiquette.

Oh well, he's just after the museum's cooperation, so getting to know Director Wang is enough.

Once we take that antique wooden seal out and give it to the museum, we're not afraid the curator won't agree to the collaboration.

Chairman Feng has already checked.

The S City Museum hasn't received any new antiques or cultural relics in a long time. He gave them one, and they accepted it with gratitude.

Thinking of this, Chairman Feng regained his smile.

"Director Wang, the museum hasn't received any new artifacts in the past few years, has it? I..."

He had barely started the conversation, before he could even mention that he wanted to donate something to the museum, when Director Wang, beaming with delight, interrupted him.

"Chairman Feng is indeed well-informed. I just received the news, I didn't expect you to know as well."

ah?

What is he saying?

A moment of confusion flashed across Chairman Feng's face, and a sense of foreboding washed over him.

That's how things are; when you think things will go smoothly, they might not, and when you think things will go wrong, they definitely will.

That's how Chairman Feng is now.

He asked incredulously, "What did you say?"

Director Wang thought he hadn't heard him clearly, so he happily repeated, "President Hu, Hu Zhenzhen, you should know her, right? She just contacted our museum and wants to donate an authentic work by Wang Baishi!"

He would gladly repeat such a wonderful thing a hundred times over.

Only a dozen or so of Wang Baishi's original works remain in the world, and he donated them to a museum. How could he not be happy?

In that instant, what Chairman Feng was thinking was almost exactly the same as what Director Wang was thinking.

Only a dozen or so of Wang Baishi's original works remain in the world, and she just donated them to a museum like that? Hu Zhenzhen is such a spendthrift!

Those can't be bought with money anymore. Each one costs at least 200 million, and there's no market for them!

He instantly regretted it. Hu Zhenzhen was clearly from a wealthy and powerful family. Why was he testing her for no reason?

Now, his wooden seal is no match for Wang Baishi's original work, and he hasn't even had a chance to discuss the cooperation he wanted to talk about.

Mr. Feng found the meal tasteless and unappetizing.

Even after seeing Director Wang off, he was still immersed in regret.

How could Hu Zhenzhen so easily give away Wang Baishi's authentic work!

Mr. Feng became more and more persistent, and even considered becoming friends with her. Not for any other reason than that the painting hanging on his wall was a replica, and he wanted to see what the real one looked like.

However, he quickly dismissed that thought.

A man may lack many things, but he must never lack ambition.

He didn't even manage to give away the wooden seal today, which was really embarrassing. At the auction the day after tomorrow, he'll definitely outshine Hu Zhenzhen and win back Director Wang's attention.

Chairman Feng perked up and, regardless of the time, called his secretary.

"Has President Hu replied yet? Did she say what she'll be sending for the auction the day after tomorrow?"

The secretary on the other end of the phone dared not show any resentment, but secretly rolled her eyes, her tone still sweet, "President Hu has agreed to participate, and the items for auction have been decided. I will send you the photos now."

Chairman Feng grunted in agreement and hung up the phone.

His composure lasted only a few seconds before shattering completely upon seeing the photo.

"Depend on!"

Chairman Feng couldn't help but swear, "Just how rich is she? How can she just casually pull out something like this?!"