Chapter 393 The Orphanage's Lies: The Handsome Flower Boy 93

Looking at this wealth, Shen Ci felt even better. Since the system classified these things as inheritance, they belonged to Lu Jinnian.

She resealed the box and transported it back to the city.

A few days later, she called Lu Jinnian to her study and pushed a list and a vault key in front of him.

"These are the legacy left by your biological father, but now they are yours."

How you handle it is up to you.

Looking at the list of items, Lu Jinnian realized he was no longer a naive child; he knew the approximate value of each item, each a priceless treasure on its own.

These things all came from the person he least wanted to see.

"Mom, let's donate it."

In my name, I will establish a foundation specifically to help abandoned children and single mothers.

Shen Ci looked at her son and smiled, a smile that contained both relief and pride.

"good."

He used to only know how to use his advantages to take from others, but now he realizes that he is rich enough, and only the rich can become generous.

Wealth is not only about material wealth, but also about inner and spiritual abundance.

However, donating them is out of the question. Shen Ci doesn't want to end up like the case of someone taking one of the Palace Museum's pieces. It's better to keep these antiques in her own home.

As for those gold bars, they were eventually converted into a number of children's welfare homes and women's vocational training schools in remote areas.

With the biggest hidden danger gone, life went very smoothly, and happiness was like sugar in a honey pot, so sweet that it felt as if the person had been purified.

Having plenty of money and love, and enjoying physical and spiritual freedom, it's difficult for them to become toxic women or men.

Time flies, and Lu Jinnian graduated from high school. His grades were good enough to get into a prestigious university, but when Shen Ci asked about his ambitions, the boy's eyes shone.

"Mom, I want to act."

Shen Ci was somewhat surprised. The children she had met before were all smart, studious, and academically excellent, but none of them aspired to be actors.

However, that's just human nature; some want to be scientists, some want to be musicians, and some want to be repairmen.

Since her family is well-off, Lu Jinnian doesn't need to care about anyone's opinions, nor can she consider future development or the salary she receives, allowing her to do what she truly wants.

Even if he enjoys shoveling manure, as long as he finds happiness in what he does, that's enough.

Shen Ci was somewhat surprised, but not astonished.

Lu Jinnian was outstanding in appearance from a young age, attracting attention and praise in crowds. He seemed to enjoy and adapt to the feeling of being in the center of the stage.

He didn't have grand ideals of saving the country and its people; he just wanted to be an actor.

Allow a seed to grow into whatever it wants to be, whether it blooms or bears fruit or not, it's all up to the seed's will.

"Have you thought it through?" Shen Ci asked.

Lu Jinnian nodded.

"I've thought it through. I enjoy immersing myself in another character and telling stories through acting."

I also enjoy being the center of attention, having everyone know me, and appearing on television.

That's good. He dares to say what he really wants to do and what he desires, instead of saying things or doing things against his conscience to meet his parents' expectations.

Shen Ci patted his shoulder.

"Then let's do it."

Your family can support you in pursuing any dream.

So, Lu Jinnian flew to Hollywood across the ocean.

Shen Ci sent him off with a private jet awarded by the system. It was a Gulfstream GII business jet, equipped with experienced pilots and flight attendants, and had already applied for international route permits.

These are all included in the package services, but you need to pay for maintenance and wages yourself.

This means that no matter where Lu Jinnian is in the world, if he misses home, he can fly back for a meal on the weekend.

The other members of the Shen family also rose in status along with Shen Ci's soaring business.

Those of his children and nephews who loved reading went on to university or even study abroad. Those who didn't like books learned a trade and ran a shop with Shen Ci's support, each finding their own way to make a living.

Not everyone needs to go to university to become a scientist; it's enough to simply survive in the world and have the life you want.

There will always be someone who opens a restaurant to cook delicious food, someone who becomes a doctor to save lives, and someone who collects recyclables.

The main task of life is to live and then explore freely, not to get married and have children, and certainly not to become the person others expect you to be.

If you want your child to become a scientist, then you should become a scientist yourself first, become your own expectation, instead of expecting others to.

The Shen family moved to the city, but kept their old house. Every year during Qingming Festival and Spring Festival, they would go back to visit it. That was their root, their place of origin, their birthplace.

Shen Ci entrusted the overseas winery, which was a reward from the system, to Assistant Zhang for management.

The winery is located in Bordeaux, France, a picturesque place that produces high-quality red wines, making it a popular vacation and business reception destination for Shenci.

The Shen family never dreamed that they would one day leave Shenjia Village and board an airplane.

Zhou Weimin, who was sent to the mines in Africa, survived under Shen Ci's care.

The year his probation period ended, a domestic court issued an arrest warrant for him because he had disappeared and failed to fulfill his compensation obligations.

He became a fugitive with a criminal record, and it would be difficult for him to set foot on his homeland again in this lifetime.

Twenty years later, in Beijing.

Shen Ci, in her fifties, sat on the sofa in the office of the chairperson of the Women's Federation, accepting an exclusive interview with the national television station.

Time has been exceptionally kind to her, leaving few traces on her. Compared to before, she is more elegant, composed, and has a more refined air.

When you gain power, your whole personality changes.

Time never defeats a beauty.

She wore a well-tailored light gray suit skirt, her hair was elegantly tied up, her smile was gentle, and her eyes were clear and powerful.

Time flies, and the new millennium has arrived in the blink of an eye.

The young female reporter interviewed her with respect.

"Chairman Shen, the public welfare projects you have led and promoted are spread all over the country, especially the Spring Sprout Project, the Girls' Education Assistance Project, and the Anti-Domestic Violence Shelter, which have benefited millions of women and children."

Many people want to know, what has sustained you for decades?

What is your ultimate goal?

Outside the window were lush Chinese scholar trees, growing as vigorously as the seedlings she had helped had grown.

Shen Ci spoke slowly to the camera.

"Many people ask me about my goals, and I often say that it is to help more people, but that is not specific enough."

Later I figured it out.

I hope I can become a fairly strong and tall tree.

"A big tree?" the reporter asked.

Shen Ci's gaze was deep and far-reaching, as if he could see many people through the lens.

"Yes, big tree. I myself was once a sapling, swaying in the wind and rain, and almost broke."

It was the kindness of many people, some even just a bowl of hot water or a word of concern from a stranger, that saved my life and gave me the opportunity to grow into who I am today.