Although Chen Rou in her previous life braved wind and rain every day, risking her life in the desert or battling the waves at sea, almost dying from hardship, she also received a lot of honors and awards.
Although she is not as popular as celebrities, she is always the center of attention at official meetings. Any military leader who has been transferred to civilian work will inevitably have to give her a long talk.
But things are different now.
This was Chen Rou's second time returning to the mainland. Unlike her last trip to see Li Xia, this time it felt like coming home.
She was sitting with female leaders from the Women's Federation, various welfare institutions, and hospitals. She really wanted to find a topic to chat with them, but everyone was very reserved and kept their conversation to a minimum.
The Nie family donated money to the welfare system, and Chen Rou wanted to talk to the person in charge, but every time she brought up the topic, the other party only gave a very vague answer, making it impossible for her to continue the conversation.
This made Chen Rou feel extremely disappointed.
Although she was in Hong Kong, she longed to return to China and continue serving her country. However, at this dinner party today, she did not feel at all like she was home, and she felt that the women present were all unusually distant from her.
Finally, a woman went to the restroom, and just then her cell phone on the table rang. Chen Rou opened it and saw that it was Er Ye calling, so she dialed an unavailable number and hung up for the time being.
Just then, Secretary Qi from the Women's Federation suddenly said, "Madam, your phone is beautiful, and your pendant is beautiful too. I see there's even English on it. Where did you buy it?"
The Women's Federation director was a particularly serious old lady. When she saw her secretary talking about such indecent things in such a solemn occasion, she glared at her with a "tsk" sound. But for Chen Rou, Secretary Qi was a rare living person.
Not only did she have a cell phone, but it also had a small pendant attached to it, which Nie Zhao had given her. As for whether there were any words on it or not, she had never paid attention to it. When she picked it up, she saw that there were four crystals in total, each with a letter on it: C, R, L, and Z. Chen Rou couldn't figure out the meaning for a moment, so she handed the phone to Secretary Qi: "Want to take a look?"
The director of the Women's Federation's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, but Secretary Qi braced herself and took the phone, whispering, "Wow, so beautiful."
Upon opening the lid, he remarked, "It's actually in Chinese, but unfortunately it's in Traditional Chinese."
Chen Rou said with a smile, "The simplified version should be available soon, and the phones will be sold in mainland China soon too."
Secretary Qi, spoiled by the richest man's wife, has become increasingly lively. Holding her phone, she asked, "How much is this one?"
Chen Rou suddenly remembered that when mobile phones were first launched, they cost several thousand yuan each, while people's monthly salary was only a few hundred yuan. Ordinary people couldn't afford them. She shook her head and said, "I don't know yet."
Secretary Qi then asked, "Ms. Chen, doesn't your company consider investing in mainland China in the e-commerce sector?"
Chen Rou said, "There should be some, but the most important thing right now is infrastructure construction."
Secretary Qi suddenly stretched his neck, past the Women's Federation Director: "So what Minister Guo said is true, the entire area around the Hongqi Welfare Home is going to be demolished, and it will be demolished immediately, and the welfare home must be moved away right away?"
The Women's Federation director suddenly stretched her neck and coughed, clearly trying to stop her reckless subordinate. But Chen Rou understood what she meant. Although she wasn't at the Red Flag Welfare Home in her previous life, she knew the place. It was in the newly developed area, and the principle in the relocation of the welfare home was to build the new site first and then move the old one.
But from Secretary Qi's words, she realized that the welfare home had been evicted without a new address.
Chen Rou looked at the director of the Women's Federation: "Director Qu, where is the new address of the Hongqi Welfare Home?"
Director Qu of the Women's Federation was pinching Secretary Qi's thigh when she heard the distinguished guest's question. She quickly turned around and said, "We're looking for it."
Chen Rou nodded: "So that means it hasn't been found yet, then its original site won't be demolished for the time being, right?"
She asked casually, but Director Qu sat up straight and said, "Ms. Chen, we have been given a task from above to complete a 100-day blitz on demolition. We are all women and children, so it is indeed difficult, but rest assured, we can do it."
Suddenly, the women at the table, who had been so reserved just moments before, seemed to come alive and all said, "We can do it."
To do anything well, you must sacrifice the interests of some people.
At that moment, Chen Rou suddenly realized why everyone's reaction to her had been so indifferent.
Large-scale construction means demolition. Unlike other organizations, the Women's Federation is responsible for orphans, disabled children, and women in need of assistance who rely on government funding and charitable donations for their livelihood.
If they have no new place to go and are forced to relocate, they will face the most difficult situation. It's not something that can be solved with a little donation, because moving is a huge undertaking for them.
Therefore, for other departments, Nie Rong's visit was of great significance and they were honored. But for the Women's Federation, it was not, because Nie Rong wanted to carry out demolition and drive away the children from the welfare home. They wanted to demolish it quickly, so how could they be enthusiastic towards Chen Rou?
Halfway through the meal, Chen Rou excused herself to go to the restroom, leaving the table and entering the restroom.
Immediately, she dialed Liang Lisheng's number.
They were actually in the same meeting room, but Liang Lisheng and Nie Rong were chatting with the leaders, while he, though trying to suppress his voice, still spoke loudly: "Third Aunt, what are your instructions?"
Chen Rou asked, "Uncle Liang, was the relocation process in mainland China different from that in Hong Kong? Was there any forced demolition?"
Liang Lisheng was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "It's not at the demolition stage yet, it's just relocation, which is not handled by us."
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