Chapter 185: Interview with a TV Reporter
Tang Mingli sensed something was wrong, but didn't want to guess, so she asked directly, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
The two staff members exchanged glances and decided to be honest with each other.
"To be honest, our leaders hope that the money you donate will be used for all children in need, not just for girls."
Despite the other party's very gentle tone, Tang Mingli still firmly refused.
"No, my condition for donating this money is that it will only be given to girls in need. If that cannot be done, then I will not donate."
Seeing that the two staff members still wanted to persuade her, Tang Mingli told them directly, "This is not negotiable. No matter what you say, it won't make a difference. If your leader still thinks this way, I suggest he go to the impoverished mountainous areas himself to see for himself."
Although the first conversation didn't end badly, it also fizzled out without any real resolution.
When Tang Mingli returned home, her elderly mother-in-law and mother-in-law were waiting for her, eager to know the outcome.
She shrugged. "We can't reach an agreement on the fundamentals. They'll have to go back and have another meeting to discuss it."
There's no room for negotiation on this, because if the money couldn't be used specifically to help girls in need, how could she possibly be willing to spend such a large sum?
Who would complain about having too much money?
Although she had made up her mind to donate the money to help girls in impoverished mountain areas, she still felt a pang of heartache when she thought about how much money it was.
Upon hearing her daughter-in-law's words, Fu's mother instinctively asked, "Then what should we do?"
Tang Mingli wasn't conflicted: "Either agree to my plan, or don't donate."
Anyway, if you keep the money, there will always be a chance to use it where you need it.
Seeing her daughter-in-law's unwavering determination, Fu's mother smiled with relief.
Madam Fu also spoke up, "Let's stick to our principles. How can someone take money and not do what we ask?"
That sounds reasonable, but Tang Mingli still wants to say something fair for the foundation.
"Grandma, actually, the foundation has its reasons for doing this. They represent the government, so they have to consider the big picture and have many concerns."
"That makes sense." After thinking about it, Madam Fu understood why the foundation did it that way.
Imagine if we only helped girls, many people would not understand.
Tang Mingli said in a slightly heavy tone, "In short, this idea may be good, but it is not easy to do. We must think it through carefully."
However, she believes that a qualified charitable foundation will definitely do good deeds based on facts.
While the three were chatting, the phone rang at home.
At first, I thought it was Fu Ci calling, and I joked that he must not be busy today.
However, when Tang Mingli answered the phone and heard the person on the other end introduce themselves, she asked in surprise, "From the TV station?"
Madam Fu and her mother both turned to look in this direction.
Why would a TV station call them?
The next second, Tang Mingli spoke again in surprise, her tone tinged with joy.
"You want to interview Teacher Leman?"
When she was called out, Madam Fu was startled, unable to believe that the TV station wanted to interview her.
Why interview her?
Tang Mingli was clearly curious as well, and politely asked, "May I ask, what brings you to interview my grandmother?"
The person on the other end of the phone, hearing the caller address Mrs. Fu as "Grandma," knew it was a close relative and explained, "It's like this: we learned that Ms. Leman only started learning calligraphy after retirement, and this year she successfully held her own solo calligraphy exhibition, which caused a great sensation. We find her story very inspiring and would like to report it so that more people can see it. I wonder if it's convenient?"
Tang Mingli was already excitedly replying that it would be convenient, but after all, it was her grandmother's business, and she should leave the decision to her.
She told the TV station staff on the other end of the phone, "Wait a moment, I'll let Grandma take the call."
As he spoke, he gestured for his grandmother to come and answer the phone.
Madam Fu took the phone, and the person on the other end, upon hearing it was her, explained the reason for the interview once again.
"I..." Old Madam Fu was a little excited and couldn't make up her mind for a moment, so she looked at her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law.
Fu's mother wanted to encourage her mother-in-law to agree, but she also wanted to hear Mingli's opinion, so she subconsciously looked at Tang Mingli.
Tang Mingli, the youngest in the family, became the one who had to make the decisions.
Fortunately, she never made excuses at crucial moments, silently telling the old lady, "Accept, accept."
Madam Fu understood and immediately told the staff member on the other end of the phone, "Okay."
The staff were also very happy and immediately made an appointment with Mrs. Fu.
After hanging up the phone, Mrs. Fu was still a little dazed. She said to Fu's mother and Tang Mingli, "The TV station actually wants to interview me? That's unbelievable."
Fu's mother and Tang Mingli didn't reply. Fu Yu, who was playing with her toys, excitedly looked up when she heard the word "television" and pointed to her own television: "Is this the television?"
Mrs. Fu picked up her adorable granddaughter and said with a doting smile, "That's right, Grandma is going to be interviewed by the TV station. Soon our Xiaoyu will be able to see her on TV."
"Yay, I see Grandma!" Fu Yu clapped her hands happily.
Seeing her great-granddaughter so happy, Mrs. Fu was even more looking forward to the interview, but also felt more pressure.
"I wonder what they'll ask? I see all the people on TV looking so presentable. Should I dress up for the interview too?"
Seeing her grandmother so happy, like a child, Tang Mingli knew that she, as the one with the best aesthetic sense among the three, had to step forward.
“We can’t guess what they’ll ask. But, Grandma, we can definitely start getting ready now.”
"Start now? The interview is in a week."
Tang Mingli blinked. "Shouldn't we use this week to get ourselves ready?"
"It's taking this long to clean up?"
"Yes, I will. Wait for me a moment."
After Tang Mingli finished speaking, she ran upstairs to the second floor and came down a short while later carrying a small plastic box.
It was filled with her daily skincare products.
It has a very complete selection, from facial cleansers to face masks, and they are all high-quality products.
She placed the box on the coffee table, and while taking things out of it, she said, "From today onwards, the three of us will become beautiful together."
Who can guarantee that family members won't need to be on camera on the day of the interview?
"Do we want all three of them?" Mrs. Fu was a little embarrassed, but her eyes betrayed her excitement.
A love of beauty is a woman's nature, regardless of age.
"Come on, the first step is to cleanse your skin..."
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Tang Mingli led her grandmother and mother-in-law to wash their faces and apply face masks.
After the three of them had their faces covered with face masks and were lounging lazily on the sofa, Fu Yu couldn't help but lean closer.
They looked at this and that, extremely curious.
She had only seen her mother put this on her face before, but today she saw her great-grandmother and grandmother also putting it on. She thought it was very interesting and finally ran up to Tang Mingli.
"Mom, can Xiaoyu wear these too?"
Tang Mingli patted her little head: "Not yet, you can only put this on when you grow up."
"Why?"
Fu Yu was puzzled, but Tang Mingli looked at her fair and delicate face and thought of a word.
She abused her beauty to commit crimes.
Even if they applied a hundred face masks, they couldn't achieve the same fair and tender skin as a baby.
But Tang Mingli couldn't possibly say that to the child. She smiled subconsciously, then remembered that she was wearing a face mask and immediately stopped smiling.
"Because our baby is beautiful even without stickers."
Fu Yu is also someone who loves beauty, and she giggled when praised for being pretty.
This was terrible! Seeing such an adorable baby laughing so happily, the three of them couldn't help but laugh along.
Tang Mingli was the first to come to her senses. While trying to control herself, she reminded the two elders, "Be careful, we're putting on face masks."
However, the reminders were ineffective, and the two elderly people continued to laugh heartily.
The power of a granddaughter is unparalleled.
This incident taught Tang Mingli a lesson; she'll try to do her skincare routine after putting her child to sleep in the future. Otherwise, she's worried that applying the product might have the opposite effect, making her nasolabial folds more noticeable instead of moisturizing her skin.
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The principle of "Heaven rewards diligence" also applies to the pursuit of beauty.
After a week of careful skincare, the three women's skin visibly improved significantly.
Especially Tang Mingli, the youngest of them all, looked at herself in the mirror and believed that if she persisted for a while, her skin condition would return to what it was before she had a child.
I regret it so much. I became lazy after having a baby, otherwise I probably would have gotten back to my prettier self much sooner.
Fortunately, it's not too late to realize this now.
It's never too late to love yourself.
If your skin is healthy, your clothes naturally need to be appropriate as well.
On the day of the scheduled interview, all three wore carefully selected clothes, put on light makeup, and styled their hair.
Grandpa Fu stared at his boss, who had dressed up, for a moment, and then subtly praised him, "You remind me of when you were in your prime."
Madam Fu blushed at the praise and said to him, "When did you become so glib? I'm already this old, how can I compare to when I was in my prime?"
Grandpa Fu replied with a sincere expression, "Really."
Such sincerity made Old Madam Fu blush even more.
An hour before the appointed time, the TV reporter and cameraman arrived. They needed to have a brief conversation with the interviewee first to ensure the interview went smoothly.
The reporter respectfully handed a sheet of paper with questions written on it beforehand to Mrs. Fu, asking if there were any questions she was uncomfortable asking.
Madam Fu quickly glanced at it, then smiled and shook her head. "Actually, there's nothing I can't ask."
She lived her whole life with integrity, and there was nothing she couldn't ask or say.
Reporters clearly appreciate such an open and honest person; with no taboos, interviewing them becomes much easier.
Just as Tang Mingli thought she would have to go through all the listed questions one by one, she heard the reporter laugh and say, "Since there are no problems, why don't we start sooner?"
Madam Fu, of course, had no objections.
Tang Mingli thought to herself, "This interview is quite authentic."
Madam Fu and the reporter sat down, and the camera was in place.
The reporter raised the microphone and gave a brief introduction, explaining who the interviewee was and providing some basic information about them.
At the start of the formal interview, the reporter's first question was: Why did you start learning calligraphy at this age? What were the reasons?
Madam Fu smiled and said, "Actually, it's nothing. I was just bored that day and went shopping at a department store with my granddaughter-in-law. We happened to see that they were recruiting for a calligraphy class. My granddaughter-in-law was very interested and dragged me to sign up."
The reporter laughed: "So it was your granddaughter-in-law who was interested and dragged you to sign up."
Tang Mingli, who was watching the interview with a smile, said: Something's not right about this start.
It's just like accompanying a friend to a job interview, only to end up being the one selected.
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