Xue Huan further explained, "Currently, our foundation's main donors are orphans. I came here to learn more about the situation, but I didn't expect to run into someone from the bank coming to collect the house.
"Although I've purchased the deed to the house, I won't interfere with its affairs. Old sir, you and the children will continue to live here. Later, I'll send a batch of supplies, including food and clothing, based on the children's specific needs."
Unexpectedly, after she finished speaking, Old Man Tang refused. "Miss Zhao, I appreciate your kindness, but I am not too old to be unable to move. I can still support these children and will not let them starve to death. As for the house..."
"I'm willing to pay you rent. Miss Zhao, please tell me the amount."
Although Xue Huan was somewhat surprised and puzzled, she wasn't eager to do charity. Since Old Man Tang said so, she thought for a moment and said, "Then let's make it 800 wen a month. It can be paid monthly, and there's no need for a deposit. It's already the end of August, so I'll come back to collect the rent at the beginning of next month."
Seeing that she didn't insist on talking about donations, Father Tang felt relieved. She set a rent of 800 wen a month, payable monthly, which was obviously to take care of them, so he showed gratitude: "Thank you, Miss Zhao."
Before leaving, Xue Huan went to see Xiao Bao again and left a jar of candy for San Ni'er, "Take it and share it with your friends."
Father Tang personally sent her to the door.
Xue Huan couldn't help but ask, "Old man, can I ask why you don't accept the donation? I can see that the children are not doing well."
Father Tang said calmly, "There's no such thing as a free lunch. Although the children are having a hard time now, at least they don't owe anyone anything, and I feel at ease. But if I accept your donation, who knows what I'll have to pay in the future."
Moreover, he hadn't said anything else. The Wei Jiahui Children's Bureau incident had caused a lot of controversy recently. Who knew that the kind-looking woman in front of him might not be the next Wei Hongguang?
If she took the opportunity to do something to the children under the pretext of charity, it would be too late for him to regret it.
Although the children's lives are hard now, as long as he is around, he will never let them starve to death.
Xue Huan stroked her sleeves. "You're worried that I have ulterior motives, right? Honestly, I do have selfish motives for doing charity. Spending some of the money I earn can, on the one hand, help me build a good reputation and prevent others from labeling me as a heartless rich man.
"On the other hand, I'm helping these children now. When they grow up, maybe someone will be able to help me. So, doing charity is actually doing business, but it's different from ordinary business methods."
In fact, she does charity just because she wants to do it. She doesn't need others' gratitude, nor does she think about who will repay her in the future.
Build a good reputation? She didn't care about that at all. Would the sponsored children help her when they grew up? That wasn't necessary. She said this simply to reassure Father Tang, to let him know she had something to ask for.
As for whether he would change his mind because of this? If he could change, that would be even better. She actually liked the children adopted by the Tang family, especially Xiaobao, who was so cute that she wanted to take him home and raise him herself.
She was naturally happy to help such a lovely group of children and let them live a better life.
But if Father Tang is unwilling to accept the donation, she will not force him.
But before leaving, she still said, "If you change your mind, you can always come to the Zhao Mansion to find me."
Father Tang watched her figure disappear around the corner of the street. When he returned to the yard, he saw the children gathered around Sanni'er, eating the candies she had distributed.
Those candies were packed in exquisite little porcelain jars, colorful like a rainbow. They were not only beautiful but also delicious. They were sweet in the mouth and had a milky taste.
It just doesn’t last long. Before I can even taste the flavor, it’s gone.
"Grandpa, you should try it too. This candy is delicious." Sanni poured one out of the lid and handed it to Old Man Tang.
Father Tang waved his hand and said, "You guys eat it. Grandpa doesn't like those greasy and sweet things."
Ping An picked up the candy and stuffed it into his mouth without saying anything. "Old man, don't be so hypocritical. I don't believe you don't like such delicious candy."
Father Tang glared at him and raised his hand as if to hit him, "You little brat, you want a beating, don't you?"
Ping An laughed and dodged.
The candy was already in his mouth, and Dad Tang couldn't spit it out. The sweet milky aroma melted on his tongue. It was a taste he had never tasted before, but it was indeed very delicious, and it made him feel a little happier.
*
North City, Huo Mansion.
This small courtyard seems to be quite far away from the Tianxia Pawnshop, but in fact there is a secret passage connecting the two buildings.
In the study, Wang Yan was reporting to Pei Ji some important intelligence information in recent times.
Finally, he handed over a booklet. The information recorded in the booklet was more detailed than his report, making it easier for the master to check.
In the booklet, there are two pages with separate records, recording the situations of two people that the master asked him to pay close attention to, one is Xue Huan and the other is Zhao Xiaoxian.
After paying attention for a long time, Wang Yan discovered a strange thing, that is, the two people never appeared at the same time. Whenever Xue Huan showed signs of activity, Zhao Xiaoxian would hide from everyone, and vice versa.
However, no matter how hard Wang Yan tried, he could not imagine that the two were the same person. After all, "Xue Huan" and "Zhao Xiaoxian" were completely different in appearance, personality, experience and style of doing things.
In the booklet, everything Xue Huan and Zhao Xiaoxian said and did, when they went out, who they met, etc. were all recorded.
Of course, Pei Ji did not let his subordinates monitor Xue Huan, but now Fengchi has become his base camp and intelligence center, and almost all the big and small events that happen here cannot escape his eyes and ears.
And because Xue Huan and Zhao Xiaoxian were the ones he had specifically instructed to pay attention to, Wang Yan specially selected the intelligence of "these two people" and recorded it in a centralized manner.
Pei Ji flipped through it, glancing over the front page without pausing. When he turned to the page that recorded Xue Huan's information, his reading speed suddenly slowed down, and he read it almost word by word.
When Huanhuan was walking around outside disguised as Zhao Xiaoxian, he had almost no chance to interact with her, and this was the only opportunity he had to take to find out what she had done.
Seeing her go to the Tang family and hold a child named "Xiaobao", "...she loves him very much."
Pei Ji's expression softened, a faint smile flickering in his eyes. It seemed Huanhuan really liked children. If they had their own children in the future...
Before I knew it, my thoughts drifted away.
Coming back to his senses, Pei Ji couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand, a low laugh of joy escaped from his lips. Now Huanhuan didn't know that he had recovered his memory, and still treated him like a child. She was completely unaware of his feelings, so how could they be a child?
But since Huanhuan likes this child, I'll just take care of him secretly.
Pei Ji ordered: "Send someone to secretly watch over this child named Xiaobao, and don't let him get into any accidents."
Children are always prone to accidents. If something happens to Xiaobao, Huanhuan will definitely be very sad.
Wang Yan agreed.
After leaving Huo Mansion, Pei Ji was originally going to return to Xue Mansion, but thinking of the child named Xiaobao, he changed his footing and went to Tang House.
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