Chapter 154 Grandpa Charles, you are right, I have been lost recently
Um?
As soon as Charles said this, the box fell silent.
Song Zhining blinked and looked at Charles, and suddenly understood after hearing Charles's narration.
Yes, I heard before that to participate in the Tianyuan Charity Auction, you need to have auction items.
Song Zhining didn't know what to give. Thinking that there were several boxes of diamonds in the shipwreck, she thought of asking Charles to pick one and send it for auction.
But she didn't know which one Charles picked, or its size or color.
"Oh my God, that blue diamond was actually the one you, Sister Ningning, gave me!" Li Jing and Shen Xingyi were both very surprised.
"How could you be willing to donate such a valuable blue diamond to an auction item?"
That blue diamond is conservatively estimated to be worth billions.
That's billions.
Song Zhining blinked. "Expensive? Not bad."
After all, she had several boxes of diamonds and jewelry in her shipwreck, so she had no shortage of diamonds.
Moreover, she remembered that she told Grandpa Charles that the items sent for auction were of average quality.
She remembered it was a medium-sized diamond, about the size of an egg.
There were many diamonds of that size in the box, some even bigger, such as quite a few the size of a fist.
Thinking of what Li Jing had just said about wanting a diamond as a birthday present for his mother, Song Zhining asked, "Ah Jing, what color does Auntie like?"
"Ah, Sister Ningning, you mean..."
"I have quite a few. I'll give one to you. You can keep it as a gift for your aunt."
"No, no, it's too valuable." Li Jing was frightened. That was a diamond worth billions. How could he accept it!
Song Zhining was about to say something when Charles beside her suddenly spoke up, "Miss, can I talk to you alone?"
Song Zhining was stunned for a moment. She knew that under normal circumstances, Charles would not interrupt her easily, and his expression would not be so serious.
Realizing the seriousness of the matter, Song Zhining nodded, and then went to a room next door with Charles.
"Miss, to be honest, Charles doesn't agree with you giving such a valuable diamond to your friend." Charles expressed his opinion directly.
"Why?" Song Zhining asked.
"My lady, it is true that you have diamonds of that size, and even larger ones."
"But, others don't."
"Giving away one or two diamonds of this size is nothing to you, but are you sure you want to test the friendship between you and your friend with diamonds worth billions?"
"If it were you, and your friend gave you something worth billions, could you accept it without any psychological burden? Would you think about how to return the gift? But not everyone can easily come up with a return gift worth billions. If you can't, can the friendship between you still be equal despite the billions?" Charles said.
Charles' words were like a thunderclap that instantly exploded in Song Zhining's mind, and also made her mind, which had not been so clear recently, instantly clear up.
Song Zhining found that Charles was right.
Ever since she linked her account to the Future Entrustment app, her wealth has been increasing day by day. Especially after she had hundreds of billions of dollars in assets and the treasures from the sunken ship, she seemed to no longer value wealth so much.
It was as if money was just a string of numbers to her.
Even though he has spent a lot of money on some investments and pensions, Song Zhining firmly believes that as long as he has the app, he can continue to create wealth.
But what if one day, the app disappears just as suddenly as it appeared?
What about the promises she made?
Song Zhining knew that she was actually just an ordinary person, and all the extraordinary things about her were just because of the app.
Song Zhining suddenly realized, and her eyes became much clearer in an instant.
"Grandpa Charles, you're right. I've been a little lost lately."
"Miss, diamonds are fine, but billions are not enough. You can give her some jewelry worth millions or tens of millions." Charles felt a little distressed when he saw Song Zhining's expression.
He knew that the eldest lady was kind, but she was an ordinary person after all, and her exposure was limited, so it was understandable that she was not thoughtful about some things.
"Actually, Charles should have reminded you about the pension issue..."
Then, Charles talked about the disadvantages of setting up the "Song Family Pension Fund".
It is true that Song Zhining set out to help those poor rural elderly people, but on the one hand, it was an overstepping of authority, as this was something that the Jia government should be responsible for. On the other hand, there were so many elderly people in Jia, and even with the addition of screening criteria, there were still quite a few.
As the population ages, even more money will be needed.
Maybe the total amount is an astronomical figure.
Charles analyzed it in detail to Song Zhining.
Song Zhining has been listening quietly.
The more I listened, the more chills ran down my spine.
"...It's also Charles' fault. Charles should have told you these things at the time." Charles' eyes were full of guilt.
There are some things that the lady doesn't know, but he does know.
Although he was confident that he could protect the young lady, the worst that could happen was that he would go to live in Country A.
But during their recent interactions, Charles still noticed the eldest lady's feelings towards Jiaguo, as well as her family and friends living there.
"Grandpa Charles, I didn't think it through." Song Zhining admitted that it was indeed her limited knowledge that led her to act too impulsively and idealize many things too quickly.
"Grandpa Charles, is there anything I can do to make up for it?" Song Zhining asked humbly.
"Of course." Charles was very pleased with Song Zhining's humble request.
The lady is kind and willing to learn.
She won't be able to do that, so as the housekeeper he has to do his best to teach her.
"The pension issue cannot be in the young lady's personal name, it must be in the name of the Jiaguo government."
"Char's suggestion is to advise the Jiaguo government to take the lead in this matter, even if it's just a name. Then they can find other philanthropists to donate together and make this happen."
"Miss, if you trust me, I'll let Charles handle this matter. I just might have to make some financial sacrifices."
"Sure. Grandpa Charles, I'll leave this matter to you. I'll pay more attention from now on."
"Then Miss, I will send someone to get the jewelry now."
"good."
After chatting with Charles, Song Zhining returned to the box first, and Charles went to make a phone call.
Li Jing and Shen Xingyi inexplicably felt that something seemed different about Song Zhining after she came back from her trip.
After returning, Song Zhining told Li Jing and Shen Xingyi that she would not give them such a big diamond, but jewelry and diamonds of lower value instead.
After hearing this, Li Jing and Shen Xingyi both breathed a sigh of relief.
After a while, Charles came back and brought Shao Hongyu, the owner of Tianyuan Charity Auction.
Ever since he learned that Song Zhining had given them a blue diamond weighing nearly two thousand carats for auction, he had been thinking about getting to know her.
As soon as he learned that Song Zhining had arrived, he came here immediately.
Facing Song Zhining, Shao Hongyu, who has a high status even in front of other big guys, is very respectful and humble to Song Zhining, even though he is a generation older than Song Zhining.
Happy New Year everyone! In the new year, I wish you all peace, health, and happiness! [The previous version about pensions and giving diamonds to friends was too idealistic, so I've revised it. Thank you, Baozi, for your suggestions. I know you wanted this book to be better. Thank you.]
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