Chapter 98
Xu Gui was emotional, but Qin Zhongyi was clearly unaffected by her emotions, and he still looked gloomy and calm.
“Building the world’s number one amusement park isn’t something you can do just by talking,” Qin Zhongyi said. “It requires enormous financial, material, and human resources. Miss Xu, do you think you can do that?”
Xu Gui scratched his face, and said frankly and generously, "Mr. Qin, I don't really understand what you're saying..."
Qin Zhongyi: "..."
“However,” she smiled, seeing Qin Zhongyi’s somewhat speechless look, “I only know one thing: money makes things easier. Mr. Qin, if you were my financial advisor, you would help me with all these things as long as I earn enough money, right?”
Qin Zhongyi was taken aback.
Xu Gui countered, "Isn't that right?"
Qin Zhongyi pondered for a moment, then pushed up his glasses and calmly said, "If Miss Xu can earn enough money, then of course I will arrange all these things... However, the salary I require each month is not small, at least 1.5 million. Miss Xu, are you willing to pay that amount?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Gui's eyes darted around, and he said, "I can give Mr. Qin two choices!"
“The first option is my monthly salary, like everyone else’s; I’ll give you 1.5 million. The second option…” She looked intently at Qin Zhongyi and said, “Whatever I earn each month, I’ll give you 30% of my income!”
She smiled at Qin Zhongyi and asked, "Which one do you choose?"
When Xu Gui said this, both Qin Zhongyi and Kuang Ming were quite surprised. Kuang Ming really didn't expect Xu Gui to be so bold, or rather, so willing to give up 30% of the revenue.
Kuang Ming took a breath.
“Miss Xu, you really are…” Qin Zhongyi looked at Xu Gui with a complicated expression. He thought for several seconds before finally coming up with a suitable word: “courage.”
That's right, it takes guts. Most people wouldn't be willing to give away so much money.
Qin Zhongyi couldn't help but ask, "Miss Xu, are you really willing to do this?"
“Why would I be reluctant?” Xu Gui blinked and tilted his head slightly. “Mr. Qin, you are so capable. If you can really help me build the world’s number one amusement park… I actually think that giving you 30% of the revenue is already a bargain for me.”
She nodded as she spoke, looking quite serious.
Qin Zhongyi asked, "Miss Xu, are you so sure I can do that?"
Xu Gui asked, "Didn't Kuang Ming say you were the world's best financial advisor? Could he be lying?"
Kuang Ming's lips twitched slightly as he protested, "I only said he's an excellent financial advisor who can help you make a reasonable plan for your assets. I never said he's the world's best financial advisor!"
Xu Gui didn't look at Kuang Ming, but at Qin Zhongyi, and asked him with a smile, "So, Mr. Qin, what's your choice? One, or two?"
A glint of light flashed in Qin Zhongyi's eyes. He looked at Xu Gui with a strange expression, and after a few seconds, he said, "Since Miss Xu trusts me so much, then I can only choose option 'two'!"
He suddenly laughed—this was the first time Xu Gui had seen him laugh since they met. When he wasn't laughing, he looked extremely gloomy, but when he laughed, he had a very cheerful feeling.
He stood up and extended his hand to Xu Gui: "Then, Miss Xu, please guide me from now on..."
Xu Gui also stood up and smiled, "That's what I wanted to say too. Mr. Qin, it's a pleasure to cooperate with you."
...
The collaboration between the two was not something that could be settled hastily with just a few words. They borrowed the orphanage's printer, wrote a contract on the spot, and then each of them signed their names on the contract.
After signing, Qin Zhongyi put his copy of the document into his briefcase, then stood up and said, "...The contract is now signed, so Miss Xu's money is now mine!"
He adjusted his glasses and said, "I'm going to talk to the director about building the orphanage in the future."
Qin Zhongyi turned and went to find the dean. After he left, Kuang Ming approached Xu Gui with a headache and couldn't help but ask him, "What were you thinking? Why did you sign such a contract with Qin Zhongyi?"
Xu Gui retorted, "Didn't you introduce him to me? I thought you trusted him a lot."
“Of course I believe him, we’ve been friends since we were kids!” Kuang Ming said without thinking, then added, “But the relationship between him and me is between the two of us, it has nothing to do with you, right? You can’t just believe him unconditionally because of our relationship, can you?”
He said with a headache, "You've only just met him! Don't you think your actions are a bit too bold?"
Xu Gui's eyes shone brightly as she said, "I don't think I'm being bold. I'm just seizing the opportunity... Kuang Ming, have you forgotten what my main profession is?"
Kuang Ming: "...Main profession?"
Upon hearing Xu Gui's words, he suddenly realized that Xu Gui's main profession was fortune telling.
"And who are you?" He looked at Xu Gui with surprise.
Xu Gui pondered, "I didn't really foresee anything, it's probably because he and I got involved quite a bit later on...but,"
She looked intently at Kuang Ming and said, "I have a feeling that if I want to achieve my goal of building the world's number one orphanage, I will definitely need his help!"
She has a clear understanding of herself. You know, she's just a little turtle who likes to eat and sunbathe. Have you ever seen a turtle that is diligent?
Anyway, if you asked her to do this herself, she definitely couldn't do it... That's right, that's how confident the turtle is.
Moreover, she was actually clueless about how to build the world's number one orphanage and didn't know where to start. But... things are different now. Now Qin Zhongyi is tied to her, and they are now in a relationship where they share both prosperity and adversity. So she can justifiably entrust this matter to Qin Zhongyi.
"This is great! I only need to make money, and I can leave everything else to Qin Zhongyi..." Xu Gui said happily. "As long as I take 30% of the income, someone will do everything for me. I'm clearly getting a great deal!"
After hearing Xu Gui's words, Kuang Ming was speechless.
He used to think Xu Gui was too stupid, otherwise why would he do something that seemed "brainless"? But now, he felt that he was the stupid one? Xu Gui was so logical and reasonable, he was obviously very smart.
"...Mr. Qin seems really capable!" Xu Gui was very happy to have found a capable worker—money wasn't important, the most important thing was whether this person could do the job.
If someone is capable, any amount of money is worthwhile.
Kuang Ming rubbed his throbbing temples and couldn't help but say, "I don't know if you're smart or stupid..."
Xu Gui declared confidently, "Of course I'm smart!" There couldn't possibly be a turtle as smart as her in this world.
To her words, Kuang Ming simply replied with a "Heh."
*
Qin Zhongyi went to talk to the director about how to build the orphanage, but Xu Gui didn't expect that the final result would be that the director planned to transfer the orphanage to her name.
Xu Gui was somewhat surprised.
"Director?" She looked at the director, frowning as she asked, "Why do you suddenly want to transfer the orphanage to me?"
“I didn’t think of this suddenly. Actually, I’ve been thinking about this for a long time…” The director shook his head gently and sighed, “It’s just that before, I couldn’t think of anyone to entrust the orphanage to.”
The dean sighed, turned to look out the window, her expression a mixture of nostalgia and reluctance.
She said, "Little Turtle, I'm not young anymore, especially in the last two years. My health has been deteriorating, and I'm powerless to help with many things at the orphanage. I often think, if the orphanage had a different director, would things be much better?"
"If a more capable person had been appointed as the hospital director, wouldn't the surgery have been performed earlier on the winter solstice, and the children wouldn't be suffering from such food and clothing shortages now..."
Many times, when the director looked at the children in the orphanage, she couldn't help but blame herself. She always felt that she was not a qualified director and that if someone else had been in charge, the children's lives might not have been so hard.
As she grew older, she couldn't help but start thinking about who she would entrust the orphanage to after she passed away, and who she could entrust it to... In fact, unbeknownst to Xu Gui and the others, she had already met with several people who wanted to take over the orphanage.
However... she didn't trust those people and couldn't feel at ease handing the orphanage over to them. She was afraid that if she entrusted the orphanage to these people, it would become a tool for them to profit from, and the children in the orphanage would suffer as a result.
“…But you’re different, Little Turtle,” she looked at Xu Gui with a loving expression. “I watched you grow up. I know you better than anyone else what kind of person you are. You are kind-hearted and capable. I would be completely at ease entrusting the orphanage to you!”
Actually, she already had this idea when Xu Gui gave her the first money he earned to use for Dongzhi's surgery. Later, this idea grew stronger and stronger until Qin Zhongyi came to her today, and she finally made a decision.
The director looked at Xu Gui with bright eyes and said, "Little Turtle, I believe in you. I'm entrusting the orphanage to you. You will definitely be the best director!"
“No,” Xu Gui shook her head. She looked earnestly at the director and said, “Director, in my heart, you are the best director in our orphanage, and I believe everyone else feels the same way…”
Although the conditions at their orphanage were indeed very difficult and life was not very affluent, every staff member there was very kind to the children, and everyone genuinely liked and cared for them.
Especially the dean.
It's important to know that the title "Director Mom" is not just a title. In the hearts of many people in the orphanage, the director is their mother. Thanks to her, these children who have no parents and have been abandoned by their relatives have a place to stay and can grow up healthily.
“So, Dean, don’t say that,” Xu Gui hugged the dean and nuzzled her, saying, “In our hearts, Dean, you are the best, and no one can be better than you.”
Upon hearing Xu Gui's words, the dean couldn't help but burst into tears, feeling a sense of fulfillment that he had no regrets in this life.
“You are all the best children in the world…” she said.
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