Chapter 6: Moving into the Chu Family (3)
【Poverty makes me get up early.】
[Boss, stop kidding. You are still poor. You have so many assets. All of us combined are not as rich as you. If you still say you are poor, then there are only a few rich people left in the world! ]
[Forget it, let’s have the meeting. I have something to do this afternoon.]
Chu Ci mentioned to her subordinates several times, both explicitly and implicitly, that she was very poor, and hoped that they would have a change of heart and give her something. She wouldn't mind a house or a car.
But her brothers just couldn't understand what she meant.
In the eyes of his subordinates, Chu Ci casually donated tens of millions of yuan, built a few Hope Primary Schools at will, sponsored a few college students when he had nothing to do, and invested heavily in establishing a pharmaceutical company to develop new drugs and gave them away for free...
How could such a person be poor? Anyway, Chu Ci's subordinates didn't believe it.
But she couldn't say it openly. If she asked them openly, it would not be considered a gift from them and would be judged as a violation by the system.
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At twelve o'clock noon, Chu Ci went downstairs and the servants at home placed a variety of delicious food on the dining table.
Chu Han was already in his seat.
There were only Chu Ci and Chu Han sitting at the huge dining table.
Today is Chu Ci's first day back home, but no one else in the family showed up to greet her.
So far, in this family, Chu Ci has only seen this younger brother and his grandfather lying on the hospital bed upstairs.
Although Chu Han had no feelings for Chu Ci, he knew that this situation would be somewhat awkward for Chu Ci, so he explained: "Mom and Dad went on a business trip to Beijing a few days ago. They had important things to deal with. You will be able to see them when they come back in a few days."
"Oh." Chu Ci replied indifferently, his expression and tone were very indifferent.
Compared to other people in the family, Chu Ci felt that being able to have a good meal today was a very happy thing.
Chu Ci didn't complain at all about the fact that no one else in the family came to welcome her, which made Chu Han feel inexplicably uncomfortable.
If she complained a little, he would think it was normal.
She was so easy to control, and was satisfied with just a little food that seemed very normal in their family. Chu Han couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
His sister must have suffered a lot over the years.
Meng Yuxin also came to the dining table.
Today is the weekend and neither of them has to go to school.
After Meng Yuxin sat down, she asked Chu Han, "Xiao Han, how old is your sister this year? Which school is she studying in now?"
Meng Yuxin's question stumped Chu Han.
He only saw from the information his grandfather gave him that his sister was two years older than him.
But I don't know where his sister is studying now.
So Chu Han turned around and asked Chu Ci: "Where are you going to school now?"
"Not yet." Chu Ci's attention was mostly on the food in front of him.
We had Western food for lunch today. The appetizer was cream chicken puff pastry; the soup was oxtail clear soup; the side dish was pan-fried cod; the highlight of the main course was French foie gras; and finally there was salad and dessert.
As soon as Chu Ci said he wasn't going to go, Chu Han's expression changed.
But when I think about it carefully, I think it makes sense.
She lives in a slum with no one to take care of her, so it's normal that she has no money to go to school.
The information Chu Han obtained showed that Chu Ci was sent to an orphanage when he was just one month old, and was adopted by a couple who were unable to have children when he was five years old.
However, when Chu Ci was six years old, his adoptive mother became pregnant and gave birth to a boy. From then on, Chu Ci's situation in his adoptive parents' home became very difficult.
Three years ago, when Chu Ci was fifteen years old, his adoptive parents immigrated abroad with their biological son, leaving Chu Ci alone in the country with no relatives or friends.
(End of this chapter)
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