Chapter 318 The Orphanage's Lies: The Handsome Flower Boy 18
After finishing her work at the cotton mill, she went to the food factory, explained her purpose in the same way, and asked to see the samples. After looking at them, she thought they were pretty good and could be purchased, so she placed an order directly.
"Two thousand catties of japonica rice, one thousand catties of high-gluten flour, five hundred catties of peanut oil, one thousand catties of various candies, and five hundred catties of animal biscuits."
Similarly, a 10% price increase is required, along with rapid inventory preparation, unified distribution, and cooperation in promotion!
Food is the most important thing for people. After visiting two factories, the leaders of both factories found out about it.
Since it's a donation for charity, we must fully cooperate, since our own factory won't lose money anyway.
They can also appear on camera and gain a good reputation; it's a windfall.
For the children in the welfare home, the most important things are to have enough to eat and wear. Now that these two things have been solved, what else can be added?
After ensuring basic needs are met, children also need some entertainment to enrich their world.
Shen Ci turned and went to the Overseas Chinese Store, where he used foreign exchange certificates to buy two 14-inch Venus brand color televisions and several Swallow brand radios as part of the donation.
The welfare home for Director Lu should, of course, be equipped with a television set, and priority should be given to donating it to the welfare home that raised Lu Jinnian.
At that time, the price of rice was 30 cents per pound, so 2,000 pounds would cost 600 yuan. Gluten flour cost 25 cents per pound, so 1,000 pounds would cost 250 yuan.
Peanut oil is a bit more expensive at 1.2 yuan per jin (0.5 kg). I bought 500 jin and it cost 600 yuan. Candy is a mixed bag and is charged at 1.5 yuan per jin. I bought 1,000 jin and it cost 1,500 yuan.
Cookies cost 80 cents per pound, so 500 pounds cost 400 yuan. I spent a total of 3,350 yuan on snacks and food.
Regarding clothing, we only bought cotton-padded coats. They're okay to wear in the hot summer, but winter is the hardest time for poor people.
Each set of children's cotton-padded clothes costs 12 yuan. They are made of good quality and sturdy materials. I bought 1,000 sets and spent a total of 12,000 yuan. At that time, fabric and cotton were important resources, so the cost of cotton-padded clothes was relatively high.
It would definitely be cheaper to buy the fabric and cotton yourself and have someone make it, but buying cotton and fabric and hiring labor is another expense, so it's better to just buy ready-made clothes.
Each television cost 1500 yuan, and I bought two, for a total of 3000 yuan. Each radio cost 80 yuan, and I bought five, for a total of 3400 yuan.
Since she bought a color TV, and it was an imported one, most of which cost around 2000, she still opted for a slightly cheaper one.
This part cost the most money because appliances were still very expensive at that time.
I needed it urgently, and it also included some miscellaneous items, such as cotton hats and cotton socks. In the end, it cost a total of 20,285 yuan.
It's 10 percent more expensive than the original price.
After about a week of preparation, all the supplies were ready. Once Shen Ci received the notification, the donation drive began. She had already contacted the newspaper reporters, and everyone was in position.
Several Jiefang trucks were driving on the road, each with a banner hanging on it. The words on the banners were very eye-catching and fluttered in the wind!
Patriotic overseas Chinese Ms. Shen Ci sends warmth during the cold winter.
The truck was loaded with brand-new cotton-padded clothes, mountains of grain, and radios and televisions adorned with big red flowers.
Shen Ci's Honda motorcycle led the way, driving first into Dean Lu's welfare home. The commotion along the way was quite significant, and many people saw it. The accompanying reporters also went to the welfare home together.
The conspicuous motorcycle has become a symbol in itself; few people in Beijing ride motorcycles so ostentatiously.
Dean Lu had received Shen Ci's message long ago, saying that he wanted to donate a batch of supplies, and had made preparations well in advance.
Get off the bus, welcome, let's unload! No formalities, just a big operation to distribute supplies!
It's summer now, and the cotton-padded clothes prepared for the children are all thick winter clothes. However, a few children still couldn't resist wanting to wear new clothes and wrapped themselves in the thick cotton-padded clothes.
Wearing a cotton-padded coat in the sweltering summer heat, even though he was sweating profusely, he was reluctant to take it off, holding candy in his hands, and smiling from ear to ear.
This scene was captured by a reporter.
Once the color television was set up, all the children in the orphanage lost their curiosity about the cameras and ran off to study the television.
Dean Lu was busy receiving supplies and arranging their storage. Her hands touched each new cotton-padded coat, and she could feel their thickness with just one touch; they were all stuffed full of cotton.
And all of them were styles that wouldn't look strange on either men or women. Dean Lu was so excited that he was incoherent and didn't even have time to wipe away his tears. After moving the thick cotton-padded clothes, the thing that made him happiest was the grain.
We haven't even finished the food we donated before, and now so much more has arrived. The children will be able to eat more during this time.
Nothing could make Dean Lu happier than this.
A reporter from the Beijing Daily captured all of this with his camera: Dean Lu's tears, and the children who, despite being drenched in sweat in the summer heat, were still wearing their cotton-padded coats and reluctant to take them off.
This process was lengthy. A huge amount of cotton-padded clothes and food were moved into the warehouse, which was almost overflowing. Shen Ci explained the situation: some of the supplies in these trucks were for other welfare homes.
Dean Lu had no objections. This was originally a donation, and people should be grateful to the kind people who donated the supplies, rather than complaining that they didn't give enough.
Regardless of which welfare institution the donation goes to, as long as it can genuinely help the children, it is good. Children in other welfare institutions also need help.
Even if there's only a meal or a piece of clothing, there will be a child in the world who survives because of that meal or clothing.
The supplies at the welfare home had been mostly moved. Director Lu looked at Lu Jinnian, who was helping out not far away. He was dressed and wearing the latest styles, looking clean and handsome.
You can't tell at all how pitiful she was in the orphanage before. She's quite different now that she has her own mother.
As he looked at it, Dean Lu suddenly seemed to remember something, excitedly ran back into the house, and took out an envelope.
"Little New Year!"
Ms. Shen, the admission notice for No. 4 Middle School was just delivered yesterday.
I don't have your address, so I don't know where to send it. The address Xiao Nian filled in was the orphanage, which is why it was sent to me.
She believed that Shen Ci was good to Lu Jinnian, but she wouldn't believe it completely. The notification letter belonged to Lu Jinnian and Lu Jinnian had to be known by him, so Dean Lu called out to Lu Jinnian first and then told Shen Ci.
It's not that she's wary of anyone; Dean Lu is very grateful for Shen Ci's help, but she wants to protect every child as much as possible—it's her mission.
Lu Jinnian came over when he heard the shout. Shen Ci did not open the envelope, but waited for him to come over together.
Upon seeing the envelope, Lu Jinnian knew what was inside, but he was touched that the dean and his mother respected his privacy so much.
He took the envelope and opened it under everyone's watchful eyes. The seal of Beijing No. 4 Middle School was prominently displayed.
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