The old man didn't recognize him, nor did he donate to the orphanage or deliberately make things difficult for him.
It seems the orphanage incident was just a coincidence.
He probably doesn't know about the truck driver's situation yet.
Andy smiled meaningfully: "We'll meet again."
"You are a very interesting young man. I look forward to seeing you again."
Once Andy was out of sight, Han Fei's gentlemanly smile vanished, replaced by a somber expression.
Han Chengda had already sent the child back to the orphanage. The little boy was eating cake with his friends, while Han Chengda stormed off to the orphanage director's office.
Because the orphanage mother was hospitalized, and Wang Na, who was acting as her caretaker, ran into serious trouble, a man was parachuted in from above.
"Didn't we agree that the child can't go with anyone without my grandfather's permission?" Han Chengda pushed open the door.
The new acting dean sat in an old chair. Wang Na's new chair had been destroyed by Han Chengda. The new dean found the old chair from the warehouse and sat down with difficulty.
"You have no manners. Nobody taught you that. Shouldn't you knock?"
"I'm not an orphanage child, you don't need to teach me how to do things!"
"Since you know you're not from the orphanage, what gives you the right to tell me how to do things?"
"you!"
What's wrong with me?
"If you won't listen to me, give the money back to my grandfather!"
"Ha." The man sneered, "Get this straight, the money was donated to the orphanage voluntarily. It's already been donated and given to the orphanage, and you have no right to take it back."
"You're trying to renege on your debt!"
“I’m not trying to renege on my promise. I will write your names on the charity wall at the orphanage after you’ve donated money. Don’t worry, it will be at the top, since you’ve donated quite a lot.”
"We signed an agreement at the time, and they clearly promised us that the adoption of the child could only be completed after my grandfather had reviewed and approved it!"
"Oh, you mean your agreement with the former dean?" the man said casually. "What does that have to do with me?"
"It's an agreement between us and Ping An Orphanage. Even if the director changes, we must continue to uphold the agreement!"
The man crossed his legs and grinned smugly: "Kid, get this straight, I'm the director of Ping An Orphanage now, and I'm the one who calls the shots!"
"You're only temporarily acting as the dean. She'll come back once her mother's injuries have healed!"
"Come back? Once you leave a position, it's not so easy to get back."
What do you mean by that?!
"What you hear means, that's what it means."
"You want to hog this position and prevent the headmistress from coming back?"
"Whether she can come back or not is not up to me." The man pointed to the sky: "Just like me, I suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and nobody could do anything about it!"
“Kid, I know you and your grandfather are rich. Thirty million is indeed not a small amount, but to think you can use that money to wield power is a joke.”
"Scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, with merchants always being ranked last."
"I advise you to keep a low profile. Donating 30 million at once has attracted a lot of attention! The Han Group? What a fat sheep!"
"What do you mean!" Han Chengda took a step back, his eyes filled with unease.
“Kid, you’re too young to know the wickedness of people. Go back and don’t cause trouble here.”
"We clearly agreed..."
The man gestured for silence: "Stop! There are countless promises in this world, but how many people actually keep their promises? Besides, it wasn't me who made that promise to you!"
Han Chengda came out of the dean's office feeling very down; his worldview had been turned upside down.
Because he was very poor, he thought about studying hard, growing up and earning lots and lots of money so he could buy his grandmother a big house in the city.
After the accident, he was raising his younger siblings alone, still thinking that as long as he had money, he could support them on his own without relying on others!
Even after being reunited with his grandfather, he still felt secure only when he had money in his pocket.
Grandpa's business is getting better and better, and he has more and more money. He usually does the accounting work for Grandpa's candied hawthorn business. Grandpa is generous and gives him a lot of money to spend every month.
It means he's grown up and is different from his younger siblings; he has the ability to manage money and needs to learn how to control it.
When he receives tens of thousands of yuan every month, he thinks of donating it and helping more people. His deep-rooted belief is that with money, he can do many things, help many people, and do whatever he wants.
But at this moment, all his preconceived notions were shattered.
Someone told him that the social hierarchy was scholar, farmer, artisan, and merchant, with merchant being the lowest.
Because they are businessmen, and because they donated 30 million, they were targeted and became easy targets!
It turns out that having money doesn't bring a sense of security; when you have a lot of money, it becomes like a priceless gem.
Farmers depend on the weather for their livelihood, workers fear losing their jobs, and businessmen who don't keep up with policies fall behind, risking being shut down if they inadvertently violate regulations...
He thought of his grandfather's businesses overseas, which were wiped out with just a word from a high-ranking foreign official.
Having money but no power is like a small boat tossed about in a storm.
Something seemed to be sprouting in Han Chengda's heart.
Han Fei watched Andy leave and was about to enter the orphanage when he saw Han Chengda coming out. He asked in confusion, "Going back?"
"Grandpa, let's go back."
Han Fei keenly sensed that the young man had changed, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what exactly had changed.
"Have you met the new dean?"
"Um."
"Difficult to deal with?"
"Grandpa, how did you know?"
"Although he's a difficult person, he's also a man of principle." Han Fei had already asked someone to investigate, so he naturally knew the background of this dean.
He is the son of a high-ranking official, but he has no interest in a career in politics; instead, he wants to become the dean of a hospital.
He wanted to be a university dean, but ended up being sent to an orphanage to be the dean.
The young man was seething with anger, and when he saw the young leader, he certainly didn't give him a friendly look.
"Have principles?" Han Chengda scoffed. "I didn't see that."
"The adoption procedures were all in order, everything was done according to normal procedures, and it was indeed based on principles, wasn't it?"
"But he didn't show it to you, Grandpa, as per the agreement, nor did he get your consent."
"Isn't this also about upholding principles?" Han Fei said meaningfully, "Actually, this director is more suitable to be the director than the director's mother. Otherwise, if just anyone came and donated a little money, they could start bossing around the orphanage, and that would be chaos."
"Grandpa, why are you taking someone else's side!"
"I'm just thinking about the issue from a neutral perspective."
Han Chengda said dejectedly, "He said he was parachuted in, and nobody can do anything about it!"
He also said that among scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, merchants are always ranked last. Thirty million is not a small amount, and the Han Group is a big fat sheep that has already been eyed by many people.
"Grandpa, what should we do? Will we be forced to close down like the Hanheng Group overseas?"
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