Chapter 1262 Delft Club
When he was in France, Xiao Peng had seen too many cases of welfare fraud.
Basically, many elderly people in France will transfer all their real estate and cash to their children, and then apply for government benefits with nothing left. They can receive a lot of relief every month, and can also apply for senior citizen apartments, charity relief, etc. Many people even receive pensions in China...
This kind of thing is really nothing new!
In France, many elderly people live in senior apartments, where food and accommodation are free, and there are also magical "senior citizen vouchers".
These "elderly assistance vouchers" aren't just for the elderly; they're available to everyone. Like the euro, they come in various denominations and can be used to purchase food and other supplies. Residents of senior housing apartments receive "elderly assistance vouchers" worth several hundred yuan each month.
What do they do if they can't spend it all? They take it home and give it to their children! Xiao Peng sometimes finds it hard to laugh or cry when he sees the children of elderly people driving luxury cars to visit the elderly in senior apartments and then leaving with the "elderly assistance vouchers."
In fact, when Xiao Peng was poor, he also helped them to get welfare benefits.
Those senior apartments would hire "caregivers" for the elderly with limited mobility, and many elderly people who were agile would also apply for caregivers, and then Xiao Peng once became a "caregiver".
But what was the reality? Xiao Peng didn't even need to work at a senior citizen's home. His monthly salary of 1,600 euros was split three ways: one for the senior citizen's home staff, who helped him apply for care, one for the elderly, and one for Xiao Peng. Back then, Xiao Peng didn't have to do anything; all he had to do was make sure he didn't let anyone know when the relevant authorities called to check on his work, and he'd earn 400 euros a month.
Of course, this can only be done with the participation of senior housing, which is nothing new: Daxia also has such a situation, where some hospitals find some elderly men and women to be hospitalized and jointly defraud medical insurance. The elderly can get cash from the hospital while the hospital defrauds the medical insurance money...
At that time, Xiao Peng certainly knew that the money was obtained in an dishonorable way, but for him at that time, it was a blessing in disguise - the saying that poverty breeds cunning schemes and wealth breeds conscience was well reflected in Xiao Peng.
At that time, Xiao Peng's thinking was clear: If you don't take advantage of an opportunity, you're a jerk! Anyone who loves games knows that Daxia people are unrivaled at finding loopholes. Almost all online game "bugs" are discovered by Daxia people. Go to Daxia and see those "deadbeats" driving luxury cars and living in villas; those luxury cars in low-rent and affordable housing complexes... There are countless such cases. Who can you blame for such loopholes in your system?
But Xiao Peng now has a different take: If you're truly struggling and apply for public funds, there's nothing wrong with that. But those who live well but then hoard public resources are, well, bad. They have money and a good life, but their minds are focused on how to get welfare. These people are essentially the same as those scammers and deadbeats who ask, "Why should I pay back the money I earned through hard work?"
Why did Xiao Peng change so much?
'Poverty breeds evil schemes, while wealth breeds conscience.'
Institutional loopholes exist everywhere, but what did Daxia do? It continuously improved its system and adhered to the rule of law to address these loopholes. And what about Europe? It pretended not to see them.
In comparison, the welfare in the Netherlands is actually better. It is neither as loophole-ridden as in France, nor as flooded with welfare as in Germany. The welfare conditions here are very strict, especially this kind of "food bank". Not only poor people who receive relief can come to receive free food, but also the "poorest of the poor", that is, adults whose monthly expenses after deducting basic living expenses are less than 180 euros are eligible.
When the first food bank opened in the Netherlands in 2002, much of the Dutch media commented: "Why do we even need such a thing in the Netherlands? It will disappear in four years because no one needs it." Yet, twenty years later, there are now nearly 100 food banks in the Netherlands, and even these still fall far short of meeting the needs of the poor.
It seems that the media are too optimistic too early!
Of course, Xiao Peng couldn't claim welfare here, and his presence there was inherently strange. Because welfare regulations are so strict in the Netherlands, virtually no Daxia people would cheat on welfare. On the contrary—because Daxia people are generally well-off, it's common to see Daxia groups helping the local poor during holidays. This is also the fastest way for Daxia people to integrate into a new environment: working hard to do good deeds.
Xiao Peng quickly escaped the food bank and strolled down the street. He didn't have to worry about being recognized in his attire. But where should he go? He suddenly realized he had no idea where to go.
"Hmm?" Xiao Peng suddenly felt something in his pants pocket. He took it out and saw it was a business card. It was the one that the driver, Ai Kou, had given him that day. Hmm? Why was this business card in these pants?
Whatever, didn't he say it was the coolest nightclub in The Hague? So, let's go check it out!
Of course, he couldn't contact Ai Kou. If he did, it would mean he would be "sharpening his knife to kill the pigs and sheep" again: every time he went to a nightclub, it seemed that there were groups of girls and tables full of wine, but in fact, Xiao Peng knew in his heart that he was the fat sheep to be slaughtered.
How can you not have some fun when you're already disguised like this?
He looked at the address on the business card: Hmm... Where is this? Is this almost Delft?
Delft is a city between The Hague and Rotterdam, nicknamed the 'City of Knowledge'. Many of the top universities in the Netherlands are located here.
Huh?
Xiao Peng slapped his head and said, "Lots of universities means lots of female students!"
How to get there? Take the subway, of course! He turned and entered the subway station.
Ka Xin in the car was dumbfounded: "Where is the boss going? Should we follow him in? He will definitely find us!"
Khedira said proudly: "Let's go, let's go to Delft!"
"What are you going there for?" Kasim was confused.
Khedira said, "Didn't you see the boss just pull out a business card and look at it? It was given to him by a driver from the car rental company. The boss asked me to investigate that guy and that nightclub. When I saw the boss dressed like that today, I guessed he was going to run away, so I stuffed the card into his pants pocket."
"Oh my god, you're such a thief! You dare to plot against the boss? If he finds out, I'll definitely punish you!" Kasim asked curiously, "What kind of nightclub is that?"
"That? It's not a nightclub at all! It's a frat club. You'll know when you go there!" Khedira replied: "Where did you park the car? Come on, let's go there and wait for the boss!"
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