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Chapter 405: Chapter 329: The Help Target (Subscribe!)_2
Tang Qing felt a tiny heartache.
This child is truly pitiful.
He did not continue to hand it over, but took it back, and with a big smile asked, "Little friend, what’s your name? Don’t worry, big brother is not a bad guy."
The little girl just shook her head and said nothing.
She kept staring at the cotton candy in Tang Qing’s hand, and then with suspicion at Tang Qing’s ’not so well-intended’ face, reflecting a struggle within her.
About this
Tang Qing didn’t get angry, but felt reassured.
At least this child’s scam prevention education has been done well. If there were so many sensible children in the world, many children would not have gone missing. Although the ’Missing Person’ website has helped at least a thousand families find their children by now, compared to the number of those still missing, it’s still a very small fraction, not even reaching a tenth of the data submitted. It’s a long and daunting task.
At this moment, Tang Qing didn’t know what to say.
Because no matter what he said, this hyper-vigilant child probably wouldn’t listen.
Just then, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl squeezed out of the crowd. She had a pretty face, and her clothes, like those of the little girl, though clean, could not hide the fact they were worn out.
"Fei Fei, how did you get here?" The girl squatted down and said with concern, she had just turned her back and the child was gone, which frightened her a little, but luckily, she didn’t go far and was found.
"Sister, just now, there were too many people and I got squeezed over here. You said, if I can’t find you, I shouldn’t wander around, and I shouldn’t go with strangers or eat their food." The little girl said cheerily.
"Good girl, that’s right." The girl stroked the little girl’s head in praise.
"Hello, is this your little sister?" Tang Qing asked.
Seeing that Tang Qing didn’t seem like a bad guy, the girl nodded and replied: "Yes, we’re from Star Orphanage. Although she is not my biological sister, we’re all one family."
"Did you bring the children here to play today?" Tang Qing asked again. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
At this moment, the girl smiled and said, "Yes and no. The orphanage does have some expenses, but not too many. So taking advantage of the crowd here, we came to sell some trinkets to earn some money to cover the orphanage’s expenditures." Maybe it was Tang Qing’s temperament that prompted her to answer truthfully.
"I see. How are the conditions at your orphanage? Are they sufficient?"
While the girl found it strange that a person her age would ask such a serious question, she replied honestly, "How could it be sufficient? Although we have earmarked funds from the Civil Affairs Department and some social donations, it’s meager, just enough for subsistence. However, taking care of children with congenital disabilities or impairments is another huge expense that the Civil Affairs Department does not fully reimburse. So, sometimes we have to find our own solutions." As she said this, a bitter smile appeared on her face.
Tang Qing understood. The country is so large; it’s really difficult to manage these issues.
"What are you selling? Are they sold out?" Tang Qing looked at the girl, noticing she only had a few carrying poles.
The girl lifted up the poles and said: "We are selling fresh flower circlets. The ones I just had are already sold out. Fei Fei also had some. I’m about to go to the tricycle over at the parking lot to get new stock. Business is good today."
With that said, a cheerful smile appeared on the girl’s face.
"I see. I won’t bother you then. I’m sorry about earlier, I was about to give the partly eaten cotton candy to Fei Fei which was a bit inappropriate. I apologize." Tang Qing felt a bit regretful about his previous behavior.
"You meant well, thank you." The girl offered her thanks.
"Does your orphanage accept donations?" Tang Qing asked.
The girl’s eyes lit up and she said, "Yes, our deputy headmaster has set up a donation box over there. The scenic area has kindly given us a small spot. It’s not far ahead." She pointed in that direction as she spoke.
Tang Qing nodded: "Okay, got it. You go on with your work. If you sell all your flowers later, don’t forget to buy a cotton candy for Fei Fei."
"Yep, after selling out, we will undoubtedly buy some treats for the children." the woman said cheerfully.
"Goodbye."
Having said that, Tang Qing bid farewell.
Watching Tang Qing walk away, the girl wore a faint smile of gratitude.
Pan Yue followed behind him.
Not far from there, they arrived at the donation box. Tang Qing pulled out a bunch of hundred RMB notes from his right pocket and stuffed them into the red donation box, then pulled out another bunch from his left pocket and stuffed them in as well.
All in all, it was just over twenty thousand RMB.
If it wasn’t for his pockets not being ’large enough’ to hold much, he might have given more.
Whenever he comes across a situation where he can lend a hand, he does.
At this moment, he also know how to use the money from the ’appreciation’ account gifted by the parent. Since it has something to do with children, he can use it to help other children. In his previous life, he had seen on TV how many children were abandoned by their parents for various reasons. Many of them had various defects and were very pitiful. In this life, now he has money, he should help as much as he can. He plans to start by setting up the framework. Initially, it won’t be possible to cover the entire country directly, but the idea is to establish a comprehensive aid system.
When the system matures, then expand the range. Start by addressing the urgent issues first, then deal with the second priority issues. After all, being on the verge of death and physical defects are not on the same level.
Tang Qing felt more and more like a philanthropist.
Not much like a cold-blooded and ruthless banker.
Oh well.
It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t fit the stereotype.
As long as he can act with a clear conscience.
