Chapter 745 - 288: Why Should I Tell You the Purpose When Withdrawing My Own Money

After the Chenguang Charity Foundation took in the children from the Su City Funiu Orphanage, it caused quite a stir in society. Many entrepreneurs highly trust the Chenguang Charity Foundation and have donated to the foundation.

A few days ago, the Chenguang Charity Foundation received a donation of 3 million from Le Mei Clothing Factory to help children with cleft lips and palates receive treatment.

With such funds coming in, and from a large clothing factory, Ji Kun was certainly relieved to take on this money.

However, yesterday, the owner of Le Mei, Huang Guangmei, suddenly called to say he no longer wanted to donate the 3 million. The reason was that a Dragon Country person had become the second-largest shareholder of the LVMH Group Company, and he wanted to use the money to bribe this shareholder, hoping that LVMH Group might place more outsourcing orders with their factory in the future.

Fundamentally, donation is entirely voluntary. If one wants to donate, they donate. If not, they don't.

But this 3 million donation from the Le Mei Company already had a purpose; the Chenguang Charity Foundation had already contacted 10 children in need and promised to cover their surgical and other expenses.

If the 3 million donation were returned at this point, the foundation would have to reallocate other funds to cover the gap.

Besides the complicated procedures, there's also a chance that the relevant departments might mistakenly suspect Chenguang of money laundering. This could trigger regulatory scrutiny from these departments, which is a minor issue, but damaging the reputation of the Chenguang Charity Foundation could be troublesome, making it harder to raise funds in the future.

Yang Chen nodded, saying, "Are you sure that's what he's thinking?"

Ji Kun: "Sigh… Who knows! He might just be making an excuse not to donate the 3 million. All this talk about the second-largest shareholder is probably just a pretext. So, I'm really in a bind now. I haven't been able to negotiate well with him. He's already on his way from Wencheng and should arrive around noon. How about you meet with him and have a good talk?"

Yang Chen: "Sure! Arrange it for noon. I'll have lunch with him and chat. What brings you here?"

Ji Kun: "Oh, we've found a few more orphans in need of help here. I came to inform the director so he can prepare beds and such. The kids will be sent over in the next couple of days. How about you? What brings you here?"

Yang Chen looked at Li Rou and said, "I brought her here; she needs help, too."

Ji Kun nodded, "Oh, I see. I'll go in, then, and not disturb Mr. Yang and everyone else."

Yang Chen nodded, and Ji Kun quickly went into the orphanage.

Yang Chen squatted down and asked with a smile, "Xiaoli Rou, do you want to go in and play with them?"

Li Rou nodded, "Yes!"

"Alright! Shishi, take her in and let Ji Kun explain everything to the director." Yang Chen said with a smile.

Yu Shishi nodded and took Li Rou inside.

Maya sighed and said, "I thought I was miserable enough, but there are people even more unfortunate than me. Even though I can't control my fate, at least I have family. But she doesn't even have that."

Strictly speaking, Yang Chen doesn't have family, either; he only has two relatives.

"So, you see, you're quite blessed. Many people strive with all their might and can't obtain what you have now." Yang Chen said helplessly.

Maya nodded.

Yang Chen took a deep breath and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to work."

Maya nodded, followed Yang Chen, and left in the car.

Soon, Yang Chen dropped Maya off at the LVMH Dragon Country Headquarters and entrusted her to Wu Yue.

At this time, Big Mimi happened to be discussing an endorsement contract with Wu Yue.

"Brother Chen, you're here! Thank you. I'm almost done negotiating with President Wu. Once I finish my work, I'll definitely treat you to a full course of dinner and karaoke." Big Mimi said with a smile.

Yang Chen: "Haha... Alright! I'll be waiting for your treat. President Wu, please come with me for a moment."

Wu Yue immediately nodded and followed Yang Chen into the corridor.

Yang Chen: "President Wu, I'm entrusting her to you."

Wu Yue: "Don't worry, Mr. Yang, I'll make sure to take good care of her."

Yang Chen: "Alright. Maya, I'm leaving. Get a taxi home after work."

Maya: "Okay. Thank you, Brother Chen."

Yang Chen shook his head with a smile and turned to leave.

There were still two special tasks left incomplete, so Yang Chen had to hurry up and get to work.

At around eleven o'clock, Yang Chen picked up a young woman dressed in stylish clothes.

Yang Chen verified the phone's last digits and destination with the passenger, then immediately drove off.

In no time, the woman received a phone call.

Girl: "Just shut up, will you! In this scorching weather, you make me take a taxi. Why can't you drive over to pick me up? Once I learn how to drive, you won't even get the chance to pick me up. Got it?"

This woman's words were certainly bold, swearing like a sailor, completely at odds with her image.

After unleashing a torrent of foul language, the girl said to Yang Chen, "Driver, could you drop me off at a shady spot? I'm not going to the Marriott Hotel anymore."

Yang Chen: "Any shady spot?"

Girl: "Yes!"

Yang Chen nodded and, seeing a big tree ahead, slowed down and gradually pulled over.

But just then, a golden retriever suddenly darted out from the roadside.

Yang Chen quickly hit the brakes, but couldn't avoid hitting it, and ended up running over the golden retriever's left front leg.

A middle-aged woman came rushing in, shouting.

"Oh no, my dear fur baby! You ran over my fur baby!" the woman yelled, quickly kneeling down to hold her golden retriever dog.

Yang Chen quickly turned on the hazard lights, placed warning cones before and after, then called the police, and finally came over to check on the golden retriever dog's condition.