Chapter 878 - 262: The Most Important Person
Chapter 262 [The Most Important Person] (7000)
Originally, after finishing his business in Hengdian this time, Chen Yan planned to leave directly.
But since this incident happened, there was no need to rush off that night.
Chen Yan stayed overnight in Hengdian, and asked Zhao Shanhe to book him another room at the hotel.
Early the next morning, before Chen Yan got up, Lin Xianyu unexpectedly arrived at the hotel and directly knocked on Chen Yan’s door.
Seeing Lin Xianyu with a mask and hat, looking furtive as if she were a thief, Chen Yan sighed, "Dressed like this, even if no one was paying attention to you, they’d end up staring. With so many celebrities here in Hengdian, there’s really no need for..."
"You have no idea how popular I am right now!" Lin Xianyu exclaimed with a bit of pride in her tone, squeezing past Chen Yan to slip into the room.
The hotel room was booked by Zhao Shanhe, who even got a large suite—though this hotel wasn’t exactly a luxury one, so the so-called suite was just a regular room with an extra small living room.
Chen Yan closed the door and entered the living room, where he found Lin Xianyu already plopped down on the sofa.
She had a large plastic bag in her hand, which she placed on the table, quickly untied, and started taking things out.
"Lord Immortal Official, I brought you breakfast," Lin Xianyu said with a beaming smile, taking out several fluffy white buns and two cups of soy milk.
Additionally, there were even two bowls of tofu pudding.
Not standing on ceremony, Lin Xianyu began eating before Chen Yan could join, spooning some tofu pudding into her mouth, then taking a bite of the bun. With her cheeks full, she said to Chen Yan, "But you’re a cultivator, why are you still in the habit of sleeping in?"
Chen Yan didn’t respond—last night after returning to the hotel, he had a lengthy phone conversation with Lu Sisi. After hanging up, he repeatedly pondered over the enormous problem of the reincarnated Great Power until dawn when he managed to catch a little sleep. Altogether he hadn’t slept more than three hours.
Luckily, he was already a Third Realm Cultivator, and his Divine Sense was stronger than others at the same level. Although he slept little, his mind was still sharp, with no signs of sleep deprivation visible on his face.
The breakfast should have been bought by Lu Sisi’s people, and it tasted alright.
Chen Yan finished a bowl of tofu pudding, casually ate two buns—everything else was polished off by Lin Xianyu.
This little fox really could eat!
"You should have looked into that welfare institute situation, right?" Seeing Lin Xianyu finally put down her spoon, Chen Yan asked.
"Yes, I’ve got it sorted," Lin Xianyu said. "My assistant looked into it, and it’s much like that little boy Shen Shiqi described.
The welfare institute is called Sunflower Welfare Institute and was founded by a woman named Ms. Shen..."
Lin Xianyu then relayed all the details she had gathered.
The welfare institute’s director, Ms. Shen, has had a rather poignant life.
Some ten years ago, she and her husband founded the institute together.
It was initially quite nice. At that time, Ms. Shen came from a well-off family, and her husband was a businessman. They were practically rolling in wealth.
Ms. Shen and her husband started the welfare institute, fundamentally because they both had hearts full of compassion.
Ms. Shen couldn’t have children due to health issues, so the couple initially decided to adopt. Later they thought, if they were adopting, why not benefit more children...
So, the couple funded the welfare institute—purchasing a former public kindergarten building.
In the beginning, since they were wealthy, the welfare institute’s conditions were relatively good, and they could afford to hire staff.
But good times didn’t last long. Ms. Shen’s husband died in an accident, leaving no one to manage the business.
Ms. Shen wasn’t skilled in business, and after struggling for a while, she sold the company due to losses.
In such circumstances, the welfare institute probably couldn’t continue.
However, Ms. Shen gritted her teeth and insisted on continuing, pouring every last bit of her family assets into the welfare institute. She even sold her house and moved into the institute.
This welfare institute was privately established, with the initial paperwork driven by Ms. Shen’s husband along with a cooperative institution.
Such non-governmental welfare institutions don’t receive financial support from the government.
Hence, it’s been barely sustained through Ms. Shen’s assets, but the situation is deteriorating year by year.
Right now, the welfare institute can’t even hire full-time staff; everything leans heavily on Ms. Shen personally taking care of many tasks. Ms. Shen is already fifty, and after falling ill this year, she can’t possibly manage taking care of so many children anymore.
Thankfully, some social volunteers occasionally come to help out.
"I checked, and that Ms. Shen is named Shen Aiping, fifty this year. She has a herniated lumbar disc, a condition that won’t pose a problem if properly managed, but she can’t do any physical work.
Recently, her condition worsened, and she’s been pushing through her ailment while managing everything."
After relaying all this, Lin Xianyu laughed, "These details were gathered by my assistant, who verified it with the local civil affairs department, so it should be true."