After the divorce, I started to transfer

When he returned to Zijin Garden, it was just before 4 p.m. Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui were not home, and Chen Feng was bored being alone, so he went to the training room on the first floor to take the opportunity to absorb the special energy from the dragon-shaped jade pendant.

I had previously made an agreement with that old man Yan from Shanghai that I would transfer this dragon-shaped jade pendant to him two months later, in July. Therefore, before that, I definitely need to absorb all the special energy contained within the dragon-shaped jade pendant.

After absorbing it for quite some time, Chen Feng had absorbed almost all of the special energy within the dragon-shaped jade pendant, leaving very little. However, Chen Feng was determined to absorb it completely, leaving not a trace, before transferring it to that old man Yan.

He absorbed the nutrients for about ten minutes this time, then felt full and had to stop. He then began to meditate. When he opened his eyes again, another hour had passed.

He came out of the practice room, but still didn't see Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui return, so he couldn't help but send Wu Mengting a WeChat message, asking where they were. Wu Mengting replied that she was watching a movie with Sun Xiaorui at the cinema in Guanglong Shopping Mall.

Chen Feng asked her when she would be back, and Wu Mengting replied that it might be about an hour. She also told Chen Feng that he could have dinner first, as they had already eaten something at the mall and might not eat again when they got back.

Seeing this, Chen Feng naturally didn't intend to ask them to return immediately. He simply replied with "OK" and ended the contact.

Walking over to the dining area, Chen Feng opened the food covers on the table. The table was full of nine dishes, none of which had been touched. Ignoring the two women, Chen Feng went straight to the kitchen and turned on the rice cooker. The rice was already cooked and kept warm.

He filled a bowl with rice and sat down at the table to eat. Although the food on the table wasn't heated, the temperature was already around 25 or 26 degrees Celsius during the day, so Chen Feng didn't pay much attention.

After finishing his first bowl of rice, Chen Feng had just walked to the kitchen to get a second one when he received a call from Tang Xinyi. He answered the phone, asking, "What's up?"

Tang Xinyi then asked, "Are you free today? I miss you. Also, I'd like to talk to you about the school lunch project. Could you come over to my place for a bit?"

After a moment's hesitation, Chen Feng agreed: "Okay then, I'll be there in half an hour."

Tang Xinyi was overjoyed upon hearing this. She had only intended to give it a try, but she hadn't expected Chen Feng to actually agree.

"Okay, I'll wait for you at home. Do you want to have dinner together? I was just thinking of cooking a few more dishes."

Chen Feng said, "No need, I'm already eating. I'll come over after I finish eating. It should take about half an hour to get there."

"Okay, take your time eating. Just come over. There's no need to rush."

"Okay, let's leave it at that for now."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Feng got another bowl of rice, went back to the table, and finished it in less than five minutes. After tidying up a bit, he drove off to Tang Xinyi's place.

Tang Xinyi's place is quite a distance from Zijinyuan, a drive of about ten minutes. However, he was very lucky. Even though it was rush hour, he didn't encounter any traffic jams. He only had to wait at two red lights, and the rest of the time it was all green lights. In about 15 minutes, he arrived at Tang Xinyi's residential area.

He has access to the area, and today he drove directly to the underground parking lot of Tang Xinyi's floor, then took the elevator to her door. Tang Xinyi's door has a combination lock and fingerprint lock. Chen Feng's fingerprint was already registered, and the door opened automatically with a press.

Then he went inside and saw Tang Xinyi busy in the kitchen. As soon as there was a noise at the door, she turned around and saw Chen Feng. A bright smile immediately appeared on her face, and she jogged towards him.

"I'm really surprised you came so readily this time. Aren't Mengting and Xiaorui with you?"

Chen Feng didn't hide anything and explained briefly, "I had to go out this afternoon, so they went off on their own and are watching a movie at the cinema now."

Tang Xinyi laughed and said, "I knew it. If you were with them, you definitely wouldn't have agreed so readily."

Chen Feng thought to himself, "Good that you know." He didn't deny it, took the slippers Tang Xinyi handed him, put them on, and went into the living room. He plopped down on the sofa and asked, "What are you busy with in the kitchen? Haven't you had dinner yet?"

Tang Xinyi pouted and said, "Yeah. I originally planned to eat with you, even though I didn't think it was very likely. Who knew you would actually agree to come see me? So I thought I'd cook a few dishes to eat with you, but then you said you were already eating. So I had no choice but to cook some noodles for myself."

Chen Feng asked with a skeptical look, "Can you cook? I remember your cooking is just so-so, isn't it?"

Tang Xinyi immediately retorted, "My cooking skills used to be quite average, but then I went to Houston to accompany my mom to see a doctor. I learned to cook from her there, and I've improved a lot since then. Next time you have the chance, you can try all the new dishes I've learned."

Chen Feng nodded and smiled, "Alright, I'll try your new cooking when I have the chance. Okay, you go ahead and get busy, have dinner first. It's a bit late for you to eat dinner at this hour." Tang Xinyi said, "I'm just busy working for you, my boss. The nutritious lunch project you gave me, I've been working overtime to get it done as soon as possible. So, even on Saturday, I was busy from early morning until 5 pm before I got back."

Chen Feng frowned and said, "You don't need to be in such a hurry, do you? Working overtime on the weekend is really unnecessary."

Tang Xinyi smiled wryly and said, "How can it be unnecessary? Just like you said, if this project starts sooner, it can help malnourished children in impoverished areas sooner. So, I'm racing against time to get this project implemented as quickly as possible."

“I have already sent two people to Ganzhou Province. The land there is barren and arid, so water is a major problem. As a result, the situation of impoverished children there is the worst. I think it is very necessary to start this charity project there first, so I sent two newly recruited staff members there to conduct on-site investigations and liaise with the relevant local departments.”

Chen Feng had some understanding of the situation in Ganzhou Province. It was indeed one of the poorer provinces in the country. Although it could be said that the province had been lifted out of poverty, some individual families and regions, especially those with sick elders and many children, were still suffering from malnutrition, even though they could barely get enough to eat. Some children had even dropped out of school.

Chen Feng and Zhou Qianru had previously discussed the situation of children who had dropped out of school. They both felt it necessary to include these children in the charity project's scope of assistance, aiming to get them back to school as much as possible. Specifically, this involved providing them with financial support, including free nutritious lunches and covering their school fees.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Chen Feng also told Tang Xinyi in detail about the matter he had discussed with Zhou Qianru.

After listening, Tang Xinyi nodded in agreement and said, "That's true. I specifically contacted a few friends who had lived in impoverished areas of Ganzhou Province, or asked friends of friends to inquire about the situation there. It's true that some areas and some families are in dire straits. Those children are very pitiful."

"For example, a friend of a friend of mine once said that in his hometown, there was a poor rural family with a total of 7 siblings, the oldest being only 18 years old and the youngest only two or three years old. Their mother had passed away two years ago, and their father was bedridden due to overwork and unable to work. Their grandparents had also passed away long ago. Despite the village's assistance and some government subsidies, it was impossible for such a large family with 7 children to eat well, dress well, and live well."

"Therefore, I think that our charity project can provide some financial assistance to such impoverished families when necessary. After all, as you said, our foundation has more money than it can spend, so we should try to spend it on the children of these impoverished families, at least to ensure their healthy growth."

After thinking for a while, Chen Feng nodded slightly and said, "If we encounter such families in special difficulties, our charity project can indeed provide some financial assistance. However, doing so will inevitably increase manpower costs and create some loopholes. Therefore, our charity project needs to strengthen internal supervision and financial auditing."

Tang Xinyi said, "I've also considered this issue. Indeed, adding this economic subsidy will significantly increase our manpower costs and may also create some loopholes in supervision. But from a charitable perspective, even if it increases costs and even allows some people to take advantage of the situation and fraudulently claim benefits, it is still very meaningful overall. Simply put, as long as 90 or even 80 out of the 100 families in need we help are genuine, then our charitable work is very meaningful."

Chen Feng nodded in agreement: "Okay, you're right. Of course, what needs to be regulated should still be regulated, and what needs to be reviewed should still be reviewed. We can't let some bad people make a fortune from this."

Tang Xinyi continued, "As long as we find the necessary agents and project supervisors locally, I believe nothing too outrageous will happen. Besides, didn't you arrange for Liu Ying and Hong Xiaodan to act as inspectors? Having the two of them conduct random visits, investigations, and inspections should have the maximum deterrent and censorship effect."

“Alright, I agree to this in principle. Go ahead and do it. Like you said, as long as 80 or 90 out of the 100 people we help are completely genuine, that’s enough. Then this charity project will be meaningful. Of course, the higher the percentage of genuine cases among those 100, the better. Otherwise, if the loopholes are too obvious, it will allow bad people to act with impunity and make a fortune from it.”

"Understood. I will do my best to establish a long-term and practical review and supervision system. I will try my best to prevent anyone from easily taking advantage of loopholes," Tang Xinyi assured.

Chen Feng then asked, "Speaking of which, how capable are these two staff members you sent to Ganzhou Province this time? You just recruited them, do you really trust them that much?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Xinyi said confidently, "These two people are very reliable. One of them was originally a staff member of the Red Persimmon Association. He is very compassionate. When he was in the system, he helped many impoverished children. Moreover, over the years he has sponsored more than a dozen out-of-school children, basically using his own salary to do so."

"He's 35 now and still single, mainly because he's broke. His salary within the system isn't actually high, and his family isn't wealthy either. He can't afford to date, let alone get married and have children. So, when he saw our job posting, he resigned from his job immediately, which is truly remarkable. Many people want to work within the system these days, but he resigned. The reason is that he feels our charity project is very meaningful, and he really wants to participate in it to help those children."

"In addition, the benefits we offer are also very high. Not only do they include the five social insurances and one housing fund, but the salary is also more than double that of his previous job. This time, he volunteered to go to Ganzhou Province to implement our charity project."

"The other person is from Ganzhou Province, born in a rural area. Through his own efforts and talent, he was admitted to a university in Xiuzhou, which is not economically developed. He graduated just two years ago and was working in a trading company in Xiuzhou. The salary was okay, but he felt it was meaningless. He was considering resigning or changing jobs when he saw our recruitment advertisement and then he came here."

"The main reason he applied for the job, besides the relatively high salary we offered, was that he wanted to implement our charity project in his hometown. So the two of them were of the same mind, and after a brief discussion, they both volunteered to go to Ganzhou Province to implement the charity project."

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng immediately felt that the two staff members were very reliable. First, the first person had worked within the system, specifically at the Red Persimmon Society, making his expertise a perfect match. Naturally, he would be quite familiar with the relevant procedures and intricacies. This would allow them to effectively connect with the local authorities once they arrived.

Furthermore, the other partner is a local strongman with considerable connections in the area. The two complement and support each other, and more importantly, both possess genuine philanthropic intentions. Of course, with the strong financial support of their foundation, this project should be able to be implemented and carried out locally very quickly.

This is indeed a great start, and Chen Feng said with satisfaction, "Not bad. These two people do seem very energetic. More importantly, they have kind hearts, and I personally have high hopes for them."

Tang Xinyi's face lit up with a bright smile as she nodded and said, "I have high hopes for them too. They arrived in Ganzhou Province today and reported to me. But because it's Saturday, the relevant departments are closed, so they didn't contact them immediately, but they have already begun visiting and investigating impoverished areas in the region." (End of Chapter)