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Not long after, Liu Yuyang arrived. "Boss, let's go!" Chen Ling saw Liu Yuyang and followed him with his packed things.

They planned to drive there this time, in case something happened and transportation became inconvenient. So they decided to take a long trip, which would be very tiring.

"We brought a lot of dry rations," Liu Yuyang said to Chen Ling. Chen Ling turned around and looked at the seats behind him. There really was a lot of dry rations! Two huge piles! Chen Ling couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"This is really a lot," Chen Ling said helplessly. After hearing Chen Ling's words, Liu Yuyang said, "We'll eat this on the road, and if we can't finish it, we can bring it to the children!" After hearing Liu Yuyang's words, Chen Ling realized that giving it to the children was fine, but there was just too much food, how could the two of them finish it?

They traveled at a leisurely pace, stopping frequently, for over ten hours, until they arrived at the border of Sichuan. "The scenery here is quite nice," Chen Ling remarked. Liu Yuyang then said, "We haven't decided where to rest yet! Let's wander around for a bit first."

After entering the Sichuan Realm, they began to explore the area. Eventually, Chen Ling and his group came across a place where the houses were made of mud and the air quality was good. However, they could clearly see that the poverty in this area was much greater than in the places they had encountered before. They decided to get out of the car to see the specific situation.

It took them a long time to cross these roads and reach the village. There, they found honest and kind villagers; every house was dilapidated, and even their clothes were old and faded. Chen Ling and his companions inquired about the village's situation: how many children were in school, how far the school was, and the condition of the young adults. They also expressed their intention to do charity work. Led by the villagers, they toured the entire village. After seeing its conditions, Chen Ling decided to donate his personal wealth to the village.

The roads inside were difficult to navigate, making it impossible for vehicles to enter. They had no choice but to park their cars on the outskirts of the village and walk the rest of the way. The roads were not highways, but rather old dirt tracks, full of bumps and uneven surfaces. They also had to traverse many small hills, the paths on which were steep and difficult to walk. It was exhausting for them, and thinking of the children who had to travel these roads to school every day, their hearts ached for them.

Chen Ling told Liu Yuyang about his plan, and Liu Yuyang said to Chen Ling, "Let's do that when we get back. Let's focus on the construction in front of us first." Liu Yuyang's idea was correct; the immediate task was the priority. After hearing Liu Yuyang's words, Chen Ling's emotions calmed down, and he began to discuss the road construction with the villagers.

The villagers were overjoyed when they heard about the road construction. Many children in the village needed to go to school, but the long journey was a major problem. To get to school, they had to cross many steep hills, which were difficult to traverse. The round trip to school took four or five hours, and they didn't learn much. If the road were built, their lives would be much better.

After finalizing the location, Liu Yuyang contacted Weian Company and explained the situation to them, including the photos they had taken. Once everything was settled, Chen Ling and the others rested at the village chief's house.

In the evening, the villagers warmly welcomed Chen Ling and his companions, bringing out all sorts of delicious dishes they had stored away. They enjoyed authentic Sichuan cuisine. Looking at these simple, honest villagers, Chen Ling and his friends couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness. They thought to themselves, "Who says that poor, remote places breed unruly people? This place is different."

As they finished dinner and were preparing to rest in the evening, someone from Weian Company called. Liu Yuyang discussed some details over the phone, and Weian Company expressed their satisfaction with the location. Construction was then set to begin.

Chapter 169 Building Highways

To begin building a highway, you need materials and manpower, which can be handled by the system. However, all those manpower and materials have to be transported from the company. It's still just a formality!

At this moment, Liu Yuyang said, "Hey, always hiding! It's not satisfying." When Chen Ling heard this, he also felt that what he said made sense.

At this moment, Chen Ling thought, why not just send the construction team over? Why would the villagers overthink things? Perhaps they're overcomplicating things; there's really no need for all that. So he said to Liu Yuyang, "Have the construction team come from where we parked tomorrow. There's no one there; they can just generate the map there." Liu Yuyang clapped his hands in approval, thinking to himself, "Why didn't I think of that!"

The next morning, Chen Ling and his team visited the Hope Primary School. They were exhausted from their journey and felt deeply for the children. Upon arriving at the school, they saw that the conditions weren't ideal; most of the classrooms had leaks that would occur in the rain, and the school also had a limited number of teachers. They couldn't help but lament the state of the children's education. After touring the school, Chen Ling and his team had a rough outline of the project. They then set off to begin construction.

Back at the village chief's house, Chen Ling asked Liu Yuyang if he had any good plans. "Building a road is simple, but since Wei'an has come to us, what they want is not just a simple road. I've also been thinking about a problem: even if we build the road, it only reduces the difficulty of the children's journey to school; the distance is not reduced. I'm thinking about this distance issue," Liu Yuyang began to explain his thoughts.

"An elevator-style system? That's a good idea. We can speed up the system." Liu Yuyang understood what Chen Ling meant immediately after hearing his words, and then continued.

With all the ideas finalized, all they needed was the system's help, which truly made their work twice as efficient. Just then, Chen Ling received a ten million yuan advance payment from Wei An. With the money in hand, construction could begin, and Chen Ling chose tomorrow.

That evening, when the villagers heard the news, they all rushed to the village chief's house to discuss with Chen Ling and his team how they could help. Chen Ling told the villagers, "You all just stay home and do your chores. We have a construction team, so you don't need to worry about it. It's alright." At that moment, the villagers didn't know how to thank him properly.

The initial payment of ten million is not much. Half of it will be spent on manpower. Because these robots may have to meet with the villagers frequently, they need to be human-like, have complete identification documents, and also have supplies.

The next morning, they got busy and arrived at where Chen Ling and his group had parked. "System, generate three construction teams," Chen Ling commanded, and the system quickly completed the task. Then, Chen Ling had the system generate resources, reducing their initial ten million to just over one million.

However, Wei'an's company is currently experiencing a tight cash flow, and they don't have enough money to pay the previous payment. It will take a few more days. Chen Ling hopes that they can accommodate them until the remaining payment arrives.

Just then, with manpower and supplies ready, Chen Ling led them to the side of the dirt road to prepare for the construction of the project.

After the construction team arrived at the roadside, they began construction. This project was quite long, and they didn't plan to build a fence. So, at that moment, the construction team started building the road directly.

Building a road is much simpler than their usual construction work, but even so, they dare not speed up the process because villagers often come to bring them water. Whenever the villagers come, they ask the construction workers if they are tired from working so tirelessly, and they always marvel at the hard work and efficiency of the construction workers.

When evening came, they set up a tent here and prepared to rest here. Otherwise, they would feel embarrassed to keep going to the village chief's house, especially with these construction teams around. At this time, Liu Yuyang returned to the car and brought all the snacks from the car.

Liu Yuyang was seen dragging his backpack around; it was so heavy that he couldn't carry it anymore. Chen Ling saw Liu Yuyang carrying so much stuff from a distance and quickly went over to help him. The two of them carried two large bags of snacks and walked into the village.

Before long, they arrived at the village and saw many children playing at the village entrance. They went up to greet the children and led them to the village chief's house. The village chief had a guesthouse, and the house was relatively large. They brought the children along because they wanted to chat with them; they had been there for several days but hadn't really spent time with the children yet.

"You're the uncles who came to help us with the asphalt road, we know you!" "Uncle, what are the roads like where you are?" "Uncle, when will our roads be repaired?" "Uncle..." The children chattered on and on, like a million questions, they never stopped asking.

On the way to the village chief's house, Liu Yuyang and Chen Ling were busy answering the children's questions. They walked and talked until they arrived at the village chief's house. The children cheered, "Uncle Village Chief!" "Uncle Village Chief!"...

Upon hearing the noise, the village chief rushed out, thinking something had happened. He then discovered that it was Chen Ling and Liu Yuyang, carrying some things, who had come with the children. The village chief quickly said, "Please sit down, everyone."

The group went to the village chief's house and began sharing the snacks Liu Yuyang had brought from afar. The children, seeing these novel treats, were very tempted and said to the village chief, "When will we have so many delicious things to eat?" Chen Ling and the others felt a pang of sadness upon hearing this. These were commonplace things in their village, yet here, the children had never even tasted them. Just then, the village chief, suppressing his own sorrow, said to them, "Children, Uncle Chen and Uncle Liu are already building a road for us. Once it's finished, you won't have to work so hard to get to school. You must study hard, grow up, leave the mountains, and become like your two uncles."

Chapter 170 Completion

After chatting for a while at the village chief's house, it quickly got dark, and everyone prepared to go home. The children, carrying their snacks, skipped and hopped away. After the children left, Chen Ling and his friends also prepared to say goodbye to the village chief, but he asked them to stay and chat a little longer.

The village chief's conversation went on for quite some time. He started by talking about the villagers, mentioning how many young and middle-aged people had left their homes, leaving only elderly people to care for the left-behind children. He said these children were truly pitiful, having to walk long distances to school every day. He then discussed the village's development and living standards, mentioning many things and recounting recent events. They listened intently to the village chief's endless stories, completely losing track of time. The conversation lasted for over two hours, and as it grew late, the village chief warmly invited them to stay and rest.

After hearing what he had heard tonight, Chen Ling understood that this was a common occurrence in many mountainous areas. That's how society is now—the poor are too poor, and the rich are too rich. All he could do was to do his best to help those he could.

The next morning, before Chen Ling and the others were even awake, the construction team started working. It wasn't until the afternoon that Chen Ling and Liu Yuyang went to check on things. They saw that the construction team had only just begun laying the foundation. Chen Ling thought to himself, what was supposed to be completed in two days was now taking forever at the current pace.

The majority of the project's time was spent on the road's foundation. Because the mountain roads here were uneven, they had to smooth out the steep cliffs before they could begin construction.

And so, it took a month just to lay the foundation. Compared to other companies, that's nothing. Considering the difficulty, a month is quite fast.

After the foundation was laid, the road construction began. This was much easier than laying the foundation, so it didn't take as long.

Time flies, and Chen Ling and his group have been at Sichuan for over a month. During this time, Chen Ling occasionally receives calls from his sister, which makes him feel incredibly relaxed, as he doesn't have to think about many trivial matters.

Life went on like this, and the highway was finally nearing completion. At this point, Chen Ling informed the people at Weian Company, who then sent someone to inspect the site. The next day, representatives from Weian Company arrived. When they arrived, the highway still had a little bit left to finish, so they rested there for a while to regroup. The highway was completed the following day.

"System, highway safety status +15, speed +30, fatigue -25." At this moment, Chen Ling issued the final day's command to the system.

At that moment, the village chief used his loudspeaker to announce the good news, and the villagers, upon hearing it, rushed towards the highway. They were eager to see their own road.

Chen Ling and his group felt gratified as they watched the villagers rushing over one after another. At this moment, he felt a sense of pride, as he believed he had accomplished another great feat. In fact, objectively speaking, it was indeed a great thing.

"Wow, is this our highway?" "My goodness, this road is so smooth!" "Great! Now it will be much easier for the children to go to school." The villagers exclaimed excitedly. However, at this moment, Liu Yuyang said to the villagers, "This highway has another special function: you won't have an accident when you walk on it, and it can speed you up by 30%." The villagers were even more incredulous after hearing Liu Yuyang's words.

The villagers excitedly went up to try it out, and they all felt that the speed was much faster than normal, which they found amazing. They all stared intently at Chen Ling and his group. Just then, Liu Yuyang introduced the representative of Weian Company to the village chief: "Village chief, this is Mr. Li, the representative of Weian Company. He's the company I mentioned to you before, the one we're cooperating with. They're the ones who approached us for this project."

The village chief warmly shook Mr. Li's hand and said gratefully, "Thank you so much."

The people from Weian Company mainly wanted to see the finished product. Once they reached the highway, they were amazed and immediately felt the change in speed. "This highway is truly incredible! We don't even have one like this where we live, let alone in the mountains! The structure is absolutely perfect! Mr. Chen, I must say, you're truly talented. I admire you so much. Choosing to cooperate with you was definitely the right decision," Mr. Li said excitedly.

"Haha, it was also your Weian that gave me the opportunity to do charity. Before you found our company, I never thought about doing charity."

"Haha, it was also Weian that gave me the opportunity to do charity. Before you found our company, I never thought about doing charity. It was only after coming to Sichuan this time that I truly felt the value of my life." Chen Ling's words came from the bottom of his heart; he really thought so.

However, at this moment, someone from Weian Company said, "Because of cash flow problems, we only gave you ten million for the project. I know that you must have put money into it yourself, but you didn't urge us. I'm here today to pay you the final payment, and our company also said that we will make an additional donation." General Manager Li said excitedly.

“Yes, we’ve spent a lot of money on this project. But since it’s a charity project, and we know your situation, we didn’t rush you. You can settle the accounts with us when you get back. I also have plans for the donation. We can go back and work on a plan to see how to donate.” At this moment, Chen Ling felt that they had finally found a suitable partner.

The matter here was largely resolved. Chen Ling and his group had been here for quite some time, so they planned to return with the Weian Company personnel the following day. On their last night in the village, the villagers warmly welcomed them, and a touch of reluctance lingered as they prepared to part.

Chapter 171 is trending again?

After bidding farewell to the villagers, Chen Ling prepared to return home. Reflecting on the past two months, he couldn't help but feel a sense of warmth and unforgettable memories. This experience had truly given him a taste of the happiness that comes with helping others, and a genuine understanding of life in an impoverished mountain area…

For Chen Ling, this was undoubtedly an unforgettable memory, leaving a deep imprint on his heart. On the way back, he was still discussing the donation with Liu Yuyang, wanting to do his best to help those in need.

"Finally back..." Liu Yuyang shouted upon returning to the company. "Thank you for your hard work!" Upon hearing their voices and seeing them return, the company's colleagues greeted them happily. "Chen Mengyao, come here for a moment," Chen Ling called her into the office.

Chen Mengyao knocked on the door, wondering what was going on since she'd just returned. "Come in," Chen Mengyao said, entering after hearing the knock. "Boss, what do you need me to tell you?" Chen Mengyao asked first. At that moment, Chen Ling chuckled and said to her, "I haven't been at the company lately, and you've really worked hard on things here!" Hearing Chen Ling's words, Chen Mengyao realized she should be polite first, so she said to Chen Ling, "Just tell me the task directly! I'm not used to this." Chen Ling coughed and then said to Chen Mengyao, "Okay, first have the finance department check our company's available funds, then check the number of impoverished areas and Hope Primary Schools in Sichuan, focusing on the number of children attending school and whether it's proportional to the number of schools." After Chen Ling finished speaking, she knew what he wanted to do.

"Okay, Mr. Chen, if there's nothing else, I'll head out now." After accepting the task, Chen Mengyao was ready to get to work quickly, so she left immediately. Once outside, she went to the finance office to check the company's account balance. Because Weian Company hadn't settled the remaining payments for the Hope Road project, most of their company's working capital had been used for it, leaving very little cash on hand.

"Hello, is this Weian Company? When will our remaining payment be settled?" After checking her account balance, Chen Mengyao called Weian Company directly to inquire about the final payment. "Ah! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, our General Manager Li has already instructed that it will be settled today," Weian Company explained on the other end of the phone. After hanging up, Chen Mengyao went to check Sichuan's information.

After arranging things at the company, Chen Ling prepared to go home. During the time he stayed at Si Chuan, he hadn't taken a shower yet, and he felt that his body smelled bad. However, water was scarce at the time, and it was very precious to them, so he couldn't bear to use it carelessly.

"Going home, boss? Don't go back, let's go to the hot springs." Liu Yuyang saw Chen Ling coming out of the office and walked up to him, saying this. He was planning to go to the hot springs; after working so hard there for so long, it was time to enjoy life.

"Good idea, let's go!" After hearing Liu Yuyang's words, Chen Ling thought to himself, Liu Yuyang really knows how to enjoy life and doesn't mistreat him; he's so good to him! But he was also too tired and wanted to relax. So he left the company with Liu Yuyang and headed to the hot spring resort.

Not long after, they arrived at the hot spring resort. After having a simple meal, they began to prepare to soak in the hot spring. Liu Yuyang and Chen Ling were too tired, and they both fell asleep after soaking for a short time. The hot spring was probably too comfortable!

Just then, Chen Ling's phone rang. The voice on the other end said, "Mr. Chen, this is Mr. Li. The final payment has been transferred to you. Didn't you say you wanted to donate? I was going to discuss the donation with you, but I was so focused on getting back that I didn't get around to it." Chen Ling, woken by the phone call, vaguely heard the word "donation." Looking at the contact on the screen, he saw it was Mr. Chen! He replied, "Let's talk about it tomorrow. I'm not in the company right now." After Chen Ling hung up, Liu Yuyang said, "Tonight… never mind, I'll just go home and sleep!" Liu Yuyang had been planning to relax that evening after being woken by the phone call, but looking at his arms and legs, he decided against it. Just then, Chen Ling burst into laughter. "Alright, that's enough. Go home!" Chen Ling said calmly after laughing. So the two of them went home, ready to lie down on their soft beds and rest for three days and three nights.

Back home, Chen Ling couldn't sleep. He opened Weibo to browse some trending topics, only to find himself trending again. The headline read, "A miraculous highway built in a certain area reduces the difficulty of schooling for children in impoverished mountainous areas." It listed the projects a certain architect had built, even mentioning the toilet he built at the beginning. Naturally, his third most recent building was also mentioned. With so many buildings on display, he had become a celebrity again. The combination of so many strange buildings naturally sparked heated discussions.

Chen Ling looked at the comments below and felt disappointed. Most netizens were focused on his buildings with their unique features, neglecting the most important aspect: the road itself. They cared about the attributes of his buildings, not their original purpose. For example, with the road in front of him, people noticed that it increased children's walking speed, but ignored their desire for education. Essentially, no one was paying attention to these children in need; most people were just discussing Chen Ling's buildings. This made Chen Ling feel disheartened and he wanted to do something to guide the netizens.

So the next day, Chen Ling rushed to the company early in the morning. Chen Ling wanted to do something: he wanted to encourage more capable people to participate in his donation. However, he only knew about construction, so he naturally needed the help of Weian Company, which had been doing charity work all along.

"Chen Mengyao, help me make an appointment with General Manager Li." Chen Ling, who had just arrived at the company, was preparing to visit someone at Weian Company. So Chen Mengyao called Weian Company for him and made an appointment with General Manager Li. However, Chen Mengyao was puzzled as to why her boss didn't just call General Manager Li himself when he clearly had his number.

Chapter 172 Public Welfare Project

Chen Mengyao was still wondering why her boss didn't call himself when Chen Ling noticed her confusion and said, "What's wrong? Do you think it's more convenient for me to call myself? Why did I ask you to make the appointment for me?" Chen Ling said this with a smug look on his face, thinking to himself that he could read minds. However, Chen Mengyao replied, "You're here so early, there must be a reason. I just did what the boss told me to do." What Chen Mengyao said was indeed true, but she had noticed Chen Ling's smugness and was deliberately saying this to make sure he heard it.

Seeing Chen Ling so smug, she wanted to tease him, so she deliberately said something to him. After hearing her words, Chen Ling swallowed back what he was about to say and changed his tone to say, "Okay, what a good employee." As Chen Ling said this, he rolled his eyes, his expression almost contorted, as if he had swallowed a bitter pill.

"What points did the people from Weian say?" Chen Ling finished joking and started getting down to business. Chen Mengyao said to Chen Ling, "Now is fine. President Li really wants to see you and has cleared his schedule for you this morning." Chen Mengyao said this specifically to her by the people from Weian. Chen Ling naturally understood after hearing this; President Li had called him just yesterday, how could he not know?

Just then, Chen Ling was about to head over. As he was leaving, he saw Liu Yuyang arrive late. "You're late," Chen Ling said casually to Liu Yuyang, who was running off in a panic, saying, "I'll go back and get busy now." He ran off without stopping, afraid of hearing Chen Ling's nagging.

Chen Ling ignored Liu Yuyang and headed straight for the parking lot, heading towards Weian Company.

The location of Weian Company's office was actually very close. Chen Ling had only listened to two songs in the car when he arrived at the company's building. After finding a parking space and parking his car, Chen Ling immediately went upstairs.

"Mr. Li, Mr. Chen, who made an appointment with you, has arrived." At this moment, Mr. Li's assistant knocked on Mr. Li's door and said.

Upon hearing his assistant's voice, Mr. Li, who was inside, quickly stood up and went out to greet Chen Ling.

"Oh dear, Mr. Chen, why did you come in person? I called you yesterday and was even planning to visit you in person. And then I got your call today. By the way, speaking of the phone, why didn't you just call me directly? Why did you have someone from the company make an appointment for me?" Mr. Li hurriedly ushered Chen Ling inside and began to express his confusion. It was just a meeting, a perfectly normal thing; he didn't quite understand why Chen Ling was being so formal.

"Well, there's something I'd like to ask you, so I naturally want to sound a bit more formal," Chen Ling began to explain.

"President Chen, please ask. I will answer to the best of my knowledge." President Li said after hearing Chen Ling's words.

"I don't know if you checked Weibo yesterday, but our Hope Road project was trending. The headline was clearly about reducing the difficulty of children's path to education, but netizens focused on the construction itself. Of course, our construction has some unique features compared to other companies, but all our building materials have passed inspection and are without any problems. However, these things cannot overshadow the fact that it's a charity project. We stated that this project was for public benefit when we started it, but too many netizens have misplaced their focus. So I want to ask you, what methods can be used to guide them and encourage those who are able to help those in need to extend a helping hand?"

After hearing Chen Ling's words, General Manager Li felt that he had said a lot, but grasped the main point: Chen Ling wanted to inspire others and spread warmth. So General Manager Li smiled and said to Chen Ling, "You've said so much all at once, what do you want? Is it just to inspire the people around you?"

Upon hearing Mr. Li's words, Chen Ling realized his lapse in composure. After careful consideration, he understood that this was exactly what he wanted. He then said to Mr. Li, "Yes, what I want is for everyone to focus on those children. Before, when I saw myself trending on social media, my first thought was that I was awesome. But now I don't think that way anymore. There are so many people who need my help. I want to do more truly meaningful things in the future." Chen Ling quickly adjusted his demeanor and continued speaking to Mr. Li.

“I understand what you’re saying. When our chairman was building Weian, he had the same idea as you. But when it comes to charity, you can only influence others through your own actions.” President Li began to explain the knowledge of charity to Chen Ling, who listened attentively.

"Your idea is quite good, very good. We were also planning to donate in our personal names, and our company is also planning to. I called you yesterday to discuss this with you. We can cooperate again this time and jointly organize a charity event. We can bring in some sponsors to join us. With your connections, this is not a problem. As for the Weibo trending topic you mentioned, that's something you can only manage on Weibo when you're working on this, posting some charity invitations and trying to encourage enthusiastic netizens. People are inherently good, or maybe some are just following the trend. In short, all of this needs a leader." President Li spoke at length to Chen Ling, who nodded repeatedly, agreeing with what President Li said.

Chen Ling felt that what President Li said made a lot of sense. At this moment, he felt that he had met President Li too late. So he asked President Li if he had any plans. After all, they had been doing charity work for so many years and must have a lot of experience.

At this moment, Mr. Li began to explain his plans from earlier. "Before, you planned to donate money, but were you going to use it to buy books? Buy clothes? Or build more schools? In my opinion, these things would provide some tangible help, but they wouldn't fundamentally help them," Mr. Li said earnestly.

"Then how can we truly help them?" Chen Ling asked, expressing his question.

Chapter 173 Excited and Delighted

Chen Ling had no experience in public welfare, but after hearing what President Li said, he felt that it made a lot of sense. It seemed that President Li had some good ideas, so he asked anxiously.