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"I want to go too!"
Vermouth still held onto Xia Ye's arm, her pretty face filled with a mournful expression: "Wherever you go, I'll go. Don't even think about leaving me behind again!"
Sis, you're really into acting, aren't you!
Vermouth's charming appearance, as if she were a lovelorn woman afraid of being abandoned by her lover, instantly won the sympathy of several kids, including Conan.
Even Xiaobumi, who was attracted by Xia Ye's handsome face and had a great liking for him, cast a suspicious look at him and asked cautiously, "Brother Xia Ye, you're not going to abandon Sister Chris, are you?"
"How could that be?"
Xia Ye inwardly cursed Bei Jie's cunning, thinking she would even deceive a child, but on her face she replied with a smile, "Your sister Chris and I have a very good relationship. We've already picked a good day to register our marriage~ How could I possibly not want her!"
"puff--!"
Yukiko, a bystander, couldn't help but laugh.
These two are really putting on an acting show here, but there's no script, so the lines are a bit too casual!
"Alright~" Xia Ye waved her hand, temporarily ending the act. "Let's hurry to the children's welfare home!"
........
Happy Children's Welfare Home.
The name is ordinary, the gate is ordinary, and even the dean is ordinary.
Eri Yabuki, a 32-year-old single woman with an ordinary appearance, leads Natsume, Yukiko, and Vermouth on a tour of the entire orphanage.
The welfare home is not large, with a five-story building as the main building, a canteen, a sports area, and a small courtyard. Overall, it is about the size of Xia Ye Villa.
"Currently, there are 47 children aged six to fifteen in the welfare home. The children of school age need to go to school, and the children who have turned sixteen need to move out to support themselves. Of course, we will help them find accommodation and part-time jobs."
Eri Yabuki explained the situation.
"Ms. Yabuki is doing a great job!" Yukiko exclaimed in surprise. "Ordinary welfare homes don't have the capacity to send all the school-aged children to school!"
"You flatter me, this isn't my doing at all~" Eri Yabuki said with a wry smile.
"To be honest, I opened this welfare home after my parents passed away and I inherited a considerable amount of their wealth. The houses and land here are all mine, which saved me a lot of money!"
"Even so, the inheritance I recently received is almost gone, and we'll soon be unable to pay the staff's salaries. Perhaps if we can only hold on for a few more months, this welfare home will have to close down..."
"You've done a great job!"
Xia Ye admired the young director. If it were him, he wouldn't have used all his inherited wealth for the children's welfare home. It was precisely because he couldn't do that he admired these selfless people even more.
"Thank you... (Wang Nuohao)..."
Eri Yabuki looked at the children playing with Ayumi and the others in the courtyard and sighed, "I don't really care, I can live however I want, but these children will definitely be sent to other orphanages. I wonder if they will be able to adapt?"
"Is there no government funding?" Vermouth suddenly asked.
Yes, but very few!
Eri Yabuki sighed.
"We're a private welfare institution, and we don't have much government funding left."
"Oh! Excuse me, I have to go for a moment, there are some kids fighting over there~"
"Dean, you can go ahead and get busy."
Watching Eri Yabuki hurriedly leave, Vermouth and Yukiko approached Natsume. Yukiko whispered, "How about it? Should we lend them a hand? I can handle some of the money."
"Let me think about it!"
Xia Ye did indeed have the idea of establishing a non-profit organization or opening a charitable foundation, so that she could both help those in need and fulfill her mission, but—
No money!
The 20 million US dollars in Bei's gold card were borrowed. Although she often jokes about being a kept woman, she is just joking and she has to pay back that money.
Moreover, when I borrowed money from Sister Bei, I said it was for starting a company, but it will be used for other purposes...
“You don’t need to pay back those 20 million US dollars. Consider it my investment,” Vermouth said calmly.
Xia Ye looked surprised. Sister Bei wanted to invest in charity?
What an amazing turn of events!
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Xia Ye was shocked when a ruthless and cold-blooded witch with at least a hundred lives on her hands suddenly announced that she wanted to invest in charity.
He certainly didn't think that Sister Bei was trying to atone for her sins.
Bayonetta's will is not that weak.
Don't be fooled by her genuine kindness towards Ran, Conan, and Yukiko into thinking she's reformed and become a kind and righteous angel. That's impossible!
Don't say anything else.
Aren't those children playing in the courtyard innocent and adorable?
However, when Sister Bei's gaze swept over them, there was a coldness deep in her beautiful eyes. Xia Ye believed that if there was a mission, she would not hesitate to take action against those children.
As for the claim that he was moved by Dean Yabuki's experiences, that's utter nonsense.
So--
The question is...?
Could it be because of... himself?!
If this guess is true, then I'm truly flattered!
Come to think of it, I've already played the villain Cao Cao before, so is it time for me to play Yang Guo now?
Beside Xia Ye.
Vermouth looked around the entire orphanage.
Just as Xia Ye had thought, nothing about this welfare home stirred any emotion in her heart.
The reason she would spend money wasn't even for the collaborative tasks. The "Public Welfare Person" is an ordinary identity. Xia Ye only gets a reward once a month for running a public welfare organization, while its collaborative tasks only generate a chance to copy logs for reward once every three months. Compared with the collaborative tasks of other identities, it is too inefficient.
The reason she paid was solely for Xia Ye.
As a time traveler she was very interested in, she was willing to invest in Xia Ye to see what new tricks he could come up with. As for whether there were any ulterior motives or special feelings involved, only she knew.
"Oh dear, I'm not as rich as Sharon, I'd rather just do the physical work."
Yukiko's tone was teasing, but she certainly wasn't like Vermouth who could casually toss around 20 million yen without batting an eye. All the assets she could control were only around 70 to 80 million yen, and of course, that was all her own money, having nothing to do with Yusaku Kudo.
"I have a friend who runs a charity foundation, and I often donate to her fund. I'll give her a call later to ask about it and see how I can help you set up the framework first."
"Okay, please~"
Xia Ye nodded. Of the three people present, although she had donated money to projects such as impoverished students and post-disaster reconstruction when she was on Earth, she had little understanding of public welfare and charity. Vermouth was even less knowledgeable. Only Yukiko had experience in this area.
However, Yukiko has not only provided financial assistance but also helped this time, so I owe her a huge favor!
It's not that just because the two have a close relationship, Natsume can accept Yukiko's help with a clear conscience. You know, even real couples can fall out over things like charity.
And of course, there's Bayonetta.
Tsk, such a beautiful woman! Xia Ye wished she could repay her kindness right now!
......
after an hour.
On the lawn in the courtyard.
Long tables covered with clean white tablecloths filled the open space, with all kinds of food and drinks on the tables for people to take. There were also professional chefs grilling on site. Many children gathered in front of the barbecue grill with their plates, looking longingly at the sizzling meat on the grill, coated with oil and burning under the flames.
"Mr. Akiyama, you've really gone to so much trouble!" Dean Eri Yabuki followed Natsume with gratitude in her eyes. Just now, Natsume learned that the children hadn't eaten yet, so she called a nearby buffet restaurant and had half of the food from the restaurant brought over.
"Not at all~"
Xia Ye smiled and said, "I also really like these cute kids. Although we can't let them eat like this every day, it's fine to let them have it once in a while."
"Thank you, the children loved it!"
Eri Yabuki expressed her sincere gratitude. She had just learned that Natsume and the two ladies next to her had only come to visit on a whim after encountering the children who were bringing toys to the orphanage on the street. Even so, they still spent a lot of money to host this buffet, which showed that they were truly kind-hearted people.
and--
“Mr. Akiyama, I agree to what you said!” Eri Yabuki said solemnly as she looked at Natsume.
"That's wonderful, Ms. Yabuki, welcome to our team!"
Xia Ye smiled and extended her hand.
Just now, Sister Bei reminded me that there is a professional in charity and public welfare right here. This Director Yabuki, although he established the welfare home with his inheritance, should be very knowledgeable about all aspects of the situation, making him a perfect candidate to be the head of his public welfare project.
"Thank you!"
Eri Yabuki secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although I went from being the boss to an employee, I no longer have to worry about money and can focus all my energy on my children!
That definitely makes things much easier!
"Hey, Headmistress!" A cute little girl in a dress ran over carrying a plate of grilled meat. "Here you go! It's really delicious!"
"Xiaoxi, you eat it yourself, there's plenty more, I'll eat it later!"
Eri Yabuki patted Yu's head, a gentle, motherly smile spreading across her young face.
"And this is Xia Ye—"
Eri Yabuki paused for a moment. She had originally intended to say "Uncle Natsume," but then she realized that it wouldn't be appropriate for the children to call her "older sister," a 32-year-old single woman. So she said, "This is Natsume-nii. He prepared all this delicious food for you today~"
"Wow! Thank you, Brother Xia Ye!"
The little girl, Xiaoxi, smiled happily and held up the plate in her hand to Xia Ye.
"Brother Xia Ye, you eat!"
"Good~"
Xia Ye smiled, picked up a piece of grilled meat from the plate, and popped it into her mouth. She ruffled her hair with her other hand. "Go eat, there's fresh watermelon being served over there!"
"Wow! I want to eat watermelon!"
Little Xi ran off with her short legs~
"Xia Ye, do you really like children?" Yukiko asked curiously, seeing how patient and gentle he was with children.
“I like it, but only if they’re not naughty—” Natsume glanced at Eri Yabuki, “If they’re too mischievous, I can’t stand them. I’m not like Headmaster Yabuki, who has patience for all kinds of children and can tolerate everything about them…”
You flatter me!
Eri Yabuki humbly replied:
"I also went through a lot before I adapted. At the beginning, I was just like you, and I would get annoyed whenever my child started to cry!"
"That must have been really hard work!"
.......
The atmosphere was relaxed and pleasant.
The children ran around the dining table, and sometimes when they found something delicious in a corner, they would call their friends over and loudly show off their discovery.
There were about twenty staff members at the welfare home. They all came over to thank Xia Ye and then began to enjoy their rare moment of leisure.
Next to the courtyard.
A piano was pushed out.
A staff member sat at the piano, playing a soothing piece of music.
The music was beautiful, but Xia Ye frowned because the player's technique was so rough—so rough that even if Xia Ye stopped thinking, she could clearly hear many flaws...
Yukiko's heart skipped a beat.
She walked over to the piano, said a few words to the person playing it, and the person looked at her in surprise and quickly gave up their seat.
The soothing melody began again.
It was the same piece as before. Xia Ye's furrowed brows gradually relaxed. Yukiko's piano skills were professional-level. If you didn't force yourself to nitpick, you could already enjoy it quietly.
The melodious piano music echoed in the courtyard. Xia Ye relaxed, her eyes slightly narrowed, and she was about to close them to rest when the piano music suddenly stopped!