Zhou Jinnian tilted his head and motioned for Wu Xinni to speak.
Wu Xinni looked at Jiujiu's beautiful face, pursed her lips, and said, "Jiujiu, I misunderstood you before. If I did something wrong and apologized to you, would you forgive me?"
Wu Xinni had a strong self-esteem. It was more difficult for her to say such a thing than to kill her. Zhou Jinnian must have said something. Otherwise, she would never admit her mistake.
Jiujiu smiled and said, "I've forgotten."
Jiujiu's light words made Zhou Jinnian and Wu Xinni heave a sigh of relief.
The three of them talked and laughed during the meal. Wu Xinni did not show any signs of jealousy. She even smiled and said that Zhou Jinnian was the only one in the family. Why don't they become sworn brothers? She also wanted a sister.
Wu Xinni's words were wonderful.
In the past, Jiujiu and Zhou Jinnian were partners. If they became siblings, their relationship would naturally be much closer than ordinary friends.
Zhou Jinnian could use the fact that he was Jiujiu's brother to get benefits from Jiujiu without spending a single cent. It was wonderful.
They did not want to spend a single cent and only wanted to gain benefits by talking. The abacus of the couple was crackling.
Jiujiu took a sip of tea and did not say anything.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly froze.
Zhou Jinnian wanted to use Wu Xinni to sound out Jiujiu's attitude. When he saw that Jiujiu did not say anything, he knew that Jiujiu was unwilling. He smiled and said, "Eat, eat. The food will get cold if you don't eat."
After saying that, Zhou Jinnian pointed at the steamed fish and said, "This fish was just shipped from the beach this morning. It's very fresh. Try it."
Seeing that the two of them did not continue to ask her to acknowledge her as family, Jiujiu picked up her chopsticks and began to eat.
After dinner, Jiujiu got up to leave.
After Jiujiu left, Wu Xinni looked at Zhou Jinnian timidly and said, "I did as you asked. Why didn't she agree?"
"…"
Zhou Jinnian did not want to answer Wu Xinni, because anyone who was not an idiot knew why Jiujiu did not agree.
Because this deal did not benefit her at all.
After Jiujiu left, she drove straight to the orphanage.
In the past, although the orphanage was poor, because everyone was the same, they would find joy in the midst of hardship.
But now, because of the incident with the New Year's money, the orphans in the orphanage knew that the head mother didn't love them as much as she claimed. She even embezzled their money, so they had different thoughts in their minds.
However, the children in the orphanage had been living under someone else's roof since they were young. They knew how to act according to the situation. Although they were dissatisfied in their hearts, there was no difference in their daily lives.
Therefore, the matron had no idea that her image in the hearts of the children in the orphanage had changed.
This time, Jiujiu went to the orphanage to talk about the orphanage fund.
During this period, the assistant had been communicating with the matron. As soon as Jiujiu appeared, she was immediately invited to the office by the matron.
After the Spring Festival, the temperature had risen a lot. The fire in the matron's room was not as strong as before, but it was still much hotter than the heater.
Jiujiu took off her coat and hung it on the wall. Then, she sat on the sofa.
The matron immediately served tea.
With just one sip, Jiujiu could tell that the tea leaves were worth at least four digits.
The tea leaves were bought with the food, clothes, and money from the children in the orphanage when they were sick. Jiujiu could not drink anymore after one sip.
Putting the teacup aside, Jiujiu looked at the matron, whose face was rosy and lustrous. She was fair and chubby and had exquisite makeup on. Jiujiu's eyes darkened and she said, "Yesterday, the assistant called me and said that the fund is almost done. However, we have not found the person who will manage the fund. Do you know anyone who can manage the fund?"
The matron had originally thought that the fund was set up for the orphanage. Naturally, she would be the one managing the fund. Now that she heard Jiujiu's words, she realized that Jiujiu had no intention of letting her manage the funds of the orphanage. Her heart instantly sank.
If she could not manage the fund, how could she be greedy for money?
No, she had to find a way to manage the fund.
The matron did not care about the feasibility of this matter. She immediately said, "I used to know a friend who happened to be studying management. He has always been very concerned about the children in the orphanage. As long as he has time, he will help me take care of the children. If you don't mind, I would like to let him manage the fund. Is that okay?"
The matron felt a little guilty that she had made up a completely non-existent person. However, when she thought about the benefits she could reap from it, she immediately calmed down.
Jiujiu didn't point out the loopholes in the director's mother's words. Instead, she nodded and said, "Since he's your friend, then I'm relieved. How about this? Ask your friend to come to the company tomorrow. If there's no problem, then he'll be the one."
"Tomorrow?" The matron had originally wanted to fool Jiujiu before looking for the person. However, now that Jiujiu directly said "tomorrow," the matron instantly felt a little awkward. Where was she going to find such a person in half a day?
Jiujiu raised her eyebrows. "Can't I?"
The matron smiled flatteringly. "Of course, of course. I will call him in a moment."
"That's good." Jiujiu stood up and said, "I am relieved that you are in charge of the orphanage."
The matron smiled and said apologetically, "You are so beautiful and kind. Without your donation, the children would have had a hard time this winter."
Jiujiu smiled and walked away.
When Jiujiu left, the matron followed her step by step and walked Jiujiu to the door. This time, the door was brand new and looked very grand.
After seeing the door, Jiujiu nodded in satisfaction and drove away.
She saw that Jiujiu had changed her car again today.
The matron's heart raced when she saw that the price was even more expensive than the previous one.
As long as she could find a manager, the foundation's money would be hers in the future.
Ten o 'clock at night.
Jiujiu received a call from her assistant.
"President Li, the fish has taken the bait."
Jiujiu nodded and said, "Since she has taken the bait, keep an eye on her. Don't let her escape the bait too early."
Her assistant replied, "Okay."
Even if the matron was a god, it would be impossible for her to find a manager who happened to be willing to help her fake the accounts in half a day.
The reason why Jiujiu had pressed for time so tightly was to insert her own people into it.
Some of the matron's friends had already been bribed by Jiujiu. The person who was recommended to the matron was naturally one of Jiujiu's people.
If there was enough time, the matron would naturally investigate carefully. But now that time was tight, the matron could only take a rough look.
The next day, she brought the person her friends had helped to find to meet Jiujiu at the company.
Looking at the person who came with the matron, Jiujiu smiled and pointed at the matron. She said to her assistant, "Treat the matron well. I want to talk to him."
This "him" was naturally the person the matron had found.
(End of chapter)
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