Shanghai Jiao Tong University's future entrustment app: I will take my motherland flying.

Chapter 140 A Blue "Egg"

Of course, the establishment of the Song family pension fund also attracted the attention of some people with ill intentions.

Take the brothers Wang Zhihong and Wang Zhixin, for example. They have an elderly father named Wang Degui. Their mother passed away early, and Wang Degui raised the two brothers single-handedly. He worked hard, supporting their schooling and helping them learn skills. Later, he helped them save money to build a house and get married.

In the end, the two brothers abandoned Wang Degui, who was already in his seventies and whose health was not good after a serious illness, in the old house. They did not go home to visit him once a year, nor did they take care of the elderly man.

The villagers have cursed Wang Zhihong and his brother countless times.

Now, seeing the Song family's pension fund, the two brothers have an idea: could their old man also receive this pension? 1500 yuan a month is a considerable sum for them, who also live in the countryside, especially since it's a long-term investment.

So, after confirming that the old man really did have this pension, they immediately started plotting.

First, they tried to collect the money in the name of Wang Degui's son, or on behalf of Wang Degui, but the village committee refused.

That's right. This time, the rural pension was distributed directly to the elderly by the village committee. No one, not even their children, could collect it on their behalf.

The village committee, on the other hand, is supervised by all the villagers. If anyone on the village committee embezzles money, it can be reported online, which would be considered a crime.

The village committee of Wangjia Village had long known what kind of people the Wang Zhihong brothers were, and there was no way they would give Wang Degui's pension to them.

When the first plan failed, the Wang brothers implemented a second one.

For example, they would play the victim and try to get Wang Degui to give them his retirement money, but Wang Degui had long seen through the true colors of the two beasts and would never give it to them.

The Wang brothers came up with another plan: they would stay in the old house until Wang Degui received his pension, then take it and leave.

That wouldn't work either. Wang Zhihong, who took the money that same day, was arrested and imprisoned.

Seeing this situation, Wang Zhixin could only try another approach, such as taking Wang Degui to his home to live with him and having Wang Degui pay money every month.

Upon seeing this situation, the village committee immediately said that since the elderly man had a healthy and capable son to support him, he did not need the pension money and immediately stopped issuing pension payments.

How could Wang Zhixin possibly genuinely want to support Wang Degui?

In the end, having no other options, he could only send Wang Degui back to his old house.

When Wang Degui returned to his old house, he felt that the air was much fresher. Having long seen through the true colors of the two beasts, he felt that living alone was quite good, as he didn't have to face them every day. He used to worry about not having money, but now, 1500 yuan a month was enough for him to live on.

The Song family pension fund is wonderful; the owner must be an incredibly kind person.

Of course, there are also some elderly people who were previously abandoned who voluntarily handed over their pensions after just a few words from their children.

Upon learning of this, the village committee immediately stopped and recovered the pension payments, and blacklisted the elderly person, meaning that no matter how miserable or how much they cried, they would no longer receive pension payments.

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With the establishment of the Song Family Pension Fund, Song Zhining felt even more eager to make money.

Seeing through the surveillance footage that the three kinds of fruit trees on the outskirts of Shanghai had ripened, Song Zhining wanted to go back and take a look.

Those milk fruits, if prepared well, can be her lucky charm.

She wanted to go back immediately, but something held her back.

"Ningning, there's a charity gala the day after tomorrow. Do you want to come?" Li Jing asked on the other end of the phone. After Li Jing explained, Song Zhining learned that it was a high-end charity gala, attended by many celebrities and influential figures.

Of course, those who wish to participate must also contribute at least one item to the auction, and all proceeds from the auction will go to charity.

After discussing it with Grandpa Charles, Song Zhining decided that they should still go.

"Grandpa Charles, what do you think I should put at the auction?" Song Zhi Ning asked, somewhat conflicted.

“Young Miss, you can take anything from the shipwreck; they are all very valuable,” Charles reminded her.

Yes.

Song Zhi Ning recalled that there were several boxes of jewelry in the shipwreck. It seemed that one box was full of red diamonds, one box was full of blue diamonds, one box was full of pink diamonds, one box was full of green diamonds, and the last box contained all colors.

Some of these diamonds are still in their natural state and have not yet been carved, while others have already been cut into luxurious and exquisite jewelry.

"How about this, Grandpa Charles, could you help me pick out one of medium quality pieces from these jewels and send it to this charity auction?"

"Yes, Miss, leave it to me, I'll take care of it."

[Ding! You have a new client request. Please check your inbox!]

Just after finishing her call with Charles, Song Zhining heard a notification from the app.

Song Zhining's eyes lit up. After so long, the APP finally had a new request.

So Song Zhi Ning threw herself into the new commission, leaving the jewelry selection entirely to Charles. She didn't concern herself with it anymore, as long as she attended the event on time.

Charles immediately took action after hanging up the phone with Song Zhining.

Because he was in Jia Country, and all the items from the sunken ship had been sent to Country A for preservation, Charles could only video call his subordinates there to have them open the boxes of diamonds and jewelry.

As soon as the box was opened, the brilliance of the diamonds immediately shone through, dazzling and eye-catching.

The largest ones are as big as an adult's fist, the smallest are the size of a marble, and the most common ones are the size of an egg.

"The young lady said she wanted to choose something in the middle, around the same size, so..."

"Get me that blue diamond, the size of an egg, and send it to Jia Kingdom as soon as possible."

Following Charles's orders, his men randomly selected a blue "egg" from the box of blue diamonds.

A few hours later, the blue "egg" was delivered to Charles.

Charles glanced at it briefly and then sent it to the Tianyuan Charity Gala in the name of Song Zhi Ning from Brilliant Entertainment.

Since the news of the Tianyuan Charity Gala spread, those invited to the gala have been sending items to be auctioned, and even some who were not invited have sent items to be auctioned, hoping to obtain an invitation to the Tianyuan Charity Auction Gala.

Speaking of which, Tianyuan Charity Auction is the most prestigious, highest-threshold, and most authoritative auction in Beijing. It has a history of nearly a hundred years since its inception, which can be said to have continued from the Republic of China period to the present.

Those invited to the Tianyuan Charity Auction Gala were all bigwigs from various fields or famous celebrities.

Regarding the pension issue, I've seen some comments pointing out problems, and some even saying that the pension system shouldn't exist. But I still want it to exist. In the novel, I want to help those poor elderly people in rural areas as much as possible. Many rural elderly people, unlike elderly people in cities, don't have pensions or medical insurance. Of course, there are definitely some problems, but those problems can be solved or avoided. Only this pension system, this hope, can make the lives of rural elderly people a little better.