Chapter 179 Adoption

“Brother Xu, you are too kind. Please come in and have a seat.”

Song Xia smiled upon hearing this. As for congratulations, she felt no need to be particular.

After all, General Manager Chen had just invested in the Pet Park project, so these two must be very busy.

It wouldn't be good if the Pet Park project was delayed because of congratulations.

They entered the coffee shop, found a seat, and sat down.

“Well, since we’re here, let’s try the coffee shop’s coffee.”

Pang Tao said cheerfully after sitting down.

“Alright!”

Song Xia nodded, then went over to the counter to speak with Lin Zhu, the shop manager.

Not long after.

Lin Zhu prepared two cups of coffee and walked over, placing them in front of Pang Tao and Xu Zhengming.

“This is Lin Zhu, the manager of the coffee shop.”

Song Xia took the opportunity to introduce her, then pulled Lin Zhu to sit down beside her.

Xu Zhengming and the other man greeted her.

Then they picked up their coffee, took a sip, and tasted it carefully, their expressions showing surprise.

He had drunk coffee twice before, but both times, it felt very bitter with no other flavors, so he hadn't drunk it since.

However, this cup of coffee gave him a different feeling; although it was still bitter, after the bitterness, there was an unexpected sweetness.

As expected of the coffee shop opened by General Manager Chen, the taste was better than other coffees.

“Brother Pang, I want to adopt a cat. Can you help me pick one from the rescue station?”

Song Xia saw that Pang Tao and the other man had finished tasting their coffee and spoke at an opportune moment.

“This matter? It’s easy to arrange. I’ll pick one for you when I get back. But let me say this upfront: you can adopt, but if you ever don't want to keep it, please send it back to the rescue station.”

Pang Tao reminded her, as there had been cases before where people adopted pets and then abandoned them shortly after they no longer wanted to keep them.

He did not want such a situation to happen again.

“Don’t worry, Brother Pang, I will take good care of them and won’t abandon them.”

Song Xia said with assurance. She had wanted to adopt a cat for a long time, but due to the milk tea shop, her financial situation was not enough to support keeping a cat.

But now it was different.

Her salary had already been transferred to her salary card the day after she signed the contract.

Her position salary was 20,000, plus various benefits and subsidies, and she was even paid two months' salary.

According to General Manager Chen, although she hadn't signed the contract during her training period, it was counted as paid business travel.

Plus the bonus for recruiting staff.

The salary transferred to her card, after deducting personal income tax and insurance, was 50,000 yuan in bonus.

This money was enough for her to keep a pet.

“Um, can I also adopt a cat?”

Lin Zhu, sitting aside, suddenly spoke.

She also loved pets very much, and this was a good opportunity to adopt one, which could also be considered indirectly doing a good deed.

“Yes, then I’ll pick two for you when I get back and send them over in a couple of days.”

Pang Tao readily agreed. Regardless, if the pets at the rescue station could truly have a home, it would always be better than staying in the rescue station.

“Thank you.”

Lin Zhu said gratefully.

“It should be me thanking you.”

Pang Tao said with a smile.

…………

West Guang County.

Inside a hotel.

Chen Mo, wrapped in a trench coat, walked out of the hotel. Li Shen and Yang Dahai were already waiting outside.

After they arrived in West Guang County yesterday, it was already past 2 PM. After some consideration, they did not go directly to Liuhe Village, which was below West Guang County.

After all, it would take more than an hour to drive from West Guang County to Liuhe Village, and even if they arrived at Liuhe Village, there wouldn't be much time for investigation.

“General Manager Chen, the rice, noodles, grains, and oil have all been bought and loaded onto the truck.”

Li Shen, seeing General Manager Chen walk out, hurried to meet him.

Chen Mo heard this and glanced at the two trucks parked in the distance. The rice and noodles were already fully loaded.

This was his arrangement from yesterday.

After all, they were going to provide aid, so they couldn't go empty-handed.

However, these provisions could only temporarily solve the dietary problems of those empty-nest elderly, preventing them from starving. So, this time, he was only making a simple visit and general survey.

The visit would only be to Liuhe Village and a few surrounding villages.

But the empty-nest elderly in these few villages were undoubtedly a drop in the ocean compared to the entire country.

However, the charitable funds he could currently mobilize were only 1.2 million, and helping all the empty-nest elderly was undoubtedly a drop in the bucket.

So, this matter could not be accomplished overnight; it needed to be done slowly.

But as long as this survey was completed, he wouldn't need to go in person in the future. He could form a survey team to collect information on empty-nest elderly and other people in need from various places.

At that time,

He could then use this information to identify the people most in need of help, which would allow the charitable funds to be used in crucial areas.

“Let’s go, head to Liuhe Village first.”

Chen Mo no longer delayed and directly ordered their departure.

According to his estimate, this survey of all the villages would take about four days.

Adding the travel time back and forth, this trip would take about a week.

They would probably be back by the end of November.

Once the end of the month arrived, that special mission could conclude. The remaining system funds at this time fully met the special mission's requirements.

He wondered what the reward would be this time.

It would be great if he could get tens of millions or millions in personal assets as a one-time reward.

Just don't give him any more works from parallel worlds.

The vehicle drove slowly,

With two trucks following behind.

About an hour later, at the entrance of Liuhe Village.

Chen Mo got out of the car and looked at the village ahead, finding it very backward.

The roads were still dirt roads, and some houses were old-style buildings.

“Let’s go, enter the village first, and inquire about where those empty-nest elderly live.”

Chen Mo said, leading the way into the village.

As for the rice and noodles, they would be distributed uniformly after the number of people was tallied.

……

At the same time,

Another truck carrying supplies was arriving from a different direction.

“Dad, these few supplies, even if delivered, won’t support those elderly for long!”

Yang Ju looked at her father, who was driving, and said with some concern.

“Help as much as we can. At least it can allow those elderly without support to safely get through this winter.”

Yang Xingguo sighed.

His ability was limited, and this was all he could help with.

Moreover, he could only try his best to prioritize helping those elderly who no longer had children or had been abandoned by their children.